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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
5
An old advertisement extols youthful vitality by purging potions and keeping kidneys clean. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a reliable Dutch remedy with two hundred years of use, claiming strong nerves and elastic muscles and urging readers to buy from a druggist.
Weather report from the Weather Bureau covers the District of Columbia and Maryland with details on clouds showers and winds. It notes a low pressure west of the Rockies and generally fair conditions east of the Mississippi with scattered thunderstorms in several northern regions. Local temperatures and precipitation are listed alongside departures from normal. The piece closes with Mrs. Henry Fr Dimock inviting Washington teachers to a tea at 1301 Sixteenth Street Northwest to discuss plans for a peace memorial drive.
A terse notice notes diamonds and jewelry were purchased for cash from Sa Il and Tr Bidg staffed by Frank at 964 Aa. The brief item records a cash sale involving the jewelry assets.
Rev De L. S25 of Loyola College Md delivered a baccalaureate sermon before Georgetown University graduates condemning the Hoke Smith educational bill. He warned it would centralize control in Washington, banish God from schools, and strip parents of their right to educate children. Memorial trees will honor alumni who died in France during World War I, with commencement tomorrow.
Police seek an unidentified army officer after his automobile struck Alma Robinson a colored four year old yesterday afternoon at 2329 Champlain Street. The injuries are reported as slight.
Thoras Hettin of Alabama voices concern about predatory interests shaping US policy. He warns pipelines to Berlin undermine soldiers and erode America’s standing among nations, accusing forces tied to business interests of attempting to discredit and profit from victory.
The Community Opera of Washington presents Brand opera with three performances this week at Belasco Theater. Cast includes Gretchen Hood Arline Marie Culp James Kréh and others in The Bohemian Girl and Pagliacci. Chorus sizes and orchestra details accompany production under Rollin Bond with Hayn and Farnsworth scenery. Washington is the War Camp Community Service’s first city to host a community opera.
Conductor Russell M. Zirkle of Washington Railway and Electric Company was seriously wounded when a knife was thrown from a suspect, Ulysses Baxter Dacons, after an argument over a transfer. Dacons, 24, was detained by First precinct police as Zirkle, 21, lay at Emergency Hospital. Dacons fled from Ninth and D streets before the assault. Zirkle recently arrived from Rockingham, Virginia.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Zimmerman wife of Prof John S M Zimmerman were held at 11 o clock this morning at the family home near the Soldiers Home north gate. Interment was private. A longtime Washington resident she was well known in the capital.
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