Monetary planks in party platforms criticized as vague
Local bankers voice concern over Democratic and Republican monetary proposals. They blame both parties for broad generalities and lack of specific remedies. Leaders urge wide distribution of government funds and oppose concentrated control in New York, Chicago, or Pittsburgh centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J Bell
Amrican Security and Trust Company
Isdcalation
Kred
Chicago
Agiinee
New York
Lieberka
New Yorkra
American Clearing House
Pittsburgh
Eldridge HB
Jordan
United States ‘Trust Company
Prison Probers Named to Review Maryland Penitentiary
Gov Goldaborough appoints a four member special commission to investigate Maryland penitentiary management. Members Redmond Stewart Eugene O Dunn and George L Jones accept and will meet in Annapolis to organize. Stewart and O Dunn are prominent lawyers. Jones runs Henry Watson Children's Ald Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Goldaborough
Maryland
Redmond
Stewart
Eugene O'Dunne
George L Jones
Annapolis
O'Dunne
Senate
House of Delegates
Gunns
Jones
Henry Watson Children’s
Fort McHenry Abandoned After 137 Years of Defense
The Fort McHenry garrison in Baltimore is abandoned as a military post. Soldiers are sent to Fort Strong, Massachusetts. The War Department deems the fort hopeless for defense and Places it under civilian caretaker supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Patapeco
Fort McHenry
Fort Strong
Vass
Francia Scott Key
War Department
Washington Man John H Bowers Dies in Texas
Death of John H Bowers at Fl Fase Texas last Wednesday mourned by Washington friends. He sought recovery southward after illness. A prominent figure in the mechanical world, he is survived by his wife Clara Hanley Bowers and one daughter, with funeral Monday at 11 a.m. from Evers Undertaking Establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H Bowers
Tex
Mr Bowers
Clara Hanley Bowers
Evers
Peace Monument Fountain Becomes Kids Wading Pool
Col Cosby turned on the Peace monument basin, linking it to water and sewage, and small boys immediately used it as a wading pool. The site, long dry since erection, became a makeshift playground drawing crowds and attention from Washington and beyond. Harvey O Carr of Grand Rapids was noted as secretary treasurer.
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Col. Cosby
Peace Monument
Loys
Newaboy
Feiskell Elected President of Oxon Hill Citizens Assn Md
Jesse L Feiskell was elected president of the Oxon Hill Citizens Association in Prince George's County Maryland. The initial meeting at Oxon Hill School drew over 100 residents as the group adopted a constitution for the general welfare of the community and set quarterly meetings with a special session within 9% days to appoint committees. Other officers named include Dr E P Simpson first vice president Jefferson Webster second vice president J H Powell third vice president Dr T H McKeown secretary and Henson P McDaniel financial secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L Feiskell
Oxon Hill
E. P. Simpson
Jefferson Webster
J. H. Powell
T. H. McKeown
Henson P. McDaniel
Auto in Police Work Great Economy Is Effected
Maj. Richard Sylvester, reelected president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, reports Detroit police adoption of automobiles since 1910. The shift replaced horse-drawn vehicles, cut costs, and expanded patrol capabilities including auto flyers and patrols for riots, burglaries, and rescues. The Toronto convention praised the progress and noted District of Columbia savings and expanded motorized gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Toronto
Washington
Richard Sylvester
Metropolitan Police
Canada
Police Department of
Detroit
Mich
Michigan City
Maj
Sylvester
Frank H. Crous
Police
Welgite and
Sylvdater
Surgiare
District of Columbia
Police Department
C. L. Church
Dominion Polies
A. P Sherwood
H. J. Grasett
William Stark
Michael Regen
Buffalo
Col
A. P. Sherwood
Ottawa
Body of Vienna Woman Found In Woods
Mrs. Howard Gaskins, a Black woman missing from Maple avenue for over a week, was found buried in a shallow hole near Vienna by several boys fishing for bait. Police seek her husband on suspicion of knowing more about the killing. The body bore multiple cuts suggesting a sharp heavy instrument, likely an axe.
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Howard Gaskins
Maple Avenue
Vienna
Model detective buried in Washington funeral service
The funeral of James A. McDevitt veteran detective who led the Washington detective bureau was held from St Dominic's Church Birth and Entreata. Rev Father Kennedy officiated and interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery with pallbearers Francis P. Sheehy John C. McCubbins Vincent A. Sheehy Thomas G. Burns Edward L. Burns and Thomas A. McNamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. McDevitt
Washington Detective Bureau
Vincent A. Sheehy
Thomas G. Burns
Edward L. Burns
Thomas A. McNamer
May Appeal to Congress Over Cotton Shipments
Chicago July 20 Congress may be asked to pass a special enactment enabling the Interstate Commerce Commission to handle the Galveston Port controversy. The Dallas Chamber joined the Galveston Chamber in a complaint against railroads seeking restoration of through bills of lading as Texas cotton crop moves, with fears of financing difficulties.
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Chicago
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Galveston
Charles A. Pnouty
Interstate. Commercs . Commission
Galveston Charmber
Billy
Dallas’ Chamber of Commerce
Galveston Chamber
Texas
Lone ‘Star
Guarded by militia in Kentucky jail threats
Kiln evidence of unrest after the murder of Lee Patrick prompts Circuit Judge D W Gardner to summon Company D of the Kentucky National Guard to guard the Paintsville jail. Patrick’s brother is U S Marshal A B Patrick, with Covington HQ. Suspects Harn Frank and Clarnens Arnett are held in jail as the investigation continues. The case sparks talk of violence across the community.
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Kentucky
Paintsville
Lee Patrick
D. W. Gardner
Kentucky National Guard
Salyereville
Patrick
United States
A"b. Patrick
Covington
Frank
Clarnens Arnett
Book hurls to foil burglar in Ohio home
In Tabledo Ohio on July 2 Dr G B Booth awoke to a downstairs noise. He hurled a heavy book at the intruder and knocked him unconscious. The burglar later revived and fled as the doctor summoned help, leaving behind a bracelet belonging to the doctor’s wife.
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Tabledo
Ohio
G.B. Booth
Foreign flag curbs and German offer test WWI service
War Department officials await France’s reply to a diplomatic inquiry permitting certain American officers to serve with the French army for a year. Capt. Fox Conner, Capt. Frank Parker and Capt. Oliver Edwards are named for service. Lieutenants Graham Montgomery and Captain McClure chosen for Saumur training if approved. Germany grants a similar one year service with German forces, with a cavalry captain to be selected from available officers.
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War Department
France
American State Department
United States
Fox Conner
Field Artillery
French War College
Frank Parker
Cavalry
Oliver Edwards
Fifth Infantry
Ephraim F. Graham
Fifteenth Cavalry
John C. Montgomery
Seventh Cavalry
Albert N. McClure
Fourth Cavalry
Saumur
Germany
United States Army
Weather Summary From Washington Bureau July 20
Unsettled conditions across the interior bring cloudy skies and showers in the western Great Lakes, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and the Northwest. Southern states see continued showers. Georgia westward dry spell. New England and middle Atlantic mostly fair. temperatures irregular with rising tendency except lake regions. Showers expected Sunday into Monday across south west plains central valleys lake region and south Atlantic states. cooler and warmer shifts noted elsewhere. Winds mainly moderate to southeast along coasts. coastal variability noted. River bulletin reports Potomac and Shenandoah rivers muddy at Harpers Ferry.
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Dept. of Agricultura
Breau
Washington
Lower Lake
Upper Lake Region
Upper Mississippi
Missouri Vaileys
Northwest
Georgia
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Plain States
Great Central Valleys
South Atlantic States
Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic
Misalasippi Valley
South Atlantic
Florida
Gulf Coast
Flower Lakes
Baltimore Girl Wins Pulitzer Scholarship at Barnard
Two Barnard College residence scholarships funded by Joseph Pulitzer were awarded to Miss Louise Talbot of Baltimore and Miss Eleanor Hubbard of Sioux City Iowa. The awards aim to attract students from outside New York City vicinity. Adelaide University Honors Bryce. The University of Adelaide has conferred the LL D on James Bryce, the British Ambassador at Washington.
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Louise Talbot
Joseph Pulitzer
Barnard
New York
Barnard College
Baltimore
Eleanor Hubbard
Sioux City
Iowa
New York City
Adelaide University
Bryce
Washington Post
Adelaide
South Australia
University of Adelaide
James Bryce
Washington
Plague Orders Hasten Rodent Elimination Across Ports
Surgeons General letter directs quarantine officers to fumigate all ships from South America and the West Indies and remove perishables if needed to destroy rats. Plague fears rise from Havana and Porto Rico cases, yet U S officials report strong safeguards and no imminent local outbreak. Col Albert Barnitz U S A buried with full honors at Arlington. two workers die after scaffold collapse at a Brooklyn factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Puble Health and Marine Hospital Service
South America
West Indies
Havana
Cucee
Porto Rico
United States
Gallant Civil War Veteran and Once Member of Congress
Chicago honors Gen Walter Cass Newberry a civil war general and former congressman who died at his home after eight weeks of illness. Born in Waterville New York he served in the Eight New York Volunteer Cavalry and rose to brigadier general. He later lived in Petersburg Virginia, was associated with Richmond and the Potomac area, and was a postmaster before his congressional service. He leaves a family including Mary and several children.
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Congress
Chicago
Walter Cass Newberry
Ina
Waterville, Y
Col Amasa Newberry
New York
Dinwiddie
Saath
Petersburg
Richmand
Cme
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U. S
Millar Fox
Second National Bank
Patform
Wi Cox
Haowhich
Nettner Plank
Ndeavor
Gov
Fort M'Henry
Everlle
Historic Army Post
Adrawal
Lebanon
Cumberland Sanitarium
F. J. Sarders
Mar
Lebanes
Tian
Harvey O. Carr
Grand Rapids
Los Angeles
Rth
Unite For General Welfare
Oxon Hill Citizens’ Association
Maj. Sylvester
Woods
Intruder
Householder
W. B. Moses & Sons
Cretonnes
Brussels
Wiltons
Wilton
Fy Moses Store
Ards
China
Davenport
Permiss
Local Weather Report
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac Shenendoah
Miz
Aubeville
Atlante
Atlantic City
Bismarck
Boston
N.Y
Cheyeuns
Wye
Lows
Denver
Colo
Duluth
Mino Des Moines
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh, Pa. Or
Portland
Salt Lake City
St Louis
St. Paul
Mino
San Francisco
Speingfeld
Tampa
Fis
Toledo
Vicksburg
Mizu
U.S
Albert Barnitz
Asbury Park
Arlington Cemetery
Fort Myer
Fort Washington
Barnitz
Apedal
West Ninth Street
Brooklyn
James Kennedy
Augustus Mul
Newberry
Pendium
Keeley Institute
Greensboro
N.C
N. C
W. H. Osborn, Pres
Chlye
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