Model City Plan for District Is National Obligation
Washington discussion on Bruere and partners plan to reorganize District government. Officials eyed a scientific survey of current structures, duties, revenues, and regulations to apply best practices from other cities, with a push for city planning and standardized methods.
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Bruere
Mgr. Bruere
Mx. Bruers
Lava
Uruere
Sfi
Messrs Bruere
Autcret
Department of Public Works
Aima
Ime Geming
United States
District of Columbia
Washington
Henry Briere
Provisions for Model City Proposed by Henry Bruere
Summary notes propose a comprehensive survey of the district government factories and municipal insurance area system. Henry Bruere advocates detailed planning for a model city with focused reforms and administrative improvements.
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Henry Bruere
aged father of cooney hansbrough crowd at culpeper
Cooney Hansbrough, known as the crowd that greeted President Wilson’s train at Culpeper, Va., is recalled in an account linked to Dr Grayson and Maj Frank M Burrows. Burrows shares memories of Bil Hansbrough, a longtime Culpeper resident, recounting his wartime acts and a wooden leg sinking in mud at Bull Run.
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Bruere- Mitchel
Board of Commissioners
Cooney Hansbrough
Culpeper, i8
Culpeper
Grayson
Graysom
Cooney
Guste
Maj
Frank M. Burrows
Pickett
Gettysburg
Senator Chiltom
West Virginia
Burrows
Dr. Grayson
Bil Hasmebrough
Tonger
Bill Lort
Pian Semel
Ieee Mae
Frank
Bill Hansbrough
Bull
Bill
Bth
Ma~ Rasers
Bull Ran
Bil
District government urged to model reforms for all cities
Officials push for federal action to standardize city management citing Washington as a blueprint. Bruere declines comments on local needs, travels to New York, and plans further talks with commissioners before briefing President Wilson.
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Washington & Municipality
Henry Hruere
Bureau of Municipal Research
City of New York
District of Columbia
Bruere
Washington
John
Purroy Stitchel
Wilson
White House
New York
Model City Plan Denounced at Fair Play Meeting
At a National Democratic Fair Play Association gathering in Washington the speakers urged race segregation in city departments and neighborhoods. Gen. J. Floyd King J. W. Nigh and Dr. Thomas E. Will condemned the proposed model city plan as a “model of efficiency” lacking self government.
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Fair Play Association
National Democratic Fair Play Association
Eighth and
K Streets
J. Floyd King
J. W. Nigh
Thomas E. Will
Wilson
Recorder of Deeds
L. G. Warfield
Will
Bructte-Mitchel
J. H. Adriaans
Association
Will Talk Of District Vote In Congress Delegate Plan
Roy C. Claflin, chairman of the District Delegate Association, will confer with Mr. Newman on district suffrage. Claflin views a district delegate in Congress as a priority reform. A note from Samuel Gompers pledges AFL support for local suffrage.
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Roy C. Claflin
Newmen
District
Claflin
Congress
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Women’s Congress Meets in Washington for Rivers and Harbors
The Women’s National Rivers and Harbors Congress of Washington gathered at Mrs. Leonard H. Wilder’s home to plan for the upcoming conservation congress in November and the rivers and harbors congress in December. Dayton’s Lida Lair spoke on flood relief and canal deepening needs, noting Dayton raised over a million dollars but urging national aid. Members included Mrs. Fletcher, wife of the Florida senator, Mrs. Newell, Mrs. Clemons, Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook, Mrs. W. C. Andrews, and Mrs. A. H. Pierce.
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Washington
Leonard H. Wilder
Corcoran Street
Northwest
The
Conservation Congress
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Eld
Lida, Lair
Dayton
Ohio
Sarah Clemons
Henry Churchill Cook
W. C. Andrewa
Educational Committee of the Rivers and Harbors Wengrees
Birs. A
HL Pierce
Deaths by arsenic poison perplex auditor Heitmuller
Albert A. Heitmuller an auditor living at 15065 Twenty second street died at Emergency Hospital after reportedly taking Fowler’s arsenic solution. Coroner Dr Nevitt withheld a death certificate pending inquiry as conflicting reports emerged from family members and physicians.
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Albert A. Heitmuller
Twenty-second Street
Oroner
Boyce
Heltmuller
Anita W. Heltmuller
Hewitt
Shriners Consider Purchasing Washington Hebrew Temple
Almas Temple patrol members inspected the Eighth Street Washington Hebrew Congregation building to assess buying it for the shrine. A 12 member committee will study the purchase against other options as a potential site for a new temple, with the price set at 76000 dollars.
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Washington Hebrew Congregation
Almas Temple Patrol
Mystic Shrine
Eighth Street
William T. Galliher
James T. Gibbs
Almas Patrol
Dublin court nears end of Rand and Montefiore kidnapping case
In Relice magistrate court Dublin the prosecution against Mrs Lucille Rand and Mrs Dora Montefiore on kidnapping charges was virtually dropped. The women helped transfer children of Irish transport workers to England despite Catholic clergy objections. An adjournment for a month suggested the case may not proceed.
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Dublin
Lucille Rand
Henry T. Gage
California
Dora Montefiore
Relica
England
Ireland
Lucile Rand
Rand
London
Free sugar on the free list debated by students
Central High School Debating Society discussed placing raw and refined sugar on the free list with J. C. Irwin N. Kraanof and H. Burnstein winning the affirmative over H. Mulford Miss Z. Dewey and M. L. Freeze. School officials and local groups attended various meetings including poultry pigeon show plans and civil service demonstrations in Washington.
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Central High School Debating Society
J. C. Irwin
N. Kraanof
8. Burnstein
H. Mulford
Z. Dewey
M. L. Freeze
Noyes
Retiring President Dined At National Press Club Dinner
At the National Press Club a dinner honored retiring president John T. Suter with C. F. Schuette presiding as president until December. Attendees included A. N. Brown, Austin Cunningham, George Summers, W. L. Crounse, W. P. Spurgeon, Louis Garthe, H J. Brown, F. B. Lord, and Theodore Tiller. A board meeting followed to plan winter entertainments and to consider acquiring new club quarters.
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National Press Club
C. F. Schuette
John T. Suter
Board of Governors
Laurel Park Horse Show Delights Jumping Fans at Marmalade Fair
A Laurel Park horse show drew large crowds with strong performances in ladies hunters handicap jump and obstacle jump. Miss Martha Hazzard rode Enchantress to prize in the women’s class. Strongheart and Maryland hunter winner in top events. Miss Etta McConchie and Murray Randall wed in Rockville, Md.
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Marmandate Fair Association
Bugle
Haven Stables
Laurel
Richmond
Melvin C. Huzen
Sir Dixon II
Fort Myer
F. K. Nemomer
Martha Hazzard
Julian Morris
Maples
Misa Hazsard
Enchentres
Strongheart
H. L. Haughton
Baltimore
Newnhart
Maryland
Lady's Park
Bowles
Royal
Duchess
Sultana
Tocal Roadsters
Montomery
Anne Arundel
Howard
George Counties
Bessie Girl
James Carnille
Red Rock
W Kruhn
Boscabal
W. T. Brown
Queen of Undulata
Julian Morri
Fudge
Hafide
Miss Alice
P. Brady
Opequon
Bowles Brothers
R. H. Lansdale, Jr
J. Welsh
Kirk
Wayside Stock Farm
Maryland Hunters
Stroneheart
Ginger
John Bosley, Jr
Top Notch
Seara
Hamilton Cockey
Kitty Karr
Thomas Barnes
M. C. Hazen
Sir Dixon I
Enchantress
Milas
Martha Has Zar ‘Jonters
White Socks
Thomas Bones
Lee Roy
H. W. Herring & Son
Kinder Low
Elsie Palmer
Mabout Horoes
Oval Swell
Bowlea Bros
Alice P. Brady
Dock
James V. Yates
Sporting Duchess
Royal Swell
Howles Bros
Grand Slam
Bowles Bros
Rowles Bros
Merry Xmas
McConchie
M. Randall
Rockville
Etta McConchie
Arlington
Murray Randall
Potomac
Samuel R. White
The
Baptist Church
Red Cross memorial building funds near target total
Congress appropriates 400000 will be available once 300000 is raised by Red Cross for the memorial building. Miss Mabel Boardman says the public will not be asked to contribute to the building fund but may help with a 2000000 endowment. New York banker James A Scerymser has pledged 100000. Architects submitted tentative plans for a white marble two story building with a basement museum and offices.
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Misa Boardman
American National Red Cross
Congress
Mabel Boardman
American Red Cross
James A. Scerymser
New York
Memorial
J. P. Lawrence Dead, Noted Washington Musician Dies
John Porter Lawrence longtime organist at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and head of the M National Park Seminary music faculty died of pneumonia at 103 N Street NW. Born in Mississippi he studied in Baltimore and Leipzig and taught at Fairmont Seminary. Survived by his mother and three sisters with funeral set for tomorrow at 3 PM at his church.
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End
M National Park Seminary
N Street
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Mississippi
Zebulon Lawrence
Washington
Treasury Department
Lawrence
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Baltimore
Conservatory of Music
Leipag
Germany
Fairmont Seminary
Guild of Organists
Pine Orchard
Connecticut
Columbia Golf Club
Glen Ridge
W.W. F. Brainard
Anne L. Tabor
Webster City
Iowa
William Lussell
Nashua
Fla
Brainard
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