Sermon to Girl Graduates at Episcopal Institute
A large congregation heard Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the young ladies of the Episcopal Female Institute at Christ Church. The service featured orderly processions, vocal and instrumental music, and a focus on spiritual vision and moral preparation for life after graduation.
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Pendleton
The
Christ Episcopal Church
Episcopal Female Institute
W. H. K. Pendleton
Fairfax County
H. D. Fuller
Floyd Kurtz
Frank Walter
Christ
Beardsworth
Fairfax Hall
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Pilate
Jesus
Carter
Jesus Christ
Important City Council Meeting Sets Yearly Election Plans
The City Council will hold a Tuesday night meeting on July 5 to appoint standing committees and elect city officials for the year. Candidates for commissioner of water and streets include the current official P. W. Boyd and rivals Charles E. Hoover James W. Barr G. W. Grim and Frank E. Conrad.
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P. W. Boyd
Charles E. Hoover
James W. Barr
G. W. Grim
Frank E. Conrad
Red Men Honor Deceased Brethren With Cemetery Tributes
Shawnee Tribe No. 2 and Pocahontas Council No. 1 members decorated graves of about seventy brethern at the cemetery. Ceremonies opened at Past Sachem Henry Kinzel’s grave and closed at Great Keeper C. G. Crawford’s resting place. Rev. Jos. P. Wilson led prayers as Sia sung. attendance was affected by threatening weather.
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Imp. O. R. M
Pocahontas Council
Henry Kinzel
C. G. Crawford
Back Again: Mr Lewis Conner Visits Town After Absence
Mr Lewis Conner of Washington, once famed for singing Oh Mona at a Court House Hall concert last fall, is visiting town after several months away, drawing attention as a well known danger.
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Lewis Conner
Washington
Mona
Court House Hall
Big Army for Santiago in Cuba Campaign
The United States Army under Major General William R. Shafter sailed from Key West toward Santiago de Cuba with about 17 000 regular troops aboard 32 transports. A marine battalion of six hundred, led by Lieutenant Colonel R W Huntington, faced a guerrilla attack at Guantanamo Bay with four Marines killed and one wounded.
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United States Army
Wm. R. Shafter
Key West
Santiago de Cuba
Tampa
Santiago
General Shafter
R. W. Huntington
Guatanamo Bay
John Blair Gibbs
Richmond
Hay
London
Washington
Hong Kong
Manila
St. Louis
Kingston
Jamaica
Cervera
War Department
Navy Department
Cadiz
United States
Temerio
Asuncion
Monterey
San Diego
California
Monitor
Brutus
Fire from Gasoline Stove Threatens Home on Market Street
A gasoline leak from a summer kitchen stove at J. H. Grier’s residence on 44 South Market Street caused a fierce fire. Neighbors and a washing-tub water effort stopped the blaze before the fire department arrived. the kitchen suffered scorching and damage to a table and ceiling. Mrs. Grier became overwhelmed but alarm was raised in time.
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South Market Street
J. H. Grier
Change of schedule makes papers await at stations
The 6:45 p.m. mail train now arrives at 2:26 and leaves at 2:30 p.m. Tuais suits travelers and business men, but local dailies not published before 3 p.m. The Star plans bicycle carriers with Walter Huntsberry to deliver papers between this city and Middletown each afternoon.
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The
Star
Walter Huntsberry
Middletown
Sperry Named Administrator in Dellinger Estate
In County Court this morning E. R. Sperry of Middletown qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs. Virginia Dellinger. Circuit Court sessions were brief with no major actions recorded.
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E. R. Sperry
Middletown
Virginia Dellinger
Charles O Connors Move To Baltimore Mount Clare Shops
Mr. Charles O Connor of this city, long employed at the round house in Brunswick, has gone to Baltimore to accept a more profitable position in the Mount Clare shops.
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Charles O’connor
Brunswick
Baltimore
Mount Clare
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Loundoun-St. Church
Robert W. Carter
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
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