Fire Chief Urges Safer Schools In Washington District
Fire Chief Bell warns in a report that several schools including Jackson and Old High Street are fire risks due to wooden stairs basement shops and defective heating. He urges iron or stone stairs, removal of basement carpenter shops, gas ranges, external heating plants, and electric fire alarms with floor and basement stations before next school year.
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Jackson
Dennison
Bell
Old High Street
Miner
Hiyde
Normal School No. 2
Fillmore
Corcoran
Weightman
Toner
Grant
Curtis
Addison
Western High
Briggs
Montgomery
Shania
Hyde School
Tintve
iColumbia
Navy Yard Siding To Stay Amid Road Removal Debate
District Commissioners will take no action to remove the siding into the Washington Navy Yard. The issue arose after the Navy Department urged access be preserved. A two year limit was discussed, with removal seen as cutting Navy Yard operations. House committee members noted Navy Yard employees warned work would halt without the siding.
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Washington Navy Yard
Navy Department
Navy Ward
Senate
Murrow
Navy Yard
Dasiuiet U
Commissioners urge delay on congressional business
The commissioners asked Representative Smith to hold actions on measures affecting local and for len corporations until the next Congress session. They proposed that during recess the bills be considered and presented in codified form when Congress reassembles, reflecting proposed changes.
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Representative Smith
Howe
Congress
Fine Sixteenth Street Residence Sold to Mrs Hoppin
Mrs. Mary F. Hoppin bought the new four story dwelling at 1814 Sixteenth Street Northwest from Potomac Realty Company for 92500. The house, designed by Bruce Price De Sibour, has twenty five rooms five baths and marble and parquet floors. Adjacent lots and future homes are planned by Potomac Realty and Bruce Price De Sibour with John Joy Edson and Robert L. Waters also purchasing property nearby.
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Mary F. Hoppin
Sixteenth Street
Washington
Potomac Realty Company
Westcott & Story
Scott Circle
Edward D. Brandegee
Bruce, Price & de
Two Old Citizens Buried at Separate Services
Tribute by the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia for Jo Eioward Libbey and Charles E. Church who died within hours of one another. Libbey’s funeral was at his home then Congress Street Methodist Church with interment at Oak Judge Cemetery. Church’s service was at Westminster Memorial Church with private interment in Congressional Cemetery. Members and officials from the Oldest Inhabitants' Association and related groups attended both services.
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District of Columbia
Jo Eioward Libbey
Charles E. Church
Congress Street Methodist Church
Thomas ©. Crouse
Oak Judge Cemetery
Mr. Libbey
Thomas Brown
Fred Moore
Charlies S Runty
Harry K Willard
Hothegan
Tet Petts
J DP Cathell
William King
Charles Tdmonsean
John Tyneh
M. J. Adler
Georgetown
Benjamin W Reiss
Louis Seihold
Association of Mdest
Charles B
Westminster Memorial Church
Seventh Street
Wetween TD
Mr Church
Congressional Cemetery
Ambrose H. Stephenson
John & Stephenson
William Wimsatt
Joseph J . Stephenson
R. Warrison John
J FJ Georges
George J Suter
Jim Petts
William H. Braun
George W. Harvey
John T. Chaney
Wiliam A Clark
William A. Linton
Funeral of J H Olcott prominent Mason of Cris Tel
Funeral services for John H. Olcott a leading Mason in the Cris tel will be held at 3 PM from his northwest residence 2809 Th street with Dr Samuel F H Greene pastor Calvary Baptist Church officiating Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery Pallbearers include F Warren Johnson Henry Merrill A B Cool idge Thomas F P Morgan William H Wanamaker Dr Joan Nichols Albert F Bex and W S Parks Known as Jack Olcott he was once manager for Wentward Lothrop and later served as secretary of several Masonic bodies in the jurisdiction
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John H. Olcott
Cristel
Samuel FH. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Joan Nicols
Albert F. Bex
W.S. Parks
Manadaic
Jack' Oleett
Oleett
Trm
Wentward & Lothrop
Masome
Crowe Juvenile Company to entertain for church benefit
Five elaver Httle artists known as the Crowe Juvenile Company will present an entertainment at Callaghan's Navy Yard Exchange for the benefit of Emanuel PIs Church Anen costia. Also notes dining options and local ads including Robinger's and Schneider's crab feast and a fall injury at the city post office.
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Elaver Httle
The
Crowe Juvenile Company
Mumanuel P
Church
Anencostia
Callaghan's
Schneider
Navy Yard Exchange
BE. P. Carpenter
New York Avenue
City Post-Office
Mergency Hospital
Abandon Jury Trials Also: Police Court Funds Exhausted
The Police Court jury fund is exhausted and trials will halt until Congress approves emergency funds. About thirty prisoners at the jail await trial, with many released on bond. Nellie Griffith, 23, was sentenced to six months for assaulting an elderly man knocked down by a vehicle on Goo Hope Hill in Anacostia.
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Congress
Ralph Given
Nellie Griffith
Kimball
Dennin Lyles
Goo Hope Hill
Anacostia
District seeks receiver for Greater Washington Realty Corp
The district asked yesterday to appoint a receiver for the Greater Washington Realty Corporation and to require Thor HC Vance and his son to render an accounting. Rudolph von Bayer, who left a New York position to join the company, alleges it owes him and holds valuable options worth about 4,000 in cash value. he says the company’s account shows 16 cash and 2,500 in debts. The article notes the firm’s alleged misstatements and a contested financial position.
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Gusremcourt
Greater Washington Realty Corporation
Thor HC
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Saks
Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Prince Albert
Wocdier
Pete Pees
Ascent
Tacrver
Tata
Horn the Tailor
Bay of House & Herrmann
7Th and Eye Sts
N. W
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Post
Chas. Kaufman & Sons
Kuppenheimer Clothes
A. F. Bornot
BRO. & CO
F Street
Merchants’ Transfer and Storage Co
Strieet
John G. Meinberg
Eleventh Street
Washington, D. C
Miner and
J. E. Libbey
C. E. Church
J. H. Olcott
Glenwood
Burt & Packard
Oxford
Reg
U. S. Pat
Packard & Field
Brockton
Mass
Robert Berberich
7Th Street
City Bulletins
Robinger's
J. T. D. Pyles
Leona Williamson
Sheriff Road
Casualty Hospital
Connecticut
P. Hinkel & Co
Maine Ave
Lynn Haven Bay
Sechneider's
Krouge
Sth
George Locher
New York Avenue Northwest
New York
Central Office
Robinson's Stable
Charles F Winbidler
First Baptist Church
Heurich
Maerzen and Senate—brewery
Arlington Bottling Company
Ok Place
Phoas W
12Th Street Co
A. Muddiman & Co
Tel. Main
Randle
Highlands
Capitol
U.S
Aerie House
Randle Highlands
Mie Capitol
Dupont Cirels Tha U 8 Realty Company
Manly
Autnmouth
Iity Apread UJ
Central National Bank
Cea + National Bank
Woolward
Tne
James F. Oyster
Pa. Ave
Ericelancer Bros
M.S. M
D. J. Kaufman
Archibald Vingberg
Pushela
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street N. W
Doling of
Ao A
Castelberg’s
Opticians
Penna. Ave
Manyon
Lansburgh Furniture Co
Inter-Ocean Building
Ninth Street
Hirsh’s Shoe
Seventh St. N. W
Lots
Jepal
Panama
Copenhagen
Pettit & CO. 7Th
Eye N
Warner’s
Dacrotm
Warnare
Rochester SY
Tyren
Ufa
Albert & Johnson
Potomac Electric Light
Tulsadvam. Com
Ely
O'Donnell
Yorkeb Ket
Barber
Ross
Lth
Lacey & Co
Kulley
North Capitol
Hington, DC
Nowbera Eine
Columbia
Marland
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