Park Link Plan Ready Hart s Uses for Land Needed
Federal Rock Creek and Potomac parkway commission announces progress toward land acquisition for a 1.3 million dollar connecting link between Potomac and Zoological parks. The route runs two and a half miles from Easleys Point to G Street, with a 200 foot wide parkway and driveways, footpaths, and lawns aimed at reclaiming the riverfront and integrating private land via negotiations.
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McAdoo
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
Communasion 9 Grat
Commission
Potomac Park
Zoological Park
Easleys Point
B Street
G Street
West Potomac Park
Rock Creek
Washington
Lost One Son Yet Saving This One Story of Dreco Medicine
Mrs Cross of 3700 Black Holland avenue recounts how Dreco cured her surviving son after a season of severe stomach pain and intolerable distress. She claims her other son, a engineer, suffered similarly until Dreco relief enabled a return to work, better sleep, and no lingering after effects.
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Cross
Black Holand Avenue
Preco
Dreco
Anacostia
Alleas
Alexararia
Wuson Pardons Bank Embezzler
President Weson pardons an embezzler amid disputed facts and a lengthy sentence. The article notes confusion over dates and names, mentions 1914 era context, and describes the prior crime committed by the bank employee and subsequent partial clemency reducing the term.
FIGHTING SHARK PERIL ACTING AT M'ADOO'S BEHEST
Coast guard and New Jersey officials meet at Asbury Park to discuss shark danger. Nets of steel wire may be installed on bathing beaches while urging swimmers to avoid surf until protection is in place. Captain Carden reports coastwide outreach and a general move to install barriers along Jersey shores.
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Asbury Park
McAdoo
United States Coast Guard
New Jersey
G L Carden
Mohawk
Carden
Spring Lake
Atlantic Highlands
McAdown
Jersey
Death by unknown killer ruled in Brookland woods shooting
Clarence Meeter ten years old was found dead in the woods near Michigan avenue and Sargent road on July 7. A coroner's jury ruled the death was caused by two gunshot wounds inflicted by an unknown man and woman while following them through the woods. Police have not located the couple.
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Clarence Meeter
Tyo
Michigan Avenue
Sargent Road
Brookland
Keefer
Peruna and Manalin Tablets Advertised by Peruna Co
Printed on bottles, Peruna Tablets and Manalin Tablets promise ready protection in emergencies. Peruna claims proven value over 45 years in thousands of cases and offers convenient, pleasant dosage. Columbus Ohio advertisement by The Peruna Co.
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Peruna
Peruna Co
Columbus
Ohio
Home for Aged Rooms for Thirty Inmates
Painting and other exterior work at the Anne Lee Memorial Home for the Aged in Alexandria nears completion. The Daughters of the Confederacy helped install a colonial doorway and the building will house about 20 aged residents, with five rooms to be memorials.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Anne Lee
Fairfax and
Cameron Streets
Institutist
Fairfax Street
Seventeenth Virginia Regiment
United Daughters of the Conifederacy
Ernest BH Wagar
Wagar, Carlyle and Colonial Apartments
Cameron Street
Emfort
Ross
Soc Crosg
Mrs Turnure Fights Fire at Beaupre Villa
Special to The Washington Post from Lenox Massachusetts reports Mrs George Evans Turnure wife of New York financier George E Turnure with help from her servants and two guests extinguished a serious fire at Beaupre villa. An electrical storm caused a bolt to strike the house starting the blaze and the damage was limited to the cellar and library. Mrs Turnure remained calm and earned credit for halting the fire.
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Washington Post
Lenox
Mass
George Evans Turnure
Charles Lanter
George E Turnure
New York
Beaupre
Turnure Villa
Turnure
Irene Turnure
Leva Burden
Lake Maskeenac
BELGIANS PLAN FOR RETURN
Havre July 22 a Belgian commission led by Carton de Wiart to study evacuation and reassembly of Belgian parliament and to prepare urgent civil and military reforms. A second commission will draft measures for future civil and military changes. Lincoln birthplace in Kentucky donated to U S government. memorial cairn planned on Lincoln site near Sledgenville. September memorial speech by Wilson expected.
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Havre
Carton de Wiart
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Fres i
Wilson
Govie
Lincoln
Sledgenville
Lincoln Farm Association
Alent Wilson
Admiral Pond Succeeds Caperton in Navy Post
Admiral Charles F Pond takes over from Admiral Caperton in a high level reassignment. The change marks a shift in leadership within the fleet as the new commander assumes duties at a pivotal naval station.
John Pitcairn Dead Teacher in Swedenborgia
John Pitcairn, a noted teacher in Swedenborgia, has died after a long career in education. Details of his service and the impact on his community are forthcoming as officials confirm the death.
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Swedenborgi
Rifle range opens for shooters weekly with updates
Beginning this week the rifle range will be open to shooters every Wednesday and Saturday from 1 pm with the exception of days a delegation of shooters goes to Winthrop Md. Ceral McGuire will assist with instruction and manage Wednesday and Saturday hours at the Eastern Market line.
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Agere
Rapid Gate
Ara Uog
Arnold
Winthrop Md
Ceral McGuire
Winthrop
Corp WcGrary l
Corp
M.qutre
Ants Torture Soldier Report From Mobile Unit
Montgomery Alabama July 2 Big Gen H Bricken commander of the Alabama brigade says Col Maddox and Gravis prepared an investigation of the punishment of Private Goldberg of Company D Second Regiment. Goldberg was tied to stakes and tormented by ants and mosquitoes for five hours. Bricken expects a court martial after investigators file their report and will punish any officer found guilty of regulations infringement.
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Montgomery Ala
H Bricken
Alibama Brigade
Nho
Fragmented OCR note on daybreak law and fish limits
An OCR fragment discusses a legal debate on a day’s start time from midnight to midnight, a $4 game limit, and warnings about fish possession. It references a Warden, a prosecuting attorney, and a Washington statute, with scattered phrases about daylight, hours, and the start of the week.
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Moelater
Riet Sava Weerfull
Tundin
Train kills five in auto near Westbound line crash
Five persons died when the car they rode in was struck by a westbound passenger train west of Jacksonville. The victims are Mrs Mary McSherry Miss Elen Groves Miss Margaret Allen Allen Bernard and Mrs Adolph Bernard. William Groves the car driver was injured.
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Hawing Steele
Washington-Virginia
North Fayette Street
William Hayliss
Gayton Arrington
G O' Steele
Steele
Sarepta Lodge
Alexandria Council
Order of
Jacksonville
Mary McSherry
Elen Groves
Margaret Allen Allen Bernard
Adolph Bernard Springfield
Wiliam Groves
Submarine Captured Seen in London View
In the House of Commons Thomas James MacNamara announces Great Britain has captured a German mine laying submarine of the 13 class. He says one vessel will be brought to London for public viewing.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Thomas James MacNamara
The
Admiralty
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