Well Unearthed in Washington Amid New Congress Building
Workmen at Fifteenth and H streets northwest uncover stone walls of an old well once famed as Washington’s premier watering place. A priest recalls its high quality water drawn from about 50 feet deep and a tradition of presidents quenching their thirst nearby before it was filled in and later 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
Five Fort Monroe men receive merit for courage at explosion
Five soldiers of the Sixty-ninth coast artillery at Fort Monroe Va earned War Department certificates of merit for bravery during a target practice explosion that killed eleven men. Fred Faulkner picked up and carried a smoldering powder sack while others removed nearby sacks amid burning debris despite injuries.
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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 Washington Schools Open
The Washington board of education announced that public schools will reopen September 19, with two new buildings ready for opening day. The Thomson School at Twelfth and Fourth streets NW and Monroe School will be available, while John Eaton and Potomac Schools are slated for occupancy before Christmas. Several other schools gain additions or repairs, including Western High, Chevy Chase, Lovejoy, Brookland, and Benning.
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Washington
Hine
Thompson School
Twelfth and
4Th Streets
Monroe
John Eaton
Potomac School
Western High School
Chevy Chase
Lovejoy
Brookland
Benning
Ainslie sells house on Hobart Street Northwest
Wihilige Gibbs & Daniel report the sale of the house and lot at 652 Hobart Street Northwest, north of Howard University. The two story brick dwelling on a 20 by 110 foot lot, with a 16 foot alley, features six rooms, tile bath, and furnace heat. Purchase price about $3,000. buyer Miss Lillie Reid of Alexandria, Virginia intends investment use.
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Gibbs & Daniel
Charlies H. Ainslie
Hobart Street
Howard University
Howard Reservoir
Sixth Street
Georgia
Columbia Road
Igt
Ainstie
Lillie 3. Reid
Alexandria
Indianapolis Gains Population and Dakota Coal Talks
Indianapolis shows a population rise to 233 650 from 169 164 in 1900, Albany grows to 100 253 up 6 102 since 1900. A North and South Dakota delegation led by Governor R S Vessey met Interior Department officials in Washington over surface entry for about 1 000 000 acres of withdrawn coal lands. approval appears already in motion. The Mississippi Society of Washington plans its annual Chesapeake Beach excursion next Monday with Southern societies joining, featuring outdoor sports and a basket social.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albany
N. Y
North
South Dakota
R. S. Vessey
Interior Department
Washington
Mississippi Society
Chesapeake Beach
Tennessee Society
Surprise Board Action on Relocating Families to Canal and G
W W Cox to investigate the plan to erect 20 new houses at Canal and G streets for residents displaced from south of Pennsylvania Avenue between Twelfth and Fifteenth streets. Officials weigh proximity to two public schools and a manual training school, with a board recommendation to follow at the next meeting.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Twelfth
Fifteenth
Board of Education
Cox
Canal and G Streets
Board of Commissioners
Tariff Revenue Under Payne Law Sets New Highs
The Payne tariff year ending August 1 1910 shows import value at 1 662 621 181 dollars with 4915 percent entering free of duty. Customs receipts reach 327 872 672 dollars, a record except for 1907, while the monthly average tops previous laws. The average ad valorem duty stands at 20.98 percent for all imports and 41.26 percent for dutiable imports, both near peaks for the era. Motoring by Moonlight: Delightful rides through suburban parks in TTCO taxicabs. 2 hr. Phone N. 1212.
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United States
Dingley
Bureau of Statistics
TTCO
Presbyterians Seek Grant From Siam Government
The executive committee of Presbyterian missions in Siam appeals to the American legation at Bangkok for aid in securing a Siamese government grant similar to that granted to Roman Catholic missions to own lands for missionary work. A State Department notice indicates the petition was received yesterday.
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Presbyterian Missions In
Siam
Bangkok
State Department
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