Well found under Southern Congress Building site in Washington
Workmen uncover stone walls of an old well at Fifteenth and H streets NW while preparing the foundation for the Southern Commercial Congress building. A visiting priest recalls the well as a famous watering place for Washington residents and presidents, later filled in and covered by St. Matthew's Church.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
Alte
Congress
Fifteenth
H Streets
White House
St. Matthew's Church
Thompson-Sterrett Company
Fort Monroe men awarded for courage after powder explosion
Five soldiers from the Sixty-ninth Coast Artillery at Fort Monroe Va received War Department certificates of merit for bravery during a target practice explosion that killed eleven. Privates Parks Hawk Faulkner and Corporal Bryan and Privates Wigley and Wigtey aided by removing burning powder and debris though many were injured.
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Fort Monroe
War Department
Charlies C. Parks
Ook
Wilmer H Hawk
Fred Faulkner
William Bryan
D C Wigtey
Coast Artillery
Faulkner
Vacation Team Nears End as Schools Reopen September 19
The Washington board of education announced that the public schools will reopen on September 19 with several new buildings ready for students. Thompson School at Twelfth and Fourth Streets NW and Monroe School will be ready on opening day, with John Eaton and Potomac Schools to follow before Christmas. Other schools receive additions or repairs, including Western High, Chevy Chase, Lovejoy, Brookland, and Benning.
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Board of Education
Washington
Hine
Thompson School
Twelfth and
4Th Streets
Monroe
John Eaton
Potomac School
Western High School
Chevy Chase
Lovejoy
Brookland
Benning
Sold for Charlies H Ainslie on Hobart Street NW
Wihilige Gibbs & Daniel sold for Charlies H Ainslie the house and lot 652 Hobart Street Northwest north of Howard University and west of the Howard Reservoir between Sixth Street and Georgia Avenue. The 20 by 110 foot lot fronts a 16 foot alley and holds a two story brick dwelling with six rooms tiled bath and furnace heat. About $3000 was paid for the property to be held as an investment by purchaser Miss Lillie Reid of Alexandria Virginia.
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Wihilige
Gibbs & Daniel
Charlies H. Ainslie
Hobart Street
Howard University
Howard Reservoir
Sixth Street
Georgia
Columbia Road
Igt
Ainstie
Lillie 3. Reid
Alexandria
Dakotans Seek Coal Lands Entry in Washington Visit
A Dakota delegation led by Governor R S Vessey met interior Department officials to urge surface entry on about one million acres of withdrawn coal lands in North and South Dakota. Officials indicated the department had already taken action close to what the delegation sought. Also noted are population gains for Indianapolis and Albany with earlier 1900 and 1200 figures, and upcoming Mississippi Society excursion to Chesapeake Beach with Southern societies joining for outdoor sports and a basket social.
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North
South Dakota
R. S. Vessey
Interior Department
Washington
Mississippi Society
Chesapeake Beach
Tennessee Society
Surprise Board Action Over Move to Canal and G Streets
W W Cox will investigate plans to transfer residents from south of Pennsylvania Avenue to Canal and G Streets Southwest for 20 new houses near two public schools and a planned manual training school. The board debated impact on nearby schools and whether the transfer of residents labeled undesirable affects education plans, with a formal recommendation to follow.
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Canal
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twelfth
Fifteenth
Board of Education
Cox
Canal and G Streets
Board of Commissioners
Tariff Revenue Rise Under Payne Law Report
Figures from the bureau of statistics show the first year of the Payne tariff law brought record import values and customs receipts, with 41.5 percent duty on dutiable imports and a high free-entry share. The report covers the year ending August 1, 1910, noting largest ever customs receipts aside from 1907 and a high average monthly intake under the new law. Motoring by Moonlight offers suburban taxicab rides at $2 per hour.
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United States
Dingley
Bureau of Statistics
Presbyterians Seek Grant From Siamese Government
The executive committee of Presbyterian missions in Siam seeks aid from the American legation at Bangkok to obtain a government grant similar to that granted to Roman Catholic missions for land ownership for missionary work. A copy of the petition reached the State Department yesterday.
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Presbyterian Missions In
Siam
Bangkok
State Department
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