Groundbreaking of South Methodist Church in D C
Ground was broken for a new Methodist Episcopal Church South edifice at Ninth and Massachusetts Avenue NW to replace Mount Vernon Place Church. Mrs. W V Tudor turned the first spade. Clergy spoke on patriotism, faith, and the era's challenges as the ten year campaign closes.
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Methodist Episcopal Church South
Mount Vernon Place
South Church
Ninth and
Massachusetts Avenue
W. V. Tudor
Pr. W. V. Tudor
Mount Vernon Place Church
Keith's
Clod
Washington Square
New York City
Sarah Padden
James J. Morton
McIntyre
Heath
Bondini Brothers
Carltona
Joe Towle
Frank Hale
Signa Paterson
Daisy Jean
Europe
Charlta Howard
Old Kentucky
Chéries Darey
Horace Holton
Queen Beas
Layson
Madge
Kentucky Colonel
Florence Rittenhouse
Howard Lange
Tyne
William P. Carlton
Frank Layson
Bernard Thornton
Louise Remley
Hammond Dalley
Ralph Remley
Striking Car Strikebreakers Arrested by Police
Alfred Davis 27 and Edward Capon 26, strikebreakers for Washington Railway and Electric Co., were arrested by Fifth precinct officers on assault charges. They allegedly assaulted Harry Trammell 23 and Carl Forsythe 32 on Eleventh Street SE while operating a car on the Anacostia line. Both were released on $100 collateral.
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Alfred Davis
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Edward Capon
Ibsan
Waters
Fifth Precinct
Davis
Capon
Anacostia
Harry D Trammel
Fourth Street
Cart
Forsythe
Tenth Street
Eleventh Street
Trammell
Trammel
Justice McCoy Faces Mandamus Over Bill of Exceptions
Justice Walter T McCoy of the District Supreme Court is named in mandamus proceedings in the District Court of Appeals to compel him to sign a bill of exceptions in Richmond Park Improvement Co against Hight & Co trial, where a verdict against Hight was for 1642.73. Former Judge Daniel Thew Wright counseled Hight. McCoy refused to allow the bill as it did not meet appellate requirements.
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Walter T McCoy
District Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Richmond Park Improvement Company
B Hight
Hight & Co
Hight
Daniel Thew Wright
McCay
Rumors of Arrests and War Actions But Unconfirmed
Reports claimed arrests of German born Washington men and a possible suicide, with whispers of searches of German homes and a battle between a merchant ship and a submarine. Telephones at The Washington Post were busy, but none of the rumors could be confirmed. The tip line circulated widely amid fears Germany would declare war, yet the items had no foundation.
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Secret Service
Washington
Washington Post
Jang- Teng
Germany
NO BATTLE FLAGS AT REUNION
The Legson of Loyal Women met at the Raleigh and voted to display only the American flag during the Confederate veterans reunion in June. The group warned battle flags would be inadvisable amid the present tension. Mrs Adam Wess recalled the legion’s role in the Spanish American War and a $4,000 fund was started to support a veteran home in Washington.
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Raleigh
Adam Wess
Legion
Washington
Plans for Lansburgh Department Store Home Guard
Plans call for a male clerk home guard group from Lansburgh & Bro aged 16 to 45 with a meeting at Lansburgh's Saturday night to discuss preliminaries and a battalion. Initiative credited to Lieut. W Ek Holmes and District Boy Scout leader. Funeral services for John S Brent will be at 1925 Eighteenth Street NW at 1:30 PM with interment at Arlington. Survived by wife Rebecca Whittle Brent Elsworth and Marion R Brent and Edna Brent Carson.
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Lansburgh & Bro
Lansburgh's
W EK Holmes
John S Brent
Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry
Eighteenth Street
Arlington
Brent
Rebecca Whittle Brent
Elsworth
Marion R. Brent
Edna Brent Carson
Shirley Kaye at National Theater stars Elsie Ferguson
Hulbert Footner's four act comedy Shirley Kaye comes to the National Theater this week with Elsie Ferguson in the title role. The plot pits big business against a society girl as she rescues her father and pursues love amid railway battles and social intrigue. Ferguson's presence and the production's elegant staging anchor a readable if familiar Broadway style review.
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Hulbert Footner
Shirley Kaye
Elsie Ferguson
National Theater
Charles Kiein
Shirley
E Street
Woolner
Union Central Railway
Wall
Miss Ferguson
Mr. Footner
Portia
Frances Netlaon
Columbia Players
Misa Neilson
Baylis
Jacques Martin
Magen
Kitty ‘Brown
William Holden
Lee Baker
Mr. Holden
Mr. Baker
Rawson
Pioneer Mill Sold In Alexandria To Out Of Town Buyers
The Pioneer Mill, a large riverfront brick structure at the foot of Duke street, formerly Emerson Engine Company property, has been sold by Donald Woodward of Washington to an out of town firm. Purchase price not disclosed. purchasers to take possession within 30 days and install machinery for a patented shaft coupling, promising work for many skilled mechanics.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
River Front
Duke Street
Pioneer Mill
Emerson Engine Company, Inc
Donald Woodward
Washington
Aladdin From Broadway at the Garden
A bet of 100000 sends a young spendthrift from New York’s gay white way to Mecca to recover a hidden prayer book. Edith Storey stars in a melodramatic photoplay where Aladdin disguises as a Moslem beggar, marries a diamond merchant’s wife, and faces rival factions, with a dramatic revelation of a long buried crime.
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New York
Mecca
Haat
Aladdin
Broadway
Garden
Hfe
Edith Storey
Antonio Marino
William Duncan
Microscope Needed to Find a Dollar in 1917 Outlook
Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of Southern Pacific Railroad committees, told the Newlands Interstate Commerce panel that rising commodity prices have cut the dollar’s purchasing power by 66 percent. He warned that if trends continue, by 1918 a microscope would be needed to see a dollar. He noted freight rates fell 13 percent since 1895 while operating costs per train mile rose 93 percent, pushing railroads toward bankruptcy without higher rates.
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Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Railroad
Newlands Joint Committee On Interstate Commerce
Mr. Kruttschnitt
The Witching Hour at Strand Prompts Mixed Reactions
Augustus Thomas drama adapted for film screens at the Strand. Aubrey Smith and Marie Shotwell lead a cast as Jack Brookfield reads minds and battles gambling. Helen marries another. years later Brookfield’s son Clay kills a man, faces trial, and a new trial arises through mind reading and a judge’s letter.
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Augustus Thomas
Strand
Aubrey Smith
Marie Shotwell
Robert Conness
Helen Arnold
Jack Sherrill
Freeman Barnes
Jack Brookfield
Helen
Clay
Viale Brockfield
Supreme Court
Brookfield
Postmaster Examinations Loom For Class One Two Three
President Wilson will issue an order setting examinations for candidates seeking nominations as first second and third class postmasters with effect from April 1 He met yesterday with Postmaster General Burleson The change ends the practice of noncompetitive appointments based on congressional recommendations and sparked Capitol protests prior to Congress return No statement on whether examinations will be conducted by the postal service.
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Wilson
Burleson
Congress
Capitol
Huntington, Green and
Maryland
Pasadena
California
California Hotel Co
United States
Robbery Reported At Walter Reed Hospital
Edward Lanahan of Walter Reed Army Hospital on Georgia Avenue reported to police that clothing, jewelry, toilet articles and cash totaling 115000 plus were stolen from his quarters at the hospital yesterday.
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Edward Lanahan
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Georgia Avenue
Live Stock Markets and Commodity Prices Report
Markets show receipts and prices across livestock and commodities. Cattle, sheep, and hogs listed with varied ranges. butter, eggs, cheese, pork, beef, lard, and flour prices noted. regional quotes from New York and Baltimore include shortages and steady shifts.
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Ck Xo
Balind
New York
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Mess
Family
BHEF
Middle West
Philadelphia
Western Creamery
F. c
May Carnival Postponed by Midcity Association
The Midcity Citizens' Association met at Fourteenth and U Streets NW and indefinitely postponed the May carnival planned for May 15. The meeting reported progress on lighting upgrades for Fourteenth Street from Thomas Circle to Florida Avenue, with a promised improvement from the city commissioners. A. J. Driscoll outlined the gardening plan as activities would occur within the association zone through home and school groups.
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Midcity Citizens’ Association
Fourteenth
U Streets
Fourteenth Street
Thomas Circle
Florida Avenue
A. J. Driscoll
Home Club actors praised for Continental Congress play
Secretary Lane honorary president of the Home Club lauded the Department of the Interior cast for The Continental Congress at Casino Theater. The reception at 14 Jackson Place Northwest featured red white and blue decorations, music, and dancing, with Lane calling the play an object lesson for aliens seeking citizenship.
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Department of the Interior
Continental Congress
Casino Theater
Lane
Home Club
Board of Trustees
Jackson Place Northwest
Auto Traffic Law In Suit Over Diagonal Crossing
Walter Sparshott a six year old sues Ward Baking Company for 5000 dollars claiming an automobile ran him down at Twenty third and 1st streets northwest. The case filed in the District Supreme Court names Cora May Sparshott as guardian. The question concerns whether moving diagonally across intersections violates traffic rules or if right hand curve is required.
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District Supreme Court
Walter Sparshott
Cora May Sparshott
Ward Baking Company
Baltimore grain and poultry market prices in a holiday close
Baltimore markets report a holiday close with grain and poultry prices listed by boat and express. Eggs and butter values are provided for Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and nearby regions, while New York notes nervous negotiations and price shifts on May contracts and nearby futures.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Western
West Virginia
Southern
Jennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Indictment Challenge in Hopewell Police Case
A motion to quash the indictment charging Guy Rone a Hopewell policeman with blackmailing William Wisdom and William M Combs was heard in District Supreme Court Criminal Division 1. The defense argues the charge fails to state a crime and merges felony and misdemeanor sections. The motion will be argued Friday before Judge Gould. bail is set and readiness for Friday appears.
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Guy Rone
William Wisdom
William M Combs
Hopewell
District Supreme Court
James A. O'Shea
Dustinee Gould
Rene
Lindses
Juntore Gould
Veterans Post 50 Years Old Celebrations Set Tomorrow
The Potomac Valley Veterans Post 50th anniversary events occur tomorrow night at Grand Arms Hall on Pennesslyanca Avenue North East. Charter dated March 14, 1967 with 456 comrades. Kit Carson led the unit. About 141 active members and 150 widows remain on records.
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Kit Carson
Department of the Potomac
Grand Arms Hall
Pennesslyanca Avenue
North Eal
Kit Carscan
Patriotism Above Money Address Calls For War Ethics
Montana Representative Jo M Evans told Lincoln Camp No 9 Sons of Veterans in the Perpetual Building Hall that patriotism must rise above money. He warned the country has forgotten sentiment amid the rush for wealth and urged readiness to show strength if war comes, hoping to avert conflict.
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United States
Jo M. Evans
Montana
Lincoln Camp Nog
Sons of Veterans
Thieves Take Mixed Loot From Samuel Goodman Office
A barrel of Christmas tree trimmings and a sheet iron turkey roaster valued at 26 dollars were stolen from Samuel Goodman at 6 Morton street northward. Thieves ransacked the Capital Traction Co offices at 4220 M street Sunday night, breaking desks and lockers and taking 1 dollar in change. A pair of beagle dogs valued at 50 dollars belonging to George Emmons at 2444 Thirty-eighth Street northwest were reported stolen yesterday.
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Samuel Goodman
Morton Street
Capital Traction Company
M Street
George Emmons
Thirty-eighth Street
Wilson Denies Pardons for Diggs Caminetti Case
President Wilson refused clemency for Maury J. Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti convicted in San Francisco under the white slave law. The two men must begin prison terms. The Supreme Court released decisions and orders and recessed until April.
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Wilson
Maury J. Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
San Francisco
aApreme Cos
Supreme Court
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Bozo
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Crandall's
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Midcity Association
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