Terror Letters Alarm Georgetown Catholics with Anxious Fear
Holy Trinity Church leader Father Harlan warns parishioners that strange endless-chain prayers and threats are a fraud, yet fear spreads as copies arrive in Georgetown and nearby neighborhoods. Recipients fear the anonymous missives postmarked Washington Station A and report a single half sheet of cheap paper with odd spelling and no clear sender.
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Harlan
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
P Street
Father Harlan
Holy Tomty Church
Jesus Christ
Rome
Washington
Thirty -First Street
Vic
District Sues for 8300 on Fireboat Contract
The District of Columbia was sued for 2300 by The Harlan and Hollingsworth Company for the Firefighter fireboat. The suit, filed in District Supreme Court by McCammon and Hayden, seeks the remaining 3200 19 unpaid from a total contract price of 49733 after progress payments totaling 46439. The boat was delivered in Washington with changes made after arrival per the contract.
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Disrret of Columbia
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Del
District Supreme Court
McCammon
Washington
District Authonties
Trespass Damages Against Cotter in Georgetown Case
A jury in Criminal Court No 2 before Justice Gould awarded $200 against David F Cotter for trespass. The Georgetown street apartment owners alleged he forced entry after a locked door barred his view of coal deliveries. He objected to smoke from the chimney and the soft coal shipment.
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Criminal Court No 2
Justice Gould
David F Cotter
Georgetown
Cotter
Storage House Transferred to Security Storage Company
The American Security and Trust Company transferred the Fifteenth Street storage warehouse to the newly formed Security Storage Company with $400,000 capital. The cash price is $290,000 with assumption of all contracts, plus fixtures, wagons, furniture, and $15,900 in receivables. Also included are related personal property and a floral display by Shaffer's Floral Decorations at Mth & L.
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G Street
Wight
Brasswais, &c
Diplomatic Corps
England
Beng
Sheraton
Cordova
C. G. Sloan & CO
American Security and Trust Company
Security Storage Company
Fifteenth Street
Special Counsel protests petitions in damages for property
Special Counsel Sinclair protested in District Supreme Court against damages petitions filed by John A Schultz and William B Sims for property along Congress street northeast altered grade. The protest argues one claimant failed to file within sixty days and the other lacks proper ownership and authorization, challenging the damages appraisal commission’s authority to consider the petitions.
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Union Terminal Station
Sinclair
District Supreme Court
John A., Schultz
William B. Sims
Congress Street
Schults
Commission
Boes
Woman Had Two Husbands Seeks Separation After Realizing First Was Alive
Elisabeth Pike files in District Supreme Court for annulment of marriage to Walter J Pike begun September 10 1908 in Baltimore Maryland. She previously married Claude R Johnson July 15 1893 in Norfolk Virginia and says he deserted in January 1894. After believing him dead for years she wed Pike in good faith, and only later learned her first husband was alive. No children. She also seeks an injunction to prevent interference while the case pending.
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Walter J Pike
Baltimore
Elisabeth Pike
District Supreme Court
Claude R Johnson
Norfolk
Mr Pike
Pruitt Jury 18 Out After Eight Hours Morning Report
The jury in the William KR Pruitt second degree murder case near Twining City failed to reach a verdict after eight hours of deliberation overnight. They are due to report to Justice Wight at 10 am. The morning session in Criminal Court No 1 featured closing addresses by both sides. the judge's charge was given and the jurors retired for the night.
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William KR Pruitt
William H Steele
Twining City
Justice Wight
Criminal Court No 1
Burkart
Johnson
United States
Charlies H Turner
Shay Theo
Will of Fritz Reuter Bequeaths Estate to Widow During Life
The will of Frederick W Reuter known as Fritz Reuter, filed for probate after his death by his own hand last Monday, leaves all property to his wife Adolfine Reuter for life or widowhood with the estate to be divided equally between their two children Gertrude Reuter and Frity Reuter upon the widow's death or remarriage. The widow also inherits the hotel business furniture and fixtures and is named as executing.
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Marrage
Frederick W Reuter
Fritz Reuter
Adolfine Reuter
Realty Business Rooms Sees Real Estate Papers Rise
Realty business in Washington shows a strong start to the year with 1650 papers filed for record in the past month, compared with 1273 in January. February begins with 95 filings noted yesterday, signaling continued activity among local real estate dealers.
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Washington
Recorder of Deads
Miss Amelia Parker Funeral Today in St Margaret’s Church
The funeral for Miss Amelia Parker, who died Wednesday at her Mandota apartment home, will be at 2 o clock this afternoon at St Margaret’s Church Bancroft Place and Connecticut Avenue. Rev Herbert S Smith to officiate with pallbearers Gens Forsythe Andrews Bowman Ovenshine Coppinger Mordecai and burial in Arlington Cemetery.
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Miss Parker
Amelia Parker
Mendota
St. Margaret's Church
Bancroft Place
Connecticut Avenue
Herbert S Smith
Forsythe
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Saks & Company
Seventh Street
Pennsylvania Ave
T At Sloan’s Art Galleries
U. S. Treasury
Edmonston
Stacy, Adams & CO
Edmonston’s
David J. Cotter
Security Company
Shaffer
Mth & L
Elizabeth Pike
Reuter
America
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Goodyear Rain Coat Co
Ninth Street
New York
N. Y
Ninth Street Nw
Washington, D. C
Rain Coat
Cravenette
Mackintosh
H. Roberts
Priestley Cravenette
Ninth Street N. W
City Bulletins
Velatis
Auth
Balanes
Rogerson & Co
la Ave
Iehn Johnston
Hotel Johnson
Lynn Haven
la Calle
Muckriel Sc
Evans
Ce. J. T D Pyles
Muddinman & Co
Baltimore and Return
Baltimore & Ohio R. R
Joyce Engraving Company
Star
Ager N Cap
Keene's Shoe
St Nw
Fern Malis
Ifie
Kramers
Picon
Curacao
Magruder’s Conn. Ave
K St
P. Celephore Co
Arlington Carbon Paper
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
DE St
Miller
Satcnon
Seltuser
Selinger
Nee Leh Nica
A. Eberly
7Th St
John B. Espey
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