Washington meat markets urged to improve sanitation
An Agriculture Department report to Health Officer Woodward calls for sweeping changes in Washington markets especially meat stalls outside Center Market. It urges cleaner handling, better lavatories and prohibition of outdoor meat displays on Louisiana avenue, with inspectors noting dusty counters, decaying matter, dirty racks, and inadequate refrigeration.
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Agricultural Department
Woodward
Witlet
Bays
W. C. Woodward
Ays
Congress
Hays
Bureau of Animal Industry
Louisiana Avenue
Heys
Bureau of Animal Industy
Betwen Wath
Tenth Streets
U. m. McKeown
McKeown
Washington
Cataave
Soldiers May Play Baseball On Sundays At Fort McPherson
A complaint from the Evangelical Ministers Association of Atlanta accuses soldiers at Fort McPherson of Sunday baseball causing disorder. Fort McPherson authorities say no baseball has occurred there for months and denies disorder. The War Department plans to follow the precedent set by Fort Redman, allowing enlisteds to play within reservation limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Atlanta
Fort McPheryon
A. Fort McPherson
War Department
Massachusetts
Fort Redman
Government Sues B and C Over Safety Violations
United States government sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in District Supreme Court for penalties totaling 120. The complaint, filed by District Attorney D W Baker on AG guidance, alleges two defective coupling incidents caused liability of 10 and 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
District Supreme Court
D. W. Baker
Washington
Wants Marriage Annulled In District Supreme Court
Albert M. Hee Stn seeks an absolute divorce from Laura E. Jones, alleging infidelity after their December date. The couple wed April 8, 16h, have no children, and earlier filed to annul or divorce in Virginia and district court, with the suit progressing from May 8, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortes A. Lenoir
District Suprems
Laura E. Jones
Nomé
Mary B. Haden
Wegan
District Supreme Court
Albert M
Mfa
Mirages
Avezanette
Listriet Supreme Court
Antane X Parke
Eiymea Burke
Custody Sought in Habeas Corpus Case for Sixty-Year-Old Seeley Child
Justice Barnard hears a habeas corpus bid by Dr. Franklin H. Seeley of Chicago to recover his ten year old son I Bromley Seeley, currently with his mother Mrs Blanche I Seeley in Washington. The couple married in 1884 and separated in 1890s after a Chicago divorce awarded the child’s custody variably. Mrs Seeley denies surrender and challenges Chicago court jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Barnard
District Supreme Bench
Franklin H. Seeley
Chicago
I. Bromley Seeley
Blanche I. Seeley
Weshington
Beeley
Seeley
Poisoned Dates Mystery Stuns Rockville Family Pursuit Shifts
White interest grows over the alleged attempted poisoning of 16 year old Prescott Abbe in Rockville. A boxed package of dates believed poisoned was traced to a store in Baltimore, though no marks connect it to that outlet. Detective McDevitt reports no clear progress and says focus has moved to New York where the package originated.
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Frescott Abbe
Rockville
Edward H. Abbe
Young Prescott
Attoreney
Henry &. Davis
Baltimore
Abbe
McDevitt
Peter
Gald
New York
Harriman railroad case hearings resume with Seattle Spokane Portland
Interstate Commerce Commission chairs Knapp Clements Clark and Harlan, returning to Washington from Chicago, say the Harriman consolidation investigation continues. Hearings will cover traffic and financial aspects in Seattle Spokane Portland, with New York financial matters delayed to February.
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Knapp
Messrs
Clements, Clark
Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Harriman Railroad
Washington
Knapa
Harriman
Messrs. Kellogg and
Severance
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
New York
Signature of Dead Man Delays Insurance Policy Names
Thomas E. Drake asks Commissioners to authorize the counsel to report on Royal Insurance Company of Washington using the late J. B. Hay’s name on policies. A policy bearing E. B. Hay’s facsimile signature issued November 6 shows the former president’s name still used, a practice Drake calls a serious legal offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Drake
Department of Insurance
Royal Insurance Company
Washington
J. B. Hay
Drake
E. B. Hay
Lewis Cook
Hay
Snake Save
Hood's Sarsaparilla Economy Promise Ad
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a strong economy with lasting bottles and superior benefits. It proclaims the medicine provides 100 doses for one dollar, claiming value and efficacy compared with competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Panama Canal bids offer 6.75 percent of cost
William J. Oliver of Knoxville and Anson M. Bangs of New York bid to complete the Panama Canal for 6.75 percent of the total estimated cost. Three other bidders ranged from 7.19 to 28 percent, with McArthur-Gilespie at 125 percent. Bids opened. Shonts says award after thorough study. contract to include bonuses and penalties to speed completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Oliver
Knoxville, Tenn
Anson M. Bangs
New York City
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
George
Los Angeles
Cal
McArthur-Gilesple Company
Shonts
Oliver
Afr. Bange
United States
South
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Bangs
Tthe Federal Construction Company
New York
Anton Bangs
John F. Donovan
James Hughes
Federal Construction Company
Hughes Bros. & Bangs
Anson N. Bangs
George Peirce & Co
George Peirce
G. A. Peirce
Earl 3
Ita
T. M. Gillespie
Pittsburg
Congress
Department of
Panama
Tme
Jsthmian Canal Commission
Canal Zone administration outline for canal completion
The Isthmian Canal Commission states private contractors can finish the canal faster and cheaper. The government of the Canal Zone retains control over key services including commissary, sanitary, mess, housing, Pangma railroad, auditing, and materials. The commission asserts it has not relinquished its authority and will assign all administration functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Cowran
Pangma
Sind
Yerkes Denies Allegations on Denatured Alcohol Law
Yerkes disputes Telegram report claiming his Internal Revenue Service blocked distillery law to favor farmers. He states stills can produce 6000 gallons daily and asserts four years of support for the act. He denies hindering legislation and pledges support for workable rules benefiting small districts and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bupérior
Wis
Telegram Today
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Roosevelt
Yerkes’ Department
Famine Threatens Forty at Yakataga Urgent Alaska Relief Sought
A Sitka to Juneau telegram dated January 10 reports forty people at Yakataga including nine women and six children are short of provisions and some are sick. The message asks for a revenue cutter to bring relief supplies. no winter boats are available. Acting Secretary Edwards ordered relief if no other aid can reach them. The Bush sailed on the relief expedition.
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Tressury
Sitka
Alaska
Juneau
Marahat Waddell
Catella
Yakatega
Ravanne
Kayak Highlands
Hogatt
Washington
Edwards
Armsworth
Revenue Cutter Rush
Yakataga
Department
Wagonette Runs Over Boy in Northwest Street Collision
David Zerag, aged seven, was run over by Wagonette No. 3 of the United States Engineer Corps on Pennsylvania Avenue and Tebb Street Northwest. Witnesses say he tried to cross directly in front of the wagonette and stumbled. The front wheels rolled over his ankles. he refused hospital care and was taken home. Webster, driver J W Webster, was released pending investigation. The incident also involved Lieutenant Pierce’s wife and a guest inside the wagonette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Zerag
Engineer Corps
United States Engineer Corps
J. W. Webster
David Zerar
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tebb Street
Pierce
Webster
Fire Claims Settlement Reported From Vienna Cable
The Department of State released a Vienna cablegram from Ambassador Francis dated yesterday announcing a settlement with the Austrian Instance Company over the San Francisco fire claims. Francis says he cooperated with local policy holder representatives and the foreign minister, leading to a tou pronisa agreement signed by the Austrian Phoenix Insurance Company and to be recommended to San Francisco claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Francis
Vienna
San Francisco
Phoenix Insurance Company
Osterman Demands Jury In Gun Charge Case
Policeman Charles F Osterman, accused of brandishing a revolver aboard Capital Traction car 327 at Twelfth and U, pleaded not guilty in Police Court and requested a jury trial. Bail was set at 500 dollars. he was remanded to a trial board and suspended indefinitely.
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Charles F. Osterman
Capital Traction Company
Twelfth
U Streets
Pollea
Osterman
Police Department
Boy Snatches Woman's Handbag on P Street
A seventeen year old Black youth grabbed a black leather handbag from Mrs James Hanna on P Street between Twenty first and Twenty second northwest at dusk yesterday. The bag held change and opera glasses valued at 420. He fled down an alley on Twenty first while residents searched alleys and backyards.
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James Hanna
P Street
Hanna
Twenty-first
Fedestrinie
North Dakota Fuel Shortage Prompts Rail Relief Plea
Inter state Commerce Commission urged James J. Hill to rush coal and food by rail to Clyde Hannah Milton and Park River amid a severe North Dakota storm. Senator Hansbrough depicted farmers starving and stock killings, calling for relief trains even at the cost of other traffic. Commissioner Harlan said Hill reported a worsening winter storm but fuel supplies were improving with expected warmer weather.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Harlan
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
St. Paul
Minn
Clyde
Hannah
Milton
Park River
Hanebrough
Hanabrough
Judge Knapp
EEC
Commission
Hans Brough
Chicago
Hill
Montana
FIGHTING THE SNOW DRIFTS IN THE WEST
Western railroads face persistent snowstorms and high winds that pile ten foot drifts on North Dakota and Montana lines, stalling trains for days. Snowbound crews work round the clock with plows, while relief trains bring fuel and provisions as fatalities occur in a North Dakota work train collision. Stormbound passengers endure delays in Los Angeles as ten trains from San Francisco and one steamer arrive with hungry, stranded travelers.
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St. Paul
North Dakota
Montana
Great Northern
Ota
N. D
Great Northern Railway
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Hmit
Weather conditions and forecast from U.S. Weather Bureau
The report describes a storm moving across the country with widespread rain and snow. It notes cooler conditions in the northern and western regions and warmer spells in the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Cold wave warnings are issued for western regions and parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, with further details on local temperatures and humidity.
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U.S
Paita
Sanowa
Col
Arsa
Unst
Rondley
Entra
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
New England
South Atlantic
Arthwestern Trhots
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebranks
Towa
Wlacondla
Officeholders on Trial in Pernicious Political Activity
Senator Simmons charges federal office holders in North Carolina with pernicious political activity. An investigation will be led by Clerk Service Commissioner Greene with a Post Office inspector. Simmons lists witnesses and names of officials tied to the recent Republican campaign, claiming domination by state federal office holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Washington
Simmong
Democratic Executive Committee
Clvrk Service
Greene
Post Office Department
Simmons
North Caroling
Belramene
Campile
North Carolin
Calcusclears: Five Day Pimples Cure Claim Sample Offer
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Waters wafers as a quick blood purifier and skin clearer that cures pimples acne and other eruptions in days. It promises a free trial sample by mail from F A Stuart Co at Marshall Michigan, urging readers to send name and address today.
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Bella
Stuart
Iowa
George
F. A. Btu- ‘Art Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
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Austrian Insurance Company
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Tharp
Berkeley Rye
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Thornton’s Shoe Store
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Nla Ca
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Xerez
Christian Xander
Seventh Street
Palida
Améroso Superior
Montilla
Drs Domecq
Domeca
Royal Court
Salera
Madeira
Tyne
V.O Muscatel
Washington Long and Trust Company
Andrew Parker
H. C Xidwell
Pennsylvenia Avenue
Washington, DC
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John F Wilkins
John BR. Milean
Columbia Theater
Leland Powers
T. Arthur Smith's
DR. Whits
Venus
Seaton Trust
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Beying
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Kidd & CO
Tennessee
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Sun
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