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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
33
The text notes rapid progress among certain states and suggests writing illustrated booklets about them. It mentions providing information for a trip, aiming to attract readers to travel and learn about these evolving regions. The tone implies promotional, informational material suitable for tour guides and brochures.
An internal battle erupts as Maj Newell Ball, assistant superintendent, resigns and files charges against James M. Wood, superintendent of the street cleaning department. Commissioner West calls the incident closed for now while Ball appeals to higher authority if a hearing is denied. A series of promotions and reassignments follow, affecting Doyle, Shaw, Spalding, and other inspectors as the district reorganizes the department.
Health Officer Woodward drafts stricter rules for private hospitals and asylums in the District. Copies go to local institutions for comment before a proposed bill. Required steps include license applications, consent of 75 percent of nearby property owners, building inspections, fire and blasting clearances, and prohibition of contagious cases without officer permission.
In a leap year oddity Miss Mamie Wright, a bride-elect, visits the marriage license desk. Clerk Belew, flustered yet formal, orders her to remove her hat and raise her right hand. She hesitates, then Belew swears her in, blushing with the moment.
George W Klehm, 1022 Potomac Ave SE, walked into a District building seeking examination for illness. Officials found the smallpox, rushed him to hospital, and exposed others as eruptions appeared on his face. He had just returned from three weeks in Pennsylvania and rode a streetcar to the visit.
June 20 item reports the unveiling of the Crosby Stuart Noyes bust at the District building next Thursday at noon. Canon Rudolph forwards memorial details. pedestal placement approved. ceremonies to begin with district officials coordinating delays and dates.
A new pay as you enter car of Capital Traction ran an experimental trip on the Fourteenth Street line with invited guests aboard. Officials and guests received brass fare pieces and imitation tickets as paired rides began. Gaillard Hunt of the Library of Congress was hailed as the first real passenger, while Capital Traction and Washington Railway officials joined the event.
The Very Rev Dr Daniel J Kennedy of the Dominican House of Studies and Sacred Theology professor at Catholic University closed a three day mission last night at St Dominicie Church. The mission, for colored women and girls of the parish, drew good attendance each service amid a busy local scene featuring ads and notices on groceries and services and police staffing updates.
The Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens Association and Merchants' Transfer and Storage Co push to improve through streets from Brookland fire department to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Proposals include Kearney street from Twelfth to Thirteenth and Jackson from Eighteenth to Twentieth, with funds in House Bill 2302. The plan also cites Milly and Rhode Island avenues and Evarts street as broadly important, while Grabill notes added appropriations. Admitted to practice here, Chief Justice Clabaugh confers on seven young attorneys, including Kennedy and Harris.
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