Prizes Carriers Target War Savings Stamps Contest
More than 300 Washington city post office letter carriers enter a ten day war savings stamps selling contest. Berberich prizes totaling 1000 dollars aim to boost participation with three prize sections to level the field among district rural and residential carriers. Reports show initial sales uneven as lines form, overseen by Postmaster Merritt Chance and Assistant Postmaster Malcolm Kerlin who expect gains toward the district's year quota of 7.56 million dollars.
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Washington City
Merritt
Chance
Malcolm Kerlin
Ita
District of Columbis
Influenza Death Toll Reaches 370 000 in U S
Public Health Service estimates show about 350 000 civilian deaths from influenza and pneumonia since September 15. The epidemic persists with fewer deaths and a sporadic recrudescence in many areas. War Department records 20 000 deaths in U S army camps, $170000000Liabilities in life insurance for soldiers.
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United States
Public Health Service
Europe
War Department
Woman Files Slander Suit Against Boarding House Owner
Bertha A Hodrus War Department clerk sues Mrs Fannie S Morgan for 10000 damages alleging defamation in District Supreme Court. Morgan a widow runs a boarding house at 1992 S Street Northwest where Hodrus resides. On October 28 Hodrus filed suit. Michael C O'Brien listed as attorney for plaintiff.
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Bertha A. Hodrus
War Department
District Supreme Court
Fannie S. Morgan
Morgan
S Street Northwest
Miss Hodrus
Wife Sues Navy Yard Man for Divorce and Alimony
Mrs Frances A Schaffer files for absolute divorce and alimony against Samuel Schaffer, alleging cruelty, nonsupport and misconduct. Married August 6 1931 in Baltimore, they lived together until November 2, 1917. Samuel, a Navy Yard employee earning $60 weekly, is named in the suit filed yesterday. James is the attorney.
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Frances A Schaffer
Samuel Schaffer
Schaffern
Baltimore
Navy Yard
James
Weather and tide table 1918 for DC Maryland and beyond
The 1918 sun and tide table lists high and low tides, sun positions, and weather notes for DC Maryland and neighboring states. Forecasts call for fair, warming days with light northwest winds, plus snow and rain in the lake districts and east coastal areas. Temperature readings, humidity, and precipitation totals are compiled for various cities including Baltimore Chicago Cleveland and New York with a general derivate forecast for the week.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
D. C
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
New England
Mexico
Oregon
Lower Lake Region
Upper Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Middle
South Atlantic
Lake Regin
Atlantic Coast
Sandy Hook
Nantucket
Atlanta
Atlantic
Its
Baltimore
Bismarck
Boston
Piffalo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cheyenne
Wye
Cleveland
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Gala
Des Moines
Petrolet
Mich
Daluti
el Paso
Galveston
Helena
Mont
al Tadianaporte
Ind
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Little Rok
Ark
Los Angeles
Marquette
Deaths Reported in City Mortuary List
A long death notice lists numerous individuals by name and age with addresses and hospital affiliations. Entries include Tehoda Wyorge 25, John Ryan 7, Adrian De Wilton 35, Herbert Englebrecht 29, and many others from various streets and hospitals, indicating a consolidated obituary type segment.
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Tehoda Wyorge
John Pearing
Covington
Girard
Jennie C_ Rogers
John Ryan
Zell
Adrian EK de Wilton
Herbert Fo Englebrecht
Walter Reed
Auneman
J Rice
Home Hoop
Geo M Clark
Sarah A. Young
Wm . Fowler
Mildred Royce
Ave
Wo Williams
John H Walsh
Chapin St
Bell
Cromwell
TL St
Mary VA
McKee
K St. Nw
Wm S Rodman
Motley
Carl Mottey
D St. Ne
Moses Rosa
Beaton St. Ne
Thomas Cook
Fenton
Dr Gordon Tonight at First Congregational Church
Dr Gordon leads the usual Question Drawer event this evening at the First Congregational Church at Tenth and G northwest. He will discuss The Presidents Message Lloyd George and British Elections The Mooney Case and the Fate of the ex Kaiser in a public talk.
Fragmented Names Reflect Local Social Notices
A garbled OCR list shows pairs and families including Moore, Mades, Lanham, Leventhal, Withiam, Eames, Fogle, Febrey, Grant, Garrett, Farran, Witherow, Taylor, Dunbar, Dyson, and others. The text reads as a jumble of couples, children, and household relations with no clear event or dates.
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Ernestine
Thompsirt
Loren
Hattie Moore
Bos
Fraphisa D
Sarah G. Mades
Gabrielle Meyer
Andrew D
Ethyl G
Lanham
Albert
Fannie Leventhal
Edward T
Hallie B. Finder
David N
Dorothy
Grant
Bev
Clyde D
Pauley Garrett
Wilmer G
Annie T. Farran
Charles D
Elsie # Fogle
Albert W
Jennie I Febrey
Withiam
Annie Ko Eames
Russell Ho
Pantine
Carley
Cornells
Telliah Collinane
Charles
Trace Bartges
Bay Albert
Evelin Nehning Jr
Quy A
Neltie Burroughs
Charles W
Nora M. Witherow
Bow Charles
Bertha Williams
Archibald
Pearl Thomas
Box George
Cornelia Taylor
Milton
Frelyn Smith
Warence E
Eva Powell
Bor Walter
Emma Green
Alex
Trene Dunbar
Hos Edward
Clare Dyson
Licensed to Marry in Multiple Cities and States
A series of marriage licenses lists numerous couples with varying ages and locations. Names include Samuel Hoornmaie and Nene Toms Kpareow, both of Mechanicsville, and Herbert Willem Lawrie and Madhilde Teresa Arnendela, of Pattsburgh, among others, with clergymen listed as officiants in several cases.
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Samuel Hoornmaie
Ireaehon
John Ji Jeffries Arthur Burney
Fort Warne
Ind
Clara Rewenger
Prey
John He Jeffries Martin A Hackeson
Montgomery
Alass
Mrs John Ball Dies at Tonaconing
Lonaconing Maryland reports the death of Mrs John Ball aged 66 after a year long illness. Survived by daughter Martha Ball of Washington and a number of relatives. The family is from Tonaconing with funeral arrangements to be announced locally.
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John Ball
Tonaconing
Lonaconing
Misa Martha Ball
Washington
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