Crack Shots 10 Meet High Scores Expected At Three day Meet
The recent work of marksmen suggests records will be broken at three day target matches at the Congress Heights range starting tomorrow. District National Guard teams will participate under Chief Range Officer Maj Georges K Tait with a long list of assisting officers across multiple infantry and ordnance departments. The event features the Russell M McLennan trophy and a sequence of squad, regimental, battalion, and revolver matches including novice events.
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George K. Tait
Congress Heights
District National Guard
Mra
Russell M McLennan
Judd & Detweiler
Brett
Georges K. Tait
First Infantry
Hila
Wallach A Cathran
Clarence V Sayer
Edward H Brian
Second Infantry
William AR. McCathran
James B Allison
Seventh
United States Infantry
John E Brooks
Alvin D Hathaway
Flest Infantry
H Heldenreich
Small Arms Department
William W Cookton
Small
Plan District Maneuvers By National Guard In August
Tentative detailed plans will be made tonight for the annual maneuvers of the District National Guard. Staff officers meet at militia headquarters Brig Gen George H Harries at Louisville Ky will be notified by wire. He will review plans and wire back suggested changes. Orders will be printed and distributed to about 2 000 guardsmen this week. Harpers Ferry, the maneuvers start August 14, a favorite site for local militiamen. The Bolivar Heights camp site is considered ideal. Recruits will be received at headquarters up to the evening before departure.
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District National Guard
Militia
George H. Harries
Louieville
Harpers Ferry
Bolivar Heights
Death in guard camp sparks grief for New Jersey unit
Mount Gretna Pa July 23 The first death at the camp of instruction occurred in a Lebanon hospital last night when Fleet Lieut Frederick L Candle of Company H Third New Jersey Infantry New Brunswick NJ died after an operation His body was sent home today with the company he served as an officer The Maryland and New Jersey troops began a second week of joint instruction with U S regulars and then hiked in two divisions under Col Charles A Little and Brig Gen Dennis F Collins Preserve names and unit designations from the source.
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New Jersey
Mount Gretna
Lebanon
Frederick L Candle
New Jersey Infantry
New Brunswick
Maryland
United States
Charles A Little
Dennis F Collins
Reading
Mather
U 83 A
U SA
Burke Back in Asylum After Escape From Hospital
Frank Burke the young electrician who escaped from the Government Hospital for the Insane was returned to the institution yesterday after his wife induced his submission following his Sunday escape. Burke fled from a second story window to Dodge Park area and was found at Oscar Strawn’s home before being captured and brought back by Deputy Sheriff Raypold and Mrs Burke in a buggy. He had planned to return to St Louis where he had come from.
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Frank Burke
Government Hospital
Oscar Strawn
Dodge Park
Burke
Strawn
Runaway Boy Brought Home From West Virginia Jaunt
Weston Ballinger a twelve year old son of J W Ballinger was found near Cumberland Md after a week on foot through West Virginia mountains. He will reach Washington with his father who went to Cumberland yesterday to fetch him. The boy said his aim to strike out on his own weakened as he told his father meals and beds were more regular at home.
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Weston Ballinger
Cumberland
J 1 W Ballinger
West Virginia
Washington
Ballinger
Incoherent Swanson Seeks Knox Arrest at State Dept
A husky Swede named August Swanson accused Secretary of State Philander C. Knox of withholding citizenship papers to block a Canadian debt claim. Accompanied by a quiet detective and a large policeman, Swanson was taken to Washington Asylum Hospital after muttering incoherently en route. The First precinct police deem him insane.
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Reg
State Department
Philander GC
Knox
August Swanson
Flrst
Swanson
First
Third Street
Hayes
Washington Asylum Hospital
Pension Restored After Name Confusion At DC Meeting
Two DC commissioners reversed a pension cut for W F Marr after discovering a mix up with a real estate owner bearing his name. Marr, one of twelve ex Metropolitan police officers with reduced pensions, proved dependency on the district allowance and his pension was restored to $50 monthly.
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W. F. Marr
Board of Police and Fire Surgeons
District of Columbia
W F Marr
Rallo
Marrs
Washington
Marr
Metropolitan Police Force
Police Department
C H Willingham
George J Burton
Willinghams
Burton
Hearing Testimony Delayed Over New York Rep Absence
Date for hearings on district school expenditures is postponed due to Representative Redfield of New York’s absence. Capt James F Oyster, president of the board of education, requested the hearing to address charges by Superintendent Storey about repairs and alleged misuse of engine oil at Western High School. Other accusations involve replacement oils and costs to restore damaged engines across the district.
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Oyster
Redfield
New York
James F Oyster
Board of Education
Storey
Western High School
City Bulletins from the Washington Area Steamer and Train Schedules
Old style notices list steamer Charles ascent at Seventh Street Wharf for Marchball Hell with daily departures 10 00 am 2 30 pm and 3 0 pm. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company runs steamers to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk from foot of Seventh Street daily at 6 45 pm. Cars from Fifteenth Street New York Avenue run every 15 minutes to main entrance Zoo Park and Chevy Chase. Trains from Thirty sixth and M Streets to Great Falls Washington and Old Dominion Railroad run at frequent intervals. Chesapeake Beach Railway trains leave from District limits daily with schedule in railroad column. Rew Acre at the Coamos. A freight yard smash up near Wilmington disrupted shows at the Coamos Theater. Chesterfield the white stallion of Miss Rose Royals injured. scenery damaged. Three Musketeers act ruined. Theater resumes with nearby acts to finish week. Featured acts include Martin and Maximilian Bobbie Pandeur and brother Gotham trio Soper and Lane in A Night With Pat Brown Helen Gannon and Bob Stanley. Five acts new to Washington presented as the wind shifts. Lunch served from noon to 3 pm HARVEY'S Vith and Pee.
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Maraball Hell
Seventh Street
Norfolk and Washington
Breamer St Johns
Colonial Beach
Atgeat Wharf
Coamos
Wilmington
Chesterfield
Martin and
Maximilian
Bobbie Pandeur
Brother
Europe
Gotham Trio
Soper
Lane
Pat Brown
Helen Gannon
Comedienne
Bob Stanley
Washington
Civil Service
Harvey
Assail Garb of Girls Provokes Moral Debate
Mrs Curry urges parents to curb tight dresses and low necklines after a New York slaying linked to fashion. Nathan Swartz's ante mortem claim prompts experts to warn against sex-conscious attire, noting society’s crime causes and calling for reform at home.
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Nathan Swartz
New York
Julia Connors
Washington
Mr. Curry
Florrence Crittenton Home and Mission
Juda Connors
Swartz
Mre Curry
Grand Army vets and wives honor Lincoln Corps leader
One hundred fifty Grand Army veterans and their wives attended a reception at GAR Hall hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Stewart commander of Lincoln Peast Woman's Relief Corps. The event marked the fiftieth anniversary of Commander William H Raymond of Lincoln Corps with songs recitations and addresses.
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Grand Army
Elizabeth Stewart
Lincoln Peast
Woman's Relief Corps
Gar Hall
William H Raymond
Lincoln Corps
Agnes L Keeler
Jennie McCauley
Jeanne Street
Evelyn Joyce Bang
Mary A Daw
New Orleans
Panama
George Rickey
Coming Heir Prompts Alimony Ruling in Creecy Case
In a District Supreme Court order, William B. Creecy Jr. is ordered to pay 35 to his wife within five days, plus weekly alimony starting August 3 and 25 upon the heir's arrival. The couple married in 191, wife then 19, with desertion and adultery claims fueling the maintenance suit. Creecy reports earning 12 weekly, allocating 5 for board, 1 for laundry, and 2 to cover his mother-in-law's board debt.
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Mathilde ¢. Creecy
William B. Creecy
District Supreme
Creecy
Creecys
Horstmann estate to Corcoran Thom as admin
Probate court grants letters of administration on the estate of late clubman Horstmann to Corcoran Thom, vice president of American Security and Trust Company, upon petition by Louise Boit and Ethel Small. Bond fixed at 15 dollars though Horstmann left no real estate, personal property totaling 11 900, and debts listed at 500.
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Mra Louise Boit
Mra Ethel Small
Toronto
Canada
Oden Horstmann
Corcoran Thom
American Security and ‘Trust Company
Horstmann
Washington
Fidelity Trust Company
Philadelphia
Bolt
Small
Thom
Missing Girl Found After Runaway From Industrial Home
Alice Wintermayer a 14 year old ward of the Board of Children's Guardians who ran away from the Industrial Home on June 8 was found at relatives near Virginia Capital. Officials consider returning her to the institution citing homesickness and lack of restraint. Colored politicians to meet in New York for a convention set September 18 19 and 20 at Union Baptist Church with James W Poe of the city handling arrangements.
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Alice Wintermayer
Board of Children’s Guardians
Virginia
Board of Guardians
Washington
New York
Consolidated Colored Republican and
Colared Independent Clubs
United States
Union Baptist Church
New York City
James W Poe
Trains to New York from Baltimore offer Jersey City ferries
The Baltimore trains end at Jersey City where riders transfer by ferry to Liberty Street for downtown or West 23rd Street for uptown districts. Night departures feature Jersey City sleepers at 10 PM and convenient arrangements by calling Main 1591.
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Jersey City
Liberty St
West 23d St
Laundrymen Bonded in Piracy Conspiracy Case
Louis Levy Thomas Hild Marshall and Clarence Flowers three Laundrymen indicted for conspiring to defraud the U S government by excessive charges appeared in court with bonds set at 1500 Assistant United States Attorney Huideboer asked for that figure but Tobriner W Millan Jane Charles F Diggs argued for a nominal bond as residents with city establishments Co F Jacobsen posted for Levy Daniel K Jackson for Sowers while Marshall offered a surety company and expected remaining defendants to secure bonds soon
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Thomas Hild Marshall l
Clarence Flowers
Grand
United States
Huidejoer
Tobriner
W Millan
Jane Charles F Diggs
Jacobsen
Levy
Daniel K Jackson
Sowers
Marshall
Reception to Congress Invites Prominent Guests at Kensington Residence
Invitations issued for a reception honoring the Senate and House of Representatives from 7:30 to 1 Tuesday evening July 30 at Mr B H Warner's Kensington home. Three thousand cards sent. Noted guests include figures from Washington New York Baltimore and Philadelphia with President, Gov Woodrow Wilson, and Col Theodore Roosevelt invited. Avenue lined with flags. grounds illuminated by electric lights and numerous Chinese and Japanese lanterns.
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Senate
House of Representatives
B H Warner
Kensington
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Apadoua
Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Phone Line Digging Case
Amelia P Danaker of Little Rock Arkansas obtained a 200 judgment against Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company after her telephone service was disconnected for 43 days. The case asks whether a telephone company may dig or repair while a back bill remains unpaid, challenging state utility practices and seeking a ruling on service continuity. The company appealed to the highest court.
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Supreme Court
Amelia P Danaker
Little Rf: Ark
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
The Homing Quality of Tainted Money
A former police official argues money from vice returns to its source and to the vice that spawned it. He recounts urban police experiences and tragedies witnessed firsthand, asserting a tainted money cycle. Illustrations by J N Marchand reveal a close view of the police type.
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J. N. Marchand
J N Marchand
Polce
The Crimson Gardenia Part II Thrilling Romance
Rex Beach continues a three part serial about a young society man caught in a dangerous plot after a Mardi Gras encounter. He wakes in a strange house among enemies, unaware of the full scheme as tension and surprises mount. Charles Sarka provides the illustration.
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Rex Beach
America
New Orleans
Charles Sarka
Noted Navy Tale Shows Ashore’s Patriotism Questioned
A navy story with a unique angle contrasts Jack Ashore’s complaints about how fellow citizens, claiming patriotism, treat him. G. W Harting provides sympathetic illustrations, and the piece explains why the author wrote this story.
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Jack
G. W Harting
Arena contest ends with prize winners to be revealed
The Arena notes that months ago a contest for amateur photographers was held and that prize-winning names will be announced and the winning pictures published in this issue. It calls this the most successful Arena contest to date.
Submarine Painting Brava by Paul Goold on Cover
An unusual painting titled Brava reproduced in color on the cover depicts a submerged mermaid applauding the aquatic feats of a summer girl. The work by Paul Goold blends marine fantasy with playful seaside imagery.
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Paul Goold
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