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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1907

Page

33

Banks Elect Boards President James to Retire

Stockholders of Traders National and other national banks plus two inland trust firms held annual meetings to elect boards. Charles A. James was re elected president of the Bank of Washington, with C W Howard as vice president. New directors include William Mattngly Daniel Fraser and Clarence Norment among others, as mergers loom with Central National Bank.

Traders National Henning American National Board Bank of Washington Central National Bank Charles A. James William P. Mattngly Clement W. Howard Daniel Fraser William J. Flather Clarence F. Norment C. W. Howard James Edward F. Droop William A. Gordon D. Agnew Greenlees Walter Hieston B. Stanley Simmons Owen Owen Lester B. Platt W. HW. Rapley C. J. Rixey Arthur G. Plant Eldridge HE. Jordan George Mitchell George C. Henning Richard E. Patro John Quinn Emil G. Schafer B.C. Brandenburg J. O. Carter John Callahan HE. B Evans W. J. Flather Edward Graves J. W. Lee Frank P. May Theodore J. Mayer W. K. Menfienhall H Norment George W. Moss Odell Smith Levi Woodbury American Board American National Lester A. Barr I. H. Crawford Charles A. Douglass T. & Dulin Stephen B. Elkins W. T. Galliher Robert N. Harper James B. Henderson J. Whit Herron Thomas Somerville J. Miller Kenyon Blair Lee Roin B Linton Colin H. Livingstone William H. Saunders James ¥. Shea George E. Walker Nathan Waller W. G. Dunnington Henry Evans Wiliam A. Hill James C. Howe Louis P. Krey Martin F. Morris Franklin T. Lanner T. Franklin Schneider Charles J. Walker H R. Howenstein James O'Donnell J. A. Maedel Columbia National Charles B. Baily Wiliam E. Barker John Cammack Albert F. Fox Benjamin W. Guy John A. Hamilton Benjamin F. Leighton Alvin M. Lothrop John Mitchell Thomas C. Noyes B. Francis Saul Louis P. Shoemaker George W. F. Swartzell John A. Swope Brainard H. Warner Commercial National P. J. Brennan Walter A. Brown W. A. H. Church R. A. Chester Myer Cohen James A. Cahill Samuel G. Cornwell Michael Z. Colbert H. Bradley Davidson J. J. Darlington Victor B. Devber Norman Galt William F. Ham Rudolph Kauffmann Ralph W. Leg Arthur C. Moses W. A. Mearns John L. Newbold Clarence B Rheam Frederick C. Stevens N. A. Shea Charles Samuel C Palmer J. H. Small Lincoln National Andrew Archer Robert Callahan Floyd &. Davis Robert A. Dore Willam F. Downey Richard J. Earnshew William F. Gude Dan Lincoln Peter Latterner Henry T. Offfardinger William D. Sullivan Frederick A. Techiffely Richard A Walker G. Taylor Wade Jesse B

Election of Officers at Union Trust Company Friday at 3

The directors elected officers led by president Hdwata J. Stellwagen and first vice president James G. Payne. Other roles include second vice president George E. Hamilton, secretary and assistant trust officer George B. Fleming, treasurer Edson B. Olds, and assistant treasurer Harry O. Wilson.

Metropolitan National Woodbury Blair George H. Harries Charles Jacobsen H. Perry Johnson Thomas R. Jones William 8. Knox John B. Larner Davie Moore John H. Moore W. H. Moses Allison Nailor Myron M. Parker Jackson H Ralston Hugh Reilly E. Francis Riggs Cuno H. Rudolph George Truesdell John T. Wilkins James B. Whmer W. A. Wimsatt W. Woodward Parker Riggs National Charles C. Glover Thormag Hyde James M. Johnston Arthur T. Brice William J. Fiather Ross Perry Thomas F. Walsh Henry Hurt John R MccLean Jermes Stillman A. Vanderlip Milton BE. Ailes Second National William V. Cox Walter Clephane William F. Mattingly George W. Pearson Simon Wolf Charles Schneider James B. Lambie Somerset R. Waters A H. Stephenson Charles Graff Bernard M. Bridget Charles W Fairfax Samuel J. Prescott Frederick 8. Smith Wiliam P. van Wickle Willam H. Walker Nathaniel Wilson Edward O. Whitford Alexander Wolf Martin A. Knapp John B Larner W. A. Mearns H. D. Mirick Watson J. Newton Theodore W. Noyes Samuel L. Philips N. H. Shes Louis P. Shoemaker Thomas W Smith Blue Spear John A. Swope George James G. Payne George E. Hamilton George B. Fleming Edson B. Olds Harry 0.Wilson Treas

Dismissal of Equity Bill in Curtis Case Rejected

Justice Gould of the District Supreme bench dismisses the bill in equity filed by Morgan Bryan trustee in bankruptcy of William R. Curtis against Alice V. Curtis administratrix and Secretary Shaw. The suit sought reopening of U S Court of Claims judgments in favor of Curtis’s administratrix and substitution of Bryan, but the court finds no equitable jurisdiction and notes Curtis’s administratrix was appointed in Texas.

Justice Gould District Supreme Bench Morgan Bryan Wiliam R. Curtis Alice V. Curtis William R. Curtin Shaw Curtis Texas United States Court of Claims United States Indiana Morgen Bryan Court of Claims Bryan Justice Stafford District Court of Appeals Gould Willam R. Curtis

Denies Husband Divorce in Phelps Phelps Case

The District Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of Elmore M. Phelps’s divorce petition against Desdemona G. Phelps. Married in December 1893, Desdemona was fifteen. After a period apart, a reconciliation occurred when he sent for her during illness, with near a week of unified residence and care, implying forgiveness of past infidelity.

District Court of Appeals Justice Robb Elmore M. Phelps Desdemona G. Phelps Phelps Washington

Death of Claudia Parrish Triggers Trial for Megal Operation

Witnesses described a Megal operation on Claudia Parrish performed by Mrs Kate Maxey alias Kate Ellis and Paul Meagher. The case before Justice Stafford in Criminal Court No 1 drew a crowded courtroom as doctors testified on the failed life-saving efforts at Columbia Hospital. Mae Parrish Brooke testified she paid for the operation and urged Meagher to marry Claudia, then accompanied her to the home where the operation occurred.

Guy Stefford Columbia Hospital Mae Parrish Brooke I Street Slater Meagher Mary Claudia

Court Upholds Cortelyou Over Wiener Chic Mail Status

The District Court of Appeals denies compelling the Postmaster General to classify the Wiener Chic as second class mail. The court finds the publication, devoted to dressmaking, not a periodical in the ordinary sense and not entitled to second class status despite subscribers in the United States and abroad.

District Court of Appeals Shepard Cortelyou United States Mail Mills

Divorce suit seeks partial relief from Henry Vonderheld

Louise Vonderheld filed in District Supreme Court for partial divorce and an injunction preventing Henry Vonderheld from going to 18 I Street NW where she runs a boarding house. The couple married March 6 1904.

Louise Vonderheld District Supreme Court Henry Vonderheld

Building Permits Issued for Two New Dwellings in City

Inspector Ashford announced building permits for two projects. H Wardman to build a two story brick dwelling at 1 Quincy Street Northeast costing about 38 600. Eugene A Byrnes to build a dwelling at 3738 R Street Northwest with estimated cost 3 600. Architects are A H L Beers and George Coopers, contractors Jonas & Retter. Velvet Cream recommended for maturity by local druggists. Elk Grove coupons advertised.

Inspector Ashford H. Wardman Quincy Street A H L. Beers H Wardman Eugene A. Byrnes Awelling R Street George . Coopers Contractors Jonas & Retter

Adriaans Reinstated by Court of Appeals Over Disbarment

The Court of Appeals reversed the District Supreme Court order disbarring lawyer John H. Adriaans citing no fraud finding in the equity suit Fryva. The decision follows Justice Wright’s dissent and restores Adriaans to the attorney roll amid bar interest. The case earlier arose from an 1905 misconduct charge tied to a March equity suit.

District Court of Appeals District Supreme Court John H. Adrisaans Adriaans Bar Equity Fry Va Equity Court Adricans Court of Appeals Clabaugh Dustiess Fustice Wright Fustise Wrighte James Haeby-Smith

Appellate ruling upholds Hodges interheater patent claim disallowance

The District Court of Appeals, with Justices Robb and McComas presiding, sustained the Patent Office ruling against five of ten Hodges interheater claims for compound compressed air engines. The court held Hodges uses atmospheric air unlike prior Hauld substance to heat air. The panel also affirmed a Gibbons v. Peters decision and reversed Blackford v. Wilder.

Dstrict Court of Appeals Charles E. Robb Commissioner of Patents Charles B. Hodges Hodges Reynolds & Haupt Court of Appeals McComas Patenta Stephen P. Gibbons Morris Péter Atwell J. Blackford Willam He Wilder

Bank Wins Damage Suit Over Fall At Bank Building

Theodosia Bell failed to recover $20,000 in a suit against Central National Bank of Washington. The District Court and Court of Appeals ruled the bank liable neither for the stairs construction nor for the fall, finding the accident was not legally the bank’s fault. The decision affirmed the lower court’s ruling.

Theodosia Bell District ‘Court of Appeals Shepard Central National Bak Washington District Supreme Court Court of Appeals

Hearing on Smoke Bill by Senate Committees Tomorrow

Commissioner Macfarland was notified that the Senate Committees on the District will hold a hearing on the amendment to the smoke law in House Bill 9329 tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The Commissioners will present reasons for enactment. The bill only needs Senate passage to become law.

Macfarland Senate E. F. Brooks Co 16Th St

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