Car Conductor Shaver Acquitted
A jury in Criminal Court Mo. 1 yesterday found William E. Shaver not guilty. Formerly a conductor for the Washington Railway and Electric Company, he faced embezzlement charges over ticket income. This marked a second acquittal after French G. Miller was cleared earlier. attorneys Campbell Carrington and Irving Williamson represented Shaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaver
Wiliam E. Shaver
Washington Railway and Electric Companys
French G. Miller
Campbell Carrington
Irving Williamson
Haver
Thompson Bridge plan deemed unwise for heavy traffic
Engineer W J Douglas reports dismantling and rebuilding the Thompson bridge would cost about 15000 with long lead times and questionable structural fit for heavy traffic. He cites six ton axle loads and five pounds per square foot, urging alternative solutions and noting land, cost, and legal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Thompson
Douging
Property Owners Object to Bridge Trade Plan
A Southeast Washington protest signed by multiple citizens was sent to a Senate committee, arguing the District cannot trade their access to homes and businesses for a Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over New Jersey avenue near Garfield Park instead of a property yard donation. Engineer Commissioner Col. Biddle disputed that the bridge would inconvenience nearby property owners, noting their properties do not adjoin the yard and the bridge would be of little use to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Douglas
Col. Biddle
Thompson Bridge
Q Street
Rock Creek
Douglas
Massachusetts Avenue
Senate Committee On the
District of Columbia
Washington
Bil
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New Jersey Avenue
Garfield Park
Fire hydrant water plan from asylum mains discussed
Superintendent White of Government Hospital for the Insane said he would study supplying District firemen with water from asylum mains for a hydrant on Nichols avenue if feasible. Commissioner Macfarland reported the late Superintendent Richardson had informed the Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols Avenue
White
Government Hospital
Macfarland
Government Hospital For the Insane
District Fire Department
Richardson
Snow sidewalk tax proposal by former senator
Commissioner Macfarland receives a letter from former Senator J B Henderson urging taxation on real estate to fund sidewalk snow removal. He argues sidewalks are public, equally used by all, and deserve public cleaning funded by a dedicated levy or front-foot tax, potentially across all real estate in the District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macfarland
J. B. Henderson
Congress
Protest Over Raffles Play Worries Youth Morals
Washington protests target the theater presentation of Raffles the Amateur Cracksman. Margaret Dye Ellis of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union argues billboards promote theft as easy, citing a New York witness who was arrested after viewing the show. The issue moves to police oversight as commissioners forward the letter for action. Nearby health notes report 125 deaths and 1 birth in the District for the past week, with pneumonia leading causes and a mix of other conditions. death rate 21.2 per thousand. Census of cases shows diphtheria up one, smallpox down to one. Officials seek changes to the sealers of weights and measures bond requirements, while sanitary complaints in Tennallytown get no congressional remedy. The Bar Association plans a special meeting to honor Franklin H. Mackey, recently deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dye Ellis
Department of Legislation
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Raffles
Christopher Smythe
New York
Washington
Smythe
Macfarland
Commioner West
Police Department
Rush for the Suits at Half Price
Bargain suits flood the racks as prices drop to 12.50 through 20.00 dollars with sale items listed. D J Kaufman at 1005 7 Pa Ave advertises the rapid turnover and big discounts on men’s wear.
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D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Mortgage Placed On Washington Terminal Bonds 12 Million
The Washington Terminal Company filed a mortgage with the District recorder of deeds securing 12 million dollars in first mortgage gold bonds to pay for land for the terminal station railroads and other works in Washington. Bonds bear 4 percent interest payable semiannually and mature February 1 1945. Initial 10 million bonds issued now. 2 million retained for future improvements.
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Washington Terminal Company
District Recorder of Deeds
United States Trust Company
New York
Terminal Company
City of
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Capitol Street
Second Street
EL. Street
City of Washington
Florida Avenue
D Street
New Jersey Avenue
NO STAIRWAYS OR ESCAPES IN MERCANTILE BUILDING
Fire Department ordered to enforce fire regulations after a mercantile building top floor had a stairway blocked by a solid partition. Elevators served as only exits, prompting Commissioner Macfarland to seek underwriter reports on fire risks and possible violations to improve escape access and firefighting conditions.
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Fire Department
Macfarland
Board of Underwriters
Magazine detective links Atherton to Springfield check fraud
Springfield police learn from a crime identification magazine that Washington authorities captured Atherton a bogus check operator. Marshal George Stebbins claims a prior warrant exists and that Atherton, alias Edward P. Atherton, alias W B Drake, held a $50 hotel check in Baltimore and is jailed for a minor check. Local authorities will notify Springfield police once Atherton’s case is resolved.
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Springfield
Mass
Washington
Atherton
George Stebbins
Marshal Stebbins
H. Faxon Atherton
Edward P. Atherton
W. B. Drake
Baltimore
Jury trial ordered in Patterson v Ocean Accident case
District Court ruling in Patterson v Ocean Accident and Guarantee Cor poration reversed by Court of Appeals. A $5,000 accidental death policy claim tied to Henry B. Patterson arose from his work as an osteopath who died after a strained illness. Suit remanded for new trial as jury to decide if death resulted from the accident. Also: $5,000 personal injury suit filed by Erle R. Sheppard against John Mariner for an alleged jewelry store assault and discharge from employment. Catholic Knights install officers at Immaculate Conception Branch No. 419. Police Court convict Thomas Goodwin for coal weights violation and John Thomas for stealing a red-hot stove. both fined. Also notices advertising real estate loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Apnesia
Alice M. Patterson
Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation
United
London
England
Henry B. Patterson
Insurance Company
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Erle R. Sheppard
John Mariner
Mariner
Smith Thompson, Jr
Charles W. Carr
Catholic Knights
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Knights of America
P. A. Tobin
Michael Mahaney
William B. Becker
William M. Becker
James J. Nolan
George da
Thomas Mairney
Samuel Johnston
M. McInerney
James Dunn
Kimball
John Thomas
Creagh
Thomas
Charles Throckmeerton
Hughes Court Northwest
Divorced Woman Gets Decree and Uses Maiden Name
A decree signed by Justice Stafford grants Katherine Herbert a divorce from Fdoward Herbert on grounds of infidelity and allows her to resume her maiden name. The notice also mentions separate maintenance in Cecilia Barnett v J Aloysius Barnett with $25 monthly and legal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Stafford
Equity Court
Katherine Herbert
Fdoward Herbert
Anderson
Cecilia Barnett
J. Aloysius Barnett
Uns
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Saks
Suk & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Bay of House & Herrmann
7Th and
Sts. N. W
Heurich’s
Publc
Heurich Brewing Co
Horn
Selinger’s
Ea Eee
oMorsell
Niewspa
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Potomac
Fort Monroe
Norfolk
Boston
Fourteenth Street
Mann
F St
Twenty-third Street
Lloyd H. Wight
Georgetown
Wight
Rock Cree
Solla
Street
Commissioner West
Q@ street
Property Owners Object
Henderson
District Vital Statistics
United States
Col. W. C. Haskell
Tennallytown
Col. Biddie
Arizona Avenue
A. ¥. Gray
Louisiana Avenue Northwest
Health Department
Bar Association Meeting
The
Bar Association
Franklin H. Mackey
Recorder of Deeds
Thomas Goodwin
Goodwin
Gugdin
Gasch & Birge
Chestnut Farms Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
ING
Connecticut Ave
N. W
Grandmother's
Empire
Grandmother’s
Wey, Atlantic
Pacifi Ce
B. A. Bowman
City Bulletin
Nat, Cap. Brewing Co
Munich
America
Bohemia
J. T. D. Pyles
Ogden
Secretary of the Treasury
Tom Lovell
Denton
Tex
United States Post-Office
Utah
G. CG. A. Muddiman & Co
Andrew RK
Graves
Eighth Street
Willams’ Drug Store
Henry Aischwee
Twelfth Street N. W
Callaghan, 7Th & Gnn
Hood
Ceres
Rye
Elias Raff Liquor Co
7Th St. 5. W
Main
Victor E. Adler
Clothing House
Tth
St. Nw
Mayer & CO
Hubbard Heating Co
Cears
F Street
Hebbard
Ina Fodiait
Them
Meara
George E. Hebbard
Esern
Atienet
Ninth Street
Jaceson Bros
Great Cash Furniture House
Hub Furniture Co
S. E. Cor
D Sts
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
A. Eberly’s Sons
A. Kahn
the Sunday Post
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