Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago Limited connects Washington to Chicago
The Chicago Limited runs daily from Washington at 5 45 p m with a dining car in Baltimore and through sleeper to Chicago via Harrisburg. No extra fare from Washington. A 7 40 p m sleeper also runs daily with connections to the Pennsylvania Limited at 12 01 p m and the Pennsylvania Special at 3 40 p m.
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Chicago
Middle West
Washington
Great Trunk Lines
Baltimore
Harrisburg
New York
Insurance Regulation Bid Sent to Congress by DC Commissioners
Commissioners urged regulation of assessment life and death benefit companies operating in the District. Superintendent Drake backed a substitute bill drafted by Corporation Counsel Thomas, requiring incorporation, minimum cash assets, and bonds, with annual sworn financial statements to protect policyholders. The measure, targeting firms serving mostly poor citizens, was transmitted to Congress for immediate action after broader discussions in District and federal committees.
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B. H. Thomas
Thomas BE. Drake
Congress
Drake
Hfe
District Supreme Court
Superintendent of Insurance
House Committee
Macfarland
District Committee
Judiciary Committee
Widow Sues Husband's Kin for Dower Share
Mrs Myrtle L. Dean, widow of James M. Dean, sues Howard County kin to secure dower rights and residue for her unborn child. Dean died intestate December 6, 1906, with property at 201 Morgan Street and 708 Thirteenth Street NW. widow seeks one third plus guardian for unborn child.
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Myrtle L. Dean
James M. Dean
Washington
District Supreme Court
Howard County
Morgan Street
Thirteenth Street
Dean
William E. Dean
Toward County
W. C Balderson
Will W. Douglas
Twan
Refuse Service Extension Considered for Citys Buildings
The Commissioners urged to extend refuse and ashes collection to all hotels apartments and offices, previously limited to private homes and small apartment houses. Proposed expansion would add 27.1 percent to cost totaling 195185. After a fire destroyed the Washington Reclaiming plant officials planned to reopen the old crematory to handle daily refuse, with two thirds to be burned on nearby flats near Benning and some near Rosslyn Virginia.
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House Committee
Washington
South Capitol
S$ Streets
P Batley, Jr
Washington Reclaiming Company
West
Benning
Rosslyn
Health Report Shows More Typhoid Fever Increase
Health Officer Woodward reports typhoid rising with four new cases this week, total 72 under treatment versus 64 last week and 61 a year ago. Diphtheria adds 10 new cases with 27 under treatment. scarlet fever adds four cases with 15 in quarantine. Weekly deaths total IG. Funeral held for Mrs. Josephine Sullivan at Church of the Immaculate Conception, burial Mount Oliver Cemetery.
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Woodward
Josephine Sullivan
Terence D. Sullivan
Seventh Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Eighth and
M Streets
Bather Ignatius Fealy
St. Joseph's Church
Bulliven
M. J. O'Donahue
Mount Oliver Cemetery
Woman in Virginia Donates to Masonic Temple Fund
Mrs. Albertine H. King of Charlottes ville Va contributes $1 toward a $100000 aim for a new Masonic Temple in Washington. She asks for ten season tickets to the fair to sell locally and plans larger gifts in April. B F Smith replies, noting the gift as the first received for the fall drive and seeking permission to publish her letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertine H. King
Charlottesville
King
Washington Post
B. F. Smith
Board of Control
Smith
Board of
Washington
Ami
James D. Houston
Louisiana
Memorial Association to Protect Key House in Georgetown
The Frendia Scott Key Memorial Association, formed to safeguard the Key house in Georgetown, is ready to be incorporated in Washington. Lawyer Francis Scott Key Smith, great grandson of the Star Spangled Banner writer, reports papers await Col Agnus of Baltimore signature. a Monday filing is expected followed by a founders meeting and officers to direct the project. Founders include Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley, U.S. Supreme Court justices, district court justices, and senators.
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Bosen
Admiral Dewey
Schley
United States Supreme Court
District Courts
Bazaar to Aid the Blind at Gude's Hall
The Aid Association for the Blind hosts an entertainment and bazaar February 11 and 12 at Gude's Hall 1214 F Street for the Home for the Blind. Attractions include Arabian and Japanese booths with articles from those lands sold by attendants. Evening and afternoon performances run Monday Tuesday and Tuesday. Other local notices advertise plumbing, lighting fixtures, whiskey, breads, and a divorce case heard by Justice Gould.
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Aid Association For the Blind
Gude’s Hall
F Street
Home For the Blind
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Munich
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