GREAT WASTE OF COAL DATA AT CONSERVATION SESSION
Government experts opened the first session of the National Conservation Commission to prepare a report for the President. Prof John A Flolines cited an estimated 240,000,000 tons of coal wasted last year through improvident mining in the United States.
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Rational Conservation Commission
United States
John A. Flolines
Geological Survey
National, Conservation Commission
Velu
Fy Fluhnes
Pennsylvania Railrondine
Europe
Dt Holmes
Wevey
Dr Day
Serrer
Quests of Gifford Pinchot and Commission Roles
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Gifford Pinchot era quests and roles within a commission. Names, titles, and positions are garbled, with mentions of secretaries and various departments. The legible portions hint at organizational structure and formal proceedings without clear events or dates.
Winter Weather Warning From Northern District
Forecast warns of a cold wave bringing heavy snow and strong winds. Officials anticipate snow accumulation, travel disruptions, and potential fur garments needed as wind chills drop. Washington expects milder springlike conditions later, but current outlook centers on sharp temperature drops and wintry mix.
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Washington
Sunday Blue Law Revival Impacts City Barber Shop
A 1869 blue law was revived after 14 votes in court yesterday. Balducci faced charges for a barber shop opening on Sunday. Evidence showed a boy, not Balducci, opened to shine shoes, but Judge Kimball ruled the shop and saloons must stay closed on Sunday. Balducci’s bond was taken.
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Postes Court
Flurathy
Balduchl
Corporation
Washington
Balducci
Kimball
Burial for Hiccough Victim Augustus L Barton
Funeral services for Augustus L Barton a veteran of the Spanish American War who died at Georgetown Hospital after a protracted hiccough illness will be held this morning at St Matthew's Church. Interment will follow at Arlington Cemetery. Georgetown physicians described the case as unusually strange in their practice.
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Augustus L. Barton
Georgetown University Hospital
St. Matthew's
Ehurch
Arlington Cemetery
Georgetown Hospital
Mr. Barton
Hutchinson Sues for $20,000 Over Road Accident
The complaint alleges fessiness on the part of an unnamed party on the road Wildam caused injuries to Hutchinson worsening to require work absence. Attorneys L Mather and SL J.Weeney represent the claimant in a $20,000 suit.
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Fessiness
Wildam
EH Emai
Hutchinson
Mather
SL J.weeney
Robbery on train steals from Calcutta box in transit
A tin box of valuables owned by R Aserappa of India, including 90 powersigns, two sovereigns, a German mark, a Belgium nickel, a gold sovereign, a watch chain with locket, a gold signet ring with initials HKHA, nine five pound notes, and a steamship ticket, was stolen yesterday on a rail route between Richmond and Philadelphia. Central office detectives are on the case.
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R A. Aserappa
Calcutta
R.A. Aserappa
India
Richmond
Philadelphia
HK. H. A
London
Seeeks Better Waterways At Rivers and Harbors Congress
John A. ex of Arkansas, special representative of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, travels nationwide advocating a national waterways policy. He has spoken 168 times in as many cities this year and aims to urge Congress for a comprehensive waterways plan at the Washington meeting.
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John A. Ex
Arkansas
National Rivers Andartors Congress
New Willard
Judge Taft
Mr. Sryan
United States
Tex
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Baltimore
Cinjolunell
Waterway Associations of
National Rivers Jana Harbors Congress
Fox
St. Francis River Improvement Association
Union
National River and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
Proposals for Trust Regulation and Labor Law Reform
The annus report of Secretary Oscar Straus urges trust regulation by an admin office and tighter enforcement of contract labor laws. It highlights immigration policy, corporate reform, labor insurance, industrial accidents, and extending government compensation to improve worker conditions.
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Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Struua
Thla
Department of Justices
Bureau of Corporations
International Harvester Company
Bureau of Labor
Strads
Postmaster General Proposes Relief for Railway Mail Men
Postmaster General Meyer urged the President to grant extended paid leave for railway mail clerks seriously injured, with 30 percent of regular pay for up to twelve months plus two additional months. He also sought paid absences for 1½ days, 20 extra sick days, travel expense allowances, and other safeguards for postal workers.
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Meyer
Railway Mail Service
Old buildings south of Pennsylvania to be razed
Seven old frame buildings located south of Pennsylvania Avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets Northwest will be demolished in the coming weeks due to bad arrangement and ventilation. Roy I. Haynes, inspector for the board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings, said notices have been served on six owners, with others likely to be notified, while other structures will be remodeled or repaired per the board’s recommendations.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Twelfth
Fourteenth Streets
Roy I. Haynes
Railroad Jack entertains crowds with life stories of famous figures
Harry Cooper known as Railroad Jack travels the country performing at street corners. For 25 years he has entertained crowds by improvising biographies of prominent people old and new. He collects after each show to earn a living and keeps a nomadic, bedless existence, with no tobacco or alcohol and a vegetarian diet. He also can identify hymn keys by ear.
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Railroad Jack
Harry Cooper
Washington
Lexington
Lyceumi
Penuter
The
People
Smoke
Yau
Seals
Inspects Portable Schools After Board Relief Proviso
A commission inspected thirteen portable school buildings erected to ease crowded conditions. Members Capt. William Kelly Chief William Belt building inspector Srowden Ashford and Dr William C Woodward District health officer assess conditions. The committee will report to the commissioners today with findings not disclosed.
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William Kelly
Wiliam T. Belt
Fire Department
Srowden
Ashford
William C. Woodward
Corcoran Art Prizes Awarded for Second Exhibition
The Corcoran Gallery awards the inaugural prize of 2000 dollars and a gold medal to The Island by W W Reifield. Joseph De Camp of Boston wins 1500 dollars and the Alvar medal for The Guitar Player. Third prize of 1000 dollars and the Saltvin medal go to The Open Fire by an unnamed artist. The winners were chosen from nearly 390 oil paintings by American artists. Jury: Irving R L Wiles, Edmund C Tarbell, Hugh Husin, Walter Faris, R N Brooke.
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Island
Ww. Reifield
Alvar
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Joseph de Camp
Boston
Robert Rela
New York
Philadelph
Walter Faris
R. N. Brooke
Etaltoet
Near miracle cure offered by New York druggists
A garbled notice claims a curative antiseptic product is the best of its kind, with firms like Ograin's O'Donnell's and Affleck's touted. The Emerg ency Laboratories at 22 West Street, New York, promises a free mailed trial to prove results in two hours, suggesting a rapid health claim.
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Ograin
O'Donnell
Affleck's
Emergegency Laboratories
West Sth Street
New-York City
Adverse $1 Chauffeur Fee Proposed for District Vehicles
The automobile board urges a $1 operator fee for non owners and nonresidents using District vehicles during temporary stays. The move aims to improve public safety by testing fitness of applicants, with 4,268 permits issued since the first exam and $2,665 in fees collected last year. In the year, 1,050 examined and 1,033 recommended for permits across vehicle classes.
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H. M. Woodward
The
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Ins
District of Columbia
Woodward
District auditor must approve claims before payment
Comptroller R J Tracewell declares only District authorities can audit, approve, and certify claims against the District. He states Congress requires the United States to deal with the District as a separate entity and that state auditors have no authority to settle unapproved creditor claims.
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R. J. Tracewell
the Treasury
Congress
United States
Oppose Fish Wharf Lease Dispute Over Renewal
W. W. Riley challenged city leaders at a public hearing, seeking a one year renewal of his fish wharf lease on eleventh street southwest. Commissioners refused citing needed repairs and health concerns, while attorney J. C. Mattingly argued the lease had been properly executed. The case was referred to the corporation counsel.
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W. W. Riley
Commissionera
Riley
J. C. Mattingly
Attortes
Judge critiques student classification in German boy case
In juvenile court Judge DeLacy says current school classification ignores age and language. A 14-year-old German boy, new to the United States and lacking English, refused to stay in a grade with younger students. The court calls for a system giving such cases special attention.
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DeLacy
Germany
Color Line Discrimination Protest at Union Station
Dr. Robert W. Brown of 1787 Eleventh Street northwest files a protest with commissioners alleging color based discrimination in lunchroom and care at Union Station. He cites a legislative act and seeks equal treatment for all orderly persons, noting ongoing discrimination.
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Anainyne Prowst
Union Station
Robert W.brown
Elevanth Street
Brown
Census Bureau Clerk Promotion Debate Turns on Gender
A discussion at the Census Bureau centers on promotion practices and gender, sparked by senators and bureau director North. The director cites efficiency records showing women advantaged in promotions, while acknowledging some capable men and noting that field work offers higher pay and greater autonomy for clerks, affecting performance impressions.
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Census Bureau
Draton
Dansis
Mr. North
North
Evry
Rossiter
Vila
Taina
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