Alexandria Adopts Stable Tax Rate and School Budget
Alexandria keeps the tangible property and real estate tax at 1.80 per 100 with prompt payment discounts, funds a $15,890 school maintenance addition, and considers a $40,000 temporary loan. The council also approves a Leesburg Pike improvement plan and waste receptacle ads on street corners, and sets a 12 mph city speed limit with 25 mph for fire apparatus responding to alarms.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Court of Appeals
Tiwan
Leesburg Turnpike
Rusgell Road
Highland Place
George Washington Park
Anm
Council
Co Place
Actlon
Royal
Jron
Booze Ship Captured on Rappahannock River
The whisky running schooner Elizabeth Clark was seized after a battle at Carter's wharf near Tappahannock. Captain Bozeman and the colored mate Horace Jones were wounded. Bozeman lost his right hand and Jones was shot through the lungs. Commodore Maury, the oyster boat, stopped the operation after a brief combat.
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Tappahannock
Elizabeth Clark
Ike
Bozeman
Clark
State Oyster Boat
Maury
Carter's Wharf
Potomac River
Norfolk
Rappahannock
Horace Jones
Baltimore
Referendum Proposal Opposed by Foresters Court
The Court of Washington No. 2 Foresters of America adopted a resolution opposing any legislation that would prevent or restrict the District of Columbia residents from voting on prohibition. The vote occurred at Eagle Hall during last night’s meeting.
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Court of Washington
Foresters of America
Eagle Hall
Fire damages listed at 439 Fourth Street home
A fire of undetermined origin yesterday caused 400 dollars damage at the home of William Doulan located at 439 Fourth Street Northeast. A second figure notes 460 dollars in damage.
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William Douglan
Fourth Street
Medical claim on chronic headache by Dr Caldwell
The text reports Dr J J Caldwell stating a distressing headache disease does not shorten life though it recurs periodically until age forty. It notes palatable measures during attacks, diet as prevention, and suggests anti kamnia tablets to prevent or shorten attacks.
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J. J. Caldwell
Gage
Woman Who Won Utah for President Marches 3000 Miles
A small Utah woman, Mrs E L Collier of Salt Lake City, traveled 3000 miles to join the inaugural parade in Washington. Collier, former chairman of Utahs Woman's Democratic State committee, helped shift Utah toward Wilson in 1912. She may march alone if no parade division forms, carrying her states banner.
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Utah
E. L. Collier
Salt Lake City
Collier
Democratic State Committee
Wilson
Military College elects officers at Home Club
The National Capital Military College elected officers and trustees at the Home Club in Jackson Place Northwest. Maj. E. H. Bomar serves as president, with P. V. Collins as vice president, Edward J. Taylor as secretary, and A. Price as treasurer.
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National Capital Military College
Jackson Place Northwest
Board of
EH. S Bomar
P V. Collins
Edward J. Taylor
A. Price
Maj. Homar
Capt. Putnam
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Collins
T. J. Hchols
S. I Kehler
Milton J. Schwab
Mr. Price
L. M. Heron
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Aireata
Maj. Bomar
Relief Ball Nets $2000 For Hebrew Sufferers Fund
A masque ball and carnival at Convention Hall last night, run by the Washington Hebrew Relief Committee, raised two thousand dollars for Hebrew sufferers in war struck Europe. The event drew several thousand attendees and featured "The Repulta of War" by A S Risch and Miss Louise E. Prolach, who won the popular and frat prizes. Prizes went to a long list of participants including Witter Rosenthal as The Wandering Jew and many local residents. The evening also celebrated the arrival of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Edmund F Erk, a noted Pennsylvania Republican resident in Washington.
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Europe
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Benjamin L. Grosaman
A S Risch
Louise E. Prolach
Edmund F Erk
Mr. Erk
Pennsylvania
Robbery on Massachusetts Avenue Nets Woman's Purse
Miss Juanita R. Lusk was assaulted and robbed near Dupont Circle after a man struck her from behind and fled with her handbag. Detected suspects were arrested and brought to her home for identification, but she could not recognize them. Her injuries were treated at Emergency Hospital before she returned home.
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Dupont Circle
Juanita R. Lusk
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Iowa Circle
Misa Lusk
Samuel Ross
Miss Lusk
Ross
Warren
Elvana
Bradley
Scrivener
Tenth Precinct
William B Howland Dies at His Desk in New York
William Bailey Howland president of the Independent Corporation publisher of the Independent died suddenly in his New York office from angina pectoris He was born in Ashland New York in 1849 founder of Outing and former publisher of Cambridge Tribune He served 1890 to 1913 as treasurer and publisher of the Outlook Funeral arrangements were to be private in New York City
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William Bailey Howland
Independent Corporation
The
Independent
Harper's Weekly
Countryside
Mr. Howland
Ashland
N. Y
Outing
Cambridge, Mass
Tribune
Outlook
Washington
William B. Howland
New York Independent
Cosmos Club
City
City Gardens and Wild Flowers Talk at Teachers' Club
Dr. Paul Bartach of George Washington University spoke before the Teachers' Club at 602 Eleventh Street NW on City Gardens and Wild Flowers. He discussed his acid soil garden and growing native ferns lilies and laurels.
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Paul Bartach
George Washington University
Teachers’ Club
Eleventh Street
Drive Away Headache Remedio Without Internal Dangers
Musterale is a clean white ointment using oil of mustard that relieves headache and cold congestion instantly. It claims to be better than mustard plasters, external only with no stomach or heart side effects, usable for sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and many pains or bruises.
Victory in conference on salary increase for legislative bill
The House and Senate battle over a 15 percent salary rise ends with the conference report on the Indian bill approved then sent back to conference to include the House’s higher raise. Overman urges the Senate to stand by its action and reside from the Senate amendment, with action planned on all salary related supply bills. The legislative bill funds 17,000 salaries, most in Washington, and final agreement expected today.
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Senate
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SimHar
Senator Overman
House
Smeet
Smdot
Washington
Rites for W. B. Daingerfield Held in Washington
Funeral services for William H. Daingerfield long associated with Virginia families were conducted at Lee's chapel 332 Pennsylvania Avenue this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be private in Alexandria Virginia. He was 72. Survived by wife Harriet Taylor Daingerfield and two daughters Mrs. James Monroe Love and Mrs. Henry Blow Bourgeois and brother Edward L. Daingerfield.
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Wiliam H.l‘aingerfield
Virginia
Lee's Chapel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Alexandria
Daingerfield
Harriet Taylor Daingerfield
James Monroe Love
Capt. Love
Henry Blow Bourgeois
Lieut. Bourgeois
Edward L. Daingerfield
Midshipmen Fight Fire in Annapolis Business District
A battalion of Naval Academy midshipmen helped battle a business district fire in Annapolis Maryland, with damage estimated at 20000 dollars. Cadets aided by bluejackets and two fireboats, under supervision of Superintendent Edward W. Eberle and captains Eb erle and Louis Nulton, prevented spread.
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Annapedia
Naval Academy
Ala
Edward W. Eberle
Eberle
Louis Nulton
Dry vote for D. C. is sure predicted by Campbell
Representative Philip P. Campbell of Kansas prophesied before the Missouri Society of Washington banquet that the District of Columbia would be dry by tomorrow night. He argued reformers spread from Kansas to many states and warned war could come if the hour arrives, but expected the capital to join the dry movement.
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Kanasae
Missouri Society of Washington
Rauscher
District of Columbia
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Missouri
Sultana
Campbell
War Threats Seen in Hollweg Speech On Neutral Rights
A Dutch or European press excerpt summarizes remarks attributed to Bethmann Hollweg criticizing Britain for pressuring neutrals, noting U S travel and trade rights during war, and recounting US responses to German notes. The speech emphasizes liberty of decision and the submarine campaign’s aims and perceived successes.
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Presi
Wilson
Congress
America
France
England
Fire in Big Union Garage Stopped from Widespread Loss
Prompt fire department action near midnight on the third floor of the Big Union Garage in G street between Sixth and Seventh northwest prevented a major blaze. Fire believed caused by wire short circuit damaged three new automobiles owned by Miller Brothers, each valued at 675 dollars.
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G Street
Sixth
Seventh
Wirea
Miller Brothers
Missouri and Kansas Honor Longtime Representative Lloyd
Speaker Clark praised lawmakers as history makers and awarded a gold watch and chain to J T Lloyd of Missouri upon his March 4 retirement after 20 years in Congress. A M Dockery led toasts while James T Liloyd chaired the banquet committee and dancing followed the remarks.
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Washington
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A M. Dockery
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