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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
31
Saks advertises a range of overcoats in elaborate fabrics with prices from $20 for select models and $12.50 to $45 for other Saks overcoats, highlighting variety and affordability in the seasonal lineup.
Dennis Mullany philosopher and longtime Washington business leader lay in rest at St Patrick’s Church and Mount Olivet Cemetery. The service drew leaders, journalists, and mourners from across the city as Father Carroll praised Mullany’s practical Catholic charity and steadfast public spirit. Messages of condolence poured in from national figures and newspapers as Pinkey the family servant walked in a final tribute.
Civic leaders and doctors in Washington aim to honor Mina Mary R Brown the nurse shot while defending a delirious typhoid fever patient. Attorney Ross Perry appealed to Dr Mead Moore for expert views on best steps to secure the Carnegie medal. Prominent clergymen back the physicians stance praising Brown for her actions and sacrificing life.
Corporation Counsel Thomas submits a draft curfew bill to District commissioners. It bans under age children from street or amusement venues without written permits during April to September nine to ten at night and October to March three to ten. Exceptions exist for urgent business. premises managers may not admit children under 15 without an adult. Violators face police return, or detainment as delinquents. adults face fines up to five hundred dollars or six months workhouse. Enforcement rests with the juvenile court.
James C Underhill longtime Washington resident and founder of the Orthodox Friends Church died aged about 36. His funeral was held at the Orthodox Friends Church with Rev L D Clarke and Rev Dr Charles Wood officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery. He and his late wife dedicated their lives to the Friends creed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reprimands 10 railroads including the Aberdeen and Ashboro Railway for failing to settle overcharge claims promptly. A Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania firm alleged a 20 cent overcharge on iron wagon axles shipped to Carthage, North Carolina. The Aberdeen and Ashboro Railway admitted the overcharge but delayed settlement until the customer pursued formal complaint. If delays continue, the commission may report the issue to Congress.
November treasury figures show beer taxes up sixty thousand dollars from a year earlier while overall internal revenue receipts rise as consumption signals improving conditions. Brewers report renewed demand, with beer labeled a poor man’s drink reflecting broader industrial trends and a decline in wholesale liquor dealer taxes during the first five months of the new fiscal year amid prohibition effects.
William J Bland of Atchison Kansas a former cantata member of Company H Western High School has won a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University. The award came after a competitive exam at Kenyon College Gambier Ohio where he led with the highest average among entrants from a college. Bland age 21 studied in Ohio and after high school became captain at Western High. Oxford grants four years of study with 1600 per year for maintenance.
Special to The Washington Port reports New York chauffeur George Jones, charged with murder for running over and killing Jenola Bernstein on November 4, awaits grand jury action. He is held under the same statute as a prison-sentence case, with recent comparisons to William Darragh’s twenty-year Sing Sing sentence for a similar killing last March. The piece also notes Revolver Club range installation at National Sporting Goods on Ninth Street and the new store’s extensive athletic goods offerings, plus Masonic reception plans and assorted local notices.
Santa distributed candy and gifts to children of Washington Railway and Electric Company employees at the Columbia Theater. General George Harries, VP of the company, praised year by year Christmas entertainments and urged attendance next year. The program featured a ventriloquists show, a dance, sabre-tlapped numbers, and moving pictures as Santa and Harries talked to the crowd.
Annie Marie Blackwell filed suit in District Supreme Court seeking prove up against Ibmsted Alvares from Tames Blackwell alleging twenty years of cruelty by her husband. She cites a November 1 incident when he struck her with a drying pan as the climax and notes joint property rights to 1414 Sixteenth Street Northwest.
Thomas F Carew sues Leon J Cahoon in the District Supreme Court alleging injuries from a fall caused by a ladder break while Carew cleaned a window at the Munney Building. Plaintiffs seek damages estimated at $16,000 with attorney representation by James B Aroher Jr and John Lewis Smith.
The district court case notes Benjamin GL Vermillion suing for $10,000 over a Terra Cotta wreck caused by a signal error near Terra Cotte, with counsel Leckle Fulton and Cox for the plaintiff. Also announced is a Washington humorist engagement at the Metropolitan Theater, with Bios and stage remarks about motion pictures, climate, and Pacific industries.
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