Art of France lecture and local meetings in DC
An illustrated talk on The Art of France by Richard N Brooke is set for Corcoran Gallery of Art Monday at 4 15 PM. Various DC groups announce meetings and events including Young Willing Helpers Club at 325 Four and a half Street SW, Washington Secular League debate Sunday at Pythian Temple, and naval hospital recruiting. reports cover accidents, missing person inquiries, and a May 12 Red Cross building dedication with President Wilson expected.
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France
Richard N Brooke
Corcoran Gallery of Art
H Garfinkle
ASL
Washington Secular League
Pythian Temple
Vo Mahoney
Antiwar League
Mazgabeth Freeman
Heace Foderation
Res J. Winchell
John D Bradley
The
Secular League
David Eccles
Naval Hospital
Twentyfourth
F Streets
Wilson
Mabel Boardman
Red Cross Executive Committee
Confederate Veterans Reunion Planned in Washington Camp at Plaza
The Washington board announced a large Confederate veterans reunion with 1667 tents to be supplied by the War Department and a camp on the plaza in front of Union Station. Governors from several states expected in parade, elaborate entertainment planned with concerts receptions trips and a human American flag formed by children.
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Union Station
Confederate Veterans
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Charles T. Clagett
Clagett
War Department
William F. Gude
Charles W. Carr
George W. Worthington
Washington
Ma Fine Band
Appleton P. Clark, Jr
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Street
John Dolph
Melvin Hazen
Virginia
Col. Harper
Film regulations delayed hearing on DC film storage rules
Exchange managers urged postponement of proposed DC regulations for storing motion pictures in sturdy vaults and rooms with 13 inch walls and 1400 cubic feet capacity. They asked delay until the new storage building at Sixth and streets is finished. Commissioner Brownlow said the matter would be reviewed.
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District of Columbia
Board of Commissions
Sixth
Streets
Brownlow
Comedy by School Players A A Russian Honeymoon
Bastern High School Dramatic Club presents A A Russian Honeymoon a comedy of love and pride derived from the French and Eugene Scribe under Mrs Burton Harrison at the school Seventh and C streets southeast tonight and tomorrow night Costumes and scenery provided by the art department with help from native Russians The cast features Willard Small Jr Pearl Myer William Mengert Frances Burgess Margaret Buckler Cameron Burton George Bradley Emma Morgenweck Dorothy Shaner Rosemary Arnold Mahlon Selby Ralph Childs William Pekoffsky Charles Juyons Miner Stout James Edward Burns.
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Eugene Scribe
Burton Harrison
theBastern High School Dramatic Club
C Streets
Art
Russa
Willard 8. Small, Jr
Pearl Myer
William Mengert
Frances Burgess
Margaret Buckler
Cameron Burton
George Bradley
Emma Morgenweck
Dorothy Shaner
Rosemary Arnold
Mahlon Selby
Ralph Childs
William Pekoffsky
Charles S. Juyons
Miner Stout
James Edward Burns
Indicted on charge of stealing mail in Washington
Norman K. Staniford a substitute mail carrier was indicted on four counts for stealing parcels and letters containing money. Indictments also accuse Albert Hupp Irvin Hupp Frances F. House and Otis J. Rogers of the Hupp Automatic Mail Exchange Company of conspiracy and using the mails to defraud. The company allegedly exploited an automatic device to take mail from moving streams with over 1 million dollars tied to stock sales.
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Norman KE. Staniford
Washington Post Office
Albert Hupp
Irvin Hupp
Frances FE. House
Otis J. Rogers
Hupp Automatic Mail Exchange Company
Woodward Building
James V. Girard
Vincent Girardi
Guy M. Neely
Girard
Neely
Edwin M. Farley
George Brown
Daniel Cooper
John Dixon
Allie J. O. Fox
Philip Medley
George M. Griffith
Harvey Eden
Marry Eaton
John Lucas
William Ivory
Eliza Smith
Charles Kelsher
John Matthews
John Wallace
Clinton A. P. Seitz
Norman Elser
Charles Slater
Sword Presented to Maj Shannon by Railroad Officials
Maj Robert E Shannon of the Quartermaster Reserve Corps received a gold trimmed sword and belt from Washington railroad office representatives. Col W S Colman of the Seaboard Air Line presented the gift on behalf of other lines in a noon ceremony at the C and O Line office, followed by a luncheon. Shannon has long managed army transport matters and is well regarded by officials and colleagues.
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Robert E. Shannon
Quartermaster Reserve Corps
Quartermaster General's Office
Washington
C. and O
W. 8. Colman
Seaboard Air Line
Maj. Shannon
Bis
Automobiles to Be Used for Delegates During April Events
The Washington Board of Trade Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association will ask every member who owns a car to lend it for April 14 and 15 to showcase the city to collegiate alumnae delegates arriving April 9 through 19. A small Washington folder and program will be prepared for the National Congress of Mothers and PTA, which meets here for a seven day convention. George Y. Worthington led the meeting in chairman’s absence.
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Washington Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Association
Washington
National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers’ Association
George Y. Worthington
C. J. Gockeler
Comedy Help A Success At Local Normal School
An efficient cast led by Ed Muth delivered the new musical comedy Help at the J. Ormond Wilson Normal School last night to favorable reviews. The lineup included Paul Jones Ruth Kebler Mrs Burns Sam Burrows and several other performers in a lively production.
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Ed Muth
Mr. Muth
J. Ormond Wilson Normal School
Mr Muth
Paul Jones
Ruth Kebler
Burns
Sam Burrows
Unger
Greenwood
Misa Dickman
Lowe
A. Arnold
George Markward
E. Hoffman
Lyman F. Kebler
M.G
Sun and Tide Table March Weather Summary
The forecast covers Washington DC and Maryland with fair conditions Friday and Saturday, warmer with light southerly winds. Virginia also sees fair, warmer days with variable winds. Disturbances exit Gulf of St Lawrence and central Alberta, bringing rain and snow in northern regions. overall U.S. weather remains mostly clear with higher temps in the plains and Rocky Mountain areas. Temperature readings through the day show highs near 59 and lows around the mid 40s, with negligible rainfall and about one hour of sunshine.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Michigan
Ohio
Alberta
Middle Plateau
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Plaina States
Southwest
Pacife
Plateau
Upper
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Upper Lake Region
Interior
Atlantic Coast
Dr Gordon Wi Delivers Second Sermon on Spiritualism
In Washington the First Congregational Church at Tenth and G streets NW hosts Dr Gordon W s second discourse on Sir Oliver Lodge s book Raymond The 1200 copies of the plated sermon will be distributed Sunday morning The evening service at 9 oclock asks Can the Living Speak With the Dead The preacher will discuss messages From Raymond and invites thoughtful attendees The morning talk at 11 oclock covers The Secret of Thought Control to aid weary minds The First Church is described as the Church of the Stranger Also notices promote fresh oysters fish eggs poultry and Shaffer s Easter decorations plus a Bible Scouts appeal to pray for Congress and for God s world to improve.
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Gordon Wi
Sir Oliver Lodge
Dr. Gordon
Raymond
First Congregational Church
Tenth
Oliver
Balto
P. N.W
Hsau Johnson
Grand Jury Opens Milk Price Inquiry in Washington
The District Supreme Court grand jury, with Justice Gould presiding, begins an inquiry into what is described as a milk and cream trust. United States Attorney Lasky urged the probe after preliminary investigations by his aides into milk, cream, and dairy prices. Milk in the District now sells for 11 to 12 cents a quart, cream about 16 cents, with butter around 45 cents per pound and cheese in the 37 to 30 cent range.
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District Supreme Court
Bengun
Washington
Justice Gould
Grand Jury
United States
Lasky
James B. Archer
M. C. van Fleet
Maryland
Virginia
Held on Arson Charge Simon Bailey Charged
Simon Bailey a 29 year old black resident of 714 Half Street Southwest is jailed at the fifth precinct on arson charges. Police say he confessed to setting a March 27 fire at his wife Alice Bailey’s home at 814 Second Street Southeast and a second blaze found early yesterday morning. James Hawkins, a roomer, helped extinguish the first fire. Domestic troubles are cited as motive.
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Simon Bailey
Half Street
Firth
Bailey
Alice Bailey
Second Street
James Hawkins
Two Men Held for Copper Thefts at Giesboro Point
George Taylor and Charles W Taylor, both colored laborers at Washington Steel and Ordnance Company in Giesboro Point D C, were arrested by Detective Jones for stealing ingot copper. Over $100 of copper ingots have been recovered with more expected. Company officials say thefts have occurred for several months.
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George Taylor
Charles W. Taylor
van Street
Washington Steel and Ordnance Company
Giesboro Point
D. C
Detective Jones
Jones
Births Reported In Acknowledgment Entries
Birth notices list numerous couples with newborns a boy or girl, including Aquiline Kern Fisher Wagner Rosenberg Ramweeger Waesche Bell Reach Burrows Spindle Hines Kelleher Leavitt Carr Norfolk Venable Carman Crawford Mathews Brown Hager Mitchell Edmonds Gordon Thomson Gilbert Horwitz Grossman Wolf Silverstone Chrisman Graham Butler Rabbitt Miller Rechette High Point Ferran Chamber Vanderben Witerback Wilson Davis McCauley Herndon Titus Davis.
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Zacarita
Angelina Aquiline
George and
Grace Kern
Howard
Marie Fisher
Paul and
Theresa Wagner
Jacob
Pauline Rosenberg
William
Ruby Ramweeger
Russell
Dorothy Waesche
John D
Ann G. Bell
Raymond HB
Lola Reach
Charles R
Minnie Burrows
Robert L
Luarn Ann Spindle
Henry
Grace Hines
Cornelius and
Elisahbeth Kelleher
Bertha Leavitt
Wttam P
Olive P. Carr
Charles C
Irene D. Norfolk
Clarence H
Pearl R. Venable
Ray A
Helen L. Carman
Henry T
Agnes de Recef Crawford
John
Mary Mathews
Wise
Sailie Brown
James
Radie Hager
George W
Ida P. Mitchell
Fred
Emma Edmonds
William and
Mary Gordon
Wiliiary
Carrie Welsey
Baltimore
Waabington
George A. Miller
Alfred Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Lillie J. Rechette
High Point
N.C
L. M. Chambers
Charles A. Carrigan
Vanderben
Ethel M. Ferran
Washington
James M. McCauley
Thomas T. Witerback
Lille Wilson
Herndon
Titus E. Davis
Deaths Reported in Local Notices List
A long list of deaths and ages appears with scattered addresses and institutions. Names include Thomas Edwardlark Jr 54 Harry Racke 40 Bredrik Sandberg 49 Henry H Wiegand 45 Chloe Berry 70 Mary Hartnett 85 Louis Burkhardt 88 James Holland Lewis 28 Margaret Lane 68 Sallie Brown 68 Laura S Horner 54 Walter Thomes 60 Mamie P James 47 Sarah Robinson 42 Lillian Day 1 year Sarah Williams 65 Henry Booth 66 M William Allen 20 Joseph Robinson Alfred Thompsinson 6 Sophia Matthewe 78 among others with various streets and hospitals noted.
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Thomas Edwardlark, Jr
Bates St
Harry ©. Racke
4Th St
Bredrik Sandberg
Potomac River
Navy Yard
Henry H. Wiegand
7Th St. Se
Chloe ¥. Berry
5Th St. Ne
Mary Hartnett
St. Eliz
Louis Burkhardt
A. S
James Holland Lewis
6Th St. Ow
Margaret Lane
Parkwood Ol
Sallie Brown
L St. Aw
Laura S. Horner
Vernon St
Walter Thomes
1916 Strike Wave Sets New U.S. Record
Labor scarcity and high prices pushed 1916 to a record year with 3108 strikes nationwide. Department of Labor data show two thirds sought higher wages and shorter hours while disputes over unionization also spurred action. In over seven hundred cases workers won, employers prevailed in nearly five hundred, and others were compromised.
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United States
Department of Labor
Morse Offer To Buy Chesapeake and Potomac Steamboats
Directors of Washington steamboat companies meet to decide on Charles W. Morse led capitalists bid to purchase Chesapeake and Potomac and Colonial Beach lines with a favorable ruling anticipated. Papers to be signed within days and new owners plan immediate operations. Service under the new company expected to begin around May 15. Dr W W Wilkinson formerly of Washington dies at Catawba Sanitarium Virginia and is buried in South Boston Virginia.
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Charles W. Morse
New York
Chesapeake and Potomac
Colonial Beach
Washington
W. W. Wilkinson
Catawba Sanatorium
Virginia
South Boston
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Sergto Ay
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Library of Congress
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Leslie MacShaw
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Archibald Miller
Tenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Robert Barnes
Gracecourt
Timothy J. Casey
Eighth Street
North Capitol Street
Casualty Hospital
Fifth and
M Streets
Washington Asylum Hospital
William Walling
Dumbarton Avenue
Joyce Engraving Company
Martin E. Wisewonter
Prince Georges County
First Precinct
Batreat
Seventh Street
George Davies
Hotel Hellmen of
Old Masonic Temple
Ninth
Hotel
Bellmen’s Association of Washington
F. J. Losey
R .J. Berry
T. P Jones
P. Turner
W. J. Munen
W. C. Tatlant
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M. Miller
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Comstock
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Bee
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Bernice Calhoun
Mary T. @. Hartley
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George H. Lambert
T Street
Drama League
Detlon Marthinson
Esther Gude
Mabel Roberts
Stanley Hall
United States Soldiers’ Home Band
M. Zimmermann
Buffalo Flyer
Lustepiel
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11Th St
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