Immediate street work to proceed after Borland ruling
Notices sent to property owners as street improvements begin across the District. Engineer department officials say hearings may not be held and no material changes to the schedule are expected. Corporation Counsel Syme rules the Borland amendment operative immediately, applying charges to abutting property owners for paving and resurfacing under current appropriations. The decision follows a conference with House District committee Chairman Ben Johnson and a ensuing legal interpretation of the phrase hereafter.
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Engineer Department
Borland
Conrad H Syma
Syme
Ben Johnson
House District Committee
Johnson
Opinon
Congress
District of Columbia
Personal Tax Schedules Due Last Day Warned
The board of personal tax agressor warns that today is the final day to file personal tax schedules. After today the district building may assess property for those who fail to file and impose a penalty. Exemptions include household furniture up to 1,000 dollars, with jewelry taxed for the first time this year.
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Board of Personal Tax Agressor
Corporation Counsel
United States grand jury probes John Doe case
The United States against John Doe is under grand jury review with attorney William E. Ambrose involved. Charles H McComas of Baltimore and George L. Radcliffe of American Bonding Company were questioned, with Radcliffe subpoenaed for the next session. A subpoena for George H Slaybaugh was not served due to his absence from the city.
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United States
John Doe
William E. Ambrose
Charles H McComas
Baltimore
American Bonding Company
Ambrose
George L. Radcliffe
George H Slaybaugh
United States Savings Bank
Antisalon Canvass Targets City Saloons and Dispensaries
Canvassers sweep southeast and southwest city sections signing a petition to the excise board to remove all saloons and wholesale liquor concerns. About two hundred canvassers worked each evening with East Washington Civic Association reporting good progress. The goal is to gather enough signatures to push abolition of liquor dispensaries in a large and populated area.
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Excise Board
East Washington Civic Association
Four Colored Men Held on Larceny Charge in District Court
Four colored men, Wheelock, Bailey, Bowen, Ware, and Newton, appeared before Judge Aukam charged with larceny of 125 dollars from George B Wheelock. Wheelock fought back and clung to two five dollar bills until help arrived. bonds set at 2000 dollars for grand jury action. Melon season opens at municipal wharf with two boatloads due Sunday and Monday. clothing dealer William Brown files for bankruptcy with 729.90 debt and no assets.
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George B. Wheelock
William Bailey
Louis Bowen
Ulysses
Eleventh Street
Sherman
William Brown
Seventh Street Northwest
District Supreme Court
David Rothsenuid
City Bulletin Ad Snippets Include Local Shops
Fragments list business notices for carpet cleaning at Conner's, floral emblems at 5 Artistic Floral Emblems Priced Law, Shaffers New Flower Store at 900 14th, Bert V. Wolfe life insurance, Colorado blog, F. F. W. Lunch at 1008 Pa. Ave. and theater tickets in Virginia.
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Shaffers New Flower Store
Bert V. Wolfe
Life Insurante
Colorado
Early Cotton Forecast From Government Estimates
The Department of Agriculture foresees the cotton crop at about 19.7 million bales for the season if 1 percent abandonment is allowed, based on July 2 condition of 764 percent of normal. Projected yield per acre and total lint output imply comparisons with last year and prior years, marking the first official forecast before December.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Gcresge
Guardsmen in Camp at Virginia Beach War Game
District National Guard quarters near Virginia Beach begin a camp with a war game as Dreamland sails in reputed to be sister ship to the Slocum. Reports of a fire aboard caused brief fears but dismissed. troops arrive, tents go up, and electric lights are planned for the camp overnight.
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District National Guard
Heeadquarters
Virginia Beach
Dreamland
District
Company B
Twenty-ninth
United States Infantry
Gordonsville Ve
Virginia
Nevils
Sergt. Burney Shields
Quartermaster Corps
Wo R McCathran
B Wall
W . Hall
Francis Reynolds
All Good Fellows
Chesapeake Beach
Railway and Transportation Company
Washington
Norfolk and Western
Missing 16-year-old Russell Brooks sought by police
Police note a 16-year-old boy, Russell Brooks of 1812 L Street NW, missing since July 21. Father suspects he left the city with his bicycle and beads to fund a trip. Also reported a $61 camera stolen from MoA Leese at Ninth Street NW, and Pasquale Garasio bitten by a dog owned by Rosie Moffett on C Street NE.
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L Street
Russell Brooks
Moa Leese
Ninth Street Northwest
Pasquale Garasio
Hickman Street
Rosie Moffett
C Street
Licensed to Marry Names and Ages in District and Maryland
A list of individuals with names ages and associated institutions or addresses. Entries include Stephen Tobin aged 24 of Washington DC and Merry Tomlinson 22 of Upper Marlboro Maryland, with others named alongside Rev Roth and institutional affiliations such as Tuberculosis Hospital and Freedmen’s Hospital.
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Stephen A Tobin
Washington DC
Merry P Tomlinson
Upper Marlboro, Md
JR Roth Charles Marshall
Jane F Riley
J McBride Slerrety
Births Reported In Local Families
A list of births announced in the area includes Benjamin R Trexler and Mable Wright’s son, Frank J Slattery and Julia Slattery’s son, John Nobel’s daughter, and several other newborns. Families named include Weast Wright Turner Slattery Nobel Marinati Limback Newhall Jones Hunter Dougherty Alt Armstrong Shaw Stewart Powell Bear Garner Bear Garner Boner Coates Curtis Boner and related spouses.
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Charles E
Eva
John T
Mable Wright
Benjamin R
Reus J .Trexler
Arthur G
Tattle
Turner
Frank J
Julia
Slattery
John G
Emma
Nobel
Dante W
Hartis
Marinati
Charles
Ide
Limback
Willem L
Olive W Newhall
Jessie Curtis
Behry
Jennie Boner
John W
Feattle Coates
George H
Elizabeth It
Wew
Lincoln Association Defends Lincoln Highway Route
The Lincoln Highway Association rejects altering the original Philadelphia to Gettysburg route for the transcontinental memorial road from New York to San Francisco. A letter to the President states the association cannot change the carefully chosen path, arguing the Lincoln way is the shortest direct route and should not be extended city to city or point to point, to preserve its memorial purpose.
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Lincoln Association
Lincoln Highway Association
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
New York
San Francisco
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Atlantic
Pacific
Lincoln Way
Will favors wife in life insurance claim and probate filing
Hattie Bell Miller’s March 2 1912 will filed in probate names Florence Nelva Dies James A Miller and Grace Israel as heirs in charge of the estate personal effects to the daughter and son with the residue to the executor. husband receives no bequest due to life insurance in his favor. Col WC Haskell remembered by District commissioners with market name Haskell Produce Market to honor his service.
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Col. Haskell
Col WC Haskell
Haskell Produce Market
Col Haskell
Col Haske
Excursions to Colonial Beach on St Johns Steamer
The palatial steamer St Johns will make trips to Colonial Beach this afternoon and tomorrow morning with moonlight voyages each Monday at 7 pm. The down river resort offers salt water bathing and water sports such as fishing crabbing canoeing and sailing for travelers.
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Colonial Beach
St Johns
St. Jonns
Band Concert Today at White House by United States Marine Band
This afternoon at five o clock the United States Marine Band will perform at the White House led by William H L Lautermann. The program features Marche and overtures including The Anneport Middies Lyons Overture 1517 Tochaikowsky and selections from The Flying Dutchman and Feuersnot plus Wagner and Strauss pieces and The Star Spangled Banner.
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United States Marina
White House
William HL Lautermann
Tochaikowsky
Herbert Waltz
Lehar Breermans
Ballore
Queen of Bhebs
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