Lincoln Pew Honor Preserved in New York Avenue Church
A patriotic service at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church centers on the Lincoln pew used during the Civil War. Mrs Wallace Radcliffe, wife of the pastor, arranged a silver tablet and a framed verse by Englishman Reverend Ly Man Whitney Allen to honor Lincoln. The pew’s history includes Roosevelt and Hay’s past visits and a 1905 ceremony marking the Lincoln memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Radcliffe
Lincoln
New York Avenues Presbyterian Church
Abraham Lincgan
Theodore Roosevelt
John Hay
Roosevelt
Hay
Radcliffe
Lyman Whitney Allen
England
Radclife
Allen
Dr Allen
Abraham Lincoln
James Bryce
Kentucky
War News Boosts GWU Summer School Enrollment
Despite wartime conditions George Washington University reports a 26 percent rise in summer school enrollment, with more than 200 arts and sciences registrants and at least 89 in the law school. Dean William Carl Ruediger cites strong overall figures and optimism for next season as war may ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington University
William Carl Rued
Iger
Teachers’ College
Department of Arts and Sciences
Law
Medical
Dental
Vetyrinis
Eald Dearf Ruediger
Literary Social Club admits three members in Washington
Three members, Miss Lilian Wolf, Laula Gillers and Joseph Berlinsky, were admitted to the Washington Literary and Social Club which met at Miss Gratz home at 470 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Wednesday night Samuel Trapp presided. The program included several vocal selections by Joseph Barlinsky as a large number of visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Wolf
Laula Gillers
Joseph Berlinsky
Washington Literary and Social Club
Miss Gratz
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Samuel Trapp
Joseph Barlinsky
Iron in Blood Keeps Men Active and Young
An old age vitality claim highlights iron as the key to lasting energy. The ad promotes A-I-M Iron Mineral as a natural iron source that strengthens blood, supports digestion, and sustains vigor in both men and women, touting a long history and safety for delicate stomachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ai-M
Ferrodine Chemical Corp
Roanoke
Got Girl's Name From Post Card Club
George F Landin, imprisoned at Hart Island, denied via letter to H E Stokes that he obtained Frances Wagner's name through him. He said the post card exchange club supplied the address, contradicting charges against the Oriental Esoteric Library League. The week saw Commissioner Burdette G Lewis accuse the league of trafficking letters between prisoners and young girls. The prisoner expressed regret and stated he never caused the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F Landin
Harts Island Penitentiary
Miss Frances Waxner
New Cumberland
W. Va
Oriental Esoteric Library League
H E Stokes
League
Miss Wagner
Correction
Burdette G Lewis
New York
Stokeswan
White
Frances Wagner
Army work leads to labor shortage in Virginia and Washington
Reports from Richmond and surrounding counties describe Cantonment labor draws causing high wages for unskilled work. Employers claim thousands of workers quit factories and farms for Petersburg Jamestown and Quantico jobs. Concerns rise over harvesting crops and wartime production as calls grow for National Guard aid and cantonment labor controls. In Quantico Virginia the first Marine cantonment barracks work nears completion with 150 remaining slated for July and 1,500 workers rotating shifts. A Washington Post reference notes automobile price guides and book prices.
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Richmond
Jamestown
Petersburg
Quantico
Virginia
Washington
Sore Atraita
War Department
National Guard
France
Cuba Urges Indemnity for Bond Purchasers
President Menocal sent a message to Congress urging a law to indemnify buyers of bonds issued by the Cuban Ports Company under a Gomez era concession for port sanitation. The vetoed act faced illegality questions. most bonds were sold in the United States and Britain. The move aims to speed Cuba’s 30 million dollar wartime bond flotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Habana
Menocat
Congress
Yomez Administration
Menocal
Ilegal
United States
England
Cuba
Five Thousand Dollars Awarded in Deahl Suit
Miss Anna E. Deahl of Alexandria wins $5 000 damages against the Washington-Virginia Railway Company after a three day circuit court trial. She was injured as a passenger when a railway car collided with a brick company motor truck. Attorneys for both sides are named. The report also covers a marriage of Miss Gertrude Weaver to Stanley Zbytniewski in Washington and Labor Day flag pole funding for Alexandria High School, plus bank dividend notices and a Baptist wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Anna E. Deahl
Washington-Virginia Railway Company
Washington Brick and Terra Cottta Company
Alexandria County
Frank B. Whiting
Berryville
J. B. T. Thornton
Deahl
Brick Company
Leo P. Harlow
Platinum
Tudge
J. K. M. Norton
Moore, Keith, McCandlish , and Hall
Railway Company
Alexandria Council
Order of Fraternal Americana
Alexandria High School
Virginia
War on Fake Drug Ads by Washington Ad Vigilance Committee
The Advertising Vigilance Committee of the Retail Merchants Association adopted resolutions to seek cooperation from Washington druggists to eliminate falsely advertised patent medicines. Nine leading druggists will be invited to a conference to test claimed false ads and support a campaign to remove such products from publications and stores. A bulletin will be issued inviting complaints and suggestions. EB LaVigne, cooperation with the Southwick Shops case and two others, was thanked and elected to membership on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Association
Washington
Iasua
Citizens’ Associations
EB LaVigne
Eld
American Fair Trade League
Advertising Vigilance Committee
Southwick
LaVigne
Pin in Lung Removed After Nine Months at Five Operations
Miss Mary Elizabeth Tasse, 16, of 72 B street, had a safety pin swallowed last September that lodged in a lung passage near the heart. After failed extractions at St Joseph's in Baltimore, five operations at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, finally freed the pin and left her feeling well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Tasse
B Street
Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
Tascalle
St. Joseph's Hospital
Baltimore
Two Suits Seek Annulment of Marriages in District Supreme Court
Crandal Mackey represents one plaintiff Crandal Mackey seeks annulment of marriage to B R Turner married August 18 1910 Eva S Russell files for annulment against Irving W Russell alleging husband was of unsound mind at marriage and is now an inmate of the Government Hospital for the Insane Attorneys F A Fenning and Horace R George represent her case The document names George K Turner in connection with the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Cow
B. R. B. Turner
Crandal Mackey
Eva
Russell
Irving W. Russell
F. A. Fenning
Horace R. George
Government Hospital For the
George K. Turner
Agriculture Bureau Fete Opens With Flag Raising
Dr W A Taylor chief of the bureau of plant industry delivered the principal address at the flag raising on the Agriculture Department grounds yesterday noon. Several hundred employees and officials attended. Superintendent Burns arranged the service, held as a patriotic expression of the department’s grounds staff. The national anthem closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Taylor
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Department
Burns
O Connor arrives in Washington to press Irish home rule
IT. P. O'CONNOR and Richard Hazleton arrived in Washington to advocate home rule for Ireland. O Connor denounced English reactionaries and Irish dreamers while urging calm and progress toward achievable freedom. They were greeted by Senator Phelan and will stay with him during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. O'Connor
Tay Pay
Irish Parliamentary Party
Washington
Richard Hazelton
Ireland
Tim Healy
O'Connor
Wildon
England
Ellmainham
Hazleton
Phelan
California
Mr. O'Connor
Senator Phelan
Buena Vista Gun Club Holds First Annual Handicap
The Buena Vista Gun Club held its inaugural tournament in Buena Vista Springs Pennsylvania on June 30. Dr. W W D Monroe of Washington won the handicap by breaking 84 of 100 from the 19 yard line and received a prize. R F Geratell Jr of Graf ton West Virginia finished second with 92 from the 22 yard mark. C Ford Saesley of Baltimore won the 100 target 14 yard event with 96 of 106. R D Morgan of Washington won Class B with 03.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Buena Vista Springs
Buena Vista Gun Club
W.W. D. Monroe
Washington
Br. Monroe
Maryland
R. F. Geratell, Jr
Grafston
W. Va
Four Killed in Wreck Telegraph Operator Jailed
Raleigh June 20 G 8 Jacobs Seaboard Air Line telegraph operator at Franklinton N C is under arrest charged with manslaughter in connection with a head on crash near Franklinton that killed four trainmen. He had been convicted that day of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Jacobs
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Franklinton
Wake County
Eye remedy Bon Opto praised by two doctors
Dr Beck and Dr Judkins report Bon Opto strengthens eyesight, reducing need for glasses in many cases. They cite improvements in nearsighted and farsighted patients and claim the simple home treatment can lift eye strain and inflammation, with testimonials from patients and officials supporting its efficacy.
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DR. Beck
New York
New York State
Judkins
Massachusetts
Beck
Ben Opto
United States
Canada
Walter
Bor
Dr Judkins
Union General Houspital
Boston
Maas
New England Eye and Far
Portland
Maine
Bon Opto
W H Devina
Judktina
Tne
Elise
O'Donnell's
Liggett'n Stores
Peoples
Wealthy girl missing triggers wider inquiry in New York
Thelma Pomeroy, daughter of Judge C W Pomeroy of Kalispell Montana, vanished last Tuesday after telegraphing she would return home. Police plans expand as Newark and New York authorities probe police lapses and the Ruth Cruger case. Alfredo Cocchi, convicted killer, allegedly fled New York for Italy aboard the Verdi on February 23.
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Montana
Cocchi
Woods
New York
Lst
Thelma Fomeros
C W Pomeroy
Kalispell
Ruth Cruger
Newark
Roy Soule
Hardware Age
The
Pomeroys
Washington Square
Jersey Central
Jersey City
Pomeroy
Walstein
Arthur Woods
Mitchel
Alfredo Cocchi
Leonard M. Wallatein
Wallstein
District Attorney's Office
Verdi
Bologna
Italy
John C Leonard
Miles City
Mont
Sidney Walcott Marries Helen Davis in Brooklyn Home
Miss Helen Louise Davis daughter of James Sherlock Davis of Brooklyn married Sidney Stevens Walcott son of Dr. Charles D. Walcott secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and head of the national aviation corps The ceremony at 4287 Canton Avenue was conducted by Rev James Clarence Jones with Bishop Frederick Burgess pronouncing the blessing Attending the bride were Helen B Walcott and Adelaide Keyes both from New York and Quogue Long Island The bridegroom is Cornell educated and Phi Beta Kappa awaiting Army duties at Plattsburg NY His brother Stuart Walcott serves in the aviation corps in France.
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Washington Post
New York
Helen Louise Davis
James Sherlock Davis
Brooklyn
Canton Avenue
Sidney Stevens Walcott
Charles D. Walcott
Washington, D. C
Smithsonian Institution
National Aviation Corps
Cornell University
Phi Beta Kappa
Army
Plattsburg, N. Y
Stuart Walcott
France
James Clarence Jones
Frederick Burgess
Helen B. Walcott
Washington
Adelaide Keyes
Quogue
Long Island
Indictment in Dallas Murder Case Tied to 1913 Office Slaying
Felix Jones of El Paso was indicted by the Dallas county grand jury in the July 1913 murder of Florence Brown, a real estate firm stenographer found dead in her Dallas office. Authorities had pursued Mead Barr, later cleared. Jones, about 40 and married, is jailed in El Paso on another charge.
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Dallas
Tex
Felix Jones
el Paso
Grand Jury
Florence Brown
Jones
Mead Barr
Indiana
Postoffice Halts Socialist Papers In Multiple Cities
The June 19 issue of the American Socialist was withheld in Chicago after postmasters in St Louis refused delivery for three weeks citing the paper’s antiwar tone and an ad for a socialist pamphlet. In Savannah, Postmaster Marion Lucas halted shipments of Tom Watson’s Jeffersonian and also stopped the newspapers Appeal to Reason and American Socialist.
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Chicago Postoffice
Savannah
Chicago
National Socialist Party
St Louis
Marion Lucas
Tom Watson
Jeffersonian
Appeal
Reason
American Socialiat
Busy Men Frolic to Aid War Work Outing Planned by Chamber
Plans for the annual Chamber of Commerce outing rush to completion to stimulate recruitment for Red Cross and patriotic work. Trade bodies from neighboring cities will send delegates. a trade extension movement will be inaugurated. PoP Fletcher heads the refreshments committee arranging a beach dinner described as the best. Frank M. yesterday named Charles L Howser as entertainment chair and William F Gude as patriotic exercises chair.
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Chamber For Commerce
Red Cross
Pop Fletcher
Frank M
Charles L Howser
William F Gude
Potomac Boat Licenses Urged by Navy Department
The Navy Department notified all Potomac River boat owners in Washington that government licenses will soon be required to operate craft. Applications must include evidence of American citizenship, and licenses must be framed and hung in a conspicuous place in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Potomac River
Aggressive door to door scam pitches high profits
Fraudulent solicitation promises enormous commissions for selling a supposed hot product. The notice targets agents and salesmen with a wired diagram for a “Jubilee spark” device, urging quick orders, exclusive territories, and dramatic profits while giving vague company details and multiple city addresses. This is a classic deceitful investment pitch aimed at wide participation.
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Bite
Pegoaram Supply Company
Ark
Eastern Service
Boston
United States
Sam Pie
Quick Lavgenson
Walnut St
Philadelphia
Jubilee Spark
Automobila
Giire
Jubilee Mfg Co
Mata
Salesmen Wanted for Maryland and Virginia Route
Advertisement offers permanent sales positions with high commissions and weekly advances. Maryland vacancy starting July 15. manager listed in Woodward Detroit. Virginia Carolina Brokerage Co. seeks agents for advertising proposition, no set experience needed. potential earnings from 3000 to 3000000 annually.
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Maryland
Old House
Bnite
Woodward
Detroit
Addrasa
Virginia- Carolina Brokerage Co
Demonds A
Help Wanted Listings Include Varied Domestic Roles
A period classified ad summary lists multiple help wanted posts: a female crussmaking by the day, an apprentice for hair business, a woman for general housework in a suburban town, a young lady for office work with stenography, and a young colored girl for housework with night stays in Keokuk near Chevy Chase DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher's
Alorada Bidelis
Keokuk
Chevy Chase DC
New Jersey
Vermont
Richmond
van Floyd
North
Kenyon St
Corcoras St
Help Wanted Exhibits Diverse Labor Advertisements
A garbled old classifieds snippet lists varied help requests including male technicians, barbers in Petersburg Virginia, a trimmer for tailoring, a cook and general housework, and sales?travel positions. It mentions addresses in Grantwood New Jersey and Lincoln Nebraska, with payoff hints and incomplete details.
Situations Wanted From 1905 Classified Advertisements
Various help wanted notices from a 1905 classified page. Listings include positions for private household staff, cooks, chambermaids, housekeepers, and nannies. Applicants specify race, location, and contact methods, with several references to telephones and addresses such as 1745 E St NW and 1022 New Jersey Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola
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Washington Church
Revere
Orly
Telis Court
Alphonzo Pelham
Jefferson Market
Joseph B. Foraker, Jr
Ohio
Princeton
Alphonzo BE Pelham
Buiverside Drive
Pelham
Mr. Pelham
Terence J. McManus
Mr. McManus
Washington University
Got Girl
Post Card Club
Landin
Mr. Lewis
Board of Education
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Comptroller of the Treasury
Ernest LL Thurston
Aliee Beal
McKinley High School
Gertrude Weaver
Bigh
Banks
U.S
Holy Name
Gertrude Mery Weaver
Herbert H. Weaver
Burgundy
Stanley Laurence Zbytniewski
Christ Church
W. J. Morton
Citizens' National Bank
First National Bank
Mies
Bertie Mae Pettit
Thomas P. Henderson
First Baptist Church
E. B. Jackson
Norfolk
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's Hall
Mary E. Tassa
A. K. Turner
Agriculture Bureau
W. A. Taylor
P. O'Connor
Wilson
Dublin J
Marksman
Dr. W. D. Monroe
North Carolina
Seaboard
H. Gaskins
Portsmouth
Samuel G. Linkens
C. L. Wells
George Napier
John Smith
T. C. Jones
Jacoba
Cara
Hilla
Sidney
Walcott
Smithsonian
Texas
Chamber Commerce
Potomac
Thomas Co
Pept K
Grantwood
Christian
Willard
Corroran St
Walter Follin
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