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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1916

Page

8

Graduation exercises mark Chevy Chase Seminary seniors

Thirteen senior girls at Chevy Chase Seminary will hold commencement exercises the evening of Monday May 15 with a lawn fete for the American Red Cross next Thursday, a song recital by Marie Yahr, and a Saturday home visit by Principal Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker.

Chevy Chase Seminary Marie Yahr Samuel Nelson Barker Chevy Chase Phyllis Frank Beekman Massachusetts Jane Briggs Indiana Helen S. Carsten Pennsylvania Lola 8. Eatberg Wiaconein Genette Hemenway Colorado Marie B. Hibbs Kentucky Sarah Marila Momett South Dakota Edena Maria Riley Nebraska Nan Evelyn Spalding Leta Lenore Straight Iowa Edith Dorothea Whitfield Alabama Henrietta Yahr Illinois Gertrude A. Zinameister

Pavlova on Screen at Casino Theater In Great Dancer Show

City notes praise for Anna Pavlova appearing on screen in The Dumb Girl of Portici at the Casino Theater. The article extols her as the greatest living dancer and pantomime artist in film, surpassing stage legends, with reviews likening the spectacle to a major operatic achievement.

Casino Theater Russia Anna Pavlova Portic Anna Paviova Geraldine Farrar Anna Paviowa Paviowa Metropolitan Opera House Pavions Herriumph Auber

Births Reported From Many Families Across Town

Birth notices list numerous couples with newborns including Waldecker girl, Wallace boy, Townsend boy, Silverman girl, Smith girl, Schneider boy, O Connell girl, Miller girl, McDaniel girl, Meets boy, Kandrick boy, Kurad boy, Jenkins girl, Burley boy, Hart boy, Hart boy, Costello girl, Campbell boy, Colvin girl, Bennett boy, Williams boy, Holmes boy, Green girl, Brown boy, Ashby girl. Several dated entries show names and ages for listed relatives.

Udo B Grace A. Waldecker Henry and Ysabella Wallace Harry Victorine Townsend Sophia Silverman Charles L Hattie BE Smith Percy O Dorothy V. Schneider David J Annie O'Connell Myer Gusale Miller William Ross L. McDaniel Peter A Helen T. Meets Harry E Rosie P. Kandrick Max and Birdell Kurad Samuel A Augusta Jenkins Francia A Aingela Burley Bilas RK Mildred Horton John W Beatrice Hart William and Mamie Hart Alfred Edith Costello Vierie A Lofta Campbell Charles and Carrie V. Colvin James G Evélin H. Bennett William C Lillian Williams John Jane Rosa George Bettie Holmes William H Annie R Green Walter L Rachel A Brown John L Jennie Ashby

Police News Notes From District Thefts and Accidents

A parade of reported robberies to the police lists items stolen from various urban locations including the Warehouse in the rear of the old Georgetown market house and several northwest addresses. Valuables range from lead pipe and copper wire to jewelry, bicycles, and a tuned diamond ring, with incidents near Fort Myer and at multiple storefronts and residences. Multiple injuries from traffic and fall incidents are noted, including a fractured leg at Upshur and Seventeenth, a child run over on Corcoran Street, and a scooter collision on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Georgetown Market House Sulut Lienson Clothing Company Commissary Department United States Army Fort Myer Aia Pennsylvania Avenue John Doyle Carmody Vermont Avenue Clara M. Halslup Twelfth Street Albert H. Carroll Connecticut Avenue Lucien Paul Highth Street New York Bicycle Company Seventh Street Mass Victoria Schelner Illinoia Avenues Northwest Bicycle Abraham Hawkins Elm Street H Street Joseph Buceiantime Hibbs Fifteenth Street E Toliver Fifth Street Florida Avenue Bicycle Joseph Oconnell Solitalia Alice Harvey Columbia Road Lady's Silk D M_ Shoemaker Eastern Street Takoma Park D. C H. B. Treakle White Stone Frederick Freund L Street Tenth Street George Butler Seventeenth Upshur Freedmen’s Hospital Geraldine Butler Corcoran Street American Tea Company

Weather and tide table for May 6 1918 with forecasts

This page lists sunrise and sunset, tide highs and lows, weather forecasts for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia, and a mid afternoon reading. It notes generally fair conditions for Saturday and Sunday with local rains possible in southern New England and the northern upper lake region. Temperatures range around mid 60s to mid 70s with prevailing winds and river conditions at Harper’s Ferry and surrounding areas.

Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Alberta Nevada Atlantic States North Carolina Soutthern New England Lake Upper Ohio Valley North Pacific States Interior Rocky Mountains Plains States Mountains Upper Lake Region Mississippi River

Deaths listed in city records at multiple facilities

A long list of deaths is reported including Agnes Kirkham aged 50 at Washington Asylum Hospital and John T. Welsh aged 26 at Government Hospital for the Insane. Other names include James Dreux 58 at Home for Aged and Infirm, Alpheus Bell 61 at Government Hospital for the Insane, Joseph M. Offutt 54 at 1021 8th St NW, Oliver Cannples 76 at 418 6th St NW, Frank M. Howe 78 at 1418 11th St NW, Philip Morris 60 at United States Soldiers Home DC, Charlotte T. Stormer 90 at 1641 D St SE, Robert N. Boates 60 at Providence Hospital, Rebecca E. Howard 42 at 308 14th St SE, George W. Perritt Sr 70 at 1264 Zist St, Bary Harrison 76 at Home for Aged and Afro, Lucille Tyler 18 at 142 Pierce St NW, Robert Moody 35 at 1941 19th St NW, Singancé Kaz 5 months at 2050 Ste AW.

Agnes Kirkham Washington Asylum John T. Welsh Government Hospital James Dreux Home Alpheus Bell Joseph M. Offutt 8Th St. Nw Oliver Cannples 6Th St. Ow Frank M. Howe 11Th St Philip Morris United Sitates Soliers Rebecca E. Howard 14Th St. Se George W. Perritt, Sr Zist Bary Harrison Lucille Tyler Pierce St Robert Moody 19Th St Singancé Kaz Ste

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