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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
27
The text notes material advantages for manufacturers and ongoing efforts to discount costs. It also mentions continually introducing news ideas and a variety of trousers priced around $1.95 to $3.00, highlighting promotional fashion approaches.
New York City Comptroller Hernan A Metz, known as the father of more than 20000 dependent children, told a Post reporter at a conference that current district appropriations should separate current expenses from permanent improvements. He urged two distinct allocations and criticized centralized control, advocating state supervision of dependent care institutions and a single-leader government for efficiency.
The Minnesota Avenue widening bill authorizes extending the southeast corridor from its terminus near Pennsylvania Avenue to Sheriff Road. Estimated cost is 22000 dollars, covering land condemnation and a brick building in the extension path. The approval would allow abandoning the Acostia road. commissioners oppose grading the avenue at this time.
Anacostia reports the highest measles impact in the District with over 100 cases at times. The epidemic began early in the year and remains unchecked though mild, after 900 cases were recorded in January and 1,100 for all of 1906 citywide.
A draft bill regulating the purchase sale law exchange lift or borrowing of dangerous weapons was sent to Representative Smith by the commissioners with a request for immediate enactment. The bill requires a formal application to the District assessor who would issue a license upon payment of 3.
A race tension case on Half Street ends with Jo O'Toole and Willie O'Toole placed on probation after Hollanders Andy Van Der Kaey and family allege Dutch taunts and stones. Testimony describes racial slurs, missiles, and a warning to curb nuisance toward neighbors from Holland. Annie O'Toole admits name calling. Johnny O'Toole recalls stone throwing but remains under probation.
Mary Sims with a reported record of 40 arrests was found guilty of grand larceny by a jury in terminal court No 2. She allegedly stole 140 dollars from her sister-in-law Maria Simms on December 7, slipping into her home while she slept and taking 120 dollars hidden under a pillow, later disposing of 80 dollars of the savings.
River View, once a popular Washington area resort, was sold at public auction in front of the courthouse in Upper Marlboro Maryland for 23500 to W B Emmert of Bristol Virginia. Emmert’s syndicate recently acquired properties from the Washington and Potomac Steamboat Company and Capt E S Randall at Colonial Beach Virginia with plans to operate River View next summer. The 20 year old resort faded under founder Randall’s ill health and later changes. the sale was conducted under a deed of trust held by Albert Curry and others of Washington.
City bulletins note Bristow Adams from the forestry bureau will give an illustrated talk on Americas Wasteful Times at All Souls Church on Fourteenth and J streets. He will focus on forest waste and the losses to industries that depend on forests.
The article lists multiple wills filed for probate. Timothy J O Connell leaves all real estate to Stephen and Mary To bin with Honora Mahoney receiving personal property, and James Mahoney as exsecutor if needed. Melville Emory Dayton bequeaths law books to his office and remaining property to wife Fannie Dayton, plus company shares. Elizabeth Harper’s eleven children share her estate per the November 12 104 will. Mary Hanson’s will provides proceeds from sails of W288 Massachusetts Ave NW to daughter Susan, furniture to the house, residue split with Eleanor Graton Miller, with Susan named executrix. Ida Hall’s will assigns estate to Ida’s sister Julia Tiffany and others, with Julia receiving one-third in drug business and others sharing rest. Anna Quid and John Heald to act as executors.
Edward Webel sues Benjamin T. Laieham in District Supreme Court seeking dissolution of their drug business partnership started December 1907, and the appointment of a receiver to manage assets. The case cites a $6000 purchase from John Calejo, partial cash paid and notes for the balance, with equal profit loss sharing and a clerk's salary covered from expected profits. Webel claims an accounting is overdue and requests relief. Attorney William Henry White represents the complainant.
William Davis a Philadelphia brought suspect in petit larceny was convicted in police court on three counts and sentenced to eighteen months. He operated the short change game targeting Washingtonians. Fanny Carter colored convicted of a speak easy and gambling at 84 Logans court receiving thirteen months and twenty nine days on the workhouse. Edward Carter colored of 13 Gordon avenue convicted of running an unlicensed bar and sent to the workhouse for eleven months.
Lillie Hedrick filed suit in District Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from William P. Hedrick claiming desertion on January 20, 1907 after selling their household furniture. She cites a July 1, 1896 Washington marriage, a daughter aged unknown, requests alimony, permanent custody, and restoration of her maiden name Lillie Kincheloe. A corespondent is named. attorney George F. Havell represents Mrs. Hedrick.
John T. Fleishell of 397 North Carolina avenue southeast died yesterday morning at Providence Hospital after a long illness. He was a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Son of the late Jacob J. Fleishell, he was born on Capitol Hill where he lived all his life. The funeral is set for tomorrow at his brother in law W Young’s home 227 North Carolina avenue with Requiem High Mass at St. Peter’s Church at 9:30 a.m.
F M Ridgeway a bartender at Bobiniger's on 512 Twelfth Street North West was hurt while trying to locate a gas leak in the cellar. The blast shattered windows and threw him across the cellar, causing local excitement with minor head injuries reported.
John J. Minahan, a saloonkeeper at 301 Q Street Northwest, was asleep when a thief entered Sunday night. The intruder took $20 from his vest and several other valuables, awakening Minahan with a draught and fleeing through a window into the alley.
Mayor R S Montgomery of Reidsville North Carolina endorses Dr J J McKanna and his three day liquor and morphine cure sanatorium. He calls it highly successful and home like with attentive staff. The original letter is on file in Washington at Dr McKanna s residence and office 1725 I street NW Main 68. There are McKanna sanatoriums at Murphy s Howl Arnex Richmond Va and Reidsville NC.
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