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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
4
Civic leaders and educators in Washington press for higher salaries for District employees beyond federal workers. They criticize Smoot measure for not including District staff and push for 5 to 10 percent clawbacks or equivalent boosts to clerks and government workers to address rising living costs.
Harold Butcher aged 17 handling a loaded revolver at 216 South Carolina avenue southeast accidentally shot Mitton Morris a three year old with the bullet grazing the head and causing a slight wound on the child.
Unclear OCR weather bulletin from the U S Department shows tide times 7 10 am and 2 27 pm with sun rise 9 04 and set 8 48. Forecasts DC Maryland cloudy then rain midweek with colder later. Virginia fair then colder with winds. Temp readings midnight to 8 pm range from 34 to 58 with highs 54 and lows 82 from prior year. storm moving from Colorado toward eastern states with rain snow and cold wave ahead.
Rev Harle Wilfrey urged general athletics for all students at Western High School as eight grade commencements were held. Roe Fulkerson spoke on preparing for business and the value of a solid high school education. Diplomas were awarded to about 965 graduates by Mrs Hillen Spencer Muswey as songs were sung. B W Murch presided as head of the first division.
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens Association holds monthly meeting in Sherwood Presbyterian Church basement this evening at o'clock. Langdon Home School Association backed retirement bill and outlined resolutions to Senate committees and others. Rival Aid discussed at Craffich Tyler Home and School Association meeting Thursday at 3 p.m. Norma Schwendener to speak. Boy Scouts to demonstrate first aid. Knights of Momus to host 20th annual banquet at Rauscher’s next Monday night. attendance urged by A. R. Nathan. Christian Science lecture by William Rathvon at Poli’s Theater Sunday 3 p.m.. free to the public. George Washington Univ Law building fund tally at $34,000 of $100,400 goal. expected by June. Women’s National Republican Club meeting postponed due to illness. date to be announced. Two men injured on Arlington Hotel site. taken to Emergency Hospital. 14-year-old boy injured by taxi on E Street. taken to Emergency Hospital. Mrs John Husted Harper of New York to speak on suffrage abroad and wartime impact at National American Woman Suffrage Association HQ. Knights of Columbus Ladies’ Night program with music at 506 Street NW. Pocahontas Memorial Association to meet at Hotel Bellevue tomorrow 4:30 p.m. Washington American Pharmaceutical Assoc branch meets at National College of Pharmacy. topic Historical Pharmacy Collections. Clearing Houses lecture by Jerome Thralla at Washington Chapter, American Bankers Association. Roy L. Neuhauger to preside.
Hewitt I and life 0 Wells, girl. William F and Mary B Smith, girl. Claude Van B Sanford and Lola B Sanford, boy. Ralph and Deanal Simpson, girl. Lawrence D and Ruby V Roberts, girl. John A and Regina Richards, boy. William B and Mary Odlin, boy. George and Catherine Mulley, girl. Henry N and Irene McField, boy. James and Lulu Jenkins, boy. Grover C and Eleanor M Harris, girl. Alfred B and Margaret Hannemann, boy. James B and Grace Hughes, boy. August and Bertha Hale, boy. James A and Ellen Harris, boy. Miss E and Caroline Hayes, boy. Raymond and Louise Evans, boy. Dudley and Zula Doolittle, girl. George T S and E Blanche Boyd, boy. Edmond and Edith Burke, boy. George F and Flora Wallace, girl. Charles and Lily Smith, girl. Charles A and Ida Randolph, girl. Frederick and Mary Lee, girl. Harry F and Marie Kendrick, girl. George W and Roxie Dyson, girl. William J and Zelma Clay, girl.
A long list of recent deaths includes William R. Dipple 45 Tubero ntsia Hoap. Daria Rittenhouse 75 1607 28th At ow. Dorothy Tavenner 3 years 6. Martha K Tibbetts 76 Warder St W. Margaret Wagner 58 1311 B St SE. Daniel J Quill 89 Emergency Hosp. Anna Berker 62 2415 H At NW. Rosanna P Williams 78 Cecil Lith nd Lsts NW. Daniel M Clute 80 Bibley Heap. James Spizone 2 days 920 34 St NE. James H Hayes 58 1800 Nt Aw. Andrew Parker 75 St Elizabeth Hosp. George H Jones 50 69 Defrees Et ns. Sarah Douglas 58 928 Sd At AW. Annie Gomer 21 Freedmen’s Hoap. Martin Spencer 54 St Elizabeth’s Hosp. Mary Tyler St Elisabeth’s Hoop. Maggie Bell 58 St Elizabeth’s Hosp. Belle Lows 83 Wash Rayl Hop. Charles Buller 9 imps 14 Q St OW.
Danville linotype operator James B Ragland was indicted for first degree murder after police held him in connection with the shooting of Samuel W Taylor. Other indictments include false pretenses and larceny and a long list of charges against multiple individuals. The New Ebbit Company faced a $10000 damages suit from William T Brothers over alleged unlawful arrest. Kate A Manion's will named Mary E Flannagan and James Dunbar Dodson as executors and heirs. Harris N Brown, a jewelry salesman, was declared bankrupt with assets $188.73 and debts about $1546.00, with his case handled by referee R D Quitman.
Several young couples from Detroit and Washington are listed with fiancé details and officiants. Wilfred G. Rungan 26 and Regina A. Fincher 22 with Rev William T. Russell. Frank E. Tuehring 27 and Elizabeth J. Kiefer 27 with Rev Pant A. Hickok. Raymond L. Norvell 22 and Helen Knues ter 18 with Rev J Ho W Blake. Raymond J. Smith 21 and Alice M. Mulhail 22 with Rev James M. O'Brien. J Francis Ledwig 28 and Mary Pansy Carter 23 with Rev Thomas D. Williams.
City bulletins advertise cut and potted flowers at moderate prices, Shaffer at 14th Street and Briggs Center Market offerings. Also listed are Have Sunshine on Your Tabbie and chipped beef at Harvey's Famous Restaurant on Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenues, with simple market notes and dining items.
George M. Courts of Galveston Tex died suddenly at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh Pa while en route to Washington for a United States Chamber of Commerce event Apoplexy caused the death He was 63, a brother of the late James C Courts a longtime legislative clerk and a member of the Clark & Courts publishing firm His wife and daughter were with him at the time of death.
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