Alexandria reports year end treasury balance and surplus
The Alexandria fiscal year ending March 18 shows a treasury balance of 2974 with expenditures and a surplus to be spent on improvements at the Rina vo airg installation. The report lists receipts and disbursements, naming organizations, sites, and dates, and notes funds allocated for commercial site work and hotel project planning.
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Ratal Rey Mus
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New Lynchburg Postmaster Appointed in July
A new postmaster was appointed in Lynchburg replacing the longtime postmaster who served since 19XX. The move follows a recess appointment and places the new official in charge of local mail operations at the Lynchburg post office.
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Lynchburg
President offers aid in forest fire fight
Reported help from the President to battle sweeping western forest fires across Oregon and California cites gusty winds and rising destruction. The Pend Oreille and Klamath areas faced spreading blazes with teams and equipment dispatched, while evacuations and property losses mounted as crews battled wind driven flames.
Arlington airman held on charge of stealing planes
Arlington county police held Harry Thomas in the grand jury of October on a charge of grand larceny involving two M 4 D airplanes claimed by former Oklahoma representative Herrick. The case involved a separate claim by Fahy that he was holding the planes for repairs and owed $610. Witnesses noted discrepancies in plane numbers and ownership. Roper of Washington faced a similar hearing on a complaint by W. Robertson alleging false pretenses in a claimed purchase. Other minor offenses and community notices followed, including a public welfare appointee and local events.
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Sudwe
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Herrick
Oklahoma
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Fahey
College Park
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Fahy
Commonwealth
George Roper
Washington
Milk wagon accident injures man near Hagerstown
Special to The Washington Post Hagerstown Md July 16 Holding the unconscious Paul W Bechock 27 milk cart driver Injured internally when his auto struck a tree on the Downs Villa Pike with one hand and guiding the pony with the other The girl who was driving the milk cart dragged Bechock onto the cart after finding him along the road and after several passersby gave no aid He was taken to Hagerstown Hospital by Josephine Byers daughter of Joseph Byers with the pony still in full gallop
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Paul W Bechock
Villa Pike
Josephinett
Joseph Byers
Hagerstown Hospital
Schock
Rites for A J Robertson Funeral in Hysong Rooms
Funeral services for Alexander J Robertson will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Hysong funeral room, 1300 Street Northwest. Interment will be Cedar Hills cemetery. A native of Scotland, 63, he was a gardener who had lived here 48 years at 2118 Wyoming Avenue Northwest, where he was employed. He died Tuesday in Garfield hospital from an internal disorder. Surviving are a son Henry Robertson of Baltimore and a daughter-in-law Mrs Dorothy Robertson and her two grandchildren of this city.
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Trying in Vain to Die, Man Says He Is Insane
William Wer 47, of Erie county Pa, rushed into the Washington Post Winchester police station claiming he attempted suicide by drinking a disinfectant with arsenic acid. He said he waited for death but felt burning in throat and stomach, and asked to be confined to an insane asylum. a commission was appointed to examine him.
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Bankers at Convention Visit Annapolis
Bankers at the American Institute of Banking annual convention in Baltimore and Annapolis. About thirty papers were read during the forenoon session. Delegates traveled by steamer to Annapolis and were hosted by Rear Admiral Henry B Wilson at the Naval Academy.
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Annapolis
Henry B Wilson
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Dr. M. A. Jones Heads Interracial Body
Dr Ashby Jones of Atlanta was elected general chairman of the Southern Interracial commission at Asheville’s annual meeting closing session. Asheville will host the 1925 gathering. Jones succeeds the late John J Kagan of Atlanta. Marion Underwood was elected vice chair, R H King chair of the executive committee. Mrs John Ferguson of New York and the wives of John J Kagan and R R Moton were added to the executive committee.
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Atlanta
Southern Interracial Commission
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Marion Underwood
R H King
John Ferguson
New York
R R Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Stetson seeks to reopen church suit over 17-foot wall
New York July 16 Mrs Augusta E Stetson founder of First Church of Christ Scientist seeks to reopen a 13 year old action in supreme court to prevent church trustees from erecting a 17 foot wall between her Fifth Avenue home and the church property Justice Bure heard argument as Walter Fairchild her attorney demanded reopening to introduce a May 1906 consent certificate which allegedly guaranteed access to her property. The certificate was missing at the time of the original suit which Mrs Stetson won. The church has appealed the decision and a new effort to reopen is supported by evidence found recently. Mrs Stetson helped establish the church in New York with Mary Baker Eddy and pupils at a cost of 1 2500000. After doctrinal quarrels with the Boston mother church she was dropped from membership in 1909 and two years later charged the church planned the wall which she called an spite wall.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Destinety-Sixth Street
Supreme Court
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Stetson
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Board of Tax Appeals organizes with 28 members
The board created by the new tax law met yesterday with 12 named members led by Charlies D Hamel as chairman. It plans three member committees stationed in major cities and will hear public arguments on claims, with written opinions for amounts over ten thousand dollars.
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Park Police Report Shows Yearly Rise in Arrests
The United States park police report for the year ended June 30 shows 8,000 total arrests, with 2,052 for traffic violations and 348 for drunkenness. Collateral forfeiture reached 2,140 cases, fines and forfeitures totalled 32,517 dollars. Capt. W. I. McMorris cites enhanced police efficiency, not increased crime, as the cause.
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United States Park Police
W. I. McMorrts
Park Police
Park
Train plunges from bridge as crew escapes
A heavily loaded freight train crossing a double-track bridge on the Chesapeake and Ohio line near the Jackson River city limits was struck by a work train and the bridge span gave way. The freight engine and tender toppled, rolling into the stream. the engineer and fireman escaped with minor injuries. Five coal cars and one work train car were wrecked.
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Rockville to upgrade four miles of pike to first class
Montgomery County officials report rapid start on improving the Rockville Georgetown pike from Hamiltons Hill to Halpine with concrete shoulders first, extending toward Tochville next year. The project aims to reduce deadly accidents on the shouldersless stretch, following concerns raised by prominent county citizens and a state roads commission decision.
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Gallatin Tenn
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Mechanusburg Pa
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