Powder Secrets Spark Embarrassment for Officials
War Department officials face discomfort after admitting the French government sought help from the U S ordnance bureau to refine smokeless powder. Unexplained French magazine and shipboard explosions prompted the request, while American firms defend trade secret protections and patriotic motives against selling powder or building factories abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Department
Ordnance Bureau
France
500 Motorcyclists Set for Rocky Mountain Tour
Hutchinson Kansas July 13 Five hundred motorcycle riders will start tomorrow from here on a four tour to the Rocky Mountains. Participants hail from Kansas New England Indiana Nebraska and the South. Dr. B J Patterson national president of the Federation of American Motorcyclists leads the trip. One division will include young women riders.
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Hutchinson
Kans
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
New England
Indiana
Nebraska
South
B. J Patterson
Federation of American Motorcyclists
Multiple Washington Obituaries July 1913
Notices report deaths and funeral plans for Medora Chewning Davis Bhallam McNulty Amelia Patterson Arthur Porter Elisha Seavey Daniel Slattery Daniel Slattery and Edward Walter. Details include ages addresses and funeral arrangements at New Hope Virginia Mount Olivet Rock Creek Cemetery and Saint Dominic's Church with services July 14 15 1913 and private or public interment as noted.
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Chewning
C. Bradley Reed
Seventh Street
Medora A
A. H. Chewning
New Hope
Fredericksburg
Davis
Samuel W. Davis
Tunlaw Road
Jennie T. Davis
Frank Geier
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Bhallam
Seward
Orrin Bhallam
Louisville
Covington
Cincinnati
McNulty
Joseph A. McNulty
Sixth Street
Mount Olivet
Patterson
Amelia
Mitton Patterson
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Porter
Arthur W. Porter
Wright
Seavey
R_ street
Elisha
Rock Creek
Slattdry
Daniel
Mary A. Slattery
Neral
New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Slattery
Washington Lodge
New Jersey Avenue
Thomas J. Donovan
Daniel A, Lex
Walter
Edward T
Adolph
Margaret Walter
Charles
Tuesaday
St. Dominic's Church
Their Paris Hotel Dilemma in a Poorly Titled Stay
Helen and Warren reach Paris with hopes of cheap lodging. In a small two room suite near the Continental they discover a damp dingy bath and worn furnishings. Tension rises as they argue over the value and conditions while considering a move.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Nossay
Paris
Warren
France
Fanchon
Halen
Jxt
New York
Continental
District of Columbia
Lavender ghosts on Olympus muse of love and fate
A group of legendary and literary figures gathers on Olympus to reminisce about romance and the modern era. Juliet teases Romeo while Ophelia, Virginia, and Paul weigh love, loyalty, and practicality, contrasting poets with stock reports and weathered passions.
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Romeo
Juliet
Heloise
Abelard
Ero
Leander
Olympus
Ophelia
Hamlet
Virginia
Paul
Hero
Mouch
Ham
Hebrew School Benefit at Pythian Temple
A large audience heard a Washington Hebrew free school benefit at the Pythian Temple. The program blended Yiddish and English addresses, music, and songs to support Talmud Torah. President A. F. Sauber highlighted progress from two teachers to five and extended daily classes, urging parental involvement. Solomom Smulewitz led songs with his daughter Barab Small, while the Sokolove trio performed instrumental pieces.
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Pythian Temple
Talmud Torah
Washington
Sauber
L. Grushak
Rabbi Silverstone
Solomon Smulewitz
Smulewitz
Miss Barab Small
Miss Small
3. M. Sokolove
Marry E. Sokolove
Louis T. Sokolove
Injured pastor Schick in shock after auto collision
Reverend John M. Schick, pastor of Grace Reform Church at Fifteenth and O streets NW, was struck by a car driven by W. J. Wells Saturday night at Fourteenth and P. He showed shock and anesthesia effects, though no serious injury is feared. He remains under care at his home, where his condition is described as concerning given his age of 64. His left hip is dislocated and his body bruised. family offers no blame, calling the crash unavoidable.
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John M. Schick
Grace Reformer Church
Fifteenth
O Streets
W. J. Wells
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Street
Wells
Monday Wash Day: A Look at House Cleaning Customs
The piece examines why Monday became the traditional wash day in households. It discusses weekend disorder, Friday to Sunday prep, and the logic of scheduling cleaning, baking, and laundry across the week, with a view toward efficiency and routine.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Best Stock Co
Hevy Chase Lake
U. S. Marine Band
Holland recalls history of the Lake Shore Railroad
New York July 13 lake shore stock quotes inactive but high as possible, with 40 bid and 500 asked. The narrative traces Vanderbilt control and the pool era, linking John M Forbes and Michigan Central to Chicago, Erie connections, and eventual Vanderbilt ownership.
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Holland
THE
Lake Shore
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Northern Pacific
Stock Exchange
New York Central
Lake Shore Railroad Company
West Shore
New York State
Vanderbits
Harlem Railroad Company
Harlem Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
Harlem
Lake Shore Securities
Toe
Vanderoutt
Iame
Vanderbilt
John M. Forbes
Boston
Chicago
Michigan Central
Forbes
Burlington Railway
Forbes Waa
Michiigan Central
Kalamazoo
New York Capital
Erie
Dunkirk
New York City
New England
United States
John M Forbes
Lake Erie
Lake Snare
Exchange
Hudson River
Ae and Company
Unifying Gould Lines to Place Western Pacific Under Rio Grande
The Western Pacific Railroad will lose its identity as a separate management unit and come under the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, forming a Gould roads system west of the Mississippi through the Missouri Pacific. E. T. Jeffery retires as president to become chairman. C. H. Schlacks resigns from VP and Denver and Rio Grande board. EB. F. Bush becomes Western Pacific president and is expected to oversee all Western Gould lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Western Pacifico Railroad
Denver and
Rio Grande
EB. F. Bush
Quiet Sunday at German Societies Over Excise Law
German clubs in the city faced a quiet Sunday as soft drinks replaced alcohol under the new excise law. Members lingered at Arion Singing Society rooms while officers avoided public statements, though pressure to challenge the law is growing among several German societies.
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Arion Singing Society
Newburgh inmate hanged himself in county jail
Patrick Comisky, 30, of Jersey City, jailed for vagrancy in Newburgh, committed suicide by hanging using a shoestring from the cell bars. The death occurred today in the county jail.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Patrick Comisky
Jersey City
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U. S
America
Nations
Bt Sons
Baa
Geo
P. Zurhorst
East Capitol Street
Chas. & Zurhorst
Mgr. R. F Harvey
Dene
Sergeon
RB. B. Cain
Wil
St. Dw
Thos
M. Hindle
W. BR. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A. Speare
J. WM. Lee
Pennsylvania Avenue
W.R. Pumphrey & Son
Rockville
H. Sardo & CO
Modern Chapel
Fenen EE
J. H. Small & Sons
15Th
H Sts
Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
Merwin
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Seventh and
D Streets
Hebrew School Benefit
Frances
Hall
To-Kalon Co., Inc
St. Iz
NEW York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Grand _ Central Terminal
Eigase
Dwight W. Pardee
Gould
Western Pacific
Washington Loan & Trust Co
John Joy Edson
Washington & Southern Bank
G Street
J. Selvin Tait
Pres
J. Thilman Hendrick Hendrick
15Th St
Washington Stock Exchange
Manhattan Life Insurance Co
Munsey Trust Company
Frank A. Munsey
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Boys’ Shop
Palais Royal
Norfolk
A.lisner
Post
Glen Echo
MSE
Collmbuia
William Gillette
Secret Service
PAIN
Pompeii
OGRAM
Salets
Detroit Electric
Apperson
Emerson & Orme
H Street
Gbartram
Bartram
Cusby
HL Ave
M. Tel. W
Michigan
Cadillac Baker
Cook & Stoddard Co
Conn. Ave
Flander Colonial Electric Commercial Alto & Supply CO
Bol Immiedia Ets
Paseng - Ras
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Monda
June Ag
William K. Driver
Wilcox
Trax Congressional Garage CO
Agta
Ave. S. E
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Sun
the Miller Co
Coma, Ave
National Electrical Supply Co
Maxwell
A. B. Leary
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Olds Mobile Light
T. Pollock
Conn
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Batavia
Shawmatures
Irvin T. Donohoe
Stevens-Duryer
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Ale—Wood Electric
Imperial Motor Co
Des
Tourist Auto Livery CO
Auto Hiring CO
Lincoln
Chevy Chase
Ork Creek Park
Soldiers’ Home
Arlington Potomas Park
Mall
Harley Davidson
the Sunday Post
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