What Is It Aims to Spark July Pennsylvania Ave Park Mystery
A curious eighticle described as a four foot high nickel contraption with a single eye and wheel near a nose pours water from the eye when pressed. Viewers speculate it is a toy, a scientific instrument, or a sanitary drinking fountain.commissioners defend it as top sanitation to curb disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fi Street
Jerome K. Jerome
Aoine
Muntefpat
Itia
Game One
Aod
Thera
Public garden access urged amid wall removal debate
In a Letter to the Post, Gaya argues that nine tenths of the public are excluded from Washington’s Botanic Garden by limited hours and closed Sundays. The writer criticizes Superintendent Smith for maintaining exclusivity and opposing public access and the removal of the garden wall. The piece supports keeping the Grant monument on site and improving open access for workers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Gaya
Botanic Garden
Kew Gardens
London
Washington
Superintendent Smith
Smith
Grant
Tf Trust
BIG
Seneca Not In Collision Says Captain Commandant Ross
Captain Commandant Worth G. Ross said the revenue cutter Seneca did not collide with the Lackawanna ferry Hopatcong on the Hudson River. He reported he was aboard the Seneca and witnessed no accident or grounding and forwarded a telegram denying the collision claim after returning to Washington from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth G. Ross
Revenue-Cutter Service
Washington
New York
Seneca
Lackawanna
Beth
Motoring in the Beautiful Park and City Notices
Dunbar Literary Society meets at Northeast Baptist Church with Rev C Davis leading invocation and William Underwood as speaker. Mrs Furgerson presides. brief talks by Mrs Williams Poindexter and B Seyles. Also mentions textile ads and local vendors at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave and 915 10th.
Exits For The Nickelodeons Considered By City Officials
Mayer Amusement president A C Mayer urged district commissioners to require two side alleys for theaters seating 260 or more, clarifying his note targeted large venues only. Inspector Morris Hacker reviews all theaters and plans to push stricter fire rules to speed evacuations in case of emergency.
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Mayer
A. C. Mayer
Mayer Amusement Company
Seventh and Fairens Earthwest
Morris Hacker
Mr. Mayer
Hacker
Blue Moon Panatella
Dan Sully
Dean Panatella
Blue Bird
Republica
Spantsh Club
Bouel Rider
Sepia
Hoffmanettes
Hoffmen House, Jr
Flor de Jambo
Stachelbere Smokes
Gypsy Queen
Blaine
Lillian Russelt
Amoretto
Willem Ladd
Phoebus Stoges
San Domingo
Indy Wallace
Tobiego Trust
le Halls
Agra
Spy Fails To Get bounty For Antietam Informer
George McClure of Clarksville Pennsylvania claimed to have supplied information used in the Antietam battle and other Civil War events. He sought $300 bounty as a spy but the War Department found no records of such service and the Treasury Department advised no law authorizes further payment after he had received $200.
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George McClure
Antietam
Clarks Mile
Hem
McClure
War Department
George B. McClellan
Q. B. Wilcox
Antistam
Knoxville
Fort Saunders
100Th Penn|y Sylvania Infantry
Treasury Department
Local Drugstore Ad Lists Various Remedies and Groceries
A vintage price list advertises pills tonics and tonics including Carter’s Pills mentholatum and guticura soap, Glyco Thymoline Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets Hay’s Weir Health Gude’s Pepto Mangum Sanitel preparations. It also promotes Royal Grape Juice and Long Island Malt with sprays and bay rum offers at special prices.
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Carter’s
Stuart
Hay’s Weir Health
Gude
Manyon‘s and Sumphries
Long Island
Dying man found in vacant lot near South Capitol and Q
Thomas Flatherty forty four, formerly employed in the navy yard, was found muttering from hemorrhage in a vacant lot at South Capitol and Q streets southwest. He was removed to Casualty Hospital yesterday afternoon and died shortly after arrival. He leaves a wife and five children.
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South Capitol
Q Streets
Thomas Flatherty
Navy Yard
Borry
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Sele
Agente Karktos
Hate
Onur
Penna. Ave
Potomac
14Th Street N. W
Rosaer
E Albert
Dreas
di Rasset
Joseph Auerbach
Economy Co-Operative Society Hyweogas
Ath
New Fall
PRICE
Soc
Temple Drug
Sth
F Streets
Munyon
Bittle
Knox
Leaders of Fashion
B. H. Stinentz
Revenue Cutter
Saga
Ross
Xix
TCO
Tel
City Bulletins
Fr. HW. Snyder & Co
Pennsylvania
Freund
Heurich
Fone Grocer
Ariington Bottling Co
West
Altamont
W. P. Mason
Slemnist
Renceulauer Polytechnic Instituce
Iain Ge
Auto Club
Kenilworth
D.C
Tel. Bf
Mei
B. P. Hinkel & Co
Meave
D Harvey's
Harvey Cap
Steck
Kere Gag
Cuas Mudsiman & Co
Vongressamu Hotel
Nickelodeons
O’donnell
Mvapa
John W
Havana
Caralina Perfects
Romeo and Tattoos Perfecto
Ise
Romeo and Julieta
Panatel
Manuel Garcia Fura
H Merriam’& Co
LA Sinceridad
United Simet
Zhemtralahe
Windsor House
Horme Burns
Pippin
Wate
Dianita
Gonzalez
Sanches
Hawthorn
Walt
Whitman
Newport Club
Ponelola
Mantre Srl
la Cresco
Robert
Vate
Porto Rico
Exeender
Woodbury'a & Strychnia
Peruna
Armour's
Hinds
Menthol Jahalers
Ake
Maracaibo
Tehn
Clayton
Gort
Stillman
Amorita
Gray
Horlick
Freitcher
Wampole
Colgate
Isc
KEY
Wade
Wrigwy
Knickerbockers
Guerlai
Boshm
Colgste
Williams
Avery
Munyou
Sir Rogers
Belladonna
Ax Rubber
Doe
Atlantic City
Whittemore
Evelyn
University
Washington Circle
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry Band
George F. Tyrrell
Blackville
Opera
Emmii” Ade
la Paloma
Dalbey
Auber Anteutel Bendix
Pryor
U. S. Soldiers’ Home Band
John
Emsierneman
Tor
Macek
Friedlander Bros
Andrews
R. .P. Andrews
la. Ave. NW
Samo Tharp
Berkeley
House and Herrmann
Tk and I
Eye
Sts. N. W
Arnista
Messaline
Frlce
Bemrend
Nuxtone
Duffy
Dufy
Rochester
Vuercy Company
Tata Ata Bullling
Sfoee
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
F Street
Noalco
Wasi Braweey Co
Lincoln
Lansbrg Furniture Co
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