Man on Trial for Murder of Mother-in-Law Kabansky Case
Nerman A Kabansky faces trial before Chief Justice Covington and a Criminal Court No 1 jury for the alleged murder of his mother in law Lena Rab Witnesses including Clarence Weigman. sisters Sarah and Lena Kabansky. Jena Kabansky described odd behavior and family turmoil A Washington alienist testified Kabansky may be insane Contempt fine of $19 imposed on Anna Wompe in an adjacent disturbance. proceedings resume next morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nerman A. Kabansky
Covington
Criminal Court No
Lena Rab
Clarence Weigman
Kabansky
Sarah
Lena Kabansky
Jena Kabansky
Washington Asylum and Jail
Ladd
John Ridout
Jer
Benjamin R. Logie
Washington
Kabanaky
Anna Wompe
Samuel Habey
California Immigrant Prep Highlighted at Civic Association
At the American Civic Association convention in Willard, J Horace McFarland was elected president as delegates discussed immigration and park issues. San Francisco architect Charles Henry Cheney warned that 5,000,000 immigrants may come from Europe within two years after the war via cheaper canal routes to California, shaping social and housing challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
American Civic Association
J. Horace McFarland
Willard
Harrisburg
Richard B. Watrous
Washington
Mabel T. Boardman
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Charles Henry Cheney
Cal
Europe
Cheney
East
California Board
Panama Canal
New York
Pacific Coast
George A Parker
Hartford
Conn
Alfred (. Clas
Milwaukee
Wis
John
T. J. Blackburn
The
Women's Club
Albany, N. Y
Christmas Poultry Prices to Rise Not This Year
Christmas cheer brings renewed poultry market activity with plentiful fresh turkeys and fowl at prices lower than Thanksgiving. The Agriculture Department says there was confusion over quarantine orders. There is no quarantine on shipping dressed poultry from uninfected districts or into quarantined states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
City Bulletins advertise everyday groceries and services
A jumble of local ads lists soap asparagus and canned goods with low prices at various stores on Pu. Ave and N. Y. Ave. Prominent mentions include Van Camp milk, butter, onions, peaches, and other staples. Shops advertise delivery to all sections, laundry services, sausage acclaim, fountain pens as gifts, and family wash prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn. Mar
Pu. Ave
T. D. Pyles
Kenyon red light law challenged in Ardmore case
United States Attorney Laskey files to close Hotel Ardmore owned by the Caleb C. Willard estate. Trustees Kate Willard Boyd Henry Willard and George E Howe contend the Kenyon act is unconstitutional for penalties on owners for tenants acts and for taking property without compensation. Justice McCoy to hear trustees motion to dismiss later this month with Hoehling Peelie and Ogilby representing the trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Kate Willard Boyd
Henry K. Willard
George E. Howe
Caleb C. Willard
District Supreme Court
United States
Laskey
Ardmore
Willard
Franklin G. Jackson
Lanawer
Itn
Christmas Clothing Drive Aids Poor Children In Washington
The Christ Child Society begins its annual winter distribution of clothing and shoes to poor boys and girls in Washington. More than six pairs of shoes and 106 clothing items were given yesterday. weekly Thursday distributions continue. The society, nonsectarian yet Catholic in origin, operates from 2406 Pennsylvania Ave NW with Miss Mary V. Merrick as president and a committee including Miss Eleanor Johnson Teresa Saul and Mrs. E de Zaranz. Donations fund a summer home for children and a toy program for needy kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Child Society
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Mary V. Merrick
Washington
Merrick
Eleanor Johnson
Teresa Saul
E. de Zaranz
Requests for more playgrounds in northwest city
Edgarda Martin district playground supervisor led a Columbia Heights Citizens Association meeting in St Stephen's Hall on Wednesday night to press for better park facilities and more recreation grounds in the northwest. EB B Begroot of Chicago Playground Association planned to speak but canceled due to a rival meeting. A Columbia Heights Boy Scout troop attended and was praised for civic efforts in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgard& Martin
Columbia Heights
American Civic Association
New Willard
Martin
Lfe
Washington
War Tax Aids Assessor In Real Estate Transfers
District officials welcome emergency revenue tax provisions as to deeds for transfers. The law imposes 50 cents on property transfers from 100 to 500 dollars and on each additional thousand or fraction, forcing disclosure of actual amounts involved in sales. The measure awaits Senate action after House passage with commission approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
New Medical Society Head Elected At Large Meeting
Dr Frank Leech chosen president of the Medical Society at its largest attendance meeting held Wednesday night at Georgetown Medical School with 350 members present. Dr J R Well- Juston absent ill. Dr R T Holden presided. Also elected were A L Staveley vice president A P Boswell second vice president A I Hunt corresponding secretary H C Macattee recording secretary and Charles W Frangoni treasurer. Executive committee vacancies filled by J W Chappelle E G Selbert and J Lawn Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leech
Perord
Medical Society
Georgetown Medical School
J. R. Well- Juston
R. T. Holden
A. L. Staveley
A. P. Boswell
A. I. Hunt
H.C. Macattee
Charles W. Frangoni
J. W. Chappelle
E. G. Selbert
J. Lawn Thompson
McGiffin Appointed Private Secretary to Congressman-Elect Ramseyer
Donald J. McGiffin, 1907 Eastern High School football quarterback, is named private secretary to C. W. Ramseyer the Sixth Iowa district congressman-elect. He will return to Washington around January 1 and resumes newspaper work while maintaining ties to the Republican in Aibla Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. McGiffin
Eastern
C. W. Ramseyer
Iowa
Washington
Republican
Aibla
District Bricks Sink in River at Tenth Street Wharf
A load of 42 000 bricks from Occoquan kilns bound for the District sank to the bottom of the Potomac at the Tenth street wharf when the District lighter leaked. Workhouse officials will attempt a recovery operation to raise the sunken lighter and bricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occoquan
Tenth Street Wharf
Rooney sues Hauber for 410000 damages in court
Owen Rooney sues former employer John Hauber in District Supreme Court claiming 410000 in damages after being kicked and permanently injured by a horse he was driving for Hauber. Rooney alleges Hauber failed to warn that the animal was vicious. Attorney H I Quinn represents Rooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hauber
District Supreme Court
Owen Rooney
Hauber
H. I. Quinn
Rooney
Eccentric Hutchins Will Case Hearings Focus on London Nurse
Mrs Amy Ramsden a London nurse testified in the Hutchins will contest before Justice Anderson, recalling his dazed street scene in 1910 at Massachusetts avenue and a habit of seeking indigestible foods. She described automobile outings, an asylum visit, and tensions with Hutchins family, plus letters about divorce and his finances. Trial extended as lawyers argued reading of letters. Separately, Dr. Morgan to speak on Keep Well at the Church of the Covenant event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilson Hutchins
Washington
Lee Hutchins
London
Hutchins
Massachusetts Avenue
Flutchins
Frederick ©. Smith
F. J. Hogan
Mildred Rogers
New York
Miss Rogers
Walter Sulson Hutchins
Morgan
Keep Wells
National Society of Keep Wells
Church of the Covenant
Connectcut Avenue
WN Street
William Gerry Morgan
Births Reported In Various Houses Names
Birth announcements list multiple new arrivals including girls and boys from couples such as Jarvis and Alice Butler Julius and Mary Gebicke William J. and Mamie Ide Hall Bernard G. C. and Mary A. C. Leary Janhua S. and Stella Owens William Francis and Noran Agnes Ioach Hubert and Lucy Catt William Ty and Irene Gentry Albert and Ida Mary Gilmore John and Annie Moore Mallalac and Rachel Perkins Jotu and Mary Taylor Wallace and Katie Warren Benjamin and Wellen White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis
Alice Butler
Heb Loy
Clara May Critchfield
Julius
Mary
Tresa Gebicke
William J
Mamie Ide Hall
Bernard G. C
Mary A. C. Leary
Janhua S
Stella Owens
William Francis
Noran
Agnes Ioach
Hubert
Lucy Catt
William Ty
Irene Gentry
Albert
Ida Mary Gilmore
John
Annie Moore
Mallalac
Rachel Perkins
Jotu
Mary Taylor
Wallace
Katie Warren
Benjamin and
Wellen White
Deaths Reported In City Notices
Obituaries list several deceased individuals with last-known locations including Government Hospital for the Insane and Gallinger Hospital. Names include Otho W. Moore Tassara Tancagliolo Datherine A. Nobe Maury A. Mitler William H. Grey Annie F B Bryan Georgiana Massie with addresses on Capitol Street New Jersey Avenue and 16th Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho W. Moore
Government Hospital For the Insane
Tassara Tancagliolo
10Th
Datherine A. Nobe
Capitol
Maury A. Mitler
16Th St
William H. Grey
W. Gallinger
Annie FB. Bryan
Georgiana Massie
New Jersey Ave
Licensed to Marry List of Couples and Clergy
A compiled wedding notice lists Maxwell Alpern and Gertrude P. Brown with Rev J G J Pierce, David B. Williams and Hannah Hiller with Rev J B Montgomery, Rennie Witt and Kika Farberof with Rev M A Hurowicz, Antonio Alino and Guissepps Grimaldi with Rev H A Angus, Walter W. Moore and Minnie I Priddy with Rev A Barrows, Clarence W Hardy and Emma B Brown with Rev W A Melvin, Charles S Fuhrman and Mabel E Harding with Rev BK Fiardin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Alpern
Philadelphia
Gertrude P. Brown
Washington
D.C
J. G. J. Pierce
David B. Williams
Gets
H. A. Angus
Walter W. Moore
Minnie I. Priddy
Richmond
Barrows
Clarence W. Hardy
Emma EB. Brown
W. A. Melvin
Charles 8. Fuhrman
Mabel £. Harding
BK. Fiardin
Day Campaign Keeps Up In Washington Tours
Governor Patterson and Sam Small address large audiences as they campaign for prohibition. Patterson cites dry states and Memphis to urge total abstinence, while speakers at multiple churches criticize local enforcement and urge end to saloon drink. Patterson plans further talks at Dunbarton Avenue Methodist Church in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Sam Small
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Tennessee
Washington
Prohibition
William Knowles Cooper
Excise Board
Memphis
Tenn
Ingram Congregational Church
Sarin Small
J. W. Frizzell
J. W. Frizzell, Pastor of the Church. Last Night Mr. Small
Fifth Baptist Church
Gov. Patterson
Dunbarton Avenue Methodist Church
Georgetown
Board opposes saloon license transfers and wholesale expansion
The excise board chaired by Robert Smith announced at a hearing that it opposes trafficking in liquor licenses. The case of M. J. Burke seeking to transfer Hall’s saloon license at 927 Four-and-a-half Street SW follows a prior refusal for a license at 433 Third Street SW. The board warned it will scrutinize applicants refused for saloon licenses who seek wholesale licenses, and noted several similar applications on file. Hearings covered transfers to Martin Sari, Kronheim, and others, with listings for applicants Whelihan and Bloss, the latter refused a saloon license at 908? First Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
M. J. Burke
G. W. Hall
Burke
Third Street
Hall
Martin Sari
F. B. Pierce
Seventh Street
Jacob Kronheim
Sydney Gugrjeerheim
U Street
Patrick J. Whelihan
Sixth Street
Henry Bloss
Wirst Street
Bloss
Rites for Admiral Mahan at St Thomas Church
Funeral services for Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan retired world renowned naval warfare writer were held at St Thomas Episcopal Church on Wednesday night. Prominent naval officers attended and the body was later taken to Quogue Long Island for burial. He leaves a wife two daughters Helen and Ellen a son L E Mahan and a brother Commodore Dennis H Mahan USN retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Mahan
17. S. NL
Naval Hospital
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Highteenth Street
Dupont Circle
Ernest Smith
Quogue
Long Island
Admiral Mahan
Helen
Ellen Mahan
L. E. Mahan
Commodore Dennis H. Mahan
U.S. N
Turkey Bound YMCA Leader to Speak in Washington
B A Davis general secretary of the YMCA Constantinople will address the Washington YMCA men's meeting at 4 p m Sunday. He will share impressions of Turkey and safety conditions for American missionaries during the Balkan war and recount his Balkan uprising role and Turkey services. He formerly led the religious work department at the Washington YMCA and many old friends plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Davis
Young Men's Christian Association
Constantinople
Wil
Mr. Davis
Orient
Turkey
Davis
Washington ¥. M. C. A
Washington
Dutch Embargo Raised On In-Transit Shipments
A cablegram from E. W. Thompson in The Hague reports the Dutch embargo regulations do not apply to shipments received at Dutch ports in transit to Germany or beyond the border. The message was sent to Secretary Redfield via the U.S. embassy in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Redfield
E. W. Thompson
United States
Berlin
Hague
Illustrated Ben Hur lecture at Epiphany Church hall
An illustrated lecture and musical program drew church groups to the Church of the Epiphany parish hall on Wednesday night. Gideon Johnson Pillow spoke on Ben Hur while Miss Ada Arundel, Charles D. Church, A. C. Gorbach, and Miss Marguerite O'Toole performed with harp accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algo
Church of the Epiphany
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Ben Hur
Ada Arundel
Charles D. Church
A. C. Gorbach
Marguerite. O'Toole
Fon
Ingram Church Bazaar Opens Annual Christmas Sale
The Ladies Aid of Ingram Memorial Congregational Church on Tenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northeast opened its annual Christmas bazaar on Wednesday afternoon. It will run three days with Mrs. Arthur C. Rykerd and others in charge including Mrs. Edward Snell Mrs. L Tuttle Mrs F Himmler Mrs William Carmichael Mrs B L McNulty Mrs W C Jones and Mrs Frank Kidd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingram Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ingram Memorial Congregational Church
Tenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue Northeast
Arthur C. Rykerd
Edward Snell
L. ©. Tuttle
F. Himmler
William Carmichael
B. L. McNulty
W. C. Jones
Frank Kidd
Delta Theta Phi elects Georgetown Law officers
At a meeting held Tuesday night at the chapter house 1463 Rhode Island avenue the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity of Georgetown Law School elected officers for the term Tri bune William E Lowry dean H E Rickard warden Arthur M Gorman keeper of the rolls G Arthur F Titin keeper of the exchequer William E Padden master of the ritual Edmund L Jones ballia Donald Long as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Theta Phil Law Fraternity
Georgetown Law School
Rhode Island Avenue
Tribune
Iiam E. Lowry
H. E.rickard
Arthur M. Gorman
Rolls
G. Arthur F. Titin
William E. Padden
Edmund L. Jones
Ballia
Donald Long
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Pennsylvania Ave
Saks & Company
Chicago
Los Angeles
Land of Enchantment
Columbia Grafonola
Columbia
Wallis Cafe
12Th St
C. A. Muddiman & CO
Newaraper
Lena Rabey
United States Soldiers’ Home Band
Emil A. Fenstad
McCoy Schu Best
Michaelis
Leoncavalleurkeys
Bollatedt
August Voith
Harris
C.H. Cheney
U. S
New York City
J. A. Harkin
Dominion Parks
Ottawa
Canada
Glacier National Park
Clarence Z. Blancherd
United States Reclamation Service
Association
J. Horace McFarlane
John Nolen
Cambridge
Mass
William 8. Howland
Richard B Waitrous
DPD
Mra
Edward W. Biddle
Car- Hale
Arnold W. Brunner
George B. Dealey
Dallas
Tex
J. CO. Nichols
Kansas City
J. Leckie Wilson
Hey
EH. Scott
Perth
Ontario
Elmer E. Black
Enos A. Millis
Estes Park
Colo
John TP
Sherman
Stephen D. Mather
Merten D. Huil
Ill
Ree J. Ninde
Fort Wayne
Ind
George F. Zimmerman
Ohio
T. C. Thompson
Chattanooga
City Bulletins
Eckstein’s
Y. Ave
Jos. D. Donnelly
Jana Dioners
Shaffer
New Store
Tolman
Kenyon Law
Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association
NEW Medical Society
D. J. McGiffin
M. Goldsmith & Son
A. Goldsmith
F St. N. W
D. A. Davis
Capital Sunday
Fable
Delta Theta Phi
Foss- Hughes Company
Connecticut Avenue
N. W
Jardin de
Danse
Miss Bertha King
Mr. Donald Crane
Miss Naecker
Chick Tn
Wyndham Bros
Leur
Clase
Naval Lodge Hall
Modie
J.B. Russell
Columbia School of Dancing
Harvard St. Col
Gy Express
Connell Sole
Ave
Berkeley
MN. W
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Byron S. Adams
Ith
St. N. UW
Home Ice CO
12Th
V Sts. N. W
Phone North
F Street
Deniers
Heurich Brewing Co
National Electrical Supply Co
Royal Pilsen
Reading
Abner-Drory Brewing Company
Weshkhlicatos
Mondex
Howrey
H. N. D. Parker
St. N
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