Lawyer Remarks Halt $500000 Suit Alienation Trial Begun
Proceedings in Lorimer C. Graham versus A. L. Humes were halted after an attorney’s profane remarks. The naval officer alleges his wife Elsa Partner Graham wed Humes amid alleged cruelty and neglect. Evidence shows Graham’s wartime absence, Reno divorce, and Humes’ claimed involvement in arranging the separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer C. Graham
Pay Corps of the Navy
A. L. Humes
New York
Philip Ershler
Daniel Thew Wright
Graham
Wilton J. Lambert
Humes
Lambert
Ershler
Stafford
Wright
Reno
Nev
Chicago
Beauty in the home lecture by Minnie Brunker Ross
Mrs Minnie Brunker Ross a national advocate for home beauty will lecture on interior decorating at the Play House 1814 N Street NW this morning at 11 o clock The talk will outline principles of art to infuse invitation livability and beauty in the home and is open to all with special invite to Vassar College women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Brunker Ross
Playhouse
N Street Northwest
Vassar College
Roas
Fifty Million Dollar Argentine Loan Approved
The State Department said it does not oppose a proposed $50,000,000 loan to Argentina by a group of bankers. Dispatches from Buenos Aires indicate the advance under consideration mirrors last September negotiations and may supplement a $13,000,000 Baldwin Locomotive Works loan for railroad equipment.
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State Department
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Hamburg Breast Tea for a Cold Ad Details
An advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a remedy for colds and grip. It instructs mixing a tablespoon with boiling water, straining, and drinking a cup, claiming it opens pores, relieves congestion, loosens bowels, and is inexpensive and vegetarian.
District Men Chief Urged by Local Business Groups
The Washington Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants and Manufacturers Association executive committees urged the district commissioners to select a new police superintendent from current department personnel. If no qualified candidate exists, the appointee should be a District of Columbia resident. Any other option was deemed a misvision of good government.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
District of Columbia
The
Lincoln Guard Dies Soldier Ruppert Funeral Held
Ernest Ruppert a Civil War veteran and guard to President Lincoln dies after months of illness. Funeral from 1209 Barvard Street Northwest at 2 pm tomorrow with burial in Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by widow daughter Mrs Richard Schmidt and son Robert Ruppert. he served in Company B Eight Battalion after immigrating from Germany in 1839 and later worked locally.
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Ernest Ruppert
Lincoln
Barvard Street
Rock Creek Cemetery
Mr.Ruppert
Germany
Ruppert
J. A.rawlings Post
Arminius Lodge
Richard Schmidt
Philadelphia
Best R. Ruppert
Washington Chamber Buys Two Highway Bonds
The Washington Chamber of Commerce purchased two $100 bonds of the firm rebuilding the turnpike from Washington to Leesburg via Great Falls. Secretary A I Seymour announced the move noting the improved road will boost Washington business and trade.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Leesburg
Great Falls
A. I. Seymour
Sword Attack Alleged In District Case
Washington Johnson colored was held for the grand jury yesterday by Police Judge McMahon on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Annie Briscoe of 998 Fourth Street NW testified that Johnson attacked her with a sword after an altercation at 627 L Street NW, striking her and forcing her from the house.
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Washington Johnson
McMahon
Johnson
Annie Briscoe
Fourth
L Street
Weather Rarefied Forecast for District and Nation
Weather summary from the U S Weather Bureau notes cloudy conditions for the District of Columbia and Maryland with fair skies by midweek, winds from the northwest, and no major temperature change expected. Virginia faces similar trends with warmer extremes possible in the west, while a northeast disturbance brings gales and precipitation along the Atlantic coast and snow in New England. Local reports show midnight to evening temperatures around 51 down to 41, with rainfall totaling 6.61 inches since 8 p.m. yesterday.
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U.S
Middle Atlantic
New England
New York
South Atlantic
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Pacific States
Rocky Mountain
East Gulf States
Plains States
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coat
Cape Hatteras
Denby Seeks Retention of Navy Pay Scale
Secretary Denby urged the retention of the present basis of navy and marine corps pay at least until conditions settle. He warned that cutting the pay scale could bring serious hardship for many sailors while urging flexibility in the services and noting questions about married officers versus bachelors. He said the matter requires deep consideration and time to think.
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Joint Congressional Commission On
Denby
Navy
Marine Corps
McKinzie
Belgian Scouts hear Mme Susanne Silvercruys Speak
Mme Susanne Silvercruys of Belgium addressed a luncheon of the Girl Scouts Council of the District of Columbia at Mrs. Frederick Brooke's home. She outlined Belgian Girl Scout work and urged international cooperation with national organizations. A business meeting followed to discuss spreading Girl Scout ideals. A benefit event at the Knickerbocker Theater on Friday December 19 will feature Thornton Burgess with moving pictures of his stories, inviting Washington children and parents.
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Mme
Susanne Silvercruys
Belgium
Council of
Girl Scouts of
District of Columbia
Frederick Brooke
Mme. Silvercrays
Brooke
Washington
Kniclkorn Bocker Theater
Thornton Burgess
Mr. Burgess
New Auto Tags Ready Thursday for 1922 Issuance
District 1 building will issue 1922 automobile tags on Thursday, announced Wade H. Coombs. Renewal applicants should go to room 117 in the District building promptly after the month begins. no tags will be mailed, and new tags can be placed on cars after Thursday.
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District 1
Wade H. Coombs
Births Reported In Local News
John M and Bertha L Poole a girl Richard M and Maitie D Thornton a boy Elmer W and Ethel Bageant a girl William W and Martha I Kinnamouni das Edward V and Mame Wall a girl Clarence and Gertrude Leach a girl George B and Marion La May a boy Douglass R and Edith G Carter a girl Edward M and Ethel Tierney a boy Edward and Nolan M De Haven a boy Thomas A and Werence Wilson a girl Charles L and Magdalen Whitlock a girl Fred C and Goldin Shaver a girl Bert G and Marie Gardner a girl Michael and Gertrude Gohan a boy Albert G and Eva Granewald a boy Wilson and Helen Compton a girl Charles H B and Janet Wolfe a girl Archibald M and Olive Jamieson a boy O A and Bertha Metzler a boy Thomas and Mary Tavenner a girl John and Mary Harrington a girl Lawrence and Mary Edmands a boy Earnest and Viola J Taylor a girl.
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Das Edward V
Mame Wall
Clarence
Gertrude Leach
George
Marion la May
Douglass R
Wdith G. Carter
Edward M
Ethel Tierney
Edward
Nolan M. de Haven
Thomas A
Werence Wilson
Charles L
Magdalen Whitlock
Fred C
Goldin
Shaver
Bert G
Marie ‘Gardner
Michael
Gertrude Gohan
Albert G
Eva G. Granewald
Wilson
Helen Compton
Charles BH
Janet G. Wolfe
Archibald M
Olive Jamieson
O. A
Bertha Metzler
Thomas
Mary
Tavenner
John
Mary Harrington
Lawrence
Mary Edmands
Earnest and
Viola J. Taylor
Licensed to Marry Annumona and Others in Notices
A chaotic OCR style list of marriage licenses names several couples and ministers with ages and locations such as Richmond Ya Baltimore Md Staunton Va Girard Ala and Falls Church. The fragment lists multiple pairs including clergy and brides or grooms with ages ranging from teens to sixties.
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Val N. Brandon
Gertrude
Melcher
Tiwin Falls
Thahe
J. F. ‘Wenschel
Elmer B Maubrer
Staunton
Lodusky Wiliams
Girard
Ala
Hugh. T. Stevenson
Luigi Riapoli
Helen Ricci
John H. Eckenrode
Joseph J. Golivas
Mattie L. Hall
William J Tyman
John W. Howes
Nola TB
Hudson
Earle Wilfley
Eugene A. Haley
Louie Lane
Richmond
John B. ' Jeffries
Moses Toskin
Rose H. Frank
Baltimore
A. Coblenz
Charles A. Foley
Cora F. Griffis
O'Connell
Conway P. Bloxton
Falis Chorch
Sally B. Price
Johm E. Brgga
Deaths Reported in Local Hospitals and Homes
A death notices list reports multiple individuals suffocated by illness or disease and long term hospital stays. Names include Lovisa M Gainer 13 Paul B Lindsay 23 Ernest Ruppert 51 Susie G Morgan 71 Michael Bemndorts 63 Arabella T Seitz 11 William Fentress 2, Walter Reed Hospital. Elizabeth T Chase 46 Charles H Grown Jr 4 Peter W Moran 28 Frank K Sisson 20 Georgian Paris 43 Louis Palmer 51 Sarah Watson 59 Susie Strivers 3 Hours and exact residences listed for each obituary or notice.
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Lovisa M. Gainer
Paul B. Lindsay
Ernest Ruppert
Harvard
Susie G
Morgan
Michael Bemndorts
Walter Reed
William A Roeder
Providence
Elizabeth ‘T. Chase
Mount Pleasant St
Charles H. Grown, Jr
G St. Se
Peter W. Moran
St. Elizabeth’s
Frank K. Sisson
N. Y. Ave
Paris
Louis Palmer
Phillips Cunn
Sarah Watson
Susie Strivers
Temperance Avent
Simple Way to Take Off Fat
An advertising pitch promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a painless weight loss method. It claims four daily tablets will reduce weight without starvation or exercise, offering harmlessness and an absolute safeguard. The ad directs readers to buy from druggists or mail order Marmola Co in Detroit.
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Marmola Ca
Woodward Ave
Detroit
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18Th & Col. Rd
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Gene Belmont
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Joe Jackson
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Rome & Cullen
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Adele Rowland
Jackinson & Deagon
B.f.kei Daily
SUN
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Mis
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H’s Bey
Babe
Ruth
Festival of Strauss Music
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Bronsslaw Haberman
Willem Wilcke
Elizabeth Schumann
Szren
Arthur R Smith, Inc
Ruth Draper
Auditoriur
F. Arthur Smith, Inc
Sam H. Harris
Genevieve Tobin
Ethel Barrymore
Zoe Aline
Wational Theater
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London Bel Es
24Th St
Park Road
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Esme
York
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Fred Hilleberand
Wonder Company
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Jessie Master
Disabled Veterans’ Relief Association
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