W. B. Moses and Sons Pioneer Washington Furniture House
W B Moses and Sons emerged as the capital’s leading exclusive retail furniture carpet and drapery house. From a small D street store the firm expanded to a three story setup on Seventh Street and later a corner at Seventh and D. They opened the Avenue House showroom and later the F and Braventh streets building, designed by A B Mullett and built by John Howlett, marking rapid growth amid a booming retail era in Washington.
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Capi
America
Moses & Sons
Jesuv
W. B. Moses
Philadelphia
D Street
Sixth
Seventh Street
Seventh
D Streets
Market Space
Saks
Avenue House
Moses
United States
F and
Braventh Streets
W. B Moses & Bons
F Street
W. B. Moses & S
Moses and Sons Furniture Empire on Eleventh Street
The Moses firm expanded from Pennsylvania Avenue to a corner of Seventh Street and F, growing into a nine story complex with later additions. It became a leading Washington retailer in furniture carpets and draperies with a large factory and skilled artisans. The store plans its annual January Sale starting Monday January 5, featuring deeply discounted prices.
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Moses
Woodward & Lothrop Re J
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh
If Streets
Amd
F Street
Eleventh Street
W. B Mases & Sons
United States
Washington
Eleventh
F Streets
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Christmas music to be heard again in parishes today
Elaborate choral programs will be presented in many parishes today with mass celebrations serving various communities. The schedule features mission services at St. Aloysius, St. Joseph's and Italian Church, with sermons targeting women and men, plus children's masses and festive activities.
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Canon Williams
Epworth League
Brown, Casey
Greene
New York
Washington
St. Aloysius
St. Joseph’s
Ignatius Fealey
St Joseph’s Church
Father Carlo
St Ignatius
Bishop Harding
Bethlehem Chapel
Esther Memorial
W. G. Davenport
Esther Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
First Baptist
W.W. McMaster
M. Francis Yingling
Church of Our Lady of Victory
ELOPERS AND MINISTERS WHO MARRY THEM
Rockville Maryland article quotes prominent Washington ministers and social women debating elopements. Clergymen condemn elopements unless fully informed, while some women acknowledge possible justifications and happy outcomes. Notable cases include Lochinvar Berry Crisp and Davis, illustrating varied views and consequences. Dr Van Schaick notes the better class of Rockville ministers condemn elopements and refuse ceremonies.
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Rockville
Washington Gretna Green
Washington
National Capital
Clark
House
Lochinvar
West
Senator Berry
Arkanmeas
United States
Speaker Crisp
Crisp
Jeff Davis
Gen. Taylor
Davis
Buena Vista
van Schaick
Dr van Schaick, Jr
AID TO ALASKA HOMESTEADERS RECOMMENDED
Commissioner Cley Tallman urges liberal concessions to Alaska homesteaders to spur future development of natural resources. He proposes reducing entry areas to 10 acres and notes land office agents have cracked down on false claims and timber depredations to stabilize Alaskan claims.
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Alaska
General Land Office
Cley Tallman
Secretary of the Interior
Tallman
Land Office Agenta
Asaya
Submarines Set Longest Self Propelled Passage Record
Navy officials declare the completion of a seven mile submarine voyage from Guantanamo Cuba to Christobal at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal a historic epoch in submarine navigation. Despite rough seas and strong trade winds the four boats maintained speed and position for five days the longest voyage under their own power. Crews arrived rested and the submarines carried fuel tanks more than half full, ready for further service in tropical waters.
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Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Christobal
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Piles Quickly Cured At Home With Pyramid Remedy
Pyramid Pile Remedy promises instant belief in a permanent cure for piles. A free trial package mailed in plain wrapper claims many cases are cured without further treatment. Postage paid and coupon included to obtain more from the address provided.
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Pyramoed Drug Company
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall
Mich
Runaway marriages debated by clergy and public figures
A collection of quotes from Mrs. Champ Clark Dr. Wallace Radcliffe Rev. John Van Schaick Sr. Rev G B Pierce Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs Andrews on elopements. They discuss morality caution and potential happiness of eloping marriages and whether ministers should wed eloping couples only after full knowledge of circumstances. Opinions vary from strict refusal to conditional acceptance.
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Champ Clark
John van Schaick
Wallace Radcliffe
U. G . Pierce
Duncan U, Fletcher
W, Fy, Andrews
Lil
Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Pierce
G. B. Pierce
All Souls Unitarian Church
Gretna Green
John van Schaick, Jr
Dr. Pierce
Fletcher
Congressional Club
Duncan W. Fletcher
Florida
Lfe
Andrews
W. BF. Andrews
District Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation
Investigation on Dent Audit Sparks Senate Referral
Special Investigators from the Department of Justice compare Dent's district supreme court receipts with original accounts as rumors of large fees fade. Auditor Dent defends the report, saying it consists of generalizations. The Judges found no fault. Attorney General McReynolds will forward the findings to the Senate by January 12.
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McNish
D. C. Sutler
Department of Justice
Louis Addison Dent
District Supreme Court
Department
Saya
Dent
Banis
Sutler
the Register of Wills
McReynolds
Senate
Will, executors named after fear of sudden death
Jesse F. Grant made a will on April 30 fearing sudden death from ailment spells. He leaves all fraternal and insurance dues to sister Ella Sutton, masonic paraphernalia to brother Culiford Grant, a gold watch and more to Percival Grant, and deposits to Mollie Burrows with cash bequests. Executors include Clifford Grant and James Laution.
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Jesse F. Grant
Grant Diew
Ella FR
Sutton
Culiford L. Grant
Percival B.grant
Mollie EK. Burrows
Clifford
James H. Laution
Little Astor Heir Sails Home From Exile
Six year old Bill Astor son of Waldorf Astor and grandson of William Waldorf Astor returned home with his mother aboard the Hiner George Washington after ex patriating himself. He had earlier said he wished to be a baseball player but now expressed a wish to be a carpenter, a choice his mother did not fully share.
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Washington Post
New York
Bill’ Astor
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
George Washington
Bil
Cuban cabinet resignations prompt shuffle in Havana
President Menocal accepted the resignations of Dr Cosme de la Toerriente secretary of State and Dr Pablo Desvernine Cuban Minister to Washington as he left on the Cuba for Chaparra. Rafael Monton, Menocal’s secretary, is among candidates for the new post.
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Habana
Cuba
Chaparra
Province of
Oriente
Menocal
Cosme de la Toerriente
Pablo Desvernine
Washington
Rafael Monton
Ménocal
Homicide Record Marked in Chicago December
Chicago police statistics show 31 homicides in December, a record. Two cases are flagged as Black Hand. A deranged 11 year old killed his father under alleged devil influence.
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Chicago
Police Department Statistica Ghow
Dominion to buy Vancouver Island site for new dreadnought dock
The Dominion government will acquire on Vancouver Island a site at Bequimeult for a government dock capable of handling the largest dreadnoughts. Plans are underway with an estimated cost of about 4 million dollars. Post Want Ads are free and classified games of The Post yield results.
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Bite
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
B. CG
Dominion
Bequimeult
Post
Autos Killed Fifteen Police Report 1913
District motor vehicle fatalities and injuries for 1913 reveal fifteen killed and 264 total killed or injured in 846 accidents. Only one fatal crash saw a driver held responsible, with 1,152 drivers arrested for careless driving and 62 seriously hurt. Fifteen fatal crashes yielded 14 driver exonerations.
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New York
Gotham
Washington
Pattie L. Collins
Poet Office Department
H Street
Mra
D. M Donner
Dresden
Charles Craughn
Mfe
Debates on Farm Middlemen and Direct Farm Sales
A reader from Washington, DC cites an editorial criticizing middlemen and a city scheme allowing farmers to sell directly to consumers without licenses. The letter notes the plan did not lower living costs, compares parcel post expectations, and recalls a city council reversal amid merchant interests. The writer asks why farmers should not bypass middlemen.
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Parcel Post
Film actors admit murder in California bank heist
Riverside California actors Case and Green pleaded guilty in superior court to murder of Willam Bowles, bank cashier slain while intercepting a $5,000 Blythe Palo Verde Valley Bank robbery on December 2. They were remanded for sentence January 14 after acting in bandit roles for film projects. They were captured in El Centro two days later.
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el Morte
Cal
Horace Montague
el Centro
Ten Churches Stage Four Week Evangelical Campaign
Ten Protestant churches across the Southwest launch a four week evangelical campaign beginning tomorrow evening at Hyland M. EB. Church. Major services will also run in Sixth Presbyterian Fifth Baptist M E and Westminster Presbyterian with men and children special programs and a chorus from the participating churches.
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Sixth Presbyterian
St. Mark's Lutheran
Fifth Baptist
Westminster Presbyterian
Southwest
Hyland M. EB
Ninth and
D Streets
Rev Idg
A W. Spooner
John E. Briggs
M. E
W J Meeks
Se. Mark's Lutheran Church
W. A. Wade
John E Briges
Westminster Presbyterian Shura
Titus & Ee
Eipiphany Chapel
Wawarda
Kendad Baptist Church
Fifth Baptist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lester
Mnate
C EL Gallagher
Tases
California Syrup of Figs Ad Targets Teething Parents
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for peevish or constipated children and even adults. It highlights a tasty taste, easy dosage, and claims relief within hours, urging readers to buy the genuine product from The California Syrup Company and warning against counterfeit imitators.
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California
Coe Atettatts
Caloris Fy Syrup Company
Amp Ether King
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SONS
Egala
Gurpyaet
St Aloysius’ Church
William L. de Vries
Richard P. Williams
Wright
Brooklands
Paul A
Wesley Chapel
Ci Union
W. I McKenney
Hoir
M E
Douglas
Fourth Department
Christopher C Mullady
Children’s Bureau
Lewis Meriam
All Soule’ Church
Fourteenth and
L Streets
Children's Bureau
Commissioner Tallman
Panama
WMW
Reyni
Charles Nelson Chase
Young Men's Christian Association
Association
Clarence Aspinwall
Wyoming Avenue
Northwest
Attornay Wilson
Grand Jury
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Mary O'Leary
D. W. Baker
0. H. Osterman
W. E B. Leary
Little Astor Heir
Carpenter
Desveraine
Homicide
BIG Dry Dock
Canada
News Today
Alberts
Ind Gun
Washington, DC
Aist of
Cnarches
Orphany
Cnarchs
Marvin M E South
Keneth Kendall Baptist
St Marky Catheran
Cigatian
Gorsuch Mee
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