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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
8
A Saks sale advertises a range of overcoats in fancy fabrics with prices from 12.50 to 45 dollars and special options at 20 dollars. The linchpin items include Saks Over coats with varied finishes and sizes for shoppers seeking upscale outerwear.
Dennis Mullany, longtime Washington business figure and devout Catholic, was laid to rest at St Patrick's Church with rites by Father Carroll. Funeral attendance drew officials, editors, and out-of-town mourners, and interment followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery amid prayers and tributes to his practical philanthropy and public spirit.
Civic leaders and medical authorities in Washington plan to honor Mina Mary R Brown, a trained nurse shot while defending a delirious typhoid patient’s family. Attorney Rost Perry urged Dr Mead Moore for medical guidance on best tactics to obtain the Carnegie medal. Clergymen join physicians to support the claim.
Corporation Counsel Thomas submitted a draft curfew bill to District commissioners to curb vagrancy by children under 15. The plan bans unpermitted street or venue presence from April to September after 9 p.m. and October to March after 3 p.m. Exemptions exist for urgent business, emergencies, or necessity.
James C Underhill, a longtime resident and founder of the Orthodox Friends Church, died aged nearly 36. His funeral was held at the Orthodox Friends Church on Thirteenth and Irving streets with Rev L D Clarke and Rev Dr Charles Wood officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery. He and his wife had recently devoted their lives to advancing their creed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission censures ten railroads for slow action on overcharges after a Wilkes Barre shipper claimed a 20 cent error on iron wagon axles to Carthage North Carolina. Aberdeen and Asheboro admitted the overcharge but delayed settlement until formal complaint. If delays continue Congress may be invoked.
The November Treasury report shows beer tax receipts rising by 60 987 over November last year while overall beer consumption signals improved economy. Brewers bounce back from the fiscal year drop and reflect broader industrial strength as liquor dealer taxes fall 22 773 in the first five months of the current year amid prohibition effects.
William J Bland of Atchison Kansas former cantata of Company H Western High School has earned a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University. The exam at Kenyon College Gambier Ohio placed him with the highest average among all entrants, and he is 21 years old. He came to this city for high school, helped Western High set scholastic records, and was captain in sports. The Oxford course provides four years of study and 1600 dollars a year for maintenance.
Special to The Washington Port reports George Jones, a taxi driver, charged with murder after running over and killing Jenola Bernstein on November 4. Jones, held under the same statute as a prior killer, awaits grand jury action as the Tombs awaits further proceedings. Revolver Club opens a new range at National Sporting Goods on Ninth Street with regular winter meets, touted by local business leaders. The National Sporting Goods Company stores a wide athletic goods inventory and is led by officials Turner, Tappan, Volkmer, and Possal. Grand Masonic officials Weatherless and Coleman will host the craft on New Year’s Day at 1112 New Jersey Avenue NW. Weather and traffic note snow, rain, wind, and hall conditions. add wording about federal taxes briefly mentions.
Santa Claus called on the children of Washington Railway and Electric Company employees at the Columbia Theater. General George Harries lauded annual Christmas festivities and urged attendance next year as a packed crowd enjoyed a ventual program of songs dances moving pictures and storytelling featuring Santa, with John L Red and Mary Smith among the performers.
Annie Marie Blackwell filed suit in District Supreme Court seeking protean measures against Ibmsted Alvares from Timed Blackwell. She alleges twenty years of cruelty by her husband and a fatal blow with a drying pan on November 1. The action includes joint ownership of the premises at 1414 Sixteenth Street Northwest and property rights claims by the Mugants.
Thomas F Carew sues Leon J Caboon in District Supreme Court claiming permanent injuries from a ladder break while cleaning a window at the Munney Building. Attorneys James B Aroher Jr and John Lewis Smith seek $15,000 to $16,000 in damages.
Through attorneys Leckle Fulton and Cox, Benjamin GL Vermillion an engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company filed suit in the District Supreme Court for $10,000, alleging damages from a collision caused by an improper signal at Terra Cotta by a railroad employee. Also notes about entertainment at the Metropolitan Theater and various local notices including an accidental shooting in a saloon and police chatter on the Dorsey case, with ads and local business references.
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