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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1905

Page

9

Militiamen Ready For Special Inspection And Rifle Practice

Militiamen prepare for a special inspection day as repairs close the drill hall delaying drills. An army board will conduct the inspection alongside the muster led by Lieut. Col. Lloyd M Brett. Rifle practice schedule goes into effect amid learning gaps and renewed effort. Lieutenant Jan F P Des Garennes resigns from Company H with reasoning tied to time constraints. Clerks at headquarters compile the semiannual pay roll, with pay dates scattered in the next six weeks.

Lieut Des Garennes National Guard Offic Regular Army Board Charles H. Durand Maj Beil Jan F P. Des Garennes F. P. Smith Leutenant

Buzzards' Roost Ordered Safe or Demolished

Building at Ninth and EB streets northwest known as Buzzards' Roost is ordered by Inspector Ashford to remove unsafe upper stories. Owner may repair the first floor or tear it down. The structure, long reported dilapidated and dangerous, has burned several times recently and was reinforced four years ago after a wall collapse.

Ashford Ninth EB Streets Thastriet

Chief Belts Monthly Fire Report Highlights December Losses

Fire Chief Belts reports the largest December blaze at the Metropolitan Club House on December 31 with a loss of 35000 and a second major fire at Hub Furniture on December 17 costing 5800. The total December fires reached 938 with an estimated loss of 45972, about 2 percent of total insurance 194275. There were 69 fires in brick structures and 2 percent in frame buildings.

Belts Metropolitan Club Hub Furniture Company

City faces need for snow removal funds

District Commissioners sent a communication to Representative McCleary, chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee, noting no action on their preholiday resolution for an appropriation to remove snow and ice from streets. They stressed funds are exhausted and more money is needed to improve street conditions.

McCleary House Subcommittee On Appropriations

Crowds at Affleck's Free Rheumacide Giveaway

Despite constant rain hundreds visited Affleck's drug store at 429 Pennsylvania Avenue to secure a free bottle of Rheumacide. The distribution continued today as the last chance to obtain the remedy said to attack Rheumatism from within.

Afffleck’s Affleck Pennsylvania Avenue

Treland a Nation lecture at Lafayette Opera House

Rev M J Mitchell of Rescomtmen Ireland will speak Sunday on Ireland at the Lafayette Opera House. The program includes 166 pictures of Ireland and performances by singers Mrs Gumpprecht and Mr McNulty of Baltimore and Mr Finnegan. O Donoghue and George Curry of Boston will recite pieces. Bryn Mawr Hospital near Philadelphia opens a nurse training school January 1 1905 under Miss E W Wood with a three year course. applications to Supt. Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr Pa.

M. J. Mitchell Rescomtmen Ireland Lafayette Opera House Gumpprecht McNulty Baltimore Finnegan O'Donoghue George Curry Boston Bryn Mewr Hospital Philadelphia E. W. Wood Johns Hopkins Hospital Yn Amawr Hospital Bryn Mawr

Charity Board Approves Instructors at Girls Reform School

The board of charities recommended to the District Commissioners that several appointments at the Girls Reform School be approved to allow two months of back pay. Appointments include superintendent Mrs Winfred J Burrows at 1200 a year and teachers Mrs Florence Bates and Miss Jacobs at 480 a year each. A committee from the board will report on the school’s administration after an ongoing investigation.

Board of Charities Reform School For Girls Board of Trustees Chapin Brown Winfred J Burrows Amy J Rule Florence Bates Anna E St John Jacobs Miss Jacobs Committee of Investigation George W Cook John Joy Edson Regent Washington Asylum A“inkhan Mactarland

Apparel sale price list fragment shows varied suit coat items

Fragment lists prices for suits and overcoats with ranges and values from 9.75 to 28.75, plus trousers at 5.00 to 7.50. OCR text includes inconsistent punctuation and stray dashes. Key items mention suits up to specific amounts, overcoats up to certain limits, and uniform trousers prices.

Fire from Overturned Oil Stove Strikes Home

Fire damaged the home of Mrs. Margaret E. Winfield at 215 Thirteen-and-a-half Street SW when an overturned oil stove started the blaze yesterday. Damage was estimated at 60 dollars. Local notices also advertise auctions and assorted goods from Holmes Bakery to Capizaya mining stock, with ads for meats, flour, and household items.

Margaret E. Winfield

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