Wilson to Expedite Inauguration Preparations Series of Appointments
General Wilson sought and announced an executive committee for the Roosevelt inauguration. A $60,000 fund is noted with broad financial support pledged. Key figures named include George Truesdell and Henry J. West as vice chairmen and Milton E. Ailes as treasurer. Frank H. Hitchcock named inauguration secretary and moving into Willard headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Wilson
George Truesdell
Henry J. West
Treas
the Treasury
Milton E. Ailes
Frank H. Hitchcock
Harvard
Law School
Columbian University
Department of Commerce
Cortelyou
New York
Hitchcock
Charles J Bull
James
Bell
John Middie Wat Bearéman
George W. Dosd
Scott ¢. Bane
Boston
Charles 4
Boynton
Cal
Thanies
Cromwell
Aldis TB. Browne
TL. Chaffee
John F .Cook
L. A. Conlidge
W. Cox
George Desey
E. H
Edward McCauley
Fred B. McGuire
Prank A. Munsey
Charles P. Neill
James L Nerriv
L Steilwagen
Richard Sylvester
Corcoran Thom
Thomas Wal B. Booh Warner
R. C. Weighman
John F. Wilkins
A. A. Wilson
W. PB. van Wickle
Simon Wall
W Woodward
Marwall van Woodhull
Wilson
Charles C. Glover
Riggs Bank
John Joy Edsor
Charles J. Beil
Tw Urd
X Fon KE. Ailes
Toe Bank
Glover
E. J. Stellwagen
Willard
Chese
John M. Wilson
Glowi Ster Eptics
Noyes HaNrnom Decorattion
James R. Marshal
Hege Parks
John B. Larner
Sarge
Gen Fieorge
W. S. Kans
Cuno Ho Rudelph
Fred Owen Laseerleie Foster
Irman Lil Droop
Eo Maitmat
Glandar
Roosevelt
Washington
Assis
Henry L. West
Deth Ciairman
Campaign fund acknowledgments and a fatal heart case
The Committee on the Prevention of Consumption thanks donors including F D Grange and George C Jordan as winter activities intensify. Florence Butler, a 21 year old Black woman, died suddenly from heart disease while walking home from 1664 Connecticut Ave. Her death occurred near 1820 Cedar Street after a rest request, with Coroner Neavitt issuing the death certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On the
F. D. Grange
BE. B. Alsop
George C. Jordan
Charies L. Andersen
G. K. Gilbert
William Feldhaus
R. M. Bartholow
Alice Ives Gilman
William C. Woodward
Willam H. Baldwin
Florence Butler
Connecticut Avenue
Beaton Street
Cedar Street
Neavitt
Man Ends Life by Gas in D street Northwest Home
Charles Baker aged 40 committed suicide in his room at 171 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest by filling the space with illuminating gas after rigging shut keyholes. Lodger William Watson forced entry and found him dead. coroner’s certificate pending. Baker, a butcher, had been injured at work and unable to continue employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baker
Pennsylvania Avenue
William Wratson
Baker
Watson
Hewlen
Noyite
Washington Asylum
Kshedy
New fire house hosts formal install of Engine Co. No. 4
Commissioner Macfarland Chief Belt and guests attend the dedication at Tenth and G streets southwest to mark Engine Company No. 4 joining the District fire department. The ceremony showcased floral tributes a flag presentation and a rapid drill that demonstrated the new unit’s readiness and response times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fingine Company No. 4
Tenth
Citizens' Association of
South Washington
James ¥. Scaggs
Citizens’ Association
Willam T. Belt
Macfarland
Capt. Lanahan
Flere Agai
J. B. Simms
R. J. Willams
G. Sauer
W. H. Coleman
E. P B. Colins
W. T. Coulter
J.T. Young
W. AL. Simpson
J. 5. Donaldson
L. Merrill
En- Line 12
James Bruce
1 Street
Name Change Sought by Krutkowitz Couple
In the District Supreme Court a request for equity filed by Pinncy David Krutkowitz and his wife Fannie seeks to change their surname from Krutkowitz to Root. The petition notes business interference and mispronunciation by children. no judgments are alleged. Tailor Mr Hrutkowicz lives at 1736 Fourteenth Street Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krutkowitz
Equity
District Supreme Court
Pinncy
David Krutkowitz
Fannie Krutkowitz
Wilson & Barksdale
Hrutkowicz
Fourteenth Street
Coal theft arrest in Fourth precinct case
Frank Butler was arrested last night on a charge of petit larceny by Fourth precinct police. A coal dart driver for Moses Coleman Jr at 614 I Street Southwest, Butler allegedly used a cart to haul off about half a ton of coal for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Butler
Eighth Precinct
MacLeod
Wal Street Northwest
Frank Butler
Washington Business Men Urge City Beautification Plan
A Washington meeting of the Business Men's Association endorsed a cross-town street railway, an art commission to ensure architectural harmony, and a central citizens’ association to lobby Congress. They backed a permanent national exposition, a Potomac watershed forest reserve, and local offices for locals, with Oyster elected president and plans to lease club rooms for meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Crogstown
Central Association
Head
Washington
Citizens’ Association
Congress
Business Men's Association
Rigge House
Potomac
Frank K. Raymond
James F. Oyster
Hennry L. West
Raymond
Association
Business Men’s Association
District of Columbia
Citizens’ Associations
Lut Ia
Congres
O. G. Staples
Barry Bulkley
Col. Staples
Thig
Jie
Iroquais
Calumet Clubs
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Oyster
The Misers Tale and Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
A satirical piece contrasts a miser starving his ass with medical fraud and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the scientific cure for dyspepsia. It argues the only way to mend a failing stomach is through the tablets, claiming many thousands cured after other treatments failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Washington Capital development plan gains support
A favorable stance on a national capital development scheme is voiced, urging permanent exhibits and buildings funded by states. Gen John M. Wilson’s selection receives endorsement. Capt J P Walker calls for a three-class management group and promotes the Potomac watershed as a natural park to protect water purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Daily Press
District of Columbia
Congress of the
Wilson
John M. Wicon
Henry Ll. West
J. P. Walker
Washington
Board of Trade
Army
Navy
Congress
Capt. Walker
Potomac River
East Washington Group Debates Crosstown Rail Line Plans
At a November meeting the East Washington Citizens' Association discussed a crosstown streetcar system. The group urged no Tenth Street line, reciprocal transfers, non interference with playgrounds, and synchronized nationwide rollout. They also backed free public playgrounds under supervision and called for larger funding for night schools and street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington Citizens’ Association
East Washington Citizens' Association
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
Wo. Mosby Williams
Williams
Tenth Street
Willams
F. A. Coldren
Committee On
Congress
East
Association
Kramer
A. Girouard
Board of Commissioners of
Skyline scaffold frames future National Museum site
A large temporary scaffold rises on the Mall at the planned National Museum site to help architects gauge outline against the sky. The corner angle mirrors the museum’s expected proportions, awaiting possible plan changes, and the scaffold will be dismantled in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Mall
Boys Charged In Housebreaking Case At Brawner Store
Police in the Fourth precinct arrested Edward Richards age seventeen and Edward Matthews age fourteen after a late night housebreaking at Willum L. Brawner’s store at 1201 Four-and-a-half Street. Twenty pocket knives were stolen. Matthews confessed and named Richards in a prior Brawner robbery involving five dollars. Both youths to answer charges in Police Court today. Encampment No. 2 Union Veteran Legion to Elect Officers at regular meeting December 3 at 10 Pennsylvania avenue NW with open doors for all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Richards
Edward Matthews
Willum L. Brawner
Richards
Matthews
Brawner
Union Veteran Legion
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Adjt
Thief Grabs Watch From Storekeeper on 204 Street
Storekeeper Simon Schaffer at 204 hour-and-half street southwest struggled to stop a prospective customer who grabbed a watch and fled. Schaffer was knocked down in the incident and police seek the thief who fled last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Schaffer
Negra
Mr. Schaffer
Leg Broken by Wagon Incident Injures William Boswell
William Boswell aged seventy three of 607 one half street fell from a wagon at Tenth and Ti streets northwest last night and was run over. At Emergency Hospital surgeons found his leg broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boswell
Kirkwood Arrested In Embezzlement Probe
Detectives Hartigan and Baur seized P. Melton Kirkwood in Baltimore on a warrant for embezzlement. He admitted to returning to Washington with officers on the next train. Once a ticket agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kirkwood faced a $2,000 bond and stayed in a Sixth precinct cell after refusing questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartigan
Baur
Baltimore
P. Melton Kirkwood
Washington
Kirkwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Sixth Precinct
Commission Opens Plans for Freedmen's Hospital Competition
A federal commission to review Freedmen's Hospital building plans met in Judge Thomas Ryan's office. About thirty prominent architects from major eastern cities submitted designs. a final award is expected soon. A $25,000 prize will go to the chosen architect or architects from a $400,000 appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Freedmen’s Hospital
Secretary of the Interior
New
Freedmen's Hospital
Thomas Ryan
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Astern
Judge Ryan
James Knox Taylor
Treagur
Elliott Woods
Capitol Building
George W. Evans
Department of the Interior
William A. White
Government Hospital For the Insane
Tennis S. HamnHn
Howard University
W. A. Warfield
Freedmen’s Hospital
Congress
Weather map shows high pressure through Upper Mississippi Valley
The Weather Bureau reports colder conditions with snow across the Dakotas Montana and the Upper Lakes Other regions see light rain or snow in the Northern Plateau Northern Rocky Mountains and Texas Panhandle will grow colder Friday and Saturday along the Lower Missouri and Mississippi Valleys Winds along the Atlantic coast stay light to fresh west to east and Great Lakes brisk northward. Arrests notable in District National Guard robbery case involving Joseph T Wilson former artillery soldier and Nathan T Sinn accused of attempting to obtain a rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
North Pacific Canal
Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Missouriand
Misissippi
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Lower
Lake Region
Missouri Valley
Atlante
Gulf Coat
Great Lakes
Grand Banks
Parham
O'Brien
Joseph T. Wilson
Fourth
United States Heavy Artillery
District National Guard
Nathan T. Sinn
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Cen
Engine Company No. 13
Chief Belt
Anxioys
M. Oyster
R. P. Andrews
B. F P. Saul
K. Raymond
C. C. Lancaster
Y. Baldwin Johnson
D. Percy Hickling
Northwest Suburban Citizens’ Association
Chicago
Lancaster
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Crosstown Railway System
Hugo Scaffold
Lansburgh & Bro
Genrocco
Agsorta
Hickel
Commission
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Minum
Kain
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Hismarek
N. D
Buffalo
Cinein Rf
Ohio
Cheye Wyo
Tows
Davey
den Koto
Io Eklme Ea
Tex
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Ind
Ana Jacile
Fla
Kansas City Co
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette, Mich
New Orleans
N.Y
North Platte
Nei
Omaha
Eur
Piltsburg
Lake City
Utah
Paul
Minnig
Springflota
Viekuburg
Milas
DeMoll &Co
James K. Probey
N. W
Fiungrican Security and
Ts! County
Tolman
Sts
Bebegose
Ational Guard
Learnel
Sixteenth Street
Bulding
KING
ING & Fon
Tates
McGill & Wallace
FE Street
Macdonnail School OF
Tommerly
I. Macdonnall
Lucien Clark
D. D
Sacock
Housewlyeeant Bakers
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Alexandria
Mt. Vernon
Shoomaker CO
E Street
Anda
Kirkpatrick
Bond Building
14Th
Avent
Can Osteopathy
Popars. Po
Pope Aldg
Main
Ene
M. Paterson
Wibur L. Smith
D OL W. L
End
Tharp’s
Berkeley
F St. N-W
Peter Grogan
Credit For
All
Seventh Street
Steinway
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Pennsylvania Ave
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