Roundhouse plans for Southern Railway at West of National Cemetery
The Southern Railway plans a large roundhouse and coal station west of the National Cemetery in Alexandria with grading to start soon. The project may raise local hiring and alter the Henry and Wolfe street roundhouse coal chute, but not suspend current operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Toa King Street
Alexandria
Southern Railway
Wll
National Cemetery
Henry and
Wolfe Streets
Henry Street
Protests Over Panama Election by Chiari Faction
Samuel Lewis, attorney for Dr. Chiari, filed a protest at the State Department Wednesday over Panama’s recent presidential election won by Ramon Vatdes. Chiari’s party alleges fraud and violence and asks the US to set aside the result under the treaty safeguarding Panamanian voters. American reports and Canal Zone authorities cite unfairness, but officials doubt grounds to challenge the outcome under treaty provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lewis
Chiari
Fpanama
State Department
Ramon Vatdes
United States
Price
Panama
Canal Zone
Department
Real Estate Tax Amendment Targets Intangible Property in Washington
A Senate adopted amendment proposes a tax of four tenths of 1 percent on all intangible personal property. The measure would affect more than $259,000,000 in cash and stocks and bonds on deposit in Washington banks if enacted after conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bankers’ Association
Rom
Sterling
House
Ti 1A
Washington
Hanan's son afflicted with infantile paralysis in Great Neck
Alfred Hanan four year old son of Alfred P. Hanan wealthy shoe merchant is ill with infantile paralysis at his Great Neck home. His younger brother William is also ill but shows no symptoms yet. Dr E B Stewart treated Alfred for days and Dr John Bogert North Hempstead health officer placed a quarantine on the Hanan estate. family unaware of how illness contracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Hanan
Alfred P. Hanan
Great Neck
William
Alfred
E. B. Stewart
John Bogert
North Hempalaad
Hanan Familly
Girl seeks tattoo removal to save brother arm
A Memphis born sister pleads with Denver health officials to erase a tattooed heart on her 14 year old brother's arm. Doctors warn of infection and danger. she insists the removal is essential, even at high risk. She declined to provide her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
John F. O'Brien
City Health Department
Memphis
O'Brien
G. P. Lingenfelter
Health Department
Four Drowned From Canoe Near Chatham New Jersey
Four youths drowned when a canoe capsized after shooting a dam on the Passaic River near Chatham New Jersey. A girl, Margaret Hinch of Madison, 16, clung to a tree bough until rescue. The dead are Margaret Dowd 16 Madison Edwin Dowd 14 her brother William Dunsy 18 Madison Elizabeth Gets 14 Philadelphia visiting Madison.
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Chatham
N. J
Passsic
Here
Margaret Hinch
Madison
Margaret Dowd
Edwin Dowd
William Dunsy
Elizabeth Gets
Philadelphia
Methodist Jubilee Picnic At Ludley Church Bull Run Battlefield
Manassas Va August 6 Many Washingtonians plan to attend the Methodist jubilee picnic to be held at Ludley Church on the Bull Run battlefield Tuesday at 11 am Bishop Hendrix senior bishop of the Southern Methodist church will be guest of honor along with Rev John F Goucher of Baltimore who will represent Bishop Earl Cranston unable to attend due to health Auto parties from Washington can reach Bull Run by 9 30 am giving time to visit the battlefield before services at Ludley Church The church served as a hospital for both armies in the time of the two Bull Run battles and is the only church on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Brocking
Washington
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Jom Nourse
Second Presbyterian Church
J C. McFadden
First Baptist Church
G. L. Alien
Fkinsign Coleman
The
Salvation Arms
Second Baptist Church
Mananaas
Ludley Church
Bull Run Battlefield
Hendrix
Southern Methodist Church
John F. Goucher
Baltimore
Goucher College For Women
Earl Cranston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bull Run
American Women in England Pay 500 Million Yearly to War Fund
London dispatch reports American women married to English citizens donate about 500 million dollars annually to the Allied war effort. Notable heiresses and prominent American-born spouses in Britain listed include the Duchess of Roxburghe, Duchess of Marlborough, Mrs William B Leeds, Lady Beatty, and many others with gifts ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars. The article notes these incomes largely derive from American real estate and business holdings and that a substantial share would go to the government as revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Erelishmen
America
Willy
Viscountess
Maidstone
Anthony Drexel
Levi Z. Leiter
War Risk Insurance Bureau Extended to Sept 2 1917
The government War Risk Insurance Bureau life extension passed the Senate after House approval. The bureau that set high rates for marine insurance during the war has paid more than $3,000,000 in profits to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Bureau of War Risk Inssurance
Senate
House
Bureau
War Risk Bureau faces early end without extension
Secretary McAdoo released a summary of the War Risk Insurance Bureau showing a profit of over 2.0 million for the Treasury in under two years. From 1914 to July 31 1916 the bureau issued 1539 policies covering 134.4 million dollars in shipments, with net profits to the Treasury of about 2.19 million and expenses under 33 thousand. The bureau expires September 2 1918 unless Congress extends its life to cover European war losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau
Evelyn
North Sea
Treasury
Congress
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Southern
Coaling District Association
Falla
Boy Scouts
Katie Lockett
John Goings
Ant- Ing
Thompson
Zell and Power
Goings
Alexandria Baptista
Potomac Baptist Association
Warrenton
Eugene Blackwin
City
Association
James RB. Mansfield
Neo 1
Anne Lee Memorial
King Street
Pitt and Hoval Streets
Misa Maud Moore
Walter F* Moore
Joseph Marshall Grimes
Brides Parenta
Edward Kirktey
Methodist Protestant Church
Aid Society
L. Griffin Brooks
Minnie B Brooks
Southern Aid Society
Quean Street
Columbus
Bankers Association
Wiliam T Gailiher
Robert N. Harper
H H. McKee
Gailiher
Gallinger
Hawkers
U. S
Hanan
Great Neck Home
Countess of Suffolk
M Leiter
Countess of Craven
J Pierpont Morgan
Lady Decies
Misa Vivian Gould
George J. Gould
Lady Campys
Misa Mildred Sherman
War Risk Insurance Bureau
House & Herrmann
Fane
Brussels
Wiltom
Axminster
Axrminater
Alzes
Alex Smith & Tapestry
Roxbury Carpet Tapestry
Braseela Atalritty
Pattermad
Lim
Alex Smith & Axminst
Pomene
China
Si6oe
Wipes Sre
Loctland
Walsat
WAR Risk Bureau Gains
Derk
Rae
Princess I
Taus
Taos
White Palace
Penna. Ave
N. W
Std
St. N. W
G St. N. W
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