Neligh Promises to Earn Money to Feed Family
Superintendent Neligh pledges to work odd jobs for seven days to prove a family of five can live on nine dollars a week as his wife keeps the pot boiling. Trustees will tour Neighborhood House at 470 N Street SW for a dinner and to view departments, with a new four room model home and a planned neighborhood laundry project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
N Street
Craftsman
Charles J. Bell
Thomas Bradley
Genevieve Clark
Ira Copley
Joseph E. Davies
John C Fremont
Gilson Gardner
Amaryllis Gillett
Cora W. Gregory
Philip Henry
Archibald Hopkins
J. Celia Langcape
Lowam Waller Page
Cuno H. Rudolph
Sophie Siebert
Mary Stewart
Walterb. Tuckerman
Clara J. van Trump
Ellen A. Vinton
John Jay White
William R. Buchanan
John FP. S. Neigh
Clara D. Neigh
Supt. Neligh
Nehgh
Los Angeles
Uget
Central and area schools stage activities and a student inventory poem
District schools showcase tableaux from the Aeneid and casual dances at Business High and McKinley Manual Training School. Pupils help teachers with the new inventory system, counting erasers and books, while an amateur poet laments the process in a verse about a daily school inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Club of Business High School
McKinley Manual Training School
Lincoln Ife lecture at New Masonic Temple venue
J. D. Carman will lecture on the Ife of Lincoln at the New Masonic Temple in Harmony Lodge rooms on Wednesday evening. Various church and civic groups held meetings and events include a Georgetown University Hospital benefit, a G A R installation, patent office course, and a Building Material Exchange banquet with notable speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Carman
Ife of Lincoln
New Masonic Temple
Harmony Lodge
Women’s Alliance of al Souls’ Church
Margarita Spalding Gerry
Childs
Ladies’ Board
Georgetown University Hospital
Isaac Gans
Katherine Godey
George Tulley Vaughan
Joseph Strasburger
United States Patent Office
Law Department
George Washington University
Lloyd Hall Sutton
Patent Office
Sutton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Washington Law School
Abbitt Hotel
Dana Lincoln
B. L. Grove
W. W. Shearer
Charles G. Smith, Jr
S. M. Frazier
Washington
The
American Waldensian Aid Society
First Baptist Church
University Club
New Willard
Marshal
Bryan
Walter 8. Penfield
John W. Cilifton
Charles Ray Dean
Arthur D. Call
Frederick A. Fenning
Charles Arthur Barnard
Scott D. Breckinridge
Evang Browne
Barry Bulkley
A. Conté
Orville
B. Drown
Frederick Eichelberger
Hugh J. Fegan
Newton K. Fox
Max Kauffman
Edwin Kimball
James G. McKay
Myron M. Parker, Jr
Francisco J. Peynado
William D. Searle
Coulter Wells
National University Law School
John N. Murphy
O. M. Butler
R.A. Baxter
Samuel T Marks
H. C. Hanson
Licensed to Marry in a Patchwork of Names
A fragment lists multiple license to wed entries with ages and hometowns including Princeton New Jersey Washington district Warrenton Catlett and Virginia. Clerical names appear but details are incomplete and garbled.
TIZ Brings Restful Comfort To Tired Feet
The advertisement touts TIZ foot powder to ease sore burning and tired feet. It claims quick relief from corns callouses and chilblains, reduces acids and puffiness, and lets shoes feel lighter. Priced at 25 cents for a year's comfort, it urges purchase at Gruggists or department stores.
New Men Leaders Troubled by Past Return to Work After Treatment
Washington Asylum Hospital leads the nation in psychopathic care with four wards for men and women and a staff of seven physicians. Dr. D Percy Hickling directs the program which has helped many prominent Washington figures regain standing after alcohol-related and other disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander R. Mulloway
Washington
Washington Asylum
Washington Asylum Hospital
Hickling
D. Percy Hickling
Saks Bricker
R. C. Maul
Duehay Named Head of Federal Prisons
Francis H. Duehay of the city is appointed superintendent of Federal prisons by Attorney General Mel Reynolds. R. V. La Dow becomes assistant superintendent. The change aims to reform prison management, with Duehay noted for housing and real estate interests in Washington and prior study of prison affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Duehay
Leavenworth
Mel Reynolds
R. V. la Dow
McReynolds
Duehay
Washington
Department of Justice
Police Personals Update on Duty and Sick Lists
Capt. Thomas G. Hollinberger returns to duty after a three day leave. Units No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 No 6 No 7 No 8 No 9 No 10 No 11 report various members on sick lists or leaves of absence. Several privates transferred. others absent for illness or medical leave. flowers sent to cancer patient Capt Michael Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Hollinberger
No. 1
H. BE. Dillon
F. R. Emmart
W. BL. Owens
J. H. Mertz
H. R. Thorn
G. A. Totten
No. 3
Michael Burns
Thomas D Walsh
Edward Mudd
George Hilton
No 8
A. E. Sutton
J. C. Heide
E. A. Sutton
F. Constable
Anton Fenley
L. McLucas
F . Stanfer
Seret
Varnell Resigns as Assistant Corporation Counsel
Malcolm K. Varnell resigns as assistant corporation counsel with immediate effect. Commissioners accept the resignation. Corporation Counsel Conrad H. Syme says the police court post is vacant and will not be filled until the right man is found. Assistant Williams is temporarily detailed to police court. Gus A. Schuldt stays at juvenile court for his specialized knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Counsel
Malcolm K. Varnell
Conrad.h. Syme
R. L. Williams
Gus A. Boculdt
Mr. Syme
Schuldt
Newsboys Union Urges Racial and Labor Measures
The executive council adopted a plan to form a newsboys union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor to bar white women from establishments run by Chinese or Japanese. It backed removing postal savings deposit limits and granting checking accounts for public works, and to help the National Federation of Post Office Clerks win shorter night shifts and higher wages. It also urged uniform state anti-strike ad laws and resolved in a pipefitting jurisdiction dispute in favor of the International Association of Machinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
National Federation of Postoffice
Councl
Federation
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
International Association of Machinists
Council
New Gallows Used At Bordeaux Quebec Execution
Special from Montreal Quebec January 24 a new type of steel gallows was used to execute William C Campbell a negro murderer for the murder of George Muir of Bordeaux on August 4 Campbell was also wanted in Cincinnati for the murder of two women The condemned man effectively hanged himself under the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Montreal
Quebec
Bordeaux
William C. Campbell
Campbell
George Muir
Cincinnati
Auto sent to Lama delivery famed across Gobi
An American built motor car crossed the Gobi Desert to the Mongolian Tasha Lama with bullock aid and rough roads. Ethan C. LeMunyon recounts the journey from Tientsin to Urga, noting the godlike owner, the trial of the climb, river crossings, and the car’s survival. Dogs devour the dead in Mongolia and food customs are described. The car endured tires and weather, delivering good service after four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gob Desert
Tasha Lama
Mongolia
Ethan C. LeMunyon
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Samalam
Tientain
China
le Manyon
Cable
Detroit
Tientsin
Kelgan
Gobi Desert
Urga
Paradise
Deaths Reported In District Area Listings
Death notices list numerous individuals with ages and addresses across Washington area. Names include Catherine V Jennings 77 at 3553 Eleventh Street Northwest, Martha Harmon 78 at 1600 Newton Street Northwest, Gustavus Maynadier 61 in taxi near Potomac Park, Kathleen Downey 13 at 701 Delaware Avenue Southwest, Norma H Connor 32 at Emergency Hospital, James A August 74 at 2316 Eighteenth Street Northwest, Lilian Garner 2 months at 231 Thirteenth Street Southwest, Ella Lee 29 at 1507 F Street Northwest, Lizzie Anderson 60 at Washington Asylum Hospital, Maria Perry 67 at 2143 Ninth Street Northwest, James Wiggins 44 at Freedmen's Hospital, Georgia Hill 42 at 2624 Sixth Street Northwest, Martha Protter 38 at 401 A Street Northeast, Mat tie Ford 23 at 1819 D Street Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherin V Jennings
Eleventh Street
Marthe F. Harmon
Newton Street
Gustavus
Maynadier
Potomac Park
Kathleen Downey
Delaware Avenue
Norma H. Connor
James A August
Eighteenth Street
Lilian H Garner
Thirteenth Street
Ella § Lee
F Street
Lizzie Anderson
Washington Asylum
Maria Perry
Ninth Street
James Wiggins
Freedmen’s Hospital
Georgia A Hill
Sixth Street
Martha A. Protter
Mattie G Ford
D Street
Births Reported With Dozens of Newborns
Frederick C and Alice Weber announce a girl. Emory and Bertie M Tolbert report a boy. Alexander and Elizabeth Robertson have a girl. Max F and Anna M Rosinki welcome a girl. Angelo and Rachel Rochelli greet a boy. Henry H and Margaret L Larleberg welcome a girl. James R and Mary E Keaton report a boy. Benjamin and Bertha Jawler greet a boy. Daniel F P and Lillian A Harbison announce a toy. Job Maury and Halen Dove Jr, a boy. Casinador and Aldma Dante report a girl. George and Annie Davis announce a girl. George W and Peale E Curtin have a girl. William and Catherine B Breen greet a boy. Howard J and Frances H Beil welcome a boy. John A and Annia L Bean report a girl. Samuel B and Margaret Atchison announce a girl. Clarence W and Ida P Tignor report a boy. Dennis and Chico Smith welcome a girl. Herbert and Einora Petters greet a girl. John and Leanne Moore report a girl. Bernard A and Agnes Lemmon greet a boy. Robert and Francis Jackson report a girl. James 3 and Florence Johnson announce a girl. John B and Carrie E Day report a girl. Julius J and Mary B David welcome a girl. James L and Alberta EB Dickett report a girl. Henry and Lottie Chavis announce a girl. Harry B and Bertha Brooks welcome a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C
Alice Weber
Emory
Bertie M. Tolbert
Alexander
Elizabeth Robertson
Max F
Anna M. Rosinki
Angelo
Rachel Rochelli
Henry H
Margaret L Larleberg
James R
Mary E. Keaton
Benjamin
Bertha Jawler
Daniel FP
Lillian A. Harbison
Maury
Halen @ Dove, Jr
Casinador
Aldma Dante
George
Annie Davis
George W
Peale E Curtin
William
Catherine B Breen
Howard J
Frances H Beil
John A
Annia L Bean
Claude E
Eisie H America
Samuel B
Margaret Atchison
Clarence W
Ida P Tignor
Dennis and
Chico Smith
Herbert
Einora Petters
John
Leanne Moore
Bernard A
Agnes Lemmon
Robert and
Francis Jackson
James
Florence Johnson
John B
Carrie E Day
Julius J
Mary B. David
James L
Alberta EB
Dickett
Henry
Lottie Chavis
Harry B
Bertha Brooks
Gasoline Gossip on Luxury Cars and Ford Roadsters
Mrs H A Neale received a Cadillac de luxe landaulet from Cook & Stoddard. Zell Motor Car Co sold two cars, including a Chalmers limousine to Mrs John W Falls, while a Baltimore show exhibit influenced one purchase. Miller Bros. reports Ford touring cars to several buyers and new Ford roadsters arriving after final improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Neale
Cook & Stoddard Company
Name Company
S. L. Larabee
Zell Motor Car Company
Chalmers
John W. Falls
Memphis
Tenn
Washington
Willard
Baltimore
Miler Bros. Automobile and Supply House
Ford
A.C Christie
O. H Nigh & Co
P. Hazelton
P. D Decker
Biggs Heating Company
Grant Leet
M. I. Beckner
Lawrence Gassenheimer
J. H. Walton
Johnson Eliot
University Had Fine Year at George Washington University
The university reports a strong year under Rear Admiral C H Stockton with record student numbers and expanding facilities. It highlights prep courses for consular and diplomatic service, a need for more staff, and fundraising for general needs and professorship endowments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
George Washington University
C H Stockton
Bergich
Columbian Colege
Law Department
Admiral Stockton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neighborhood House
Central High School Dramatic Association
Ben
Bredaam
Miss Mabel Sells
New York
Europe
Mabel Gells
Coprano
City News
James A. Garfield
C. M. Robinson
C. H. Worden
William M. Potter
Roberts Hazleton
John #. Bristol
William Ziria
John M. Young
Thomas Carver
A. H. G.richardson
John Connelly
B. McCarthy
A. H Frear
George B. Abrams
Perry P. Patrick
Charles F Diggs
F. A. Dodge
J. Brayshaw
Roberson
H. C Rothery
R. B. Smith
L. Flansby
R. A. Robins
J. E. Diggle
C. Roberson
H. 8. Haight
H T. Gover
David Bosto i
Waldengien Church of
Italy
Waldensian ‘Church
Board of Lady Managers
Episcopal Home For Children
Haldigh Hotel
Frank M. Sanger
Norwalk
Conn
Texas
Southern Society
Dixie
Raleigh Hotel
Morvis Shepard
Thomas J. Heflin
Ingram Memorial Church
Tenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Chareny Brotherhood
Alston M. Peyton
K Street
United States Navy
Peyton
Mississippi
Soldiers’ Alliance
Ebbitt House
National Women's Democratic League
Cairo
Committee On
Les V. Mather
Princeton
Grace FR. Stevens
Washington, DC
W. R. Welderspoon
Hagg H Rightman
Louise Voirs
Mones A Horwitz
James J. Cranston
Margaret Vierkorn
A J Carey
William J. Handback
Warrenton
Olive L. Armatrong
Catlett
Reynay
Montgomery
Asylum Hospital
Police Personals
M.A Frawley
J. T. Herbert
George Atchison
W. DB. Vaughn
W. W. Halana
B. Elliott
F. P Holmes
R. H. Mansfield
J Wall
W. Heil
Bigates c Co. Parker
J. C Broderick
Malcolm K. Varneil
Varnell
Newsboys’ Union
Federation of Labor
Cook & Stoddard Co. Tel. N
Conn. Ave
Utomobile Accessories
D. C
Stromberg
Barber & Ross
Michelin Tires
America
Miller Brothers Auto and Supply House
Thas
Emerson & Orme
N. W
Phous Main
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