This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
19
Police squads braved rain to start the annual city census, expecting a 10 000 increase over last year’s 329 591. Enumerators faced bachelor gossip, neighbor disputes, cries for arrests, and curious mothers with young children as they asked age sex color and household details.
A substitute bill, prepared by Engineer Commissioner Morrow, seeks $21 million to acquire land south of Pennsylvania Avenue for public buildings. It allows $3 million in the current fiscal year, with $3 million yearly installments until all land is bought, and proposes a three member presidential commission to negotiate prices, with condemnation possible if needed.
Health Officer Woodward reports for the week ending April 4 that 134 births and 115 deaths occurred, with 89 white and 45 colored births and 61 white and 54 colored deaths. Diphtheria fell to 18, scarlet fever down two. smallpox cases rose from 18 to 25 with eight recovered. Fifteen new smallpox cases went to quarantine. one fatality noted. The epidemic appears mild overall.
James M. Dunn submitted the lowest bid to build a four room brick addition to the Gage School at Second and Kim streets NW. About $30,000 was appropriated. Dunn’s proposal totals $20,683 to complete the structure. Other bids ranged from $20,700 to $26,290 from Humphrey, Burgess & Parsons, Davis, and Kavayiat & Wyno.
The K street bridge over James Creek Canal is to be sold by the Commissioners on the recommendation of W J Douglas district engineer of bridges. The 58 by 34 foot plate girder steel structure with wooden floor will be taken down soon as the canal is being filled and there is no economical site to re erect it.
A District of Columbia jury ruled that it is not defamation for Prof Edward L Morris to report a policeman, Sanford Emanuel, for allegedly taking buns at the O Street Market. Emanuel sued Morris for 1000 dollars, claiming malice, but the court found the statements slanderous in law yet upheld Morris’s reporting as proper. Emanuel will likely appeal the verdict, contesting the jury’s findings.
Federal grand jury for the District Supreme Court was completed and sworn in yesterday. The panel will sit for six months with Justice Stafford appointing Edward J Walsh as foreman. The issue also notes local notices and advertisements including a clearance sale and various business items.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.