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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
4
District Health Officer Fowler urged doctors and nurses to register for influenza work as 167 cases and 12 deaths were reported yesterday. Over 30 requests for admission filled a day at the emergency hospital, with limited beds and ongoing calls for volunteers and funding.
A conductor on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail was slashed during an altercation over straws at Wipolwood station. He was wounded but remains alive. No suspect has been apprehended yet.
Fragmented weather notes list periods of rain and temperatures along with street references and observations from Washoe area. The garbled OCR mentions dates, locations, forecasts, and several names, providing a mosaic of meteorological data without coherent narrative.
The regular semimonthly dance of Washington Camp Modern Woodmen of America will be held tomorrow night at the old Masonic Temple. The Young Women's Hebrew Association plans a December 30 dance at the same venue to aid Jewish war sufferers. Tickets at the door. Also, Christian Goodins 16, of 1951 I Street NW has been missing since December 15 and a reward is offered. William M Tracewell, arrested on assault with a dangerous weapon, is a nephew of former Treasury comptroller R J Tracewell.
Cotter T Bride longtime Washington resident and former District excise board member from 1914 to 1916 died at Washington Sanitarium from a stroke suffered last Friday morning. Funeral at St Peter's Church with burial at Mount Olivet. Survived by son Capt William W Bride USA and daughter Louise Bride Varnell. Born in Ireland July 30 1846 he came to America at 20, worked in real estate until 1902. He was active in National Press Club and Oldest Citizens associations.
Saks & Co distributed gifts to local children as part of a Christmas charity event run by the Associated Charities. Over one hundred underprivileged youngsters received shoes, stockings, and underwear, with receipts and a theater performance by Belasco witnesses. The effort drew relief from clerks and stockroom staff, and gifts were drawn from Saks stock for youths aged under fourteen.
Fragmented list of names and partial details about newborns and parents, with multiple unreadable words. The passage reads like a column of birth notices listing mother and baby names in a garbled OCR style, including several pairs of names and associated initials.
A list of deceased individuals from Washington area hospitals including Georgetown, Providence, Freedmen’s, and Washington Home and Tuberculosis Hosp. Notable ages range from 10s to 80s. Names include Ada J Pumphrey 67, Helen McSullivan 10, Virginia Schaefer month old, Joseph P Gilmore 83, Eugene Thomas mos, and many others.
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