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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references stockings, coats, a poll, and a naval poem. It mentions sailors, a boat war, ships, and naval officials. Names and precise events are unclear due to damage, but the piece centers on maritime activity and attire aboard a vessel.
Birth announcements list several couples and newborns with scattered names and spellings. Notable entries mention George Bo and Margie with a girl, Charles Ho and Josa Moose with a girl, Harold K and Ruth Ro with a child, and multiple additional births among many families, though the text is garbled and difficult to parse.
Community notices report lectures by Senior and Presbyterian elders on food economy at Douglas Memorial Church, a funeral for Robert R. Pearson, and interment at Congressional Cemetery. Other items note public hearings on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, Bryan's Army Y.M.C.A. address, and Zionist lectures at Sixth Street synagogue.
An array of indictments emerged from a southwest Washington case involving Aden Garner accused of manslaughter in a soldier’s death. Additional charges include procuring an illicit operation, maintaining a mega resort, and various weapon and fraud counts against numerous individuals tied to the broader inquiry.
Benjamin A Harlan was elected president of the Business Alumni Association at the annual meeting held last night. Other officers include C Albert Parker as first vice president, Agatha Lannigan as second vice president, Hester Carter as third vice president, Douglas Moore as treasurer, and Frederick S Hazard as secretary. The employment bureau reported 509 individuals assisted in finding work during the year. The event concluded with dancing and refreshments, and an alumni dance was announced for Monday night at the Arcade.
An administration caucus was held last night at the Willard. The State regents of the DA elected officers including Mrs Francis A St Clair as chairman, Mrs George T Smallwood as vice chairman, Miss Nellie J Ross as recording secretary, Mrs Sara Croissant as corresponding secretary, and Mrs Alfred BH T Hansmann as treasurer.
A notice lists individuals with marriage licenses granted and includes a Washington forecast for June 20 1917 detailing probable fair weather in DC Maryland and Virginia with gentle southerly winds and moderate temperatures. It notes above normal heat in the central and southern states and scattered showers in the south Atlantic region with no major temperature changes expected for the eastern half of the country.
A list of deaths includes Ida Marve aged 58 at Casualty Hospital Norman N Phelps 42 at 20th and Fra stine Mas Green 34 at G W U Hoap Walter Thourney 7 at Emergency Hospital James Holfatt 48 at St Omzsbeth's Hosp Eredecck Gottschalk 73 at Elizabeth's Hospital Mary W Netberger 2 2? Cumberland Apta Conta Myers at St Elizabeth's Hospital John Caffrey 68 at St Elizabeth's Houp Joseph T Printup 68 at 1842 Mmarce st nw Tizzle Shepard 47 at 427 BTth At ow Anna Willams 0 at Providence Hospital Annis Daniela 62 at 'readman' Hospital Tsabelli Jackson 83 at Provideme Hoenital Mattio A Bowles 61 at 1408 29th at nw Clara Mo Barron mantha 1800 T at nw mktin.
The bulletin lists midnight to evening temperatures across multiple cities with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, noting 108 hours of sunshine and 72 percent of possible sunshine. It includes a long line of city temperature data and ends with a brief note from Harper Ferry West Virginia on June 28 describing a cloudy river scene.
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