Suburban fair to feature American Red Cross displays and events
The Montgomery Chapter Red Cross exhibit opens at the suburban fair with a baby welfare conference each day for infant weighing and measuring. An ambulance loaned by the Red Cross motor corps will aid in first aid. Ground gates open as plans include baseball, athletic events, and community activities for Washington and Montgomery County guests.
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Montgomery
American Red Cross
Committee On
Red Cross
Red Coss Motor Corps
Covlumpia
Washington
Montgomery County
Public Atheletic Association of
Maryland
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
Satirical verse traces a burglar family plan to reform their son through dentistry and lawfulness. The narrator jokes how shifting fortunes hinge on teeth and fate, ending with a cheeky quip about a biting incident. A stray line on Villa and a note about affordable airplane rides add local flavor.
Claimed Officer Accused of Forging Army Voucher
William Ross, who alleged he was a former army officer, was brought to U S Commissioner Supples by Lieut J Pearson head of government police at Camp Meade on charges of forging an army pay voucher for 887 83 and attempting to cash it by impersonating an officer He is held in 1500 bail for a hearing August 26 The military police say he presented as Capt William N Haskell United States Cavalry claiming orders to report to Camp Meade after returning from Russia
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Thorities
Baltimore
William Ross
Infantry
Regular Army
United States
Supples
Lieut . J. Pearson
Government Police
Camp Meade
Bert C. Moore
William N Haskell
United States Cavalry
Russia
Bundy Transfer Prompts Camp Lee Closure Rumor
Gen Omar Bundy, long commander at Camp Lee, has been reassigned to Fort Cook in Omaha to head the Seventh corps area. Camp Lee reportedly will be closed and sold, with about eight thousand acres and costs near 1.2 million dollars for the cantonment works and utilities totaling around 1.5 million. Separate Roanoke note mentions an application for a 20 percent passenger rate increase.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Omar Bundy
Camp Lee
Fort Cook
Omaha
Seventh Corps
Bundy
Camp Cavera
United States
Norfolk and Western Set to Submit Rates in September
The Norfolk and Western Railway announced it will submit fares excess baggage rates and milk rates to the West Virginia board for certification on September 28. This filing outlines proposed price adjustments and adjustments to service charges to be reviewed by the state regulator.
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Cums Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Roanoke Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
Democrats welcome women at Roanoke event
Virginia politicians acknowledge the Equal Suffrage League of the State of Virginia during a Roanoke visit reported by The Washington Post. On August 23, officials highlighted the suffrage movement and invited broader civic participation.
Women Join Roanoke Democratic Fold In Ward Campaign
The Roanoke Democratic executive committee opened its meeting at the municipal building welcoming 27 women led by Miss Lucinda Terry, vice president of the State Equal Suffrage League. Each city ward named an organizer to direct the campaign in their wards.
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Ginia
Democratic Party
Roanoke
Lucinda Terry
State Equal Suffrage League
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