Rest for Parliament Reassembles in October Amid War-Time Confidence
Parliament adjourns to October extending present membership seven months amid war optimism. Ministers say no new food control steps planned despite high prices and freight costs. Debate notes strong economic pressure on central powers and hints women may gain voting rights in the next election with adult suffrage likely.
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Tondon
David Lloyd George
Near East
EG Prettyman
Board of Trade
House of
Rommona
Das
Prettyman
Cvilian
Powera
House of Lords
House of Commons
Disposition of Fines At Issue in U S Courts
A statement by Ben Johnson to the House District Omnibus Committee claims nearly a quarter of a million dollars in fines collected in the District of Columbia are being turned to strict government rather than the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury referred the matter to the comptroller for a report on proper disposition. Johnson noted two classes of prosecutions: in District courts and in Federal courts, with fines from Federal courts should go to the United States.
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United States
District of Columbia
Ben Johnsen
Apsan
House Distrio Omrates
Secretary of the Treasury
Sereirs
Comptroller
Johnsen
Aiding Marriages Postwar Wide Proposal Urged
Aug 22 Eugene Brieux of the Academy of France urges official matrimonial bureaus under mayors to match couples and extend legal delays for widows of soldiers. He notes many marriages fail due to lack of meeting, urges registers at mayor offices and reveals many soldiers believed dead have returned from Germany.
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Eugene Brieux
Academy of France
France
Jer
Mayora
Ufe
Germany
M Renaudet
Castner Named Militia Head by Treasury Ruling
Maj J C Castner USA, adjutant general of the District militia, is recognized by the comptroller of the Treasury as commanding officer of District National Guard units not mustered into federal service. The ruling answers Capt Louis Wilson’s question on authorization to approve expenditures. Castner now leads the remaining District militia under Gen Harvey’s federal status.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
J C Castner
USA
District Militia
National Guard
United States Service
Louis . Wilson
District National Guard
Wilson
Castner
Harveys
Mad Castner
Navy Sea War Game Sees Mob Raid At Sewall Point
A simulated naval war game off the Atlantic coast features a mob overpowering the Sewall Point guard at Hampton Roads. The raid destroys coal stores and piers to disrupt the Blue defending fleet as Rear Admirals Benson Helm coordinate responses and scouting from Narragansett.
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Navy Department
Atlantic
Naval Guard
Sewall Point
Hampton Roads
Benson
Sewall
Eral
Helm
Narragansett
Admiral Mayo
Department
Railway Heads See Wilson Trainmen Impatient
Conference in Washington over eight hour day for railroads shows growing frustration among Brotherhood leaders and managers. Presidents insist any plan must be acceptable to all railroads and to the White House, with arbitration favored by the Chamber of Commerce and Congress proceedings underway.
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Wilson
White House
Washington
Newlands
Adamson
Congress
Adamson Sead
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
R Goodwyn Rhett
Tte
Jacob M Dickinson
Rock Island
E P Ripley
Banta Fe
Managers
Railros
Wilson Seme
Brotherhood
Washington Post
Warrenton
Warrenton Horns Show Association
H C Groomes
Andrews
Holloway Mitchell Harrison
C H Keyser
J J. Muurling
Virginia
Mitchell
Trial of Private Wesley for Murder At Camp Ordway
Private Harold B Wesley stood trial before a general court martial at Camp Ordway on murder charges in the August 13 shooting that killed Private James J Spaulding. Witnesses, many Guardsmen, testified Wesley did not know his rifle fired, while the defense noted the gun hit a chair and discharged. Verdict sealed for department of the East after closing arguments as field maneuvers preparations proceed at Fort Myer and Camp Ordway.
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Harold B Wesley
Third Infantry
Camp Ordway
James J Spaulding
Wesley
Department of the East
Witnasaea
Department
Ex-Policeman Arrested Sequel to Wife’s Attempted Suicide
John Watts formerly of the Metropolitan police was arrested by Central Office detectives on a warrant from Owen D Kiser. The charge stems from threats against a Crossing Policeman and evading traffic violations, tied to a case surrounding Mrs Kiser who shot herself at her home as her husband slept, with her condition improving at Casualty Hospital. Watts, 35, was dismissed from the force over a prior incident and is held for $600 bond.
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John Watts
Metropolitan Police Department
Bay Central Office
Hugh
Owen D Kiser
I Street Northwest
Ihe
Kiser
Mire Ir Kiser
Tittle
Watts Ty
J AH Hammin
Fourteenth Street
Tennsylvania Avenue
Waa
Watts
Sues to enjoin unions over dairy boycott
Corbin Thompson, Sharon Dairy owner, filed in District Supreme Court for an injunction to stop labor organizations from boycotting his shop and products. Defendants include Mik Wagon Drivers Local No 110 leaders Schmidt and Gundesheimer, AF of L presidents Gompers and Morrison, and Washington Central Labor Union officials James and Colpoys. Thompson claims unions pressured employees after he refused to hire only union labor in May, causing pickets at his milk and cream outlets and driving away customers, costing him over $100 daily.
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Corbin Thompson
Sharon
District Supreme Court
Henry Schmidt
Harry Gundesheimer
Mik Wagon Drivers
Gamnel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Newton James
John B Colpoys
Washington Central Labor Union
Hia
Thompson
Doctor scores militia as underwent operation near camp
Protest by Dr Moore prompts special examination of Louis Hollar, a National Guard member. Hollar, son of a Richmond pallbearer, is deemed fit for removal to Richmond but not ready for duty. Body of 7-year-old George Duty found in the Potomac near Bryant plant. no inquest. Evangelistic services run Sept 2 to Oct 2 by Gypsy Smith Jr. Third Alexandria Sunday School parade planned Sept 17. Barbara Pope of Fairfax wills leaves library to Alexandria Hospital. Thomas J Mullin funeral held. buried at Bethe Cemetery. Notary public appointment renewed for Capt Slaymaker.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Richmond Light Infantry
Henry Carter Stuart
Richmond
William Francis Meade
Acca
Louis Hollar
National Guard
Gibbon Street
Samuel B Moore
Louis N | Duffey
Moore
Hollars
Hollar
Washington Virginia
Yreaterday
Llewellyn Powell
George Duty
Guy Duty
Prince Street
Washington Harbor
Potomac
Bryant Fertilizer
Rver
Demaine
Marshall Jones
Firangellat
Gypsy Smith Jr
William H Melchoir
John W Herndon
John H Trimyer
S W Pitts
EB T Kirkley
Louis C Barley
Probata
Fairfax County
Barbara Pope
Lorton
Alexandria Hospital
Howard W Smith
S&s B Moore
No Peace Overture Made to Great Britain
London August 23. Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade and parliamentary undersecretary for foreign affairs, told the House of Commons today that no peace overtures have been made to Great Britain. He answered a question from Sir James Henry Dalziel, Liberal MP for Kirkcaldy Burgh.
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London
Great Britain
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Lord Roberts
James Henry Dalziel
Kirkcaldy Burghe
Funeral of Frederick Halley in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick Halley a former city resident now in New York steamship business died after a two year illness at his mother Amelia De Trailey's home. Sunday services were at St Martins Catholic Church and interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. He leaves his wife Jennie Green Halley his mother a brother and three sisters.
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Frederick Halley
New York
Amelia de Trailey
T Street
Martins Catholic Church
Mount Olivet
Jennie Green Halley
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Barbara Cocuzzi Manxing
Washington University Hoss
Maldechester
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F. A. Speare Sons
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W. H. Small & Sons
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Conductors’ Brotherhood
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Allen Potts
Merle
Bracken Rose
Miss du Pont
Pretty Maid
Mrs Potts
Clase Churchman & Davis
Bowles Brothers
Gines
F H Bugden
Robin Adair
Mra Blair Johnson
C. D. Kiser
Sharon Dairy
FAM Gidding X Co
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Panis Suomar
America
Haute Coutures
Eblouses
Acme
National Fruit Product Company
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City Wall
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Thomas J Mullen
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Louis Smet
Bethe Cemetery
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