President-elect Pessoa Pays Tribute at Mount Vernon
Brazilian president-elect Epitacio Pessoa and his 173 official guests, including his daughter, visit Mount Vernon to lay a wreath on Washington's tomb. He calls Washington first in the hearts of all who love liberty and democracy and thanks Secretary Daniels and Gov. Davis during a Mayflower reception.
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Mount Vernon
Daniels
Epitacio Pessoa
Brazil
George Washington
Washington
Mount Verdon
United States
Pessna
Eral Washington
America
Dr. Pessoa
Gov. Davis
Pessoa
Dom Pedro
Mount Ridgh
Dr Pea- Soa
Marshall
Polk
William Phillips
Long
Navy
Roosevelt
Benson
The
Treasury
Rowe
Barrett
Pan-American Union
Wll
Glass
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices from 1919
A page lists several death notices and funeral arrangements including Mia Brown, Dorsey John, Grant Henry, Hatch, Holzheimerlein, James Ferny, Bing Carrie Ring, Mann Marin, Morrison Frances, Morrison, Smith, Vary Cher, and Virnstein Annie. Details cover dates June 21 1919 to June 24 1919, residences in Silver Spring Northwest and Washington DC areas, with interment at Mount Olivet and Rock Creek cemeteries and church services noted.
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Jane
Joan Dorsey
Ae Tees
St Tours
Grant
Mysdas
Henry Grant
Spom
Severth Wreer
Rockresk
Vuswacansetts Avenue
Tobn Dawson
James
Tate
Yeon
Pon Bing
Sidles Haspir
Marin
John
Mann
Church of the Rely
Morrison
Wiert Reytie
Attent Smith
Sqiurde
Sewton
Charles Foosm
Christian Chuck Vouk Rouast
Geogia Avotiue
Virginia Weddings Reported In Winchester Area
June 22 Virginia notices record multiple marriages in the region. Robert Eewin Bancuster wed Ada Virginia Spence in a June 18 ceremony conducted by Rev. H E H Sloop at the Lutheran church. Also, Miss Mattie Laine Eadwards wed James Richard Garner in Balti more, and Miss Eric Parsons wed A J Walker in Farnham. Helen Hudnall and Straughan Tochardson married at Sunnybank by Rev A J Reamy.
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Winchester
Robert Eewin Bancuster
Ada Virginia Spence
Frederick County
H E
Lutheran Church
Albin
Heathsville
Mattie Laine Eadwards
Farnham
James Richard Garner
Lewisett
Baltimore
Eric Parsons
A J Walker
J. T Hosking
Migs
Helen Hudnall
Straughan Tochardson
Sunnybank
A. J Reamy
Yankees Owls Back Home From France With 6 667 Men
Four transports arrived bearing 6 667 officers and enlisted men of the American expeditionary force. The Mexican Patria and Western Scout carried units including aero squadrons, balloon companies, engineers, and casuals. The Second balloon company and the 80th Wildcat division units are noted among returns. night-ops by the 90th and 11th aero sections described.
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New York
Henry R. Mallory
France
St. Nazaire
Fifty-sixth Pioneer Infantry
Patria
Marseilles
Aero Squadron
Second Army Provisional
Second Army Provisional Sanitary Train
Thirty-second Engineers
J I Ehernig
St Louis
Winetieth Aero Squadron
Wilbur Dieckeman
DSC
Hotland
Mich
Argonne
St Mihiel
Fay Carter Dies Near New York While Training
Virginia obituaries report Fay Carter age 25 daughter of Dr and Mrs C T Carter died while en route to New York for treatment after rapidly worsening scarlet fever. She taught English at Danville High School and later served as a nurse at Camp Jackson. Services and interment details appear for local families. In Petersburg 1000 men from Virginia and North Carolina regiments arrived at Camp Lee for demobilization as 1150 students from 59 schools gathered for central officers training at Camp Lee.
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Danville
Fay Carter
C T Carter
New York
Washington Post
Petersburg
Camp Lee
Virginia
North Carolina
Central Officers' Training School
German Fleet Commander Sinks Ships Indicating Armistice End
Von Heuter, commander of the surrendered German fleet, says he ordered sinking of ships believing the armistice was terminated. British commander received the message via the Daily Express. In the scuttling, six sailors were killed and ten wounded as escape boats were fired upon.
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Universal Service
Bendon
A von Heuter
Daily Express
Strike aims at fixed wages not wages or hours
Amicable settlement of the strike of the commercial telegraphers could be effected with little cost to operating companies says 8 J Small former international president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union The cost to settle would be negligible for Postal Telegraph Company and the dispute stems from deeper issues not pay rates The strikers seek a standard wage relief from the sliding scale that allows employers to reduce ratings by mobility
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J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers' Union
Small
Postal Telegraph Company
Five hurt as car crashes into hill near Grantsville Maryland
A car carrying five people including E P Soles and his family from Connellsville Pennsylvania crashed into a hill along the national pike west of Grantsville Maryland. All occupants were injured, with Effie Soles 48 suffering serious arm and head injuries and the others listed with various contusions and lacerations.
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Washington
Grantsville
E. P. Soles
Connellsville
Here
Effie Soles
Clarence Gilbert
Fire damages ferry slip awaiting room at old King Street terminal
Fire of uncertain origin nearly destroyed the waiting room and sheds at the old ferry slip foot of King street, between 7 and 8 oclock last night. Damage estimated around 2500 dollars. Property owned by the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company, which operated the ferry line to Washington until it was sold to a Norfolk concern. Miss Christina McArthur Kemper and William H. T. Brooke married in Richmond at the bride’s parents home with Rev. Thomas Semmes officiating. Best man Sergt. Edward L. Kemper and bridesmaids Misses Sarah and Charlotte Kemper. Samuel Lindland, 28, a carpenter, died Saturday night at the Alexandria Hotel. Body to be sent to New York for burial.
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Washington Post
Salisbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad
W P. Jackson
J. M.tomlinson
W. F. Messick
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Washington
Norfolk
Christina McArthur Kemper
Edward H. Kemper
City
William H. T. Brooke
Monument Avenue
Richmond
Thomas Semmes
Edward L. Kemper
Sarah
Charlotte Kemper
Samuel Lindland
Alexandria Hotel
Pitt and
Wolfe Streets
New York City
Death on Ridgely porch shocks Cumberland crowd
Raphael Caliente aged 28 was found shot dead on a porch in Ridgely opposite Cumberland with three bullets in head and body. Antonio Somma, a track worker, has disappeared after a confrontation over Caliente courting Somma’s 14 year old daughter and a demanded settlement of 600 and Italian property. Somma ran a small Ridgely store.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Raphael Caliente
Antonio Somme
Ridgely
Somma
Caliento
Western Maryland Railway
Calfento
Italy
Callento
German Blame Over War Continues Unrepentant
A Baltimore report quotes Dr. M Liewerlyn Raney condemning Germany as still guilty and sham reform rests on old leadership. Raney returned from Europe as an American Library Association envoy with State Department backing to assess wartime censorship and library ties. The piece notes academic ties to Oxford and Osler memorials and a Tudor and Stuart library fund. A Charlotte accident kills Mrs Dabbs and injures her husband when their car overturns near the city.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Germany
von Bernstorff
M. Liewerlyn Raney
Johns Hopkins University
Europe
American Library Association
State Department
War Trade and Censorship Boards
Oxford
Raney
Sir William and Lady Osler
Tudor and Stuart Club
Revere Osler
Sir William
Bir William
Xaverian Musician Brother Pancratius Dead at 52
Special to The Washington Post. Brother Pancratius, longtime music director at St. Mary's Industrial School, died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Norfolk. He led the school bands for 29 years and will be buried in Bonnie Brae Cemetery, after arriving from Irvington Mount St. Joseph's College for burial. Born in New Haven Kentucky, he belonged to the Bryans of Maryland and left a family violin relic destroyed in a fire at St. Mary's.
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Brotherhood
Bonnie Brae
Brother Pancratius
St. Mary's
New Haven
Maryland
Bryans
Holdups Reported in South Baltimore Morning
Two men were robbed in South Baltimore during last night and this morning. August Verheugen of 635 G Street Southeast Washington said he was accosted by three Black men at 10 o clock and robbed of 57 dollars after being thrown to the ground. He reached the Southern Police Station mud covered and reported the incident.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Verheugen
G Street
Washington
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Modern Chapel Automobile Funerals
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Lansburgh & Bro.dewelry Dept
Goldenberg’s Toilet Goods Dept
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King’s Palace
R. K. Ferguson
St. Aw. Main
Rcoping Department
U.S
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Brest
St Nazaire
Newport News
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Eighty-first
Majo V Stockham
Lee
Coronaa
Corona Typewriter Co
Franklin
18Th St
Wire Union
News OF Alexandria
Brooke—Kemper
Republic
Dr. Raney
Johns Hopkins
Charlotte
N. C
John &. Dabbs
National Anifine and Chemical Company
Dabbs
Pancratius
W. and
L. University
Texington
Tee University
W Cosby Bell
Episcopal Theological Seminary
R. C J.ce
John Til
Victrola Records
Victor Records
Victor
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Company
Eeceieves
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
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