Pennsylvania Railroad Plans End to Free Freight Delivery
The Pennsylvania Railroad will file with the Interstate Commerce Commission to discontinue free freight delivery in Washington starting March 1. Officials say the service was a temporary expedient to ease congestion years ago and did not raise freight rates, but increased costs and ICC actions have changed the calculus. The railroad also plans expanded freight facilities in Washington, including a new station.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Smoke Fooling Policeman At Ninth And F Streets Event
About 1,000 people paused at Ninth and F streets NW to watch a non existent fire. The crowd, police, and fire apparatus converged, lanterns flashed, and a false alarm spread as a passerby pointed to smoke from a chimney that proved to be a misread signal.
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Ninth
Laundromat Robbery Suppressed by Gunmen at 2000 La Avente
In Monday night incident three gunmen bound Wing Las the laundryman, who was recovering from fright and limited English, preventing him from giving useful details. Police found no trace of the bandits as he could not identify them, and he remains unable to work.
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la Avente
Debate Over Electrocution in DC Death Penalty Law
Lawyers discuss a Congress bill substituting electrocution for hanging in first degree murder and potential changes to cover felonious assault on women. Taft’s signature fate, possible habeas routes, and four inmates awaiting execution under existing law are analyzed amid district bar divisions.
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Taft
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Promiares
A. S. Worthington
Aidlone
Sit. Haseen
Congress
George’ Sutherland
Utah
Sutherland
Sénate ‘District Committee
Jal
Rhdald
Tha
Jast
Tony Milano
William. Sabena
Carouel
W. “Raney
Andrew Gonzales
Téonidus
Nathaniel
Daughter of Cabinet Official Delights Belasco Audience
Flora Wilson daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture gave a delightful concert at the Belasco Theater yesterday afternoon before a generous audience. The program featured a wide range of composers and periods with Arthur Mayo on the piano. Highlights included Meyerbeer Shadow Song, Arne Lass With the Delicate Air, and Puccini selections, among others, with handsome floral gifts presented to the vocalist.
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Offichl
Brill
Belasco
Misa Flora ‘Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Belasco’ Theater
Ap ‘Andiance
Meyerbeer
Arne
Puccini
Onclasion
Abe
Arthur ‘Mayo
Chaminade
Ofgtinattan
Fontenailles
Georges
He Et Mor
H. HH
Beach
Harriet Ware
MacFayden
Louis: Lear
Lisa Lehmann
Cadman
Dvorak
Eral
High School Rifle Champions Trophies Awarded in Edsall Fall
Secretary of War and Dr. Davis addressed a crowd at the Edsall High School auditorium presenting prizes to the outdoor rifle shooting champions. Winners include Stiney Struble and others from Central High, Western High, and Business High School, with interclub and intercompany trophies noted.
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Thmson
Daviglapp
Edsall
Stiney
Struble
Colal
Adqnior Markedién
War- Cur
Raéd
Marti
Central-Hi High
Ore
Martin
Central Hie i
Wick
Meinley
Man Training
Eagan
Western High School
I Sunior Marksmen Mb
Megers
Darrich
Watkins
Arnold
Clark
Davis
Baste
Ation
Bualnegs
Choo
Posea
Misers
Sitich
Keene
Mstch
du Po
Business High
Eara
Strubie
Eaton
Derrich
Feltman
McAlee
Dr Fisher Dies Former Hanover College President at 75
Dr D W Fisher longtime Presbyterian leader and former Hanover College president died at 75 yesterday at Dr Howard Jerson home in Mendota after months of ill health. He born January 1 1843 in Blair County Pa studied at Jefferson College and led Hanover until 1907. Interment set for Thursday afternoon with funeral services for Archibald Young also noted in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Daniel’ . Webster
Fisher
Howard Jer Son
Mendota
Howover
Presbyterian
United States
Hanover College
Hanover
Ind
Blair County
Jefferson College
Washington and
Jefferson ‘College
Pennsylvania
Herimally
Washington
Halbert H. Britan
Lewiston
Archibald ® Young
Corcoran Street
Hake
Arenes Iliam M. Pettis
Oak Hill Cemetery
Young
Via
Western Othere Are No Exercises For Graduation Day
Western students will not have exercises for graduation, with five seniors set to receive certificates Friday. The assembly will include balls from different schools and address by graduates, listing names such as Elsie Mildred Beck and Catherine Regia Connor among many.
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Ais
McKinley
Western
Business
Evans
Mangaret
Nelson
Arthur
Tudis
Hermann Ludwig Volker
Elsie
Mildred Beck
Nannie Tha
Broom
Lara Jennette-Cdell
Begsle
Vivian Carrie Hanlark
Catherine Regia Connor
Igrele
Ene Crabhy
Eatrica Dow- Fick
Dorothy Athe le Bey
Thas
Hermeyaoubhy Sirick
Georg Fre
Cathae
aEitlan
Sage Herrmann
Bigene
Opposes Woman Suffrage in Local Meeting
A chaotic summary reports a group at a monthly meeting on Kenyon district suffrage and segregation plans. The discussion, held on Southeast Donghoesylvania Avenue, involved unclear motions and clashes over the Kenyon bill and possible district restrictions.
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Kenyon
Hela
Donghoe
Sylvania ‘Avenue
Kenyon Bil
W.C
Fragmentary school sports notes prompt resized
Incomplete OCR fragment references boys and tees with scattered words about Monday and others. Readable items include mentions of teams and dates but no coherent event, outcome, or names to confirm a full sports item.
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Hotel Powhatan
Feree City
Walton
Lass Us
Prince Inert
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Técanse
New Buattels
Tudd-ty-Detweiler, Inc
ORY Semorte
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McKinley Car
Gude
D. W. Fisher
The
Banover College
Archibata’ Young
Haltt
Dotuwy Joyce Ova
Giga
Musabeth Bean
Catharine Reith Brown
Gertrude
Jeannette Brown
Helen
Gertrude Byrne
Elizabeth Camp
Mildred Edwards
Darrah
Elisabeth Catherine Deahl
Anna Pauline Duehay
Mallarie Emery
Lillian Parker Zarnham
Hazel Louise
Grove
Virginia
Hawxhurst
Iya Margaret Judge
Katherine
Wirt Marguerite Hugenia’ Luckett
A. Rath “McCoy
Rebecca
Cecil ‘Margaret David
Mildred
Heather E- Nese Benjemi
Geo Oba
Fobue
Pranaia Hindle
Eran ‘Kuchner
F Emerson
Mills
Kenyor Bil
Alexandria
Ta Vonet
Boys
Righal
Feededrink
Iedicator
USA
Wm, Hahn & Co
Pa. Ave
N.W. Cor
Charles G. Stott & CO
New York Ave
Open For Business
Ninth St
John
34Th St
Crowley
Emerson Institute
ST. N.W
Washington, D.C
Winslow H. Randolph
Angus
Crawford
West Point
Annapolis
Ravenue ‘Cutter
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coastal Service
Wyoming Ave
City Bulletine
Ibey
Punch
Baldy Te Sarve
Jake Crowley
Miseare Yat
Yale
Ellman and Gregg
Eade
Deugeists
E. Fougera & Co., Inc, N
Old Masonic Temple
Fineman’& Goldsmith
Fourteenth Street
Potomac Electric Power Co
14Th Street
N. W
Burchell
W.burchell
Palephone
Theck Peake and Potomac Telephone Company
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