Resident keeps mind open on call for extra session
President Coolidge weighs possible extraordinary session after March 4 while lawmakers aim to avoid obstructive tactics on appropriations. Tax reductions hinge on year-end data. governors of coal states may join talks to promote mine safety, with federal input but limited legislative power.
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Harry N. Price
Coolidge
Congress
Mattara
Senate
White House
McKenna
United States Bu| Preme Court
Secretary
Mississippi River
Department of the Inx
Bureau of Mines
Use of City Fire Horses Shatters Hope of Record
The District fire department fell five days short of a record and a year without using horse drawn apparatus due to No. 26 engine breakdown and lack of reserve machines. Fire Chief George S. Watson sought motorization but aging equipment forced horses back into service for the first time this year. The issue, tied to costly overhauls, may prompt Cabinet reviews and state legislative consideration.
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George S. Watson
Watson
Churches Thank Coolidge For His Stand on Japan
A memorial thanking President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes for emphatic denial of malevolent rumors about U S relations with Japan was received at the White House from the Federal Council of Churches. It was prepared for the Commission of International Justice and Goodwill and the National Committee on American Japanese Relations and endorses Coolidge’s naval armaments stance.
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Coolidge
Hughes
Japan
White House
Federal Council of Churches
Commission of International Justice and Goodwill
National Committee On
Coolidge Expected Tacna Arica Decision Soon
President Coolidge is close to issuing the Tacna Arica arbitration ruling with personal oversight. Secretary Hanes aids in drafting the decision as the White House indicates the verdict will be read and delivered to Chile and Peru early in the new year.
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Coolidge
Tacna-Arica
Coolitize
Hanes
Witte House
Taens- Arich
Refuses to Annul Consolvo Wedding in Baltimore
Judge W H Forsyth of Howard County circuit court refused the petition to annul the marriage of Charles H Consolvo Jr aged 19 and Evelyn Lamb Consolvo in Baltimore. The case cited alleged collusion and intoxication at elopement, with assertions about the groom’s mentality and the bride’s background in Baltimore. The ruling held the couple bound by a valid contract despite claims of intoxication and mental capacity. Evelyn Lamb Consolvo previously worked in beauty shops and resided in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
W. H. Forsyth
Circuit Court of
Howard County
Charles H. Consolvo
Evelyn Lamb Consolvo
Young Consolvo
Georgetown Preparatory School
Washington
Forsyth
Col. Consolvo
Consolve
Are
Maloy Resigns as People's Counsel in Baltimore
Baltimore December 26 William Milnes Maloy resigns as people's counsel of the Public Service Commission effective January 1. The resignation sits with Governor Ritchie who may appoint Clarence W Miles city veto r of Salisbury to succeed him. Maloy plans to return to law practice after five years on the commission including four years as chairman.
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Baltimore
William Milnes Maloy
Public Service Commission
Ritchie
Clarence W. Miles
Salisbury
Ap- Botignant
Ene
Pappie
Foul Play Suspected In Fire Victim's Death
Burial of Frank G. Adams, whose charred remains were found Tuesday in the debris of his Woodmont home, will be deferred until after an autopsy. Dr William T. Pratt to perform the autopsy by order of State's Attorney John A. Garrett. The fire may have been to conceal crime. Funeral services were held yesterday at Woodmont Methodist Church.
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Frank G. Adams
Woodmont
John A. Garrett
William T. Pratt
Andrews
Woodmont, Methodist Church
Carolyn R. Crump
Washington
Southern Railway
North Columbue
Waller H. Murr
Harvey Crump
Edward Crump
Four arrestees in Alexandria wharf arson case
Arthur L. King twenty six lives in the Dyke Fairfax county confessed to burning the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company wharf causing about twenty six thousand dollars damage. He implicated Carl Mander Guy Wood and Ernest Mills who denied the charge as indictments for arson of an unoccupied building were returned by a special grand jury.
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Washington Port Bureau
Patrick St
Alexandria
Arthur L. King
the Dyke
Fairfax County
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Carl Mander
Guy Wood
Ernest
Babe" Mills
Corporation Court
James M. Duncan
Harry Wade
Harry Hammond
Harry R. Burke
Michael T. Dwyer
Arthur Bryant
T. Clifton
Howard
Thomas Carter
C. W. Martin
King
Martin
Padgett
Mnother Cat
Director of Public Safety
Paul Morton
Haywood Duprer
James M. Duncan, Jr
John Brookfield
Mander
Mills
Wood
Theother
Allen
Taylor
Wattles
Steamboat Company
Mutual Tee Company
Queensstreet
Arlington County Delinquent Tax List Land Sale Notice
Arlington County announces the delinquent tax sale for 1928 properties in Jefferson, Washington, and Arlington districts to be held at the courthouse Monday from 10 to 4. Taxes total about $2,000 with amounts due ranging from $2 to $100. Fire destroyed Edward R. Myers home in Hume Springs late Wednesday, causing $3,000 loss and endangering nearby houses.
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Arlington County
Fost
Clarendon
Wade Ball
Jefferson
Washington
Arington
Edward R. Myera
Hume Springs
del Ray
Alexandria
Varney
Potomac
Washington Virginia Railway Company
Strategy Makes Kramer Model Banquet Orator
Stephen E. Kramer, principal of Central High, named by the board as first assistant superintendent of schools, learned after speaking at a class banquet that the event served as a training ground for after dinner oratory. The dinner was billed as an annual event with post banquet sessions planned to dissect speeches, including guest remarks.
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Stephen E. Kramer
Central High School
Board of Education
Central High
Kramer
Fire Keeps Four Baltimore Families Out In Cold Night
In Baltimore on December 26 a blaze at 127 West Camden Street forced four families to flee their four story building after the fire rekindled. A 20 year old Alvina Kervis helped rouse her family and lead neighbors to safety as police and fire crews battled the flames and exposure. Separate report: three young men sought in a New Jersey trooper killing were arrested in a high price car on Washington boulevard, later tied to the Trenton murder case.
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Baltimore
West Camden Street
Strisker Shoureholds
W. B. Gilbert
Alvina Kervis
Louis G. Zentgraf
Misa Kervis
Frank Spedetta
Sheltter
New Jersey
Laurel
Joseph Jarek
Rungsel Street
Boston
Charles McKanna
Penbroke Street
Kenneth Dean
Cherry Street
Georgetown
Ohio
Sergt. E. W. Busch
Washington Boulevard
Trenton
N. J
Publishers Oppose Second Class Postal Rate Hikes
Trade paper publishers urged lawmakers to reject faster second class rate increases and favor lowering the 1918 war measure based charges. George C. Lucas urged a parcel post service charge to fund postal raises, arguing overhead allocations misstate costs. speed of consideration protested by multiple witnesses.
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Joint Congressional Committee
Congress
Yates
George C. Lucas
National Publishers Association
Post Office Department
Lucas
Jesse H. Neal
Aseatiatea Business Papers
Neal
Agricultural Publishers Association
Charles F Jenkins
Ponyt Office Department
Coolidge
Children At Annapolis Gov Ritchie Hosts Christmas Movie Event
Annapolis reports children from the city attended a Christmas treat hosted by Governor Ritchie at local theaters. White children packed Circle Play House while colored children enjoyed Star Theater, with the governor and his mother, Mrs Albert Ritchie, in attendance and the governor delivering a brief holiday message.
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Washington Pont
Annapolis
Gov. Ritchie
Circle Playhouse
Star Theater
Albert Ritchie
Ciriele
Bitter Cold Grips Western Maryland Region
Western Maryland endures a severe cold wave with temperatures from zero to six above at Altamont and Terra Alta while Cumberland records 1 below zero. The Potomac and Wolf Creek rivers are completely frozen as the area runs 20 degrees colder than yesterday. Sp Rites for Mrs Lula H Stuart report interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, noting she died in Baltimore and leaves a husband three children and other relatives.
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Highlend Park
Santa Claus
Highland Park
Guy B. Conkin
Cumberland
Altamont
Terra Alta
Potomac
Lula H. Stuart
Washington Pont
Winchester
Harry Stuart
Baltimore
Mount Hebron
George W. Haymaker
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Cameron Street
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Petrello
J. Cockrell
Arlington
James P. Simpson
Harry R. Thomas
G. Dye
Hoe
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H. L. Fprice
August Richert
Arlington Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Confederate Veterans
N. A. ‘Reese
Mount Olivet Methodist Church
Perry L. Mitchell
Clarandon Baptist Church
BE. L. Shelling
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Washington, DC
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
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Stour Hhosters
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company
HM Keyser
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Gvremein Oben
D. Leonard
District National Bank of Washington
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Trova
Robert N. Harper
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