Washington to study modern plumbing for schools tour
District Inspector of plumbing Henry B. Davis plans a nationwide inspection tour to review age and new systems for public school plumbing in Washington. He will visit Omaha and Wheeler then return via Chicago and Pittsburgh, with expenses covered by the board after a report is submitted.
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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 departments urged for horse cruelty task
Superintendent Aylvester urges distinct branches within the police for duties such as hack inspector pawn inspector pharmacy inspector and child labor law inspector He spoke after a May 8 meeting with Washington Horse Owners Protective Association delegates seeking police supervision of horse protection measures The mayor indicated a potential separate department with a chief and staff to uphold standards and handle the workload while acknowledging current horse cruelty enforcement by beat officers and arrests
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Police Department
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Washington Horse Owners’ Protective Association
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Sylvester
Commissioners urge action on street extension bills in Senate
Commissioners ask Senator Galinger to marshal approval for HR 16269 extending Winth Street NW HR 17303 extending Girard Street NW to Fifteenth Street NW and HR 12678 widening Twentieth Street NW They also seek Senate Bill 6853 to extend Reno Road. they argue Reno Road extension is needed after Fessenden Street grade remains poor and connects to Connecticut Avenue, improving access and value.
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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 In Good Condition Across District Inspectors Report
Nearly 2000 cattle were examined and 119 dairy farms across the District Maryland and Virginia were Inspect ed by inspectors from the District health office in the week ended Saturday. Of the farms examined 21 were in the District 60 in Maryland and 48 in Virginia with only four condemned. Four water samples were taken for analysis. Eleven private slaughter houses supplying Washington with meats were inspected. The DC Association will host a tea for Mrs Rachel Foster Avery at 1423 H street NW next Tuesday with an informal petition work session led by Avery, vice president of the National Woman Suffrage Association and president of the Pennsylvania State Association.
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Maryland
Virginia
District Health Office
H F Sawtelle
Washington
Mentavera
City Bulletins Flag Crossings Refused on Macadam Roads
The district engineer department declines to place flag crossings on macadamized roadways citing holes and obstructions on both sides. A request for New Hampshire avenue near Newton place is denied for these reasons. Also notes on local businesses, a new bureau, and involuntary bankruptcy filings against Washington organizations.
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Bmfild-Daugh & Shannon
New Hampshire Avenue
Newton Place
Lyon Haven Day
Phila
Gal Rosenfeld
Free Dispensary Moves to Larger Second Floor Rooms
The free dispensary for consumptives operated by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis relocated from the basement to larger second floor rooms in the same building at 23 H Street Northwest to handle rising patient load. Clinics average ten to fifty daily with more patients arriving in early stage. The Friday night clinic will be first in the new space. J G Jackson Granted Absolute Divorce From Necer Jackson. married Rockville Md February 20 1902.
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Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Five Dollars Bequeathed to Daughter in Wilkins Will
Thomas Wilkins dies January 26 and leaves only five dollars to daughter Cammora Wiking. Leamla and Mary receive property at 38 U street NW. Gertrude Burgess gets the remainder. Executor Joseph H. Stewart authorized to sell assets for beneficiaries.埃
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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
Court reverses NY Consolidated Gas verdict in bid dismissal
The U S Supreme Court has forwarded its mandate to the Southern District of New York Circuit Court, reversing a prior verdict and directing dismissal of the NY Consolidated Gas Company bid. The amendment allows distribution of a fund accumulated since a law change, increasing payments from 8 to 1 cent per 1,000 cubic feet, with the fund at 2 percent of total payments.
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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
The Dead Letter Office received 1 040 568 pieces of mail in January, with 934 191 domestic and 246 392 foreign items. Domestic letters fell by 199 531 from January 1908, while other classified mail rose by 72 034. The office collected 4 059 59 in value from 5 879 letters, with 5 198 64 returned to senders.
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Post Office Department
Oppose Improvement Plan for M Street Northeast
Commissioners oppose immediate macadamizing of M Street northeast from Bladensburg Road to Twenty-Eighth Street. They favor grading the section to Twenty-Fourth Street first, citing near-final grade conditions and limited justification for full paving until building operations progress and a private road may be eliminated.
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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 Dead After Sudden Illness
Miss Hattie Moss of Nichols Avenue Anacostia died suddenly at her home yesterday morning from acute indigestion. A Botanic Garden employee for over eighteen years, she was 62. She is survived by her brother John A Moss and five nephews, one serving in the Cuba office of the chief quartermaster general. Funeral arrangements not yet complete.
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Botanic Garden
Hattis Moss
Nichols Avenue
Anacostia
Miss Moss
John A Moss
Cuba
Dr Abram Simon to preach on anniversary at Temple
Dr Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew Congregation will deliver a special sermon on the fifth anniversary of his rabbinic service 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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Dr. Simon
Abram Simon
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Ladies’ Auxiliary Society
Mr. Simon
Tow collections total for January reported by health officer
Acting health officer Harry McLean reported to Commissioner Macfarland that the district poundmaster collected 80 dollars in January. He said the amount has been deposited with Charles C. Rogers, the tax collector.
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Harry ©. McLean
Macfarland
McLean
Charles C. Rogers
Bread Weight Law Under Fire as Court Review Looms
District commissioners seek a new standard for bread loaves pending an Appeals Court ruling on the 16 ounce 1868 statute. If unconstitutional the board will urge Congress for a fresh law to protect the public, while noting possible price adjustments if justified. Commissioner Macfarlane leads the push with Commissioner West backing the plan.
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Tag
Congress
Sesser
Macfarlane
West
May Be Mysterious Wreck Off Diamond Shoals
Norfolk Virginia February 4 local belief centers on the Norwegian steamer Munin missing since January after leaving New York last November for Ciudad Bolivar Venezuela The ship reportedly carried a mixed cargo and cyanide of potassium and was thought to have sprung a leak after a fire forced repairs Some speculate cyanide may have exploded in the hold and sunk her off the North Carolina coast
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Norfolk Vo
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Ciudad Bolivar
Venezuela
North Carolina
Ship Helle O Neill wrecks off Cape Lookout
Special to The Washington reports the American schooner Helle O Neill 494 tons from Perth Amboy to Savannah stranded near Cape Lookout two miles offshore. Seminole cutter says vessel broke apart and cargo lost. Crew rescued by surfmen. Also Raleigh news: Ernest Urquhart thirteen attempted suicide by shooting self. He was wounded but expected to recover.
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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 She is survived by two sisters.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Alice Krepps
Hanson H Krepps
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