Court suspends $25 fine on child support payments
David Mendelson was arraigned in police court on failing to support his seven year old son. He promised $12.50 monthly, leading Judge Mills to impose a $25 fine suspended as long as payments continue. Attorney Plumley argued against mandatory payments if the boy was taken from Washington, but the judge refused to rule on that contingency.
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David Mendelson
Washington
New York
Mills
Mendelson
Plumley
Death of Former Policeman P J Lally in Brooklyn
Former Metropolitan police officer P J Lally died at his Brooklyn home on Wednesday. A veteran of the regular army with service at Fort Randall and Fort Lally, he later served as hospital steward at West Point before joining the Washington police. He retired to Brooklyn and was elected to the board of aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J Lally
Metropolitan Police Force
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fifteenth Infantry
Fort Randall
Eleventh Infantry
Fort Lally
Weat Point
Ufe
Washington
Lally
Board of Aldermen
TRAIN CROSSES NEW BRIDGE ON POTOMAC LINE
The first passenger train ran over the new Potomac bridge yesterday morning, using the south bound express on the Southern road. North bound traffic will start once the final track is ready, ending reliance on the crowded single bridge. A D H district meeting at Costello's Hall reported rising membership and calls for Irish history in schools.
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Potomac
Southern Road
Long Bridge
D. H
Costello’s Hall
District of Columbia
D. J Stafford
P. T. Moran
J.F. O’meare
John J Dolan
J H. Myers
Mount Savage typhoid outbreak linked to Potomac pollution
Health officials warn Mount Savage Maryland with 120 typhoid cases in a population of about 2,445 may be polluting the Potomac River. District records show August cases rising sharply vs July, while Cumberland’s drainage and Jennings Run feed into Wills Creek and the river. Officials urge drinking only bolted Potomac water and note disinfection progress with possible recrudescence.
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Mount Sevage
Potomac
Woodward
Mount Savage
Cumberland
Maryland State Board of Health
Macfarland
Jennings Run
Wills Creek
Potomac River
Wis Creek
Fulton
Maryland Board of Health
Br. Woodward
Vermont Avenue Church Sends Funds For Japanese Stamps
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church sent Commissioner Macfarland five dollars to aid the Japanese stamps received from Ei Japan schoolboys. They requested only a few stamps with the aim of supporting widows and children of Japanese soldiers killed in the war. Macfarland has many inquiries from collectors hoping to buy at catalogue prices, but he prefers a sentiment value over market price. He praised the church youths for their action.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Macfarland
Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue Church
Life on Canal Strip Returns from Isthmus Visit
Col John Biddle, engineer commissioner, arrived in Washington after a month at the Panama Canal Zone as a guest of the Panama Canal Commission. He reports the cana l workers healthy, sickness mild, and conditions improving. commissioners expect to return in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Biddle
Commiestoner
Washington
Panama
Travels From the Isthmus Describe Climate and Health
A traveler describes conditions on the isthmus noting temperatures between 4 and 90 degrees, mild heat by his standard, minimal sickness with only one yellow fever case for a period, and strict shore quarantine. He warns against overindulgence as some illness affected only a few workers who drank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Marine Band to Perform in St Louis District Day
President Roosevelt orders the United States Marine Band to participate in District of Columbia Day on October 19 at the St. Louis World's Fair. The band will remain ten days afterward under the government board, performing officially at the Government Building and Missouri State Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Macfarland
United States Marine Band
United States Government Board
Government
Government Board
St. Louis
Exposition Management
District of Columbia
Missouri State Building
Extension of Eighth Street Condemnation Notice Heard
Justice Stafford ordered all interested parties to appear in court by September 20 to condemn ground for extending Eighth Street northwest or Wrights Road. The plan extends north to Irving Street through lot 4 in Todd and Brown's subdivision, with full lot width. Damages and benefits will be assessed against nearby property per Congressional act of April 22, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Stafford
A. Leftwich Sinclair
Corporation Counsel
Hughth Street
Wright's Road
District Commissioners
Irving Street
Todd & Brown
Congress
Encampment of Spanish War Veterans People Meet in August and September
The District of Columbia United Spanish War Veterans announce their annual encampment on August 31 and September 1. August 31 will include officer and committee reports, while September 1 will focus on election and installation of officers. Appointments to the Council of Administration include C. Weeks H J Zimmerman McKinley Camp Joseph Murray Richard R Harden Camp Cherise J Grimsley George Dewey Naval Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the District of Columbia
United Spanish War Veterans
Council of Administration
C. C. Weeks
H. J. Zimmerman
McKinley Camp
Joseph Murray
Hichard
Cherise J
Grimsley
Eralorge
Dewey Naval Camp
Followed husband to grave in Chicago widow dies after funeral
While in Chicago to attend the funeral of her husband Major W. Clifford, Julia Merwin Clifford widow of the cashier at the Government Printing Office, was taken ill and died on Wednesday. Her death is believed to be caused by grief over her husband’s death. Mrs Clifford resided with her husband at 1324 Yale Street. She leaves two brothers and two sisters, including Mrs L. D Williams of this city. The body will be interred in Rosehill Cemetery beside her husband.
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Chicago
Julia Merwin Clifford
WH. Clifford
Government Printing Office
Clifford
Yale Street
Ll. D Williams
Rosehill Cemetery
Ban on Exposer of Fakes and Fraud Order
The United States Investors' Guardian and Bureau of Publicity at 1421 Street NW faced a fraud order from the Post Office Department. The firm claimed to offer information on companies and individuals to expose fakes, but complaints allege its circulars labeled legitimate concerns as fakes and swindles. Articles of Incorporation filed include Electric Volt Soap Company, Royal Portland Cement Company, Realty Investment Company, each with listed officers. A heat incident at Thirty-second and O Streets left Richard Coleman hospitalized for heat stroke and injuries. Nathan Truatt admitted theft of $11 from a station cash drawer and was jailed following a court arraignment. Ads noted Burrell's Vanilla Extract branding.
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United States Investors’ Guardian and Bureau of Publicity
Street
Northwest
Post Office Department
Electric Volt Soap Company
George EB
Gerry
G. J Dittman
Edmund ‘Brand
Royal Portland Cement Company
P di. Kennedy
M. ‘Grogan
William
Clinton
Delaware
P. H. Kennedy
M. Grogan
Reform movement aims to move Italians to farms abroad
The article describes an Italian reform initiative led by Ignatius Geraci and Scipio Buonini in Washington to counteract immigrant hardships. It proposes farming homesteads in the South and Southwest, a member tax, a weekly newspaper, and an Italian leadership head, with Ambassador des Plans expecting endorsement before formal setup.
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Lfe
Mayor Des Plancaes
Ignatius Geraci
Scipio Buonini
Washington
United States
Geraci
Society
Unionee Fratellanza Italiana
Mayor Des Planches
Black Hand
Mr Geraci
Mr. Geraci
Hfe
Proctor Appointed Assistant US Attorney in Police Court Duty
James M. Proctor promoted to assistant in the United States attorney's office effective September 1 and assigned to Police Court work. The move, tied to salary readjustments, reallocates Hugh T. Taggart's duties and funds to promote Proctor and raise other salaries. Alexander R. Mullowney shifts to the main office, to be replaced by Ralph Given. Proctor takes Given's former staff role. Proctor has served as Justice Gould's private secretary since the office's founding and is a Columbian University law graduate with about two years at the bar.
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James M. Proctor
Gould
United States Attorney’s Office
Mr. Proctor
United States Attorney's Office
United States Attorney
Hugh T. Taggart
Proctor
Given
Mullowney
Justice Gould
Law Department
Columbian University
Sequel to Robbery Mystery Arraigns Two Men
Addison J Briggs alias Mathison and James Holden, a government employee, were arraigned in Police Court on robbery charges linked to a case involving J J Barry a grocer and a man named Brooks. The hearing was adjourned as detectives continue the inquiry and Brooks is identified as the actual victim.
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James Brooks
Addison J. Briggs
Mathison
J. J. Riggs
James ‘Holden
J. J Barry
Fourteenth
V Streets
Marshal Colbert Exonerated Statement Issued By A G
Special Assistant Attorney General Charles W Hassell said the Department of Justice investigated charges against Marshal Colbert of the Southern district of Indian Territory and found them not established. Also notes Montgomery County Fair today with racing on a half mile track and various financial receipts and a flooring sale at Moses August Floor Covering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hassell
Department of Justice
Marshal Colbert
District
Indian Territory
Montgomery Co
Tickets, Co
Fought Over Pocketbook Clue Turns Violent on East Capitol Street
Armstead Bailey and Daniel Dangerfield, both Negro, chased a supposed pocketbook on East Capitol Street at 1 a.m. yesterday. Bailey won the chase but the find proved to be only cardboard. Dangerfield attacked Bailey with bricks and fired at him during the escape. He was arrested. at police court he was held under $300 bond to appear before the grand jury for using a dangerous weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Capitol Street
Armstead Bailey
Daniel Dangerfield
Bailey
Dangerfield
Mills
Secret Service Denies Divorce Evidence In Chicago Case
Acting Chief Moran of the United States Secret Service denied a Chicago dispatch claim that Mrs Lawrence C. Phipps was aided by agents to gather divorce evidence against her husband. He said there is no truth to the report and that the service is never used for private individuals. Meanwhile William Sullivan was convicted in Police Court for assault and disorderly conduct after throwing water on and pulling his wife’s hair, with a 15 fine or 45 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Conroy
Eleventh Street
Secret Service
Chief Moran
United States Secret Service
Chicago
Lawrence C. Phippss
Government Secret Service
Moran
Government
William Sullivan
Fourteenth Street Northwest
Kluckhulin brothers split as one named receiver
Justice Stafford signed an order in the case of Charles P Kluckhulin against his brother Frederick G Kluckhulin appointing the latter as receiver of the electrical business and dissolving the partnership. Also notes bankruptcy petition by Ebenezer N Middaugh with assets cited and no surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Stafford
Charles P. Kluckhulin
Frederick G. Kluckhulin
Ebenezer N. Middaugh
Cole &Donaldson
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Horn
Mayer & CO
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Tige Pole Resort
Ised
Son
P. J. Lally
New Bridge
District Hibernian Convention
John B. Watkins
Pennsylvania Railroad
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B. & G. Hallroad
Baltimore
Queena Anna
Light Street Wharf
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Love Point
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Lewes
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St. Elizabeth’s
Life ON Canal Strip
Marine Band
Eighth Street
Husband
O Streets
Richard Coleman
Georgetown University Hospital
Brukes
Nathan Truatt
Washington, Gdowanglia
Mount Vernon
Jpdgs Mills
Burrell
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
America
Stafford
Union Court
James Saunders
Milo C. Summers
Andrew Wilson
Noel W. Barksdale
Lambert and
Baker
Mr. Summers
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Woodley Lane
Connecticut Avenue
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Internal Revenue
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Wm. M. Galt & Co
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Deniel Story
City Bulletin
J. T D. Pyles
Tanner's Shorthand and Business College
Wm. Cannon
George W. Driver
House of Representatives
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Rufus H. Darby
Hickory Hill
George Beverly
Mattle Hicks
Hayworth Publishing Houvre
A. Muddiman & Co
Jewel
Eles
Guaran
Episaiman & Co
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The
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Yale Laundry
10Th St
New York Ave
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Phone Malin
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