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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1915

Page

6

Police News Notes of a Day

Frank Foster aged 24 in critical condition after motorcycle collision on Bladenaburg pike. Rider Ernest Woster suffered a ligament fracture. both admitted to Casualty Hospital with head injuries and possible internal damage. Various pedestrians and riders injured or dying from accidents and a fire at Trinity boiler room.

Frank Foster Sixth Street Southcoat Bladenaburg Pike Ernest ©. Woster Arthur Rittenhouse Alahoma Coal Bank Islers Trinity

Concert by Kallipolis Grotto Band at Bethany Church Grounds

The Kallipolis Grotto Band will present a popular concert tonight on Bethany Baptist Church grounds at Rhode Island avenue and Second Street NW under Stavenson Bible class auspices. The program opens promptly at p.m. and includes marches and serenades. Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour and Alfred Seymour of 302 H Street NW were in a buggy accident recently, and the notice also plugs a Washington Post auto touring book.

Kallipolis Bethany Church Kallipolis Grotto Bethany Baptist Church Rhode Island Avenue Second Street Stavenson Bible Class Patrol Jene Kaaltz Coeur d'Alene Big Chief Battie Ax Elizabeth Seymour Alfred Seymour Andrew Baldwin Washington Post John Seeland Glasboro Point Julian Kamper Hugh T. Stevenson Grand Lodge of Masons

Society Men for Army Washington to Send Quota

Maj general Wood plans a Plattsburg style officer training for prestige society men from Washington New York Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore to prepare reserve officers for general mobilization. Participants pay expenses and may gain commissions as second lieutenants in war, with certificates usable for entry into the regular army. Women in the group are not yet announced.

Wood Plattsburg Barracks Washington New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore United States Barracks Plattabore United States Army Leonard B. Wood

Campaign to enroll 300 new Seventh Street merchants

The Seventh Street Merchants Association has launched a drive to enroll 300 merchants between Pennsylvania Avenue and Florida Avenue Northwest. Harry King named committee chairman and Harry W. Hahn leads publicity with a plan to advertise for Seventh Street. The group aims to imitate big corporate campaigns to boost trade and spark citywide interest.

Seventh Street Merchants’ Association Seventh Street Pennsylvania Avenue Florida Avenue Harry King Harry W. Hahn

Weather Forecast For District DC Maryland Virginia

U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports a forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia as partly cloudy with possible showers Friday and Saturday and lingering warmth. Showers scattered across the Middle Atlantic Ohio valley Great Lakes, with overcast skies likely in New England and the South Atlantic and Gulf States. No major storms expected. temperatures remain above seasonal averages with modest wind shifts. Night and day readings show midnights 72, mornings 70s, highs near upper 80s to 90s, humidity moderate, trace rainfall noted 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 24 percent possible sunshine.

U.S Pacific Coast Middle Atlantic New England Ohio Valley Great Lakes South Atlantic Gulf States Tennessee

Insurance officials seek cooperation on standard accident policies

Charles F. Nesbit of the District invites insurance companies to join a committee forming a national standard for accident and health policy forms. Additional members include state superintendents F H McMaster of South Carolina J Young of North Carolina Joseph Button and Charles Johnson of Virginia.

Charles F. Nesbit National Convention of Insurance Commissioners The Insurance Commissioners Chicago FH. McMaster South Carolina J. Young North Carolina Joseph Button Virginia Charles Johnson

District Court News Divorces and Personal Injury Suits

Julia BR Young sues for limited divorce from Alvah H Young alleging cruelty and inadequate support after a weekend trip and no funds. Numerous other suits include a cruelty to animals case over a man and a goat, a fall from an elevator shaft at Clifton apartments causing injuries, a Capital Traction Company passenger injury, and alimony and damages actions with various dates and defendants.

Julia BR. Young District Supreme Court Alvah H. Young Charles W. Carr Julius T. Peyser Lawrence Koenigsberger Justice Stafford United States Ralph Given George “Webb Aukam White Webb Annie M. Lee Ood Clifton Massachusetts Avenue Fourteenth Street Juliet. PF. Williams J. L.asby-Smith Annie E Steele Capital Traction Company Albert Nantz E. L Glee Seventh and U Streets Florida J Avenue

Mine Sweeping Division Formed for Atlantic Fleet

Organization of a mine sweeping division of the Atlantic fleet announced at the Navy Department. It will consist of the cruisers Baltimore and San Francisco and the naval tugs Ontario Patapsco Patuxent and Sonoma. Experiments in mine sweeping have progressed for months. A channel clearing method for battleships has been developed to be tested in practice by the new division.

Atlantic Navy Department Baltimore San Francisco Ontario Patapsco Patuxent Sonoma

Licensed to Marry Page Fragment Summary

A damaged OCR fragment lists multiple marriage licenses with names such as Jamen Ho Biggs and Helen J. Lang alongside clerical references and partial locations. Other pairs include George H. Buoch with Nallie Zeigler and Marie Lyston with Peter Pappas, indicating a church records snippet of unions.

Jamen Ho Biggs Helen J. Lang Charles Ten George H. Buoch Nallie Zeigler Eynebbirg Morgan i Chambers Peter Pappas Marie Lyston I Mev Paul A Menzel Wesley J. Banton Eydie Robertson J. W. Batcheraton Harold

Army and Navy Changes of the Day

The document lists transfers, reassignments, and leaves for numerous officers across cavalry, infantry, and artillery units with dates in 1915. Transfers involve Second Lieut Gripman, Fourth Cavalry, to Fifteenth Cavalry and Chester P. Barnett, Fifteenth Cavalry, to Fourth Cavalry, among others. Additional moves include Lieut. Chipman to Fifteenth Cavalry via Honolulu, and appointments to Fort Sheridan, Texas City, and various posts. Also noted are resignations, retirements, and leaves of absence for several officers, plus details for duty with aviation sections and militia instruction.

Ochestar PF. Barnett Fifteenth Cavalry Gux W. Gripman Fourth Cavalry Chester P. Barnett Agealry Tent Barrett San Francisco Cal Bonolate Hheait Chipman Cavatry Epon Honolulu Miaita Wer Rollo Twentieth Infantry Hot Springs Ark Arms Ant Navy General Hospital Charles W. van Way Quartermaster Corps Bei Matkinson Fifteenth Infantry Aviation Secton Signal Corps Wii San Diego Wlgpal Corpa Wlgpal Corpa Xyiation School Texas City Tex Secané Division Austin M. Pardee Swentieth Infantry Courtney H. Hodges Sixth Infantry Robert F. Tata Fort Sheridan William H Wilson Cval Artllery Beams Massachusetts Qumog Aston Mass Concord Lacunis Dover Portsmouth Exeter N. H New Hampshire William A. Phillips Wright Coast Artillery Corps Ordnance Department Rock Island Arsenal Richard BR. Pickering Strteenth Infantry Ergaclad Militia of Mississippi Jackson Miss Missiszippi Benjamin FP. McClellan Mivsinetoni John L. Bond Whittieth Infantry Winnoaks Y Bond Division of Militia Affairs Francis W. Griffin John’ W. Craig Twelfth Cavalry Marvin E. Malloy Twenty Ninth Infantry Fort Jay Dent Morris B. Locke Third Field Artillery Texan City J. Franklin Bell Jacob Lo Deygre Fourth Feld Artillery Harold EB

Naval Orders Hit Atlantic Fleet Staffing Shifts

A Navy dispatch lists Lieut. Comdr. Lodis Shane assigned to the Pittsburgh recruiting station and Lieut. Comair. B. C. Bingham moved to squadron gunnery officer duties with the Atlantic Fleet staff. Numerous detachments relocate to recruiting stations, naval stations, and practice squadrons, including Brooklyn, Newport, and Norfolk, with practice ships sailing routes noted.

Lodis Shane Navy Pittsburgh Comair C. Bingham Nevada H. M. Jensen David Lyons Naval Recruiting Station Brooklyn Noel Davis Colorado Gin Naval Academy T. A. M. Craven Wyoming Naval Radio Station H. H. Little Fortune Princeton C. ¢. Vickrey Naval Academy Lonimana BR. Adams Naval Michigan Talpil Kiel Naval | Academy Virginis

New D Street Rail Offices to Occupy Whole Block

Southern Railway moves to unite scattered departments in a new building bounded by Pennsylvania avenue Thirteenth Thirteen and a half and D streets. Demolition of old structures began as plans dictate a single roof for the auditor, freight and station accounts, telegraph, engineering and executive offices, with 1 400 employees relocated from D street andPennsylvania avenue sites.

Herbert McAuley Twentieth ‘Street Higgana Construction Company Maryland George Wilkerson Virginia Avenue Tenth Street Louisiana Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Southern Railway Thirteenth Street D Street Park Union Station Avenue D Street Bulding Munsey Metropolitan Bank Bilding Equitable Metropolitan National Bank Industrial and Immigration Department Offcera Copeland Pasenger Relef Association D Streets Milvurn, Heister

Births Reported In Local Family News

Richard and Mary Carrington welcome a girl. Benjamin J and Blue R Satterfield have a boy. George and May E Senbeck greet a boy. Alfred and Jutla Gilkee announce girls. James William and Alice Roberta Gabbett have a girl. Wilbur C Balderson and Porothes A Balderson report a girl. William and May T Johnson announce a girl. John and Florence Matthews welcome a girl.

Richard Mary Carrington Reo Lauraight Benjamin J Blue R. Satterfield Henry Esther Root Clarence Sara Miler George May E Senbeck Jobo T Ray Hamaker William Margaret Haig Geore Florence M. Holmen Alfred Jutla Gilkee James Willam Alice Roberta Gabbett Robert Emmett, Jr Nana S Dogie Salvador Cecilia Cachie Bor Jomn A Bhnnie I Nemnhart Florence Bradford Wilbur C Porothes A Balderson Leonarda Grasia Aquilino Willian Josephine Robertson Henry and Day A. Page Alexander Eunice Murry Wilford O Emily Dunn Ery Annie Butler William and May T Johnson George N Francis N. Smith John and Florence Matthews

Deaths Reported in Local Hospitals and City Deaths

A list of deceased individuals with ages and last known addresses from local hospitals and city facilities. Names include Charles A Offutt Henry C Johnston Elizabeth Willett James A Ginn Bernard Joucon Meyer Peter Meurer William W White Mary Qlingland Matilda Gordy Saxton John Rolle Courter John Shermee Katie Taylor Tda Turner Mattie Bowie Charles E Brown Rebecca Hyder Walter Busby Pauline Thompson Thomas Hose Landonia Gras Lantas H and G Belle Singletoo and an infant.

Charles A. Offutt Henry C Johnston Naval Hospital Sears Ann Elizabeth Willett Washington Asylum Hospital James A Ginn Tutan Bernard Joucon Meyer Homeopathic Hospital Peter Meurer Walter Reed General Hospital William W. White Providence Hospital Mary Qlingland Sibley Hospital Matilda Gordy Saxton Jdn Rolle Courter John Shermee Casualty Hospital Katie Taylor Freedmen’s Hospital Tda Turner Mattie Bowie St. Pw Charles E. Brown St Aw Rebecca Hyder Walter Busby Pauline Thompson Thomas H. Hose Lantas H G. Belle Singletoo

City Bulletins on Groceries and Services

Grocery items and prices listed for Randall's stores including juice, fruit, canned goods, flour, lard and butter. Also notices offering carpet and rug cleaning services with guarantee and contact details.

Randall's van Camp Star of the East J.T. Doyles

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