Women Mission Workers Report Large Increase in Contributions
The annual meeting of the Society of the Covenant at the Church of the Covenant on Connecticut Avenue drew nearly all 200 members. They reported total contributions of 4000 dollars, a sizable rise from prior years, supporting multiple missionary schools in the United States and foreign missions in Asia. Ella A. Boole, secretary of the Women’s Board of Home Missions, spoke on work among Indians, North Carolina mountaineers, and Porta Ricans. A General Board of Presbyterian Missions meeting was announced for noon at West Street Church with remarks by Rev Slavok and Mrs Boole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of the Covenant
Ladies of the Church
Church of the Covenant
Connecticut Avenue
Asia
Preedman’s
Georgetown
Laura Sunderland
Concord
Tucson
Aziz
Ella A. Boole
Women's Board
Home Missions
New York City
North Caroina
General Board of Presbyterian Missions
West Street Presbyterian Church
Slavok
Baltimore
Ella A Boole
Board of
Wome Missions
New York
Death of John A Clarke in District legal circles
John A Clarke a longtime figure in District law dies after a long illness at fifty nine. He practiced with Samuel J Brent earlier and later partnered with Judge Thomas Miller handling criminal cases. Judge Kimball adjourned Police Court in his memory. Funeral set at Lee's. survivors include two children and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Clarke
Kimball
Samuel J. Brent
Brent
Thomas
Miller
Clarke
Lee
Plans for Great Hall Auditorium Project Moves Ahead
Washington committees from the Inaugural committee, the Washington Board of Trade, and business groups met to plan erecting an auditorium in Washington. West presented amendments and cost estimates for moving the St Louis fair building steel and the questions of location and financing. They favored a ground purchased site and selling stock to the public, with data to guide the project from other cities. Receipts from inaugural events totaled about 84 000 dollars with potential 5 to 7 thousand dollar surplus. medals and committee reports followed as preparations continued for a larger public presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Board of Trade
Businese Men's Associations
Washington
Commissioner West
Messrs
George Truesdell
Charles J. Bell
Aldis B. Browne
C. C. Glover
John H. Magrud
West
Pension
Congress
National Conventions of Trade
J. E. Bates
Ailes
Roosevelt
Weller
F Street
Wilson
Major Sylvester
Corcoran Thom
Wallace H. Hills
H. ¥. Boynton
Ellis Spear
William S. Knox
Frederick D. Owen
Pennsylvania Avenue
War Department
Pension Building
Woodward Withdraws Resignation as Board Head
Lemuel W. Woodward has decided to stay as president of the Board of Charities until his term ends after a conference with Commissioner Macfarland. He cited private and public business pressures while noting his long service and familiarity with board goals since Macfarland led the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Woodward
Congress
Macfarland
Board of Charities
Drake Named in Suit to Revoke Insurance License
The Royal Benefit Society sues Thomas E. Drake district superintendent of insurance seeking a writ of mandamus to force revocation of the Workingman's Co-operative Association license. It claims the 1891 incorporation lacks required trustees and district operation details and that Drake knew the license was illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Drake
District of Columbia
Royal Benefit Society
Wickingman’s Co-operative Association
Drake
Workingman's Co-operative Association
Congress
Superintendent of Insurance
Cooperation urged by Stidham for cleaner streets
Superintendent Stidham of the street cleaning department urged merchants to cooperate in reducing litter on Seventh street in front of their shops. He noted heavy ice on Avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets but blamed littering for hindering street appearance and asked merchants to instruct porters to handle light rubbish more carefully. Also: annual fire leave recommended, Potomac sewer hearing postponed, Seth named acting assistant fire marshal, and Burnett’s Vanilla Extract advertised as standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stidham
Morris Hahn
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hahn
Seventh Street
Belt
Nicholson
Leonard V. Seth
Burnett
Appeals to Supreme Court in King Case Rulings
City bulletin reports that the Court of Appeals allowed an appeal to the U S Supreme Court in Kann and Webb versus King et al, with bonds set at 2500 and 1000 dollars. The notice also lists a sequence of local ads for medicines and services including Sal-Lac cures, Healthtone tonic, Paracamph, and various local businesses in 16th and 1sts area, plus a photo engraving firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Kann
King & Webb
Caroline King
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Webb
As & Superseders
Forfeited Bail in Assault Case In Police Court
Marlin Flannegan of 1310 Pennsylvania avenue forfeited 320 collateral in police court as his case against Robert C. Carter of 811 Twenty-first street north west proceeded. Flannegan is charged with assaulting Carter at the stated address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Flannegan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Flannagan
Robert C. Carter
Pnouves
Twenty-first Street
The Masquerade The Masquerade in Great Novel Praise
The Masquerade remains the best selling book worldwide proving its impact yet it is in teresting for readers to note. Critics hail it as a strong man and strong woman tale facing moral law with passion and defiance. Positive blurbs from New York Evening Mall, St Louis Post Dispatch, and New York Editor emphasize its sweep, intensity, romance, mystery, action, and wide appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Mall
Morris
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boots
Oxfords
Saka & Company Events
C. & P. Telephone Co
Twelfth Street
R Street
Home Savings Bank
7Th and
Mass. Ave
R. P. Andrews
la. Ave
Andoline
Parachive
John A Clarke
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
St. Louis
Bell
Maj
Sylvester
Police Department
Hell
Charles T. Russell
É&C
Sun
Odd Fellows’ Hall
St. Nw
Workingman’s Co-operative Association
ASES
Potomac
Rixey
Virginia
Alexandria
Virginia City
City Bulletin
Williams’ Drug Store
C. Olson
Waidman
7Th St
Healthtone
Affieck’s Drug Store
Will
Affreck
Joyce Exigraving Company
Btar Bldg
NEW Publications
Directoire
Paris
Helen Berkeley-Loyd
Berkeley-Loyd
Butterick
Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd
M. N. Harper
G Street
J.T D. Fyles
Meludi
Miller Oil
G. C. A. Muddiman & Co
Stafford
Kathryn E. Israel
Percy Belt Israel
Mrs. Israel
Deeiee
Kathryn E. Clarks
Mint
Biz Bill Cannon
Cannon
Affleck Drug Store
Harper’s Book News
A. Ses
John F. Ellis & Co
Selinger’s
Bet
Harper & Brothers
N. Y
CERES
Roner
Fin
California
Ehmann
John H. Magruder
Crecente and Wines
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Prop
Moe
A. Kahn
ADLER
Mass, Ave
Victor £. Adler
7Th St. Hw
Jackson Bros
Great Cash House
Seventh St
Favorie Family
Colonial Wine Co
Washington Gas Light
Union Cto
MEI
Warner
Warners
Warners Safe Care Company
Rochester
Washington Post
Forbenol Dental Chemical CO. Cine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!