Fixes Monoxide Limit Defines Gas Bill For Congress
A draft bill to ban district gas companies from producing or selling gas with more than ten percent carbon monoxide has been prepared by Corporation Counsel Thermas. The measure, to be introduced by district committees, would require gas inspectors to regularly examine gas used for heating and lighting and report violations. Penalties include fines from 10 to 500 and possible imprisonment up to six months, with daily offenses treated as separate counts. The bill will seek a later effective date and separate legislation to set minimum pressure, tied to expert statements.
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Thermas
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Sald
Macfarland
Cosby
Congress
Washington Gaslight Company
West
Washington, Gaslight Company
Corporation Counsel
Wiley
Runyon
Juvenile theft suspects face trial over pistol theft
Two 11 year old boys, James Jaskson and Harry Jones, were charged in juvenile court with stealing a pistol and other items from a store on 37 New Jersey Avenue NW. Jaskson pleaded guilty after being persuaded by Jones who sought cash. Jaskson was sentenced to National Training School for Boys. Jones’s case was dismissed.
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James Jaskson
Harry Jones
New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Jackson
DeLacy
National Training School For Boys
Andrews Seeks Release From Insane Asylum Case
Army officer Maj Frank B Andrews estate suit seeks division of about 43 acres west of Wisconsin avenue northwest. Edward NI Y files habeas corpus petition alleging sane, not a threat, with Louis Kengla and 2% heirs as defendants. Justice Anderson orders asylum superintendent to show cause for release.
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Wisconsin Avenue
A. Coulter Wells
Petitoner
Frank B Andrews
Louis Kengla
Fort Porter
Buffalo
Edward NI Y
L. Kengla
Charles R Kengla
Louis
Supreme Court
S T Thames
J 3
Horigan
May Andrews
Wills and Estates Notice From Local Probate Records
Probate notices reveal Gale Sherman will to wife D May Sherman ten dollars with Helen Fraser as executrix without bond. Other filings include Mary F Mitchell estate with masses fund, and probate orders for Lilly C W Biggrs Brestbury Maryland with William, Robert, James, and Mrs W H Jackson as beneficiaries.
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Plesen Fraser
Gale Sherman
D. May Sherman
Helen Fraser
Mary F. Mitchell
Margaret Benner
Misa
Alice “Lawler
M. Lawler
P. J. Walsh
John Fuller
Lilly C. W. Biggrs
Brestbury, Md
William H. Jackson
Robert F. Jackson
James B. Jackson
W. H. Jackson
Challenge to Medium Tests Spirits for 35000 Reward
Washington D C January 16 1909 readers question why local mediums refuse to attempt a public test offered by the Metropolitan Psychic Society of New York City. The prize would pay 35000 to any medium who could read the first three words on a page placed on a sitter’s head, demonstrating their claimed ability to communicate with spirits in the room.
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Metropolitan Psychic Society
New York City
Bis
Washington
Washington, B. C
Guilty on Ten Counts in Police Court
John G. Hemple pleaded guilty to ten charges of petit larceny and was fined 100. Relatives and a Baltimore judge asked for leniency. A brother testified Hemple is a kleptomaniac. he received 80 minimum sentences. Owen Evans alias Corbett arraigned on passing a worthless check. continued to Monday. William Bird committed pending mental examination after swindling charges. Joseph Reed withdrew a not guilty plea, fined 200 and jailed two days. risk of six months more if unpaid. Assistant US Attorney Given eyes broader handbook maker prosecutions forthcoming.
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John G. Hemple
Baltimore
Hemple
Owen RB. Evans
HM Corbett
Evans
Alexandria
William Bird
Bird
Joseph Reed
Reed
Jeil
United States
Denies Waste of Water in District Public Schools
Capt James I Oyster, president of the Board of Education, rejects claims of widespread water waste in district schools. He says janitors are instructed to prevent unnecessary waste and report leaks. Superintendent McFarland notes vacation period wastes of 8,000 to 10,000 gallons daily in one school due to unclosed spigots.
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James I. Oyster
Board of Education
A .McParland
Water Department
Supt McFarland
Arbitration Treaty Signed with Austria-Hungary for Senate Vote
The United States and Austria-Hungary signed an arbitration treaty at the State Department yesterday. The pact joins a network of conventions with over twenty nations and now goes to the Senate for ratification. Secretary Root also signed an extradition treaty with Honduras. State Department officials declined to say if the treaty is retroactive.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Senate
Root
Honduras
Emergency plan if both president and vice president die
John A Joyce proposes Congress pass an emergency law to have the chief justice sworn in as President if both the President-elect and Vice President-elect die before March 4. He urges a nationwide proclamation ordering a 90 day election for President and Vice President.
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United States
Congress
Shell
United State
John A. Joyce
Washington, D
Change in Hospital Jurisdiction Proposed by Commissioners
Commissioners draft a bill to place the Hospital for Foundlings under the District board of charities rather than the Secretary of the Interior. The document, sent to Representative Smith for immediate enactment, argues the charities board already exercises actual control over the institution.
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Foundlings
District Board of Charities
Secretary of the Interior
Representative Smith
House District Committee
Ita
Board of Charities
Commissionera
West Backs Public Utilities Panel Over City Ownership
Commissioner West rejects a Wisconsin bill for government ownership of Washington gas and electric utilities. He props a President appointed Public Utilities Commission of three or more seasoned businessmen to hear complaints and set fair rates, arguing water services show profits and oversight, suggesting a regulated approach with expert, independent bodies rather than direct municipal takeover.
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Representative Jenkins
Wisconsin
Commissioner West
West
Public Utilities Commission
District of Columbia
Westend
Water Department
Trumbull Street
Treasury Department
Special Policemen Approved for Washington Railway Company
The commissioners approved the appointment of J E R Shaw J W Wen ner and W Jenking as special policemen for duty with the Washington Railway and Electric Company Lyom Haven Bays Philadelphia Oyster and Chop House 613 Lith nn No Credit No Delivery Thats Why IT D Pyles at his 12 stores lies far a little more then half the price of other bars notes and ads follow along with divorce suit against Minnie Hoover filed in District Supreme Court by Roy C Hoover.
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J E R. Shaw
J W Wenner
W Jenking
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Lyom Haven Bays
Phila
Pyles
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