Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago Limited Connects Washington to Chicago
The Chicago Limited offers daily service from Washington to Chicago with a Baltimore dining car, through sleeper to Harrisburg, and observation and parlor cars. No extra fare from Washington. Connections available to the Pennsylvania Limited and Pennsylvania Special.
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Chicago
Middle West
Washington
Great Trunk Lines
Baltimore
Harrisburg
New York
Insurance Law Urged Regulation for District Banks
Commissioners push to regulate assessment life and death benefit companies with poor policyholders in the District. A substitute bill drafted by Corporation Counsel Thomas, urged by Superintendent Drake, requires incorporation, minimum cash assets, bonds in court registry, and yearly sworn statements to protect insureds and secure congressional action.
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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 Over Dower Rights
Mrs Myrtle L. Dean, widow of James M. Dean, sues his Howard County relatives to secure her dower share and the residual estate for her unborn child. She asserts intestacy after James M. Dean died December 6, 1906, leaving property at 201 Morgan Street and 708 Thirteenth Street NW with no will or children. The suit seeks one third of the estate for Mrs Dean and guardianship for the unborn child, with the remainder to the rightful kin after encumbrances are cleared.
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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 Proposed for City
Commissioners urged extending refuse and ash collection to hotels apartment houses and all business places. Current service covers private families and small apartment buildings. Extension would add 27.1 percent to costs totaling 195 185. The destruction of the Washington Reclaiming Plant prompted repair of the old cremator. Two thirds of daily refuse would be burned on flats near Benning and 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 Typhoid Rising In Week
Health Officer Woodward reports typhoid cases up to 72 under treatment, from 64 the prior week and 61 at year’s end. Diphtheria adds 10 new cases with 27 under care. scarlet fever 4 new, 6 discharged leaving 15 in quarantine. Also notes one week of deaths. Funeral held for Mrs. Josephine Sullivan of 1712 Seventh Street NW. Solemn mass led by Rev Ignatius Fealy. burial at Mount Oliver Cemetery. Ice cream ad fragment follows.
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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 from Virginia Donates First $1 to Masonic Temple Fund
Mrs. Albertine H. King of Charlottes ville Virginia sends $1 to B. F. Smith president of the Masonic Temple building fund in Washington. She hopes 100000 women follow suit and later plans to donate more after the April fair. Her letters express reverence for a Mason her deceased husband James D. Houston and willingness to sell ten season tickets to aid the cause.
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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 by Francis Scott Key Smith, plans incorporation to safeguard the Key house in Georgetown. Col Agnus of Baltimore must sign for filing, with a meeting of founders and officer elections soon to set plans. Founders include Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley, Supreme Court justices, district judges, senators, and other leading figures.
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Bosen
Admiral Dewey
Schley
United States Supreme Court
District Courts
Bazaar for the Blind Benefit 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 to aid the Home for the Blind. Attractions include Arabian and Japanese booths with articles sold by women. events run Monday and Tuesday evenings and Tuesday afternoon.
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Aid Association For the Blind
Gude’s Hall
F Street
Home For the Blind
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Henry Smith
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Wallaga
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National Capital Brewing Co
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Pa. Ave
G. G. Cornwell & Son
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