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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
4
A military vaudeville program staged by the Third Regiment and militia guards drew a mixed audience, featuring a boxing bout and performances by soldiers and local entertainers. The event aimed to raise morale and support recruitment, with plans for a banquet and potential postponement amid debate among officers.
Washington councils of the National Union fraternal life insurance organization held its annual outing at Kesapeake Beach all day with many attendees. The event featured a program of services and entertainment including a dance and free attractions, directed by officials and staff.
In regimental maneuvers near Bisbee Arizona on July 26 the signal corps of the Twenty Second Infantry simulated an invasion of Warren. A 300-strong force approached from the east and southeast, but the exercise ended with the enemy repulsed. Insulation wore through the carrier wire damaging equipment and a horse-drawn carriage toppled. One man sustained non critical injuries.
Local notes and official actions across Washington report on coastal policy pushes, education plans in white schools, postponed baseball due to rain, moves in university staff, public notices, and convention preparations. Key figures include Walter Smith, Mrs Osisie Rud Rhodes, Rev Thomas Emmett, and Cant Christhin Briand Twelfth cavalry SA. events span from Arlington Cemetery funeral details to Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention planning.
In condemnation cases the district commissioners and some landowners contest verdicts on the Calvert street bridge extension near the Connecticut avenue bridge. They seek to set aside awards they deem excessive or inadequate, filing exceptions in the District Supreme Court.
The commission announced tentative valuations of two Washington Railway and Electric subsidiaries the City and Suburban Railway of Washington and the Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway. Original costs and reproduction values are listed with depreciation and capitalization details and upcoming hearings scheduled for November. The City and Suburban rated at 3200000 capitalized with dates for hearings November, and Georgetown and Tennallytown set for November 16 with similar valuation steps.
The document lists numerous officer transfers commissions and detachments from June to September. It names Rear Admiral Rodgers Capt v D Ma Dougalt Commander WoT LYPTLE FUFLIY and others, detailing appointments to naval intelligence, academy postings, medical reserve, and hospital detachments. It mentions Ensigns and lieutenants moving between commands, ships, commissions, and duty stations such as Annapolis and Mare Island.
A detailed list shows Maj Sanford and H Wadhams being relieved for guard duty and assigned to examinations for transfer to coast artillery. Multiple officers from infantry and field artillery report to examining boards at Fort Sam Houston, Fort Bliss, and other posts to determine fitness for transfer, with several resignations and leaves of absence also noted.
Fragmented notes show ships and routes with references to vessels near San Diego Newport Mare Pant oak and Mare for New trbane. The garbled text lists several ship names and locations including San Digg Ment ayeta and Nap nds, suggesting a naval movement brief with multiple vessels and destinations.
The daily weather forecast shows a warm spell across the District of Columbia Maryland and adjacent regions with fair skies and higher temperatures through Thursday and Friday. Winds shift southerly and remain gentle to moderate while showers are noted in the Atlantic Gulf and Great Lakes areas with more widespread rain along the Rocky Mountain slope and plains.
A jumble of names and ages lists couples and clergymen from varied places including Haymarket Virginia Clifton Virginia and Phoenix Arizona. The text presents multiple marriage pairings under Rev ministers with ages and spouses noted in a haphazard OCR form.
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Fragmentary obituary notes from a wartime newspaper page honor the deceased with sparse details. The readable items mention names, possible ages, and locations but lack full biographical data or clear cause of death, leaving a partial tribute amid the era’s chaos.
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