Johnsons Support Boosts Measurers Standing Before House
Johnsons supporters gain a favorable position as the Hines Street committee signals back up for Johnson and Prouty in pushing amendments to the District appropriation bill. They aim to replace the half and half funding with a system where local revenues fund expenditures until exhausted, with federal aid following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines Listreet Committee
Senteriay
Johnson
Prouty
House
Mesara
Jolson
Tustriet Committee
Federal
Receivers Ordered to Return Notes in Bankend Case
The bankruptcy of Lewin Johnson & Co a private Bankend broker at 1505 Pennsylvania Ave occupied District Supreme Court attention. Annie & Humphrey Agnes H Sands and Jennie M Dauchy seek return of promissory notes left for collection and Justice McCay ordered receivers J Miller Kenyon and W Morris Lammond to return them. Action on lease surrender postponed as Arlington Fire Insurance protested lease surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewin Johnson & Co
Pennsylvania Avenue
John William Henry
Benjamin W. Woodruff
District Supreme Court
Annie & Humphrey
Agnes H. Sands
Jennie M. Dauchy
Justice McCay
J. Miller Kenyon
W. Morris Lammond
Naval parade planning to Frisco and Panama Canal transit
Yesterdays conference with Secretary of State, Secretary Garrison, and Assistant Secretaries PRMpS and Hooseve began steps for a program to receive foreign navies and ceremonial events for the naval parade from Hampton Beac h to San Francisco. Projections on costs and congressional submission are delayed by Senate actions and calendar arrangements. district legislation faces extended debate as leaders weigh the half-and-half plan, with a possible delay into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Beacs
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Garrison
Prmps
Hooseve
Congress
Senate
Houas
Jeds Tie Royals In District Duckpin Circuit
Jeds rallied to a high game and tied the Royals for second in the District Duckpin League. Mangtum starred with a 147 as Newcomers added four games to the set, leaving the leaders at 26 wins and 7 losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeds
Royals
Leissic
Totrom
Ung
Sah Ath
Tela Sane
Rasnentinelp
Mangtum
Georgia Man Denounces Mob Violence Before Execution
Léo M. Frank, convicted of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta, was sentenced to be hanged on January 22. He denounced mob violence in court, claimed his trial was unjust, and vowed to seek a final appeal or executive clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dee
Léo M. Frank
Mary Phégan
Ben H. Ht
Frank
Georgia
Jas. Conley
Phagan
State Supreme Court
Pridoner
Satap
Fudge Hill
Calmorss
Naual
Ita J
Mary Phagan
United States Supreme Court
State Prison Commission
Goy. Slaton
Geofria
New Pact With British Signed Amid Lisbon Coalition Talks
A five year arbitration treaty between Great Britain and Portugal has been signed in London to strengthen friendship. In Lisbon a political deadlock follows the resignation of Portugal’s entire ministry on December 5 as parties fail to form a coalition cabinet after conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bec
Great Britain
Portugal
Paris
Havas
Lisbon
May Fix Utility's Status in Washington Conference
William F. Rhea of Richmond, a Virginia State Corporation Commission member, will meet Friday afternoon with the District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission executive officer Captain Julian P. Schley and a utility company operating in both jurisdictions. The talks mark the first effort by the local commission to confer with other jurisdictions on shared regulatory concerns fueled by a detailed report from District engineer H. Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Rhea
Richmond
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Public Utilities Commission of
Washington
Julian P. Schley
Virginia
H. ©. Eddy
District Commission
Washington Post
Baltimore
Public Service Commission
William Catefl Bruce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Maryland
Fords
City
Supurban Railway Company
National Capital
Laurel
Maryland Commission
District of Columbia
All Signs Point To a German Victory Says Stadts Zeiteng
German defeat is deemed unlikely as the war lingers beyond four months. The piece argues Germany and Austria can hold their lines from Verdun to Belfast, with Britain, France, and allies facing a protracted prep period and uncertain outcomes across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stadts-Zeiteng
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
Verdun
Belfast
Rhine
Berlin
Meuse
Unter den Linden
Potsdam
Letters Show German Army Is Discouraged
Special to The Washington Post reports from The Courrier des Etats-Unis that German morale is collapsing under continuing Yser battles. A translated letter found on a dead German artillery officer describes worst conditions, starvation, unsanitary trenches, and massive losses, illustrating low morale among enlisted men compared to officers.
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Yaet
Yser
van de Woede
German Pacific fleet engagement sinks British ships
German cruiser squadron Scharnhorst Gneisenau Leipzig Dresden and Nurnberg plus Dreadnaught attacked British forces off Chile. About 1,500 British lives were lost. German losses estimated near 2,000. Admiral Count von Spee commanded the German ships aboard Scharnhorst. Ships sailed from the Pacific to the Atlantic via Cape Horn near the Falkland Islands.
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Berg
Karlsrune
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Éaca
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Dresden
M Nurnberg
Laipzig
Dreaden
Sir Christopher Cradock
Chile
Monmouth
Good Hope
Montevideo
Uruguay
Cape
South Atlantic
Hach
Count von Spee
Gériien
Ahs Scharbhoret
Pacific
Atlantic
Falkland Isand
South America
Straits of Magattan
Voting list cut down in Alexandria for June election
The Washington Post reports 1 570 residents have qualified to vote by paying the capitation tax of 1.58 in Alexandria, a 27 percent drop from the previous qualified vote. Those who did not pay by Monday night are temporarily disfranchised. A state senator and a delegate to the state house of delegates will be chosen. Articles also note court actions over missing children, Royal Arcanum and Owls lodge officer elections, and local civic notices in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Tex. Shington Post Bureau
King Street
Thomas W. Robinson
Fron
House of Delegates
J. Fred Birrei
Prevent
Ewell Thornton
Trolley fare dispute tests federal state limits
The Interstate Commerce Commission may override Maryland and DC rules on the Baltimore and Ohio Metropolitan Branch. The Metropolitan Branch Commuters Association filed a detailed petition against proposed fare increases claiming they are unreasonable and excessive. They warn higher rates would drive population away, depress property values, and hurt schools, churches, and local life, urging suspension pending investigation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Metropolitan Branch
Metropolitan Branch Commuters’ Association
Washington
Baltimore and Gohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Metropolitan
Montgomery County
Cabaret Draws $1006 For Alliance House Benefit
A cabaret show at National Rifles armory directed by Henry J. Brensan entertained 706 attendees last night. Proceeds totaling about 1006 benefit Alliance House, with acts such as Evolution of the Dance and A Caucasian Hert Williams. Local volunteers and firms supplied props and support for this Washington Alliance of Jewish Women event.
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National Rifles Armory
Henry J. Brensan
Paris
Washington Alliance of Jewish Women
Alliance House
Sol Minster
A. 3. Brylawski
Coamos Theater
Hert Williams
Henry Loeleberg
Hazel Bornheim
A.J. Brylawski
Ralph Goldsmith
Julius Feinberger
Percy Schwartz
S.S. J. Steinberger
Arthur Green
Arthur Marks
Herbert Jacobl
Morria Elmon
Myer Jolaon
Ida Allman
Nathen Frank
Mias Blanche Levy
Gea Garner
Morris Simon
Cabaret
Ring of Jakomy 18 Beat to Brussels
London dispatch reports the King of Saxony traveled to Brussels to hearten troops and represent Emperor Willem. Earlier cables say the king will encourage Belgian forces as the war unfolds, with Amsterdam and Copenhagen sources confirming movement toward Belgium.
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Ring OF Jakomy
Brussels
Londons
Central News
Itt
Saxony
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Belgium
Willem
Deacon shoots girl then kills self in St Louis yard
Nannie Stricklin, 12, was shot and killed in the front yard by Robert Bailey, a church deacon who said he had tried to reform and marry her. Bailey wounded himself and was taken to hospital in a dying condition. The mother said he had annoyed them for over a year seeking custody and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Nannie Btricktin
Robert Bailey
Bailey
Clara Stricklin
Nannie
Police News Notes Reported Robberies and Incidents Across City
A string of robberies and incidents were reported to police yesterday. Items stolen include money orders and cash from Mrs. Mary A. Tanner, a Panama blue crivanette raincoat from Peter S. Snyder, Christmas candies from George J. Mueller, a Remington typewriter from John R. Shiells, peach brandy from Daniel Turner, a coop of pigeons from Elmer M. Cole, a pocketbook from Mrs. Mabel Stewart, a gold hunting-case watch from George Jackson, and more. Also noted were a store manager found dead from natural causes, a shed fire at 1452 Church Street, a wrecked automobile at Iowa Circle, a show-window burglary arrest reward, a bogus package scam, a fire at 162 Fourteenth Street NW, a fall injuring Mrs. Florence Graff, and streetcar and pedestrian accidents with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Tanner
Eleventh Street
Peter S. Snyder
George J. Mueller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Remington Typewriter
John R. Shiells
Daniel Turner
Terminal Storage Company
First
L Streets
Twelfth Street
Fire Street
Elmer M. Cole
Thirteenth Street
Mabel Stewart
Tor Pak Road
George Jackson
Trughes Court
George Artemus
Harvard Street
Filla Powell
New Jersey Avenue
George ©. Totten, Jr
Seventeenth Street
Wiolih
Mira Eliza Gatton
N Street
Charles PT. Daly
War OD Witness Asserted Denounced In Court
A heated quarrel in the vault room of the American Security and Trust Company marked the Will Case between Mrs Rose Hutchins and Walter Hutchins as witnesses described the scene before Justice Anderson. The safe box remained unopened, with the Hutchins box secured and rent under the names Hutchins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Security Trust Co
Will Ca
Rose Heeling Hutchins
Suiffan
Huaycock
Woodsbry Blair
Wiliam J Dante
Stimon Hutchins
Walter Jilltchins
Hutchins
Walter Hutchins
Geasundrel
Steen Bfutchins
Pitehins Famals
M Haycock
Stson
Alfred B. Lee T
Rust
American Security and Trust Company
Heant
Sort Hutchins
Walter Huuchims
Mre Hutchins
Barber
Kennedy Estate Probate For Georgiann Kennedy
Georgiann Kennedy died November 20 and her will dated April 190? names brother Reid as executor. Each sister Margaret and Grace McCall receive bequests, with Grace McCall also getting jewelry. Residual estate to brothers William Reid Arthur Reid Archibald Reid George Reid and Frank Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiann Kennedy
Tank Reid
Margaret
Frank Liew
Grace McCall
William It Reid
Arthur DL. Reid
Archibald J Reid
George & Reid
Frank Reid
Ocean liner movements from Liverpool and New York
Movements of several ocean steamers listed with routes between Liverpool New York and Havre Maples and additional ports. Ships named include aHFl Merantic Ordina SAHLED La Touraine and other vessels shipping lines operating between Liverpool New York and Havre.
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Ahfl
Merantic
Liverpool
New York
Ordina
Finland
Maples
Chicago
Havre
Sahled
la Touraine
Heere
Christmas Money From Your Storeroom Buy and Sell Ad
Make a search of the storeroom today to find items no longer needed such as a baby buggy and an outgrown bicycle. Sell discarded clothes and other unused goods by writing a short ad to raise cash for a Christmas fund. Leave your ad with us.
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Frisco
and Garrison Cenfer
Breen Leagin Bankers
Norris Bere Continental
Riston
Grant
Neils Ab
Uime
Los
Galt
Tao St
Hester
Erwood
Poole
Weday
Ors Osh
Fisher
NAVY
Aukers
Capitol
Fotler
Lee
Fairall
Els Luscombe
Veoghain
Reyertae
Pommito CB
Tand Ofee
Yar
Target
Siza Mikersell
Lawrenéen
ST Kimber
Banerson
Ant Stockett
Thiresay
Ferguson
Gil Itoberts
Tata Bbe
Aed Lotaks
Mansur
BOK Sa
Ucrymen
Duckpen
Leagh
Way Fowler Weigl
Adams
Fae
Mate Tee Hale
Linworth Mekabes
Hayten RT BT Ae
Ablett
Daley
Vand
Stowe
Tetala
Hall
Miller
Tiger
Slam
Stiefel
Neation
Fitzgerald
Beta Lange
Anderson
Shaw Baker
Morgan
Hotada
Seare
Jerkina
Luis Ob Kuur
Barrick
M. C
Lebeeny
Iin
Hearn
Dept Southern
Riley
Strelter
Barrien, Jr
Lie Weber
Triplett
Ryan
Smith
Hiely
Schoder
Stanley
W.l.smith
Marne
Morne
Tannery Wu Si
Hayes
Ad Ferguson
Williams
Cook
Raumann
Ivy E Mohartie
Erate
TBR
St. Mark'n. Kendall
Jawers
Kluge
Wid
Waltore Fe
OMA
Relal Duvapin
Neack Hoz
F. George
Rte
Bammeral Baking Co
Po Fimuagen SG
Elateene
Tike
Fete
Leagtes Collins
Ayden Thous Ley Duckett
al Ni
Merrill
BS Goodhart
AL Volon
Renee Ie Pluseers
Wenner
Rmiger
Whruth
Reovdrieke
Dace Ion Fyur
Thomas
Newsrarer
The
Staats: Zeitung
Bee
Kitchener
Pier
Silies
Austria
Scandinavia
Balkans
Sargery
Ugland
Iona
South Africa
India
Lon
Western Front
Herman Ridder
Courrier Des Etats-Unis
Pivenday
Foross
Yaer
Gordon Finney
William C. Gloshi
Alexandria County
John Kamb
John
Francis
Providence Hospital
Louis ©. Batley
Alexandria Corporation Court
Kamlet
J. B. T. Thornton
Arcanum
Alexandria Council
Royal Arcanum
James H. Manefield
Grand Lodge
R. M. Prettyman
Siternate
James Bayne
FT. Hallmuth
Archie Malls
James EB. Alexander
S. M M. Palman
George Uhler
Lawrence Millan
J. B. Bel
Inside Aid
Dgwis
Alexandria Nest
Order of Owls
H. P. Whitestone
M. Estes
A. Sidney Mankin
William H. Thorpe
Raymond Lyles
Thomas H Warnock
Malle Sentinel
Albert M. Sanderlin
Outside Sentinel
R. M Prettyman
John L. Monroe
John EB. Corsa
U. S
D. C
Shreveport
Brad Fe
Public Services Commission of Maryland
Wee
Suburhan
Bruce
Public Service Commission of
Washington Junction
Rockville
Jewish Women’s Alliance Benefit Armory
Police
John F. Back
Metropolitan Hotel
Nevitt
Bock
Fifth Street
Church Street
Anpetta Palmer
C. H. Steel
Luke J. Kearney
O Street
Iowa Circia
Night Watchmen’s Association
James P. Cochran
Mary Avery
M Street Northwest
Nathan Rosenblatt
Ninth and
M Streets
Mra Avery
Schaffer
Joseph Harrison
Atreet
Fourteenth Street
M. Sytes
Florence Graff
Minnesota
Avenue Southeast
Eleventh Precinct
Minnesota Avenue
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
H H. Fores
Fifth
Dajars
William Earnest
Q Street
Martin Gleason
Howard
Gleason
Julian Evans
Stiison Huitchine
Wlter
Sena
Millonaire
Ververaine
Rome
Kiether
Dctor
James Clark
New Hampshire
J. Dante
Willliam J Daunte
Fo 9G Hogan
Lee Hutchins
Dante
George A. Mills
Highland Apartments
Biuteh Ing
H. Ross Perry
Kennedy
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