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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
46
The Chamber of Commerce debates engaging in politics while guarding constitutional boundaries. President Gude rules Worthingtons resolution too political, as Mr Schultels motion passes. Leftwich Sinclair leads law committee on government form, urging continued presiding administration and municipal department governance.
Directors adopt a resolution urging Congress to raise pay for Washington government clerks and to limit committee spending. The board creates an emergency committee and mandates accountability, while auditing chief Willam Shannon notes prior spending and favors a bureau employment report. Members listed include Calahan Grant and Willum Shannon among others.
Washington Lodge of Elks plans a two night Christmas minstrel at the club hall December 9 and 10. Fred Mersheimer chairs the event with Joseph Freed as secretary and Jana Holland as stage manager. Ticket distribution is by Henry Thomas, with several Elks listed as participants and end men and featured entertainers among them.
Secretary of the Treasury commends TC Understall of the Revenue Cutter Service for bravery during a perilous storm near New Orleans on September 20. The captain and boatswain were swept overboard when the ship capsized. a crewman and life-saving devices were deployed amid heavy seas and winds to reach and save them.
Temptingly low opening prices advertise tailoring services at Schwartz & Pelzman 605 Seventh Street. The notice touts special souvenir prices and discounts on tuxedos and full suits, inviting patrons to place orders promptly.
Washington horsemen tested more than 200 speedy entries on the Speedway as the unofficial matinee for the horse carnival drew crowds. Sup. Benjamin F McCaully praised the trial, riders and hunters practiced over obstacles, horses such as Glidewood and Mysotls impressed, and plans outlined for judging and participation by women drivers. The carnival details were to be announced, with judges named and attendance expected to be large.
Dr Edwin M Hasbrouck appeals a municipal court ruling over a $159 payment for an operation on the daughter of Clarence I Ronsaville. testimony cited shows seven doctors treated the child, with Hasbrouck called in as a surgeon and an exploratory operation performed. verdict found no recovery, stating the patient’s condition did not reveal expected findings though operation aided recovery.
William Leah, 75, of 18 Harvard Street Northwest, slipped on a curb near Timon Station last night and fractured his nose. He was taken to Casualty Hospital for treatment.
A string of about a dozen cases faced police court proceedings yesterday. Cheries Bees withdrew a former plea and pleaded guilty to the second count. Wiles was remanded until Friday for a doctor's certificate on constitutional ailment influencing sentencing. Elijah Johnson, the complaining witness, appeared with Charles Beast as the case of Scott under scrutiny amid tension over alleged police methods. Juror Caomoes suffered indigestion, and attorney Campbell Curington warned of startling disclosures about police procedures.
In a Milan juvenile court session Judge DeLacy receives a tale of a stolen dog collar affecting a nine year old boy and two colored youths. A boy confesses to stealing the collar and, moved by remorse, volunteers the truth to clear others. The thief earns three months probation instead of punishment. The Kansas battleship is mentioned incidentally.
Coroner Nevitt ruled death an accidental case. George W Greer, 43, a former policeman and government clerk in the Panama Canal service, was found in his room at 9 K Street NW. A boarding house resident reported a gas odor but Greer was already dead. relatives could not be located.
Harold A. Lewis announces the Madison Hotel to be built at Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighteenth Street NW near Potomac Park. The six story Spanish Renaissance brick and stone structure will have 137 rooms, 47 baths, sun parlor atop glass, and modern amenities with a 250 million dollar project cost including land and building.
Weather bulletin notes a defunct disturbance over eastern Nebraska and widespread light rains in the central United States. Snow is forecast in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, with colder conditions in the Dakota region and along the upper Great Lakes. Winds are mainly northerly, with variable coastwise directions and fair to moderate conditions in most areas.
Mark Kinney reported to Inspector Boardman that his Brunswick apartment was entered yesterday afternoon. A black leather bar containing checks for ZAG and $355, respectively, and $22 in cash were stolen. Kinney stopped payment on the checks and urged efforts to locate the thief. It is thought the thief used a duplicate key.
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