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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
13
A fragmented ad style listing men s top coats highlights grace and style with options from short to long. It notes materials like silk Italian cloth and mulberry, with prices toward the $300s range and mentions noted brands or lines such as Vie cups Chevot and Coverts. The copy mixes color notes like black and tan and references a leader or prominent figure in the thread.
Scrutinize the collar construction, perfectly modeled shoulders, and well balanced silhouette. The coats feature easy generous skirts and careful finishing. Prices range from 1000 to 3000 dollars.
Commissioners back Superintendent Wxn Stevens in dispute over bathing beach governance. A committee of Dr William Tindall, W J Douglass, and H B Davis was relieved, after Stevens asked for their removal and urged a new department of public comfort and diversion. West proposed revoking February 17 1900 order and entrusting management to the superintendent under Commissioner supervision to avoid divided responsibility.
R Harrison Johnson, chair of the railroads committee for the South Washington Citizens' Association, outlined objections to the proposed grade crossing elimination plan. He opposes a viaduct on Maryland and Virginia avenues, warns it would depress southern property values and threaten park space, and notes a majority in South Washington favors the plan despite divergent views.
The police trial board heard testimony in the case of Policeman Ian C Fisk of the Eighth precinct charged with improper conduct for posing as an unmarried man while visiting Annie Straub and her daughter Mabel. Mrs Straub and Miss Jesie Straub testified Fisk called frequently, denied being married, and once sent a note inviting Mabel to meet at a set location. Fisk acknowledged most points but said he had no definite purpose. The board will recommend to Maj Sylvester in a few days.
Two men Wilam Burke and William Houston were arrested by Detective Baur and Policeman Tayman on theft charges. They claimed to be fortune tellers and magicians visiting poor colored homes to victimize residents. They carried a matrimony thermometer, a fluid bottle, and trinkets. One watch was stolen from a Black washwoman amid other alleged acts.
A decree signed by Justice Anderson of the District Supreme Court divorces John F Carr from Adam Carr on grounds of unfaithfulness Second Probation. Also notices ad listings and local notices.
District Commissioners and the Police Court judges inspected several potential buildings to house the courts during the current building and the construction of a new one. Proposals included a Fifth Street near E Street site, a Pierce Street option, and the former Treasury Bureau of Statistics building on Fifteenth Street near D Street. No final location was chosen.
The Municipal Building Commission approved and signed a contract for South Dover marble for the municipal building. Members Shaw and three District Commissioners signed, opposing Blue Ridge Marble’s protest was substantially answered. The deal covers 641000 dollars with B A and G N Williams of New York as the other party.
Commissioners refer the Mintwood Place matter to Congress after Col Biddle notes a wire fence in the sidewalk on Mintwood Place near Columbia Road leaves barely three feet for pedestrians. The fence was built to curb encroachment on private property, and widening the walk would require sacrificing private interests.
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