Unclear Justice Tales and Local Court Notes
A jittery collection of court notes and social misfortunes recounts couples in Willow Ashley facing domestic strife, a white boy accused by Mary Freeland, a chicken theft confession by Jim Jones, and various minor offenses. Judge Kimball handles discipline, fines, and brief sentences amid chaotic testimonies in a late 1800s district scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joeph Mack
Mary Freeland
Mary
Tris
Kom
Jal
Camp Good Will tapped for loan of city tubs
City officials recommended loaning seven city bath tubs formerly used in District 1 buildings to Camp Good Will. The move aims to assist the camp and nearby Camp Pleasant, with heated availability noted. Separately, a drowning at Piney Branch road involved Reeves Street Northwest youth Joseph Kong, age 11, found in a pond and released to guardians.
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Camp Good Will
Waefarlana Yesterdas
Camp Good
Camp Pleasant
Regina
Pyles
Joseph Kong
Reeves Street
Piney Branch Road
Washington billboard fight faces court over permits
Mr Knapp of Washington Billposting Company hints permits will be surrendered only under compulsion as Howard Park Citizens Association protests billboard at Georgia and H Street. Commissioners consider removing billboards as eyesores and may seek court ruling on authority to revoke permits or bar new ones.
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Knapp
Tega
Georgia
Hovant Avenes
Howard University
Charles
Washington
Howard Park Citizens Association
Knupp
Macfarland
Cpingel
Thomas
Materally
New Office Building Planned Four Story at 25 Thirteenth Street
Mr Heidenheimer plans a four story brick office on 25 Thirteenth Street Northwest with limestone frontage and plate glass. Architect Stanley Simmons drafts possible four additional floors, enabling eight stories if demand, with a concrete reinforced structure and two elevators. First floor allocated to Heidenheimer’s loan business. construction to start after old building is torn down by October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Simmons
E Heldenheimer
Thirteenth Street
Heldenheimer
Jullux Garrikle & Co
J M Stein & Co Tallors
J Barton Miller
Heidenheimer
Heidenheimers
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mir Simmons
Van Camp's Sterilized Milk Promises Pure Holstein Milk
An advertisement extols sterilized milk as essential to stop tubercular infection in raw milk. It markets Van Camp's evaporated Holstein milk, claiming full-pint 10 cent cans and cheaper per quart, with nothing added, water removed to 28 percent solids, and a rich flavor suited for coffee and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Camp
van Camps
Stenzano
Free ice for fountain to be provided on reservation
The District Branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will supply free ice for a drinking fountain to be erected on the Pennsylvania avenue reservation between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northwest. A contract with an ice company is in place and the ice will be delivered as soon as the fountain is erected, continuing for months until October.
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Christian Temperance T
Immu
Farlun
Tee
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thirteenth
Northwast
Ion
Shelter
Remberance Union
Slelton
Vactariand
Water Department
Washington street designation proposal to aid travelers
An proposal from Charles E Foster to Commissioner Victor Lund urges a city wide street numbering plan in Washington. The system would assign numbers to streets and lines, aiding visitors and residents, with specific lines for Treasury cars and electric streetcar routes. The suggestion has been referred to the Interstate Commerce Commission for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wsington
Vactar Lund
Charles Eo Tester
Thefty
Europe
Vir Mactiniard
Bewlin
Foster Male
Weil
Wasington Wier
Treasury
Bircw
Eleventh Street
Nis
Wadarland
Street Cleaning Costs Rise in July Report
Superintendent Wood reported to Commissioner West that seven more days of street cleaning were performed in July than the prior year. Total payments included machine cleaning 4005 dollars, alley cleaning 1971, sprinkling 484, livery 10, rent requisitions 149.59, with miscellaneous items totaling the remainder.
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Wood
West
Tly
Keep Playgrounds Open for Fall until September 10
The Keep Playgrounds Open group announced August 11 that grounds will stay open through September 10. Secretary West offered $1690 to keep the grounds available and an excursion down the Potomac is planned with Captain F Ooster presiding of the Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lreanth
F Ooster
Board of Education
West
Jamestown
Weil
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Oye
Hoek
Foruna
American Realty Company
Lith Street
Lansbargit
Tk Biel
Weston
Speials
Barber & Ross, Nics
Mber
Ross Tween
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
the Sunday Post
Mall
United States
Kimball
John Wesley
Annie Wesley
Willow Tree
Shley
John
Annie
Iwan
Lastrir
Willam Murray
Gealowy
Jones
Murray
Jim Jim
Murray Jim
Marray
Tyr & 9
Sim
Gettieg Demnk
Gray Walters
Skam
Tuone
Mary F Miller
I Street
Lo Walters
Walters
Miller
Waters
Willan Hordley
Eighth Street
Sculwet O
William
Aukam
Wiliam
Ade Wacht Ena
Rand
George ‘Manx
Walter Gallagher
Robert Andrews
Palineman Oasis
Robert
Jim Robert
City Bulletins
Lion
Joby Moran
Arlington Battling Co
Rosenfields
Altamont
Manco, Sheapiet
Enauelaer Poh Technic Institute
Spring Tech
Gag Ranges
Ith
AD Muddiman & Co
Billboard
van Camp’s
van Camp Packing Co
Indianapolis
Ind
WCT U
Charles E Foster
Vanoue
Capitol
William H Santelmgna
Moreh + Hing Cotton
Fe Gurneral Romain
Wolvement d
Rami
Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry Band
Fort Wyer
George Frytrell
Mareh
Georgetown University
Falcon Arando Roch
Lampe
Milbecker ‘Turner
U. S. Soldiers’ Home Band
Mo Zhomerman
Murei
Narma" Yaz
Requent J
Zdeumerma Bellini
Bizet
von Blon Jerome
Potomac Electric Power
14Th St. N. W
Rochester
Friedlander
Rice
Economy Cooperative Society
People's Drug Store
Prince Albert
Serge
Horn
F Street
Pittsburg
A. Eberly’s Sons
St. N. W
Burchell
N.W. Burchell
Andrews
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
New York
la Ave. N.W
Behrend
Yan
Abel
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street
Randle Highlands
Washington Post Co
the Daily and Sunday Post
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