New School Head Named Accepts Overseers Details
The district selects a new superintendent candidate, Dr. Chancellor, amid salary and appointment debates. The board plans to rely on the superintendent’s recommendations, while public letters from educators praise Chancellor’s administrative talent. His background spans Bloomfield, Paterson, and Newark districts with a $5,000 annual salary.
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Uomet
Chancellor
Macrorem
William H Maxwell
New York City
Brooklyn
Albert Leonard
Boston
United States
Balliet
Spaulding
Maxwell
M Lang
Emtor
Walter V. Gunnison
Evasaua Hall
Thera
Newark
N. J
Hfe
Paterson
Board of Education
District of Columbia
Hoe
Henry Ward Beecher
Edward Beecher
Knox College
Willam E Chancellor Leaves Paterson For Washington Post
Dr Willam E Chancellor longtime Paterson school superintendent since 192? faced calls to stay after revolutionizing teaching and securing salary increases. He studied at Amherst Harvard and Cambridge and taught at Erasmus Hall before leading Bloomfield and Paterson. He considers the Washington offer amid petitions from Paterson teachers.
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Erasmus Hall High School
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Institute
Bloomfield
N. J
Paterson
College of Pedagogy
New York University
Specter
Washington
Willam E
Amherst College
Harvard
Cambridge University
Erasmus Hall
New York State
Boston
Philadelphia
Chancellor
Board of Education
Tegret
Ither
Torse
Telegraphers Annual Picnic Planned at Chesapeake Beach
Telegraph operators of the city will attend a picnic at Chesapeake Beach next Friday with families and friends, about 2000 people expected. A baseball game between a Baltimore team and a Washington nine will be a humorous feature. W M Patton chairs the committee in charge and promises a good time for all until they “twenty three at thirty.”
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Chesapeake Beach
Baltimore
Washington Nine
W. M Patton
Georgia Gordon Seeks Legal Separation From Frank Gordon
Mrs. Georgia Gordon, a War Department employee, files in District Supreme Court for divorce from Frank Gordon. Married December 1887, one son aged seventeen. She alleges drunkenness cruelty and minimal support from her husband and notes she needed her government job to support herself and child. Attorney W. E. Ambrose represents Mrs. Gordon.
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Georgia K Uurdon
War Department
District Supreme Court
Frank Gordon
Ehad
Beara
W. E. Ambrose
Gordon
Masters Seek Open Shop Stand In Washington Strike
Building contractors foresee a labor crisis by Wednesday as carpenters and bricklayers strike over nonunion plumbers. The Master Builders Association refused to state action while contractors privately warn of suspending work if unions dictate subcontracting. Open shop principles are urged by union members and contractors as clashes escalate across city projects.
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Washington
Master Builders’ Association
Phunothers
Building Trades Union
Memaster Plumbers
Mixup Over License Perjury Charge Shocks City
William H. Gatton, 37, of 160 C Street NE, arrested on a warrant by James Meehan, charged with perjury in applying for a liquor license. Meehan claims Gatton was to open a Meehan-named saloon at 5 L Street NE. Gatton says he borrowed 4000 dollars and the license was not to be in Meehan’s name. Gatton jailed on $1000 bail awaiting Police Court hearing Monday morning.
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Boars
William HE. Gatton
Hargan
Headquarters Force
James Meehan
Gatton
Meehan
L Street
Ncense
Ucense
Stowaway's Tale Of Woe Ends In Police And Hospital
Joseph A Williams a Trinidad stowaway arrived in Washington severely injured claiming starvation and brutal beatings aboard a schooner. He said Captain turned him over to police and hospital after effort to escape irons met with resistance. The captain denies mistreatment and says Williams attacked with a iron piece prompting crew to restrain him.
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Trans
Joseph A. Williams
Providence Hospital
Williams
Tais County
Trinidad
Fifth Precinct
Department of Commerce and Labor
Willams
Irmdad Willams
Buried Alive in Sand at Potwork Site Fatal
At Grant Circle and Tlinois avenue Petworth a sand pit collapsed yesterday morning. James Major, a colored worker, was buried under tons of sand and died, with coroner Nevitt to hold an inquest at the morgue tomorrow at 11. Other laborers escaped with narrow misses as the sand swept in and pinning at least two men.
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Grant Circle
Tlinois Avenue
Petworth
James Major
Bland's Court
Major
Nevitt
Bagby Faces Cross-Country Pastoral Offer at Ninth Street Church
Rev Edward B Bagby weighing a Cleveland Ohio call to pastor Franklin Circle Church of Christ He would leave Ninth Street Christian Church Washington where growth from a 60 member mission to 1100 plus an edifice cost 26000 occurred since 1891 He was born in Virginia in 1865 and Yale divinity trained with pastorship close to home uncertainties lingered.
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Edward B. Bagby
Ninth Street
Cleveland
Bagby
Mr. Bagby
Virginia
Aberdeen Academy
Richmond
Kentucky University
Yale Divinity School
House of Representatives
Unidentified Man Killed Near Pennsylvania Railroad Tracks
A white man about twenty one lies mangled beside the tracks at Sixth and B streets southwest. J H Whitmore of Anacostia reports the body to the Fourth precinct. No identification found, but papers and a letter from Kingston, Pa., suggest possible identity. Police seek to confirm the man’s name.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixth
B Strets
J. H. Whitmore
Mails Road
Anacostia
Whitmore
Kingston
Southern Railway Eyes Purchase of Norfolk and Southern
A tour of inspection over the Norfolk and Southern lines in western North Carolina was conducted by A. B. Andrews and other Southern Railway officials. It is estimated the Southern is negotiating to purchase or gain control of the road, though confirmation is not available locally.
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Josy
Norfolk
A. B. Andrews
Southern Railway
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
North Carolina
Southern
Sozodont Alkaline Liquid Den Tifrise Emphasized Dental Protection
An advertisement extols Sozodont as an alkaline liquid dentrifice that penetrates tooth crevices and neutralizes mouth acids. It claims to purify the entire tooth structure and strengthen teeth, urging readers to stand by the product for dental support.
Annual Picnic of Swiss Colony Celebrates Anniversary
Members of the Swiss colony celebrated the sixth anniversary of the Swiss republic with an annual picnic at Rock Creek Park. August Sandoz led activities with Swiss games as adults and children joined. Songs, toasts to the Fatherland, and a gathering of notable participants followed, including August Sandoz, Miss J. Molet, Misses M. and B. Dathier, and numerous couples from London and local communities.
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Rock Creek Park
August Sandoz
J. Molet
B. Dathier
Strike Ends as Union Pushes Replacements for NYNH&H
New Haven August 11 The strike of several hundred switchmen on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ends by order of Second Grand Vice President Val Fitzpatrick of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks. Strikers are urged to return if they secure their old jobs, and local unions are directed to aid grand officers in filling vacancies with competent replacements. The move, deemed illegal and unwarranted by the union, will see replacements drawn from other railroads while the strikers are not recalled.
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James F Oyster
Mr Oyster
D . Baker
E H Thomas
Bai
Stuart
Ida G. Myers
Percy M Hughes
J. Gardner
McKinley Manual Training School
New Haven
Colin
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Val Fitzpatrick
Brotherhood of Railroad
Craingren
Fitzpatrick
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Tugboat Strike Ends After Railroads Reach Accord
New York August 11 railroads report tugboat deckhands strike largely resolved with most workers returning to duty. Remaining workers face difficulty reentering positions as freight networks resume normal operations. Affected lines include several major routes though Baltimore and Ohio hold firm against concessions while Lehigh Valley remains unsettled.
Robber on Elevated Train Swallows Bills Tried to Hide Loot
Police arrest Philip Donaghue after a struggle on an elevated Ninth Avenue train. He allegedly grabbed $15 from Michael Daley, fought, and tried to swallow bills. An officer forced open his mouth, pulling out a $1 note and later discovering $2 more hidden on him. Police estimate about $13 unaccounted for, suspect discarded during the scuffle.
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Weehington
York
Philip Donaghue
West Fifty-second Street
West Sixty-eighth Street
Michael Daley
1St Madison Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Downtown
Frankin Street
Donaghue
Daley
Seventy-second Street
Ahn
Hodsjuns
Hls
Shalev Olste
City Bulletins Summer Relief Adverts and Vendors
A compilation of local promotional notices including Weller's Quick Relief urging immediate purchase for pain, storage vaults offered by Washington Loan and Trust Company, assorted groceries and bakery items, Hosenfeldy's ice cream, medical supplies, and various shop advertisements. Ends with beverage and patent medicine promotions and local business contact details.
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Weller
Ingure
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Corner Sth
Fatsaw
Husband Still Not Located After Fatal Auto Crash
Special to The Washington Post Lynchburg Aug 11 Traveling salesman for International Harvester Company based in Lynchburg Mr T Noble is missing after his wife Lena Noble died in Fordham Hospital New York from injuries in an auto crash Their 16 year old son Glenn said they would travel to Baltimore for the funeral in Hurlock Dorchester County if his father returns Mrs Noble had planned to come from New York to Lynchburg the day of the accident
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Washington Post
Lynchburg
Tt. Noble
International Harvester Company
Lena Noble
Fordham Hospital
New York
Locatta
Glenn
Eax
Baltimore
Hurlock
Dorchester County
Railroads Bar Syrian Leper From Tickets and Travel
Roanoke Virginia August U a general superintendent order bans sale of railroad tickets to a Syrian leper in West Virginia. The directive requires agents and conductors not to sell or honor tickets and to eject the man from trains if he attempts to ride, reflecting a forced separation policy by the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
West Virginia
3000 Attend Barbecue At Ryan Oak Ridge Summer Home
Nelson County and nearby residents gathered at Oak Ridge to dine with Mr and Mrs W K Ryan. Gov Swanson Senators Daniel and Martin and Rep Flood spoke. Roanoke Machine Works provided music and a pavilion was used for a dance. Local teams played two games of ball and a large feast followed with beef sheep hogs chickens bread vegetables and drinks. The day was ideal with no incidents.
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Washington Post
Lynchburg
Nelson County
W. K. Ryan
Oak Ridge
Thomas I. Ryan
New York
Roanoke Machine Works
Swanson
Daniel and
Martin
Hal D. Flood
Brunswick Ste
Severe storm causes heavy damage across Washington County
Reports from Hagerstown Maryland detail widespread destruction from a violent rain and thunder storm. Widespread debris and downed wires hinder assessments while Sharpsburg near Antietam Cemetery reports felled trees and lightning fatalities for two cows. Canal sand bars washed, water level lowered. Winchester notes improved county finances and rising teacher salaries with a planned Middletown high school. Berryville mourns Mrs Martins death at 84 with survivors including Joseph and Willam Martins.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Washington County
Sharpshoro
Tana Batten
Freighter Smashes Duluth Bridge and Blocks Harbor
The 600 ton steamer Troy struck the Interstate bridge at Duluth opening the span and sending it into the channel on both sides. Navigation to the upper harbor is blocked and traffic between Duluth and Superior is halted. Estimated bridge losses range from 160000 to 200000 dollars with the structure bonded at 900000 and costing about 1000000.
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Duluth Harbor
Duluth
Minn
Troy
Western Transit Company
Lakes
Superior
Movements of Ocean Steamers Reach Ports and Seas
Shipping news from New York and European ports lists arrivals and departures of numerous liners including La Bretagne from Havre to New York, Sable Island reports, and steamers like Lucania Etruria Cymric and Franzess Irene. Included are wireless communications notices and dock arrivals to New York, Rotterdam, and Liverpool with multiple sailings and ports cited.
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Meeala
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Philadelphia
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Geno
Newport
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Sable Island
Red Star Line
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Dover
Statendam
Rotterdam
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Etruria
Cymric
Boston
Cearle
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Cherbourg Bowlogue
Potsdam
H—Balled
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