Baltimore and Ohio Outings in the Alleghanies
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad promotes Alleghany Mountain Resorts in Garrett County Maryland. The Glades rise 2800 feet with cool winds and temperatures from 45 to 65. Deer Park Hotel Mountain Lake Park and Oakland host large summer programs and weekend excursion rates from Washington at 5 dollars round trip for Friday to Tuesday travel.
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Alleghany
Baltimore & Ohio
New England
Garrett County
Maryland
Mississippi
Washington
Fever Outbreak Here Scientists Blame The Fly
An unusual typhoid fever surge in the District prompts health officials to warn of possible epidemic spread amid infantile paralysis cases. Dr. Woodward cites fly-borne transmission as a suspected factor while urging sanitation steps and limited contact with patients. Five new paralysis cases raise quarantine questions, with authorities insisting on patient isolation and family safeguards as the outbreak’s source remains undetermined.
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Health Department
Woodward
Anscostia Flats
Sperry and Hutchinson sued for libel damages
Carrie Bryan, employed as a canvasser for the Sperry and Hutchinson Company, sues for $10,000 alleging slander and libel. She says on June 15 manager Gregory accused her of talking to a former employee and revealing trade secrets, then discharged her, harming her reputation.
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Sperry & Hutchinson
Carrie Bryan
Robson & Colvin
Bryan
Gregory
Ninth Street Property Sold by Local Brokers
Dr William C McNeill bought a Ninth Street east side lot 21 by 110 feet with rear alley 60 feet. Virgil G Anderson, purchaser, planned a business building on the site. The deal valued about 3000 dollars, via Shannon & Luchs. Mrs Happ sold 123 R Street NE to W H McCarty for 4900 dollars through Darling's Printing. A missing man, W A Hebard, returned home. Keep Criterion Rye on hand.
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Ninth Street
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel
Wiliam C. McNeill
Ninth
T and
Virgil G. Anderson
Arlington Bottling Co
W. H. McCarty
R Street
Retail Merchants Association Aims to Join Chamber of Commerce
The Retail Merchants Association prepared to affiliate with the Washington Chamber of Commerce pending chamber ratification of a five member report. DF Kaufman D B Porter apt James Oyster and Chapin Brown led the committee guiding the plan. Existing provisional members 125 of 161 are already affiliated with the chamber. President Strasburger expects the remaining 26 to seek admission soon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Provisional
Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber
DF Kaufman
D. 8
Porter
Apt. James Oyster
Chapin Brown
Provisional Association
Washington Shanber of Commerce
Drowns After a Fall Charles Marbury Jumps In
William Cleary, 37, fell from the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge into Rock Creek and drowned after Marbury, who jumped in to save him, was pinned by Cleary’s arms. Cleary and five companions were detained and later discharged when drinking was found to have caused the fall. Police search for Cleary’s relatives.
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Cleary
William Cleary
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rock Creek
Charls Marbury
Marbury
Richard Mullay
Twenty-fifth Street
Louis Wood
K Street
Charles Carrol
Michael Leary
Twenty-sixth Street
J. L. Hall
Virginia Avenue
Quits Government Service to Practice Law
George R. Shields resigns from the Navy Department where he served for years and will join Fred B. Rhodes in Bond building offices to practice law. A Tennessee native, he helped advocate retirement legislation and founded the Civil Service Advocate, with fraternal memberships noted.
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George R. Shields
Navy Department
Fred B. Rhodes
Bond
Mr. Shields
Tennessee
Treasury Department
Civil Service Advocate
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
Body Claimed by Brother in Marshall Virginia
EB Thorpe of Marshall Virginia, brother of William J Thorpe, identified a body found hanging on the Potomac flats. The deceased took his own life. Burial will be in Marshall after interment this morning. Also, detective Mullin retrieved R C Harrington from Atlantic City after a warrant for an alleged worthless check in a business transaction on Florida Avenue. A faint mention of a federal light promotion appears.
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EB. J. Thorpe
Marshall
William J. Thorpe
Potomac Flats
Washington
Hindle
Southern Railway
Ermoon
Mullin
Central Office
Atlantic City
Washington R. C
Harrington
Cordova
Florida Avenue
Twentieth Street Northwest
Simon Spigel
Rolly Campbell Loses Favor with Fitzhugh Family
In a vivid local tale, Rolly Campbell, longtime favorite of Inez Fitzhugh of Willough, is supplanted by a saffron‑colored rival policeman after a 60‑day workhouse break. The narrative follows his arrest after returning, the assault charge involving Inez’s father, and a 30‑day police court sentence amid a public drunken scene and family dispute. Bill Clark, famed for clashing with bluecoats, faces a 60‑day term, while Officer H. K. Wilson earns gratitude after subduing him with baton and cuffs in a keg‑drinking melee.
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Ducky Swain
Fitzhugh
Bill
Clark
Bluecoats
Rolly” Campbell
Willough
Dusky
Inez Fitzhugh
Rolly
Regi
Inez
Occoquan
Wheela of Justice
Maj. Sylvester
Bil” Clark
Taft
H. K. Wilson
Bhl
Policeman Wilson
Houdini
Wilson
Eight Precinct Clears Up Picnic Disorder By Negro Group
Police from the Eighth precinct described a picnic scene at Arnold's wine house on Shepherd's road with about 500 attendees. A band of around 40 men armed with mischief bent disrupted the event, prompting officers Felix Foley and Jerry Sullivan to intervene and end the disturbance.
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Society of Russians
Arnold’s Wine House
Shepherd's Road
Felix Foley
Jerry Sullivan
Police Capture a Fugitive After Dramatic Chase
Fourth precinct officers Grant and Harding pursued Willem McKnight, a Negro suspect for house breaking, from Nolan's Court to 1224 Seventh Street Northwest. He leaped a high fence, fled amid shots in the air and was finally subdued and taken into custody. McKnight was wanted for a prior southwest home break-in.
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Grant
Harding
Willem McKnight
McKnight
Nolan's Court
Seventh Street
Knights Templars Depart Sunday for National Convention
Washington Commandery No 1 of Knights Templars will depart Sunday morning for the national convention in Chicago. The quartermaster stays at Union Station baggage room from 2 to 5 p m Saturday to arrange proper baggage shipment. Tickets and transportation may be obtained from the quartermaster at 702 Metropolitan National Bank building before Saturday.
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Knights Templars
Washington
Chicago
Commandery
Union Station
Commandery Quartermaster
Metropolitan National Bank Building
Navy commends midshipman for bravery at Culgoa blast
Acting Secretary Beekman Winthrop praised Midshipman Reymond G. Thomas for heroic conduct at the Culgoa ammunition ship in New York Navy Yard on July 26. He battled a spreading fire risking his life, saved a powder chest, and sustained burned hands. Thomas, appointed from Wisconsin, is honored for valor.
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Beekmen Winthrop
Mid
Reymond G. Thomas
Culgoa
New York Navy Yard
St Joseph Educator Visits Washington Schools
John C Strong president of St Joseph board of education visits Washington schools with Harry O Hine. He inspects Business High School McKinley Manual Training School and Thompson School. Strong notes St Joseph fireproof school construction after Collinwood fire and urges fire resistant designs for Washington.
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John C. Strong
St. Joseph
Washington
Board For Education of
St Joseph
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Harvard
Strong
Harry O Hine
Board of Education
Business High School
McHinley Manual Training School
Thompson School
Twelfth Street
City of St. Joseph
Collinwood
Cleveland
Bt. Joseph
Critics Doubt Canine Attack Tales Says Lester
O B Lester of Indiana avenue challenges reports of dog bite lacerations calling many tales exaggerated. He cites his court defense where a supposed 16 year old girl and a 7 pound poodle were centerpiece, arguing medical testimony showed no dog bite. Washington Humane Society cautions muzzling but says danger reports are inflated.
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O. B. Lester
Indiana Avenue
Mr. Lester
Washington Humane Society
John P. Heap
Police commend officers for snap of Sneak Thieves
Policemen J Flaherty and Henry Emanuel were praised by Judge Aukam after capturing Thomas Spillman and Nathan Keeling and sending them to District Jail on 3000 bonds each. The pair reportedly confessed to multiple housebreakings and led officers to a coffin stash behind an undertaker on Twelfth and Retherts NW.
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Thomas Spillman
Nathan Keeling
J. Flaherty
Henry Emanuel
Aukam
Flaherty
Emanuel
McPherson Square
White House
Undertakers
Twelfth and Retherts
St Matthew’s to Form New Men and Boys Choir
St Matthew’s Church to establish a men and boys choir directed by Martin Boyce. Rt Rev Mer. Lee, rector, follows Pope Pius X letter on church music. Boyce, noted for West coast work, studied in Ratisbon Haberl School and recently earned an advanced degree, to lead the Washington church choir.
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Boyce
Mer. Lee
St. Matthew’s Church
Pope Pius X
Martin Boyce
Ratisbon
Mer. Haberl
Indulgence Portinncula At St Matthew’s And St Patrick’s
Cardinal Gibbons designates St Matthew’s and St Patrick’s churches for Catholics to gain a special Portiuncula Indulgence from Saturday August 6 to sunset Sunday August 7. Portiuncula chapel near Assisi founded by St Francis, with public prayers at St Matthew’s Church Sunday 4:46 p.m. led by Rt. Rev. Mgr. Lee.
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Cardinal Gibbons
St. Matthew’s
St. Patrick's
Portiuncula
Ourchy of the Angels
City of
Assisi
St. Francia
St. Matthew's Church
Mgr. Lee
Hotel proprietor seeks court order to close garage nuisance
In District Supreme Court, William A. Fenwick rents at 1008 to 1012 Thirteenth Street NW, petitions to restrain Albert J. Groves from operating a rear garage at 1310 I Street NW. Fenwick alleges nightly traffic noise from autos disturbs hotel patrons who threaten to leave if the nuisance continues.
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District Supreme Court
William A. Fenwick
Thirteenth Street
Birney and Woodard
Albert J. Groves
Daily Diet Hints From Dr Allen Health Advice 1910
Dr T J Allen discusses dangers in cream cones and coloring matter. He warns against unwholesome foods pushed by vendors and credits the Federal Bureau of Chemistry with protecting the public from unscrupulous manufacturers.
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T. J. Allen
Joseph B. Bowtea
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
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St. Matthew's
Gammeter
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Connecticut Ave
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Prince Albert Ams
MIRE
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Friedlander Bros
9Th & E Sts
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People's Brug Store
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