Vast Sums Sought for Post Offices and Army
Cabinet officers push massive appropriations with Burleson seeking 306 million for next year’s post office service. Harrisons plan foresees 306.9 million while Houston asks 25.9 million for agricultural work. Garrison requests 10 million more for the army. Moon to hold hearings on parcel post and more.
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Hill
Garrison
Army
Houston
Moon
Hlouze
Harrisons
Post Office
Congress
Burleson
Boanch
Hila
House Committee On Agriculture
Levér
Lever
Agricultural Department and
Agricultural Colleges
War Department
Seretary Garrison
House
Death notices 1913 Washington area obituaries list several
Died notices include Fisley WilL Wilson Finley at 2221 Fr street with funeral at St Johns Church and Oak Hill Cemetery. Lamanna Minerva Westhauser Lamanna interred Mechanicsburg. Nelson funeral from 8 Seventh Street Southwest to Arlington Cemetery. Sparks infant Friderick Frank Ten died November 28 with services at 39 Rittenhouse Street NW. Wentworth Elizabeth P widow of John F Wentworth of Quincy Massachusetts died at 35.
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Nellie Nelson
Seventh Street
William J. Nelson
Arlington Cemetery
Sparks
Scanenday
Friderick Frankten
J Earnest
Rittenhouse Street
School Board to Present Needs Before Congress
District Board of Education members are expected to appear before a congressional appropriations committee later this week to present the district staff and school system needs for the coming season. Discussion of the Central High School project, already funded, is likely, with some eastern city voters favoring diverting part of the funds to a new high school there.
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Board of Education
Congress
Congressional Committee On Appropriations
Central
LICENSED TO MARRY IN VIRGINIA AND DC AREA PAIRINGS
A long list of marriage licenses issued to couples from Virginia Maryland and Washington DC includes Millard M Garbett 23 and Florence J King 31 both of Richmond Rev L M Chambers and Walter C Wisman 24 with Irens D Saum 22 of Shenandoah County Rev W F Brith C Burr Osborn 2 and E Agnes Day 2% of Rockwell MD plus many others across Richmond Shenandoah County Washington DC Meadeville Va Manassas South Hill Leesburg and Petersburg with Rev ministers serving as witnesses or officiants.
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Millard M Garbett
Florence J. King
Richmond
L. M. Chambers
Walter C. Wisman
Irens D Saum
Shenandoah County
W. F. Brith
Burr Osborn
Washington, D. C
E. Agnes Day
Rockwell, Md
W. J Carroll
Frank C. Jenkins
Guiry
Delia M. Helly
Midland
W. E. Clark William Bredt Smith
Lennie B. Smith
W. Ler
A. W. Spooner
Stark Jett
Branch Leigh Arthur
Richmond Va
Res
W. P. Johneton
Prank W. Terrill
Lahore
Mary EB. Dogan
Manassas
Hey. E. We
James B. Crouse
Bessie Brown
Elkwood
Wo T McKenner
Howard A. Drake
Mary B Bowles
E H. Swemn
Leonant A Thomason
Mary L Northington
South HI
H. Me
James D. Jones
Ruth M. Andrews
South Hill
Bernart ¥. Jones
Cla
H Greene
M Ulric McClintock
Merlie V. Halloway
Montgomery
Charles R. Butler, Jr
Mary A Tempte
Petersburg
Barnet J. Carr
Kensington
Mary B
Mary G Merrick
Baltimore
J. 8 Montgomery
William M. Page
Pittsburgh
Bensie B Taylor
Philadelphia
M. Newman Georges R Junghaus
Elizabeth G. Burgbart
A J Carey
William E. Toomey
Catherine C. Cannery
J A. Cowan
Ond Eimmel
Brosst H Rahv
Woodlawn
Ade E. Adams
Montgomary
Joseph
Ilmore
Louise
George R Jones
Alles & Kramer
Be. Lawrenson
Robert HW. Lacey
Ruby E. Snider
W. J McKenney Herbert N. Laws
Herndon
Briges
W. J. Brooks
Wilde C Wright
Wettie J. Brown
HV. Howlett
Chester
C. Shackleford
Wallace
Ratcliffe
Ron
Cupid Busy Day At Marriage License Desk
Thanksgiving rush filled the City Hall marriage license bureau as Clerk Kroll aided couples until closing. Sixty one licenses issued, white couples numbered forty one with twenty one from Virginia. Maryland sent four grooms and three brides, Pennsylvania one couple, the rest from the District.
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Kroll
Cupid
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
British Plan for Interoceanic Canal Drop In Colombia
London telegram reports Lord Murray of Elibank withdrew a Pearson controlled concession in Colombia aimed at granting harbor and canal rights and a naval base. Lord Cowdray confirmed the move citing opposition and Congress scrutiny. US State Department and Bogota inquiries follow the withdrawal amid Monroe Doctrine concerns.
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Lord Murray
Elibank
Lord Cowdray
London
Republic of Colombia
Pearson
Colombian Congress
Restrepo
Atrato
Cupica
Bogota
Brokers Lose $22 000 In Foye Forgeries Case
New York brokers estimate losses from the James B E Foye forgeries and stock loan schemes at no more than 22 thousand dollars. Foye, a seven dollar a month bank clerk, was arraigned on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses from the Corn Exchange National Bank of Philadelphia and committed to the Tombs for 20 days. Accounts in several banks were attached, and a certified check for 97 thousand dollars along with cash totaling 5 266 were noted at the time of his arrest.
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New York
James BE. Foye
General Eiectric Company
Foye
Faye
Corn Exchange National Bank of Philadelphia
Referee appointed in Blake separation suit
New York November Wilbur Larrentore was named referee to hear testimony in the separation suit of Mrs Catherine K Blake against Dr Joseph A Blake. Justice Seabury urged swift testimony and a report of recommendations. Counsel for Dr Blake joined the application, signaling intent to defend in good faith and dispel rumors of an out of court settlement.
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Sean
New York
Wilbur Larrentore
Catherine K. Blake
Joseph A. Blake
Supreme Court
Seabury
Opium on playing cards leads to arrest in San Francisco
Federal agents arrested Jung Tat a Chinese cook on charges of retailing opium in large quantities. Tins of the drug were found among his goods and he was a principal retailer selling opium on the backs of playing cards. A second notice reports a coal steamer Tiger incident in Capetown where a buried man was found alive after eleven days.
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Washington
San Francisco
Jung Tat
Tat
Capetown
Edward Anderson
Frederick Trenderson
Roy B Adams
Altdorfers
Altdorfer
Canal Commission
George W Day
Foreman
Henry Smoot
Charles A. Spates
Walter Magruder
John M
Bowie
Harvey. Schwartz
C. Parker Jones
J. Richard Harriss
Leonidas Rickette
James E. Broadhurst
Wiliam
V. Dove
Walter
Colombia oil fields could dig canal rivaling Panama
A London bound plan by the Columbian Syndicate Limited seeks funds for a canal through Colombia to rival Panama. The scheme faces U S opposition over potential foreign grants and wartime risks and debates whether the United States should finance a loss of Panama by the republic.
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Colombia
Panama
Charleo
New York
Chester Thompson
Columbian Syndicate, Limited
London
United States
Pansmer
Tanama
Republic
Fisher Jury 15 Out Judge Balks Prosecution Motive Ruled Out
Washington Post special report from Rockville Maryland details the Fisher murder case. Jury deliberations stretched since 1 40 am with no verdict as prosecutors failed to prove a motive. Fisher testified he did not strike Altdorfer until he threatened to kill him as the confrontation escalated.
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Altdorfer
Washington Post
Rockville
Fisher
Wiliam J. Fisher
Isthmian Canal Commission
William L. Altdorfer
Chevy Chase
Elizabeth Steinert
Altdorfers
Washington
Garrett
Lillian Reaves
Saasion
Philippines
Figher
Altdorfer House
Reeves
Col. Allen
Leiter's Yacht in Nice Then Trials and Harbor Visit
The yacht Lagaro owned by Howard Gould but chartered to Joseph Leiter of Washington docked at Villefranche after inviting Lester and Williams sisters aboard the Wyoming and other battleships. Leiter’s party will tour Malta and the Suez then Pacific, while Navy officers plan a Monte Carlo watch party. the Stad team trains at Chambran park amid trial coverage of a fatal stabbing case involving Fisher and Altdorfer with testimony from Miss Reeves and doctors detailing stab wounds.
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Nive Novs
Howard Gould
Joseph Leiter
Washington
Villefranche Harbor
Solace
Leiter
Malta
Italy
Suez Canal
Pacific
Montealto
Wyoming
Aidance
Weasel
I Norrow
Stad
Chambran Park
Fisher
Arthur Peter
Thomas Dawson
Rockville
W. C. Spates
John A. Garrett
Edward C. Peter
Glenn H. Worthington
Lewis Turner, Jr
Altdorfers
Altdorfer
Thomas K. Conrad
Chevy Chase
Thomas A. Poole
Poole
Miss Reeves
Lillian
Talesmen
Schwartz
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