Washington DC School Board Chief Demands Humble Apology
Captain James F Oyster, president of the DC Board of Education, rebukes a congressional report urging abolition of the board and appointment of a director of education. He accuses commissioners of politics, expenditure misstatements, and criticizes claims that patronage dominates school appointments, insisting all positions are civil service and urging evidence.
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James F Oyster
Board of Education
Congress
Washington
Frank
Humble
District of Columbia
Commissionera
Crashington
Colla
Siar
Oyster
Oyatdi
Civil Service
Contractors Rush on Spring Building Contracts
Construction activity surges with recent awards for multiple buildings in the city. Projects include a brick dwelling at South Capitol and D streets for F D McAuliff, two Eighth Street dwellings for BE Gottwale, two two story brick flats for S J Brinkley, a business building at 713 Highth Street for W A Gross, a Chevy Chase dwelling for Logan W Page, Bancroft Place dwelling for J D Patten, a store and office at 1407 Street, and a further three story brick and stucco structure with various features. architects listed for several projects.
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South Capitol
D Streets
F. D McAuliff
Eighth Street
BE. H. Gottwale
A. E Landveight
Def Gottwall
S. J. Brinkley
South Capitol Street
Highth Street
W. A. Gross
George P Hales
Chevy Chase
Logan W Page
George O. Totten
Bancroft Place
Twenty-third Street
J D Patten
Hornblower & Marshall Architects
Street
Stanley Simatona
Baptist Women Organize Auxiliary to General Baptist Association
A women s auxiliary to the General Baptist Association of Washington and vicinity was formed on Wednesday at Metropolitan Baptist Church to aid their church. Mrs A B Randolph was elected president, Mrs J M Layton first vice president, Mrs J A Taylor second vice president, Miss S E Miner recording secretary, Mrs M M Waldron corresponding secretary, Mrs Belle Lewis treasurer, and Mrs Elisa Wheeler chaplain. A constitution committee will report at the next meeting.
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General Association
Aid Church
General Baptist Association of Washington and Vicinity
Metropolitan Baptist Church
A. B. Randolph
Dent
J. M Layton
J A. Taylor
E Miner
Jary
M M. Waldron
Mre
Belle & Lewis
Elisa Wheeler
Auxiliary
William H Bright Dead Died After Lingering Illness
William H Bright longtime Virginia native and prominent figure in local groups died at 113 G Street NW after a lingering illness. He was born in Virginia about 9 years ago and worked at the Government Printing Office. The D B French Lodge of Masons will conduct the burial. Bright, a former Wyoming legislator, reportedly introduced the first bill in any legislature seeking woman suffrage.
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William HA. Bright
Oldest Inhabitants’ Association
Mr. Bright
Virginia
D. B. French Lodge of Masons
Bright
Wyoming
William Darley
W. A. Smoot & Co
North
Columbus Street
Mr Derley
William
Mary Darley
Potomac
Only Candidate in Field for Virginia Seat Declared Nominee
Charles Carlin of Virginia's Eighth district was proclaimed Democratic nominee to succeed himself in Congress after a party rule required notice. The Republican party appears without a candidate. The district committee met in Alexandria weeks earlier to set filing rules for nominations with Raleigh T. Green. Green announced Carlin as the sole compliant candidate.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Charles €. Carlin
Eighth Congressional District
Virginia
Congress
Democratic Committee
Carlin
Raleigh T. Green
Culpeper
Green
Ranarl Maxwell
Ios
Gardner L Boothe
Prince Street
National Bank Building
Fire destroys dwelling on Gibbon Street in arson suspicion
An unoccupied two story frame house on the south side of Gibbon Street between Pitt and Royal, owned by David Taylor, was destroyed about midnight Friday. The fire is believed to have been incendiary in origin. Burial notices: Funeral services for Cazanove Gardner Lee, who died in Washington Friday, will be at 2 89 this afternoon at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church with Rev Willis J Morton officiating.
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Washington Hall
King Street
B. B. Smith
Alexandria Opera House
Surprise Theater
Richard Thompson
Gibbon Street
Pitt and
Royal Streets
David Taylor
C. G. Lee
Cazanove Gardner Lee
Washington
Christ Brotestant Episcopal Church
Willis J Morton
Virginia yields new violet on Potomac field trip
The Audubon Society excursion from the District of Columbia visited The Dyke Virginia on the Potomac. Sixty nine people joined a trek that catalogued fifty one bird species in nearby woods. Professors Palmer and Cooke provided expert bird knowledge. Flora studies by Ukie and Mellicott noted a new dragon tongue violet, ancestors of common spenetea in parks. Participants included Mrs Aspinwall Miss Martha Browning Miss Underwood Miss Anderson James M Engle and James Shoo makers.
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Audubon Society
District of Columbia
Potomac
Alexandria
Profs
Palmer and Cooke
Department of Agriculture
Ukie
Mellicott
C Aspinwall
Martha Browning
Miss Underwood
Mise Anderson
Normal School
James M. Engle
James Shoo Makers
Titanic Disaster Captain Angith Reported In Virginia
Fragmentary city bulletin describes a Titanic disaster update with references to Captain Angith, assistance, and comforts for victims. Mentions Virginia locations and health support, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR text. Entities include Virginia and Lenz & Losamu.
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Angith
Virginia
Lenz & Losamu
Sutth
Fitante
Medical clinic and nurse aid for Kentucky mountains
Miss Pettit highlights a Lexington eye specialist biannual clinic in Hindman and a visiting nurse to aid mountain families. Education reduces early marriages, with girls delaying nuptials after schooling. Southern Industrial Educational Association reports April receipts of 1600 dollars, 1500 to mountain schools, 111 from mountain graft product sales, and Bristol School pageant proceeds of 3150 with Andy the Moonshiner to Washington College on May 5.
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Washington
Katharine Pettit
Hindman Settlement
Kentucky
Miss Pettit
Southern Industrial Educational Association
Augustus Stone
Martha
Glelow
Association
Bristol School
Andy
Washington College
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Potomac Lodge
John Lee Allison
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City Bulletin
ABC
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Nurry Refrigerators
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