Washington soldiers join police force in city push
Maj Pullman announces a surge of new soldier police entering Washington. About 45 to 60 men arrived from camps and marched to police headquarters where they were addressed by the superintendent. New appointees include ex businessmen and chauffeurs, with pay starting at 45 dollars and potential increases.
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Maj Pullman
Fourteenth Street
Ysterday
Washington
Tavier
Morales
Eleventh Street
Pood Lynch
James Sh. Chubb
N Street
George Sappington
Fifteenth Street
Char Bo Hudgen
Stanley So Mogul
Sixth
Washington Police Department
Herfurth
Trting Beier
Woo
Guckingham
Michaelefaratay
Iden Posey
James M Calvert
Kirnest S Dennett
Thomas M. Poland
Harry Hern
Maj
Tailman
Minnie FE. Tiynn
Barah V. Parting
Poly Swaman
Iceman Rivalry Sparks Divorce Suit in District Court
Roy S. Ashton files for divorce from Helen A. Ashton claiming cruel treatment due to her habitual preference for the local ice man. He says the couple lived in Quincy Illinois until 1914 when the iceman became a constant presence at their Washington home and helped Mrs. Ashton secure a job. both she and the iceman are now missing. Attorney P. Bryan Morehouse represents the plaintiff.
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Roy S. Ashton
District Supreme Court
Helen A. Ashton
Quincy
Ashton
Washington
United States Pension Bureau
M Street
War Trade Board
P. Bryan Morehouse
Summer School Nears End at George Washington University
Final examinations are held today in the arts and sciences department as six week classes wrap up. Some classes extend two more weeks. Despite wartime conditions, this summer session is the largest in the university's history.
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Creorge Washington University
Boone heirs named beneficiaries in will of late testator
The three children Courtney Agnes Ellen Eva Louise and Marie Lacey are named bene aries in the will of the testator who died July 28. Philip W W Boone and Louisa J Boone are named executors without bond.
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Courtney
Agnes Ellen
Eva Louise
Marie Lacey
Benearies
Philip W.W. Boone
Louisa J. Boone
Takoma Cars to Run to Sligo on Regular Line
Capital Traction Co will run cars on the Washington and Maryland line from Fourteenth Street and Colorado Avenue to Sligo Md with a transfer at Takoma Park. Present service is via transfer. through service to be installed later. Improvements completed after citizen complaints of poor road bed and infrequent cars.
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Capital Traction Co
Washington and Maryland Line
14Th St
Capital Traction Company
Fourteenth Street
Colorado Avenue
Sligo
Takoma Park
John H. Hanna
Slee
Washington
Capital Traction
Washington-Mary
Hanna
Washington-Maryland
City Briefs From Washington and Surroundings
The Al-Staten Club will hold two barbecues this afternoon at 3 30 at Great Falls with Representative Mon dell of Montana giving the principal address. The District Tennis League hosts a tournament at the Y W C A Country Club on Wisconsin avenue with Maj. Walter Miller of the British embassy slated to speak. moving pictures follow. Dr Ralph Hickok becomes religious work director for the Washington district YMCA succeeding his brother Dr Paul Hickok who resumes his Toronto church pastorate. Richard Terrell of 903 M Street NW dies at Emergency Hospital after a knife fight with three others near 2314 Champain avenue Monday night. Lillie Springs of 1334 Harrison Avenue SE pleads guilty to bootlegging. Judge Harrison sentences her to 18 months. Troop 15 Girl Scouts hold a lawn fete at 115 Wirth Street NE for French war orphans fund. Mrs Newton D Baker is honored tonight at Camp Columbia for a reception by the District of Columbia War Camp Community Service. she will sing and Rose Strunaky will speak on Russia. Women in city war service are invited. About 600–700 workers from State, War and Navy departments join a Red Triangle Club outing at 2 p m tomorrow at the Sixteenth Street reservoir. CG Mee of the national war work council will preside and a Army Navy baseball game is planned.
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District Tennis League
Y. W. C. A.country Club
Wisconsin Avenue
Walter Miller
Newton D. Baker
Camp Columbia
District of Columbia
State, War and Navy
Red Triangle Club
Sixteenth Street
J. C. Mee
National War Work Council
Army
Navy
148 Deaths in D C in Week Report
Health department data show 148 District of Columbia deaths in the week ending sly 27, with 21 from organic heart disease. The week surpasses the prior by 19. Of 143 deaths, 94 were white, rate 16.7, and 27.3 among colored residents. Results exclude army and navy institutions.
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Health Department
Army
Navy
Weather summary and tidal table from August section
Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report for Friday Aug 2 provide forecasts for the District of Columbia and Maryland with partly cloudy skies, warm temperatures, and chances of showers. Virginia sees showers west and cooler conditions Sunday. a high pressure area over the upper lakes has caused a temperature drop. The report notes rainfall across the south Atlantic and east gulf states, showers in New England, and clearing in eastern districts north of Maryland Sunday. River bulletin reports muddy Potomac and Shenandoah rivers at Harpers Ferry, W Va.
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Canadian Northwest
Kansas
Nebraska
St. Lawrence
South Atlantic
East Gut
Lake
New England
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Maryland
Sousa Concert by Marine Band at Ellipse
The United States Marine Band conducted by William N. Santelmann performs at 8 p.m. The program includes The Rifle Regiment March, Willam Tell Overture, Norwegian Dances, Grand Scenes from The Bohemian Girl, Serenades, At the King s Court Suite, Her Ladyship and Her Majesty numbers, and finishes with The Star Spangled Banner.
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United States Marine Band
William N. Santelmann
Rifle Regiment
Willam Tell
King’ S Court
Sousa
Countess
Maryland Asks Freight Rate Increase for Coal and Coke
The Maryland Electric Railway Company filed yesterday with the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 cent per ton rise on carload coal and coke from Cliffords, Maryland to all points on its lines. The request aims to align its tariff with Federal controlled lines.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Maryland Electric Railway Company
Cliffords
Births Reported In Fragmented Local Notices
A long list of birth announcements appears with numerous names, ages, and places, including James Tr Steadman and Elizabeth Steadman with a girl, James St Norfolk with a boy, and many other couples from various towns. The text also contains several misspellings and garbled lines, indicating OCR errors.
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James Tr
Elizabeth M. Steadman
James St
Katherine Norfolk
Victor A
Emma Maene
Herman Tr
Mollie Lovett
Ward H
Mary B. Kennedy
Frank R
Ruth EB. Jones
John
Henrietta Greentorn
Lnion M
Annie M. Green
Frank F
Bessie BR. Freeman
William J
Laura M. Brewer
Cecil S
Bertha HW. Alexander
Joseph and
Margaret Wright
Hernard L
Macy E.purner
Andrew
Katie Chase
Harry F
Hosa Brown
Deaths Reported In City Hospitals And Homes
List of deaths including Lena B. Lave age unknown at Tuberculosis Hospital Beatrice Johnson aged 7 Florence Appler age 14 at Home for Incurables Aaron King 85 at Casualty Hospital Morence Hazel 21 at Casualty Hospital Starry B David 41 at Tuberculosis Hospital Vivien Fatt 2 months at Children's Hospital Robert Wilson 48 at 780 24th Street Emma Oden 85 at Garfield Hospital John M Willis 43 at Tuberculosis Hospital Mamie Mason 42 at 211 CG Street aw Harry Brown 1 day 249 R Street NW Newton Street NW
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Lena B. Lave
Beatrice Johnson
Florence Appler
Aaron King
Miorence Hazel
Casualty
Starry B. David
Vivien Fatt
Robert Wilson
24Th St
Emma Oden
Garfield
John M. Willis
Tuberculosis
Mamie Mason
CG St
Harry Brown
R St. Nw
Newton St. Nw
Special Preacher Delany Service at St Alban's Gate
A Sunday service Sunday August 4 at 4 pm features Rev Selden P Delany D D from New York with a choir and instrumental music. If rain, the event moves to Bethlehem Chapel. Take Georgetown and Somerset cars and alight at St Alban's Gate.
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Selden P. Delany
D. D
New York
Bethlehem Chapel
Georgetown
Somerset
St. Alban’s Gate
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William H. Leigh
Purcellville
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Eugene G Plester
Dorothy A. Burek
James W. Many
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Elizabeth Burk Feil
Res. Z. W. Daily
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Danville
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Great Falls, Va
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Open Air Service
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Mr. Man
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
17Th St. N. W
Havana
Geo. W. Cochran & Co
Washington, D. C
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Columbia
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Semmes Motor Company
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Gibson Co., Inc
G St
HIVE
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Aren Kerrigan
Moni
Salisbury
B.f.keith
Clifton Crawford
Jadarin
Jean Tell
Minthrop
Jargarici Young
JUS. E. Bernard & Cog
Arshall Hall
Pavilion
Charlies Macalester
7Th St
Trin, Inc
Mt. Vernon
New Lyceum Ten
Palace of
Cohan & Haheis
Anthony Paul Kelly
Oan
Biss Violet Heming
Emmett Corrigan
N Theater
CA Tech
NEW Krome OF Burlesaum
Pleasure Seekers
Chevy Chase Lake
Jazs
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