District policemen sworn to enforce prohibition laws
Twenty two district police officers were sworn in to enforce prohibition and internal revenue laws. Major Daniel Sullivan explained the new powers and duties while Prohibition Commissioner Tuckett approved the appointments. Officers will operate under cover with expenses reimbursed and photo IDs to be issued after joining the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istrict
Volfce
Ma Osu van
Sera Ander
Inspe
Shelby
Apple
Kett
al Dass
Sas
Saary
Sullivan
Blast wrecks navy yard mine station
Fragmentary report describes a large blast at a naval yard mine station causing extensive damage. Text references hospital involvement and an official inquiry to determine the extent and responsible party, with scattered details about guards and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard Mine Station
Disabled Veterans River Trip Planned by American Legion
Disabled veterans from a local hospital will join a one day river trip hosted by the American Legion. Volunteers will handle boat moorings and sails while the group enjoys a luncheon aboard. Mrs Charles Demonet leads the plans with help from Mrs Kares Patton and the Washington Opera company to entertain the veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Womens Legion
Meu
Dianhead
Charles Demonetscha
Hare
Kares Patton
Ice Cold Watermelon Comfort in Heat
A vivid note on chilling Georgia watermelons in wells and refrigerators to beat the heat. The piece reflects on cooling methods and the relief of cold fruit during scorching days, highlighting American ingenuity and shared comfort in warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
South
Washington
Women Leaders Shun Bobbed Hair Across Federations
A federation bulletin notes no officer or committee chair has bobbed hair, though gray hats are fashionable. It recalls Anna Howard Shaw and Anna Dickinson were mocked for cutting hair. Several prominent women, including Jeannette Rankin and Alice Robertson, retain long hair while some La Follette supporters adopt bobbed styles. Cabinet women still wear long hair.
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General
Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
Ners
Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Dickinson
Jeannette Rankin
Alice Robertson
Winifred Mason Huck
Mack& Nolan
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Alvin T Hert
Emily Newell Blair
la Follette
Isabelle Kendig
Mabel Costigan
Rockville Fair Draws Large Crowds and Candidates
Great crowds attended the Rockville fair with an estimated 26000 people. Democratic candidate David C Winebrenner, accompanied by Berrie Clark Prenton B Ray and Lacey Shaw, greeted visitors alongside Republican rival Representative Zihlman. The program includes a town hall dance with hundreds from Washington and Baltimore, a horse show with about 109 entries, a pigeon shoot, and a dog show chaired by Allan J Hoffar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawd
Rockville
David C Winebrenner
Berrie Clark
Prenton B Ray
Lacey Shaw
Zihlman
Town Hall
Washington
Baltimore
Rose EK Dawson
Harry Gormely
Send ‘George
Vinson
Peter
Hazel Cashell
F Bache Abert
Charlies
Beard
Andrew J Cummings
Herbert Diamond
Josiah W Jones
William A Watere
East
Allan J Hoffar
Zoning Commission Tightens Dupont Circle Area Restrictions
The District Zoning Commission forbids apartment houses in a widened area and preserves Dupont Circle as residential. It reclassifies the tree bounded block from A to A restricted and adjusts BR areas east of Sixteenth Street to B restricted. New commercial zones emerge near Sixteenth Street, Georgia Avenue, and Thirteenth Street, with several parcels redefined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Zoning Commission
Dupont Circle
Shepherd Street
Piney Branch Parkway
Randolph Street
Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets
Sixteenth
Rock Creek Park
Sixteenth Street
Georgia Avenue
Shepherd
Décatur Streets
Thirteenth Street
Ingraham
Kennedy Street
River
Zoning Changes Modify Residential to Commercial Areas
The commission denied a proposal to rezone several parcels from residential to commercial around Dupont Circle and on Church Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. Eight lots near Ninth Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northeast shifted from residential B area to first commercial, with changes affecting industrial areas.
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Read
Forty Fourth Street
Dupont Circle
Ting Theorth
Church Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Ninth Street
Rhode Island Avenue
Elevator Work to Resume in Three Buildings
Elevator installations will resume at the Cosmopolitan theater Lansburgh and Central Union Mission buildings after a meeting with Frank Feeney of Philadelphia, head of International unions, and Elevator Constructors Local No 10. The settlement ends a brief district strike and returns all workers to site. James Mercer, 16, remained unconscious at Garfield Hospital after a fall from a railroad box car near Leesburg, Virginia, fracturing his skull while visiting relatives.
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Cosmopolitan Theater
Lansburgh
Central Union Mission
Frank Feeney
Philadelphia
Elevator Constructors Union No 10
Pythian Semple
John W Reynolds
A B Lee
Otis Elevator Companies
James Mercer
Decatur Street
Garfield Hospital
Leesburg
Mercer
Holy Name Director Plans For New York
The Very Rev M J Ripple national director of the Holy Name society traveled to New York to finalize plans for the large delegations from New York Brooklyn and New Jersey to attend the society s national convention to be held next month Baltimore reports indicate parade turnout may reach 46000 instead of 25000 with 100 delegates from New Orleans and hundreds from Buffalo St Louis and Canadian cities Toronto and Hamilton also expected to send delegates across several regions to participate in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M J Ripple
Holy Name Society
New York
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Society
Baltimore
New Orleans
Buffalo
Hamilton
Ontario
Toronto
St Louis
Men’s Beauty Contest Closes Tonight at Carnival
A men’s beauty contest at Grant Circle by St Gabriels church will be decided tonight as 28 entrants filed names and photos. The carnival will wrap with a prize dance tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grant Circle
St Gabriels Church
Conference Heft Here On Firpo Deportation
Representatives of the New York Civic League met with Assistant Secretary White and Labor Department officials to discuss Lula Angel Firpo deportation details. The league was represented by Bernard H Sandler, Deets Pickett, and Dr. Robert Watnon of reform and temperance groups in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Civic League
White
Labor Department
Lula Angel Firpo
Dinough
League
Bernard H Sandler
New York
Deets Pickett
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Miethodter Episcopal Church of
Washington
Robert Watnon
International Reform League
Petty retires after 54 years of service
James T Petty retires from District service after 64 years with the District. Farewell ceremonies in the tax collector's office featured a presentation of a bag of gold by District officials and department heads. Petty joined in 1370 and led the tax arrears division, once under the assessor, now in the collector's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T Petty
William P Richards
William C Fowler
Melvin C Hazen
James R. Lucby
C B Hunt
Daniel J Donovan
Mr Petty
District Service
Astor
Rockville Officers Seize Two Alleged Pickpockets
Rockville police and deputies nabbed two men at a county fair after two victims reported pocketbook thefts during horse races. Michael Ominich and Otto Burton, claimed New York origins, were arrested with money and papers recovered. one carried suspected drugs. They face a preliminary hearing in Rockville police court tomorrow.
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Rockville
Joe Lainhart
Fourth Street Southeast
Washington
Frank Knaill
Howard County
Stanley Gingell
Mickey Forrest
Michael
Ominich
Otto Burton
New York
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Luckett With
Wen
Postini
American Company
Sixteenth and Shepherd Streets
Bay
Holy Name
Father Ripple
Metropolis
Petty
Wesna
Colulan
Wathington Post
Avenue of Ninth
Lek
Dad
Grogan
LEGAT
Robt
Hollander
West
William G
Camnico
Winmosinavesoe
Adams
Ereb Nas
Mayer & CO
Etween
Etime Furniture
Pian
JC. Potomac Rubber Co., Inc
N. Y
Trublpruf
Lambert Trublpruf Tire Co., Inc
Fourteenth St
Continental Trust
Dennison
Cox
Potomac
Eiseman’s
7Th & F
L Street
L St. N.W
Brewood
Brewan Engravers and Stationars
the Sunday Post
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