Maj Morrow Favors Tight Spending On Department Convention Travel
District commissioners clash over paying heads of departments to attend conventions. West and Macfarland argue expense is worthwhile for gains and networking, while Maj Morrow doubts value. Health Officer Woodward, Chief Belt, Auditor Twee dale, and Drake head of insurance seek convention attendance with expenses paid, with Drake possibly becoming president of the national Insurance Association.
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Ericen
Tnainet
Macfarland
West
Morrow
Mar Mor Ton
Commissioner West
Maj Morrow
Woodward
Winnipeg
Canada
Belt
Fire Department
Columbus
Onio
Tweedale
Louisville
Thomas F Drake
Insurance
Detroit
John C Simpson
Electrical
Norfolk
Gard
Drake
Miss Eliza Wilkes Dies Here After 50 Years of Residence
Funeral services for Miss Dura Wilkes president of this city for over forty years will be at St Johns Episcopal Church at 10 am with Bishop Horner officiating. Burial at Oak Hill follows, beside her naval family. She helped establish the city’s Episcopal hospital and was active in church missions and charity. Survived by a brother Edwin Wilkes in Salt Lake City and cousin Grace Wilkes of New York City. four hours’ sail on Chesapeake Bay advertised See Electric Line tickets.
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Dura Wilkes
Winchester Va
St Johns Episcopal Church
Janes M Horner
Asheville NC
ES Dunlop
St Johns Church
William T Snyder
Oak Hill Cemetery
Wilkes
Charles ‘Wilkes
John Wilkes
Navy
James W. Watmough
James Nourse
John 8 Tucker
Charles H. Woodhull
Thomas
Ridgeway
Percy Myers
Rasyana Peek
Wilson Miss Wilkes
New York City
Miss Wilkes
Bar, and Throat
Jane Wilkes
Cdwin Wilkes
Saltake City
Grace Wilkes
Renwick
City Bulletins Commissioners Cannot Act
L Watson of 134 H street northeast complains to the commissioners that a nearby bakery burns soft cecal and the smoke causes annoyance. District authorities will not act since chimneys exceed four feet above the bullring roof. Also includes ad snippets for Schneiders Malt Bread and various grocery items and local businesses.
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L. Watson
H Street
Spofford Will Filed For Probate In District of Columbia
The will of Ainsworth Spofford librarian of Congress who died August 11 was filed for probate. He leaves his house and lot at 1621 Massachusetts Avenue NW to daughter Florence P Spofford and son Charles A Spofford as executors without bond. Mary C McCallum died August 6 leaving a life estate to her husband and then to her daughter who is executrix without bond. James J Barnes died August 11 and leaves his estate to his wife Sarah B Barnes who is named executrix.
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Ainsworth BR. Spofford
Librarian of Congress
Massachusetts Avenue
Florence P Spofford
Florence
Charles A. Spofford
Mary C McCallum
James J Barnes
Sarah B. Barnes
Gars for Congress Dropped as Cost Too High
Suburban rail plans between the Capitol and House and Senate buildings are shelved. Secretary Eddy reports crowded streetcars and the Railway Commission seeks through cars and clearer destination signs. A parallel Capitol subway is deemed costly and impractical.
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Senate
House
Capitol
Eddy
Fintanea Ee
Railway Commission
House- Building Commission
Cannon
Hepburn
Richardson
Congress
Secretary Wright Returns From Hot Springs Conference
Secretary of War Wright arrived in Washington from Hot Springs Virginia after a weekend visit. He refused to say if he will campaign for Taft but noted the political topic arose in their talks. Eight West Point cadets found guilty of hazing face ongoing investigation led by Col Hugh I Scott with results due later this week.
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Wight
Washington
Hot Springs
Wright
Taft
Tafts
West Point
Hugh I Scott
Miliary Academy
War Department
Legal Aid Society Outing Fundraiser Ticket Push
The Washington Legal Aid Society plans a Marshall Hall excursion next Tuesday to raise funds for its work. About 5,000 tickets printed are being sold across departments, with notable contributions from House & Herrmann, Dulin & Martin, John Joy Edson, Florence R. Colford, Eugene Stevens, and many others. The event funds court-cost assistance for poor clients as needed.
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Washington Legal Aid Society
Marshall Hall
Treasury Department
Washington
B House & Herrmann
Dulin & Martin
John Joy Edson
Florence R. Colford
Eugene E Stevens
Charles P Neill
W B Moses & Sons
Nathaniel Wilson
Julius Garfinkle
William & Brown
DG Brown
Wiliam H
Walter Ae Crepeng
William
Wernshaw
Brosius
C. M Hendley
Martin
Flannery K. R R_ Bennett
Benson
Helen E Jamison
Dutton
George A & Wiliams King
S. Wortumeton
George ‘Corietyan
Ewe Baldwin
J Gley
March Program Selections From The Diplomat Series
The Metropolitan Opera echo program features Tobant Waltz The Merry Widow Lebar Caprice Heroigue and a Dalbey selection The Tattooed Man plus Corpleven Through the Air Picolo solo and The Blue and the Gray plus The Star Spangled Banner and Awakening of the Lion in a March lineup from The Diplomat series.
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Corpleven
Metropolitan Opera House
di Komtat Patrol
Dalbey Selection
Herbert
Dredging East Channel Under Gen Mackenzie Supervision
Dredging of the east river channel began yesterday under Gen Mackenzie who has just finished widening the Virginia channel from the valley bridge to near Twentieth street. The Virginia channel now offers 22 feet of water making it easier for ice and coal laden vessels to Georgetown piers. A pipe and dredging rig on pontoons has moved to the east branch to remove about 60 000 cubic yards of mud with completion anticipated before cold weather arrives.
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Gen Mackenzie
Virginia Channel
Valley Bridge
Twentieth Street
Georgetown
East Branch
Drowning of Ernest Burns at Celton Point
Word reaches this city of the drowning Sunday at Celton Point Ma of Ernest H Burns 16 son of Patrick J Burns formerly foreman at the government printing office. While sailing with companions a sudden wind change sent the boom around striking the boy and throwing him into the water. He could not swim and drowned though companions rescued him. Body recovered. Burns in second year at Technical High School. Parents reside 105 Maryland avenue northeast.
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Celton
Maryland Avenue
Regulation Requires Refunds for Sightseeing Cars
District commissioners approved a rule forcing sightseeing automobile firms in the city to refund fares on demand if a car fails to depart within ten minutes of scheduled time or if the trip is not completed. A W Campbell of Phelps Ky filed a complaint after a party of four waited 45 minutes at the St James Hotel and was told to seek refunds through the company office in New York, with manager F W Niles defending the process.
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Washington Electric Railway Company
District of Columbia
Commission
District Electie Street Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eddy
Cies 4
Brightwood
Sanitarum
W Campbell
Phelps, Ky
St James Hotel
Campbell Alleges
F W Niles
Automobile Company
New York
Campbell
Miss Caspari the Woman of Mystery in Jail
Central Office Detective Baur reports Miss Frances A Caspari dubbed the woman of mystery remains in United States Jail awaiting trial on charges of fraud against Washingtonians. Victims and police indicate they do not want to prosecute, while Caspari maintains a disdainful, confident prison demeanor.
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Peirce
Central Office
Baur
Frances A Caspari
United States
Caspirl
Stoo
Miss Caspari
Leishman Wins for School at Constantinople
Ambassador Leishman reported to the State Department that a longstanding transfer matter for the American College for Girls site in Constantinople has been settled. Title will transfer to Secretary Barton of the American Board of Missions. Further effort remains for the American College for Boys and will seek authorization to build it.
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Leishman
State Department
American College For Girls
Constantinople
Barton
American Board of Missions
American College For Boys
Ban on live fowl in district homes and streets
Corporation Counsel Theman submits a draft amendment to police regulations prohibiting keeping domestic fowl or pigeons within 100 feet of habitable structures or in any public area with 7% or more improved land without health officer permit. Exemptions include established markets and brief 24 hour keeps for consumption. Violations carry fines and daily offenses.
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Theman
Center
Mnlcasis
Gov Magoon to Visit Washington for Cuban Talks
Charles E. Magoon provisional governor of Cuba will travel from Havana to Tampa and then to Washington for a conference with Secretary Wright on Cuban matters. He plans to go to Oyster Bay to discuss Cuban affairs with President Roosevelt, though no specific topic was listed.
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Charles E. Magoon
Cuba
Washington
Wright
Havana
Tampa
Oyste Bay
Roosevelt
President sends cable to Emperor Francis Joseph on his birthday
The President issued a cablegram of congratulations to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary on his birthday. The message expressed wishes for the emperor’s happiness and for his country’s prosperity. A separate note reports Daniel Jones known as “baggage smasher” fined $10 after being found guilty of pestering visitors near Union Station by Judge Kimball.
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Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Union Station
Danial Jones
Kimball
Jones
Earthquake Recorded Near Cheltenham Maryland
The coast and geodetic survey observers in Cheltenham Maryland report an earthquake beginning at 668 and ending at 717 am yesterday. The event was about 3,000 miles distant from Washington. The Post Want Ads are free, with no charge for the ad tiling in the classified columns.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey Observators
Chelthenham
Washington
Bee Fecora
Post
Wecuse
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