Milk Purity Criticized as Health Dept. Seeks Relief
Washington health department warned that most milk sold in the district is filthy and decomposed, yet it cannot enforce the local milk act or federal food laws due to ongoing litigation. Health Officer Woodward urged the public to check dealer standings, visit dairy establishments, and rely on dairy inspector reports while consumer risk persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Dealer
Washington
Health Department
Department
United States Supreme Court
Minnie C Hines Seeks Limited Divorce On Cruelty
Minnie C Hines sues Norman O Hines in District Supreme Court for alimony and a limited divorce. She alleges cruel treatment caused weight loss, lack of living space, and unpaid bills. the couple married in 1916. Chief Justice Covington has ordered the husband into court for an alimony hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman O. Hines
Minnie C. Hines
District Supreme Court
Louis Ottenberg
Hines
Covington
Esch Seeks 50 Dollar Monthly Alimony in District Suit
Mary L. Esch filed a cross-bill for a limited divorce and permanent support against Dr. Victor A. Hach in the District Supreme Court. She claims his income is about 200 a month and seeks 50 monthly alimony while denying disturbances in his office. Chief Justice Covington set an alimony hearing for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor A. Hach
Fourteenth Street
District Supreme Court
Mary L. Esch
A. L. Newmyer
Covington
First man arrested under dry law to be tried
David Mitchell of Alexandria Va the first person charged under the Reed bone dry law faces trial in the District police court tomorrow. Assistant United States Attorney Given filed information accusing him of carrying four pints of gin and two pints of whisky on a street car from Washington into Virginia. He was arrested Saturday. The penalty for violating the bone dry law is a 1000 dollar fine up to six months imprisonment or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mitchell
Alexandria
Mitchel
United States
Washington
Virginia
Births and Marriages Listed in Local Notices
Births announced for numerous couples with both parents and newborns listed by name and sex. A section titled Licensed to Marry records multiple couples with ages and residence locations, listing ministers and sponsors for ceremonies.
Obituary notices list Georgetown area hospital deaths
Georgetown residents and others are listed with ages and hospital names including Mary A Coleman 82 at Georgetown Hospital Wo McClure Or 2235 1st St NW Perry Talbert 63 at Gusnally Hospital Warren J Payne 26 at 2820 Ist NW Elizabeth Harrison 45 at Col Hospital Robert L Muller 69 at Emergency Hospital Katherine Newman 37 at 1235 Fat NE infant son of Samuel W and Gertrude Gor ton 9 hrs Provd Hospital Belle W Kelly 62 at 920 T St NW Rosa Tiron 82 at 1038 20th St NW Anna Lyles 72 at 1204 4% St NW Florence Compton 21 at Garfield 3
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Mary A. Coleman
Georgetown
Wo. McClure
St. Nw
Perry Talbert
Gusnally
Warren J. Payne
Elizabeth G. Harrison
Robert L. Muller
Katherine Newman
Samuel W
Gertrude Gorton
Irs
Belle W. Kelly
Rosa Tiron
Anna Lyles
Florence ¥. Compton
Garfield
Bread Weight Study Sees Baker Profit Loss for Consumers
District health department reports an investigation into bread weight per price unit. It finds new practice by wholesale bakers of not taking back unsold bread lowers baker losses but does not clearly profit the consumer, with varying ounces per cent across different loaf prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Department
Laborer Seeks 20000 From Ordnance Co Over Hand Loss
Samuel E. Gray seeks 20000 damages from Washington Steel and Ordnance Co alleging a treadle operated triphammer mashed his right hand while flattening brass sheets. He claims four fingers and a thumb were lost and assigns 4000 dollars per digit. Suit filed in District Supreme Court through Tucker Kenyon Macfarland and E S Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Gray
Washington Steel and Ordnance Co
Ordnance Company
District Supreme Court
Tucker, Kenyon & Macfarland
E .S. Bailey
Gray
Hire 3 to Replace Repair Strikers in District Shop
District engineer officials announced plans to hire three workers to replace six sheet metal workers and six helpers who quit. The district commissioners denied knowledge of the pay demand. Outside workers earn 4.50 a day, while the new hires receive 4.20 a day with a 5 percent raise as provided by appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer Department
Iistrict
D. E. Garges
Weather and tide table with regional forecast note
U.S. Weather Bureau bulletin for July 24 reports unsettled DC Maryland Wednesday with showers, then fair and warm through Thursday. Virginia also unsettled Wednesday, then fair. North Dakota to New England see varied showers. Lake region fair. temperate changes slight. Includes temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and scattered city temps for major metros.
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U. S
Texas
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lake Region
North Dakota
Upper Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic
Mississippi River
Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Atlantic City
N. J
Baltimore
Bismarck
N. Dak
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
Chicago
Til
Cincinnati
Cheyenne
Detroit
Duluth
Minn
el Paseo
Tex
Galveston
Bodco
Helena
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Little Hock
Ark
Los Angeles
Cal
Marquette
Mich
Merophis
Miami
New Orleans
New York
North Platte
Omaha
Nebr
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Wincoed
Portland
Salt Lake Caty
St. Louis
Mont. Paul
San Antonio
San Francisco
Springfeld
Tampa
Fin
Toledo
Ohio
Vicksburg
Washington, D.C
City Briefs From Washington News Roundup
Local notices include a Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens Association meeting at Sherwood Presbyterian Church and an open air lecture on The Russian Revolution at Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighth Street NW. Also, a Federation of Citizens Association meeting is planned for tomorrow night at the District building to discuss the preferential primary. A court report notes Lula Brown seeks a limited divorce from Ernest Brown after alleged assault and the funeral for William Hickey will be held at a residence on I Street. A first conviction for selling intoxicating liquor to soldiers in uniform is reported, and various traffic and collision items are listed. Other items cover a stolen desk drawer from YWCA, a mental observation case at the Washington Asylum Hospital, conscription registration incidents, a car collision near Jackson Place, and Home Defense League activities in the Fourth precinct with remarks by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ju- Han Pierce
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eighth Street Northwest
Socialist Lecture Committee
Summer high school funding urged and retirement bill debated
The committee on public schools urged a $1000 appropriation for the summer high school and backed campaigning for the teachers' retirement bill next winter. Bill 5270 on civic mobilization in the District was discussed, referred to the next meeting, and championed by Miss Margaret Wilson. Principal Alice Beal noted existing half funding from civic bodies.
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Committee On Public Schools
Board of Trade Rooms
Board of Directors
Ben Johnson
District of Columbia
Margaret Wilson
Alice Beal
Engineers Pass In Review By War Secretary Baker
The Sixth United States engineers, 2400 strong from American University, passed in review before Secretary Baker and top generals on Seventeenth Street near the State War and Navy Building. Col Henry Jervey led the regiment as 806 men marched to Belvoir, Virginia for intensive training in bridge building and road construction.
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United States Engineers
American University
Baker
Eric
W.W. M. Black
Tasker M. Bliss
Seventeenth Street
State
War and Navy
Henry Jervey
Belvoir
Virginia
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District Court of Appeals
Chesapeake and Potomac
BELAS
Columbus
Rob’t. Hichen
Helen Ware
Thomas Santachi
Garden of Allah
Belasco
Ouled Nails
Cararvans
Domini
The
Sahara
the Garden OF Allah
Rhubert
Sirholeaca
Lot Waever
S. Poague
MC Wysa
Brunar
Vany
St. Johns
7Th St. Wharf
Colonial Beach
Quantico
7Th St
B. F. Keith
Mile
Albertina Rasch
Doris Wilson & Co
Gene Green
Jos
E. Bernard
Louis Mann & Co
Hore
Ik Rusalan
Finan
Charles Ray
Clodhopper
Olive Thomas
Wm. A. Beady
Loew’s
Columbia
PI Aleing Mae Murray
Grand Pipe Organ Symphony Orchestra
Hia
Mottle
Everrpody
12Th St
F. G. Smith Piano Co
St. Veebrates
Mills’ Orchestra
Glen Echo
Washington Vs. Gleveland
Housband
M. N. Esch
Husband
D. Mitchell
Daniel F
Annie TE. Wilson
Herrick W
John FE. Wilson
Roland A
Ruth Waddill
Joseph H
Mary H. Waters
Frank
Annie Tana
George F
Bessie Tennison
Ernest
Alice Stanford
John FP
Margaret Smith
Albert R
Sarah A. Reynolds
Rolfo
Charlotte Robertson
Andres
Clara Messineo
Robert K
Dorothy H. Maffett
Ida Lipsky
Elix
Freda Impe
Harry
Ethel Jacobs
Tuomas H
Evangeline Johnston
Ohn C
Sadie L. Hardy
Rufus
Susanne Hardy
Theodore
Maude Huntley
J. Emerson
R. Marie Galladay
Edward
Bessie Gardiner
Gunn
Willard
Bernice Gant
Ernest and
Heilen Frederick
Preston
Bessie Dillarg
Elizabeth Chappelle
George A. Reed
Mary L. Downs
John E. Horstkamp
William T. Saffell, Jr
Estelle A. Fleshman
M. J. Riordan
Aseal I. Wilson
Cockepeville
Elizabeth D. Keeler
Bedford
Alfred E. Burrows
Edward J. H. Bland
Sadie A. Jones
G. W. van Fossen
Linwood E. Davis
Eunice B. Samison
Richmond
J. J. Muir
Charles Falk
Ollie B. Corbin
Tanville
Harry D. Mitchell Howard H. Dowlin
Evelyn 8. Burns
M. J. Hiordan
Milton W. Hoffman
Maude E. Pope
John H. Jeffries
Shoreham
D. J. Kaufman Incorporated
S. E. Gray Sues Steel Company
Triphammer
D. C
Local Weather Report
Washington Post
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac
Shenandoah
City Bulletins
Shaffer
Rhode Island Avenue
Sherwood Presbyterian Church
Federation of Citizens” Association
John Westey Bunday
Green Willow Park
Monumental Orchestra
Lula Brown
WN Street Northwest
Ernest Delrisco Brown
F. Carter Pope
F. L. Neubech
William Hickey
I Street
Pugh
James H. Taylor
Taylor
Miss Brown
Young Woman's Christian Association
Fourteenth
G Streets
Association
Frank Galipesu
Waterbury
Conn
Union Station
Washington Asylum Hospital
Wilson
Germany
Clarence M. Powell
Virginia Avenue
John Dickerson
Miss F. Barnhart
Nineteenth Street
C. D. Bush
Fort Myer
Dulin & Martin
Edgar Robinson
William B. Muhler
Meridian Street
Jackson Place
Home Defense League
St. Dominic Hall
Odell 5. Smith
League
Harry Allmond
Col. McCloskey
Asaph
URGES
Board of Trade
Gude
Hudson & Dodge
Pleasure
Carl Wilcox & Wim Trhuces Semmes Motor Company
Congressional Garage
Wel
Tal. L. At
Beles
Tor
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Randal
O’donnell
St. N. W
Emerson & Orme
Gaungline
Byron S. Adams
Fire Service
11Th St
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