Light improvements urged for Washington streets outside city
Commissioner Macfarland backs a broad lighting plan after Electrical Engineer Allen reviewed systems in use nationwide. Since 1897 seven thousand five hundred eighty eight lamps added, over sixty percent outside city limits, with suburban streets receiving closer lamp spacing and new incandescent types tested on Massachusetts Avenue as a model.
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Washington
Board of Commissioners
Macfarland
Georgetown
Allen
United States
District of Columbia
City of
Georgia Avenue
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Arrest Fourteen Autoists By City Police
Fourteen arrests were made on Tuesday by G H Dawson hack Inspector and Private George B Wheelock of the First precinct for running unlicensed automobiles. The information was filed with the police department and Vale Court with prosecutions likely. One owner faced thirteen charges for license violations to operate his vehicle.
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G H Dawson
Police Department
George B Wheelock
Vale Court
Swedish Services Planned at Luther Memorial Church
A meeting announces Swedish language services to be held in the chapel at Luther Memorial Church in Thomas Circle Friday at 8 pm. Rev. A. J. Emstan of Bethlehem Church Ridgway Pa, vice president of the New York conference, and Rev. C. Slatt of Philadelphia will preside. All who wish to attend are welcome.
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Luther Memorial Church
Thomas Circle
A. J. Emstan
Bethlehem Church
Ridgway
New York
C. & Slatt
Philadelphia
City Bulletins Police Grant Sick Leave and Pension Update
Police and fire boards recommended excess sick leave for officers W L Anderson O M Anderson E N Burgess D J Goleman G W Edwards M Leng W B Mulhall C H Murphy Frank Merrill R O Watson and E A Walker. Widow Rosamond BE Catts receives a $20 monthly pension after her husband Private G S Catts died January 12. Promotion approved for J W Kenney from private Class 1 to private Class 2 in the Metropolitan police. Local announcements also note commercial ads and product promotions.
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Board of Surgeons of the Police and Fire Departments
W. L. Anderson
O M. Anderson
E. N. Burgess
D. J Goleman
G. W. Edwards
M. Leng
W. B. Mulhall
C. H. Murphy
Frank Merrill
R. O. Watson
E. A. Walker
Police Retiring Board
Metropolitan Police Department
Rosamond BE. Catts
G. 5. Catts
Catte
West
Maj. Sylvester
J. W. Kenney
Claus 2
Contagious Cases Rise in District Report
Health Officer Woodward notes week ending January 16 shows increases in diphtheria whooping cough typhoid fever chickenpox and tuberculosis with 282 new menzies cases rising over prior week. Overall deaths fall by 7 to 127 including 84 white and 43 colored. births total 126 with 87 white. Court notices cover alienation of affection and divorces amid urban cases and a hat theft on a Mount Pleasant car prompts police inquiry.
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District Health Office
Woodward
Menzies
Mount Pleasant
Walter Stilgon Hutching
Sixteenth Street
C. Stiebel
G Street
Hat Theft Amid Crowd at Millinery Shop
A Young woman stole a hat during a commotion at a millinery shop while a custodian watched crowds. The creation was expensive and delivered by an employee. The loss was discovered too late.
Divorce mill kept busy in alienation case
A headline notes a marriage break up as a husband sues for damages claiming alienation of affection. The item outlines ongoing legal action with details on the divorce case and potential recoveries sought under a classic tort theory.
Man says he wounded himself after alleged harassment
Ernest Myers watchman for the Otto Yoke Company in Estreet NW went to the Seventh precinct claiming he was shot by unidentified men. He later told Capt. Sullivan he fired two shots in the air and wounded his left arm while stumbling at 2 a m after hearing a noise at the door. A Black man Robert Jones was arrested on suspicion but released when Myers admitted self infliction.
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Josephine C. Mathey
Joseph Mathey
Mathias Mathey
Charles A. Keigwin
Laura M. Bray
Martin H. Bray
Mary ¥. Harrison
District Supreme Court
Bray
JWT
Frederick
Washington
Thomas C. Taylor
Job Barnard
John Jay Curtis
Lowie Brooke Curtis
Justice Barnard
George H. Curtin
Marie Curtin
Annie R. Snyder
Justice Wright
John D. P. Snyder
Ernest Myers
Otto Yoke Company
Estreet Northwest
Seventh Precinct
Sullivan
Myers
Robert Jones
Builders' Bill Forwarded to Congress With Change
Commissioners sent the builders licensing bill to Congress with one key change a fourth class license allowing construction of a single two story building for the licensee to live in. The change followed a District hearing urged by Rhode Island Avenue residents and the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association.
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Congress
Rhode Island Avenue
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens’ Association
Fifty Two New Lawyers Admitted to Practice
The court admitted 12 DC candidates to legal practice after examination. On motion by William Henry Yennis from the committee, the session featured Justices Barnard Anderson and Wright. Names listed include George M Anderson John Henry Binstead William Julien Brown George Percy Barse William Qabaugh Enoch Aguila Chase Henderson Fowler II William F Nickel Gallard F Ravenel Harold E Stonebraker and Harry L Tignor.
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William Henry Yennis
Barnard
Anderson
Wright
District of Columbia
George M Anderson
John Henry Binstead
William Julien Brown
George Percy Barse
William Qabaugh
Enoch Aguila Chase
Henderson Fowler ii
William F. Nickel
Gaillard F. Ravenel
Harold E. Stonebraker
Harry L. Tignor
Runaway Kills Teamster In Street Car Panic
Edward Large, 32, of 122 Hickman Street southeast, died after a brick wagon ran over him yesterday evening at Casualty Hospital. While loading a wagon, he fell as streetcars frightened the horses, which dashed down the street. The body went to the morgue and Coroner Nevitt will hold an inquest. Watchman Leaves District Building for Foreman Post.
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Edward Large
Hickman Street
Casualty Hospital
Larue
Nevitt
Ian
Warned Against Woman Fraudulent Story Heard By Police
Police say a woman described as about 45 and dressed shabbily has been posing as a mother of twelve to obtain help and employment. Inspector Boarerman warns residents to beware and notes similar incidents, with authorities doubting the tale's legitimacy and investigating possible involvement of the children.
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E. W. Varney
North Chevy Chase
One Son Given $1 Thieves Carry Off Much Loot
In a Baltimore case linked to a will dispute, Mrs Annie F Searle leaves $1 to her son Charles R Searle, with the remainder to Allen R Searle. The theft spree at Otto Nemeyer’s Bethesda home yielded gold watches, rings, jewelry, and clothing. police suspect multiple intruders from Baltimore, sending jewelry descriptions to pawn shops and jewelers as Inspector Boardman assists the search.
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Annie F. Searle
Charles R. Searle
Allen R. Searle
First Street
John B
Charles A Stuart
Henrietta Bruart
Otto Nemeyer
Fifteenth Street
Bethesda
John Stuart
Emmaj
W Stuart
American Security 204
Ball
Trust Company
Lars
Boardman
Washington
Nemeyer
Baltimore
Nemerger
Police to curb car violations in citywide drive
Superintendent Sylvester announced a citywide crackdown led by Policeman James D. McQuade who will procure an automobile and patrol the streets to observe violations. Reckless drivers will be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law as the effort covers the entire city.
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Jations
Sylvester
James D. McQuade
McQuade
Gas incident claims William McLanahan at home
William McLanahan a 26 year old resident of 11839 Sixth Street Northwest was overcome by gas while sleeping in his second floor room. A border detected the odor, entry was forced, and he was found unconscious across the bed. He revived at Emergency Hospital and is not believed to be in danger. The report notes routine advertising language from a local Post classified column.
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William McLanahan
Sixth Street
McLanahan
Pennsylvania Railroad Promises Modern Trains and Reliability
The Pennsylvania Railroad touts its through trains as modern, well equipped and highly regular. Limited cars offer dining, sleeping, observation and library services with maid service while guaranteeing fast, dependable service between major cities.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Standard Railroad
Amenea
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20Th St NW
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Seedsmon
Richmond, Va
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