8000 Must Play in Busy Streets
Community groups urge early establishment of playgrounds for Washington children amid rising street dangers. Requests target sites near Park View School and Third and 41 streets, with notes on underserved north side and Chevy Chase needs. Officials cite sanitary concerns and funding strains impacting playground availability.
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Wei Sit
Park View
Washington Cale
Fourteenth Street
Fark Todd
Konenkamp blamed for strike conduct at telegraphers meet
Frank McDowell of Dallas Texas, a wage commissioner and wiremen leader, denounced Konenkamp for realigning Saturday as president of the Commercial Telegraphers. He warned resignation would follow if Konenkamp ends the strike against the wire companies and the outrages against members by Burleson and other officials. The strike, McDowell said, was won, a fact Konenkamp conceded.
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S J Konenkamp
Ono
Frank McDowell
Dalles Tex
Konenkamp
Burleson
Ka Nmenkamp
Sight Restored To Girl Miss Virginia Townsend
Miss Virginia Townsend war worker in the Bureau of War Risk Insurance had sight restored after brain tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. The operation required removing skull bone and followed a period of blindness and fainting spells. Townsend formerly resided with Dr Adelbert A Taylor at 3021 Macomb Street Northwest. An X ray had shown a brain tumor.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Miss Townsend
Adelbert
Taylor
Macomb Street
Planes for Van Schaick policy loom in board talks
A special board of education meeting is set for month end to discuss Van Schaick's new school plan and a potential Bruce case settlement. Miss Alice Deal, president of the High School Trainers' Association, predicts broader cooperation between board members and teachers, with fewer controversies than last year. Dr Van Schaick, vacationing in the White Mountains, plans urgent sessions to settle disputes and may push for changes including the superintendent’s removal amid ongoing school integration concerns. The July events, including a summer high school session and evening classes, proceed despite the unsettled policy battles.
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Alice Deal
Miss Deal
John van Schaick
van Schaicks
Misa Deal
Vain Schuck
White Mountains
Deal Eowell
Washington
van Sebaink
Bruce
Leasgue
van Sehuick
Thurston
Dy van Sehack
Qiume
Thurstan
Saturn Dammomine
Foreman
Aleus Im Naturats Zalion
Olf Central High School
Baker Missing After Operation Plan At 317 Seventh Street
Police seek Tours Hiltman a baker aged 18 who left home Thursday to undergo an operation. Hospitals were alerted and Scarmhoof and Rees are monitoring the area for any sign of him.
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Polic.s
Tours Hiltman
Seventh Street
Rees
PREPARE AGAINST FLU INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS URGED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS
District 1 health officer Dr W C Fowler warned last night that another wave of influenza is probable this late summer. He said there is no current outbreak but precautions will ensure adequate nurses and doctors across the district. Dr Thomas J Tudor in Medical Record predicts a third wave in England with possible extended recurrences over the next year or more.
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W. C. Fowler
Smong
Thomas J Tudor
England
Helpless Man's Son Slays Self in Tragedy Hit by 38 Caliber
Richard M Davis, a legless man, at 1307 South Capital Street, tells detectives his son Howard W Davis aged 16 shot himself after a loud fall. The boy died at Casulty Hospital three hours later. The father, unable to move due to amputations, aided by neighbors, believes the shooting was an accident. The mother, Mrs Davis, remains in serious condition at Washington Asylum Hospital and has not learned of her son's death.
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Richard M Davis
Lefless
Wayis
Washington Asylum Hospital
Weather and tide table and incoherent historical notes
Fractured OCR notes describe sun rise times tides and weather, referencing locations such as the Alente coast and northeastern regions. The text mixes times, dates, and regional weather terms with garbled names, yielding an unreliable snapshot of marine and meteorological data.
Inventor Joseph Becker Dies By Gas In Pittsburgh Home
Joseph Becker retired patent office employee and inventor ended his life by inhaling gas at his Fairmont Street residence. He was found dead Sunday afternoon after a neighbor spotted the body through a window. Coroner's certificate lists death by self action. Becker, once a patent attorney, was inactive in his profession for years. He was connected with several devices for medical machines.
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Joseph Becker
Patent Office
Fairmont Street
Becker
Carille Wendermush
Heckers
Nevitl
Yevcker
Lorney
Idathtma Melems
Officers Robbed in Hotel in Washington
Two army officers visiting Washington and registered at the Capitol Ink Hotel reported robberies yesterday. Lint Sylvester Pyne’s room was entered and $80 stolen while Capt Jean Folvuch’s room across the hallway lost $100. Miss Olryta Hahen of 1322 Street provided details, noting a lock was broken and a $200 savings strap was seized.
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Capitol Ink Hotel
Sylvester Pyne
Plu
Jean Folvuch
Neut Lynch Ts
Lidgewater
Hyneh
San Franciisco
Calif
Olryta Hahen
Bird of Paradise Stolen From Powell’s Home
James reported to police that a stuffed bird of paradise valued at 100 dollars was stolen from Powell of 17th Bauch Street. The ornament was among adornments of his house, and the item failed to take wing in the theft.
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James
Powell
17Th Bauch Street
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