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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
4
District commissioners voted yesterday to allow dogs to go muzzled free for 90 days starting July 9. About 285 dogs in 1929 tested rabies, and officials warn behavior must improve in the next quarter, or the long standing muzzle rule could return. Weather forecasts and local river notes accompany the item.
Obituary notices list numerous individuals by name and age including Frank Rock 63 at Gen. Washington University Hospital and Esther Rosenthal 14 at Sibley Hospital. Other ages include William Lawrence 45 Garfield Hospital Eugene Rogers 89 St. Elizabeth Hospital and Philip Lawson 90. Locations mentioned include 1508 N Capital St NW and 3507 South Street NW.
The will of George H. Oyster and a codicil signed in Atlantic City were admitted to probate by Justice Hitz. Edwin C Brandenburg was named executor with a $65,000 bond. the estate is valued at $90,000. The widow Cecil Ready Oyster has six months to decide on the legacy or pursue her dower.
Petition for letters of administration shows Edward D. White died May 19 leaving an estate estimated at 150,000 before inventory. Personal property 50,000 real estate 7,996. Also Mary Clare DeGraffenreid left an estate valued at 128,036.30 with heirs described as aunts and cousins not residents of the District.
The estate of George P. Hampton who died June 6 is valued at $10 000 per a petition for letters of administration filed yesterday by his widow Charlotte Hampton A final decree of absolute divorce was granted to Mrs Lella W Myers from John F Myers yesterday by Justice Hitz allowing her to resume her maiden name Wilson attorney Foster Wood represented Myers Ulysses Grant colored was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday by Judge McMahon for stealing a suit of clothing valued at 30 from E B Norris cleaning establishment P Lows Redman colored was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined 10 yesterday by Judge McMahon for threatening to kill his sister in law and engaging in disorderly conduct.
Daniel Edwards and Irene Downes, both colored, were fined ten dollars or ten days in jail by Judge McMahon yesterday for stealing milk and bread from doorsteps in the southwest section. Lanacy Officer Phillips Ti. E. L. Phillips, district lanacy officer, was reported at the District building yesterday to be seriously ill at home after an operation for peritonitis.
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples paired in Virginia Maryland Kentucky and Idaho with various ages and their ministers including Rev P H Catn Rev W Tynan Rev A F Anider Rev Bishop Alfred Harding and others. The records name couples from Richmond Lynchburg Hagerstown Baltimore and Boise among others with ages ranging roughly from 18 to 81.
A clipped notice mentions Jaflin Optical Co at 807 F St Spec. in a local bulletin. The fragment outlines a business listing or advertisement with limited readable detail about the company and location.
Philip and Elberta Arossfeld announce a girl. Watton P and Alma J Shepard report a boy. W Warren and Ruth Shumater greet a girl. Joseph and Carmen Dols welcomed a boy. Thomas H and Jutie Dyson have a girl. James and Eva Manning announce a girl. George and Nettie Curtis report a girl. Brest and Witton Allens welcome a boy. Wendall F and Madeline Tucker report a boy.
A vintage ad touts Dr Carey s Marshroot for kidney and bladder troubles with a money back guarantee. It claims long experience, wide pharmacist availability at People s Drug Stores, and emphasis on warning signs like eye specks and backache.
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