Promotions Under 2 Platoon System At District Fire Dept
District Commissioners ordered reorganizations to enable a double platoon fire department with 150 new recruits. Veteran Philip W. Nicholson became deputy chief engineer and George B. Watson moved to marshal. Several lieutenants, captains, and sergeants received promotions, with new battalion chiefs named and limited service drafted men authorized to fill roles, drawing full fire department pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip W. Nicholson
Aimce
George 8. Watson
Edward R. Pierce
T. O'Connor
P. R. Davin
J. J. Hanlon
C. W. Gu
W. M. Green
A. & Haight
L. L. Woolard
R. G. Tegeler
C. Cc. Fling
C. A. Wells
P. T. Leahy
C.w. Rice
S. M. Gould
J. B. Dutton
C. Meeks
Ww. G. Yenking
J. R. Gray
R. C. Carter
G. E Stevens
C. W. Crosby
R. Thompson
W. T. Bryan
BE. A. Powell
F. M. Fritter
War Department
Lmited
Weather Forecast and Temperature Outlook Across Regions
United States Weather Bureau bulletin from Washington reports fair conditions for the District of Columbia and Maryland, with rising temperatures and variable winds. Virginia sees showers in the southeast, otherwise fair and warmer. northeast winds on coastal areas. Low pressure persists in the Atlantic, with showers along the gulf and upper Great Lakes region. Temperatures generally below seasonal average except in the Northwest. frosts noted in several states. Showers continue Saturday in the south Atlantic states, with fair weather elsewhere east of the Mississippi. Additional data includes various city temperatures, precipitation, and departures from normal for early September 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Atlantic States
Canadian Northwest
Pacific States
Interior
Gulf Coast
Upper Lake Region
Northwest
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Lower
Michigan
South Atlantic States
North Carolina
Mississippi River
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
City Briefs from a War Era Washington Item
The past week’s city briefs note a W C A boat ride from Aqueduct Bridge at 2 30 PM with return later. A Mrs Beasie Brown sues Joseph Brown for cruelty alleging a clock and violin beating. A church talk and Jubilee singers set for Mount Olive Baptist Church. Surgical dressings group meets midweek at the National Geographic building. The Mildred Lee Chapter meets this afternoon at 2 30. Isaiah Kager’s will places property in trust for his wife with three children to share on trust termination. Onnie Craven and Charles Cannon marry. Red Cross second fund due now. War workers hear Capt Duboise at the W C A Country Club. East Washington Community Association dances at Eastern High. Plate Printers Union excursion to Chesapeake Beach with events and prizes. Trains run to Chesapeake Junction. Reilly sought in a Brooklyn death. Camp Meigs band cancel. Nebraska soldiers invited to Chevy Chase Lake picnic. Tamaki Miura to sing for troops at Camp Humphreys. A 50-star service flag hoisted at the fuel administration building. Charles Brand named as wool rep to War Industrial Board. A thief steals Confederate notes from Mrs Geiger’s home. Ten-year-old Alonzo Jones hit by a car near Monroe Street. taken to Casualty Hospital with noncritical injuries.
Postoffice to Save Oil With Sunday Mail Collection
The Postoffice Department announced a weekly Sunday mail collection to conserve fuel. The single collection will occur at 5:00 p m in residential districts and 6:00 p m in business districts, replacing the previous two Sunday pickups as long as the gasoline conservation program lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fuel Administration
Postoffice Department
Wife says soldier leads double life and desertion
Ruby E. M Neitzey filed for divorce in the District Supreme Court alleging her husband Hammett D. Neltzey led a double life for three years. Married in 1914 in Alexandria, the couple lived apart with relatives as Neltzey deserted and enlisted, later sending a letter claiming love for another woman and requesting a divorce nurturing their child Archer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby E. M Neitzsey
Sixth Street Northwest
District Supreme Court
Hammett D. Neltzey
I. Edward Clarke
the Plaints
Alexandria
Neitzey Desorts
Neltzey
Neitzey
Grace Anderson
Ruby
Grace
Hammett
Freight piling up in D.C. yards during congestion
Merchants and Manufacturers' Association warns of an embargo on freight as un loaded cars congest Washington yards. It appeals to consignees to haul shipments from rail and terminal immediately and outlines rules limiting free delivery time to 8 am to 6 pm daily and ending deliveries to consignee warehouses by transfer companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants and Manufacturers' Association
Railroad Administration
Washington
Consignees
Consignee
Births Reported In Local Notices
Jens and Amanda Jacobsen greet a girl. William R. and Amy Burgess welcome a girl. Paul and Maria Aquilini announce a boy. Arthur M. and Evelyn Traynor welcome a boy. Harry and Ruth Levine report a boy. John and Phoebe Stover announce a girl. George Moore and Ellen Moore greet a girl. George and Mollie Day welcome a boy. Robert Anderson and Anna Anderson report a girl. William and Kenkie Joyce announce a boy. Paul Gray and Jan Gray report a boy. James Medie and Allie Medie welcome a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens
Amanda Jacobsen
William R
Amy Burgess
Paul
Maria Aquilini
Mary E. Moore
Arthur M
Evelyn Traynor
Harry
Ruth C. Levine
John
Phoebe M. Stover
Margaret Kines
Charles A
Mary
L. Carlele
Gil
Charles H
Jennie M. Bivin
William HE
Ethel M. Frazier
George T
Ellen Moore
George
Mollie J. Day
Robert E
Anna M. Anderson
Wiliam
Kenkie Joyce
Jan M. Gray
James R
Allie B. Medie
Licensed to Marry Names Pairs in Various Cities
A list of marriage licenses shows Charles Woodcoth, 25, of Lawrence Massachusetts, with Gertrude Weinbeck, 23, of Lowell, Massachusetts, plus several other couples including Walter Eller, 37, and Adrienne Phillips, 23, with Rev. Walter Burnette officiating, and additional pairs from New York City, Bowie Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, and more, all under various reverends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles &. Woodcoth
Lawrence
Mase
Gertrude Weinbeck
Lowell
Mass
James T. Condon
Walter F. Eller
Adrienne Phillips
Walter E. Burnette
Dewey Goldman
Elfreda Haneck
New York City
Benjamin L. Gro ¥Man
Henry Miller
Hebecca Sigel
G. Silverstone
Charles F. Cannon
Onnie Graven
J. W. Cooper
Clinton H. Porter
Mary H Quander
Bowie
Aquila Sayres
John D. Bryan
Atlanta
Margaret Anderson
Edgerton
Ind
M. Becker
John &. Frenman
Richmond
Alicia Middleton Wertenbaker
University
Dunlap
John Ormsby
Helen Gill
Philadelphia
Titus Davis
Parton B. Fowler
Mary Wormles
Edward H. Lamart & Withrow
W. Farris
Death notices list dozens of Washington area obituaries
A long death notice column lists many individuals with ages and addresses across Washington area hospitals and streets including Ellen Baldwin 82, John Doggess 58, Catherine King 78, Mary Lynch 8, Robert Cooke 58, Famund Townsend 37, Catherine Costello 38, Olive Goodrich 32, Samuel Dizon Jr 12, Marietta Hines 1, Joseph Wolozyn 1, Elizabeth Jones 1 month, infants of Samuel and Mary Henyon 2 days, Henry Selby 54, Sarah Bailey 2, James Williams 7, Newman 3, Adeline Dorey 1, infant Mason 1 day, and others from Freedmen's Hospital and Children's Hospital with various street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoeory
Catherine Costello
Olive Mays Goodrich
Irving
Samuel BL Dizon, Jr
Park Pl
F. Evgini Pucet
Arthur
Marietta
Grace Hines
Joseph Wolozyn
Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Jones
Children’s Hospital
Samuel and
Mary Henyon
Henry Selby
Sarah Bailey
James Williams
Freedmen’s Hospital
Seithined Newman
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Saks & Company
QPEN
Saks
Karlton
Airman
Liberty Saks
Horning
Highway Bridge
Shere
Cary
12Th
Pennsylvania Ave
Ridge
Hudson, ‘& Dodge Bros
Bsexger Wilcox
Dodge Bros
Nistor Company
Ase
Weschler
Pa. Ave
N. W
Autocar
Seventh Street
Byron
Adams
Edison
Gibson Co., Inc
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
11Th St
Baltimore & Carolina Steamship Co
Baltimore
D. C
Pratt Street
Washington Pier
Water Street
Junior
Coeal
Rome
Asheville
Atapta
Atlantic
Mianti
Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orpans
New York
Worth Platte
Omaba
Phoenix
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Portland
Salt Lake City
Utah
St. Louis
St Paul
River Bulletin
Hoerpere Ferry
W. Va
Foto
Tac Aml
Shenandoah
Mina Shanentonkt Siygen Botimbdeys
Aqueduct Bridge
Beasie Brown
Joseph Brown
Atlantic City
A. C. Garner
Plymouth Church
George L. Johnson
Willams Jubilee Singers
Mount Olive ‘Baptist Church
College Women’s Club
National Geographic Building
Sixteenth
M Streets
Mildred Lee
Children of the Confederacy
Isaiah Kager
Yeaterday
Douglas Court
Louisa Kager
Mr. Kager
Mirana S
Mary Y. Kager
Alexinea Kager Holmes
Armond Wendall’ Scott
Onnie Craven
White House
Government Printing Office
Second Red Cross War Fund
Cune H. Rudolph
Red Cross
Second National Bank
Bho
Capt. E. Duboise
Martin Richardson
CM. C. A
East Washington Community Association
Eastern High School
Union
Chesapeake Beach
Chesapeake Junction
Thoma Reilly
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peter Egan
Reilly
Camp Meigs
Chevy Chase Lake
C. F P. Reavis
Mme, Tamaki
Miura
Camp Humphreys
Baker
United States Fuel Administration
Garfield
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles J. Brand
Bureau of Markets
Department
War Industrial Board
Cora Geiger
Sixth Street
Alonzo Jones
Monroe Street
Frank Schweitzer
Casualty Hospital
Mail Collection
Eptember Victor Records
Wonderful Red Seal Records
McCormack
Victor
D.C
Hau
Both Man’s Stores
D. J. Kaufman Incorporated
17Th St
Gladys Beare
Gila
Raleigh Haberdasher
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Penna. Ave
Bluemont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Parramals
Msts
Washington and Old Dominion Railway
3D Today
J. Warren Kerrigan
the Supreme Triumph
Iia
the Kaiser
Ascreen Classics
Proak
Shubert Attractions
Merstein
Oscar Wilde
Ruth Chatterton
Otis Skinner
Pee
Loew
Columbia
John Barry
Gayety Ltd
Majestics
Wisenes
Menanett
Ali Thala Week
Matineee Daily
Rube Bernstein
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