Former Wife Alleges Brothers Broke Divorce Agreement
Grace B. Guggenheim sues Murry Guggenheim Isaac Guggenheim Simon Guggenheim and Solomon Guggenheim for 65000 asserting they promised 42500 down and 500 monthly payments to withdraw her appeal against a divorce decree. She had been awarded the Chicago decree in 1901.
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William Alleges
New York
Murry
Isaac
Simon
Solomon Gugmeenheim
Grace B. Guggenheim
William Guggenheim
Twe
Guggenheim
Chicago
National Association of Railway Commissioners Convention Opens
The twenty ninth annual convention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners begins in this city October 16 at the new Interstate Commerce Commission building. The annual banquet is planned for the evening of October 17.
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National Association of Railway Commissioners
Public Service, Utility and Railroade Commissions of
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Fortyer Ranks Thin 22 Put On Inactive List
Fort Myer camp ends with 100 men surrendering property and heading home as nine captains and many lieutenants are placed on the inactive list. Lieut Col Fenton leads a smoker night, Riding Hall hosts graduation Monday with Secretary Baker as chief speaker. Three days of field exercises begin today as the brigade winds down.
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Col. Fenton
Fort Myer
Charles W. Fenton
National Guard
Fenton
Baker
Lansing Returns After Rest From Summer Home Visit
Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Mrs. Lansing returned to Washington after four weeks at their summer home on the St. Lawrence. Lansing appeared bronzed and healthy and refused callers as he caught up on routine matters. He attended the cabinet meeting and stayed in conference with the President for several hours.
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Robert Lansing
Society notes from Washington society circle last evening
President and Mrs. Wilson attended a Keith's Theater box with Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson. Secretary Lansing and Mrs. Lansing return from Henderson Harbor with Mr. and Mrs. John Foster Dulles. Marine Corps Major General George Barnett dined with Capt. A. J. Drexel-Biddie at the Willard. The Willard and guests host several society figures including James A. Reed and Miss Dorothy Shusy at a luncheon. Miss Frances Turner to wed Norman Edwin Lynch Friday at 8 pm at 1800 Belmont Road with Rev. Dr. Dimon officiating and a christening to follow. Engagement announced for Renee de P. du Pont and John Wilcox Donaldson. Miss Mildred Bacon hosts luncheon in Garrett Park for Miss Frances Effinger, wedding weekend. Attendees include Judges and Mrs. Shackelford Miller, Neville Miller, T. L. Jefferson, and Mrs. Taylor Adams. Sir Edgar and Lady Speyer of London visit the Hustis summer home at Newport. Lady Speyer, former Washington girl violinist, renowned in Europe.
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Washington
Henderson Harbor
Frances Turner
Mary King Turner
Norman Edwin Lynch
Turnner
Belmont Road
Miss Turner
Edward Hreck Parsons
Ming Juliette B. King
Margery Hunter Young
Margaret Lynch
Dimon
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Mildred Bacon
Garrett Park
Frances Effinger
Shackelford Miller
Neville Miller
Louisville
T. L. Jefferson
Taylor Adams
Miller
Sir Edgar
Lady Speyer
London
George Peabody Hustis
Newport
Howland
George Schayer
Europe
Ballet Aid for Russia Opens Season in Washington
Mrs. John W. Kern arrives in Washington joining Senator Kern as the Bolm ballet benefit opens at Helasco Theater for the American ambulance fund. Patrons include Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Notables and diplomats attend boxes while Bolm leads a large company with diverse dancers and a special Assyrian dance.
Factory Girl Is Heiress in Elizabeth Will
Miss Mamie Kelly aged 33 once a factory girl earning $2.50 weekly is now heir to an estate estimated at 100000 to 150000 dollars. William Heal a 69 year old bachelor who employed her as housekeeper and private secretary left most of his estate to her. The will was admitted to probate in Elizabeth.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Mamie Kelly
William Heal
FIELD'S OLD HOME BURNED IN VERMONT TOWN
The boyhood home of Eugene Field the poet in Newfane Vermont was consumed by fire yesterday. Built by Field's grandfather General Martin Field the residence stood as a town landmark. Villagers struggled to save the adjoining town hall and a church as flames spread.
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Newfane
Hugene Field
Field
Martin Field
To Go to Blue Ridge Summit
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran plans a two week Washington departure with friends to Blue Ridge Summit then Atlantic City. She recently returned from a motor trip with Robert Hinckley Viola Meyer and Edith Davidge. They toured Shenandoah Valley and visited historic sites.
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Francois Berger Moran
Washington
Blue Ridge Summit
Atlantic City
Moran
Robert Hinckley
Viola Meyer
Edith Davidge
Shenandoah Valley
Ether rushed to France for Red Cross relief
Announcement stated that 10,000 pounds of ether will be rushed to France in response to an urgent appeal from Maj. M. P. Murphy head of the Red Cross commission. Facilities to produce laughing gas and operators will be sent. A shortage of surgical apparatus will be met by establishing a small factory in France.
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France
M. P. Murphy
Red Cross Commission
Baroness Pallandt settles suit in Menominee for 14000
Marinette Wisconsin August 7 The suit of Miss Frank Gray Shaver of Highland Park Alabama against Baroness Mayda Pallandt of New York City was settled in Menominee Michigan with payment of fourteen thousand dollars, the judgment amount. A second suit for seventy thousand dollars was dropped.
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Marinette
Wis
Frank Gray Shaver
Highland Park
Mayda Pallandt
New York City
Menominee
Mich
Miss Shaver
Marines Pride Merit's Color Strips Explain Valor Badges
Maj. Gen. Georges Barnett explains that colored ribbon strips on Marines indicate medals for valor or conduct or campaign service. The blue stripe with stars marks the Medal of Honor, others denote Philippine insurrection, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Cuban occupation, China campaign, and more across red yellow blue patterns.
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Georges Barnett
United States Marine Corps
CAPITAL BOY SHOT IN FRANCE
A Washingtonian, 26 year old Charles V Dessez, member of the American legion in the Canadian army, was shot through the head in France on July 24. A cablegram to his father, Charles Dessez of 204 Eleventh street SE, reports he is in a base hospital after enlistment last September in the water department of the District of Columbia.
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Charles V. Dessez
American Legion
France
Charles Dessez
Eleventh Street
Young Desses
Water Department
District of Columbia
Young Dessez
Colored people donate to Dunbar Summer High School fund
Contributions from District colored residents to the special fund for Dunbar Summer High School work total 104 dollars. The money funds salaries for teachers during the summer term after a comptroller rule limits public school pay to 2000 dollars yearly. Send contributions to Harry O. Hine, secretary of the board of education.
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Dunbar Summer High School
Comptroller of the Treasury
Harry O. Hine
Board of Education
Economy Oven Promises Major Fuel Savings
An iron round drum oven fits atop a gas stove and retains heat to cut fuel use by about 75 percent. It bakes bread, cakes, roasts, and potatoes with one fourth the heat of a regular oven and is suited for heating laundry irons as all heat is retained.
10 Tons of Tobacco Wanted for Troops
The American Red Cross drives tobacco aid for soldiers with 7,000 comfort kits and 8,000 sacks of tobacco supplied to marines. Paris dispatches seek 10 tons of tobacco for shipment. Liggett & Myers offers 1,500,000 cigarettes and 20,000 tobacco packages for American troops. Free entry for tobacco products is arranged by the French government. Various subscriptions and donations noted from Mrs. Mitchell and other contributors.
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American Red Cross
Kita
District of Columbia
T. N. McLaughlin
Red Cross Commission
Paris
Red Cross War Council
Liggett & Myera Tobacco Company
Emily B.mitchell
Martha W. Goddard
F. J. Moses
Kann, Sons & Co
Emma Guschewsky
J. F. Townsend
Walter T. Weaver
Red Cross and YMCA Officials to Wear U S Uniforms
Red Cross leaders Henry P. Davison and William H. Taft, to be recognized as major generals if they cross the Atlantic, with committee members as brigadier generals. Commissions signed by the War Secretary grant no military authority or rights amid European operations.
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Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Europe
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
William H. Taft
Central Committee
Atlantic
Morality League of America Formed in Ruth Cruger Case
Grace Humiston, famed for solving Ruth Cruger’s murder, becomes an incorporator in a petition to form the Morality League of America in New York Supreme Court. The group aims to inform the nation about dangers to women and girls, report moral complaints, urge related legislation, and oversee the Ruth Cruger memorial fund now held by Humiston.
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New York
Grace Humiston
Ruth Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Supreme Court
Morality League of America
United States
League
Ruth Gruger
Navy awards record woolen uniform cloth contract
The Navy Department has let contracts for 4,500,000 yards of woolen uniform cloth at an aggregate cost exceeding 16 million dollars. This marks the largest purchase of woolen cloth by the Navy and stands as one of the most significant single textile contracts in trade history.
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Navy Department
Navy
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