Pageant to Begin Rehearsals in Old Builders' Exchange
Indoor rehearsals for the Greek pageant The Fire Regained will start at once in the old Builders' Exchange building loaned by owner Frank Walter. Miss Effie Baker will direct the dances with many Washington society patrons signed on as supporters. Author Lindney M. Flirach arrives to supervise the production as patronage from Mrs. Wilson and other dignitaries grows.
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Frank Walter
Builders’ Exchange
Washington Society
Effie Baker
Fran Niaker
Zoo
Kuilders
Creston Gibson
Lindney M. Flirach
Washington
Mr. Hirsch
Connecticut Avenue
Keiths to Omit Matinee After Keith Death
Keith circuit theaters close this afternoon in respect for Mr Keith. Matinee tickets may be exchanged for later performances. evening shows resume. Funeral party travels from city to Boston. widow is Ethel Chase. son Paul Rech. Boston manager Robins notes Keith death affects policy.
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Keith
New York
B. Keith Vate
Boston
Ethel Chase
Paul Rech
Fo Nibes
Othe Vien Station
Ued Ass
Marold Chase
Robbins
Scout Day Poster Drive Aids Boy Scouts
Washington scouts announce a tag day on April 4 5 to raise funds for meals and work. William Gude president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce endorses the drive urging patriotic citizens to support the boy s efforts. Police alerted to vandalism against banners and flags on streets as the go to church campaign proceeds.
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Tor
Scouts of
Washington
Wilhiam Db Gude
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Trade
Prices of Herring Soar Amid Potomac Shortage
The report notes fertilizer factories using Potomac supplies test and fisheries shortage push prices higher. John T. Jones, ex District oyster inspector, cites 11,000,000 oysters used, with prices rising to 6 dollars per barrel. The US treasury office orders fishermen to move nets from deep water to curb catch near the river mouth and protect spawning.
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Her‘ge
Potomac
John T. Jones
Fonts
United States
What is wrong with the British army gainsay
P A Valle argues in the New York World that the British army is hampered by excessive female influence and social politics. He claims officials lack business sense and human understanding, reducing Britain to a social stunt worse than Austria. He urges national service and merit-based officering to restore strength.
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P. A. Valle
New York
Austria
Gngland
England
British Empire
Otia
Death of E W Emery on long noted in MOSBY trail tale
Ernest William Emery longtime Washington AP wire traffic chief and early leased wire innovator died of heart disease. He began telegraphy as a child, led Washington bureau operations, and helped send news at national conventions. He was past exalted ruler of Washington Lodge Elks and survived by wife, son, and a Rochester born daughter. Funeral planned for Wednesday in his duplex home in DC. Interment at St Marys Cemetery Baltimore.
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Washington
Elks Lodge
Ernest William Mary
Emery
Associated Press
Washington Lodge
B. Pp. O. Ellis
Seneca Falls
Ernest William Emery
Kenyon Street
L. L. Brigham
Rochester
N. Y
John F. Eckenrode
Sacred Heart Church
Helate
St. Mary's Cemetery
Baltimore
Wolf Dooms Missions in War Threat Speech
London dispatch reports Dr. Parker of the China Inland Mission, who escaped the sack of King-Tze-Kwan in Honan, claims the White Wolf bandit has declared war on the missions. The China-based cleric recounts the robber's threat amid recent violence.
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Parker
London
Peking
the Times
China Inland Mission
King-Tze-Kwan
Honan
White Wolf
Elmendorf Talks on Egypt Nile Lecture Tour
Dwight L. Elmendorf presented a Nile journey lecture at the National Theater, guiding the audience from Cairo to Khartoum. The talk featured Cairo pyramids, Memphis, Dendera, Luxor, Karnak, Assuan, Wadi Halfa, and scenes of Khartoum including Gordon’s last stand, ending with a colored tribute to Britain.
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Nile
Cairo
Khartum
Dwight L. Elmendorf
National Pheater
Pyramids
Memphis
Dendera
Luxor
Karnak
Assowan
Wadi Halfa
Gordon
Palmer Williams Vanishes. Parents Seek Help From Police
Palmer Williams, 12, is missing from 905 Monroe Street. Parents urge police to locate him, stating he was last seen saving and preparing to see the world. The note references years old and a vanished child.
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Palmer Williams
Palmer
Monroe Street
Mothers of Today Urge Volunteer Policewomen
A Washington interview with Mrs. Fred T. Dubois outlines a national campaign urging mothers and "big sisters" to volunteer as policewomen. She cites a 12 year old girl left alone at night as proof of need and argues that funds spent on courts and prisons could better serve children through schools and churches.
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Washington
Fred.t. Dubois
Go- Ine
Haime
New Elders Installed at New York Avenue Church
Special ordination and installation services were held at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church yesterday. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe preached on The History and Doctrine of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. W. R. Duvose was ordained elder and, with several named successors, installed as elders. Deacons Charles S. Bradley, John D. McChesney, B. C. Somerville, and Irwin B. Thiele were installed. Dr. Charles A. Richmond, sick with a severe cold, may miss the Union College alumni banquet.
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Radcliffe
New York
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Wallace Radcliffe
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Richmond
Union College
W. R. Duvose
Dr. Duvose
Charles A. Baker
Charles G. Stott
Urwin D. Linton
John M. Foster
Charlea
Bradley
John D. McChesney
B. C. Somervell
Eewin
Belasco Lecture Showcases Stellar Wonders by Baumgardt
B F Baumgardt attracted strong praise at the Belasco last night with a star lecture drawn from 60 topics. The presentation featured vivid telescope images of the sun moon and major constellations. Moon views suggested a theoretical 24 mile Earth distance and Napoleon's portrait sequence offered striking colored vistas in the afternoon.
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B. FR. Baumgardt
Belasco
Napoleon
International congress on child welfare to be hosted in April
President's wife to entertain delegates from China Japan Bulgaria and countries across Europe South America and the United States for the third international congress on child welfare April 2 27 under the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Associations. Notable speakers include Miss Julia Lathrop Dr Helen Putnam Mrs S H Witten Miss Parker Dr J George Becht and many others in public and academic life.
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Movement For Better
National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers’ Associations
South America
Europe
China
Japan
United States
Wilson
White House
Delver
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Helen C. Putnam
Providence
R. J
H. Whitten
Holyoke
Masa
Anna Steese Richardson
New York
Maximilian Ke Grogzmann
Plainfield
N. J
Los Angeles
Cal
Milton P. Higgins
Worcester
Maya
William Foster
Young
Chicago
Fred Dick
Denver
Colo
Orville T. Bright
Henry Osgood Holland
Buffalo
N. Y
Augustus Henry Reeve
Mooreatown
Aristene Felts
Portland
Oreg
Public speech quotes Wilson on crime laws and liquor interests
The text recalls a sermon and a public address at the National Press Club where President Wilson said there are enough things to be corrected. It notes critics questioning congressional action and argues laws alone do not eradicate crime, citing courts and penal institutions as the answer. It ends with Mr Swem criticizing liquor interests seeking to press bars in the northeast.
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Kitchener
England
Wilson Owith
National Press Club
Wilson
Congress
Swem
Liqudr
Fire alarm at Man Darin Chinese Restaurant causes scare
About 100 diners at the Man darin Chinese restaurant, 514 Ninth Street NW, fled in a panic when smoke and flames from an overheated kitchen rose from the third floor. Firemen battled wooden partitions as smoke filled the dining area. proprietor Ber Doo estimated substantial damage.
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Ninth Street
Ber Doo
Lincoln Memorial Excavation Begins in Potomac Park
Groundbreaking for the Lincoln Memorial foundation is under way in Potomac Park. M. F. Comer & Co. of Toledo holds the contract, and work starts at 7:30 this morning with a large crew. Groundbreaking occurred February 12, marking the 1 8th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
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Potomac Park
Lincoln Memorial
M. F. Comer & Co
Toledo
Forecast Promises a Week of Rain Across Regions
The weather bureau predicted unsettled conditions with frequent rains for nearly all parts of the country over the coming week. Temperatures are expected to run above normal in the Eastern and Southern States as a disturbance centered over the Southern Plains moves northeastward bringing widespread rainfall.
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Weather Bureau
Las Night
Bulletin
Plains
Way 10 Oust Judges Plan Aims At Quick Removal Of Inferior Judges
Representative Cordell Hull announces a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish or remove inferior federal judges by House and Senate votes with two thirds consent and due process. The plan seeks a simple, expeditious method to remove judges not guilty of high crimes, addressing delays in the current impeachment process.
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Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Hull
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Soldiers' Home Band Concert in Stanley Hall
This afternoon at 3 20 the United States Soldiers Home Band directed by John S M Zimmermann performs in Stanley Hall. The program includes Le Marche Simpar Fidelis Overture 1823 Little Gray Home in the West The Gondoliers excerpts The Star Spangled Banner and other pieces.
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Stanley Hall
United States Soldiers
John S. M. Zimmermann
Little.Gray
Theresa Hill
Lohr
Sullivan
Qekto
Weathered heat blocks political plans in Congress
Congress faces a long summer as critics warn adjournment by July may slip. House Speaker Champ Clark and Democratic leader Oscar Underwood say hundreds of appropriations remain, with four major supply bills pending. Senate debates on Panama Canal tolls and possible rural credit and presidential primary legislation threaten autumn adjournment.
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Congress
House
Senate
Oscar W. Underwood
Champ Clark
Havenner to Head Party for San Francisco Exhibit
Dr George C Havenner chief clerk of the Commerce Department will head the department supply for the Pan American Pacific Exposition in San Francisco With a 37500 allotment the bureau of fisheries gets 25000 for aquariums and exhibits standards bureau receives 2000 and lighthouses 5000 Wireless demonstrations will be conducted by the bureau of navigation Assisting Havenner are Sloane Brand Wolff Dunlap Conway Parke Graves and others from federal bureaus and surveys
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San Francisco Fair
George C. Havenner
Commerce Department
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Lighthouses
Bureau of Navigation
Havenner
Charles S. Sloane
Census Bureau
A. Brand
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Frank A. Wolff
Irving H. Dunlap
John B. Conway
William A. Parke
Coast and Geodetic Survey
W. F. Graves
Scalding death of Alexandria child prompts inquiry
Four year old Margaret Roxby of Alexandria fell into a tub of boiling water while playing in a kitchen Saturday afternoon. She was rescued by her mother, but died at 4 am. The funeral will be from 435 North Columbus Street tomorrow morning. Funeral services and rites for Carl Wieischmann and J Carlin Creighton are scheduled in local churches today. Alexandria Light Infantry inspection set for Thursday evening. Elks lodge events and other notices appear in this bulletin.
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Margaret Roxby
Alexandria
Shington Post Bureau
King Street
Margaret
William Roxby
Columbus Street
Llewellyn Powell
Carl Wieischmann
St. Mary's Catholic Church
H. J. Cutler
St. Mary's Cemetery
Fleischmann
Alexandria Lodge of Elks
Alexandria Light Infantry
Arthur M. Shipp
U.S. ‘al
Virginia Militia
Slaymaker
Money aid in lieu of jobs for Washington yard dismissals
The executive committee of Columbia Lodge No 174 of the International Association of Machinists promised financial relief if needed to the 110 Washington Heavy Yard workers facing dismissal. A legislative committee reported limited local placements, noting success in Baltimore and Youngstown but futility for local jobs. The lodge will seek to relocate the men to another city, as fear of disruption grows. President N F Alifas of District 44 departed for Beaton to assist Charlestown Navy Yard workers facing similar threats.
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Washington Heavy Yard
Columbia Lodge
No. 174
International Association of Machinists
Naval Lodge Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourth Street
Baltimore
Youngstown
N. F. Alifas
Beaton
Charlestown Navy Yard
Former premier announces run in Dominican presidential race
Santo Domingo reports Gen Alfredo Victoria, ex premier, will run in the April 1 and 2 presidential election. He unites Horacio Vasquez supporters with those of former President Wladio Victoria. He notified President Bordas Valdez and the interior secretary, who replied the elections will be free and legal for all participating groups.
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Santo Domingo
Alfredo Victoria
Horacio
Vasquez
Wladio Victoria
Republic
Bordas Valdez
Secretary of the Interior
Capitol Seekers From Oklahoma Arrive in Washington
Oklahoma Capitol commission members W. 8 Anthony P. J. Goulding and S. A. Douglas arrived in Washington to confer with the Treasury supervising architect. They will tour state capitals and cities including Providence Madison St. Paul before returning. An appropriation of 1,500,000 dollars has been voted for the capital building.
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Anthony
P. J. Goulding
S. A. Douglas
Oklahoma
Capitol
Washington
Supervising Architect of
the Treasury
Metropolitan
Providence
BR. 1
Madison
Wis
St. Paul
Flees a Phantom Army Brown Leaps Into River
Judson Brown a 23 year old brakeman from Potomac Virginia leaped into the Potomac near the Aqueduct bridge yesterday believing Mexicans pursued him. Workers on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal rescued him before drowning. He remained convinced a thousand Mexicans sought his annihilation and was held for exam ination at the Fairfax town unit.
No Danger Absolute Safety Protest in Congress
A public address defends the capital and Congress while condemning two or three House members who have insulted citizens and used obscene language. The speaker calls for impeachment of the offending member and vows lawmakers will be held at home.
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Congress
House
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