Education Board Debate Shapes Washington School Rule
US Commissioner of Education Dr Ebert Brown discusses the value of a board of education for Washington and the Dolliver bill proposing a director of education. He cites fiscal comparisons with other cities, calls for public input, and notes salary benchmarks for superintendents in major cities.
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Board of Education
Dolliver
Washington
Ebert Brown
United States
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Tils
Senate
Senate District Committee
Cimes Boards of Education
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Providence
Rochester
Yale University
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
University of California
Teachers deny coercion over petition to Senate education panel
Public school teachers refute claims that the board of education coerced them to sign a petition to Senator Burkett protesting abolishment of the board and urging continuation of the present school act. A teachers committee will brief Senator Dolliver on the voluntary signatures and the petition's trajectory through school buildings.
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Board of Education
Burkett
Senate
Dolliver
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Flora Lo Hendley
Seaton School
Teachers’ Aid and Annuity Association
Senator Burkett
Seaton
Congress
Burkett and Dolliver
Personal Work Is Harity At Roundtable Club
The Roundtable Club of the YMCA heard a speaker stress that personal service matters more than funds in relieving distress. He cited that 690 families, 2080 people, were helped by Associated Charities last year, with under 1 percent connected to any church. Dr Maurice G Miller, who runs the Problem Class, received a donated umbrella as a token of esteem. Evangelist Rey Arthur Willis Spooner addressed the group on the haunted life and its aftereffects. A. M. Temple will speak on the genius of Dickens at the YMCA assembly hall tomorrow at 8 PM.
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WFCG
Associated Charities
Weller
Maurice G Milter
Ernest Eaton Rey Arthur Willis Spooner
Pom
Edward Lowe Temple
Dickens
YMCA
Revivalist methods at Hamline Church ignite crowd
The revival led by Mr Harrison at Hamline Church drew a packed crowd last night as he preached with dynamic, improvised gestures. He urged earnest seeking and conversion, saying a dead preacher will yield a dead congregation, then moved through pews and galleries to exhort listeners toward salvation.
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Hamline
Harrison
Jesus
Baker
Easton
Hollingsworth
Holy Name Feast at St Dominics Draws 1500
More than 1500 people gathered at St Dominics Catholic Church to observe the Holy Name Feast. Delegations from district Catholic churches filled the center aisle as Rev Father C H McKenna of the Dominican Order delivered a sermon at age 73. Solemn vespers and benediction followed by a reception where members renewed the act of consecration.
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St. Dominic's Catholic Church
E Streets
Holy Name
Holy Name Society
St Dominics
Father C H McKenra
Dominican Order
New York City
Society
Father McKennan
Mrs Adama Williams Lectures on Forests and Timber Limits
Mrs Adama Williams spoke on forestry and warned that timber supplies would run out in thirty three years at a Washington Secular League lecture in Pythian Temple. Dr J J Shirley and others joined a discussion after her talk about forming national forests in the Appalachian and White Mountain regions. At St Andrew's Parish Hall parish officials celebrated Rev George Calvert Carter's four year tenure with a dinner and burned $10,000 in redeemed mortgage bonds as funds are raised to reduce the first mortgage on church property. Confederate veterans at Camp 1/1 Umitea will mark Gen Robert E Lee's birthday with services at Mount Vernon Methodist Church South, and Representative J Thomas Heflin will speak. The Southern Cross of Honor will be awarded to several DC Division II veterans. public invited.
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Adama Williams
Idla Adams Wiliams
Washington Secular League
Pythian Temple
Appalachian
White Mountain
J J Shirley Chase
Roy W H Burr
Kirk H K Barrett
Peet
van der Linde
St Andrew's Parish
Fourteenth
Corcoran Streets
George Calvert Carter
Umitea
Robert E Lee
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
J Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Shot While Stealing Chickens In Hyattaville Md
Hyattaville Maryland authorities last night asked Inspector Bowerdman to locate a Black man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was shot while attempting to steal chickens, according to officials.
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Hyattaville
Bowerdman
Complete formulas for all our stedieines advertised
A promotional notice urging readers to trust doctor endorsement for Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for hard coughs bronchitis and weak lungs. It claims no secrets are hidden and advises purchase only with medical approval. The language emphasizes doctor knowledge and urges caution if not endorsed.
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Ayer
Hoodoo Number Dogs at Bethesda Shelter Shuts Down
In Washington a charity shelter for homeless dogs at Bethesda ends after January 1 due to insufficient funds. Twenty three canines faced relocation or death as thirteen found homes while ten were euthanized, prompting shocked reactions from patrons and volunteers who cited lack of public support and fundraising.
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Bethesda
Washington
Humane Society
Mrs Totten
Society
Post
PAYS DEBT ON ANNIVERSARY AT CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
Members of Central Presbyterian Church celebrated the fortieth anniversary by subscribing enough money to equalize a debt of 2660 dollars for repairs. Rev Dr A W Pitzer preached the anniversary sermon, noting the church relies on voluntary offerings and does not rent pews. The Foresters of America Court Washington installed officers for the year. A Marine Band concert was announced at the Marine Barracks with a full program. Mrs Margaret Massey Sweat, widow of L D M Sweat, was buried in Portland after organizing the George Washington Memorials Association. Robert King, ex-police officer, died in New Jersey. funeral in Washington scheduled. Steelton Mills to resume work. a fire caused 200 dollars damage on Hieventh street.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Southern Assembly
A W Pitzer
Pitzer
James H Taylor
Foresters of America Court
Washington
No. 2
GH Ripley
Grand Herald
LCM_Selble
Robert Rohrer
Trimble
James E Hall
Albert Freer
Ger Seboure
Woodward
T Andrews
J Baroch
T Gilroy
L Hall
L. D. M. Sweat
Margaret Massey Sweat
L D M Sweat
Maine
Portland
Gains for temperance Catholic abstinence union anniversary
Catholic Total Abstinence Union reports its second anniversary at Good Samaritan Hall Sixteenth and L streets with speeches and music. About 1000 members have signed temperance pledges in two years. Rev Father Hannen and Father Smythe spoke along with Capt John Shaw E N Bowers grand chief of the Rechabites Jesse W Tull grand worthy chief of the Good Templars Thomas Maloney vice president Mrs Charlotte Lewis played piano Lottie Lewis recited and sang W A Hickey quoted. Speakers praised the late Dr Stafford and Father Maguire for union work.
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Catholic Abstinence Union
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Good Samaritan Hall
Sixteenth
L Streets
Father Hannen
Father Smythe
John Shaw
E N Bowers
Rechabites
Jesse W Tull
The
Good Templars
Thomas Maloney
Charlotte Lewis
Lottie Lewis
Hickey
Dr Stafford
Father Maguire
Playlets at Saengerbund staged by Washington Mesengerbund
Two one act playlets in German were presented at the Washington Mesengerbund auditorium to an audience of over 500. The amateur thespians received strong applause and demanded numerous curtain calls after each piece. Cast included S Scharbau, William Handemann, Pauls, Mrs Rosenberg Weber, Eleonore Schwarz, Anna Schwarz, with sketches written by A Sauer and A Koeller.
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Washington Mesengerbund
Scharbau Wiliam Handemann
Pauls
Rosenberg-Weber
Eleonore Schwarz
Anna Schwarz
Messrs A Sauer
A Koeller
Stabbed at a dance on Polland home near Arlington
Titus Polland a 41 year old colored man lies in Emergency Hospital with a stab wound after a dance at Pollands home near Arlington Virginia. Joseph Gordon a colored man is suspected of the attack and fled after the incident while Polland was exiting the door. Gordon reportedly confronted Polland over dancing with a woman he favored. The Shamrock Club elected officers for St Patrick's Day at the Commercial Hotel. The Post invites readers to page 11 for details and announces 26 cash prizes for winners.
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Titus Polland
Joseph Gordon
Pollands
Arlington
Gordon
Polland
Shamrock Club
Commercial Hotel
T V Powiderry
P F McMahon
E F Buckley
D Finucane Secetretary
M. F . Donoghue
Oriental Can Pompeian Olive Oil Ad Prospectus
City bulletins advertise olive oil and cosmetic products with prices and dealer contacts. An appeal to invest mentions NC Upham and a Life Blog tone. Offers include Great Bear Spring Water and Gatti's Olive Cream Shampoo with addresses, phone numbers, and promotional items from Arlington Bottling Company and local druggists.
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Feraons
NC Upham
11Th St
The Man Who Listens to Advice Will Call at The Man's
A fragment notes a saying about listening to good advice and prompts a call to a man identified as The Man's. The brief hints at a proverb style alert or adage without detailing events, names, places, or dates.
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