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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
6
The health department bulletin urges milk distributors to inspect full records of output and quality before renewing contracts. It notes that most Washington contracts rely on shippers for the upcoming year, with August and September cited as renewal periods.
The organizing committee of the ninth nineteenth International Congress of Amer teqisty announced the session in Washington from October 5 to 7 is postponed due to the European war. A summer 1915 meeting in Texas may be held instead, and arrangements for that will be made as conditions permit.
In Maryland it leads in popularity and proves superior across Virginia and the Carolinas, with Georgia and Tennessee showing high yields. The beardless wheat ranks top in Kentucky and is well suited to the West. We are the original distributors and invite readers to request the descriptive fall catalog.
Investigation into charges of cruelty against W. J. Whitaker, superintendent of Occoquan Workhouse, by former employee Thomas Burns, led by Assistant Corporation Counsel Roger Whiteford and Commissioner Newman, likely to conclude this week. Wakeford has heard witnesses on discipline, the fort, brick bin, and related operations, with Burns alleging waste from not following suggested plans. Similar accusations surfaced under prior administration, which earlier led to vindication.
The Southern Haifway Company awarded contracts for adding miles of double track on the Danville division between Greensboro and Pelham New York forming a continuous double track line from Charlotte to Danville Virginia. Parker Brooks Construction Company of Greenville handles miles from mile post 241 to 253 and Morrow Contracting Company of Atlanta handles miles from mile post 4% to 2M. Contracts for 39 miles in Virginia were let between Charlotteville and Arrowhead 7 miles and between Blima and Amherst 19 miles.
A Baltimore area notice lists numerous marriages and fiancés with dates and ages, including Daniel W W Montgomery 28 and Edna J Spence 5, along with multiple other couples such as Leona Karanas 20 and Dawns William Cogewell 27, and Terrell A Brown 72 with Mader A Dowson 28, reflecting a broad set of wedding intentions and clerical officiants in various locales.
A sequence of birth announcements lists numerous couples and newborns including James B and Biste Stes with a boy, Audrey and Lelia Spancer with a girl, Joseph J and Louise M Carroll with a boy, and Elmer ML and Alice M Marcin with a boy. Additional entries name Morgen, McGannall, Lang, Lee, Mmen, Jaman, Hayden, end Rose Brewer, Buongirt, Ackerman, Tamer, Thorston, Powell, Hapros, Jones, Gilson, Fontrase, Barly, Beracs among others.
A list of deaths with ages and partial locations including 1530 15th Street, Highlands, Sibley and Terberculonie hospitals, and multiple names such as Thomma J. Reexen 63, Mary Bord 74, Ignatine Lancaster 19, Asistin Foster 61. Other entries reference addresses like 406 5th Ave and Asistin Foster.
The District Commission ers appeal to citizens associations to list public improvement ideas by September 10 for fiscal year 1915 16 estimates. They remind of the Borland amendment requiring half the cost of street paving in certain cases to be borne by abutting property owners and note work will start September 5 after Commissioner Newman returns from vacation, with estimates due by October 15.
Southern cotton growers face market difficulties as Secretary McAdoo's eighteen member committee meets to coordinate with the Treasury. The group plans to report to McAdoo tomorrow, outlining access to warehouse credit and relief for bankers and growers. Not all appointees arrived for yesterday's session, including C. Barrett, L W Parker, and G G Jordan, who formerly joined the Southern cotton conference. W P G Harding, C J Brand, and J M Carver attended as government appointees.
Kate C Grimes files a complaint for limited divorce in District Supreme Court alleging cruelty and abuse by her husband Forest Gott Grimes a government printing office employee She says relatives harass her with insults and that a diamond ring clothing and her baby's bed are retained by his mother He is ordered to show cause why he should not pay temporary support The couple married in Alexandra on April 3 18 and had two children both died Also Prof George A Hill will address the Capital Poultry and Pigeon Association on a visit to leading poultry farms in England at 8 pm at the Public Library.
A petition filed in the District Supreme Court asks for a court order to distribute a Lan estate valued near twenty two thousand dollars left by four sisters. The line of succession broke when Kate Davidson died and Adelaide followed Martha, triggering disputes among heirs and named defendants.
The District government closed contracts for two seven passenger cars for the civil commissioners and the detective bureau. The appropriation allowed 400 for the first car and 2,000 for the second, while bids for cars without special equipment for libraries health and others were rejected. Further bids without the equipment will be accepted in about ten days.
Commonwealth Attorney for Alexandria County offered a $200 reward for the capture of the unknown gunman who shot Crandal Mackey Jr. near Rosslyn on Tuesday night. Police searched the area, shells were found by Wallace Lynn, and the youth, treated at Georgetown Hospital, returned home with his grandmother Rosina Mackey. The attorney said the shooter appeared to be motivated by personal resentment and the wound is not yet dangerous unless infection sets in.
Cora Hemler of this city sues Washington Gaslight Company Potomac Electric Power Company and the District of Columbia in District Supreme Court claiming 10000 for injuries from an exposed gas box outside her home at 76 Eighth Street allegedly left by gas company workers on the night of June 194. Her right foot ankle angles were wrenched and she is represented by W. W. Gardiner and L. J. Hamby.
Great Falls Virginia hosts concessionists day at Great Falls Park from today through Sunday August 20. Evening events Thursday Friday and Saturday feature novelty prizes and electric displays at the pavilion and stands. Fireworks set for Saturday August 14 at 30 pm with prize balloons and oddities along the falls. Dancing film shows and moonlight dances planned with free admission, weather permitting. Sunday features concert and other attractions. The St Johns will sail daily from the foot of Savanna Street at 9 am with weekend departures at 3 pm Saturday and 9 am Sunday.
Monarch P. R. Pullman announces a large Grotto excursion from the wharf to Colonial Beach next Saturday at 2 2 p.m. A moving picture operator will film the parade on shore and the boat, with a peanut feast on board. The voyage features the Grotto bond, a new band, and prophets wearing fat buttons and smiles. A midnight feast is planned at Mensh's for 160 members and guests, with a medical committee led by Dr. Frederick Yates La chair man aboard.
Col W W Hart, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, orders park police and inspectors to arrest anyone caught picking flowers in city beds. A broad warning targets visitors across parks, with East Potomas Park excepted, as thefts of shrubs and ornamentals are addressed to curb losses.
The American section of the Theosophical Society begins its 28th annual convention in Raleigh with a sightseeing tour and reception at the Raleigh Hotel. About 500 delegates are expected to attend sessions Friday through Monday, featuring lectures by L. W. Rogers and Trying Conner on The Spirit of Theosophy and The Welding of Eastern Mysticism and Western Energy.
The will of Brig Gen John Gazzam Butler US Army retired was filed for probate dated May 1 1912 It provides 18000 held in trust for daughter Mary W Butler until marriage or death and directs her share on marriage The residuary estate is to be divided equally among six Butler children Lawrence Parker Butler Mary W Butler Harret Butler Morrow Hodman Butler and Liv Butler Buchanan A separate will dated March 1 1914 leaves the estate to granddaughter in law Mildred Fonda Barnum as reward for kindness to the actress in her last illness with grandson Larria W Barnum named executrix
Justice Stafford in the District Supreme Court ordered an accounting in a case involving Charles Early James J Lampton and Miss Margaret C Sands who allegedly acted as authorized agents. Transactions total about 90 dollars including the Mintwood apartment sale. The court instructed the form of the accounting and a decree to be filed. Paris prepares to reopen interior waterways to aid commerce while military traffic takes priority.
Local notices promote Conger carpet cleaning with moderate charges and a phone contact. Shafter's Flower Store offers reasonable prices at 900 with st. Y. V. Lumeh advertises patrons receiving tickets for Va. Theater, listing 1865 Pa. Ave. as a contact or location.
John Hubert Stephenson, a Navy Yard mechanic, filed in the District Supreme Court seeking 5000 damages from the District of Columbia claiming he fell into an unprotected sewer hole partly concealed by snow on February 14 as he left the yard. He says the public opening caused a fractured arm and shoulder and left him bedridden for months. Attorney I J Mather represents Stephenson.
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