Clara Barton Will Filed In District Probate Court
An exemplified copy of Clara Barton’s will founder of the Red Cross was filed in the District Supreme Court probate division by F A Fenning and Spencer Gordon for executor Stephen E Barton who was granted letters testamentary. The will, dated May 11 1911 and February 27 1912, lists securities, bank accounts, and real estate including 947 T Street NW and a property in Oxford Massachusetts. It designates a committee for preserving Red Cross literature and instructs distribution to heirs with Stephen E Barton as executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarrissa Harlowe Barton
Clara Barton
Red Cross
District Supreme Court
F A Fenning
Spencer Gordon
Stephen E Barton
Justice Stafford
Worcester Wass
Testairix
Glen Echo Ma
Tentatrix
Massachusetts
T Street
Oxford Mass
Wall
Percy Hi Epler
William Barton
Stephen E. Barton
J B Hubbell
Janet Jennings
Kate Benjamin
Chicago
Patriotic ceremony honors Dr Beanes in Upper Marlboro
Prince Georges county sponsors a September 3 commemorative event on Academy Hill for the restoration of Dr William Beanes tomb. Mayor Jones of Baltimore and national Star Spangled Banner organizers lead speeches by Judge Fillmore Beall and Georgetown University president Alphonsus Donlan. Attendees include Representative Quinn and Bishop Alfred Harding. The event features medal awards to students for patriotic essays, a band performance, and a benediction. Dr Beanes, a Revolutionary War surgeon, inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner after his capture by a British ship during Fort McHenry bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begaes
Upper Marlboro
Washington Pont
Upper
Marloro
Aug
Jones H Preston
Baltimore
National Star Spangled Exaner Commission
Fillmore Beall
Alphonsus J Donlands
Georgetown University
Cabel Coagruder Jr
Percy E Quinn
Wiliam L. Marbury
Thomas F McNulty
Alfred Harding
United States Marthe Band
Prince George
Marlboro Academy
Dr Beanea
Prince Georges County
Dr Beanes
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Desertion case ties Sanderson to Hawaii bond set
Q E Sanderson, accused of deserting his wife Ivy W Sanderson and their three children in July 1913, was arraigned and posted a $1000 bond in Washington. He arrived in custody from Hawaii after being traced to a pig ranch on Pacific islands and appeared before Justice Stafford Ha with attorney Joseph A Burkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q E Sanderson
Pacific Islands
District of Columbia
Deserier
United States
HH Hatt
Hawaii
Washington
Quince Early Sanderson
Sanderson
Ivy W Sanderson
Hawai
Justice Staffont Ha
Nationals
Detroit
Islands
Joseph A Burkhart
Keane Granted Transfer After Five Trials by Excise Board
The excise board approved Maurice Keane's transfer from BA Graham and L H Neumeyer receivers at 143 Tennessee avenue NW after five hearings. Two other license transfer applications, Stephen Coster Jr. and George Slaybaugh, are set for hearings September 20. The board noted 29 liquor license renewals and six wholesale renewals, with only 300 retail licenses to be granted and about 109 more applications anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauericense
Excise Board
Ths
Maurice Keane
BA Graham
L H Neumeyer
Tennsylvania Avenue
Keane
Angeostia
Navy Yard
Heenst
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stephen Coster Jr
EH Newmeyerr
George Slaybaugh
Seventh Street
Nacthwast
Wil Pe Heart
David Cohen
New Winston Hotel Company
First Street
Northwest
Police Notes Highlight Nighttime Violence and Local Burglary
Reported shootings, robberies, and a burglary detail a night of crime in the District. Sam Lewis received a bullet wound to the lip and was hospitalized after an altercation with Sidney W. Lanford. Frank Thejs was robbed near L Street SW. Margaret Hammond reported a gold watch theft from her Mt Vernon Place home. The District Board Room improvements near completion include 237 new seats and enhanced lighting for public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lewis
S Street
Northwest
Lewis
Sidney W. Lanford
3 Rock Greek Church Road
Emersency Hospital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Margaret Hammond
Mt Vernon Place
Tia
L Street
Frank Thejs
Clais
Kerosene Deliberately Used In Local Grocery Burglary
Louis Miner reported a break in at his Nichola avenue and Sheridan Road southeast store. A colored man confessed to pouring kerosene into sugar and flour after entering the cellar and said he acted under employer instruction. Police expect another arrest in the case.
Secretary of Navy awards battle efficiency pennant to submarines
Secretary Daniels presents the battle efficiency pennant for combined efficiency in engineering and gunnery to the United States submarine crew H3 under Ens Wright USN 9 in command. He also awards the excellence in engineering trophy to the torpedo boat Dg under Ensign Logan USN. He sent commendations to both Ensign Wright and Ensign Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels Ceater Fay
United States
Wright
Dapless
BA Logan
Logan
Gunners Break Camp Offic ers Pleased With Work
Artillery practice at Tobyhanna Pa by 12 men of First Battery District of Columbia National Guard ended with strong weather challenges. Officers called the encampment a success as troops packed after two hours of baggage checks and returned to Washington. Officials await official target records and the Gold Cup result for the three regular batteries, with Capt Vogt content with his unit’s performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobyhanna Pa
Firat Battery Field Artery
National Guard District of
Pennsylvania Avenue
Reguslar
Bernieham Steel Company
Steel Company
Capt Vogt
Dix
Hearquarter
Cnopt
Vogt
Public Gardens Fight Destruction of Potomac Park Beds
Col W W Hart, superintendent of public grounds, urges citizens to report depredations in East Potomac Park as vandals pull blooms and dig up plants. Two men fined 10 each after ransacking beds near the railway bridge, but further acts continue. Hart pleads for civic pride and asks witnesses to come forward to prevent further thefts and protect costly park beautification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col W W Hart
East’ Potomac Park
Col Harts
Colsaarta
Compania
Col Harte Tool
Washington
City to Host Grand Army Encampment in September
A trade Board delegation will travel to Detroit to invite the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its annual encampment here in September 1915, with $2500 pledged to fund the convention. The committee includes John Joy Winson, Parker Col, John McAiroy, and George H Slaybaugh, plus Department Commander J K P Gleason and the Washington delegation. The Board also invites the Army of the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico to hold its next convention here, to be presented at the Pittsburgh meeting September 14 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Joy Winson Atyron
Parker
John McAiroy
George H Slaybaugh
J K.P Gleason
Pittsburgh
Ten Suit for Damages Breaks Recent Court Record
Ten damage suits filed in a single day in the District Supreme Court set a record, totaling 87,000 dollars. Heaviest claim is 3,200 dollars against Representative Robert L. Henry of Imag and his daughter Leia May Parmelee over a November 8, 1911 auto accident involving Henry’s car driven by a chauffeur. Other actions name Washington Railway and Electric Company and several plaintiffs seeking 7500, 2000, 10000, and higher sums for injuries from car incidents and ejectment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Washington Railway and
Hlccine Company
District Supreme Court
Lerensaler
O Connell
Robert L. Henry
Imag
Leia May Parmelee
Wiliam McNamara
Seara
Sarah McNamara
AL. Hickey
W D Conley Young McNamara
Seventeenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Henrys
Grace
D W Baker
WE Leahy
Washington Railway
Whelsie Contany Derauss
Ralway Railway Company
Baker
JW Staggers
Frank W Perry
Earl Edward
Corcoran
Washington Partway and Electric Company
T A Maguire
Baker & Leahy
Washington | Railway and Flectric Company
Minnie B
Bihh
Ninth
New York Avenue
Lous Johnson
Senate panel expects favorable Laskey U.S. attorney nomination
The judiciary committee of the Senate will report Monday on Jai B Laskey’s nomination as United States attorney for the District of Columbia after a smooth executive session. No protests were filed, and members indicated near-certain early confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Jai B Laskey
United States
Columbia
Anacostia Transit Hearings Set for September 3
The Public Utilities Commission will hold hearings on Anacostia street railway service on September 3 with a second question about rates likely September 7. Commissioners return from vacations as the panel resumes work for the new year and considers taxi and rate issues after a property valuation is completed. Annual district budget estimates for Congress also move up with a November 15 report deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anacostia
Washitton Ralwey and Trectrie
Public Utilities Commission
Strict
Ascal
Frmneer
Wardag Ona
They
Siddons
Siddas
Harding
Newman
West
Anacostia Street
Taxiead
Senterahes
Congress of
Government Printing Office
War on Typhoid Campaign Aids Police In Alexandria
Health officials under the state board of health direct a city wide effort to stamp out typhoid fever. Mayor Tisher orders police to inspect alleys and out houses as water concerns rise with artesian wells supplying free water to residents amid the scare. Firefighters head to Portsmouth for the Virginia Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention while Martha Entwiste sells 120 King Street to Louis Rosenblot for business use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entwiste
Martha E Entwiste
Graham & Oxdén
Louis Rosenblot
King Street
Rosenbiot
Births Reported From Ancestry Page Fragments
Fragmented OCR lists numerous birth announcements with multiple names and places. It includes Vienry II and Mo Wight bay Archibald, Raymond C and Grace D Kidd bay Frank Ta and Mary Joanett, Louis and Elizabeth HW Harte bay Morris and Minto, Nahum and Hetty Rheick bay Alexander and Delle Delixvable glet, Moreimer and Delle A Dowd bay John J and Mary Cobors, 207 Jabr F and A ice Militant bay Winters Fl and Mary A Aldrich bay Andrew and Edteh Taxir Boy, Merion Morse gl Reymond B and Maria Maucraft Ghaeles and Catherine Jonee girl, and more scattered names and locations including Philadelphia references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drehibald Sand Merion Morse
Reymond B
Maria Maucraft
Ghaeles
Catherine Jonee
Band Concert Today by US Soldier Home Band
This afternoon at 4 oclock the US Soldier Home Band performs in the bandstand under director Zimmermann. The program lists marches overtures and selections including Gate City, Welton, A Greek Slave, The Star Spangled Banner, and other pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Zimmermann
Gate City Welton Qverture
Flogale Cava Mondelsgoha
Moreesu
Zimmermann Belection
Sonex Maxiie
Dangora Navareth
Fionle
Klsres
Deaths Reported in Various Hospitals and Homes
A list of deaths from multiple institutions including Government Hospital for the Insane, Providente Hospital Whitten, Washington Heylum Home, National Home for the Aged, and Walter Reed General Hospital. Names include Emily Hooper 70, Charles Heber 10, Willem Kurz 7, James Brown 5, and Georgianna Simms 31, among others, with ages ranging from 4 to 70 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enphin Fae
Emly Hooper
Charles Heber
Providente Hospital
Whitten
Wilson
George Harmaver
Washington
Willem Kurzs
Smargones Hospital
Louing Caprhart
James Brown
Walter Reed General Hospital
Tanne Actiuate
Ram
Bowell Jo Eminate
City Hulletins Promotes Florist and Theater Specials
The item list advertises floral emblems, a new flower store on 200 Lath Street and 1005 Pa Avenue with pricing notes. It mentions theater tickets and a 6 percent clearance for Congers cleaners and restaurant lunch offerings in an old city bulletin flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congers
Adly Shaffers
Injuries alleged in damages suit against American Express and others
A damaged and misspelled OCR paragraph describes multiple injury claims. John Feely and Baker and Leshy represent a child injured by a company wagon at 493 F Street South 1st, with American Express and Wagons involved. Margaret C Waring sues for injuries from a car at 2nd Street and New York Avenue Northwest. Lawyers include Baker and Staggers, Grant, Leas, Mindel, and others. The text mentions sums like 16003 and various dates around 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Feely
Baker & Leshy
Wayned
Samuel Mindel
Jamie Bindel
Baker & Staggers
F Street South
Lester
Harry
American Express Company
Aguries
Vankties
Baker
Wastreton Railway and Electric Company
Margaret C Waring
Nslrest
New York Avenue
Willam Lene Clatrs Sac
HA Grant
Baker & Leas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saks & Company
Yakuna Valley
State of Washington
Golden & Company, Commission Merchants
D. J. Oconnell
Phonz
Byeons Adams
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Royal Pilsen
Abner Drury Brewing Company
Washington DC
Macainery
CRI
National Electrical Supply CO
Winton
Hnd Parker
J Ston
Judd & Detwerler, Inc
Barton Will
Stafford
Honge
Police
Horlick
Secretary of Navy
Alea
Tobyhanna
Park Beauty
W W. Harts
TEN
Laskey
Geneva
Councilman
EB Marshall
Cornelius Haggerty
Philadelphia
Delsy Marshall
Haggerty
Miss Marshall
Switzerland
Portsmouth
Newport News
Ir Jginia Volunteer Firements Association
Harbers
A. Pattison
Ivema
Chine
Rey Cav
Willie Neasler
An& Ida M
Dersh Pols
Philadelphie
Tae Ray
Mon Perez Hinton M
Bertha Wind
The
Rev
George Wo Vanier
Lena Wo Hubber
Rey Lom Chamerr
Hanner
CITY
Hulletins
Russia
Goodyear West Sales
Tan
Hotse
Europe
George V
England
Poincare
France
Czar
Nicholas II
William II
Germany
Francis Joseph
Austria
Peter of Serra
Albert
Belgium
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Victor Emanuel II
Italy
Alfonso Ziie
Spain
Haakon VII
Norway
Gustaf V
Sweden
Christian X
Denmark
M. de Arriage
Portugal
Mohammed V
Turkey
Constantine
Greece
Maul, le
Rock of Gibraltar
Ural Mountains
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