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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
31
Washington commissioners draft a bill to curb usury by money lenders. It sets a 3 percent monthly cap, requires licenses for loans above 6 percent annually, and imposes a $100 annual fee plus detailed English loan registers. Violations carry fines up to 30 dollars and are enforceable by commissioners.
Benjamin Tenovitz, convicted of conducting a disorderly house, faced sentencing in poll court. Judge Kimball overrulled a defense contesting jurisdiction and upheld that such cases belong in police court. Lenovitz received six months in the district jail and a 3300 fine, with bail posted and notice of appeal filed.
Justice Barnard signed absolute div ors for John G Weigel from Annie A Weigel married June 21 193? James A Toomey represented the husband and Joan Walsh received a divorce from Josephine Walsh married January 1904 Nettie M Bunker freed from Edward N Bunker with $25 monthly alimony and fees Bertha Pierce won an absolute divorce with $5 weekly alimony and child visitation twice weekly Court cases also note bankruptcy petition against Alfred Mayer of Bon Marche filed by Holzman Manufacturing Schiff & Bloom and David J Wallerstein of Baltimore Dr A Powell druggist bought real estate at 185 Thirteenth Street SE for about 000 through J Weedon & Co. Powell to hold as investment.
Street damages in Equity Court No 4 saw Justice Anderson overturn a jury verdict on the extension of Girard Street to Fifteenth Street NW. The judge ruled the damages and benefits assessed were unjust and unreasonable, ordering a set aside of the prior award.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters met yesterday at the D A R Hall with William Dean Howells presiding. James Bryce was guest of honor. papers were read by Thomas Hastings Edwin H Blashfield and poet R A Johnson. Next session set for 1 9 o clock with Rhodes Higginson Parker and U Johnson on program.
Clergymen of all denominations are urged to observe Peace Sunday on December 19 or nearby. The call, from the American Peace Bureau in Berne, emphasizes moral force and international arbitration to prevent war and protect citizens, noting past treaties and the Costa Rica arbitration court.
An inquest will be held at the morgue this morning over the body of Samuel F. Primrose who died in a cell at the Slath precinct flushe station early Tuesday. Authorities suspect a base of the skull fracture though autopsy planned. Primrose a former bartender on Bettmore came to threely weeks ago and met Charles E Site a Bridgewater Va real estate dealer who later accused him of robbery. Primrose was 40 years old.
Amusements headline lists Maude Adams and Columbia Elsie Ferguson shows with matinees and evening performances. A Chinese embroidery sale at Arlington Hotel runs today through Saturday. A rail expansion bill moves to Congress to extend the underground system. Local notices mention ads, holidays, and a six year sentence for a wife assault with other minor items.
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