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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1907

Page

6

Banks Elect Boards Presidents And Directors Retire

Stockholders of Traders National and thirteen other national banks along with two trust companies held meetings to elect new directors. Charles A. James was reelected president of the Bank of Washington as it merges with Central National Bank, with Norment to head the merged entity. Traders National elected a largely new board with C J Rixey expected to become president. several retiring officers and new directors across multiple banks were named, with officer elections to follow.

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 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 H. D. Mirick Watson J. Newton Theodore W. Noyes Samuel L. Philips N. H. Shes Thomas W Smith Blue Spear George

Officers Chosen at Union Trust Company Meeting

The directors met and elected officers led by president Edward J. Stellwagen and vice presidents James G. Payne and George E. Hamilton. George B. Fleming was named secretary and assistant trust officer, with Edson B. Olds as treasurer and Harry O. Wilson as assistant treasurer.

James G. Payne George E. Hamilton George B. Fleming Edson B. Olds Harry 0.Wilson Treas

Dismisses Equity Bill In Bankruptcy Case

Justice Gould of the District Supreme bench dismisses the equity bill filed by Morgan Bryan trustee in bankruptcy of William R. Curtis against Alice V. Curtis administratrix and Secretary Shaw. The case involves U S Court of Claims judgments to the administratrix for depredations from 1870 to 1874 and related bankruptcy proceedings. The court holds the bill does not fall under equity jurisdiction and that a representative in one jurisdiction cannot be sued in another.

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 1905 Case Reconciliation Cited

The District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision dismissing Elmore M. Phelps's petition for divorce from Desdemona G. Phelps. Married in December 1893 when she was fifteen, they lived in Washington until 1904. Phelps filed for divorce in March 1905 on grounds of infidelity. After illness, Desdemona cared for him at his request, leading the court to find reconciliation occurred as they were together for days and returned to harmony.

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

Trial Over Megal Operation Case Holds Court

The trial of Mrs. Kate Maxey alias Kate Ellis and Paul Meagher on charges of performing a fatal Megal operation on Claudia Parrish last June continued in Criminal Court No. 1 with Justice Stafford and a crowded docket. Drs Isaac Stone Henry Fry and Guy Stefford of Columbia Hospital testified about attempts to save the girl who died from blood poisoning. Mae Parrish Brooke, Claudia’s sister, testified she had given Meagher ten dollars to pay for the operation and accompanied Claudia to the home of Maxey where the operation was performed.

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

Court upholds Cortelyou in Wiener Chic second class ruling

The District Court of Appeals in an opinion by Chief Justice Shepard refuses to force the Postmaster General to admit Wiener Chic to second class mail. The court finds the publication devoted to dressmaking and not a regular periodical, with 1800 subscribers in the United States and Congo, and maintains the revocation of second class status from November 28, 1906.

District Court of Appeals Shepard Cortelyou United States Mail Mills

Louise Vonderheld Sues for Partial Divorce and Injunction

Louise Vonderheld filed in District Supreme Court for a partial divorce from Henry Vonderheld alleging assault, annoyance, and insult. She seeks an injunction preventing him from visiting 18 I Street Northwest where she runs a boarding house. Married March 6, 1904.

Louise Vonderheld District Supreme Court Henry Vonderheld

Pictures and Permits Amid Scrambled Local Notices

Building permits issued by Inspector Ashford list H Wardman for a two story brick dwelling at 1 Quincy Street Northeast with architect A H L Beers and builder H Wardman at an estimated cost of 38 600. Eugene A Byrnes receives a dwelling at 3738 R Street Northwest with contractor Jonas Retter and George Cooper as architects. Also printed are scattered ad lines about Elk Grove coupons and Velvet Brand ice cream with no clear local context.

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 in Disbarment Reversal

The Court of Appeals reversed the District Supreme Court disbarment of lawyer John H. Adriaans, finding no fraud proven in the equity suit Fry va Adriaans. The decision restores Adriaans to the attorney roll, citing Justice Wright's dissent and long delay in charges. Adriaans lacked counsel in the inner court.

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

Court Affirms Patent Office Ruling on Hodges Interheaters

The Court of Appeals upheld the Commissioner of Patents in disallowing five of ten Hodges interheater claims for compound compressed air engines. It found the Hodges device differs from Reynolds & Haupt mainly by using atmosphere air rather than a heated substance to transfer heat. The court also affirmed in Gibbons v. Morris Péter and reversed in 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 Washington Bank

Theodosia Bell failed to obtain damages from Central National Bank of Washington after a fall on a bank building stairway. The District Court and Supreme Court rulings were upheld by the Court of Appeals, which found the stairs reasonably safe and the accident not legally visitable on the bank.

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

Hearing on Smoke Bill to be Heard Tomorrow

City bulletin notes that Senate committees on the District will hold a hearing on the amendment to the smoke law in H B 9329 tomorrow at 10 o clock. Commissioners will present reasons why the legislation should pass. the bill only requires Senate approval to become law.

Macfarland Senate E. F. Brooks Co 16Th St

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