Lighting Plan Considered for Major Washington Streets
Commissioners study a summarized plan by Walter C. Allen to improve street lighting on Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh and Sixteenth Streets and Massachusetts Avenue. Proposals include flame arc lamps on isles of safety, staggered hours, and additional lamps on F and Fifteenth Streets and Sixteenth Street, with tungsten tests possible on Sixteenth Street.
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Isles of Safety
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh
Sixteenth Streets
Mareachusettts Avenue
Walter C. Allen
Macfarland
Macfarland Poroniay
Washington
Isag
Isles
Seventh Street
Pennsylvania
Avenue
New York Avenue
Fifteenth Streets
F Street
Fifteenth Street
Treasury Building
Massachusetts Avenue
Ninth Street
Twenty-third Street
Sixteenth Street
H Street
Columbia Road
New mains ordered and sewer work directed by Cosby
Commissioner Cosby ordered eighty feet of new mains on Genessse Place from Eighteenth to Quarry, a grid main along U Street to near Fendall and Eighteenth, and sewers for Park Road between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets. Walter J. Douglas to inspect bridges after travel to Philadelphia New York Boston. A pipe across Fourteenth Street near Kearney Street northeast to cost estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosby
Genessse Place
Eighteenth Street
Quarry Road
U Street
Fendall
Eighteenth Streets
Park Road
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Stresta
Square
Walter J. Douglas
Pastors to Hear Senator Dolliver at City Meeting
The Pastors Federation of this city will meet at the YMG Monday at 11 o clock. This first gathering since its organization on November 2. Senator J P Dolliver of Town will deliver the address. Officers are Rev J G Butler president Rev J J Muir first vice president Rev Wallace Radcliffe second vice president Rev M Ross Fishburn secretary Rev Robert M Moore treasurer. City clergymen are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastors’ Federation
YMG
Federation
J. P. Dolliver
Town
J. G. Butler
J. J. Muir
Wallace Radctiffe
M Ross Fishburn
Robert M. Moore
Bankruptcy Decree Sought Against Keane by Creditors
Creditors Allege Thomas F Keane owes more than 16 000 and seek his adjudication as bankrupt in District Supreme Court. Plaintiffs Henry Ostterdinger Michael Keane and Simon Lewald of Washington and New York accuse the Chop House proprietor at Fourteenth and F streets NW of debts exceeding 16 000. Representation is by Wolt and Rosenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Keane
Michael 4. Keane
Henry T Ostterdinger
Washington
Simon Lewald
New York
District Supreme Court
Fourteenth and
F Streets Northwest
Keane
Wolt & Rosenberg
City to ban sensational billboard advertising pictures
Washington officials announced a ban on pornographic and provocative bill posters. Commissioner West joined Maj. Sylvester and local printing firms to drive out displays. John Shoemaker, who controls the dillposting, coordinated after returning from the National Billposters Association convention in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West
Maj. Sylvester
John Shoemaker
Oklahoma City
Seek Ideal Insurance Law Movement Forms DC Commission
The American Bar Association Insurance Law Committee has launched a push to create a commission to draft a model insurance regulation law for the District of Columbia to guide all states. The group met in Raleigh with members from Nebraska Pennsylvania Washington Chicago and Texas to press Congress for a commission and a report by the next ABA meeting in Detroit in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
American Bar Association
Raleigh
Ralph W. Breckenridge
Omaha Nebr
Robert A. Marcur
Towanda Pa
William R. Vance
Washington, D. C
Robert Dunlap
Chicago
William H. Burges
el Paso
Tex
Mr. Dunlap
Nathaniel Wilson
District of Columbia Bar Association
Congress
Detroit
Two divorces filed in District Supreme Court
Walter H Bouis seeks absolute divorce from Lillie M Bouis after claim of desertion two weeks after their June 13 1901 Washington marriage. Also May E Phillips sues Preston C Phillips alleging jealousy threats and repeated assaults since their May 15 1900 marriage. she seeks a limited divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Bouis
Guit
District Supreme Court
Lillie M. Bouis
Washington
Baltimore
E Carrington
May E Phillips
Preston C Phillips
Ina
Hqnor
Lips
R Bennett
R Gordon Finney
Baur and Cornwall Lead in Central Detective Report
Central detectives Baur and Cornwall top the quarterly report for October to December, leading in arrests and property recovered. Barbee and Vermillion follow on arrests, Berman and Cox recovered the most property, Burlingame and Weedon led in convictions, with 2,27 arrests and 1b, 440-93 dollars recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baur
Cornwall
Barbee
Vermillion
O'Brien
Parham
Berman
Cox
Evans
O'Dea Burlingame
Weedon
Central Office
Sues Secret Society Over Expulsion From Washington Group
Frank Storry files mandamus to reinstate from Societa Unione e Fratrestranza Italiana of Washington claiming unjust and illegal expulsion. He alleges repeated notices in 1907, denial of witness opportunity, and repeated expulsions. Represented by George P. Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Societa Unione E Fratestranza Italiana
Washington
Frank Storry
George P. Hoover
City Wastes Water and Seeks Judgment Decree
A District Supreme Court filing by Clarence Lewis asks John W. Caldwell to sell property to satisfy a $1993 judgment with interest from May 4, 1971 and costs of $860. Leckie Fulton & Cox represent the petitioner who says no property of Caldwell could be found to levy upon. The item notes related local notices and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Leckie
Fulton & Cox
Clarence Lewis
John W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Lema
Connecticut Republican Association
Grand Army Hell
Connecticut
Schneider
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Saks
Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Rosenthal
Cluett
J. E. Haberdasher
AND
Hatter
Mr. Merchant
TOR
Waselington
Ask
Potomac Electric Power
14Th Street
P St. In. W
Barnett Vates
Friedlander Bros. Cor
Keeley Institut
North Capitol Street
Walliington
Digirset of
Maryland
Emrich’s Markets
Wisconsin Ave
M Street
Lath Street
Fist and Kats
8Th and
M Sts
11Th Street
Indiana Nw
Price
Barbar & Ross, O
Senator
Yale Laundry
New York Ave
The
Sues Secret Society
Frank Storty
Ttscan
Florida
Harris Taylor
Florida State Bar Association
St. Augustine
St Se
J TD Pyles
Phila Oyster and Chop House
Panama
Ysthmian Canal Zone
Bureau of Agriculture
McFarland
Cecil Rhodes
Yousand Son Srey
Supt
W. F
Won- McFarland
Consolidated “Mining Company
National Metropolitan Bank
Bulldfew
Ing
Patrick Ay Walsh
Excise Board
Wagner
F. J. Wagner
Washington Fire Decar Ment
International Association of Fire Engineers
Col. Townsend
Col. E. B. Townsend
Mount Pleasant
Heurich's
Tt Maersen Enate
Arlington Bottles Company
Jewel and Gan Stem
Hong St
C. A
Muddiman’& Co
Manhattan
Grosner’s
Kuppenheimer
Stetson
Rosner
PA. Ave
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Thomas Moran
N. A
Easthampton
L. A
New York City
California
Williams, Ariz
Tovar Hotel
Fred Harvey
Geo. GC. Dillard, Gen. Agt
A.T &S FP. Ry
Broadway
Gallery of Foreign Arts
Dupont Circle
Directors
W. Tosoldt
Wm. Hahn & Co
N.W
N. W
S. EB
Prince Albert
Theas
Ema
Henry Evans
F St
Automobile News
Post
Ysters Direct
Siquar
Nomini Oyster Co
St. S. W
Julius Lansburgh Co
6Th
11Th
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Tharp
Berkeley
Uneeda
National Biscuit
Duffy
Roy Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester
People’s
O'Donnell
Randle Highlands
U.5. i
Andrews
P. Andrews
la. Ave
Nlw
PHS Sunday Post
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