Meat prices lag in war era Washington weekly figures
Despite wartime conditions the meat market shows smaller price increases. Wilson and Co. reports dressed beef at 133 1/3 cents per pound in Washington for June 10 1916 and 16 1/2 cents per pound for the same week in 1917, a rise of about 2 cents. The piece urges thrift, promotes cheaper cuts like round chuck and flank, and calls meat a nutritious, essential food, encouraging economical menus and careful cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson & Co
City of
Washington
Capital charge for Connecticut avenue work approved
University of Michigan engineering dean testified before the utilities commission that cost of guiding Connecticut avenue and building bridges in theDistrict should be capitalized. Company submitted $457,528 actual cost and $693,831 estimated repro cost for the improvements along the avenue. Attorney Dunlop questioned valuation methods during a series of hypothetical queries to determine proper accounting treatment.
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Capital Traction Company
Connecticut Avenue
Mof Cooley
Engineering School
University of Michigan
Utilities Commission
G Thomas Dunlop
Cooley
Brownlow and Katz
Conrad Syme
Boy Files Suit for Five Thousand Dollars
Ralph Shinn a 17 year old sues in the District Supreme Court for 5000 damages from the Washington Railway and Electric Company for injuries when he was thrown to the ground by a premature train start. His mother Florence Ames Shinn widow of 23 Eighth Street Northeast prosecutes the action through her counsel H W Brimer. Chief Justice Covington allows the suit to proceed without prepayment of the court fee.
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Ralph Shinn
District Supreme Court
Washington Railway and Electric Company
H W. Brimer
Florence Ames Shinn
Lving
Eighth Street
Covington
Legge Divorce Suit Ends in Settlement
Louise Legge of the city obtains a limited alimony and division of costs from Capt Clem ents W Legge quartermaster US Army. Settlement terms include monthly support and withdrawal of the wife’s charges from the court files. The couple do not plan to live together. Henry Quinn represented Mrs Legge and George Khinn the captain.
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Louise Legge
Thin City
Alvores
Aimony
Clements W Legge
Quartermaster Department
United States Army
Leeman
Henry Quinn
Mra Terese
George Khinn
Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast Update
Weather bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau in Wantington DC reports partly overcast conditions with moderate temperatures for Thursday night into Friday. Showers and thunderstorms were widespread east of the Mississippi with heavy rain in North Carolina Virginia DC Maryland New Jersey and southern New York. West of the Mississippi River, conditions were fair while much warmer weather spread across the Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions. Temperatures ranged from mid 60s to mid 80s with a maximum 87 and minimum 65.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Wantington DC
Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Bates
Mississippi River
North Carolina
District of Columbia
New Jersey
New York
New York City
Washington, D .C
Mississippi Valley
North Atlant
Rocks Mountain
Plateau
California
South Atlantic
Millianippi River
Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Ten Rence
Cant Gulf Staten
Camps for Babies to Open July 1 Under City Plan
Camps including Camp Good Will Baby Hospital Camp and Camp Pleasant will open about July 1, announced by the summer outing committee. Baby Hospital Camp receives improvements and a diet kitchen, laundry, and resident physician Dr. William J. French. Mothers and infants to be selected by Associated Charities workers with coordination from Infant Welfare Station and visiting nurses. Mrs. Mary A Ingle to supervise Camp Good Will and Mrs. Taura B Glenn to lead Camp Pleasant. Numerous families and children listed among attendees and organizers, with dates and names from Richmond and Washington residents.
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Camp Good Will
Camp Pleasant
Baby Hospital
Harry Wardman
Associated Charities
Wiliam J. French
Louis A Simon
Mary A Ingle
Taura B Glenn
Pleasant
Death notices list multiple local residents by age and address
A fragmented death notice column lists numerous individuals with ages and street addresses including Margaret Henneicke 70 in Marion Edith Glover 2 years Win Nebr Pauline Thornton 71 Elizabeth Lackey 89 and other names such as Sarah J. Barden 80 and George Bitter 52 weeks. The notes reference hospitals and places like Ashley Hospital and Little Sisters of the Poor with several entries lacking complete details.
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Margaret Henneicke
Newton
Marion
Edith Glover
Win
Nebraren
Pauline Thornton
New Elizabeth Lackey
Ashley Hospital
Henry T Motley
Little Sisters of the Poor
Sarah J. Barden
Harah
Preston Moore
Congressional
George Bitter
Joan N. Barrett
Edward Duckett
Harah Reed
Rattle Price
George F. Sackton
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Richmond
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