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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
11
The passage extols Saks Dress Suits and Tuxedos for their refined finish and quality. It praises designers and tailors, noting no clothes test is too thorough and that every effort supports the slogan Saks clothes the best.
District commissioners ordered Corporation Counsel to sue Brennan Construction Company to recover about six thousand dollars paid for asphalt based on a faulty measurement system. An investigation traced the overpayments to a four year error in sand box measurements at Brennan’s plant, with officials planning immediate action and a hearing for Brennan before January 1908.
A defective Nash? auto struck by a street car near Ninth and TP streets northwest causing minor damage to both vehicles and injuries to a few passengers. Police and a physician treated the shaken occupants as the car’s fender was damaged and a nearby store window was slightly harmed.
District regulation prompts discharge of a dozen ash wagon drivers after housekeepers on Christmas day tip generously and leave wagons unattended. Superintendent Wood reports some drivers discharged, others incapacitated by overindulgence. enforcement aims to reduce temptations near New Year as new staff rotate in.
A Baltimore schoolteacher Miss Crances G Caspari, arrested last July for defrauding several prominent women via a hook scheme, awaits a report from a panel of alienists. If found insane she will be sent to the Government Hospital for the Insane, avoiding trial. District Attorney Baker and AUSA Halpin gave details at a recent committee session. The commission includes Dr Brush, Dr Presley Tlunt, an alienist from the mis health department, and Dr Fy Shute, a physician.
A husband Davis faced a judge after threatening his wife following her inspection of his pockets for small change and letters from another woman. The judge admonished him as foolish and warned he must keep the peace while the case centers on alleged love letters and domestic dispute.
A report on the Mékon btan police department and ten station houses notes general improvements in equipment cleanliness and housekeeping. Commissioner West prepared the inspection summary through Vay Silvested yesterday.
Officials of the commission announce a resolution of the long standing labor dispute plaguing canal construction. The European labor agents are being dissolved and the United States will host a single remaining agency in New York, Bermudas, and one in the Bermudas. The shift increases the number of workers heading to the zone while consolidating control under Henry Smith in New York.
City health officials push extensions of street sewers and water mains across suburbs, aiming to connect more homes in Ivy City within days. Public notices urge residents to prepare for connections while departments rush sanitation upgrades. Local ads promote bread, fruit and seafood, with business notices and staffing changes in the engineer department.
A federal commission faces a tough task locating statues of John Paul Jones and Commodore Barry touted as the father of the American Navy. The panel of War and Navy secretaries and library committee chairs has not decided the matter though Congress allocated funds. Proposals to place the statues face to face were rejected by supporters, and no site has been chosen yet.
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