Davis to Inspect West for Washington school plumbing
District Inspector of plumbing Henry B. Davis will tour major cities to study modern plumbing systems for use in Washington public schools. Captain William Kelly recommends the trip, with expenses funded by the Board of Education upon delivery of a report. Davis will visit Omaha and Chicago en route, meeting with intermediate towns, to implement updated sanitation and fixture operation training.
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Washington Public
Henry B. Davis
William Kelly
Davis
Board of Education
Washington
Omaha
Woeler
Chicago
Pittsburg
James F Oyster
Separate police branches urged for horse and cruelty casework
Superintendent Aylvester proposes distinct police divisions for each inspection task such as hack, pawn, pharmacy, and child labor law inspectors. He spoke after a Washington Horses Owners Protective Association meeting seeking police supervision of horse cruelty regulation. The mayor indicated a potential single department lead with additional staff, signaling broader reforms to handle the growing workload.
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Police Department
Yes
Washington Horse Owners’ Protective Association
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Miaj
Sylvester
Urge Passage of Bills for Street Extensions
Commissioners urge Senator Galinger to press Senate action on House measures HR16269 to extend Winth Street NW, HR17303 to extend Girard Street NW to 15th Street NW, HR12678 to widen Twentieth Street NW, and Senate bill 6853 to extend Reno Road. They cite improving access to Connecticut Avenue and note Reno Road would finish improved links if extended south.
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Senate
Senator Galinger
Senate District Committee
Congress
House
Winth Street
Girard Street
Fifteenth Street
Twentieth Street
Reno Road
Fessenden Street
Connecticut Avenue
Cattle Health Inspectors Report In District And Nearby States
Inspectors from the District health office examined nearly 2000 cattle and inspected 119 dairy farms across the District Maryland and Virginia for the week ending Saturday. Dr H F Sawtelle chief inspector submitted the report noting 21 farms in the District 60 in Maryland and 48 in Virginia were examined with only four condemned. Water samples were taken from four farms for analysis along with inspections of eleven private slaughterhouses supplying Washington with meats. A tea for Mrs Rachel Foster Avery will be hosted at the new suffrage headquarters 1423 H Street NW next Tuesday afternoon with Avery guiding petition work.
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Maryland
Virginia
District Health Office
H F Sawtelle
Washington
Mentavera
City Bulletins Flag Crossings Refused and Notices
The District engineer department declines to place flag crossings on macadam roads due to holes on each side forming obstructions. A request for New Hampshire avenue near Newton place will not be complied with. Also mentions local eateries, a new Washington Information Bureau, assorted prices, and involuntary bankruptcy filings against local entities.
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Bmfild-Daugh & Shannon
New Hampshire Avenue
Newton Place
Lyon Haven Day
Phila
Gal Rosenfeld
Free Dispensary Moves to Larger Quarters
The free dispensary for consumptives moved from the basement to the second floor of the same building at 23 H street northwest. Operated by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, it offers free exam and treatment for those unable to pay. Clinics now see about ten to fifty patients daily with encouragement as more early, curable cases arrive. The Friday night clinic will be the first in the new rooms. J G Jackson gains absolute divorce from Yesles Jackson in Rockville Maryland.
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Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Five Dollar Bequeathal and Probate Filing Noted
Probate filings reveal Thomas Wilkins dies January 26 leaving five heirs. Daughter Cammora Wiking receives five dollars and nothing more. Leamla and Mary share real estate at 38 U Street NW with Gertrude Burgess. remainder to Thomas Wilkins Jr and James Wilkins. Executor Joseph H. Stewart to manage estate assets for beneficiaries. Separate clause lists Mary McPermott will dated October 3 naming Cornelia Macuin Alice Walsh Nellie Kulberg Eugene Porter and John Butler as beneficiaries.
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Thomas Wilkins
Joseph H. Stewart
Deanwood
Jen
Cornelia Macuin
Alice M. Walsh
Nellie E. Kulberg
Eugene, Porter
John Butler
Mary 4
McPermott
Supreme Court Reverses NY Gas Case Mandate Dismisses NY Consolidated Gas Bid
The U S Supreme Court mandate to the Southern District of New York reverses the verdict and directs dismissal of the bid by New York Consolidated Gas Company. The amendment allows the circuit court to distribute funds accumulated under the injunction, shifting the rate from 8 to 1 cent per 1000 cubic feet, with the fund now totaling 2 percent of total payments since the law took effect.
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United States Supreme Court
New York &Cent Gas Cate Tas
United Sates Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
New “York ‘Consolidated Gas Company
Supreme Court
Dead Letter Office Busy After Christmas Rush
Post Office Department reports January mail to the dead letter division totaling 1 040 568 pieces. Domestic origin accounted for 934 191 items and foreign 246 392. Compared with January 1908, domestic letters fell by 199 531 while other matter delivered rose by 72 034. Revenue of 4 009 59 dollars came from 5 879 letters, 5 198 64 dollars of which were returned to senders.
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Post Office Department
Oppose Improvement Plan for M Street Northeast
Commissioners oppose macadamizing M street from Bladensburg road to Twenty-eighth street now. They favor grading from Bladensburg road to Twenty-fourth street instead, awaiting further building progress before any paving, noting a private outlet will close in spring and affect eastern segments.
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Twenty-eighth Street
Hare
Senate
Bladynsburg Road
Twenty -Eighth Street
Iward M Markham
M Street
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-eighth
Miss Hattie Moss Dies at 62 in Anacostia Home
Miss Hattie Moss of Nichols avenue Anacostia died suddenly at her home yesterday morning from acute indigestion at age 62. She had worked at the Botanic Garden for more than eighteen years and is survived by her brother John A Moss and five nephews, one serving in the Cuban theater with the office of the chief quartermaster general. Funeral arrangements were not yet set.
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Hattis Moss
Nichols Avenue
Anacostia
Miss Moss
John A Moss
Cuba
Dr. Abram Simon to deliver anniversary sermon at temple
Dr. Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew Congregation will preach a special sermon on the fifth anniversary of his service as rabbi on February 6. After the service, the Ladies' Auxiliary Society will hold a reception in the vestry room of the Temple in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Simon, inviting all congregation members.
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Abram Simon
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Ladies’ Auxiliary Society
Mr. Simon
District poundmaster January tow collections total eighty dollars
Harry McLean acting health officer reported to Commissioner Macfarland that the January tow amount collected by the District poundmaster totaled 80 dollars. He said the funds were deposited with Charles C. Rogers the collector of taxes.
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Harry ©. McLean
Macfarland
McLean
Charles C. Rogers
Bread Weight Law Challenge Faces Court Action
District commissioners seek a new standard after the Court of Appeals may declare the 1868 16 ounce loaf rule unconstitutional. If struck down, they will ask Congress to fix a new loaf weight while watchers report protests over bread weight reductions and delays in prosecutions. Commissioner Macfarlane and West defend public interest and possible price increases if justified.
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Tag
Congress
Sesser
Macfarlane
West
May Be Mysterious Wreck Off Diamond Shoals
Norfolk Virginia reports a probable match to the missing Norwegian steamer Munin. After leaving New York for Ciudad Bolivar in November, she carried mixed cargo and cyanide of potassium. A fire forced repairs and may have caused an explosion that sank her off the North Carolina coast near Diamond Shoals.
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Norfolk Vo
New York
Ciudad Bolivar
Venezuela
North Carolina
Ship Lost But Crew Safe Off North Carolina
The American schooner Helle O Neill, 494 tons, Capt Coffin, stranded off Cape Lookout two miles from the North Carolina shore while en route from Perth Amboy to Savannah. The Seminole reports the vessel broken apart, total loss of ship and cargo, crew rescued by lifesavers. Ernest Urquhart, thirteen, son of a car builder in Ragged Rock, attempted suicide by shooting himself. He survived. he said he was tired of living.
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Wilmington
Helle O Neill
Burden
Coffin
Perth Amboy
Savannah
Cape Lookout
North Carolina
Revenue
Seminole
Washington Pos Ragnoke
Ernest Urquhart
Mrs Krepps Dead at Harpers Ferry
Mrs Alice Krepps widow of Hanson H Krepps of this city died here the morning of pneumonia in Harpers Ferry West Virginia February She is survived by two sisters.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Alice Krepps
Hanson H Krepps
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