The Washington herald., 1914-09-29
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DIR. CarradIns, of st. Louis, who re-
rene Church. will preach at the Gospel
Mission Wednesday at 1880 p. m. The
public is invited to attend.
From burns received Sunday morn
ing when her clothing caught fire
while playing with matches. Georgiana
McElroy. three years old, 1867 c street
southwest. died at Children's Hospital
yesterday.
Roy McNesI, of 3OZ2 o street north
west, reported to the police last night
that his little daughter had been held
up by negro children in the neighbor-
hood and robbed of her roller skates.
The automobile of Mrs. Elizabeth
Sullivan. 1913 Huntington street
northwest, was damaged to the extent
of $1,000 by fire last night at Hunting
ton street and Connecticut avenue.
The blaze originated from a defect in
the carburator.
Robert Elliott, afty-Eour years old.
1920 Massachusetts avenue southeast,
was struck and@knocked down by a
motorcycle al Thirteenth and streets
northwest, yesterday morning. and in
jured on the hips and body. He was
removed to Emergency Hospital.
Alexander Cook, manager Of the
Lyric Theater. at 31Os Fourteenth
street northwest, last night reported
to the police that the office of his
theater had been entered some time
during the day and *I9 stolen from a
tin box.
The residence Of John waIdon, at
l24s Florida avenue northeast, was
last night damaged by flames when
fire swept the basement floor of the
dwelling. The loss is estimated at
500. The cause of the fre was un-
known.
Joseph BoIIinEer. 70, of 337 c street
northwest. was treated at the Emer-
gerfcy Hospital last night for an in
jury to his left eye received by fall
from a street car at Fifth and F streets
northwest.
Mrs. Jane ShIPIey, s. years cid, of
lis Kentucky avenue southeast, was
found wandering late yesterday after
noon in the streets OF Twining City.
She was unable to explain her pre-
dicament and was removed to her
home by the police OF the Eleventh
precinct.
stolen from In front of keith's The
ater Sunday night, the automobile OF
Milton S. Kronheim, 32lS NJ street
was found abandoned yes
terday morning at Union Station. A
OF automobiles stolen recently
were abandoned in the identical spot
the Kronheim machine was found yes
terday.
J. BARNETT Ball, u years old, Of 4O6
Seventh southwest, conductor on the
Seventh street line. while looking out
of his car window last evening at Sew
enth and F streets southwest was
struck by a passing north bound car
and received severe cuts about the
head. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital.
An abandoned hye-passenEer Ford
automobile bearing a Pennsylvania
license was found early last night on
the Military road at Fort Meyers, Va
The number Of the license was ST2
for the year 1914, and the makers
number was S5l.JS. II Is lnouShI Oy
the police that the machine was stolen
in Pennsylvania and brought here
where IL was abandoned. The police
of the First precinct are investigating.
While on his way to work yesterday
morning. Samuel d. Griffin. III years
old. a painter living on Nichols ave-
nue., near Summer road southeast, and
employed at the Government Hospital
for the Insane, dropped dead. Mr..
Griffin had been ill for some time pre-
vious and was under a doctors care.
will be made today for
his burial.
L. Pierce Boteler, secretary Of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, has
been in Columbus, Ohio. the past week,
the nineteenth annual meet
ing OF the National Association of
Mutual Insurance Companies. The con-
vention adopted a uniform mutual in
surance bill to be presented to the
legislatures of the States. Mr.. Boteler
was elected a State vice president and
a member of the committee on ma
tional affairs.