Cullom eyes marble samples for Lincoln memorial work
Former Senator Shelby M Cullom plans fast tracking of the Lincoln Memorial project after a failed sundry civil bill. He will use only American materials, gather marble samples in Washington, and push to complete the monument earlier than originally planned with construction contracts overseen by the Secretary of War.
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Shelby M Cullom
Taft
Lincoln Memorial
Cullom
Mio oCitom
Bacon
Ois
Culom
Hus Hone
Springfield
Washington
National
Potomac Park
Arlington
Potomac
Public links study eyed for Washington greens
Chamber of Commerce committee reviews urban golf options with eight sites, visiting proposed District locations to fit nine hole expert courses and six hole beginner courses. Studies from Boston New York Des Moines show locker rentals offset upkeep. Van Courtlandt Park costs and play counts cited. Plans call for nine holes in Potomac Park and an 18 hole facility near Rock Creek or Brightwood.
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Chamber of Commerce
RP Andrews
John L Weaver
A B Lynn
EH B Dean
Thomas Grant
D J Callahan
Washington
Boston
New York
Des Moines
Borough of Queens
van Courtlandt Park
Potomac Park
Upper Rock Creek Park
Brightwood
Rainy and Cold Easter Weather Forecast from Weather Man
The weather man in Washington warned of wind and rain crossing from Indiana to the East on Easter weekend. A cold wave, likely to bring steadily falling temperatures, may keep Easter finery damp and the parade windy.
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Washington
Wadame
Wesiker
Hold Holy Friday Services Across City Churches
Good Friday observances continued in Catholic and Episcopal churches with devotion from 12 to 3 pm and passion sermons at key parishes. Clergy including Rev Wailhim Hemmuk and Bishop tftd Tiarding led sacraments, private prayers, and later baptisms scheduled for the day.
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Timsopil
Gathol
Jesus
Wailhim Hemmuk
Hiv Tugene Hannan
Wortis
Rex Tisnatius Pealy
St Jerris
Teather O Brien Wit
Rex
Spencer
Piemonis
J R Roth
St .Marys
Father Ketcham
Bmn I
Annest
Commissioners Praise Municipal Plant After First Week
Commissioners express satisfaction with the new municipal fish wharf plant after its first week of operation. The facility will support a fish and oyster market on the water and uses the former property operated by the Rik Whase family for over a century, now turned over to the collector at times De Selb Ststauung to help fund municipal needs.
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Esterdas
Fooow Rik
de Selb Ststauung
Easter Egg Roll Rules Bars Live Chickens and Rabbits
Washington inspectors begin canvassing stores to bar sale of live chickens ducks and young rabbits for Easter observing the humane society warning under cruelty law. Eggs will be dyed and an elaborate White House egg roll for children will run 9 am to 3:30 pm with Marine Band concert after.
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Humane Society
White House
Washington
Human Society
John F. Heap
Heap
Montessori School in Washington Prompts Public School Interest
Interest in the Montessori education system grows in Washington as Dr and Mrs Alexander Graham Bell establish a local school at 138 Connecticut Avenue. The program, led by Miss Anne George and Roberta Fletcher, has operated since November with striking progress and the training of Italian educator Maria Montessori cited as inspiration.
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Washington
America
Alexander Graham Bell
Connecticut Avenue
Bell
National Capital
Second Lecture by M Roz on French social thought
M Firmin Roz delivered a second Alliance Francaise lecture at the Washington Club yesterday afternoon. At members’ request he kept his first lecture line on classical ideals and literary influence, then spoke again on rationalism in the eighteenth century with plans to discuss Romantisme in his next talk.
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Neuverea
Alliance Francaise
Washington Club
le Socialisme Francais
Ideal Classique de la Societe Francaise
Infuence Litteraire de
la Cour de Tours
Freight fight stalls railroad order in Washington
The Chamber of Commerce committee on rate and transportation, meeting yesterday, authorized two subcommittees led by P T Moran M A Wintz and Rossa F Downing to oppose an order by the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads that would end free freight delivery in Washington. The order slated for March 1 was postponed four months. The first hearing with Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Elder is set for Wednesday at 10. Several hearings are expected before a decision.
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Chamber of Commerce
P 'T Moran
M A Wintz
Rossa F Downing
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Examiner Elder
Interstate Commerce Commission
PAYS DUTY ON LOST CARGO
An importer sought refund of customs duty after a shipown cargo of cherries and paper was lost in the North River before reaching New York. The Customs Court refused the request. Evangelist Henry Clay Rockwell of the People’s Pulpit Association will address the Washington Temple Congregation at 3 PM in the New Masonic Temple on Christ’s Resurrection. He will lecture to Washington Bible students and others in attendance.
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Customs Court
Morth River
New York
Henry Clay Rockwell
People’s Pulpit Association of
Washington
Washington Temple
New Masonic Temple
Evangelist Bags
Washington Bible Students
Harding Not a Partisan Appointed Engineer Commissioner
Col Chester Harding the newly appointed engineer commissioner says he belongs to no party and has never voted. The claim he favors Democrats being appointed by President Wilson has stirred a partisan fight among District citizens who want two Democrats. Prof J Howard Gore spoke on Gorgeous Siam to the Geographic Society at the Masonic Temple, detailing country beauty, customs, occupations, and religious ceremonies with lantern slides.
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Col Chester Harding
Col Harding
Wilson
The
Geographic Society
J Howard Gore
George Washington University
New Masonic Temple
Thirteenth Street
New York Avenue
Gore
Astrological forecast for 1913 eclipse day
The text describes the first of two 1913 lunar eclipses with Mara as a notable influencer, predicting public unrest, graft revelations, and warnings for the Federal Government. It notes Venus favoring women's suffrage, Uranus aiding inventors and scientists, and cautions on personal finance and business. It highlights afternoon travel and job prospects and advisories for births on that date.
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Mara
Venus
Neptune
United States
Uranus
McClure
Judge rules unclean store owner fined and jailed
Dora Krupp, operator of a grocery at 1722 Glick alley NW, faced Judge Pugh in the District police court for keeping an unclean store. He deemed her personally unclean and unfit to handle food, fining $10 and ordering ten days in the workhouse with hospital treatment recommended, to be served at Washington Asylum Hospital. Health department inspectors had prompted the arrest after complaints from neighbors. Police were to monitor the store in her absence.
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Dora Krupp
Glick Alley
Pugh
Washington Asylum
Health Department
Mia Krupp
Mexican consul in Madrid commits suicide in fever
Rafael Alcalde the Mexican consul in Madrid died after leaping from a window during an acute brain fever attack. The death occurred today in Madrid and is attributed to self-inflicted injuries amid illness.
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Madrid
Mar
Rafael Alcalde
Easter Dawning of Resurrection for Our Emotions
A reflective meditation urges awakening the Easter spirit to revive affection, sympathy, courtesy, and ideals long buried by daily toil. It compares spiritual death to conscience dimming and champions resurrecting inner virtues to brighten life and society tomorrow.
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Lfe
Making the sick room cheerful and bright
A Home nursing guide urges sun and clean air as essential for patients. It emphasizes keeping the room cool in winter, spotless and quiet, with minimal furniture and discreet medicines, while offering comforting stories and minimal, pleasant news to sustain convalescents and keeping spirits high.
Commissioners Face Week Hearing on Injunction Request
District commissioners have not yet answered restraining proceedings against them and George W ingham, superintendent of insurance, by the Commercial Fire Insurance Company. An early next week court appearance is set before Justice Barnard in Equity Court No. 1 to consider preventing a $200,000 reduction in the insurer's reported assets. The case concerns the validity of a later valuation directing a smaller asset total after an earlier $2,000,000 figure.
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Smt
Harry
George Wingham
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
Justice Barnard
Equity Court No. L
Insurance Department
Southern
District Assensor
Memorial service for John Q Thompson set for Monday
Arrangements completed by the bar association of the Court of Claims for a memorial service in honor of the late Assistant Attorney General John Q Thompson. The service will be held in the courtroom on Monday at 11 a.m. All of Judge Thompson's friends are invited to attend.
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Judge Thompson
John Q Thompson
Bar Association of the Court of Claims
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