Insurance Chiefs Spy Fled From Scotland Yard
A Washington Post summary reports Jesse S Phillips, New York State insurance chief, defending immunity for German owned and managed insurers. It notes state disagreements over waiving normal rules, New York advocating temporary relief for policyholders, and details German access to shipping data via original policies or reinsurance, aiding enemy timing and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Jesse S Phillips
Illinois
New York Department
Daniel F Gordon
State Department of Insurance
Wechsler and Many Obituaries From June 1917 Notices
Fragments list multiple 1917 death notices from Washington DC area. Florence Albert Wechsler of 1918 H Street NW. interment at Glenwood Cemetery. Henry B. Hicks and Henry Wicks deaths noted with funeral arrangements. Many entries show dates June 20 to July 1 1917, private interments, and burial locations including Rock Creek and Congressional Cemeteries. Names include Henrick Hearick Hellmuth Howlett Nelson Reilly Richards Bulderland and Bulderland’s June notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wechler
Florance Albert
Clara Cumberland Buechler
Glenwood
Henrick
Sarah J
Cmes Hearick
Hellmuth
Sixth
Stephen
Pauline Helltouth
Hicks
Henry B Wicks
Thomas S. Sergeon
Richards
Jane Bia
Jamestown
Char
Parr Rede
Serriten
Burg Theodore W
Navy
Bulderland
idence-Hospital
Edron
William Lee
Holy Comforter
Masa
Local Washington Funeral Homes and Florists Listings
A dense passage lists funeral directors and embalmers in Washington DC and nearby areas with addresses on H Street, 7th Street, and F Street plus phone numbers. Firms include William Led's Sons, Thos. Hindle, Frank Geier's Sons & Co, Speare and Sons, Zurhorst's Sons, H. Small & Sons Florists, and others offering designs, cremation, and modern chapel services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Led
Miia Alan Thos
Sergeon
Hewanth St. N. W
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Everythieg
East Atria
George P. Zurhorst
Ey Aye
T Bol Bast
Lincoln
Charles
George F. Thos. M. Hindle
Frank Geier’s Sons & CO
Shventh ST N
Modern
J. H. Small & Sons
Corver
Peace Conditions Agreement Between Russia and United States
James Duncan of the U S commission to Russia told Petrograd workers that the two nations fully agree on peace terms and wartime labor plans. He urged emulation of the U S 8 hour shift and emergency wartime production while Russia presses for reparation from Germany and a wartime indemnity framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U. S
Petrograd
James Duncan
United States Commission To
Council of
America
United States
M Skobuloff
Miniaster of
Labor
Duncan
Associated Press
Germany
Belgium
Brussels
Greek Government Prepares Prosecutions of Old Regime Officials
The new Greek government under Venizelos vows criminal prosecutions against officials of the December events and those since 1915 who violated the constitution. Cabinet ministers seen as inactive may keep posts, while anti liberal interference leads to dismissal. War minister orders oath of fidelity to King Alexander. France to return Greek night flotilla vessels from Salamis. Provisional government in Saloniki merges with united Greece, refugees to be aided. normalcy returns. A long expose traces an anti Allied, pro German informer operating from New York with ties to Munich Re and German interests, under strict Allied surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Venizelos
Alexander
Greece
Nght
Salamis
Jonnart
Paris
Saloniki
United Greece
United States
Munich
Hartford
London
Scotland Yard
New York
Germany
Pollotas
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
Washington
Pe Ee
Prison Association Plans War Aid Session in Raleigh
The American Prison Association opens a special Raleigh session to map wartime support. President Maj. David Coombs Peyton outlines possible roles including internment camps for prisoners of war, boosting agricultural and manufacturing output, and supplying government service items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Prison Association
Raleigh
Maj
David Coombs Peyton
Indiana
Some Irish Resent U S Entry Into War
An Atlantic port report quotes J Becker, chief gunners mate on an early American destroyer, noting Irish lower classes oppose U S war entry and dislike aiding the Allies. He says locals avoid war talk in bars and view America as having no business joining the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Atlantic
Ireland
America
J. Becker
Becker
England
Time Lost in Washington as Band Paralyzes City
In Washington a Patriotism driven scene features bands playing the Star Spangled Banner from five hotels twice daily and on street corners. Officials estimate 25,000 listeners daily, totaling over 37,600 minutes of band activity a day and implying a daily 25 day loss of time across the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Key
Red Cross Aids Russia with Medical Supplies Commission
A twelve member Red Cross commission led by Dr. Frank Billings and William B. Thompson sails to Ruaala to deliver medical supplies and surgical instruments. The group will study sanitation public health and food issues with experts from Johns Hopkins Yale Harvard Penn Columbia and Swift & Co to optimize relief for civilians and wounded soldiers in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Billings
William B. Thompson
Russia
New York
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross Council
Ruaala
Chicago
American Red Cross
Raymond Robins
J D McCarthy
University of Pennsylvania
George Whipple
Harvard University
William 8. Thayer
Johns Hopkins University
Ci A Winslow
Yale
Wilbur E Post
Harold H Swift
Swift & Co
Henry C. Sherman
Columbia University
Henry J. Hern
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
American Railroad Commission
Ruagia
J W. Andrews
Thomas Thacher
Orrin Weightman
War Council
Maimed soldiers salute Pershing in Paris visit
In Paris on July 1 maimed French soldiers saluted Maj. Gen. Pershing at the National Federation for the Aid of Wounded in the Champs Elysees. A crowd gathered in rain as Pershing arrived, with dignitaries including Ambassador Sharp and Maurice Barres present. Barres called the visit symbolic, saying America salutes the mutilated and will determine the coming victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Pershing
National Federation
Champs Elysee
United States
Gen. Pershing
Sharp
Walter Berry
American Chamber of Commerce
Maurice Barres
League of Patriots
Louis Barthou
Perashing
Wilson
M Barres
America
Women Plan Weekly Pickets At White House
National Woman's party chief Miss Alice Paul announced a new schedule with pickets stationed at the White House only once weekly starting Independence Day. A wide line of protesters may stretch from the east to the west gate, with a banner linking the 1874 and 1917 voting rights era. Police fear a storm as 20 members nationwide offer services for large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Paul
National Woman’s Party
Miss Paul
White House
Misa Paul
National Oman's Party
Fire destroys Pathe Exchange in Consumers Building
A blaze on the fourth floor of the Consumers Building in Chicago caused over 500000 dollars of moving picture film to burn. Two buildings suffered about 150000 dollars in damage, one man and one woman were overcome by smoke, and firefighting crews endured narrow escapes amid the flames today in the heart of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pathe Film Exchange, Ltd
Consumers
Quincy
South State Istresta
Explosion in Brooklyn Injures Five Men
An explosion at the Hecker Chemical Works at East Wighty-third street and Ditmars avenue in Brooklyn leaves four men with serious burns and one fatally injured. Firemen and police prevented panic as brothers James and Percy Beriotti, Herman Schutz of 16 Walton street, and Albert Goenter of 825 Powell street, Brooklyn, are among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
King’s County Hospital
Hecker Chemical Works
East Wighty-third Street
Ditmars Avenue
Brooklyn
James and
Percy Beriotti
Herman Schutz
Walton Street
Albert Goenter
Powell Street
Ex Justice Moody Dies at 56 in Massachusetts Home
William H. Moody former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court died at his Haverhill home after a long illness. Born December 23 1853 in Newbury Mass he served in Congress and as Attorney General before joining the Supreme Court in 1906 retiring in 1910 unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
William H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
la m
William Moody
Moody
Newbury
Harvard
Boston
William Cagswell
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Quantico Camp Opens as 20000 Marines Arrive in Virginia
Washington alarms with rapid military buildup as Marines flood the Quantico cantonment at Admiral, Maryland. Trains and steamboats handle renewed movement while carpenters rush lumber and barracks construction begins. Fort Myer prepares officers for exams amid vigorous cavalry recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Headquarters
Admiral, Md
Fort Myer
Chesapeaker and Potomac Steamboat Company
St Johnna
Washington
Camp
Quantico
Admiral Mdl
Admiral
Inaugural Cavalry Ball at 1327 F Street Tonight
The recruiting HQ of the D and CNG cavalry squadron at 1327 F street will become a ballroom this evening and tonight. Soldiers and civilians with friends and sweethearts will dance to show that soldier life is not all work. Fort Myer saw sparse men yesterday as furloughs near payday allowed leave. The unit will run a strenuous program through the week including bayonet thrusts grenade training hikes map study and calisthenics while infantry starts target practice. The Rev Dr Wallace Radcliffe ad-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Street
D& Cng
Myer
Wallace Radcliffe
Services Under the Tree At Fort Myer
Dressed reserve officers at Fort Myer last night while Dr Blackwell spoke in the afternoon. The services, held under the tree, were well attended on the highway area nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myer
Blackwell
Washington Boy Drowned in Tolchester Reach
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore July 1. Wharton Watson 14 of Washington drowned when he cramped and sank from a small rowboat about two miles below Tolchester Reach. Three girls and another young man were occupants. he escaped, others attempted rescue but could not locate the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Tolchester Reach
Wharton Watson
J Watson
Watson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Insurance Chiefs
Heidelberg Herr
Befon Moving
Coat. de
H St. Apuper
N.C Tcheldse
Council
Tcheidse
R. Harris & Co
the Jewelers
A. C. Moses CO
New York Ave
Burlington
Vermont
Thomas Circle
Prison Association
U. Ss
U.S
RED Cross
T Jesuit
Brooklyn Chemical Works
Justice Moody
National Marine Training Camp
Virginia
Italy
Gogorza
Santa Lucia
Naples
Victor
Emilio de Gogorza
Victor Artista
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Notica
Victor Records
Ist
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!