The Washington herald., 1917-04-11
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The home of r. L. Stephenson, 1764
Corcoran street northwest, was yester-
day damaged to the extent of $50 by
FIRE. caused by an overheated oil stove.
No. Engine Company responded.
Mrs. Clara whitley. aged 40. supposed
to have come to this city from Brook
lyn, N. Y. was found dead In her room
at $40 ! street northwest, yesterday by
Mrs. Sarah Wright, of the same address.
Coroner hewitt issued a certificate OF
death from hemorrhage. Relatives were
notified.
Eugene Cole, colored, aged SO, 81 u
street northwest. while visiting friends
at Is o street northwest yesterday aft
ernoon was suddenly taken Ill and died
before medical attention could be given.
Coroner hewitt issued a certificate of
death from natural causes.
Earl Oliver. Of Rosslyn. Va, yesterday
reported to the police that his bicycle
had been stolen from the vicinity OF
Ninth and d streets northwest.
The home OF Marion Alsop, 1877 First
street northwest, and that of Mcdonald
Hefiin. 3 New York avenue northeast,
were entered through side windows and
robbed some time Monday night.
The automobile of Mrs. Lucy Chandler.
Congress Hall Hotel, yesterday afternoon
Pennsylvania avenue. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northwest.
Both the street car and the automobile
were slightly damaged.
The will of Mrs. Henry Clay Bradley,
filed for probate in the District Supreme
Court yesterday, leaves an estate, val
ued at $4,000, to her son, Marc Bradley.
Mrs. Bradley died within one month
after making her will The Continental
Trust Company is named as executor.
Attorney Frank s. Bright fled the Pc
tition to probate the will.
Kathryn Denny yesterday instituted in
the District Supreme Court a suit for
limited divorce against Samuel Den
ny, employed in the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing. Attorney Edward L.
Gies represents the petitioner.
Fire in rubbish in the basement of
the Occidental Hotel yesterday caused
slight damage. No. 16 engine COM
pany responded to the alarm and ex-
tinguished the blaze
Fire truck No. 12, operated by e. O.
Lusby, 1854 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, while responding to a local
alarm Of fire yesterday afternoon
crashed through a fence in Schnei-
der's lane. The fire was in TunIau
road near Thirty-seventh street north
west Ine accident was caused by
the wheel of the motor truck striking
a rut in the road. No one was in
jured.
Mrs. Fred Debois, living at the
Cairo apartments, yesterday reported
to the police that a diamond ring
valued at $500 and a seal neck scarf
worth 500 had been stolen Febru-
airy Is.
Harry Connolly and James Martha
entered the squared ring at the car
barn at Fourth and T streets north
east yesterday morning with the re-
suit that the former was treated at
the Casualty Hospital for a slight
scalp wound, while the latter was ar
rested charged with assault.
George H. Tucker. 50, 173O New Jersey
avenue northwest, fell last night while
on Seventh street near r street north
west, and was slightly injured on the
back of his head. He was treated in
Simpsons drug store and later taken to
his home in the automobile os Fred o.
Mcclellan.
Car No. 66, of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, collided with Car
No. 34s, of the same company, at Fifth
and G streets northwest yesterday after
noon at $50 o'clock. Both cars were
slightly damaged.