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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1916

Page

5

Attack on School Change Sparks Public Debate in Washington

At a Federation of Citizens Associations meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, President Blair and Capt James F Oyster defended the current Washington public school system. They argued against transferring appointing power to the commissioners, urged preserving the board’s authority, and favored voucher and contract controls. Oyster proposed letting voters choose board members, likening the board to corporate directors and homeowners as stockholders. Plan ignores women voters.

Federation of Citizens’ Associations Chamber of Commerce Board of Education Washington Blair James F Oyster Echoola District Supreme Court Mr Blair Capt Oyster Mr Oyster Washington College of Law Bhillen Spenser Massey Thera Dlon Tubbard Seka Treshman Miss Lutions Edstonsbyabrens Nissioners Publc Midcity Citizens’ Association Seventh Street Northwest P. Tt. Moran St James Hotel Nama Board of Commissioners Federation North Washington Citizens’ Association Washington Civic Association Benning-Kenil_worth Citizens’ Association Benning Citizens’ Association Committee On Education Committee On William McK. Clayton United States Ruth M. Keeney Y. W. Cga Miss Keeney Mary A. Finney Misa Mildred Barthelow

City News In Brief on License, Lectures and Societies

The excize board rejected George Nesline's wholesale liquor license transfer from Annie E Hohmann at 1037 Fifth Street NW. Various lectures, club meetings, and society notices follow including events at the New National Museum, Cairo ballroom, Eighth Street Temple, and the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church.

Excize Board George Nesline Annie E Hohmann Fifth Street Antisaloon League Collegiate Club Witlhout Eighth Street Temple Ida Hastings Snow Cairo Josef W. Hall Seventh-day Adventist Church Foreign Miasion Board China Seattle Mr. Hall Odd Fellows’ Hall Columbia Street

Pape's Diapepsin for Indigestion

Traditional dipepsin remedy promises fast relief from indigestion heartburn belching and upset stomach. It touts safety for the whole family and urges readers to keep a 50 cent case on hand for daytime or night time stomach derangement.

Pape Sany Drug Store

Limits of Science Discussed by Philo Sophical Inquiry

The Society of Philo Sophical Inquiry discussed a paper by Dr. H. EB. Richardson on Limits of Science. The talk covered naturalism including metaphysical and critical strands, science as descriptive, and the clash with religion. It argued science is not final and that non scientific realities exist beyond scientific being.

Society of Philo Sophical Inquiry H. EB. Richardson Richardson Buchner Spencer Hackel

Births Reported in Local Families

Birth notices list numerous newborns with both parents and genders. Entries include Matthew and Louise O Yingling with a boy. Martin J. and Annie Tierney with a girl. Joseph W. and Eva M Talbot with a boy. and several additional couples producing boys or girls, including Reynolda, Rosenfeid, Rowe, Howard, Horan, Flavin, Browning, Jackson, and others.

Matthew and Louise O Yingling Martin J Annie Tierney Joseph W Eva M ‘Talbot Sadie B Stanton Bey Robert End Reynolda Bey Abraham Rose Wa Rosenfeid Frank Hilda Rowe William and Beatriceigh Gin Herbert Mary N. Howard Branley J Effie Horan Mike Bertha Flavin Edger Hattie Browning Fletcher and Barah Jackson William QC Elizabeth H Parreom Mabel Clark

Licensed to Marry Records from Baltimore Area

Fragmented OCR lists multiple marriage licenses and participants from Baltimore Maryland including William C. Gross age 87 and Helens Bond. Rev. B Henire Joseph B. fete and Weaver. Seraph Harrell age 37 and Grace M. Ferris age 25. other couples and clergymen named with ages.

William C. Gross Helens Bond Baltimore Henire Joseph B. Fete Weaver Onl Raed Te Ea M. Cl Wien Reawehamp Selma Kev Mbers Onuth Hontag Sai Banitne Mesm Mtag Seraph Harrell Grace M. Ferris JB. Brigg William A. Baren Bandoun County Ve. van Fosen Henry J Handy, Jr Beste ‘Tanner Pea Tett Hambers Jene Ebe Hoy F. J. Prettyman

Benefit of the War Victims Event Aids Jewish Sufferers

Washington report outlines a large support gathering in Alexandria at the Elks Auditorium under the Council of Jewish Women. Speeches by Swanson Carlin Simon Boardman Barrett Register Smet and others aim to mobilize funds and awareness for war victims and national preparedness.

Senator Swanson Carlin Abram Simon Mabel Boardman Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Elks Council of Jewish Women Charles Bendheim Max Ronenfeld Claude A. Swanson Virginia Charles C. Carlin Eighth Street Temple Washington Charles Herdhelm Valley Fund Mount Vernon Mary Washington Daughters of America Columbus Street State Council of District of Columbia The Order Richmond Fredericksburg Beltimore

Deaths Reported for Alice M. Pittpatrick

Death notice for 88 year old Alice M. Pittpatrick of 2402 BR J Avenue. The item lists only basic identifiers with no additional details on date or service.

Alice M. Pittpatrick J. Ave

Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast for District

The notice provides a weather forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia with fair and colder conditions Sunday and Monday, plus detailed storm and temperature data. It notes cold waves warnings for western areas, storm warnings along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and summarizes recent precipitation and temperature readings across regions. Local observations list hourly temperatures and humidity, with maximum and minimum figures.

Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington District of Columbia Mary-and Virginia North Winda Upper Michigan Vriday Lower St. Lawrence Misissippi River Ilinois Wisconsin Lake Region Mississippi Ohio Valleys Tarnesses East Gulf States Mississippi River Upper Inks Lower Lake Ohio Valley Montana Wyoming South Dakota Minnesota Michigan Atlantic Delaware Boaten Pacific San

Shaffer's Floral Schemes for Real Receptions

City bulletin notes Shaffer's Floral Schemes for real receptions at 900 14th with Val Hoos Charlie in Caran, indicating a local display or service where arrangements are showcased or offered.

Shaffer Janiton Val Hoos Charlie Caran

Police Notes Report Series Of Local Thefts And Incidents

Police notes recount robberies reported yesterday including pocketbooks, wallets, watches, bicycles, a black overcoat and a fire at Shoreham Hotel. Also listed are a streetcar collision injury, a missing man, a stolen car, a near pocketbook snatch, and a basement fire at J Cabley’s 2131 R Street NW.

Clyl E Proper N Street Hodak 8 Street Thomas P. Morgan Charles EH. Coleman Massachusetts Avenue Casualty Hospital Adam Edgar I Street National D. A. Wendell Tenth Street Francis Sullivan Q Street Tribune Bicycle Dinner Taliferro F-street Margaret Sebastian KE Street Lewis Coris Shoreham Engine Company No. 1 John R. Reed Trving Street New Jersey Avenue W. H. Waggerman Waggerman R Street J. C. Cabley Misa Mary van Horn Northwest Frank G. Campbell Rosslyn Twelfth

District court notices for Glasgow estates filed

Petitions for letters testamentary filed in district court show Gen Samuel L Glasgow valued at 46000 with bonds furniture and personal effects. Mrs Winona C Glasgow estate valued at 1300 plus her husband’s interest as he died two days earlier. Court action reported by A Schlicter through Garrett.

Samuel L. Glasgow Winona C Glasgow Tee A. Schlicter Garrett Gen. Glasgow Glasgow Roland Johnson Justice Stafford District Supreme Court Mary E Johnson Marie L. Johnson Johnson Daniel Thew Wright Mm .T. Wampler Lucy R. Houser Philip W. Houser

Gets It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Free Relief

An advertisement extols Gets It as a fast, painless corn remedy using tape that grips without sticking to the skin. It claims shoes off smoothly, no cutting or digging, and sells for 25 cents with distribution through E. Lawrences Co and retailers in Chicago and Washington. A separate news item notes a court order granting a requisition for Sampson Williams, a murder suspect in South Carolina, and probate actions for several estates.

Curnecen E. Lawrences & Co Chicero Covington Yeasterday South Carolina Sampson Williams Sherif Hendrix Greenville County Williams

Yuma Flood Breaches Levees Kill Mayor in Panic

The Yuma valley faced one to four feet of Colorado River flood after levees near the city broke. The city went dark, water plants flooded, and a citizens committee oversaw relief as Mayor Charles C Moore died of heart failure amid the crisis.

Yuma Aris Yuma Valley Colorado River Charles C Moore

Also Mentioned on This Page

Blair and Oyster Citizens’ Federation House District Committee City News Fred E Woodward Ia New National Museum District D Robert Jones Hugh Digney William M. Keeler Hubert Newsom L A Sterne Luke F Ludlow John B Colpoys Bricklayers’, Masons’ and Plasterers Washington Ward Yeaterday Thomas Grant Chamber of Commerce, Retail Merchants’ Association Board of Trade Toronto Canada Washington District Hebrew Relief Society Pythian Temple West Virginia Society of the Old Guard G A R Hall John Middleton Richard A Cook W S Boyd Thomas Culver James F. Collins William H. Hoover Orlando E Caruana James E Richmond Emmet Urell Ninth Street Young Women's Christian Association Mra D. E Wiber Mme. Thoumaian Switzerland Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Central Labor Union Ellis’ Hall Congress Wilson Home Club Jackson Place Art Misa Fannie Herbert Myra Winchester W. H. Littlepage Philosophical Society Coxmos Club J. A. Fleming Society C G. Abbott Astro-Physical Observatory J. A Bauer Capital Camera Club Rooma Eleventh Street H. T Cowling Reclamation Service Yellowstone Park Yosemite Valley Great Falls England Wales Georges H. Macdonald Gaelic Society New York Avenue J. P Lennox George Berkeley America Ireland Thomas O'Kelly Robert White J. Ed McKay Milas Wdne Dyer D. G. Aingeyene Migs Jennie Glennan Mme Alexandra Koliontay Socialist Party of the Germany Russia Ace Yourn Society of Philosophical Inquiry Parents Teachers’ Association of the Public Schools Cadman Navy League Milas Hilzabeth Pea E W. Nichols Kate Walter Alexandria Public Schools Mary Gregg Lelia Beattie Virginia Roxbury Rosa Caplan Washington School Washington Street Cameron and West Streets George Jackson Sergt. Scott Robinson Moncure Jackson Corporation Court George W. Hulfish Oscar B. Pierpont North Hulfish Havre, Mont Tumulty Benjamin Cooper Tyre Bibley Hospital JoHn W. Kelley Kalorama Rd Ighiehd Askari M. Mary Robinson George Washington University Hospital Hilda ¥. Howe Kenmore Pierces Mill Avant Boston Nise Seeee Francia Z. Rowe Pierces Buffalo Mill Road Chicago Barovate Government Hospital Cincinnati Walter Nelson Cheyenne Wyo Fae Douglass Wits Beaver Colo Cinda Brown Freedmans Des Moines Betroit Mich Mary B. Stewart Dureth Ming I Becker Galventon Tex al Charles Montgom Aleton Gregory Dren's Hospital- Heiens Indianapola Inc Jacksonville Fla Kaunas Modate Arkk Cal Maranette Mien Miami North Platte New New York Aba Nebr Philadelphia Fite East Lake City Utla St. Louie St. Paul Minn Ohio Mine City Bulletins Police News George B. Brown Third Street Northwest Aleck Taylor P Street G Street Fourth Street E Sereier Mawr D. J. Kaufman Pa. Avs Koptuts Stare Famed Oak Sig H St Colonia District Court News Jock Agostino Pirone Vincenzina Pirone Lucy Alice Lake Martha E Swindells John A. Swindells Washington Police Force Twenty-eighth Street Yale Basketera New York Yale University Columbia Mayor Bor Pyramid Drug Marshall, Mich
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