Banks Fight Tax Plan Threatens Washington Deposits
Washington bankers mobilize to oppose Senate Sterling amendment taxing intangible property in the District at one fourth of one percent. Bankers warn deposits and stockholdings may flee to avoid the levy, predicting a back to the stocking movement and potential drop in District balances. A House fight and possible conference loom, delaying final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
House
Washington
Banka
Henry Hunter McKee
Legislative Committee
The
Bankers’ Association
District National Bank
W T Gallther
American National Bank
Scott
Continental Trust Company
Canon Rudolph
Natonal Bank
Galliher
Special Committee
McKee
Senate
William D Hoover
National Savings and Trust Company
Asd Tam
John Jey Edson
Washington Loan and Trust Company
C H Pope
Munsey Trust Company
Colin . Livingston
John Poole
Federal National Bank
Somerset R Waters
Seventh Street Savings Bank
Joshua Evans
Riggs National Bank
Ernest E Herrell Caghler
Merchants Bank
Haa
Several District Court suits filed for damages and divorce
Harry Jeffries sues District Transfer Company for 10000 in a personal injury case after a truck overturned June 20. Jonas Bernheimer sues Acme Top and Primming Company and others for 5000 and 250 for auto injuries and damages from an elevator shaft fall April 4. Marlon Hutchinson sues Capital Traction Company for 35900 injuries from a brake failure collision June 20. Perethy Butler seeks a limited divorce from Timothy Butler, married 1908, alleging desertion and cruelty since 1914. Rosa Whidwell sues Capital Traction for 10000 for slipping on a car step April 10, 1915. The will of Mary Augusta Johnson bequeaths to sisters Itazie M Johnson and Georgie Anna Johnson. Annie Loomis named executrix. Mansell Mills arrested in Chicago on pilfering 6000 from U S mail. released on bond. Frank Rosenberg seeks absolute divorce from Anna Rosenberg, married 1909, alleging desertion July 18 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jeffries
Mollie Jeffries
District Supreme Court
District Transfer Company
Alvin L Newmyér
Jeffries
Jonas Bernheimer
Frank Hann
Hubert L. Hoover
Acme
John Gheen
Bernheimers
Plaintff
Alvin L Newmyer
Eugene Young
The
Capital Traction Company
Marlon Hutchinson
Oscar C Hutchinson
Plaintif
Eighteenth
U_ streets
Rosa Whidwell
Miatket Supreme Court
Third Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilton J Lambert
Rudolph
Yeatman
Mary Augusta Johnson
Itazie M Johnson
Georgie Anna Johnson
Akron Michwan
W H Streeter Yeaterday
Washington
Mansell
Mills
United States
Chicago
J Laws Charles Arth
Willam
Leahy Mills
Leavenworth
Laws
Frank Rosenberg
Anna Rosenberg
Wilson fills vacancy on board of mediation and conciliation
President Wilson designated G W W Hanger as assistant commissioner of mediation and conciliation and a member of the United States board of mediation and conciliation to fill a long existing vacancy. The board now has three members after the appointment, with Judge Martin A Knapp as chairman and William N. Chambers as commissioner, and an earlier appointee failing to qualify. The board’s workload has grown, prompting Knapp to seek a permanent third member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
G W W Hanger
United States Board of Mediation
Martin A Knapp
William N. Chambers
Department of Labor
Red Cross Plans New Units For War Aid
Red Cross officials announced steps to ship hospital supplies to Germany and allies by reestablishing units in central empires. They ask Germany and Austria through the State Department for permission to send one or two units of six doctors and eight nurses into each empire. Funds will be solicited to finance the new units once permission is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Gemany
Great Britain
Red Cruse
Germany
Austria
State Department
Band Concerts Tonight at United States Soldiers Home
A concise item notes concerts this evening at the United States Soldiers Home. Details appear fragmented but indicate a band performance directed by Park Brank and involving performers Mebee and Ronen Ba To.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Staes Soldiers Home
Farmans Directe
Park Brank J
Washington Chamber Seeks National Exporter Referendum
The Washington Chamber of Commerce urged the United States Chamber to study and push a referendum on the Webb bill enabling American exporters to promote trade abroad. A Senate Commerce panel will investigate the measure, currently blocked by the Sherman Act, with six named members reviewing its national scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chambher of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Congress
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Guy E C
Graham Chapin Brown
W Smith
Samuel Ross
F T Moran
A F Jorea
Three Heat Prostrations Reported by Police
Three men suffered heat prostration and were admitted to area hospitals after exposure to high temperatures. George Vanthan, 40, of 317 L Street SE, was found on Nicholas Avenue Anacostia and sent to Casualty Hospital. Douglas Brings, 24, of 406 Street NW, was found at Wisconsin Avenue and M Street GWU Hospital. Henry Holzer, of Baltimore, was removed from a car at 14th Street and New York Avenue NW to Emergency Hospital in a semi conscious state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanthan
L Street
Nicholas Avenue
Anacostia
Douglas
Wisconsin Avenue
M Street
Georgetown
Georgetown University Hospital
Henry Holzer
Baltimore
Fourteenth Street
New York Avenue
Woman saved from gas leak at 83 Florence Street
A roomer’s timely discovery of escaping gas on an upper floor at 83 Florence Street Northwest yesterday afternoon likely saved Mrs Grace Pusey, 43, who had gone to her room to lie down. The jet had been accidentally turned on and lit. she was found unconscious and was taken to Casuary Hospital, where she revived and was reported out of danger by doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Street
Mra
Grace Pusey
Pusey
Georgia Marble Church Contract Let for Washington Gift
Edifice of Georgia marble to be built on Massachusetts Avenue and K Street facing Mount Vernon Square will cost about 250000 dollars. W Gard announced the letting as Southern Methodism aims to present a national church in the capital. The project follows approval by the general conference and signals easing of past Northern Southern Methodist tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Candler
General Conference
Methodist Apiscopal Church
South
George Sexton
Nations
Massachusetta Avenue
K Street
Mount Vernon Square
W . Gard
Methodists of the
Buch & Step
Woman Struck by Auto In Northwest Washington Crossing
Mrs H Taylor, 27, of Cairo apartments, was hit at Fourteenth and H streets NW yesterday by an auto driven by George Bell. She sustained minor injuries and returned home. Police called the incident unavoidable. An auto owned by Mrs Edith Kern at 1912 G Street NW was damaged when struck by a runaway team from the Washington Fertilizer Co, led by William Minori, at Nineteenth and Twentieth Fana streets NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H . Taylor
Cairo
Fourteenth
H Streets
George Bell
Mra
Edith Kern
G Street
Fana Streets
Washington Fertilizer Company
William Minor i
Weather Summary With Tides and Forecast Notes
Aug day notes from Washington include sun and tide data with high tides at 11 19 and 11 44, low tides at 5 45 and 5 40, and a forecast calling for fair warm weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms have occurred in southern Wisconsin and Michigan with lighter showers in the Mississippi valley and the South. Temperature remains high in central states and Ohio valley with trends toward cooler conditions by Saturday, winds light southerly, and a mix of showers in the lake region Ohio valley and South. Local report lists temperatures from midnight to 10 pm with highs near 81 and lows around 61, humidity peaking early morning and falling by afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U 3
Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Plate
Ohio Valley
Lake
South
License transfers refused by district excise board
Three applications for transfers of monopolies were refused and two were denied yesterday by the district excise board. Louis Buldice and James Shea were among those rejected for transfers, with several address details and names noted in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mqnoricenses
District Excise Board
Louis Buldice
D J Fitzgerald
Seventh Street
Harvey
Bora
Martin J Barry
Whalesate
G Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
James Shea
Herman C Rinald
McDonald & Gore
Martin McDonald
D Street
Ley Henry Hust
Joan Lynch
Ninth Street
Births Reported With Numerous Newborns Named
Henry B and Jestina Chick announce a girl. Joseph and Antoni Coratize greet a girl. Vivian Tandiian and 4 Tane bring a boy. David Woonilire ta Hancok have a boy. Joseph A and Hr co BR Kitwell welcome a boy. Edward feud b dich M Keating bop and Arthur B with Pearl W Green announce a girl. Hugh Wout Floren Jones a girl. Alonza and Anp E Morria greet a boy. Nicolax and Angila Chaconan welcome a girl. Himer and Stella MS midlineke bey Ciifford and Tite M Fansett bey Griffin and Suse greet a girl. Charles G and Jade E Snish th have a girl. Frank G and Mars Y Campbell announce a girl. Nieten and Neltie Walder greet a boy. Edward A and Ida Pitts announce a girl. Andrew P and Leos King welcome a girl. George and Ta Casper gtr Faward J and kraM Tittle greet a boy. Eustace and Hertha Howitt welcome a boy. Bernard J and fin Delegeri record a boy. Richard and Cora Bean announce a girl. Oliver and Mary Hirrin greet a boy. Trans and I ihea Karris have a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B
Joseph
Antoni
Vivian Tandi
Ian
David Woonilire
Joseph A
Kitwell
Edward Feud
Dich
Keating
Arthur B
Pearl
Green
Hugh Wout
Floren
Jones
Alonza
Anp
Morria
Nicolax
Angila Chaconan
Himer
Stella
Midlineke
Bey Ciifford
Tite M
Fansett Bey
Griffin T
Suse
Garnett
Charles G
Jade E
Snish
Frank G
Mars Y
Nieten
Neltie Walder
Edward A
Ida Pitts
Andrew P
Leos King
George
Casper Gtr
Faward J
Kram Tittle
Eustace
Hertha Howitt
Bernard J
Fin Delegeri
Richard
Cora Bean
Oliver
Mary Hirrin
Ihea
Karris
LICENSED TO MARRY A VARIED LIST OF NAMES AND DATES
A compact marriage notice lists numerous couples with mismatched initials and ages, combining names such as Farl Hutchinson with Mane T Kees and J P M with George Ho Clarkson, alongside others like Helen MW Topham and Viola Levine Jenkins, reflecting a dense, fragmented OCR record of multiple unions and participants. The text weaves professional titles, towns, and ages, mentioning Harwood Vaart Takoma Park Lynchburg Warrenton and Washington, with several clerical figures referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Farl Hutchinson
Mane T Kees
J P M
George Ho Clarkson
Minoe Tl Haynes
Brien Arthur Ro Bat
Helen MW Topham
Luther H. Gindwell
Harriwnburg
Clare Anderwi
Warrenton
H T Stevenson
Robert Bowers
Ethel Saucers
Rey
Witham O
Stulemany
Dorothy A Madden
John H Curnen
Mary Lo Kopp
Rey CB
Walters
Fragmentary Death Notices scattered names fade into list
The snippet lists multiple dying individuals and related details in a jumbled form. Names such as Robert Johteon and Michael Newman appear alongside scattered addresses and hospitals. The text reads like an incomplete obituary notice with unclear ages and places.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Levy
Kingan
the Annalist
Times Square
New York
Annalist
Speciman
Maddimans
Express
D. J. O Connell
Pa. Ave
Byron S. Adams
Schwartz & Peltman Reliable Tailors
7Th St. N. W
Tharp
Berkeley
Rye warstwNow
Howetout
Busioews
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
District Court News
Hanger
Thomas Gascotane Moncure
Brown
Hall Place
William Temple Washington
Margaret Calhogun Fletcher
George Washington
Dolly Madison
Moncure
Thomas Fletcher
de Flechir
Kentucky
Thomas Fletchers
Francis Charles Joseph de Flechir
Jean Washington Moncure
Lafayette
Business High School
St Johns
Joseph C McGallaghy
Mias Kilda de W Malcolm
Clarence C Weldamann
Robert
Tracy Benjamin A. Harlan
Paul B Cromelin
Arthur C Houghton
Minnie Rose Tauber
Agatha Lanigan
Florence Gompers
Leon F Cooper
Phiding
Nicolaides
Willian L. Martin
Hether Parker
Hillis Allison
Josephine Bedinger
Thelma Russell
Leola Beckwith
Hattie Goodrich
Ruth Lainhart
Euzapeth Gunning
Harvey Haight
William Deuterman
Arthur Perry
Merlin McGuire
Leopold V Freudberg
Union Engine House
Department of Commerce
John B McCarthy
Central High
Dunbar
Philadelphia
John E. Sfostrom Company
Potomac
Anastla
Golco
Army
Hare
Black Ehlet
Potomac Park
Virginia Channel
Analostan Island
Highway Bridge
Henry Bacon
Lincoln Memorial
Grand Army of the Republic
Kansas City
Union Station
Venera
G H Gidroyd
James McKee
Alda
Ds Weiss
J N Hammond
George W Street
W Archibeld
Arthur Small
George French
IJ W Palmer
Benjamin Young
J C Estabrook
J Tyler Powell
J B Dowd
H W Burns Fost
H EF Davia
George E Burnap
W W . Harts
William M Black
Baker Burnep
Secretary of War
Garrison
Baker
Ingreham
Gen Black
Maurice Low
Garfield Hospital
Washington Grove
Harry France
Lucy Webb Hayes
P J Huettner
P EB Huettner
Panil
Henry School
Central High School
Macon
Fifth Georgia Infantry
Atlanta
Mra Thomas Clark
Klingle Road Northwest
Southern Methodists
Massachusetts Avenue
Taylor
D. J. Kaufman
Srun
Asheville
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cheyenne
Wye
Davenport
Lowa
Denver
Colona
Dea Moines Iowa
Detroit
Portland
Portlarad Urela Et Salt Tak
Leutsia
Oz St Paul
Boringfield
Tampa
Tolely Onte
Viksbury
Washington Post
Harpers Ferry
Aug & Potomac
Shenandoah
Anheuser-Busch
Washington, D. C
Excise Board
Robert Johteon
Tiers Lithe Sisters of Poor
Louies Gaegler
T Hospital
Michael Newman
Walter Heel
Edward
Edgerton of
Ves
Mass Ave
Fredericka
Sidi
Fitzaberd Collier
Ellen
Eltaran
Greece
Cterland
Elezhugh
Freueh
Mooelt
Fannie T Baller
Susan
Burr
Norman Lo Henomou
U Guts
Washington Post Automobile Route Book
Newark
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Rational Filectrical Supply Co
Record Auto Company
Mass Axenn Irvin
Donohue
4Th St
Columbian Auto Supply
Coumbin Auto Supply
11Th
Hoat
Sullivan Tire Company
Ome Adame News Depot Ltd
Ain
Barber
My Mator and Tire Sales Co
Automobile Department
American Automobile Association
Republic Molor Lrucks
Commercial
Union Garage
Harut
Gen
Maxwell
F. O
LEARY
Bixrileaver
Hudson & Dodge
Wilcox & Vim Trucks
Semmes Motor Company
Conn Ave
Congressional Garage
Epeason & Vame
Sunday Post
Dreriye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!