War economies trigger wife sues dancing master husband
Mary I. Wyndham sues Charles M. Wyndham in District Supreme Court for maintenance alleging starvation measures at home. She says he cut gas and water, barred cooking, posted thrift notices, and restricted milk with berries. She cites his income from dancing school and other sources, seeks monthly alimony. Married since 1916 in Rockville, with two daughters from a previous marriage. Counsel: A. L. Newmyer.
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Mary I. Wyndham
Charles M. Wyndham
Twelfth Street
District Supreme Court
Wyndham
Peing
Wyndhams
Rockville
Mounted Drills End for Home Defense League Unit
Fourteen of forty constabulary members attended the weekly mounted drill yesterday at the Riding and Hunt Club in northwest Washington. The session marked the last mounted drill until September 5, with foot-movement drills scheduled for Monday at 8 o clock led by Capt. Ord Preston. Other mounted branch officers include Gen. George P. Shriven, Commander. First Lieut. Melvin C. Hazen. and Second Lieut. Walter R. Tuckerman.
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Constabulary
Home Defense League
Riding and Hunt Club
Twenty-second
P Streets
Ord Preston
George P. Shriven
Melvin C. Hazen
Walter R. Tuckerman
U S to Pay Toll Charges and War Strength Figures
Government ruling allows tolls on Chester Gap Road Warren county Virginia as proper charges against 1918 supplies and transport fund. Army recruiting reports 2,370 new enrollees. New York and others nearing quota with 161,377 enrolled since April 1, leaving about 22,000 short of full war strength. Harvard and MIT professor Lionel S Marks to lead airplane engine investigations for NACA at the Bureau of Standards. Several birth announcements listed.
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War Department
United States
Chester Gap
Warren County
Front Royal
Quartermaster Corps
the Treasury
W. W. Warwick
New York
L. 8. Marks
Lionel S$. Marks
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Bureau of Standards
Licensed to Marry list from Bowling Green and beyond
A dense roster of individuals listed for marriage licenses and associated addresses. Names include Spurgeon Bruce and Eunice Acons from Bowling Green Virginia, Frank D'Angelo and Anna Palmisano, Jarrett Huddleston and Helen Maclain, Addison Bevan and Sadie Bevan, and many others with varied ages, locations, and ministers noted.
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Spurgeon
Bruce
Eunice R. Acons
Bowling Green
John H. Jeffries
Frank D'Angelo
Washington
Anna Palmisano
Brooklyn
N. M. de Carlo
Jarrett M. Huddleston
Helen M. Maclain
Asheville
N.C
John Mr. Cooper
Addison J. Bevan
Sadie W. Bevan
Baltimore
Howard F. Downs
Clarence E. Richardson
Hamilton
N. C
Pearl Rowlette
David Lee
Belair
Lindade C. Molineaux
Glen Arm
John M. Wadman
Irwin P. Snyder
Fort Monroe
Fern K. Bennett
Chicago
William H. Bates
Louis Iverson
Lillian
Obiquist
St. Paul
Minn
John C. Palmer
Francis J. Rucker
Mabel B. Hatslup
Robert ‘Talbot
Thomas N. Whittlesey
Dorothy L Meridith
J S. Montgomery
Washington City Briefs Reflect Court, Charity and Society
In equity case No. 35314 the defendant Tlara A. Newman was found sound of mind amid delusions claims. Wills probate, bequests to Captain Benjamin Sayre Richards’s family, and naval officers feature prominent notices. Clergymen pledge cooperation with Hoover on food conservation. University groups plan after reopening and yearbook notices. A bank appoints Hoehling as trust officer under new act allowances. A Fredericksburg school president marries at the Raleigh Hotel. Local obituaries, receptions, and charity events fill the day with social and civic notes.
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The
Washington Post
Tlara A. Newman
Tlara A. Marden
Weather and tide table and river bulletin for Washington area
Today's sun and tide details note am and pm rises and sets with high and low tides. Weather forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau covers District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia with chances of thundershowers and generally fair conditions elsewhere. Temperature readings, humidity, rainfall and sunshine percentages are listed along with a Potomac and Shenandoah river bulletin noting muddy conditions at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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U._S
Pacific Coast
Lake Region
Mississippi River
Washington Post
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac River
Shenandoah
Shaffer's Flowers Advertises Fresh Bouquets at 900 14th
City brief notes Shaffer's Flowers offering crisp fresh express floral designs at moderate prices. Located at 900 14th, contact M. 2416 3004 for details.
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Shaffer
Nurse acquitted of assault charge in city case
Annas Higgins of this city, arrested last June on charges of mistreating a child at Admiral F. R. Harris home, 2340 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, where she worked as a nurse, has been exonerated by the grand jury and released on bail. Also cited are indictments against Frank Allen Nelson of Seattle for violation of the annual slave law, Beatrice M. Smith Hartley for bigamy, Cecelia Harris for assault with a dangerous weapon, and others including Robert Lee Smith for housebreaking and larceny, John Banardi for carnal knowledge, and several for assault, forgery, and nonpayment of support.
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Annas Higgins
Pater
Admiral F. R. Harris
Marsachusetts l Averue
Northwest
Frank Allen Nelson
Seattle
Beatrice M. Smith
Beatrice M. Hartley
Cecelia Harris
Robert Lee Smith
John Banardi
William Causie Estko
Aassault
Edwin Yercan
Emma Rothrock
John Harris
George Hammersley
Minnis Hohenstein
Charles E. Davenport
George E. Williams
Walter Howard
Frank Louis Greene
Andrew James McNeal
Woman Sues For 15000 In Injuries After Crash
Salle Wagenheim, 19, a bookkeeper, seeks 15000 from the Capital Traction Company in the District Supreme Court. Her suit states an automobile street car collision on May 8 caused facial injuries including a temple scar and nose bruise. The accident occurred while she rode as a passenger in a car driven by Abraham Schmacher. negligence is charged against the street car company.
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Salle Wagenheim
Olivia Wagenheim
District Supreme Court
Capital Traction Company
A. L. Newmyer
Abraham Schmacher
Court-plaster seized from Patrick Hayes after arrest
Police seized a quantity of court-plaster from Patrick Hayes a one armed ped dler at 827 Missouri Avenue after his arrest for street sales without a permit. The material was turned to the health department for analysis to check infection. Hayes was released on his promise to refrain from selling without a permit.
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Patrick Hayes
Missouri Avenue
Health Department
Hayes
Bone Dry Law Questioned in Mitchell Case
Fountain Peyton argues the bone dry law cannot be prosecuted in the district police court due to lack of jurisdiction. David Mitchell, colored, arrested Saturday for carrying six pints of liquor from Washington to Alexandria, was arraigned before Judge Pugh and the trial halted on Peyton's objections. The case is continued for a week.
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Fountain Peyton
David Mitchell
Washington
Alexandria
Mitchell
Pugh
Peyton
Flag Makers Profit Quadrupled After War Entry
The Federal Trade Commission report to the Senate states flag makers in the United States earned ten times the 1916 profit after entry into the war. It notes a flag makers association attempted to fix prices while materials rose less than 60 percent. The commission suggests public protection legislation against unreasonable pricing and orders hearings to curb price fixing and a new value standard at double prior levels.
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United States
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Commission
Fort Myer film to show training by Lieut Col Fenton
Moving pictures will document Fort Myer activities with Lieut Col Fenton and instructors teaching students. The Bureau of Economics arranged the production to be screened next week. The cavalry troop hiked to the Edsall range and will stay two days. Rain halted late afternoon drill on parade grounds.
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Fort Myer
Fenton
Bureau of Economics
Edsall
Government aid request for three newborns
Secretary Redfield received a letter from Emery C. Jacques of Hancock Michigan asking government help for three newborn boys. He said he had heard of aid in emergencies of this kind. Redfield replied that no provision exists but wished the family well and hoped the children would someday repay the care and anxiety of infancy.
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Redfield
Emery C. Jacques
Hancock
Mich
Jacques
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