Davis seeks higher funds for delinquent tax collection effort
Davis the collector of taxes and Dr. Tindall the secretary ask the commissioners for larger annual appropriations starting July 1 to run their offices. Davis seeks 313,235 and raises for staff including a chief bailiff at 31,600 and other raises for deputy collectors, cashiers, clerks, and bookkeepers. Tindall requests 829,000 to cover salaries and official duties plus 2000 to index laws and needed clerical support.
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Tindall
E. G. Davis
Willam ‘Tindall
Davis
Daus
Ve .Ne
William Tindall
Congress
Johnson
Wagon Strikes Bicyclists in City Accident
Two boys on bicycles were struck by a delivery wagon at Pennsylvane avenue and Twelfth street. Alfred Muth and Nicholas Rovers, both injured, were treated for bruises and lacerations. The wagon, owned by a department store and driven by William P Jones, denied causing the crash. Jones was detained at the station.
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Bereles
Pennsylvane Avenue
Twelfth Street
Trey
Alfred Muth
Twenty Second Street
Nicholas Rovers
New Hampshire Avenue
William P Jones
Jones
Yravera
Protest Against Garage Permit at 621 L Street Northwest
Protesters addressed the commissioners yesterday opposing a garage at 621 L Street Northwest due to missing signatures and proxies on the application. Grogan, attorney for H. E. Duckstein, said the garage would operate strictly within the law if allowed, as the case remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ltreet Northwest
Grogan
H. E Duckstein
Beating Husband Sentenced for Wife Abuse
John Trilling a 35 year old machinist of 472 K Street Northwest was jailed nine months by Judge Kimball for wife beating. This was his third court appearance on the charge after earlier promises of punishment on February 4 and July. Police said his mistreatment of his wife was unusually brutal.
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John Trilling
K Street
Kimball
Trilling
Triling
Two Days for Impudence in Police Court
A young heiress Cora Hawkins received two days in the workhouse for contempt of court after answering Judge Mulloway in a disrespectful manner while testifying for cousin Dorothy Miles. Miles was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse for disorderly conduct. Roy Fleet of 1709 Thirty-Fourth Street forfeited collateral after being found in possession of a dead squirrel at the Seventh precinct station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hawkins
Mulrlowny
Cora
Dorothy Miles
Mulloway
Baitiff Hughes
Roy Fleet
Thirty-fourth Street
Scandalous talk cited in juvenile court defense
Melita Williams testified in juvenile court that her husband Robert Williams used harsh language and quarrelsome behavior that pushed him to leave home. She claimed he avoids work and spends time away from home, while witnesses described his lack of employment. The court urged Robert to find work and pay $250 weekly to his wife to avoid possible confinement.
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Robert Willams
Honan
Robert
Melita
Georgetown
Lunchrooms Cleaner Now Says Health Inspectors
Health inspectors after a month of checks on lunchrooms eating houses and hotels report conditions as excellent. Within a week they will recheck compliance, and any ignored regulations will lead to warrants. Six violators failed to appear in court forfeiting $5 collateral each. Names listed: Robertson Murray Blackburn Saframeck Batley Johnson.
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Woodward
George F Robertson
Louisiana Avenue
John Murray
Louisiana 1
Thomas’ Blackburn
Benjam Saframeck
Louisiana
Br UN Batley
John H. Johnson
Strange Peston Trees caterpillar found by Parking superintendent
Lanham, superintendent of Parking, reports a possible new caterpillar species feeding on city and suburb trees. He applied to the Agriculture Department for insect information. He describes the larvae as about a half inch long with dark red backs and black and green stripes, feeding on leaves and not harming bark. Four Hours' Sail on Chesapeake Bay by Electric Line tickets available at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanham
Department of Agriculture
Visitors of Kentucky Women Fill Government Departments
Department visitors from Kentucky, mostly women, occupy steps at sunrise awaiting building openings as summer tours peak. Numerous promotions and leaves ripple through Government Printing Office and Commerce and Labor sections with many staff taking vacations and new appointments announced, including promotions for lighthouse keepers and changes in immigration and naturalization offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Pzintery
Arrest Warrant Standoff Over Check Fraud Case
John D Standish alias McPherson faces rearrest at Charlestown prison after allegedly passing a fraudulent $18 bottle house check to Samuel C Raub a liquor bottle dealer Raub says Standish visited his office three years ago and sold a carload of bottles while posing as an agent Raub advanced $200 on the check which Raub claims proved fraudulent Standish was convicted in Massachusetts of a similar offense and sent to prison
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John D. Standish
Wintiam McPherson
Charlestown
Mass
Parham
Charleston
Standish
Samuel CG. Raub
Eighth Street
Raub
Haub
Massachusetts
Salt-water Bathing at Chesapeake Beach Delightful Day
Suit for divorce filed yesterday by James M. Carroll Jr. against Ruth A Carroll on statutory grounds. They wed December 17, 1900, and lived together five or six years. He alleges she retrieved furniture, sold items, left him eighteen months after, and refused to return. The piece notes a Baltimore rail excursion rate and electric line schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Carroll, Jr
Ruth A Carroll
Baltimore
City Bulletin Traffic Rules Change for Two Avenues
City commissioners ruled New York avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth street becomes a single thoroughfare with traffic on the south side eastbound and north side westbound. Similar restrictions apply to Pennsylvania avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth streets. Also notes local ads and a funeral service for actor William S. St Clair at Congressional Cemetery with Rev C L Pate officiating.
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Ninth
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania
Fifteenth Streets
Kipperen Werring
Chicago
A. Muddiman & Co
17Th St
William S. St. Clair
William St Clair
New York
Congressional Cemetery
C. L Pate
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Rockville Line Criticised for Hot Velvet Seats and Unreliable Service
A Cathedral Heights resident files a complaint with the District Railway Commission about Beemere branch service on the Washington Railway and Electric line. The letter cites 98 to 99 degree cars with moth-eaten velvet, lack of straps, erratic schedules, and unsafe crowding, blaming slow growth and poor service on the line’s upkeep and operations.
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Beemere
Washington Railway and Electric
District Raiway Commission
Cathedral Heights
Joe
Capital Traction Company
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