Women choose Alexandria postmaster petitions plan
Alexandria postoffice patrons may vote on candidates for postmaster as part of a petition system trial in Purcellville. White Democratic adults would sign for candidates, with the largest total recommended. Alexandria faces many aspirants as it considers adoption of the plan. Westminster Church dedicates new Westminster building. congregational night features addresses by former pastors.
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Alexandria Postoffice
Vhingtom
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Postofice
J. Armistead Egg
Carlin
Purcellville
Loudoun County
New Westminster
Second Presbyterian Church
Theron H Rice
Richmond
Frank J. Brooke
Romney W. Va
Joseph R Sevier
Augusta
John Lee Allison
A G. Uhler
Leiter Will in Pamphlet for Mary Leiter Estate
Mary Leiter widow of Levi Leiter will be printed as a pamphlet under the register of wills. The handwritten will was over 30 pages with a 37 page typewritten copy. Executors will proceed with estate adjustment once printed copies are ready, estate valued at about 30.9 million dollars.
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Mary T. Leiter
Levi % Leiter
Register of Wills
Widow leaves $60,000 trust for Reynolds heirs
Mary E. Reynolds widow of Gen Joseph E Reynolds files a probate will detailing a $60,000 estate to be held by Washington Loan and Trust Co and Franklin H Mackey as trustees. Income divided among four children for life with grandchildren receiving shares on death, swords and personal items allocated, codicil adds $200 to brother and small sums to others.
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Joseph E. Reynolds
Mary E. Reynolds
Joseph EB. Reynolds
United States Army
Sixteenth Street
S Street
Kate RK. Hayden
Alfred Reynolds
Hfe
Sarah Reynolds
Hife
Hia
Raphan Bainbridge
Hlizabeth T. Bainbridge
Gen. Reynolds
Bainbridge
Sarah
Kats
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Kate
Hayden
William P. Bainbridge
Joseph Robinson
Jane Robinson
Rebecca Burrell
Couple in Rockville Wed Despite Divorce Record
Miss Catherine Hunn aged 17 and Ross De Witt Heacox aged 3 wed in Rockville Maryland while Catherine’s mother consented. Police slept through the event at home near Fifth precinct and found a note after the fact. The article also notes Gen Cipriano Castro arriving in Berlin from Hamburg planning a brief Dresden visit.
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Catherine Winzapeth Hunn
Ross de Witt Heacox
Rockville
John C. Bunn
Heckman Street
Fifth Precinct
Heacox
The Girl From Montmartre at National Next Week
National Theater presents How to pronounce Montmartre in the farce The Girl From Montmartre with Richard Carle and Hattie Williams as co stars next week. A mix of music and vaudeville features Nora Bayes George W Monroe and Harry Fisher in a memorable Belasco and Columbia bill with many well known names and acts.
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Hattie Williams
Montmartre
Paris
Rue Montmartre
Carle
Nora Bayes
George W. Monroe
Harry Fisher
Merry Makers
Lew Fields
The
San Dodgers
Belasco
Mied Bayes
Monroe
Honoria O'Day
P. V. Hawkins
Fisher
Mark Kent
Jack Rance
A. H. van Buren
Lyceum
New York
James Gorman
Buelah Deakns
Ali Hasten
Turk
Electrical luncheon foreshadows future meals in household chat
In a comic exchange, a housekeeper and her caller imagine meals powered by electricity. They joke about switching on volts to replace cooking, envisioning a future where nourishment comes from current, reducing cooking labor and the cost of living while marveling at high tech kitchen wonders.
Washington U Y M C A Banquet Honors John R. Mott
The George Washington University Y M C A held its annual banquet at the Central Y M C A with over 160 members present. H B F Macfarland praised John R. Mott as a great executive and statesman not a clergyman, noting his leadership of the international committee and the Edinburgh conference.
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College
George Washington University
Federation of
College Christian Students
China
Mott
William A. Wilbur
Charles 8
Smith Willam Radford
Herbert
National study on infant mortality by the Children’s Bureau
The Children’s Bureau in the Department of Labor launches a nationwide infant mortality study. Julia Lathrop notes data gathering will proceed city by city, with thorough inquiries into baby rearing conditions to compare unhealthy and advantaged environments and guide remedies.
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Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Juliane Lathrop
Police Chief Fatally Shot in Lebanon Store Sting
Lebanon Pa March 28 John G Zimmerman Lebanon’s chief of police was mortally shot when lured to a store by a telephone disturbance call. George Boyer a former officer, 42 and married, fired a shotgun blast into Zimmerman’s abdomen. Boyer allegedly sought reinstatement after prior dismissals.
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Lebanon
John G. Zimmerman
George Boyer
Zimmerman
Boyer
Aman
Asparagus Recipes From Early 20th Century Cookery
Fricassee of asparagus and carrot salad with French or mayonnaise dressing are paired with hot preparations. A carrot and asparagus salad rests on lettuce, while a soup uses leftover stalks, meat bones, rice, and a seasoned finish. Copyright 1913 by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClure Nemapaper
Cate
Canal Zone land values dispute reaches broader review
Deadlock in the joint American Panaman land commission over adjudicating Canal Zone land values persists as Washington directs a broader view. American commissioners favor 1914 values while Panaman officials push for present values. Car Company sued for $10,000 by Sarah J Albert in District Supreme Court for injuries on July 28, 191%.
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Panaman Land Commission
Canal Zone
Washington
City and Suburban Railway Company
District Supreme Court
Sarah J. Albert
She al
Prominent Case Involving Premature Car Start Allegations
The article alleges the vehicle was started early and that the woman was thrown to the ground, suffering injuries to her limbs and body. Attorneys Millan and Smith represent the plaintiff in the case.
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Leges
Millan & Smith
Woman sues piano dealers for $10000 after alleged attack
Carrie Jackson filed a District Supreme Court action against T. P. Culley & Son claiming an agent forcefully entered her home to recover a piano, assaulted her, and tore her dress when she tried to stop him. Attorney Walter P. Plumley represents the plaintiff.
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T. P. Culley & Son
Carrie Jackson
District Supreme Court
Walter P. Plumley
Teachers Support Blair for School Board President
Teachers and school officials regret Capt. James F. Oyster resignation yet back Henry P. Blair as successor, predicting a likely unanimous election. Supt Davidson praised Oyster for invaluable service to the city's schools and noted his tireless efforts for their welfare. Dyeter commended the district and affirmed teaching as the noblest profession.
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James F. Oyster
Henry P. Blair
Supt Davidson
Capt. Oyster
Board of Education
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