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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1917
Page
2
The West Kentucky Coal Company mine explosion near Clay Kentucky raised the death toll to 31 as of tonight. Twenty four bodies were removed yesterday and one more today. Six of the 35 injured had died, leaving little hope for the remaining 15 to 20 men still in the workings.
Rumor says French and possibly other wounded soldiers may be brought to Baltimore for convalescence. Fort McHenry houses a new $550000 immigration station and has been pressed into service as a base hospital by the War Department. Officials have heard nothing official, and Immigration Commissioner Stump asks to be informed in advance to prepare his bureau for the workload.
Henry P. Davison announces that the national surgical dressing committee becomes a Red Cross auxiliary. Organizations including the Eastern Star Daughters of Isabella and Daughters of American Revolution join to produce hospital dressings to Red Cross standards. The French section will run in Paris under Mrs K Austin.
A Washington newspaper excerpt traces the District of Columbia’s evolution from a city with Georgetown and Washington as separate entities to a territorial government in 1871 and then a three‑member commission in 1874 and 1878. It notes that Washington has no legal city status, yet post offices and directories still use Washington addresses. The piece also covers the National Ball and Bat Club’s effort to supply baseball gear to U.S. military camps, led by Clark C. Griffith, with shipments planned to Camp Ordway, Fort Myer, Quantico, Petersburg, Anniston, and Greenville, plus potential aid to France.
Capt William B Hudson explains swagger sticks help soldiers keep hands out of pockets to preserve military bearing. Washington soldiers carrying sticks plus NCOs display the habit as a government approved accessory, about 2 1/2 feet long in yellow and black or other two tone varieties.
News from Alexandria details preliminary plans for entertaining Virginia delegates to the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae convention in the city September 28 to 30. Delegates from Catholic academies and high schools across Virginia will be hosted, with final plans to be refined at an August 12 meeting at Miss Rosa Crilly's residence in Washington.
The utilities bureau asks the Federal Trade Commission to set temporary maximum coal prices within ten days. It argues current prices are exorbitant and risk a public calamity this winter. The request seeks a fair price with protections for existing contracts after adjusting for labor and supply costs.
The steamer Kershaw of Merchants and Miners' Transportation Co. was freed at 8:30 AM after over 32 hours entangled in a submarine net at Hampton Roads. Three tugs and divers helped saw off the meshes as guards’ lines wrapped the propeller rudder and steering gear. The vessel carried 57 passengers for Boston and had become hopelessly ensnared Friday midnight while attempting Norfolk harbor. A fleet of naval vessels and ocean tugs aided the extraction.
In New Orleans on August 5 the funeral was held for Police Chief James W. Reynolds who was shot at police headquarters by suspended patrolman Terrence J. Mullen. Father Thomas J. Larkin said during the service the chief had a premonition of death two days earlier and had arranged his funeral and burial details with his church rector.
The United States Geological Survey reports 135,000,000 tons of bituminous and 6,735,000 tons of anthracite coal used by railroads in 1916, up 14,000,000 and 635,000 tons respectively. Western lines show a 15 percent jump, Eastern 11 percent, and Southern 6.1 percent, with these totals representing 27 percent of bituminous and 7.7 percent of anthracite production.
An elderly man seeks an anxiat ant position in banking or business office, good pen man and calculator with nominal salary and references. Multiple listings for barber, baker, barmaid, clerk, porter, driver, and general labor show a bustling commerce 求 positions at Union Trust Bldg, Hactig Motor Co 689 Mass Ave NW, Hotel Vendome, Harvey's Restaurant, Adams News Depot, and other DC area addresses. Names include Merts & Mertz Co 906 F St NW and The Burlington, with roles from stock clerk to elevator operator, linotype, hotel clerk, and government clerk positions noted.
A garbled classifieds page lists multiple help wanted notices. Colored women seek positions in housework nursing and cleaning, dressmaking and laundry, plus clerical work for a few firms. Other ads request a practical nurse, stenographer, or manager roles, with references and home based work options.
Short notice tuning on grands or uprights offered with estimates on repairs and full guarantees. Used pianos bought and sold, new Matey and Kartsman pianos available. Cash talks. Frank Shue, 519 Macs Ave NW, phone Mala 2519. Sy2att
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