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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
2
Twenty-two suffragettes in the District jail launched a hunger strike as they face five to fifteen day sentences for park violations. Two prisoners abstained due to age and illness. A War Savings effort, Saks & Co, promotes stamp purchases via pay envelopes.
A long list records numerous births with parents and newborns including Jolin F and Marfe Victory a girl, Trazznne Lenbidas and Lillian Shueey a boy, and many others. Several entries note parents with surnames and locales, plus several adult hospitalizations and ages for patients at St Elizabeth’s, Walter Reed, Provident, and other institutions. The item reads like a community birth and hospital notice page with scattered names, ages, and places.
W H Kirkpatrick, a Washington figure, is in New York awaiting transport to France for YMCA service. A special meeting of the Washington Hebrew Congregation is set for 10 tomorrow. Rabbi Abram Simon will depart the Eighth Street Temple to engage in Red Cross work in France. Miss Dabney delivered the final lecture of a course at Friendship House. The WCTU holds a 3 pm meeting to honor prominent women. The Ladies Cooperative Improvement Society of Silver Spring plans an autumn carnival at Blair Lee’s home starting Labor Day for three days. Rev Dr K E Thompson of Boston preaches at Shiloh Baptist with music from a soldiers’ quartet and a soloist from Howard University. Bronte A Reynolds sues Washington-Virginia Railway for 10,400 over a May 7 crash in Alexandria County. A Community Dance, East Washington Association, at Eastern High tonight at 5 30. all men in uniform invited. Wednesday fire at Hub Furniture warehouse wrongly located. damage about 3,000, business unaffected. TsubeNe Davidson reports 15 stolen from her laundry in two weeks. John Moore found dead at home. gas on. coroner cites death by own action. Teachers’ club room at 602 Eleventh Street NW to suspend surgical dressings on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings until further notice. Lawrence Dade Conway, son of Mr and Mrs Frank F Conway, enlisted in navy and departed for Charleston to learn to fly. third of three brothers to enlist since war began. Rev John KR Edwards to conduct a mass at the Young Women’s Association Country Club. Almerman Gregg of the British embassy to sing humorous numbers and speak. Belgian war films to follow.
District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia expected to be partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with possible afternoon showers and little temperature change. Upper lake region high pressure dominates. showers in the south Atlantic and gulf states. cooler in several regions. Local temps range from mid 60s to low 80s with humidity fluctuations and light to moderate winds.
List of marriage intentions filed across multiple states with names ages and residences, including Trabert B Criawell and Elizabeth Granewitsch of Columbus Ohio and Frank Wf Sargent with Ruth M Kein of Omaha Lincoln and others. The will of William T Houston of New York filed for probate provides residue to a son in Brooklyn and a $500 bequest to widow Mes. Jt Houston. Swift & Company beef sales in Washington for the week ending Aug 10 1918 averaged 20.69 cents per pound.
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