Ten Typhoid Cases Highlight Heat Cold Exposures
Ten more typhoid cases were reported, totaling 172 for August, with a 71 rise from July. Health officials urged boiled water and noted exposure to sudden temperature changes and drafts as possible factors, while acknowledging waterborne transmission is not proven. A District expert urged further investigation into nonwater causes and advised against sleeping in drafts during late summer and early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Health Office
Mount Savage
Potomac
Woodward
South America
Mount Bethel Baptist Association Sets August Meeting
The Mount Bethel Baptist Association closed its annual meeting with memorial services for six deceased members at First Baptist Church in Washington. Delegates heard eulogies for Rev Barnett L Phillips of the city and Rev Dri Russell of Baltimore. The next annual session will be held in Baltimore on the second Tuesday in August, 1906. The group reported ten new churches joined, and George W Lee and Alexander Willbanks elected delegates to the national Baptist convention. The Sunday school convention elected Willem Johnson as president and a slate of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Bethel , Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Sixth
G Streets
Barnett L. Phillips
Dri Russell
Baltimore
George W. Lee
Hickman
Alexander Willbanks
National Baptist Convention
Willem Johnson
J. A Adams
R . T. Wyne
Mary E. Wison
M .K. Hayses
Grace Mas0n
Robert Johnson
Samuel Ward
Louisa Scott
Will Complication Delays Probate Over Almarolio Estate
The Alexander boys foster case delays probate of Mrs Alma reos will. Executors Lawton and Sullivan are away, vault opened to access papers, Maloney unlocked and resecured. Johnson delays further action and warns of possible immediate probate if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Mary
Alexander) Almarolio
Lawton
George EB. Sullivan
Sullivan
Maloney
Fendall
Mr. Maloney
Mr. Sullivan
Almareo
J. Altheus Johnson
Linton
Annie van Mater
M. Anne van Mater
Mary B. Spence
William Pattison
Loily K. Pattions
Everett Vp. van Mater
Dsd
J. Bell Austin
Everett P. van Mater
Fought Sweetheart's Father Leads to Fines in Police Court
John Mann forfeited a collateral sum by missing his police court hearing after a Thursday night clash at Ninth and U streets. Hugh Rivers and his brother George were fined five dollars each for aiding in the fight. Sergt. Wilson testified the men fought as Mann attacked Rivers after tension over Rivers courting Mann's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mann
Polie
Hugh Rivers
George
Sergt
Wilson
Ninth and
U Streets
O'Neal
Mann
Man Dies From Heart Disease After Short Walk
William H. Gettings, 72, of 2465 Brightwood Avenue, collapsed from heart trouble yesterday morning near his home before a physician could be summoned. Coroner Nevitt issued a death certificate. The notice then promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood strength aid and digestive aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Gettings
Brightwood Avenue
Nevitt
Hood
Increased salaries for city lawyers urged by corporation counsel
Corporation Counsel Duvall proposes raises for the second assistant A Leftwich Sinclair from 1 000 to 2 200 and fourth assistant Francis H Stephens from 1 200 to 1 600 plus increasing Gus A Schuldt from 600 to 720 and renaming his title to clerk. He cites Sinclair’s duties in land condemnation taxation and police trial board work and Stephens’ handling of insurance matter and court and office tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Counsel
Duvall
A. Leftwich Sinclair
Francis H. Stephens
Gus A. Schuldt
Schuldt
Stephens
Sinclair
Polices Trial Board
Congress
District Building Notes and Local Appointments
The police retirement board recommends retiring Private John Stewart on a six dollar monthly pension. W B Wilson, private in the Fourth precinct, resigns to take effect at once. Commissioners say space on P street between 14th and 15th streets is not market space and police are ordered to enforce this. Hopewell H Darneville, district assessor, visits the District Building amid congratulations over a son born to the Trarneciile family last Sunday in Atlantic City. Mrs Darneille and children plan to return to Washington around October 1. Corporation Counsel Drywall avoids direct answer on Atlantic De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company mast permit and urges detailing proposed construction and site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Retiring Board
John Stewart
W. B. Wilson
P Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Hopewell H. Darneville
Trarneciile
Atlantic City
Darneille
Washington
Wireless Telegraph
Drywall
Atlantic de Forest Wireless Telegraph Company
Union Station Plaza land condemnation case proceeds
The District appeals to the District Supreme Court to condemn land for Union Station Plaza and new streets. Proceedings, led by Corporation Counsel Puvall and First Assistant Counsel Sinclair, target parcels in square 68 and 682, with owners including Clark Acker Strider trustees Shea Fechtig Edson Bailey Cooper Association and Spugnardi heirs among others. The inquiry also covers wireless telegraphy to ensure no private station interferes with government systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Puvall
Sinclair
Union Station Plaza
New Streets
MC. Luttrell
District of Columbia
R. W
Delaware Avenue
W. C. Luttrell
M. C. Lutttrell
M. C. Luttrell
George B. Clark
Walter H. Acker
Luke ©. Strider
Annie M. Shea
Jacob L. Fechtig
Joseph R. Edson
Charles B.bailey
Equitable Co-operative Building Association
James F. Creamer
Contanzo Spugnardi
Madelena Spugnardi
Constanzo Berimerle
Sarah P. Peck
Plan for Annual Police Census in District of Columbia
Commissioner Macfarland proposes an annual police census to count inhabitants of the District of Columbia, arguing it would yield more accurate results than decennial federal counts. The plan suggests April as the best month, uses a short set of questions, and would involve police schedules and instruction. Maj. Sylvester and Health Officer Woodward support the idea. he will present the plan to the Board of Commissioners and start the first census next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macfarland
District of Columbia
Maj
Sylvester
Woodward
United States
Board of Commissioners
Market officials to inspect home grown produce stands
Marketmaster Rice and Detective Watson will visit farmers along the country line to verify that produce sold as home raised is truly grown at home. Several sellers surrendered permits to avoid arrest for selling without permits. Police Court fines were paid by Clevering and Grove. Pumpahrey and Scott asked for five days to prove home cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clevering
William Grove
Maurice Pumpahrey
Robert Scott
Marketmaster Rice
Pumphrey and
Scott Farms
Militia Pay Delays Sailor Cruise for Puritan
Five National Guard pay rolls are late, stalling the naval battalion’s planned voyage to possess the monitor Puritan at League Island. Officials estimate daily costs at 169,294 dollars for pay alone, with the voyage timetable pushed to September 3 and a five day stay at the yard to learn the ropes. Twenty four officers plan to observe Manassas maneuvers, led by Gen. George H. Harries, with Adjt. Gen. Brett visiting Fort Riley and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Camp Ordway
Washington
Philadelphia
League Island
League Island Navy Yard
Signal Corps
Fort Riley
Kans
Parker
Manasges
Adjt
Brett
Harries
C. Fred Cook
W. B. Miller
Falling in Elevator Shaft Kills Store Clerk
Frank Allen a 19 year old grocery firm employee of 1107 Eleventh Street SE, fell twenty feet into an elevator shaft while delivering flour. He was unconscious and suffered a concussion of the brain. He was taken to Providence Hospital in serious condition, with home at 421 U Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Allen
Eleventh Street
Allen
Fifth Precinct
Providence Hospital
U Street
Inspection limits cited for abattoirs across the river
Acting Secretary of Agriculture says insufficient funds prevent federal meathouse inspection in Virginia that serves the District trade though law authorizes it. He notes many applications await review but cannot be granted this year due to budget limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Moore
Virginia
White
Congress
Woodward
Secret Wedding of Nicholas A. Mades and Miss Sie Jackson
Nicholas A. Mades and Miss Sie Jackson wed secretly in Alexandria on September 28, 1902. The couple, living in Washington, kept the nuptials private for two years before news leaked. Mades, 31, son of hotel proprietor Charles Mades, was previously injured in a May 1901 assault, leaving him with impaired vision and lasting injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas A. Mades
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sie Jackson
Twenty-ninth Street
Mades
Charles Mades
Mades’ Hotel
Miss Jackson
Mr. Mades
Alexandria
William Bennett
Pacific Street
Washington
Rules for Shipping Corpses Party to State Rules
Corporation Counsel Duvall concludes the health officer may enforce out of state corpse shipment rules if they do not conflict with DC rules. He states compliance with the destination jurisdiction is essential, and the matter remains under that jurisdiction's control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duvall
District of Columbia
Excursions to Old Point Comfort andNearby Resorts
Dances at Chevy Chase Gake with Marine Band nightly and a bustling pavilion through 11 pm. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co. runs to Old Point Comfort with a large turnout. fall season nearing end, round trip at 6:30 pm Sept 3 to 6 with limited time left for special rates. Also notes driving to Cabin John Bridge, Marshall Hall day trips, and Baltimore connections via Queen Anne Railroad to Lewes and Cape May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevy Chase
Marine Band Orchestra
Rustic Theater
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Old Point
Hampton Roads
Seventh Street
Bond Building
Fourteenth Street
New York Avenue
Cabin John Bridge
Royal Trajan Band
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Southern
Southern Pacific Railways
A. J. Poston
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Withal
Marshall Hall
Charles Macalester
Tam
Schroeder
Marshal Tall
Indian Head
Cape May
Queen Anne Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Love Point
byBaltimoreans
Maryland
Delaware
Lewes
Del
Atlantic Ocean
Queenstown
Queen Anne
Denton
Milton
United States
Atlantic
Undertaker Fined for Speeding in Police Court
William Barnes an undertaker was fined five dollars in the Police Court yesterday for driving at fifteen miles per hour along Pennsylvania avenue He said he hurried to his destination due to a defective tire and would not hold air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Barnes
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Saka & Company
Seventh St
Mayer G&g CO
Y, Seventh Street
Edward Harris
Crossett
Friedlander Clothing CO
Horn
Tailor
GAS Light
10Th St. N. W
Newaerapre
Baptists
Almarolio
Sweetheart
ASES
District Building Notes
Center Market
Moses
Ina
11 & F
Man's Store
M.S.M
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Harpere Ferry
Manassas
Agricultural Department
John Barrett
Panama
State Department
New York
Colon
Commission
Marines
White House
States Marine Band
von Blon
Jacques Louis Capnouche
Lebanon
Requi Nationa
Harry Randall
T. V. Arrowsmith
Colonial Beachy
Samuel J. Pentz
River View
Heurich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Senate
Phone West
House & Herrmann's
City Bulletin
Schneider
Chicago
C. A. Muddiman & Co
G Street
William Marshall
Grant
Rhembard
Mulien
Johnson
Polles
Mills
Helmes
J. T. D. Pyles
la Ave
Great Bear Spring Co
Malin
Tanner's Shorthand and Business College
Treasury Department
L. O. Rabey
Laurel
George W. Driver
Wille
House of Representatives
Reisinger’s
Ogram's Drug Store
Rufus H. Darby
Hickory Hill
Victor E.adler
Clothing House
7Th St
Yale Laundry
10Th St
New York Ave
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