Favors Retail Move Name Question Discussed
Provisional Retail Merchants of Washington form a new body under the Chamber of Commerce to adopt a name, constitution, bylaws, and officers. Merger into the chamber via an auxiliary is approved, with seven membership applications to be acted on next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Retail Committee
Retail Merchants of
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Strasburger
Chamber
Chaplin Brown
Chamber of Commerce
D. J. Kaufman
D. J. Callahan
H.C. C. Stiles
Ernest H. Daniel
Henry L. West
Kaufman
Strasburger
Mnes Jali
James M. Oyster
Joseph A. Berberich
Harry B. Halley
George Strauss
Harry Kaufman
Isidor Saks
Warren Brentzer
Melvin Behrends
Canoeist Timberlake Threatens Prosecution Over Check
Wyatt F Timberlake a Department of Agriculture clerk arrested at Glen Echo after a canal boat sent his canoe to the bottom and toppled him and Marie Jennings into the water. He says Sheriff William Shaw should not cash the $40 collateral check and plans to charge the sheriff with conduct unbecoming an officer if he pursues collection. Timberlake and Jennings were rescued by George O Nell and F B Libbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt F Timberlake
Department of Agriculture
Glen Echo
Timberlake
William Shaw
George P. Hoover
Maryland
Marie Jennings
George O Nell
F. B. Libbey
Shaw
Ride in a TTCO taxicab after a warm day
A playful note alongside ads mentions TTCO taxicabs offering rides after warm days with contact details North 1213. The ad is followed by a contrasting report from the national immigration commission noting coal miners in the Middle West enjoy better conditions due to organized labor, citing 19 000 cases across Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TTCO
North
Middle West
Pennsylvania
National Immigration Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Illinoi
Alleged Cow Thief Inventor arraigned in police court
James Adams, a Black man known as an inventor, was arraigned after police claim he stole Mrs Hoffmans cow and a stock of valves piping and mechanical parts. Detectives allege a milking device was found in his room and Adams is held for the grand jury with Attorney Thomas L Jones representing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adams
Cowtown
Weber
Adams
Judge's Power Questioned Over Prisoner Mental Condition
Judge Aukam weighs who decides a prisoner's sanity after Ross Wise of 121 D Street Southeast faced housebreaking charges. Attorney O'Brien seeks commitment to an asylum for mental evaluation, citing prior insanity discharge. Assistant DA Turner argues post indictment a sanity commission should be possible. ruling postponed to morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew E. O'Brien
Charles H. Turner
Ross Wise
D Street Southeast
O'Brien
Wise
Aukam
Midshipmen Practice Squad Sails Azores Cruise Homeward
The midshipmen's practice squadron raised anchor at Horta Azores yesterday and began the return voyage on the last leg of its 10:00 mile cruise. The next port will be Solomon's Island in Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horta
Azores
Solomon’s Island
Chesa Peake Bay
Annapolis
District of Parking Uses Poisoned Spray to Save Washington Trees
Washington faces an experimental campaign against elm beetles with arsenate of lead sprayed on trees using a small gasoline engine. Truman Lanham, superintendent of trees and parking, oversees the project on New Hampshire Avenue. If successful, officials may buy an engine for ongoing treatment to protect the city’s familiar elms from beetle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Trees and Parking
Washington
New Hampshire Avenue
Truman Lanham
Harmony Lodge Outing Draws Record Crowd At Chesapeake Beach
About 500 members of Harmony Lodge No. and Federal City Lodge No. attended the annual Odd Fellows excursion to Chesapeake Beach. The event featured races and a full program for members and families, the largest turnout in the group’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Harmony Lodge
Federal City Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Chesapeake Beach
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Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Potomac Electric Power Co
14Th Sf. N
S. DR. White
7Th St. N. W
Randla Highlands
Capitel
Dupont Circle
U. S. Realty Company
Friedlander Bros
9Th & E Sts
C. Lansburgh Furniture Co
Ninth St
Star Laundry
House & Herrmann
Sts
N. W
John F. Ellis & CO
Penn. Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
Cape May Wildwood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
N. d
Delaware River
Horn Vatton
Commerce Chamber
Association
An Weho
Erens
Brea
St. N.W
Henry Evans’ (Inc
F St
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
District Department of Parking
Potomac
Charles Macalester
Marshall
Naval Gun Factory
Navy Yard
Jacob G. Moody
Brooke
Light Cavalry
Old Kentucky Home
Amina
Pilgrims
Gate City
Hat la Farge Wagner
Straus . Snyder
Weldon
Fifteenth Cavalry Band
Fort Myer
F. Tyrrell
U. S
John S. M. Zimmermann
Continents
August Welch
Alda
Bendix Phillipe
Moscowski Fahrbach
Ve. Howard Waldteufeld E
Haines
Wacana Pring
Holmes’ Bakery
Becker's
R.P. Andrews Paper CO
la, Ave. NW
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Business Man
Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Service
The
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
City Bulletins
Barker
Sth Star
John Moran Co
Twenty-sixth Street
Occoquam Va
Arlington Bot. Co
Star Laundry Co
Mth
Darling
Washington Gas Light CO
Tenth Street N. W
Washington Post
Will
Wm. Oberhardt
Mabel Herbert Urner
A. G. Learned
By Charles Belmont Davis
Frank A. Nankivell
Davis
Grace Sartwell Mason
Illustrations By
Dan Sayre Groesbeck
Johnny M’donald
Him
Dave King
R. Phillipps Ward
the Man In Black
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Sigurd Schou
Paris
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