Georgetown residents oppose eastward bridge plan
Citizens of Georgetown launch a campaign against relocating the Aqueduct bridge toward the east, fearing business loss. A mass meeting is set for Tuesday at the Potomac Savings Bank building with leaders named and committees formed for publicity and resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Aqueduct Bridge
Point Ernst
Rock Creek
Alexandria
Fairfax Counties
Potomac Savings Bank
Bank
M- Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Conain Avenue
District Engineer Department
Mth Streets
Iela
H Street
Washington
P. T. Moran
William King
G. W.offutt
Isaac B. Nordlinger
E. T. Simpson
George W. Ray
A. M. Baer
J. A. Oliver
B. W. Offut
Baltimore Clergy Gather for Ordination and Summer Services
The article records Cardinal Gibbons celebrating major milestones including ordination in 1861 and becoming archbishop of Baltimore, with outdoor services at the peace cross and remarks on papal honors. It also notes clergy returning from Atlantic City, vacations of pastors at St. Matthew's and Twilight Park Church, and varied summer worship in Mount Pleasant, St. Stephen's, and Temple baptist parishes, plus lectures and preaching schedules across several churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
North Carolina
Thomas J. Shahan
Catholic University
Rome
Cardinal. Gibbons
Pape
Deaths Reported Paragraph From Historic Washington Area Ledger
A garbled death notice list shows numerous individuals with ages and hospital or inpatient notes. Names include Caroline F. MacWilliams 35. Lilian Gardner 48 at Providence Hospital. John H. White 42 at 16.2 West ost. Charles Df. Watts 45 at Sibley Hospital. Emma I. Bailey 48 at 36 at. ce. Mary L. Nagley 25 at Casualty Hospital. Samuel D. Reid 73 at 2100 G St NW. Benjamin Smith 6 at 237 PF ot. Porter 23 at Tuberculosis Hospital. Carroll Protter 43. Elizabeth Day 9 months. Hazel V. Ross 1 month. Elizebeth Day 9 months. Barnett M. Starke 38 at Freedmen's Hospital. Emma Campbell 9? at Emergency Hospital. other fragments reference Tuberculosis and Washington locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Gardner
Providence Hospital
John H. White
Charles Df. Watts
Sibley Hospital
Benjamin F. Svann
Emma I. Bailey
Mary L. Nagley
Casualty Hospital
Samuel D. Reid
St. Nw
Benjamin Smith
Sarsuet
Porter
Sosany
Carroll Protter
Charles H- Brow
Costte
D.C
Emme Campbell
Encurgency Hospital
Barnett MN. Starke
Freedmen's Hospital
Elizebeth Day
Hazel V. Ross
Carrollburg
Tubsiuldsts Hospital
Stevens Read
Ana
Births Reported in Local Register
Williams and Bva report a girl for Joseny A Kuhn and Margaret M Kuhn. Lawrence and Attlee Hollis welcome a boy. John and Lottie Barntorth announce a girl. Harry H and Mary Mr HU have a boy. Broest and Madge Edwards announce a boy.
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Tho
Joseny
Margaret M. Kuhn
Lawrppee
City Bulletins and Local Ads Blend Odd Notes
Odd local notices and ads describe bread freshness and polite shopping tips. Mentions include milk and bread prices, carpet cleaning requests, and a flower store on 500th street with quirky branding. Written in a busy period newspaper voice with scattered branding.
Weeklong Heat Forecast Across Regions
The July 12 forecast predicts above normal temperatures for most of the Rocky Mountains and below normal readings on the Pacific slope. Expect generally fair conditions with widely scattered thunder showers and no significant disturbances expected nationwide.
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Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Fire Damage At Downtown Clothing Store In City
A clothing store owned by Mayer Stern at Fourteenth Street Southwest suffered damage from fire and water yesterday. An officer noticed smoke from the front door transom and notified the fire department. Earlier, a blaze at a building occupied by Dominico Paulanis on Fourteenth Street was extinguished. A pedestrian saw smoke near 138 First Street and alarms were sounded. Firefighters also responded to a home fire at Dr. R. W. 16th Street Northwest.
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Mayer Stern
Eenth Jatreel Bort
Fourteenth Street
Dominico Paulanis
Beaten: Footpads Return From Cincinnati
Frank Chambers government employee, missing since June 12, reappears in Washington and tells of be ing beaten by footpads in Cincinnati and left unconscious for days. He says robbers took 400 and his watch, and he learned of his four year old daughter's death during his absence. He returned with his wife and children on May 30 and had planned a civil service exam in Louisville.
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Frank Chambers
Washington
Cincinnati
Chambers
Chambera
Associated Charities
Bessie
Brandy Station
Panama
J. L. Chambers
East Capitol Street
Louisville
Congress Heights
D. C
KEPT T M A MEN BUSY GRAND LODGE VISIT PLANS
The committee on entertaining the grand lodge executive board of Theatrical Mechanical Associations of the United States and Canada organized elaborate plans for their Washington visit. Activities included Mount Vernon, midday luncheon, dinner, auto sightseeing, and a Hagies Hall reception. The leaders represented over 160 lodges. attendees included Charles W Schweitzer James J Quigley William T Horne Hubert C Newman M P Pickering Andrew J Nitschel Louis M Nemrich Ea Hollenkamp and James Seymour. Local guests William Cordle Charles Réviol J P Cordle and Graham Walker joined the event.
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Grand Lodge
United States
Canada
Washington
Mount Vernon
Hagies' Hall
Charles W. Schweitzer
Cincinnati
Ohio
James J. Quigley
Memo Phil
Tenn
William T. Horne
Los Angeles
Cal
Brand
Hubert C. Newman
Toronto
Ontario
M. P. Pickering
Boston
Mass
Andrew J. Nitschel
Buffalo
N. Y
Louis M. Nemrich
Chicago
Ill
Grand Lodge Committee
Ea. Hollenkamp
Cincinnati Lodge
James Seymour
William Cordle
Charles Réviol
J. P. Cordle
Graham Walker
Baltimore
Murder charge against James T Taylor in wife killing
Police accuse James T Taylor, 31, of slashing his wife Liz Aile with a razor yesterday morning. Liz died at George town University Hospital after the attack at 243 Q Street NW. The couple argued over a young man visiting their daughter, 18. Taylor is jailed at Seventh precinct. Coroner Nevitt to conduct an inquest today.
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James T. Taylor
Georgetown, University Hospital
Taylor
Lizaile
Q Street
Seventh Precinct
Nevitt
War turks back from balkans praised by American reader
James F. J. Archibald writes from July 12 1915 praising Turkish recovery and prospects in Asia Minor. He argues Turkey deserves respect and American capital should invest, blaming misrepresentation on European powers and urging better ties with the new Turkish ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtonian
Asia Minor
Turkey
Rovert
Washington
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Place
James F. J. Archibald
Thrift Cooperation Sought For Boys and Girls Clubs
Negotiations between officials of the American Society for Thrift and O H Benson in charge of the Boys and Girls Club work aim to establish cooperation. Thrift committees in towns would support youth activities and teach thrift. The society plans to help market products from the clubs.
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American Society For Thrift
O. H. Benson
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
American Society For ‘Thrift
Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Police notes of robberies and accidents reported
James F Kelley reports his pocketbook stolen after a jostling crowd at Seventh Street Southwest. Guy Zinn, 25, fractured his left ankle playing bagel at Fifteenth and H Streets Northeast and was admitted to Casualty Hospital. Two year old Charles Dittman fractured his right leg and injured his face after falling from a second story window at 516 Twelfth Street Northwest and was taken to Emergency Hospital. Police seek a car stolen from a Clifton Street Northwest garage and Abraham Sures reports his motorcycle stolen from in front of his home. Al F Bradley, 84, treated for head and facial cuts after an attack by two colored men at Tirat and B Streets Southwest, robbed of a small sum of money.
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James F. Kelley
D Street
Seventh Street
Guy Zinn
Fifteenth
H Streets
Zinn
Abell Avenue
Baltimore
Charles Dittman
Brookland
D. C
Twelfth Street
James H. Clark
Clifton Street
Fourteenth Amv .S
Abraham Sures
Tenth Street
al F. Bradley
J Street
Tirat
B Streets
Monroe School Vacation Playground Opens For Boys And Girls
The Monroe School vacation playground opened July 1 with boys participating in carpentry writing basketry and baseball while girls enjoy dressmaking fancy needlework and other activities. Friday evenings feature baseball games between Peerless and Yankees on the playgrounds. The first game last Friday ended 7 to 0 for the Yankees but was protested and will be replayed next Wednesday. A trophy will be awarded to the season series winner.
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Monroe
Carpenter Shop
Peerless
Yankees
Funeral at Midnight to Be Held in Christ Church
Solemn Scottish Rite services for William G. Le Hew, a thirty third degree member, will be held at midnight in Christ Church Episcopal. The body will lie in state until Tuesday morning, then transported to Strasburg, Va. for burial conducted by the Strasburg lodge. First service in the new Second Baptist Church opened yesterday with about 500 capacity and eight baptisms.
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Scottish Rite
Haskington
New
Second Baptist Church
J. W. Roberts
Washington
Strasburg
Masonic Lodge of
le Hew
Christ Church
Masonic Temple
New Baptist Church
Second Baptist Churca
O. W. Triplett
King and Peyton Streets
Jordan
Fannie Burke
G. W. McDaniel
Richmond
James W. Roberts
Cameron
Fairfax County
Henry Wilbur
Society of Friends
Philadelphia
S&s. A. Wallis
Episcopal Theological Seminary of
Virginia
Ivy Hillemetery
Carroll Pierce
George
5. Warfield
Julian T. Burke, Jr
Scott Gillingham
Frank Wilkerson
J. W. Gaines
Urban S$, Lambert
J. N. Gibbs
Fire brief reports across city with minor damages
Early morning and daytime fires touch several locations in Washington D C. A false alarm at 108 F Street NW sparked no damage. At 1 Street NW the home of Dr. R W Baker suffered a chimney fire with no loss. A fire at 39 Seventh Street NW in a clotting store owned by Meyer BE Stern caused 7000 dollars in damage. A shed at 648 M Street SW rear occupied by Dominica Paulania burned. cause unknown with five thousand dollars damage.
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F Street
Islé
Seventh Street
Meyer BE
Stern
Fourteenth Street
Dominica Paulania
Drugless Physicians in the United States Exposé
A long warning piece defends drugless physicians against calls to expose alleged fee splitting and medical commodification. It praises their humane methods, claims they do no harm, and urges public recognition of their integrity and success. The editorial cites a Philadelphia Medical Council piece and argues against surgery-driven practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Medical Council
Philadelphia
Drugless Health Restoring Massage Promises Cure All Ailments
A dense self published ad extols a drugless massage system that claims to restore blood circulation and nerve nutrition to diseased parts. It lists ailments from locomotor ataxia to Bright's disease and indigestion, asserts physicians ignore it, and urges readers to visit the office for treatment promising universal cures after long experience.
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Ali
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Sip
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Ohio Lunch Appestta Public Library
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C. WD. ‘Harrig
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Melvin
H. L. Hitler
Westminster Theological Seminary
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Fourth Street Northwest
Fultz
Samuel Weigler
Hanover
Fults
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Ocean Grove
James Shera Montgomery
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Océan Grove
En McKim
Randolph H. McKim
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Gi Free- Mand Peter
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First Street
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Caroline F. MacWilliams
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Grand Lodge Executive Committee
I. T. Taylor
J.B. Archibald Sees
Em Bite
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Mth
Near East
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Erross
Mohamgut Chevket Pasha
Albanis
Mexico
AID
Police
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Lumber Company
United States Court For
Eastern District of Virginia
Edmund Waddill
H. B. Hutchinson
New York and Pennsylvania Company
Prince William County
King and Alfred Streets
C. K. Fritter
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
James E. Bagley
Washigton
Irving Farr
Jmew
W. A. Crupper
Willam A. Crupper
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Lucy E. Haynes
Joseph, Haynes
North St. Asaph Street
H. N. D. Parker
Citizens of Washington and Post Readers
Martin Dodge
Lendover
Chas
Be, White
National Bank of Washington
A. B. Ruff
Wm. M. Dove
J. Maury Dove Coal Company
12Th
F Sts
R. M. Brown
N Sts
J. W. Showalter
Apt
the Olympia
14Th
Huelidate
G. W. Rickett
T St
N. W
Mal Free
Prof
9Th St. N. W
Washington, D. C
U. S. Treasury
Tharp’s
Berkeley Rye
F Street N
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
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