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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1905
Page
13
A masked burglar entered Representative J. A. Flughes of West Virginia's room at the Riggs House and rifled his clothes when Mrs. Hughes woke to a rustling. The intruder fled into the corridor after she screamed, dropping the trousers, and vanished as hotel staff and police searched the area.
The Sons of the Revolution will honor George Washington on February 22 at 1 15 PM in the Columbia Theater. F P B Sands will preside with a committee led by Charles F Campbell and Barry Bulkley. Marine Band directed by Lieut Santelmann will perform a full program including Salome Moore t and The Star Spangled Banner with addresses by Barry Bulkley and Rev F M Bristol.
A residence at 2236 A street southeast suffered about 250 damage from a fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze started from an unknown cause and was checked by Niemen firefighters who responded to box 616, saving the house. Insurance covered Mr. Marsh's loss. The February meeting of the Woman's National Press Association will be held tomorrow evening at Mrs. M. M. Prescott's home at 1628 Corcoran street with important business followed by social and literary activities. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a tonic and purifier in a separate testimonial.
Commissioners delayed action on bridging Q street at Rock Creek delaying a Woodley Lane bridge removal. They will seek Congress authorization for a culvert over Rock Creek and consider relocating the Woodley Lane bridge to a street if Congress is unwilling to fund urgent work.
Electrical Engineer Allen approves a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company line with poles and anchors along Anacostia road from Benning to the District line to support patrol fire alarm service amid Western Union pole conflicts and high demand for telephone service. Rostered week deaths outpace births with 157 deaths and 113 births in the District. pneumonia deaths high, diphtheria down, typhoid up, and a local power outage on Anacostia due to the Potomac Electric Power Company cables freezing after the Eastern Branch dammed currents.
Washington officials weighed an auto line franchise as Col. Biddle, Engineer Commissioner, and George H. Harries of Washington Railway and Electric Co. discussed a cross town route from New York avenue and P street to Dupont Circle and a second line from Eleventh and G streets to Fifteenth and H streets. Harries envisions compact electric storage buses, about twenty four seats, with routes expanding as feasible, while noting the plan is a public benefit, not a profit motive.
Commissioner West decided to remove Private P. T. Lewis from the Metropolitan police after a trial board convicted him of intoxication and conduct unbecoming. Lewis fired his pistol while under the influence at Twelfth and G streets on January 27. The board had recommended a $50 fine, but the reversal in J. V. Potter’s case led to a contested outcome. Potter faced multiple charges of intoxication and duty failures, with a majority recommending dismissal and a minority urging only fines. West ultimately sustained the minority position and recommended Potter be fined.
Corporation Counsel Duval was instructed by the Commissioners to begin proceedings in Police Court against Franklin P. Nash for alleged violation of a permit to repair a building at 1210 Quaker Court Northwest. Building Inspector Ashford says the frame structure was practically rebuilt, though the permit allowed only minor repairs.
Mount Pleasant residents on certain streets face a sixty day deadline to renumber houses as ordered by the Commissioners after years of pushback and earlier suspensions. Officials led by Col. Biddle insist renumbering is now essential amid owner complaints and notification errors. Affected routes include Mount Pleasant streets between Lowell and Howard avenues and Howard Avenue.
Police continue to investigate the death of J. Frank Hamby painter who fell 200 feet from the Cairo Hotel roof after a scaffold failure. Officials seek chemist report on rope tests and consider accidental acid spill by a timer crew, while unions doubt conspiracy claims. Nearby notes cite a Philadelphia physician's claim about salt in Seawright Lithia Water mimicking German Naumbheim baths.
The construction of fire engine house No 18 on the public reservation bounded by Virginia avenue Eighth Ninth and K streets southeast was awarded yesterday by the Commissioners to the lowest bidder J M Dunn for 18243 dollars. Other bids were W B Mooney 18058 Gleeson Humphrey 18950 and Burgess Parsons 15697. Electrical work and alarm system not included and will be let as a separate contract once plans are prepared.
Police pick up eleven year old William Feldridge from Virginia whose claim of kin in Washington is noted. He is held at the House of Detention after being found wandering near the eighth precinct at about 3 am.
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