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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1919
Page
3
Members and friends of the Red Mogen David organization hear Dr Eiser from New York describe the group as akin to the American Red Cross. Dr L B Grosman and M Tricleoff also speak. The Washington branch has 150 members and plans a parade with full representation and prepared costumes for a welcome home event.
The transport Pueblo brings 79 wounded men from overseas to Walter Reed Hospital. Among them is Lieut. Frederick Grenfell of 1915 Ninth Street Northwest, a veterinary corps veteran wounded in France. Washington NCOs Sergt J N Dixon and Corp George Tarr also arrived in New York aboard Pueblo after service with the First Infantry Regiment Sunset under Maj Gen Peter Traub.
Munich reports a violent uprising with riots killing Minister Jahries and wounding war office officers. Archbishops and officials, including Arco Valley and Auer, are in critical condition as three days of mourning are ordered for Kurt Eisner. The central soviet council asserts control amid a nationwide broadcast blackout.
Col Arthur Herbert aged 49, Confederate veteran and senior partner of Burke and Herbert, died at his Seminary Hill home after months of declining health. Survived by wife and several children, he led the Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry in Civil War battles and belonged to United Confederate Veterans. Also notes real estate deals, a planned Gunston Hall launch, a torpedo plant rush, a prohibition rally, and other local notices.
Police in Toledo, Ohio, say James W. McGregor, known as a Detroit saloon and restaurant keeper, chased guests from the Waldorf hotel with a revolver then barricaded in his room. After he fired three times at officers, a policeman shot and killed him.
A crowded Polis Theater audience heard Rep. Dies of Texas and Rev. George Simons share experiences from Russia and condemn Bolshevism as a threat to America. Rabbi Simon urged pure Americanism and warned against bolshevist tendencies while officials observed and answered questions on the Soviet system.
Washington Isner aged 26 died last night at his son's home in Parkersboro. He served in the Union army in Company F First Virginia and was a retired farmer. Survived by six sons and a daughter.
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