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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
4
District commissioners ordered staged water bill payments to ease the registrar's workload. Four city sections pay on different dates: August 1 for southwest and southeast meters, November 1 for northwest, February 1 for northwestern areas. Buildings with their own meters still pay July 1 as before.
Funeral services for John William Harsha a Treasury Department employee who died at his residence 1602 Seventeenth Street Northwest will be held this afternoon at 8 o clock. The Rev Robert W Coe will officiate and interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. He was 57 years old and had been with the department for nearly 60 years. He was a charter member of Meade Post Grand Army of the Republic. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Hugh Tari and a sister Mrs M M Sturgeon of Indiana.
Reading of passion drenched letters by Chester A Snow to his wife Mrs Addis Snow dominated equity division 2 as she sues for divorce. The aged patent attorney described his desire to kiss and to be thrilled while labeling her a vile shell for a pearl. Letters from 1912 show complaints about New York visits, jealousies at horse shows, and plans to ride with car rides via a janitor. The defendant admitted he would rather hold hands than write and explained sending the janitor to deliver a ride offer. Cross examination continued with marriage license data and age questions as the case progressed.
Police still seek Joseph Braxton a 32 year old man of color who escaped yesterday from the Washington Asylum Hospital. Braxton was arrested Wednesday by Policeman G P Waita on a charge of housebreaking and an assault. The officer shot the man in the leg during the arrest and Braxton was taken to the Casulty Hospital and later moved to the Washington Asylum Hospital.
The commission overruled the meeting on Mr Sangster at the session yesterday afternoon admitted portions of his report to some extent were based upon approximations rather than actual figures. The Wall Street and Floor Company and Bainmore Security figures were discussed as part of the audit, with findings noting estimations rather than precise data.
Troop B First Squadron District of Columbia cavalry will attend an 8 o'clock event at Penn Gardens open air theater. Captain Leroy W Herron will extol army life as the troop parades from the recruiting station on F Street, escorted by the Boy Scout band. A Columbia Call film will be shown on the building opposite the recruiting station tonight and tomorrow night. Four confinement applications were filed yesterday for Virgil E Barley, Henry E Howe, Frank M Starling, and Horace M Lancaster.
City bulletins note Shaffer's Floral Emblems failing to excel amid ineffective pricing. Moderata prices and prompt service claimed. An itemized listing shows route books priced at 20 cents, with delivery by mail.
The Comptroller rules no District government employee may hold two salaries totaling over $2000 a year. Congress might change the law to exempt school work. Summer term plans for high and elementary schools face funding gaps, with $3000 needed from private sources after a $7000 appropriation.
Weather Bureau forecast shows showers and thunderstorms Friday with fair conditions Saturday across the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia. Temperatures near seasonal averages with a rise through Friday into Saturday in the upper lakes lower Ohio valley and Atlantic gulf coasts. Local pressure patterns indicate unsettled conditions in the southeast and Great Lakes regions with some sunshine expected later in the weekend.
A compiled list of weddings includes Thomas P McDonagh and Tresia Wille. Samuel & Fert and Maud F Roland. James Ho Miller and Carrie Mo Giddings. Rev Charles A Shreve pairing David A Beset with Nelle Ro Arthur. Rev Charles To Warner pairing William R. Pleraon with Jessie G McComb. Rev Daniel Ho Martin with Mary Fairh ood. Rev MOF Yingling and Elizabeth Jackson. Rev James F Wille and Henry T Raer marrying Ross Breelauer. Rev Tooni Stern and Ma bel J Dyer. Rev Thomas P Williame Avery with Letiie Hale. Rev 7 Phelpa Hand with Clifford G Frankl. Rev William Tote tring pairing James Lasker with Barrett Wo Maxson. and Rev Hobert Harter.
Obituaries list diverse names and ages with scattered addresses and affiliations. Names include Iga Dorset Soren Nat Fomec John TL Norris and Robert Weber among others. The fragment mentions locations and dates tied to death notices and public records in the Congersa Heights region.
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