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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
8
This row describes Mohair weather with Prestley Cravanetted Mohairs praised for waterproofing. It notes genuine Prestley Mohairs in light and dark shades, cut to fit and retaining shape, with sizes available in regular and stout cuts.
The article notes suits priced at 15 18 and 20 dollars ready for sale highlighting affordable pricing tiers for customers seeking value and style.
A brief ad touts a Mohair suit offering cool comfort in hot days. It stresses both fabric and craftsmanship.
Friends of Dr J Ramsay Nevitt urge district officials to retain him as coroner after fourteen years of service marked by efficiency. He led smallpox hospital efforts during the 1894 epidemic, investigated the Terra Cotta wreck, and earned board commendations. Nevitt’s long tenure and record fuel opposition to efforts to replace him.
The formal opening and dedication of the Interstate Old Folks Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People was held at 1812 Corcoran Street NW. Rev W W McCary read scriptures, Rev J T Holmes prayed, Trev A Gunn gave the dedicatory prayer, and Rev J Anderson Taylor DD delivered the benediction. The Rev B Gordon, founder and superintendent, explained the home's purposes. The 32 room house with 3 baths is steam heated, has a large rear yard, is non-denominational, and already houses nine inmates.
Ermine B Clarkson filed a suit in the District Supreme Court against William L Burkhart executor of Calphernia Jenkins, who died March 24, for 8100. Clarkson nurses and managed affairs for the deceased from March 1887 until her death, claiming promised payment that never came.
Over 200 delegates from the thirty-second annual American Seed Trade Association gathered with wives and friends for a Raleigh Hotel banquet. Representative Mann of Illinois delivered the keynote address amid talks by Department of Agriculture officials on seed trials, information accuracy, and overhead cost systems. Delegates toured Mount Vernon by boat and will vote on officers before visiting Arlington National Cemetery.
Thormes and Lora Tyler have a girl Deruelle S and Anna M Porter have a boy John A and Josephine McLear have a boy Paul D and Grace P Morrison have a girl Abraham and Ida Loube have a boy Edmond W sed Rose C Lingsbach have a girl George C and Alica M Holder have a girl Howard C and Hober A Desne have a boy Eagar B and Kinner B Conover have a boy Harry and Bessie Clements have a boy Byron F and Elizabeth J Councilor have a boy Willam and Mary K Walsh have a girl James and Cora West by Levy and Violin Chane have a girl Katia Clay have a girl Francis G and Jennie V Carter have a girl.
A scanned ledger lists numerous marriage entries with names, ages, and locations across Virginia, New York, Ohio, Maryland, and beyond. Clergy including Rev A H Thompson and Rev J M McNamarS perform licenses for pairs such as Charles Walther and Ida Bird Coleman, Lorenzo Lee Comb and Prances Lee Hun gerford, and many others with varied ages and home towns.
A list of deceased individuals with ages and addresses from various hospitals is shown, including Jennie Crove age 40 at Casualty Hospital,Thomas McMchon age 44, Mary W Stephens age 75 at Georgetown University Hospital, Ernest Rowlett age 14, William Ki Bilis age 65, Joseph Autcher age 31, Eleanor Garter age 86, William Sykes age 37, David Thomas age 63, Maury Harris age 6, John J Sullivan age 41, Eliza Weters age 60, James F Woods age 31, and James R West age 1. Also noted are on sale travel fares and a midnight schedule for outbound trains to Quantico and intermediate points.
More than 300 alumni and friends of Gallaudet College gathered at Kendall Green for the third reunion session. Clergymen scientists and educators from across the deaf community praised the college's work and its influence on deaf education in America and abroad. Officers will be elected today as the reunion ends with a picnic at Great Falls and an on-site address by notable deaf workers.
The Independence Day celebration committee advances plans for a July 4 tournament and amateur horse show west of Brightwood reservoir near Rock Creek park. Troopers from Fort Myer provide entries and a cavalry drill led by Lieut Baird as the Fifth Cavalry Band plays. No admission fees. donations welcome at District National Bank or committee headquarters.
Engine Company No 14 answered a Ninth and G streets NW call and found no fire after a spectator mistook smoke from a chimney. Four incidents left pedestrians and riders injured: James Johnson, 4, thrown from a wagon at Fourteenth and Curton. Vernon Frankhouser, 11, hurt on Georgia Avenue and Howard Street. a bicycle fall at that intersection. A purse theft occurred on 13th Street NW and Fort Comstock reported an unlocked door. Rawley reported a bicycle theft near a downtown theater. Four diamonds valued $90 vanished from Rose Wahler’s home at Alabama Avenue and Wheeler Road SE. Patrolman Batteman’s motorcycle was damaged near the District building after a vehicle collision. Helen E. Davis spoke at Israel Colored M E Church about civil rights work by the National Sentinel. Mercer Comstock and a donation at Balfour Apartments are noted.
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