Victor in Cadet Drills at Central High School
Cadets from Central High School swept the 28th annual high school cadet drill at American League Park winning first prize under Capt. Belcher of Company M Central. Western High School took second with Capt. Whelchel of Company H, and Central’s Capt. Lester led Company A to third. Crowds cheered as judges praised overall training and drill discipline amid 15,000 spectators.
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Belcher
Co. M. Central
Lester
Co. A
Central
Whelchel
Co. 8
Western
Central High School
Capt. Fisher
Ventral
Tadle
Waanington
American League Park
Collie
Bart Church Clark
Eastern High
John Itatele
Breckinridge
Shook
Hinds
J. Longatrest Whelthal
Western Iigh
Company A
George N. Lester, Jr
Cape Belcher
Vletorioua
Kraund
M. P. Flobbs
Engineer Corps
United States Army
Company M
Capt. Belcher
Chester Bassett
Bain Lightfoot
Western High School
M. J. Filing
McKinley
Breckenridge
Col. Clark
John R Beicher
Leutenant
Stuart P Keitmuller
Burnham Yung Kwai
Joseph
J. McPhaul
Louis W. Turoit
Archie D. McLachlen
Joseph W. Belcher
James B. Pennybacker
Marion J. Jackson
Herbert C. Bursley
Donald B. Tallman
John H. Alden
Howard H. Kapey
Lewis W. Call
Franklin C. Knock
Isaac Lord
Willard D. Normandy
Howard HH
Company A. Cyntral High School
Norte Lester, Jr
Briony
Hares
Lowell Gray
Leo W Simon
Karl Wood
Herbert M. Jones
Edward J. Duffles
William Flood
Carl B. Brunner
Earle Owens
William YV. Bennetts
Douglas ©. Starr
Fred J. Harbaugh
John &. Schooley
Elbert L. Richardson
Carl G. Stoner
Donald H. Chawell
Everetta Pailips
Harry Woodward
Francia Tench
Raymond Stein
James HE. Stangld
Horace EB. Wood
Robert C. Moore
Fred H. van Vranken
Ora L. Hunt
Wallace By
Scrivener
Philip M. Ringo
Douglas J. Dosenderf
Panald H. Read
Stanley Carr
Thomas
William H. Chew
Warren Fonter
Varnon_A. Roberts
Benjamin H. Vernon
Fotorghham
Kendall Gibson
Emile A. esaKt
Ka P. Meyer
Weather and tides and cadet parade highlights from May 25, 1915
The issue prints a sun and tide table with high and low tides, and a lengthy weather forecast covering the District of Columbia and surrounding states. It also details a large Washington high school cadet drill, awarding Company M of Central High School first prize, and lists rosters and awards for multiple companies with remarks from school officials.
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Bop of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
District of Columbia
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Rosenthal Case Recalls 1912 Murder and Becker Trial
The report recounts Herman Rosenthal shot by gunmen in 1912 near New York, the indictment of Lieut. Charles Becker, multiple trials and death sentences, and associates Letty Louis Rosenberg Cirofiel and Whitey Lewis who were executed at Sing Sing. It notes graft exposure led by Whitman and Becker's alleged role as planner and employer in the plot.
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New York
Herman Rogenthal
Forty-third Street
Theeart
Broadway
Horowitz
Herman Rosenthal
Sully
Charles Becker
Justice Got
Court of Appeals Grants & Mew
Sing Sing
Tombe
Dard
Letty Louis" Rosenberg
Dago Frank
Cirofiel
Whitey” Lewis
Sing Sing Prison
Becker
Rosenthal
Jaid
Charles 9
Whitman
New York City
Whitmant
Court of Appeals
Russia Offers Trade Sealed Bag To Ambassador in Washington
Scott R Hayes arrives in New York from Copenhagen aboard the steamship United States with a sealed canvas pouch stamped by the Russian government addressed to the Russian Ambassador in Washington. Hayes says he does not know the bag's contents and denies carrying confidential dispatches. He has spent two months in Denmark and Russia on a trade mission after the war, while Leon E Brokman also seeks American sentiment on postwar trade with Russia.
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Scott R. Hayes
New York
Rutherford B. Hayes
Copenhagen
United States
Washington
Hayes
Fetrsgrad
Denmark
Russia
Germany
Leon E. Brokman
Russian Sun
Kopelka
Petrograd
Brokman
America
Mr. Hayes
Electric sociability run to be held in Washington today
The second annual electric sociability run by the Washington section of the Electrical Vehicle Association of America starts at 4 PM at the Connecticut avenue entrance to Zoo Park and finishes at the lower end of Potomac Park. Prizes include a solid silver vase for the car closest to the running line, plus minor trophies among twenty awards.
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Washington
Electrical Vehicle Association of America
Connecticut Avenue
Zoo Park
Potomac Park
Navy War Game Ends With Red Fleet Victory
The Atlantic fleet lost a naval war game off the coast as the Red attacking fleet established a base on Chesapeake Bay, signaling a potential invasion scenario. Rear Admiral Enlight, umpire, noted the Red fleet’s base, while Admiral Fletcher’s force failed to prevent landings, highlighting perceived German-like superiority in the simulation.
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Chesapeake Bay
Navy Department
Austin M Enlight
Preei Gant
Naval War College
Atlantic
Washington
Knight
United States
Red Firet
City News in Brief: Obits and Events Across Town
The body of Robert Pluym of Washington, later cremated in New York, headed by his roles with the Retail Merchants Association and the National Association of Ladies' Tailors, is noted along with his sole survivor, a brother in Washington. Chancellor Day of Syracuse University will speak at a convocation at American University. Trustees meet at 10:30, with luncheon hosted by Mrs. Hart Cranston at 11. A factory excursion to Indian Head is planned by Kaan Sons & Co with entertainment aboard the St. Johns. A Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens’ Association meeting features Louis Brownlow as the principal speaker at Sherwood Church. The First Separate Battalion cadets hold a drill at American League Park with a March by Mary Albertina Brodie. Excelsior Lodge Knights of Pythias writes to Georgia’s governor regarding Leo Frank’s death sentence. Navy notes discuss Atlantic fleet and Cape Cod. A school program at McKinley Manual Training School runs May 26 and 27 with songs and recitations for all grades.
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Washington
New York
Pluym
Retail Merchants’ Association
National Association of Ladies’ Tailors
Arminius Lodge
Mt. Horeb
Playin
Syracuse University
The
American University
Institution
Massachusetts
Nebraska
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Bishop Cranston
Excelsior Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Georgia
Ita
Leo Frank
Williams, Keaper
Chesapeake Bay
Admiral Fletcher
New England
Cape Cod
Polk
McKinley Manual Training School
Seventh Street
Rhode Island Avenue
At & Icelock
Gas attack fails to recover front east of Ypres
Field Marshal Sir John French reports from May 25 that parts of the line east of Ypres lost in yesterday’s bombardment with gas have not yet been regained. The gas release lasted four and a half hours, with cylinders and asphyxiating shells. Fog or cloud rose as high as 40 feet. some portions of the line stayed intact, showing that with proper precautions this form of attack can be met and defeated.
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London
John French
Ypres
Miles
Diamonds stolen by two young men from Berry Whitmore store
Detectives believe two well dressed young men from another city staged a diamond theft at Berry & Whitmore on Eleventh Street. They browsed trays at Wiliam Ramsay’s and Harris & Shafer’s before selecting a diamond heart valued at 765, then left as a salesman’s attention shifted. Both suspects described as 25 to 28, dark features, one six foot six or seven, the other five foot one and a half to six feet, weights 134 and 160 pounds respectively. The heart valued at 7765 was not recovered.
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Berry & Whitmore
Eleventh
Snally
Detective Headquarters
Central Omce
O'Brien
Mullen
Ther
Wiliam
Ramsay's
F Street
Harris & Shafer’s
Whitmers, Lynn & Alden Company
Berry & Waltmiore’s
Palesman
Mran
Columbia Triumph in Peace Delights National Audiences
Heinrich Hammer’s music and Theodore Henckels lyrics celebrated national unity at the Belasco Theater with Washington Festival Chorus and Washington Symphony Orchestra. David Bispham read and sang, Helen Donohue De Vo delivered messages, and Mrs De Yo impressed in key solos. It was described as a timely, dignified patriotic tribute to Columbia and American heroes.
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Hainrich Hammer
Bispham
Mme. de Yo
Belasca Theater
Columbia
Theodore Henckels
Heinrich Hammer
David Bispham
Barytone
Helen Donohue de Vo
Washington Festival Chorus
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Hammer
United States
America
Mr. Bispham
de Yo
Mr Hammer
Columbia J Mac
Elected by Hebrew Home to transfer care to relief society
The Hebrew Foster Home Association approved a plan to transfer the care of all Jewish indigent transients in Washington to the Hebrew Relief Society. The relief body will receive 1280 dollars for this service. Annual officers were elected including D. J. Kaufman as president and Mrs. Benjamin as recording secretary. A large entry list is expected for an upcoming electric-auto race with entries open today.
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Hebrew Foster Home Association
Eighth Street Temple
Washington
Hebrew Relief Society
Hebrew Frencly Inn
D. J. Kaufman
Nordfinger
J. Eisenman
Benheimer
Charles Goldsmith
D. Lanxe
Mitton Strasburger
M. Marx
M. Blum
A. Simon
Lee Baumgarten
Filmon
Dental Reserve Board Exams Conducted At Navy Medical School
Thirty candidates were examined yesterday by the board of examiners of the dental reserve of the United States Navy Corps during the semiannual tests at the Naval Medical School. The board includes Dr. Clyde M Gearhart, Dr. William Donnelly, and Dr. George S. Kusel.
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Board of Examiners
Dental Reserve
United States Navy Corps
Naval Medical School
Clyde M Gearhart
Wilam Donnelly
George S. Kusel
Greek King Constantine in ill condition may need operation
Athens May 25 The king’s health worsened since Monday night with doctors reporting no immediate danger yet amid inflammation around the first wound. A Viennese specialist has been summoned as physicians weigh the advisability of another operation to prevent further infection.
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Athens
Constantine
Portugal Premier Resigns After Wounding Incident
Lisbon reports Joao Chagas resigns as Portugal's premier on medical advice after being shot and seriously wounded on May 17 by Senator Freitas. The move ends his role in the revolutionary republic government.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Paris
Joao Chagas
Revolutionary
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