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The premium clock, 27 inches high with a high-grade movement, runs eight or more days on one winding and strikes the hour and half hour. Valued at $6.50, it’s a contract manufactured item not sold in stores. Available for $2.25 plus one month in advance for the Daily and Sunday Post, with free delivery within Washington city and delivery charges beyond. State if you are a new or old subscriber when ordering by mail.
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Daily and
Sunday Post
Washington City
George Washington
L’enfant
Capitol
Randle Highlands
District of Columbia
Congress
United States Treasury
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Dusky Beau Gets Ice Theft in Jealous Love Tale
Bill Simmons, a public-spirited witness in the police court, recounted a romantic feud ending in a petty ice theft by Louise West. Annie Jones, the complainant, and Louise faced charges with Bill testifying for the state. Louise paid $15 for assault and $5 for disorderly conduct after a comic, chaotic alley confrontation near Crabtree alley.
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Annie Jones
Bill
Bill Simmons
Louise West
Bil
Policeman Peterson
Bills
Hastern
Tom Tom
Congo
Crabtree Alley
Alligator Bill
New Playground Opens on Fourteenth Street and Columbia Road
Fourteenth street and Columbia road unveiled a new playground yesterday at 9 am with over 400 children in attendance. The facility targets very young children with four large sand boxes and varied apparatus including seesaws slides and baby swings. James E West secretary of the Washington Playground Association attended the opening and Mrs Walter S Binley with Miss Florence Kent supervised the grounds.
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Fourteenth Street
Columbia Road
James E. West
Washington Playground Association
Walter S. Binley
Florence Kent
Wants New Army Drill Grounds For Pacific Coast
General Thomas H. Barry urged the War Department to purchase two large reservations on the Pacific coast for field training of troops. He named the Ataa dadero reservation in California and the American Lake reservation in Washington as examples for potential sites.
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Pacific Coast
Ataadadero Reservation
California
American Lake Reservation
Washington
War Department
Thomas H. Barry
Department of California
Lulu’s Folly Costs Ten Dollars In Police Court
Lulu Hawkins faced police court for a fifteen minute disturbance as three officers tried to escort her to undesirable lodgings. A supposed assault by Lulu faded when her aunt Rose testified she had a headache and collapsed, so the assault charge was dismissed. Lulu paid a ten dollar fine, claiming entertainment value from her evening.
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Lee's Court
Lulu Hawkins
Lulu
Lula
Pugh
Rose Hawkins
Jedge
Sylvester
Suburbs Urged to Receive Adequate Fire Protection
The Central Labor Union urged full fire protection for Washington suburbs, adopting a resolution to be sent to commissioners. It cited Kenilworth fire damage and argued ordinary refighting equipment could have helped. Emmett J Adams and Sam DeNedrey to preside over Labor Day ostrich race at Benning track versus local horses. The central body allocated 160 for entertaining delegates of the District Maryland State Federation of Labor at the convention in Washington beginning September 13.
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Washington
Central Labor Union
Kenilworth
Emmett JL. Adams
Sam DeNedrey
Benning Track
Cincinnati
Maryland
Personal tax raid to seize delinquent property tomorrow
Tax Collector Charles C. Rogers will employ bailiffs to attach personal belongings of late filers after tomorrow. Delinquents paying before 3 pm receive a 3 percent penalty instead of 4. 16 percent of property owners are delinquent. Bailiffs plan to begin September 1 to enforce dues from residents who were away for the summer.
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Rogers
Charles C. Rogers
Washington
Public band concerts disrupted by noisy traffic at White House grounds
Music lovers complain that sightseeing cars and carriages intrude on city concerts. A repeated pass by a noisily driven sightseeing car near the band stand, plus other autos and trotting horses, disturb performance. The writer urges policemen at entrances to limit traffic except during intervals for public enjoyment. Washington.
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White House
Washington
Named district delegate elected for St Paul convention
James O'Hagan, oldest member of Local Union No 5, United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters, and Steam Fitters Helpers, was chosen as district delegate to the biennial convention in St Paul beginning September 19. He aims to urge a 1972 meeting in this city as about 750 delegates from the U S Canada Canal Zone and Hawaii attend. The session will last at least three weeks.
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James 8. O'Hagan
International Organization
Union No 5
United Association of Journeymen
United States
Canada
St. Paul
Mr. O'Hagan
Canal Zone
Hawaiian Islands
House Fly Censured as Carrier of Infantile Paralysis
Dr. Woodward city health officer notes the common house fly as a probable carrier of infantile paralysis. He cites Seattle School of Sanitary Science bulletins linking the insect to the illness. One new case reported, total cases in the city reach 99.
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Woodward
Seattle School of Sanitary Science
Health Department
Wickersham to arbitrate over District supply buys
District officials and Treasury officials disagree on whether the District must purchase supplies as part of the federal government’s contracting. Attorney General Wickersham was asked to decide if such purchases fall within the act that requires articles for government buildings to be advertised and contracted by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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District
Treasury
Treasury Department
Wickersham
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Razing Treasury Steps Underway For New Entrance
Work started on the east front of the Treasury building to remove masonry back to the main wall for the new entrance. The first block of stone has been displaced and laid aside as granite blocks weighing several hundred pounds are carefully fixed, showing the skill of the era’s builders.
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Treasury
Waldecker Funeral Today For German Editor Emanuel Waldecker
Funeral services for Emanuel H. Waldecker the German editor found dead in his office Saturday night will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Geier's undertaking establishment Seventh street. The Rev Paul A Menzel of Concordia Lutheran Church will officiate interment in Rock Creek Cemetery A delegation from the Columbia Turn Verein Typographical Union No 101 and other organizations with which Mr Waldecker was connected will attend the services.
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Geier
Emanuel H. Waldecker
Seventh Street
Paul A. Menzel
Concordia Lutheran Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
Columbia Turnverein
Typographical Union No. 101
Waldecker
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