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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
23
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges perfection of block signaling after the Terra Cotta wreck of 1906. It attributes the disaster to disregard of signals by extra train crews and calls for mandatory block systems on interstate railroads, plus investigations into wrecks and greater disclosure to protect passengers.
W B Linkins of No 3 engine company in Newark’s district fire department will lose six holidays and be reduced six ranks for drunkenness on December 25. Commissioner Macfarland imposed the sentence after Vice Chief Beit Lieut Linkins pleaded guilty and sought leniency. Captain C B Proctor supported leniency due to Linkins's prior good record. Also: sidewalk improvement on Newark street urged. four foot grandtide walk proposed between Highland avenue and Thirty third street. Daniel J Geary named assistant engineer at the Reform School for Girls at $420 annually, replacing Richard E Thompson, per Commissioner Macfarland.
The funeral of Thomas P. Stephenson junior partner of Church and Stephenson will be held at his home 1615 Fifteenth Street Northwest tomorrow at 10 30 AM. Rev T B Davis and Rev C her bert Richardson and Dr D F Bittinger will conduct services. Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery with pallbearers A H Stephenson W A H Church C W Church W A Wimsatt Fred A White and R H Johnson. He leaves a widow three daughters two sons his mother a sister and two brothers. Born November 1 186 in Washington he joined Smith and Wimaatt Lumber in 1873 and in 1879 bought into C B and C W Church Sons. He held many local affiliations and was a trustee and active member in several churches and civic groups.
Judge Kimball branded handbook gambling a menace and sentenced Bert Myers alias Samuel Emery to six months in jail and a $500 fine after Myers was found guilty on one count. Prosecutors note previous pals clemency denied despite Myers’ good record. The judge warned no offender will escape jail for handbook offenses, citing prior warnings and a pattern of related crimes.
Commissioner Macfarland endorses forming a federation modeled on the National Junior Republic at Annapolis Junction. Willam George of Freeville would direct the national work, aiding new Junior Republics as trustees shift from discouragement to encouragement. States like Massachusetts Illinois and California plan immediate organization.
French long distance walker Henri Mosse said he is part of a eight man party walking around the world from Paris to Paris to satisfy a wager between the Touring Club of Paris and the Sportsmen's Club of London. He obtained a card certifying his White House call. Also noted is a plea to repair Fourth Street Congress Heights with gravel and a pipe drain, filed by BE J Newcomb of the Congress Heights Public Improvement Association.
Funeral services for Allison Nailor Jr were held from the family home on Fifteenth Street Northwest and at the Pro Cathedral of the Ascension. Rev Henry Yates Satterlee presided at the church service, with extensive Masonic and fraternal honors and floral tributes from local lodges and organizations.
Justice Gould signed an order directing Harry C Webb of the Government Printing Office to appear in court Friday and show cause why he should not pay his wife Jennie Webb a reasonable sum for support pending her divorce suit. The bulletin also carries local ads and notices about real estate sales, stores, and errands around Washington, including a Corcoran Street house sale and Brownley’s ad.
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