Company Names, addresses, dates¹:
  George Bush, 924 9th NW, Washington DC (1893-1894) [bottler]
  George Bush, 426 10th NW, Washington DC (1897) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  George Bush, NE Corner 4th & G NW, Washington DC (1901-1905) [Saloon/restaurant owner]

  Louis Bush, 803 D NW, Washington DC (1892) [bottler]
  Bush & Betz, 1305 E NW, Washington DC (1893-1894) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Louis Bush, 1305 E NW, Washington DC (1895-1914) [Saloon/restaurant owner]

  Henry R. Bush, 424 10th NW, Washington DC (1888) [bottler]
  Henry R. Bush, 425 10th NW, Washington DC (1889-1890) [bottler]
  Henry R. Bush, 421 10th NW, Washington DC (1891-1898) [Saloon/restaurant owner]

  Joseph Bush, 1731 Pa Ave NW, Washington DC (1906-1908) [Wholesale Liquor]
  Joseph Bush, 1737 Pa Ave NW, Washington DC (1911-1917) [Wholesale Liquor]

  Toby Bush, 817 7th NW, Washington DC (1895-1896) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  T&G Bush, 831 7th NW, Washington DC (1897-1898) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Tobias Bush, 1118 7th NW, Washington DC (1899) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Tobias Bush, 831 7th NW, Washington DC (1900-1901) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Tobias Bush, 216 16th NW, Washington DC (1902) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Tobias Bush, 636 D NW, Washington DC (1903) [Saloon/restaurant owner]
  Tobias Bush, 1110 E NW, Washington DC (1904-1915) [Saloon/restaurant owner]

Notes:
George Bush, Henry Bush, Joseph Bush, Louis Bush, and Tobias Bush were brothers. The 1880 census lists them living with their father Wolf Bush in NY. It listed George, Henry and Tobias as beer bottlers, Joseph as "buying produce", and 10 year old Louis had no occupation. The brothers came to Washington DC and started operating various bottling establishments.

George Bush (1865-1906)^2,3 started out in DC as a bottler in the early 1890s, and ended up as a Saloon/Restaurant owner. A Washington Post article from April 22, 1897 said he got a building permit for his saloon at 426 10th Street NW for a brick and tin "music shell". I don't know what a music shell is, but I guess that indicates he had music played at his saloon. A Washington Post ad from May 18, 1897 described his establishment as the "Atlantic Summer Garden", and said it featured "Mr W.L. Thornton, Washington's favorite Baritone singer". It also said Heurich's Maerzen Beer was served. Based on the bottle with his name and saloon's addresss embossed on it, he must have bottled beer at some point.

Louis Bush (1870-1930)^2,4, like his brother George, started out as a bottler, and then became a Saloon/Restaurant owner in 1893. He had a partner named Betz in 1893-94, then was the sole owner after that. A Washington Post ad in the May 29, 1901 newspaper said that Louis served Heurich's beer on tap. Based on the bottle with his name and saloon's addresss embossed on it, he must have bottled beer at some point.
In 1915, Louis was one of several Saloon owners who testified before a Senate committee about difficulties obtaining a liquor license. He stated that he had to pay $250 to aid in getting his license (which sounds to me like bribe money). ⁵
Louis died from gunshot wounds after a hand-to-hand struggle with a robber. ⁶
Besides the beer bottle shown on this web page, there is also a flask and a rectangular liquor bottle from Louis Bush listed in the club book.

Henry Bush (1861-1900)^2,7, like his brothers, started out in DC as a bottler and later became a Saloon/Restaurant owner. A Washington Post article May 4, 1894 said that Henry was judged to be insane. Apparently he was under the mistaken impression that he was extremely wealthy, and he started handing out diamonds (which he hadn't fully paid for) to people on the street. He appears to have been instituionalized in 1894, however his name continues to appear on city directories as a saloon/restaurant owner until 1898. When Henry's mother Esther Bush died, she left her estate to all of her children except Henry, claiming that Henry had married against her wishes and for "other reasons"⁸. A Post article on April 20, 1900 said that his brothers contested his will because he was insane, but a subsequent article on October 24, 1900 said that the they dropped the case, allowing his widow Addie M. Bush to get his estate.
There is a beer bottle from Henry Bush listed in the club book.

Joseph Bush (1858-19??)² had a wholesale liquor business from 1906 to 1917. It was presumably closed down due to prohibition. There is a Joseph Bush rectangular liquor bottle listed in the club book.

Tobias Bush (1863-1923)^2,9 was a Saloon/Restaurant owner. His Salooon seemed to move around a lot, as he was listed at 6 different addresses between 1895 and 1915. Advertisements in the Evening Star indicate that Tobias also sold liquor. There is a Tobias Bush liquor bottle (unembossed with a label) listed in the club book.


George Bush Bottles:

book # 117 This is a clear 9" blob-top bottle embossed: oval slug plate: GEORGE BUSH / 426 10TH ST N.W. / REGISTERED / GB / WASHINGTON, D.C. back along the edge of the base: D. O. C. 1

book # 118 This is an aqua 9" blob-top bottle embossed: oval slug plate: LOUIS BUSH / 1305 E. ST. N.W. / LB / WASHINGTON D.C. rear heel: THIS BOTTLE NEVER SOLD