Bones Dug Up Under Shed May Point To Killing
Police study lists of missing persons as investigators search an old woodshed at 1741 Ll street NW where a human skull and bones were found, suggesting possible murder. Detectives probe identifying marks, trace previous owners, and inspect earth moved from the shed for smaller bones. The scene drew a crowd as authorities dispersed onlookers.
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Ll” Street
Thomas Harris
K Street
U Street
Harris
George Kelchner
Engineering Department
Eighth Precinct
Skeleton of Woman Shot in Skull Found on Granby Street
The skeleton of a woman with a bullet hole in the skull was found by laborers on Granby Street near Lafayette Park. Bones lay 18 inches deep, body doubled and crammed into a shallow hole beneath a recently taxed house built within ten years. Police review unsolved murder records to identify the victim.
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Norfolk
Granby Street
Lafayette Park
Knights of Columbus Fight Immoral Books at New York Convention
At the Knights of Columbus forty second annual convention in New York action was taken to curb dissemination of Immoraliteructure. The matter was referred to supreme headquarters for organization and financing. North Carolina’s bid for the next annual meeting was placed before the supreme board of directors. The convention budget includes 38 000 to replace the Christopher Columbus statue at Aquada PR marking the landing site on his second voyage after the original statue was destroyed by an earthquake.
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New York
Knights of Columbus
Supreme Headquarters
North Carolinas
Supreme Board of Directors
Christopher Columbus
Aquada
Film Actress Angered By Cross-Examination
Tos Angeles Aug 7 A screen actress Mia Tutner testified in court facing cross examination by the defense. She denied using the name of former Los Angeles realty broker Lewis as her own and rejected claims she attempted to obtain 290 dollars from Lewis, maintaining indignation at the insinuations about her reputation.
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Tos Angeles
Calif
Ann Tutner
Jack White
New York
Lewis
Los Angeles
Double Drownings At Bull Run Claim Two Lives
Miss Helen B Keyes 16 of Fairfax and George M Reader 67 of Occoquan drowned Tuesday afternoon at Bull Run five miles below Clifton Va. Their bodies were recovered by relatives and sent for burial. Keyes sister helped locate her body while Reader’s body was found hours later near the scene.
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Helen B Keyes
Fairfax
George
M Reader
Occoquan
Bull Run
Clifton Va
Alexandria
Miss Keyes
Helen Guthrie
Reader
Cumberland
Roader
Roaders
Skidding Auto Crashes Into Woolworth Window
An auto driven by mrred erick Grisset skidded yesterday afternoon and plowed into the F W Woolworth store window at 408 Seventh Street NW. Grisset escaped injury. Travelers Aid aided 24 year old World War veteran Carle Brinkmeyer at Tuinn station and at St Elizabeths Hospital while arranging return to Cincinnati. The case involves court proceedings on intoxication charges with conflicting witness testimony and a dismissals ruling.
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Mrrederick Grisset
F W Woolworth
Seventh Street
Grisset
Travelers’ Aid Society
Carle Brinkmeyer
St Elizabelhs Hospital
Brinkmeyer
Society
Tuinn Station
Cincinnati
Mary C Hobday
Hobday
Travelers Aid Society
Washington
St Elizabeth
Travelers Aid Booth
Katie Tanner
Blag
Jack Freedman
Hughes
Elsie Hughes
Freedman
James A O Shea
T Gilleapte Walsh
Thomas E Lodge
Ball on Car Tracks Tosses Passengers At Street Car
Passengers were thrown to the floor of a street car near Connecticut avenue and a street northwest yesterday afternoon when the motorman hit the emergency brake. He jumped off to recover a rubber ball and tossed it to nearby boys. A youth with striking resemblance to Babe Ruth hit the ball across the street.
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Connecticut Avenue
Babe Ruth
Miss Hughes Ill Specialist Called
Miss Elizabeth Hughes daughter of Charles Evans Hughes was stricken with diabetes yesterday. Dr Runkle S Hageman attended her, and Dr Frederick M Allen from Morristown was called as condition improved tonight. The Secretary of State and Mrs Hughes are returning from Europe where he attended the American Bar association meeting in London.
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Washington Post
Somerville
Elizabeth Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Europe
American Bar Association
London
Chauncey Lockhart Waddell
Runkle S Hageman
Frederick M Allen
Morristown
Miss Hughes
Toronto
F G Banting
Misa Hughes
Cathedral School
Washington
New Road Opens in Rock Creek Park Area
Announcement from the office of public buildings and grounds states a new road is open in Rock Creek park. The road runs from Sixteenth Street opposite Walter Reed General Hospital, crosses Rock Creek near Riley Spring, and connects with Up per Beach Drive.
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Office of Public Buildings
Rock Creek Park
Sixteenth Street
Walter Road General Hospital
Rock Creek
Riley Spring
Upper Beach Drive
Government sues to annul $4 million oil lease in California
The Justice Department filed a federal suit in Los Angeles to cancel the Belridge Oil Company's lease on 142 acres within Naval Oil Reserve No 1 and to appoint a receiver. It seeks the lease value of $4 million, injunction against further operation, and restitution for nearly 1.66 million barrels of oil produced plus royalties. A separate suit was announced in Cheyenne against Anno elated Oil and Pipe Lines Company and others for leases on government lands near Wind River Meridian to recover rents and damages.
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Associated Preas
Interior Department
Fall
Department of Justice
Los Angeles
Belridge OW Company
Naval Oil Reserve No 1
California
Edward L Dohen
Stone
Cheyenne
Wyo
Elated Oil and Pipe Lins Company
Meridian Mountain
Washington Teacher Dies in Portland Me
Word arrived of Miss Lillie Lee Zimmerman 65 who died at Peak Island Portland Maine where she spent summers A longtime public school teacher since 1888 at Congress Heights Van Buren Buchanan Lenox and Hing Junior High She died in good health recently Funeral at 2320 tomorrow at Robert H Zimmerman cousin residence 1136 B Street NE Interment Congressional Cemetery Surviving first cousins Mrs B J Cady and Mrs Sallie Cregan besides relatives
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Lillie Lee Zimmerman
Peak Island
Portland
Robert H Zimmerman
Congressional Cemetery
Miss Zimmerman
B J Cady
Sallie Cregan
Commander Cregan
Honolulu
Archibald M
Eliza F Zimmerman
Funeral service for Mrs Alice W Vollmer in northwest city
Funeral services for 65 year old Mrs Alice W Vollmer will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Hysong's Funeral Rooms 13600 N Street NW Interment will be private at Prospect Hill Cemetery She died Wednesday night after months of illness A native of Germany she lived in the city 38 years Survived by husband Herman Vollmer two sons Charles and Milton R Vollmer a brother Julius Schnorr of Woodbury Minnesota She was a member of the Church of the Epiphany.
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Alice W Vollmer
L Street
Hysong
N Street
Prospect Hill
Vollmer
Germany
Herman Vollmer
Charles
Milton R Vollmer
Julius Schnor
Funeral rites for James Wakefield drown victim at Colonial Beach
Funeral services for James Stanford Wakefield of 1650 M on- The Street northwest, drowned Wednesday at Colonial Beach, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o clock in St Stephen's Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery. He was the son of Mr and Mrs James H Wakefield. He had been on a vacation at the beach with his mother.
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James Stanford Befield
Colonial Beach
St Stephen's Epmopal
Glenwood Cemetery
James H Wakefield
Pershing to Begin Long Training Camp Inspection Today
General John J Pershing plans a swing through civilian military training camps and corps area headquarters to inspect preparations for the September defense test. The itinerary includes Mount Gretna Camp Vail Camp Devanna Plattsburg Camp Grant Lincoln and Chicago before returning to Washington with a likely retirement looming.
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Pershing
Iren Pershing
Washington
Denver
Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania National Guard
New York State
Ohio
Theas
Chicago
Rence
Corps
Columbus
Lincoln
Nebr
Gen Rockenbach Named Marshal for Defense Day
Gen Rockenbach named grand marshal of the National Defense Day parade in the District. Brig Gen Rockenbach to organize staff with War and Navy secretaries invited to sit in the reviewing stand at Sylvan Theater. Navy and Marine units to join army and civilian marchers. Government employees to be dismissed at noon for the 2 PM gathering. American Legion endorses John J. Pershing’s defense day program via Frank L. Peckham and Paul J. McGahan.
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5. D. Rockenbach
Bell
Rockenbach
Wenka
Navy
Wilbur
Sylvan Theater
Aasid
D J Hustey
District of Columbia Department
Disabled American Veterans
John J Perkhing
Reeves Explains Defense Test Day Mobilization Difference
Col James H Reeves of the General Staff outlined Defense Test day as voluntary and preparatory for potential national calls, contrasting it with general mobilization which involves training, equipment, and war readiness. Kiwanis members and visiting guests discussed participation and support for the project at the Washington club luncheon.
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James H Reeves
General Staff of the Army
Kiwanis Club
Washington
Reeves
Col Reeves
E F Calladay
Washington Board of Trade
E C Tamblyn
Delhi
N VY
Chester M. Fons
Portland
Melis Baker
Los Angeles
Harry Kimball
Boy bitten on hand by neighbor's dog in Quincy Street area
James B Howe 16, of 1000 Quincy Street Northeast, suffered a dog bite on the right hand from a neighbor's dog. He received care at Emerasney hospital and was sent home. The dog was taken to the pound in Philadelphia. Dr George Arthur Pierson, emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania, died at home today after several months illness. he was renowned for anatomy and brain research.
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James B Howe
Quincy Street
Pitten Fon
Hewaeb
Emerasney Hospital
Philadelphia
George Arthur Pierson
University of Pennsylvania
Beesn
Pierson
Advance party will open engineer camp for District guardsmen
An advance detail under Capt Ed ward H Grove of the 121st engineers district national guard will leave the armory at 472 L street northwest this morning in trucks to Fort Humphreys Virginia to prepare for the largest encampment for the District guard since the war. The adjutant general sent a detail of specialists to ensure readiness by Sunday. Recruiting offices will be open at 1224 F street until 10 pm nightly this week. Several men are needed for the mounted platoon. Gladioli show opened in Takoma Park library with 9 am to 9 pm hours today featuring 106 vases of flowers. Berlin reports North German Lloyd has secured a ten year loan of £1090 000 from London financiers per the Frankfurter Zeitung.
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Edward H Grove
121St Engineers
District National Guard
L Street
Fort Humphreys
District Guard
Adj
Lipsyd M Brett
F Street
Snow Balls in August Delights Young Eaters
A careful mother creates Snow Balls by rolling cold American Ice into balls, coating with powdered sugar and fruit syrup, then rolling in a snow-bank of sugar. The treats, made with filtered water and clean ingredients, are refreshing and healthful for children and adults alike.
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Oreos
Inh Willer
Stee
Laborer
Skileton
Shel
Greenlow and
Helmuth
Wire
St. Elizabeth’s
Harry Tennyson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Columbia Road
Prixtrict Supreme Emaut
RK B Dickey
Camp Meade
War Department
War Frans B Moths General Staff
Carl H Jabelowsky
Quartermaster Corps
George F. Hobson
Atatt
Schuldt
Oakland
Belridge
Naval Reserve, No. 1
J. S. Wakefield
Jae
PLE
Lydia Blackburn
Wen
Perehing
Camp Vail
Camp Devana
Mass
Plattsburg
Fort Ethan Allen
Camp Party
Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Grant III
Fort Logan
Col
Cheyanne
Fort Leavenworth
Keno
Findlay
Buckeye
Persh Ing
Cross Street
Firat Street
Florence L . Welch
Mount Pleasant Street
Miss Walch
State Department
Atreat
Miss Welch
Farragut Park
Mrs Blackburn
Park
Pomerene Allen
Fowler and Fisherty
Mre Blackburn
Gen
George A. Pierson
Takoma Park Horticultural Club
Takoma Park
Berlin
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Frankfur
Ter Zeitung
Frankfort
American Ice
Palm Beach
P. B. Palm Beach
Peter Grogen & Sons Co
ROGAN
Seventh
N. E
Srd
Sts
FS Capital Trin
Government Printing Office
Pe Fowntown
Washington Rr & Elec Co
Capital Traction Co
Florida Avenue
Detroit
Penn Gange
Bright Cement
Boss & Phelps
E Street
N.W
Washington Real Estate Board
Dinantnn Mountain
Danaea Io
West
William G Caabrico
Wisconsin Avenue
BATH
Potomac Rubber Co., Inc
Bellevue
G St
Eiseman
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