Mortality in 1908 Falls in District despite Population Rise
District health report shows 1908 deaths at 6,126, down from 6,128 in 1906 and 6,? in 1907, reflecting improved overall death rate of 1,000 inhabitants. Pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia deaths declined, while typhoid cases fell slightly but deaths rose, and diphtheria scarlet fever and measles surged with varying fatality rates. March recorded the most deaths at 11, while September had the fewest at 4.
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Wata
Woodward
Health Office
Will Disposes 100000 Estate Rewarding Old Employees
Edward N Richards wills estate valued at 100000 to be held in trust for his widow and children. Five long serving employees receive stock worth 12000 each. Trustees to organize a corporation to take over business at 133 G Street Baltimore if not closed. Widow Annie E Richards to get 250 per month while single, house at 450 Street SE. If she remarries, 100 per month and house to children. Upon trust expiration, widow receives one fourth and children three fourths.
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Edward W. Richards
Willam C. Prentiss
G Street
Busi
Baltimore
Annie E. Richards
Former Slave Edward Hubbard Dies After 44 Years as Treasury Messenger
Edward Hubbard, once enslaved and later a Treasury Department messenger for 44 years, died at Garfield Hospital from injuries from a fall in the Treasury building over a year ago. Born into slavery, he earned education through effort, served in the Civil War, and assisted G. V. Fox when tasked to convey Congress’s congratulatory resolution to the Russian Emperor after a Russia trip. Hubbard briefly served as a body servant to Surgeon Robleson with the New York volunteers before joining the navy era work.
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Edward Hubbard
Treasury Department
Garfield Hospital
G. V. Fox
Navy
Russia
Congress
Hubbard
Robleson
New York Volunteers
Inspectors Meet Today to Review Navigation Laws
The supervising inspectors of steam vessels in the Department of Commerce and Labor convene today at the Buildgre Exchange on Thirteenth Street NW to discuss proposed changes to merchant marine navigation laws and vessel equipment. The board includes George Uhler, John Bermingham, Iran Harris, John W. Onst, Eugene L. Dorsey, Joseph Dunn, James Cleveland, C. H. Westcott, John A. Cotter, Daniel Dougherty, and J. J. Sloane among others.
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Buildgre’ Exchange
Thirteenth’ Street
Merchant Marine Service
George Uhler
Superviesor
John Bermingham
San Francisco
Iran Harris
New York
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Runaways Escape From National Training School Bladensburg
Six boys escaped from the National Training School on Bladensburg Road by shredding bedcloths to form a rope and climbing from a second story window. Among the escapees are Albert Luckett and James Harris, with others named as Walter Bunyan, Powels, Johnson, Whee, and Ashike Freshest. Authorities had not yet captured any of them by nightfall.
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Liz
National Training School
Gover
Bladensburg Road
Thore
Albert Luckett
James Harris
Walter Var Bunyan Powel
Bieber Case Heard on pension restoration appeal
The District Court of Appeals heard arguments on the Bieber pension case. The commissioners contend the relief fund is public revenue subject to Congress, and a medical exam could justify forfeiture of Bieber’s pension. Bieber's counsel argues a vested right exists that cannot be shaken by the commissioners. A decision was expected soon.
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Thermandamus Grant
Clabaugh
Sidney Bieber
Wex
Baltimore
Fire Department
Thomas
Policemen and Firemen’s Relief Fund
Congress
Bieber
A. A. Birney
Com
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Brennan Construction Denies District Overpayments
Corporation Counsel E H Thomas to review Brennan letter denying excess asphalt payments by the district. Officials question the district’s measurements and foresee possible court action. Markham report and engineer department views cited as risks to the district, with refunds unlikely absent clearer standards.
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Corporation
E. H. Thomas
Brennan Construction Company
Thomas
Markham
Engineer Department
Brennan
Engineer
Brennan Company
Illustrated Battle Fleet Lecture for Oldest Inhabitants
City bulletins note an illustrated lecture on the battleship fleet voyage from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate. William H. H. Smith of the Navy Department will speak before the Association of Oldest Inhabitants at the Public Library tomorrow night at o o'clock. The event is part of a series of winter lectures for members.
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Hampton Roads
Golden Gate
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Public Library
William H. H. Smith
Navy Department
Rozenfeld
St. Ne
Northminster Brotherhood
W. M. Stewart
Bureau of the Census
Morthminster Presbyterian Brotherhood
Eleventh Street
Rhode Island Avenue
Central Charities Urge Emergency Public Building Plan
A district charity report proposes a central emergency building or complex to house destitute and ill residents, provide temporary care and a receiving office, and centralize control of public charities. It calls for a night watchman, expanded lodging capacity, and integrated services for intoxicated, homeless, and indigent individuals. The draft notes current lodging limits and the need for rapid triage and distribution to homes or institutions.
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Minegdot
Bighg
Board of Charities
Chhildren
Hethanda
Ing
Petranent
Extension 18 Urged for Franklin Street Northeast
The draft bill to extend Franklin Street Northeast from its eastern terminus to Bladensburg Road has been sent to Representative Smith with a $6000 estimate. Residents of Avalon Heights Langdon and Woodridge pressed for access, presenting hearings where public necessity was shown to improve subdivision access from Bladensburg Road.
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Franklin Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Bladensburg Road
Smith
Avalon Heights
Langdon
Woodridge
Bladensburg Roa
Oppose Penny Transers In Tennessee Bill Debate
Unfavorable report on a bill by Representative Sims proposes district streetcar transfers good on all trips with payment of extra fare by commissioners. They state no current demand for enactment, but favor moving toward free universal transfers as recommended previously.
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Sims
Tennessee
Chairmanmith
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