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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
33
The ad lists men's winter overcoats and suits with deep discounts. Items priced originally at 10.00 or 15.00 and 1250 or 2000 are shown as reduced amounts. Final prices indicate dramatic markdowns though some lines appear garbled.
The excise board conducted secret visits to downtown clubhouses to curb after hours and Sunday serving. A draft bill seeks to tighten licenses for corner bars and hotels, strengthen age safeguards, and expand control over pool rooms and bowling alleys to curb underage drinking and disreputable venues.
The Washington Railway and Electric Company is named defendant in District Supreme Court by Lewis Baltrosky, aided by Morris Baltrosky as next friend, alleging a motorman’s conduct caused a six year old boy to be knocked down and permanently injured while crossing at Fifth and G streets NW on last day of June. Damages of $15,000 requested.
Engineer Commissioner Cosby issued orders for laying water mains on multiple routes. Work includes 354 feet of 18 inch main along Rock Creek Church road from Seventh Street NW, 2 feet of 5 inch main on Quincy Street from Seventh Street NW, 62 feet of 5 inch main on 22nd Street between Front Street and South Railroad Avenue SE, and 300 feet of 1 inch main on South Railroad Avenue west of 22nd Street SE.
Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Banking will hold its sixth annual banquet at the Raleigh Hotel on Saturday at 7 o'clock. District leaders, including B F Macfarland, will toast. Speakers include Senator Iceneph W Hatley L A Coolidge Representative Duncan B McKiney William A Meatna and Dr William J Kirby. Large attendance expected.
J Clarence Price and William K Boleau were assigned to take charge of the Depart Taential Guild with assets of 99 28245 and debts to merchants totaling 7862. The court fixed the assignees’ bond at 10000 and the bill claims government clerks owe 4709 71 back payments.
The nine member expert cotton classifier committee, appointed by Secretary Wilson, began work at the Department of Agriculture to set nine standard grades. It will use cotton standards from U S exchanges and European sources, aided by three assistants. Representative Burleson of Texas urged congressional support and addressed the panel.
A man named Jim Lee, accused of being a craps shooter, was fined 325 and sentenced to three months in police court after a raid on his St Blagens alley home yielded evidence and witnesses. James Amorilla forfeited 45 for speeding in Pennsylvania Avenue. Eugenia Walton, jailed on vagrancy charges after begging at a Connecticut Avenue apartment, was released on bond and promised a Baltimore return. Globe Clothing Company launched a semiannual half price clearance sale at 3 Pennsylvania Ave NW, offering Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft items with no exceptions. City Hall employee John R. Scott resigned due to ill health, effective February 23, in a tribute-filled notice from United States Marshal Aulick Palmer.
City hearings set for Wills proposed Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railway extension to the District. A North Washington Citizens Association banquet planned at Riggs House with President Edward A. Nicas presiding. Road repairs ordered for Park Road Northwest Seventeenth Street area with new macadam at a cost of $725. Local ads touts liquor, seafood, dairy, and malt bread offerings amid crowded notices.
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