Vice President Sherman Receives Auto Mobile Blue Books
Vice President Sherman was presented with automobile Blue Books describing every drivable road in the United States. The presentation at the Capitol by F H Elliott of the Touring Club of America accompanied talks on the Richmond Good Roads Congress. Sherman expressed support and promised to aid the movement, with plans to host or attend the September 12-15 Richmond gathering.
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Elliott
Toring Club of America
Sherman Indorses
Good Roads Congress
Richmond
Sherman
United States
Congress
F H Elliott
Touring Club of America
Elliott LeRoy Mark
Washington
The
Senator Oliver
Pennsylvania
Charles G Bennett
Senate
Ellott
Mark
Good Roads’ Congress
American Association For Highway Improvement
Eliott
J. E. Pennypacker
Taft
Frederick Elliott
New York
Representatives in Court Exonerate Dowrick
Three state representatives testified yesterday in the US police court, exonerating contractor James A Dowrick of negligently driving and injuring Peylan A Kennedy. Scott Ferris John H Stevens and R Thomas testified Kennedy caused his own injury by stepping into the vehicle. Judge Pugh dismissed the case based on their testimony.
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James A Dowrick
Judge Pugh
United States
Peylan A. Kennedy
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
John H. Stevens
Texas
R. Thomas
Kentucky
Driscoll
Kennedy
Washington to host second hill climb near Glidden tour
The Automobile Club of Washington plans a second hill climb around June 19 if approved by the board of governors. Naylor's hill is favored if district permission and police protection are secured. The next board meeting will also discuss the carnival proposition.
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Automobile Club of Washington
Board of Governors
Washington
Naylor’s Hill
Washington Seminary Commencement Honors Diverse Graduates
Mrs George T Smallwood presided at Washington Seminary commencement exercises. Dean Wilbur of George Washington University delivered the address and presented diplomas. Several students from Maryland Pennsylvania Tennessee Oregon and the District of Columbia received English and academic diplomas and certificates. A reception followed with music and dancing as the farewell to students.
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Washington Seminary
George T Smallwood
Dean Wilbur
George Washington University
Miss Allnutt
Maryland
Gruhe
Lincoln
Miss Niles
Hargis
Edison
Cannon
Pennsylvania
Caroline Gordon Hargis
Ruth Jonas
Oregon
Agnes Anna Langley
District of Columbia
Anna Belle Allnutt
Mildred Elsner
New York
Nell Davis
Maine
Margaret Ravenscroft Rice
Smallwood
Cadets to Attend Funeral for Drowned Cadet Joshua Saunders
An entire company of cadets from Western High School will attend Joshua Saunders’s funeral this afternoon at 8 o'clock at 9618 Eleventh Street NW. Saunders, a high school cadet, drowned while swimming in the Potomac Tuesday. The Rev John Van Schaik Jr will conduct the services at Rock Creek Cemetery, with pallbearers named Sergis Knight Meany Krentzlin Court Kimball and Corp Pimper, fellow cadets.
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Western High School
Joshua Saunders
Rock Creek
Young Saunders
Potomac
John van Schaip, Jr
Church of Our Father
A G B Pierce
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Eleventh Street
Sergis
Knight
Meany
Krentzlin
Court
Kimball
Corp
William C Burroughs Civil War Vet Dies in Washington
William Catesby Burroughs longtime Washington resident and Civil War veteran died at 217 Linworth Place Southwest after a year long illness kidney and stomach trouble. He served in the Sixteenth Virginia Infantry and Washington Light Infantry Zouaves. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 pm with private burial in Congressional Cemetery. He leaves wife Anne Carroll Burroughs and daughter Mrs John M Davis.
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Washington
William Catesby Burroughs
Linworth Place
Mr Burroughs
St. Mary County
Burroughs
Sixteenth
Virginia Infantry Volunteers
Washington Light Infantry
Zouaves
Congressional Cemetery
Anne Carroll Burroughs
John M. Davis
Richmond Girl Elopes to Washington With Tobacco Salesman
Miss Myrtle M Turner aged 18 of Richmond Virginia ran away with Roland W Jenkins a salesman for the American Tobacco Company. They were married by Rev John Reid Shannon at 430 C Street Northwest with Miss Olive Webster as witness. After a tour of the Capital the trio returned to Richmond.
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Myrtle M. Turner
Richmond
Washington
Roland W . Jenkins
American Tobacco Company
John Reid Shannon
C Street
Olive Webster
Greek Legends Portrayed in Belcourt Seminary Exercises
Belcourt Seminary held its annual afternoon program in the large Belcourt auditorium. Students presented scenes from Thre Earthly Paradise and Greek legends. Participants included Jessie Ross Elise Bowman Terry Eberle Hattie Mae McCord Linnie Mullins Annie Ray Townsend Mayme Storey Lillian Burk Elen Connor and Gwynn Griffith.
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Belcourt Seminary
Belcourt
Jessie Ross
Elise Bowman
Terry Eberle
Hattie Mae McCord
Linnie Mullins
Annie Ray Townsend
Mayme Storey
Lillian Burk
Elen Connor
Gwynn Griffith
City Bulletins and Meeting on Trade Amalgamation
Washington Board of Trade to hold what may be its largest, most spirited meeting tonight at the New Willard to discuss amalgamation with the Chamber of Commerce. Meeting starts at 8 o clock. Also notes include local ads for ginger ale health claims and elocution contest at Georgetown University Gaston Hall this afternoon with fourteen candidates announced.
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Washington Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
New Willard
Willam Wirt Dixon, Jr
Georgetown University
Gaston Hall
James F. Meedham
Daniel H O Sulliivan
Robert J Gannon
John J Mathison
Edward V. Heiskell
Harold J Carton
Thomas C O'Sullivan
Stephen W Carroll
Leo B Norris
Andrew T Beary
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Detroit, Mich
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