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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
10
Congress advanced several appropriation bills but delays and the President's Europe trip complicate passage ahead of adjournment. A Republican senator denied responsibility for congestion as talks to hold an extra session falter. President Wilson planned to visit the Capitol to urge swift action amid tense bipartisan blame and stalled bills.
The fragment records multiple obituary notices from February 1919 and 1929 era. It lists names such as Bennet, Duffy, Gillman, English, and Ridgway, with references to residences in Takoma Park and Washington DC areas, dates of services, and cemeteries like Olivet and Morwich. The collection highlights family ties, memorials, and funeral arrangements across several communities.
The piece notes a wartime timing scene with a proposed march at the head of a District of Columbia troops parade and a call for speed from Democratic Leader Martin. It reports on Navy and Army appropriation bills, other measures nearing passage, and Senate House tensions over calendar action and President’s cleanup push.
Alexander P Watson an M A secretary of Knoxville Tennessee testified in court that a so called kamerad gun he brought from France was used by Germans after surrender to shoot American captors. He said he displayed the weapon to a policeman prompting arrest for carrying concealed weapons under Sullivan law. Watson arrived from France last Tuesday and noted he was wounded twice and gassed once while serving as YMCA representative with the Ninth Infantry.
The $720 million naval appropriation bill gains a three year building program and was favorably reported by the Senate naval committee without opposition. Changes raise permanent navy strength to 260,000 and marine corps to 26,000, with $2.5 million for Washington navy yard and $800,600 for Norfolk added.
The victory liberty loan bill passed the House with three dissenters after Republicans failed to strike the war finance corporation clause. The measure authorizes short term notes, a bond retirement fund, and extended government loans to aid foreign sales, heading to the Senate for action.
Albany February 6 The State Citizens League formed to push full prohibition in New York at the State Anti-Saloon League convention. Leader William H Anderson says US Senator James W Wadsworth will be opposed if he seeks renomination next year citing his anti prohibition and anti woman suffrage stance. The League projects anti saloon delegates from foreign lands arriving in Washington for a three day convention to spread prohibition propaganda abroad.
The House judiciary committee drafted a Day enforcement bill for the war time prohibition law effective July 1. A minority report by Representative Steele of Pennsylvania labeled passage an usurpation of power and a threat to liberty. The majority report notes industrial stress and cautions closing the saloon may worsen the evils in such circumstances.
Secretary Baker asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of 829.327 million dollars to cover subsistence of the army overseas for the remainder of the fiscal year. He noted a recent law repealed 15 billion in war appropriations and canceled about 2.996 billion of the quartermaster corps funds, enlarging the deficit.
Traverse City Michigan authorities probe correspondence from Isadore convent to Chicago and other cities tied to Sister Mary Jones missing since 1907. Sheriff Kinnucan departs for outside state as housekeeper Mrs Lypchinski pleads to murder charge and is released on bail. Father Bienowske confirms travel with sister and friends the day of the nun's disappearance.
The Massachusetts Society held its first meeting last night at the United Service Club in Washington. A committee was named to draft by laws and resolutions for organization and will report at the next meeting on Wednesday evening March 5. John P. Finan of Boston served as temporary chairman and Charles E. Devis of New Brunswick was temporary secretary.
Baltimore February 26 the Protestant Episcopal synod of the province of Washington recorded no objections to the proposed league of nations and called for proclaiming Jerusalem as the place for peace. The action followed remarks by the Greek Church in America acting archbishop and included calls to restore St Sophia for Orthodox worship and election of church and lay members to missions boards.
Alexandria marks the launch of the first big steel ship on the Potomac by closing shops and factories at noon for the parade in Washington. Decorated King Street, a large crowd at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church hears former Tennessee governor Malcolm H. Patterson speak for the Antisaloon League of Virginia.
John Snowden the colored man convicted of killing Mrs. Lottie May Brandon on August 8, 1917, faces execution at dawn Friday in Annapolis. Sheriff Joseph H Bells and deputies will oversee the hanging, with precautions for possible disorders and confirmation of the time. Special to The Washington Post.
A movement in Hyattsville Maryland seeks to build a hospital for World War I wounded boys. Dr John F Lansbury county health officer urged the county commissioners to appropriate 50000 dollars and the commission likely will support a bill in the next legislature authorizing a bond issue for the project.
Special to The Washington Post Bristol Feb 26 Bennett Weatherly inspector for two railroads dies at 33 in Cincinnati Ohio pneumonia survivor of two sisters and three brothers Harrisonburg Feb 26 John Adams Armentrout 80 dies in his niece’s home Brights disease body of John C Gentry arrives Spring Creek for interment son of the late William R. Gentry Winchester Feb 26 John W Dittenderfer 79 former contractor and builder dies in Winter Park Florida Widow Ema Glenn Dittenderfer widow Clementine Toombs oldest Fredericksburg Feb 26 Sarah Jessie Fines one of 17 children died bronchial pneumonia aged 93 Rev John M Diehl Welsh Run accepts call to Second Presbyterian Church Liverpool Ohio.
The will of Pembroke Jones filed in Wilmington provides a $50,000 bequest to establish and maintain a park and playground for white children within the city, to be named Pembroke Jones Park by his widow. It includes $6,000 to St James Church, a $29,000 trust for two aunts, $10,000 to each son Pembroke Jones Jr and daughter Sadie Pope, and a $100,000 trust for Pembroke Jones Jr with real estate, totaling about $400,000 in gifts and a multi‑million estate.
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