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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
15
The notice advertises a sale of going-away preparations with distinctive styles not found elsewhere and a comprehensive range including every style worth having. Prices are described as favorable and kept low while maintaining meritorious quality to suit every purse.
The board unanimously approves the new superintendent's recommendations as four instructional groups are formed covering English history languages mathematics and science. A 5000 improvement proposal for the Manual Training School is referred to committees. Dr H S Curtis is recommended for playgrounds supervision. truant officers and room rearrangements are discussed with interim action. An informal reception follows the meeting welcoming the new superintendent to staff.
Percy M. Hughes and Alexander T Stuart named as assistant su perintendents and department heads amid Dr William Chancellor reforms. Board adopts half yearly promotions, rules revision, and stricter appointment procedures while debating reappointments at Eastern Western and McKinley schools. Admiral Baird presides as Chancellor seeks stenographer staff and visitor waiting room.
War Department orders yesterday relieve Maj Cheater Harding of duties as assistant to Col John Biddle. Capt William Kelly of the Corps of Engineers will succeed Harding as head of district engineering duties. Harding returns to Washington Barracks as an instructor while Kelly has been at Fort Mason California.
Mrs McCallister of Harrisburg is fined 10 dollars after a Police Court hearing in which store witnesses testified she concealed a lace and a 57 cent handkerchief. Despite Calvary Baptist Church members testifying to her good character, Judge Mills ruled the items were found in her possession. Defense seeks a new trial and requests release on collateral for the motion.
Mrs Nettle Walden carried her three month old baby to the street through dense smoke after an explosion in a building at the intersection of Louisiana avenue Sixth and D streets northwest about 1130 yesterday. Fire officials believe a gasoline can exploded in a second floor room occupied by Theodore Cheakalos and Gus Cocus. Firemen extinguished the flames. loss totaled 75 dollars.
A runaway marriage estranges Mr and Mrs Evan H Sample of 1402 Sixteenth Street receive a letter from their daughter Mrs Harry C King in Baltimore expressing longing to return home. Her note eases their anxiety and they hope she will rejoin the family soon. A building permit is issued to G H Loudensinger for a two story frame dwelling at Randle Highlands. Estimated cost 3000 dollars. Derageists advertise Velvet and pure cream ice cream. Order it.
A sequence of suit prices listed as seventeen items with amounts such as 15.00 36.50 18.50 20.60 25.00 30.00 35.00 followed by periods indicating missing entries. The note reads like a price catalog or advertisement fragment without context or dates.
Greater Washington campaign pushes rail freight reform with through billing from Washington to Alexandria. New arrangements eliminate hold ups, ship Virginia goods directly to Rosslyn, and ensure same day yard handoffs. Local shippers hailed progress as key officials and committees push for equitable rates and retail buy local.
Annual stockholders meeting at Firemen’s Insurance Building reports solid company status. Line runs from eastern Capital Terminus to Minnesota Avenue serving Randle Highlands developed by United States Realty. Branch office opened on Minnesota Avenue with C A Barker in charge. directors named: O A Brothers Jr, C A Barker, Arthur Randle, D C Fountain, George H Judd, J R Norman, A L Martin, C B Hillard, James B Davis. A directors’ meeting for officer election will be held next Wednesday.
A backyard rooster on 23 New Hampshire Avenue NW stirred residents and a health officer. After inspections and a police inquiry, the owner reportedly killed and ate the bird amid a community disturbance and formal notice to clear the premises.
Johanna Roche files suit seeking 1478 from the estate of James Dowd through administrators T. Percy Myers and John J. Brosnan. She alleges services as housekeeper from February 1901 until Dowd’s death were promised payment, claims 440 per month value but was paid only 2 per month, and asks for judgment to recover the balance.
Readers note Gaelic study gains impetus from Dr Douglas Hyde movement. Local women and pupils with two years of study now ready to teach, aiding the Gaelic revival. A Dublin Gaélie journal mentions a pupil from the city to be noted in Clan Dheamb Solnig. Also fragments reference a refreshment ad and Panama Canal labor protests, with notices of local suppliers and equipment repairs.
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