Amended Street Car Rules Target 14-Inch Step Change
District railway commission proposes twenty seven amendments to street car regulations, including a 14 inch step to ground plan that could force abandonment of open cars. Washington companies oppose, citing impracticality and ventilation aims. Also plans for a pulmotor emergency service and potential removal of speed limits for emergency autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Capital Traction Company
District Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atwan
Washington Railwady and Electric Company
Eddy
District Commission
Washington Club
Ellen Spencer Musedy
Potomac Electric Power Company
Potomac Electric Power Plant
L. W. Glazebrook
Fourteeath
East Capitol Streets
Palmotor Automobile Service
High School Rifle Match Results Across Cities
Government sponsored rifle contest results list twenty high schools from Maine to Arizona and DC to Utah. Iowa City High beat Baltimore Polytechnic 962 to 7 percent, Daering High Portland Maine over Brookline 954 to 693, Southern High Philadelphia over De Witt Clinton 8 to 8M, Stuyvesant High New York over High School Commerce 86 to 813, Morrie High New York over Eastern High DC 898 to 10, Springfield Tech over Business High DC 878 to 778, Portland ME over Tucson Arizona 8 to 68, Salt Lake City High over DC Manual Training 9% to 849, Susquehanna Pa High over Gault Ste Marie Mich 834 to 80%, Utica Free Academy over St Louis Manual Training 678 to 858. The round robin runs nine weeks with elimination to crown a winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tea-Jowa City High School
Baltimore Polytechnic
Daering High School
Portland
Brookline (Maan) High
Tucson
Ariz Yi
Salt Lake City
District of Coumbia
Manuel
Susquehanna
Gault Ste. Marie
Mich
Utica
Henry Refuses to Answer Questions Before Grand Jury
Arsene P Pujo chaired the money trust inquiry and testified to George G Henry New York banker refusing to name banks and firms involved in a California Petroleum Company stock syndicate. Speaker Champ Clark certified the refusal to District Attorney Wilson who sent it to the grand jury. Refusal to answer committee questions under revised statutes is a misdemeanor with fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and imprisonment from one to twelve months. An indictment may follow after presentment, modeled on the 1894 Chapman case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsene P. Pujo
House “Money Trust
Grand Jury
George G. Henry
New York
Bank Ofciass
Pola
California Petroleum Company
Committee of Congress
Chapman
Crazy When He Slew Gonzales Says Dr White Has an Abnormal Mind
Attorneys for Andrew Gonzales, condemned for murdering his wife, filed a petition in Criminal Court No 19 to examine his sanity. Dr Charles W White of the Government Hospital for the Insane states Gonzales shows an abnormal character and may have been insane at the time of the crime. a stay of execution was granted by President Taft, with the case to be reviewed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government” Hospital
Charles H. Hmemann
George F. Collings
Andrew Gonzales
Justice Stafford
Petitton
Gonzales
Augusta Hoyt Kelly
John BR. Roberts
Amaavita Ara
Charles W. White
Government Hospital For the
Department of Justice
Taft
Pr. White
White
Gonzalez
Stafford
Care for Many Children in Annual Guardians Report
Thirtieth annual report of the Hoaya of Children's Guardians filed with the District commissioners shows that in the year ended June 1912, 1107 cases involving 1107 children were considered and adjusted. There were 1463 permanent wards at the beginning of the year, 125 children held under temper boarding, and 76 feeble minded children supported by board funds. During the year 18 permanent wards and 270 temporary cases were received, 9 children cared for pending court decisions, and 13 feeble minded children were looked after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoaya of
Late Republique City Dining Offer Inspires Locals
A noisy bulletin lists lunch and dinner specials in a high class city venue. Highlights include a la carte dishes, 40 to 50 cent lunch options, and new entertainment features. Also mentions dining rooms, table water, laundry ad services, and a cinema reel at Great Deutsche Bioscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnett
Nove
Open Air Rallies Planned for March 3 Suffrage Pageant
Women’s suffrage leaders in Washington finalize open air meetings during inaugural week to promote the pageant march set for March 3. Gen Myra and Lt. Burleson’s wife announce grand marshal and riders to lead the procession with prominent society figures assigned roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Hastem Presbyterian Church
National Women's Presa Association
Raleigh Hotel
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Lou Bridges
Elizabeth Kent
Representative Kent
Calfornia
Russell Malcolm MacLennan
Five More Smallpox Cases Reported in City
Health department officials found a man on Church street with sympt oms of amelipox for over a month. He is quarantined and his home disinfected. Four additional cases raised total smallpox patients to nine at the hospital. over a dozen exposed people remain at the quarantine station. Dr Woodward urges precaution to stamp out the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Church Street
Upper
Fourteenth Street
Woodward
Smallpox
Three Wills Filed in Probate Case Involving Adler Peck Addins
Probate officials filed three wills including Mire G H Adler and D B Peck. Gertrude H Adler widow of J Adler dated October 1912 leaves estate to daughters Virginia Adler Thompson and Gertrude Adler Newman with shares to Percy Thompson and executor David Brainerd Peck. Henry C Bading dated February 2 191 percent leaves estate to wife Harah F Eddins for daughter after death of both parents. Julia Hddins listed among heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude H. Adler
J. Adler
Virginia Adler Thompson
Gertrude Adler Newman
Percy Thompson
David Brainerd Peck
Margaret C Peck
Henry C. Bading
Harah
F. Eddins
Julia
Hddina
Pleads Against Drug Habit At Indian Commissioners Meet
Rev William H Ketcham of Washington urged suppressing drug use among Indians especially in the Southwest. He warned the mescal bean effects resemble a war dance. Publicity committee members named H C Phillips Samuel A Eliot Frank Knox. Committee on methods and work includes Eliot Ayer Ketcham. Attendees listed include Andrew George Vaux Andrew Draper Daniel Smiley Merrill Gates William Walker Warren Moorehead Samuel Blot and Edward Ayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Wiliam H. Ketcham
Board of Indian Commissioners
H. C. Phillips
Samuel A. Eliot
Albany
MN. Y
Daniel Smiley
Lake Mohork
N. T
Merrill E. Gates
Washington
Wiliam D. Walker
Buffalo
Warren K. Moorehead
Andover
Mass
Samuel Blot
Boston
Frank Knox
Manchester
N. H
Edward B Ayer
Chicago
Foundling Kathleen Thrives After Abandonment At DC Doorstep
A six week old girl named Kathleen, found abandoned on a doorstep at 110 Half Street SE, was taken to Washington Foundling Home at 1735 Fifteenth NW. Police have no lead on her parents. she is thriving under attentive care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen
Half Street
Washington
Fifteenth Street
Sunday Services at Multiple Churches Across Washington
A summary of Sunday worship and related events across Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, Christian Science and Spiritualist churches in Washington. Details include service times, sermon topics, choir and choir director, and additional activities such as Sunday schools, Christian Endeavor, and midweek or special services at St John’s, Washington Cathedral and other houses of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Church OF the Covenant
Connecticut Avenue
Il Jfe
Sydney Heyn ‘Wrightson
Harvey Murray
Thrigtien Endesyor
Episcopal
St, John's Church
Washington
Roland Cotton Smith
D. D
Edward Slater Dunlap
George Williamson Smith
Oftiock
Torning Prater
R Ector
St. Fant
Earle Wilney
Vermont
Avenae Christian Currey
Avenue
Yat
Buthday School
Ce & m
Christian Endeavor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saka & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Saks
Baltimor & Ohio Express
Baltimore
Ee Fai ‘Tick ‘Reine
Roexy Nur
Thohewe Gao
Sunday Post
The
A. Mudbiman & CO
Prince Albert
Chas
G Stott & Co
Ninth Street
Wil
New York Ave
Rfachive
Imperial Motor Co
Motz Tire and Rubber CO
Akron, Ohio
War Department
Pujo
Board of Guardians
Announcement N. Auth Provision Co
Riggs Market
P-Street
15Th Streets
N. Auth
Auth
Henry J. Auth
N. Auth Provision Co
Crowley
John T. Crowley
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
City Bulletins
Ae Schneider’s
Lincoln
la Ad Daily
Harvey's. Lith Si
Pa. Ave. Uw
Phila. Oyster & Chap House
G. H. Adler
D. B. Peck
H.C. Addins
Hahn
Florsheims
Tri-Wears
WM. Hahn & CO
7Th & E Sts
N.W
Pa. Ave. N. W
Pa. Ave. S. E
W. H. Ketcham
Tiny Foundling
Washington Cathedral
Joham Chapel
Mount St. Alban
D. Oc
Moraine
Jon Miel
Filtias
Carpenter
Canon Williams
Metropolitan Memorial Meth Church
John Marshall
Divine Poolishneta
Mchtgolmery
Presby
Masonic
Fae Towers
Punter Chanel T. Russel
Pythian -Templa
Ninth Street Porthweat
Z B Kates
Spirit Commounien
Miif
Curtin
Roegeiger
Christian Science
Church OF Christ, Scientist
Evangelical Christian Science
Evangelical Christian ‘Scien Church
Bervics Suoday
Reughers
Winfeld
Whitman Hall
Secular League
Columbus
Hyland
Kirk
Chase
BIBLA
Washington Clase
BS A
Old Masmeic Temple
Mlnthood Street
All Bible Stusente
Iglac
Brookfield
Swift
New York State
Michigan
OLD Dutch Market, Inc
Ave
M Ste. NW
EL 1682
North Capitol
Georgia Ave
N. W
14Th St
N. E
A St. W
14Th St. N. We
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
ST. James Hotel
PA Ave
Berkeley
N. Pune
Fineman & Goldsmith
You Bosse
Byron S. Adams
the Sunday Post
Niews Par
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