Baltimore Delegates Meet Over Key Monument Location Fort McHenry
The Art Commission gathered at the Lemon Building to discuss the Francis Scott Key monument at Fort McHenry, proposed statues for Sullivan and Maury, and a Washington Capitol front statue. Officials from interior and treasury attended as plans for parks, paintings, and a new federal building move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Board
Sullivan and
Maury
Commission of Fine Arts
Lemon Building
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Congress
Baltimore
James H Preston
A. B. Bibbins
John Sullivan
Army
Matthew Maury
Navy
Gen
Capitol
Canal Zone
de Lesseps
Lawton
Porter
Wilkes
Supreme Court
President urges strict economy for coming year
The President told cabinet members to cut all nonessential items as estimates for next year are prepared for the Treasury. The call comes amid an emergency situation and the figures are due next Wednesday for review. The funeral of Col Franklin J. Moses Jr USSA was held at the marine barracks with full military honors. Interment followed at Arlington Cemetery. Rev George F Dudley presided. Marines sailors and many Marine Corps officers escorted the procession. Classmates of 1881 Annapolis acted as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Franklin J. Moses
Vera Cruz
Marine Barracks
Arlington Cemetery
George F. Dudley
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Arlington
Marine Corps
Annapolis
Moses
Women's Alliance Fall Meeting at All Souls Unitarian Church
The Women’s Alliance of All Souls Unitarian Church met at 1 yesterday in the church lecture room for its first gathering since June. President Mrs. A G B Pierce presided. Mrs. Duncan L U Pletcher, Miss Lane, and Mrs E Towne spoke on Europe trips. Winter plans were outlined and progress steps set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Alliance
Women's Alliance of All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Fourteenth and I
Streets
A. G. B. Pierce
Duncan LU. Pletcher
Lane
E. Towne
Europe
Alliance
Births Reported for Five Local Families
John I and Catherine I Burch welcome a boy. Cammiila and Maria Graziani welcome a boy. Nathan and Bertha Samuel welcome a boy. Rudolph M and Faith W Kaufman welcome a boy. Clarence and Daisy Short welcome a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I
Catherine I. Burch
Cammiila
Maria Graziani
Nathan
Bertha Samuel
Rudolph M
Faith W Kaufman
Clarence
Daisy Short
Licensed To Marry Couples Placed In Louisville Area
A string of marriage licenses lists M Paul Quinon age 1 and Alanche G Selbert 35 from Louisville Kentucky with clergy Rev Andrew Carer and others. also Rev William Brown and Margaret Vaughn. Joseph D Kason Jr of White Hall Montana with Luke Washington DC. Rev Wallace Shas and Rev H F Down with Robert Schwerin and Mary Rogers. Rev A Barrors and Alive Schaeffer 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Paul Quinon
Alanche G Selbert
Louisville
Andrew J. Carer
William C. Brown
Margaret K. Vaughn
AD Bryant
Joseph D Kason, Jr
White Hall
Mont
Luke
Washington
D.C. T
Wallace Charles Shas
H. F
Robert L. Schwerin
Mary F. Rogers
A. Barrors
Alive Schaeffer
Deaths Reported At Local Hospitals And Homes
Death notices list several individuals with ages and locations including George S Dougherty 60 years at West Potomac Park Jennie Hoxte 2 years Homenpathle Hospital Octavius H Cox 60 years 1222 Newton St NE John Hollanan 45 years 103 T St NE Ande Mackee 81 years Home for Aged and Arm Maria Harris 73 years Littl Siders at the Poor Bernard Nolan 21 years Providence Hospital Ho William 70 years 99 French eton Morris 9 years Freedmen's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S Dougherty
West Potomac Park
Jennie Hoxte
Homenpathle Hospital
Octavius H. Cox
Jears
Newton St. Ne
John Hollanan
T St
Ande Mackee
Maria Harris
Bernard Nolan
Providence Hospital
Ho William
Eton Morris
Freedmen’s Hospital
Exhibition of Labor-Saving Office Devices Next Week
The Globe-Wernicke Company announces a week long exhibit of American made labor saving office equipment at 1208-12 Street NW. The show opens Monday and runs daily with evening hours Wednesday and Friday for busy professionals. Major manufacturers including Royal Typewriter, Addressograph, White Adding Machine, Dictaphone, Vacuna, and Monroe will display dedicated sections for demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe - Wernicke Company
Royal Typewriter Company
Addressograph Company
White Adding Machine Company
Dictaphone Company
Vacuna Sales’ Company
Monroe Calculating Company
Globe-Wernicke Company
Arlington Hotel Suit Set for October Hearing
Aulick Palmer and Peyton Gordon as receivers for Arlington Hotel Company will seek unpaid stock subscriptions and an assessment on common stock to satisfy creditors. Hearings set for October 21 before Justice McToy. answer deadline extended to next Thursday. Receivers cite a reported debt of $445,568.19 with $28,311.56 on hand and a $25,000 claim for site commissions. Unpaid preferred subscriptions total $544,771.58. capitalization stands at $2,500,000 preferred and $5,000,000 common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Aulick Palmer
Peyton Gordon
Arlington Hotel Company
Justice Mctoy
Charles W. Clagget
Totel
Police News Notes From Yesterday’s Robberies and Accidents
A sequence of thefts reported to police includes a pocket watch from George W. Francis 926 Eighth Street Northeast a pocketbook with five dollars from Charles De Vaughn Sheridan Avenue Southeast and various items from Mrs M Davis W Street Northwest and others. An automobile crash near Sheridan circle injures several occupants. another collision occurs at Seventeenth and I Streets Northwest. A boy working at the navy yard dies of heart trouble. two workers injured at construction sites. A hearse collision, a heat exhaustion incident, and a house fire sparked by a clothesline are noted with several people affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Treasury Department
Commission
Eighteenth Street
New York Avenue
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Reclamation Service
Indian Office
Bureau of Mines
Congress
Grant Circle
New Hampshire and
Hlinois Avenues
Varnum Street
Petworth
McMillan Park
George W. Francis
Eighth Street
Charles de Vaughn
Sheridan Avenue
John West
Wallach Place
William Washington
Swann Street
Sheridan Circle
John F. Owens
Florida Avenue
James Ford
M Street
Fourteenth
George Thomas
Fenton Place
New Jersey Avenue
F Street
Casualty Hospital
Fire Limit Exci se Issue Board Adjourns with 36 License Hearings
The excise board extended its second session to 6 pm disposing of 36 liquor license hearings yesterday. Beginning Monday tight daily sessions aim to finish most of 409 retail cases by next week while 43 wholesale cases may require another week. Major case involved James W Wardell at 3608 M Street Georgetown over fire limits lines extended by order of the commissioners. The board upheld the interpretation of the law west of the fire limits as extended, despite pushback from the Anti-Nalcoolty league. Today's calendar lists numerous applicants and firms for hearing selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excise Board
James W. Wardell
M Street
Georgetown
Heenge
Corporation Coungel
Alexander H. Bell
AL J. Shoemaker
Anti-Nalcoy League
Fred H
Grand Hotel Company
Hannah T. Donovan
KB. A. Miller
University Club
Marya Farrell
Michael Hennessy
Louia Hodges
A. A. B. Klotz
Patrick O'Donoghue
M. P. Keane
Sebastian Aman
Thomas Uppert
John Windolph
David Walsh
J. & Bonini
Elon T. Hannan
T. J.’ Dunworth
William Kraussmann
Michael Healy
Edward V. Roche
Henry Wassmann
Bridget Leach
R. F. Carroll Tate
Carl C. Braun
Lena M. Ryan
C. M. Lewis
Powhatan
Pat Grogan
J. W. Gray
H. C. Freitag
Washington Terminal Company
Kate H. Welch
John Zirwee
W.S. Johnson
W. Edwards
Insurance Company Replies to Amended Bill for a Receiver
The Commercial Fire Insurance Company and officers Robert R. Tuttle and Fred S. Dudley deny pledging company assets to unknown lenders and dispute claims of mismanagement. They contend current officials have not harmed stockholders and deny danger of irreparable loss to John Lemence and others. The filing followed by attorneys Douglas Ruffin & Obear in the District Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
Robert R. Tuttle
Fred S. Dudley
John 4.Lemence
District Supreme Court
Douglas, Ruffin & Obear
Soas
Funeral of Hugh T Taggart in Georgetown Church
The funeral for Hugh T Taggart who died last Tuesday at 349 N Street NW was held at Holy Trinity Church Georgetown. Rev Dr Edward M Corbett officiated with District Bar Association members attending in a body. Honorary pallbearers included Ashley M Gould Conrad H Syme Judge Thomas H Anderson Arthur A Birney Henry A Davis William M Dennis Harvey Ven John E Laskey William M Lewin Rosas Perry Nathaniel Wilson and A B Worthington. Burial followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh T. Taggart
N Street
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
Edward M. Corbett
District Bar Association
District Supreme Court
Ashley M.gould
Conrad H. Syme
Thomas H. Anderson
Arthur A. Birney
Henry A. Davis
William M. Dennis
Little L City Bulletins Feature Local Ads
A collage of era notices promoting language lessons at Mre V. Prud'homme, a 62 table d hote dinner at Haerves’s, carpet cleaning by Hinket, floral services at Shaffer’s, a Cosmos Theater film and vaudeville program, laundry service pricing for tablecloths, and dining at Phila Oyster & Chop House with oysters and pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer's
Cosmos Theater
Conger's
Pay White Wings More Sparks Bid for Higher Wages
William McK. Clayton urged district officials to seek Congress funding to raise the city’s White Wings pay to at least 88 a year. He notes cleaners cannot live on current wages and estimates annual net pay below 358 for laborers. Clayton cites state minimums of 4.40 per week for women and points to underpaid workers with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightwood Childrens’ Association
Congress
William McK. Clayton
Clayton
White Wings
Mrs Curtin Sues Delaware Millionaire Over Embezzled Securities
Mrs Madeline W Curtin a faith healer and estranger in a spring arrest faces replevin action in District Supreme Court to recover about 14000 in securities allegedly embezzled by Edward S Ripley of Delaware. Attorneys Archer Smith Webb Stein represent Curtin as the case seeks the hidden securities with a U S deputy marshal handling the writ. Curtin charges Ripley persecuted her for having something on him and the Wilmington trial began yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline W. Curtin
Edward S. Ripley
Delaware
Anderson
Winnington
District Supreme Court
Andrew Webb
Joseph B. Stein
Ripley
Archer & Smith
Curtin
Wilmington
Replevin
United States
Immanuel Baptist Men Elect Officers
The men's Bible class of Immanuel Baptist Sunday school elected officers Tuesday evening. Names: teacher L T D tinskill, president W P Richardson, vice president B S Gable, recording secretary J W Rempes, assistant secretary I J Bowen, treasurer P A Horne, corresponding secretary R T Maffett, directors R E H Micharty and R S Williams, W Friede. Pastor-elect Dr Gove G Johnson will be present at November meeting and occupy pulpit November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Baptist Sunday School
L. T D. Tinskill
W. %. Richardson
B.S. Gable
Ji. W. Rempes
I. J. Bowen
P. A. Horne
R. T. Maffett
R. E H. Mieharty
R. 8. Wiliams
W. Friede
Dr. Gove G. Johnson
Dr. Johnson
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Max Goon
Saks
America
Saks & Company
Penna. Avenue
Seventh Street
Rich
College
Russia
G. A. Muddiman & CO
John T. Cro
Wiley
Pheana M
Charles Macalester
Seventh St
Potomac River
Ut Phome West
Cnr
Heurich Brewing Co
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
ART Commission
Department
Col. Moses
Heiskell
Equity Division No. 1
J. L. Heiskell
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Young Women's Christian Association
Jay T. Stocking
D. D
Mabel N. Thurston
Lessen
Arlington Hotel
Police
Congressional Library
Frances C. Hoffmann
East Capitol Street
Irwin O. Ball
Hamilton Hotel
Albert Wilts
Howard University
Clark Hall
H. Howard Estey
Fliat Street
Harriett Miller
J. A. Falconer
Wheington
Milton Savage
Twentieth Street
Seventeenth
I Streets
Savage
Thomas Robb
Ninth Street
Navy Yard
Daniel W. Shade
Walter Street
District Engineer Department
Lillie Cole
Bryant Street
J. S. Clemence
District Bar
Lady Ann
Mre V. Prud'homme
Wee
T St. Nw
Haerves's
Phila
Oyster & Chop House
Avon
Cosmes Theater
McK. Clayton
Mrs. Curtin
E. I. Ripley
OLPH
Boston Braves
Boston
Philadelphia
E Sts
N. W
Penna, Ave. N. W
Pa. Avenue 8. E
Men's Bible Class
Uth’s Products
the Post
H. N. D. Parker
Oth
Abner-Drury Brewing Company
Washington D. C
Busch
Faust
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch
Washington, D. C
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