New Wilcox Playground Opens Amid Festive City Turnout
A crowd from near Columbia Road and Eighteenth Street celebrated the dedication of the Wilcox playground near Eighteenth and Columbia Road Northwest. The ground, loaned by Gen Timothy Wilcox, was formally taken over by the Department of Playgrounds. Events included ring games, folk dancing by Mount Pleasant girls, a doll show, and races. Winners included Marion Wanderers with her doll and Virginia Sherman with Mary Fickford. Judge-ment by Mrs WC Woodward and Claire D Wallette. Dr W C Woodward praised playgrounds while noting funding gaps. Mrs Hall, Maj F B Orchard and others administered duties.
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Columbia Road
Eighteenth Street
Wilcox
Eighteenth
Columba Road
Department of Playgrounds
Timothy
Wilcox Lla
Wis
Susie Root Rhodes
Ella Gardener
Katherine Wout
Mss
Clara Stratten
James
Bova Wein
Mount Pleasant
Marion Wanderers
Betty
Virginia Sherman
Mary Fickford
May Baker
Olive
Mrs WC Woodward
Ve Claire D Wallette
Fila
Mary Lock
Martha Sears
Nelson
Bison Nielson
Alice Nielson
Fthel Norwood
Ruth Chamberlain
Lolanda Giuliani
Alva Gallant
Louise Benton
Ida Wineberg
Ruth Bode Freyn Alvey
Dorothy Findley
Katherine Wineberg
Katherine Vandexoolwyk
Miolet
Alvey
Elizabeth Comer
Elinor Sandward
Mildred Woodward
Miss Rail
W C Woodward
Health Department
Rockville Society Guests and Local Visits React to Summer
The Rockville community chronicles visits and social ties as Dr and Mrs George F Tews host Rev and Mrs Cropp and family from Reading. Guests include Mrs Anna Duffey of Chicago and Miss Helen Gassaway, with many Rockville residents returning from Baltimore, New York, and Washington to engage in gatherings and entertainments.
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Joseph F Cropp
Little Child
Reading
George F Tews
Anna Duffey
Chicago
Richard Fairey
Helen Gassaway
Baltimore
Lakenville
Hugh Wagruder
EB Pretty- Me
Alexander Kilgour
New Jersey
Nannie
Hollis
Washington
George L Eamends
Mary Almoney
Rockville
Dover
Del
Roger Spates
Spates
Barrett
Frank Waller
Mountain Lake Park
Texas
Barbara Lee Riggs
Joshua Riggs
Cedar Ferove
Richard Newman “Nicholson
Jocallty
Samuel R White
Baptist Church
Marjorie Plummer
Gaithersburg
Mamis Carlisis
Laura | Ward
Gettysburg
Parr
Waddell
Marjorie Waters
Katherine Robertson
Norfolk
Lewis Watson
Ella Brown
Little Son
George FP Henderson
Misa Madge Taylor
Frederickeburg
Misa Hattle Griffith
Gaithershure
Misa Sadie Henderson
William Henderson
John R Henderson
Helle Clark
C M Trundle
Galthersburg
Lulan
Chimpanzee Lino Operator Proves Marvel at Work
A Honolulu chimpanzee named Biz Fox works as a linotype operator in a Star-Bulletin tale. He types 101000 cms solid brevier in 8 hours 49 minutes after 19 months at the job, carries heavy cases on his head, and scales the machine to start the distributor.
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Washington Post
New York
Honolulu
Typographical Journal
International Typographical Union of North America
Star-Bulletin
Biz
Oahu
Honolulus
Kahoolawe
China
Child Swallows Poison in Home Accident
Two year old John Shannon Litchfield, son of Mr and Mrs Israel T Litchfield of 610 Morris Street Northeast, climbed to a mantel bottle he mistook for candy and swallowed six white pellets. He convulsed, was rushed by ambulance to a hospital where Dr H H Warner diagnosed a strychnine poisoning, a stomach pump was used and he was sent home after recovery.
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John Shannon Litchfield
Israel T. Litchfeld
Morris Street
H H Warner
First FTC Decision Bans Use of Silk Name on Threads
The Federal Trade Commission issued its first order yesterday. It directed Philadelphia thread manufacturers to discontinue using the name cili on products not made exclusively of silk, deeming the label misleading after two years of investigations.
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Federal Trade Commission
Philadelphia
Stripling Seeks Work in Hopewell After Georgia Pardon
Richmond report notes Thomas Ed gar Stripling, pardoned by Georgia’s governor, has returned to Virginia and seeks employment in Hopewell with his family. He was once Danville chief of police, jailed for homicide in Georgia, escaped jail here, and hopes to move his family to Hopewell as his health improves.
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Richmond
Thomas Edgar Stripling
Georgia
Virginia
Hopewell
Stripling
Danvitle Va
Harris County
Jali
State Supreme Court
Delay Preparedness Coins Hit Circulation
The new silver preparedness coins, slated for July 1 release, have been delayed by mechanical issues in production. The Treasury Department said the first coins should appear around October 1, with ample supplies to subtreasuries so they can reach circulation nationwide simultaneously.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Boy Struck by Auto on City Street
Raymond Wise of 428 Eighth Street Southeast was knocked down at Eighth and 1st streets yesterday afternoon by an automobile driven by Harry Thompson of 729 Thirteenth Street Southeast. The boy jumped from a wagon and ran into the path of the car. He suffered head and arm wounds and body bruises and was taken to Casualty Hospital, later moved to a local age facility.
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Raymond Wise
Eighth Street
Harry Thompson
Thirteenth Street
Casualty Hospital
Auto and Street Car Crash in Washington Street Intersection
An automobile truck owned by H M Langford and operated by J Bond collided with a street car at Ninth Street and Rhode Island Avenue near the Washington Railway and Electric Company. Both vehicles sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported.
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H M Langford
J Bond
Washington Railway and Fletric Company
Ninth Street
Rhode Island Avenue
Infant sues Corby Baking for 320000 in elevator injury
John G Johnson through his father Gustave Johnson filed in District Supreme Court a suit against Corby Baking Company seeking 320000 damages for injuries from an elevator shaft incident on April 10. The boy remained seven weeks in hospital with partial leg amputation and other permanent injuries. attorneys Frank J Hogan and Milton A Kaufman represent the plaintiff.
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John G Johnson
Gustave Johnson
District Supreme Court
Corby Baking Company
Frank J Hogan
Milton A Kaufman
Dairymen to Quit Business in Boyds Area
In Montgomery county many dairymen who have shipped milk to Washington plan to go out of business this fall and sell their cows. They cite low milk prices not profitable versus using grazing land to grow corn and wheat amid high prices. The region has long shipped milk and cream to Washington markets.
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Washington Post
Boyds Md
Montgomery County
Washington
Hyattsville Society Guests and Local Social Highlights
Hyattsville society notes list residents and visitors: George B Luckey and family travel to Atlantic City for two weeks, joined by Clagett Geib and related guests from Philadelphia, plus Hart and Schella households visiting. Others return home from Baltimore, Rochester, and Washington. multiple locals host or visit relatives and friends in nearby towns and cities.
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George B Luckey
Atlantic City
Charles W Clagett
Courtney Geib
Philadelphia
George F Tones
Catherina Schella
WH Hart
Hart
Josephine Prandi
Chester
Ambrose O'Keefe
Tarbell Dyer
New Orleans
Harry P Howard
N G Fordon
Baltimore
Walter E Watchinson
L. R. Smith
Esther
Mildred Benn
Altoona Pa
H B Dell
William 1
Porter
Aon Robert
Romne
Earl Sheriff
Edith Falmer
Zantalager
Mary Bosketta
Jersey City
Warman
Rexford Mo Smith
Washington
William Reynolds
Rochester
Mise Jennie ‘Taliaferro
Heattsville
Helen Jacobs
Florence Daniela
Haat
Auburn
N. Y
Funeral for Col Lee Smith Held in Alexandria
Funeral services for Col Lee Smith Confederate veteran were held at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Alexandria with the Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons and the Lee Camp United Confederate Veterans in attendance. The service included eulogies by C Carlin and John M Johnson, floral arrangements, and plans for a later ceremony at the next regular court day.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Atreat
Alexandria
Alexandria Bar Association
Col . Lee Smith
Wolfester
John
Keith Carlin
C . Martin
Protestant Episcopal Church
Norton
Carlin Winson Moncure
Carlin
Walter C Foster
Barley
John M Johnson
Col Smith
P P Phillips
Alexandria-Washington
Herbert Sydenstricker
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leesburg
Gypsy Smith Jr
First Baptist Church
Diving Venuses on Motorcycles Stir Racine Officials
Special to The Washington Fest Racine Aug 28 reports residents criticizing women in bathing suits riding motorcycles. They call for modest overgarments, citing day and Sunday sightings. Claims of rowdy behavior, including water splashing and a case of a young woman held under water until fainting, are noted.
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Washington
Racine
Wila
Rome
Transfer Hearing Set On One Fare Ride Plan
The public utilities commission cites Washington and Old Dominion and Capital Traction Railway companies to show cause at a Septem ber 8 hearing why the transfer arrangement at Thirty six and BM Streets northwest should not be resumed. A continuous ride to the south end of Aqueduct bridge for one fare would be allowed if restored, extending to Cherry Dale previously. The commission can direct a one fare ride to the Virginia end but may not exceed District jurisdiction. The companies must also show cause why they should not be fined for changing rates without commission authority.
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The
Public Utilities Commission
Washington and Old Dominion
Capital Traction
Thirty-sixth
BM Streets
Aqueduct Bridge
Cherrydale
Virginia
Baltimore strike riot leaves four wounded and crowd fights
In Baltimore the Henry Sonneborn Company clothing plant saw hundreds of workers armed with shears knives and blackjacks clash from the ninth floor to the first. Four men were fatally stabbed and two men Samuel E Pulan and William Blaustein were in critical condition. Police made twelve arrests as the federation of labor backed action demanded four cutters be discharged.
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Baltimore
Henry Sonneborn Company
Samuel E Pulan
William Blaustein
East Baltimore
Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Garment Workers of the World
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Rosemont
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William H Cook
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Queen
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R H Cox
Alexandria Personals
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Catherine Bilthelmar
Harrisonburg, Va
May Brock
Chesapeake Beach
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Berryville
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Edna Alexander
Anna Carrington Stump
John T Wilkins
Loudoun
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Mount Jackson Va
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Raymond Astryde
Mra
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Novell
Greenaway
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Jasckel
Long Island
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Pinay Point
William B Davis
Floyd G Saunders
Mias Emma Dodd
Fairfax County
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Colonial Beach
Esmond & Davis
Relguver
Lorton
Lucille Taylor
Elen Patterson
Elizabeth Summers
Jefferson, Md
William E Latham
Cape Henry
Edna Drew
City Point
A J Drew
Drew
F J McIlhany
George P Fletcher
Remington, Va
L. M Ferguson
Ferguson
Catoneville
Lucien Moss Haa
Markham
Hfauguler County
Albert V Bryan
Prince Street
Charles McKenney
Edna McKenney
St Marys County
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Charles Leefe
Danville
W. &. Doble
Wolfe
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Sharon
Edgar Warfield Jr
Gourtland Warfield
Rosemon
Visil
Herman Pohl
J Pott
United States Military, Academy
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