No Radical Reformer Dr Chancellor Sets School Reform Tone
Washington superintendent Dr William E Chancellor announces limited staff changes for September, pledges non radical reform, supports a pension system for teachers, and expands phonetics as optional aids. He aims to elevate Washington schools to national prominence and to uphold high standards with familiar staff.
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Washington
William E Chancellor
Chancellor
Pew
Yam
Paterson
Waith Co Westcott
Western High School
Miss Westcott
Tam
Tournament at Marshall Hall draws large crowd and races
Preparations for the twenty second annual tournament and dress ball at Marshall Hall are complete. The Mung will start at noon with riders from Maryland and Virginia, while a coronation ball opens on the evening boat from the city with dancing throughout the night. Steamers depart Seventh Street Wharf at 10 and 11 am and Tettening leaves the Hall at 12 43, 1 15, 2 45, 7 20, and 12 pm.
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Marshall Hall
Maryland
Virgina
Seventh Street Wharf
Tettening
May Stop River Gambling Near National Capital
The DC Commissioners vow action against boat gambling on the Potomac below the city. They asked the corporation counsel to assess legal avenues to curb departures and arrivals related to the Bartholdi steamer and river rambling beyond District One.
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Potomac
National Capital
Macfarland
Corporation Counsel
Police Department
Washington
Bartholdi
Daniel Feeley
Georgetown Laundry War Ends With Citations and Larceny Claim
A Georgetown laundry owner, Almond-eyed Charlie Wah, clashes with Officer Farquhar over a mislaid linen and a forged claim of larceny. The hearing found no crime and ordered $10 back, but Wah persists, arguing for the return of the boy's laundry or its value, while noting police laundry practices amid a language barrier and tense street scene.
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Narte
Charlie Wah
Georgetown
O Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Charlie
William C Farquhar
Lawler
Confucius
Ralph Given
Charley
L H. Farquhar
William G
Farquher
Woc
Farquhar
Andrew B Duvall Appointed to Lead Alley Slum Clearance
Andrew B Duvall son of former Corporation Counsel was named assistant to the District’s corporation counsel to initiate condemnation proceedings under a Congress provided program. A $50 000 appropriation backs opening widening and extension of alleys and minor streets with slow progress expected as cases advance through court.
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Congress
Andrew B Duvall
Duvall
Board of Charities
Board of Clarities
Allegans
Commissioners
DC Delegates to National Prison Association Meet
Nine delegates from the District of Columbia were appointed by the Commissioners to attend the National Prison Association meeting in Albany New York from September 15 to 21. Delegates include two Page Court judges the Juvenile Court judge the police superintendent the District jail warden the Board of Charities secretary the Washington Asylum intendant the Reform School for Boys superintendent and the Reform School for Girls superintendent.
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District of Columbia
National Prison Associaton
Albany
N. Y
Gall
Board of Charities
Washington Asylum
Reform School For Boys
Reform School For Girls
Justice Stafford Grants Temporary Restraining Order in K of L Dispute
Justice Stafford of the District Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against Simon Burns and the Burns faction of the Knights of Labor prohibiting a September 10 meeting in New York City. The court also requires them to show cause on September 4 why they should not be enjoined from acting as officers or exercising any functions of such officers. The petition, filed by John W Hayes as general master workman, seeks to block the Burns faction and protect the Hayes faction amid Niagara convention fallout and related litigation.
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District Supreme Court
Simon Burns
Knights ‘of Labor
John W Hayes
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Workman
Burns
Hayes
Niagara
Knights of Labor
Byrne
Otter
Wright
Henry BE. Davis
Edward B. Kimball
Janitor Demands a Jury Trial in Gambling Case
Richard Warren and George Jones were arraigned in Police Court after a basement raid on an Alabama apartment on Eleventh Street Northwest. Warren, a janitor, is charged with permitting gambling in his room and demanded a jury trial. Jones forfeited $5 collateral. Warren posted $40 while fourteen others posted $5 each.
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Richard Warren
George Jones
Warren
Eleventh Street
Jones
Warren Waa
Washington City Bulletin Ad Spots and Local Notices
City classifieds note stock items at Pyles stores with prices for flour tea coffee sugar and preserves. Noon lunch talk at Washington cafe and a relocation notice for Columbia Wall Paper Co with new address. Chicago J ews Gas Ranges promoted by Muddiman Co agents with sample displays. New Vatoldt Cafe offers regular meals and a la carte at low prices.
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Star of the East
Wilbur
la. Ave
Pavements Need Repair Across Major Thoroughfares
Superintendent Twohey of the street cleaning department warned the Commissioners that holes and depressions in key streets must be repaired by hand immediately to reduce dust. He cited Fifteenth Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, and several blocks around Washington Circle as in greatest need, with wind traffic making timely repairs crucial for paving maintenance.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Washington Circle
New Hampshire Avenue
Peace Monument
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Iowa Circle
H Street
Eleventh
Fourteenth Street
Thomas Circle
R Street
Butler Files Answer in Cherokee Fee Dispute
Former Senator Matthew W. Butler of South Carolina filed in the District Supreme Court his answer to an injunction suit by former partners Charles M. Shelley and James H. G. Martin. They seek to bar Butler from receiving fees tied to the Cherokee claim, now nearly five million dollars with interest. Butler contends his partners have no stake, having withdrawn, and notes he later contracted with the Eastern Cherokees. the old firm allegedly tied to the Cherokee Nation contract repudiated by the nation. A gas stove explosion at 1011 Twenty-first Street NW injured no one beyond minor damage.
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Young Sharkey
Daniel Feeley
Mills
United States
Feeley
Copeland & Co
Matthew W. Butler
South Carolina
Dietrict Supreme Court
Charles M. Shelley
James H. G. Martin
Shelley
Martin
Gen Butler
Insfee
Congress
Gen. Butler
Shelley, Butler & Martin
Butler
Aer
Ashton
Third Precinct
James
Twenty-firat Street
Edward Lewis
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