Extending Gar Lines Report Of Commissioners
The commissioners sent to Representative Babcock their recommendations on extending Capital Traction lines. They favor widening and routing via Florida avenue, Highth street northeast, and a cross-town line along L street, preferring existing lines to new companies. They approve the Union Station arrangement and favor a New Jersey Avenue extension to the station for easy access. bond protection for completion within time limits is urged.
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Babcock
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Capital Traction Company
T He
Great Falls
Old Dominion
Capital Traction
U Street
Florida Avenue
Highth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
H Street
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Bladensburg Road
L Street
Union Station
Delaware Avenue
C Street
Plaza
New Jersey Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Chevy Chase
Washington Railway
Hilcatric
Seventh Street
T Street
Eighth Street
F Street
Washington and Marlboro
Fraud Victim Recounts Newspaper Envelope Scam
Benjamin Hott a 64 Pierce street resident reported a con game where a stranger in Washington posed as a prospective employer and exchanged envelopes containing crumpled newspaper for his savings. Hall chased by the scam artist with promises of work, fled after realizing the deception. Detectives seek the suspect described as "Jackson" and an associate named "dackoon."
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Benjamin Hott
Pierce Street
Hall
Washington
Boston
Hill
John Jackson
Jackson
Holt
Seventh Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jeff
Massachusetts Avenue
Continuance in Lucy Lucas assault case set for Feb 11
A continuance was granted in Police Court for the preliminary hearing of Lucy Lucas, a 19 year old woman accused of assaulting Daniel Berkley with a gas pipe. Berkley remains at Emergency Hospital with a fractured skull and a ten day wait before court appearance. Judge Kimball scheduled February 11 for the hearing.
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Lucy Lucas
Daniel Berkley
Berkley
Kimball
Commissioner Macfarland Defends Teacher Pay Increase
Commissioner Macfarland defended annual calls for higher public school teacher salaries. He stated the board has repeatedly urged increases and that their current estimates reflect the pay hikes, while deferring new school buildings due to funding limits. He also noted his Philadelphia trip to address the M. Co. A on its fiftieth anniversary.
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Macfarland
Tam
Senate
House
Board of Education
Congress
Philadelphia
M. Co. A
Held for the Grand Jury in False Pretenses Case
After a preliminary hearing in Police Court Mrs Hane Dickenson was held for the grand jury on false pretenses charges. Broker Charlee Tubbey testified he lent $75 for a piano later found to belong to a local dealer and not Mrs Dickenson. Bond initially set at $1,000 was reduced, and she was returned to detention with bond to be posted today.
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Hane Dickenson
Charlee Tubbey
Dickenson
Attmney Wiliam E. Ambrose
Ambrose
Bold Negro Highwayman Robs Woman in Broad Daylight
Mrs Mary E Jolly of 1809 Lowell Street NW was robbed at 9 30 am near Eighteenth and Lowell by a masked man. He seized her purse containing 50 cents, eyeglasses, receipts and keys before fleeing. Commissioners prepare report to Senate on chimney sweep licensing requiring a 2900 bond and 60 annual fee to ensure trusted, safe workmen.
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Mary E. Jolly
Lowell Street
Eighteenth
Lowell Streets
Creek Convicted of Assault by Jury
Thomas Creek, colored, was found guilty yesterday in Criminal Court No 2 for assault with a dangerous weapon on William Winslow, colored. Winslow was severely cut with a knife on January 1.
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Justice Gould
Criminal Court No
Rebbert Jackson
Junk’ Jackson
Thomas Creek
William Winslow
Winslow
Creek
Dynamite Bill Drafted to Punish Damaging Explosives Attacks
Commissioners sent a draft bill to the House Committee on the District of Columbia to punish attempts to destroy monuments statues or other structures with explosives. The board argues no current law covers malice to commit such offenses and cites recent attempts to wreck the statue of Frederick the Great in the arsenal grounds as a notable nuisance.
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House Committee On the
District of Columbia
Clearing Streets of Snow in City Center
Superintendent Stidham reports a busy day as his street-clearing force sweeps crossings and gutters in central areas. He aims to finish outer districts by noon. Harbormaster Sutton notes ten inch ice on Fotomac and seeks $8000 from Congress to break it up with tugboats and ice plows.
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Stidham
Sutton
Congress
Phenomenal Suit and Overcoat Sale Ends Busy January
January has been exceptionally busy as the store reports record sales of suits and overcoats. On the last day every item in stock is offered at reduced prices, with prices ranging from thirteen to twenty three dollars and seventy five cents for various high value garments.
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Washington
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HORN
Rai
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Great Gash Furniture
S21
Ubbard Heating
Duffy
Meduadl
Duffy Mall Whiskey Company
Rochester
the Sunday Post
Selinger’s
Bet
McBrazer
Hermitage
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Bond & Lillard
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7Th St. Ss. Ww
Dangler
A. Eberly’s Sons
7Th Street
N. W
B. H.stinemetz&son Co
Ana Aed
City Bulletin
T T
Keane Co
Steepa Schlosser
Lvania Avenue
District Supreme Court
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William Augustus Kirkpatrick
Beaumont
Tex
Kirkpatrick
L. Cabell Williamson
China
J . D. Pyles
Hotel Johnson
New York
Boltwood
Lucien M Boltwood
Grand Rapids
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Johnston's
7Th St. N- W
Cal
Hams
Arbuckle’s
Bimba Smith
Georgetown University Hospital
P Street
Georgetown
Nevitt
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Cap. Erening Co
Munich
Chilly
Malara
Andrew R. Graves
Eighth Streets
la Plata
Charles Anderson
Thomas
California Street
7Th St. N. W
Williams’ Drug Store
Manhattan
W. J. Vonderheide
Fats
Miller OH
A. Muddiman & Co
Grand Jury
Fate
Heurich Brewing Co
Senate Committee On the
Sherman, Lockwood & Paschal
Polee Court
Biddle
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Cording
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Conn. Ave
Sts. N.W
Washington Gas Light
Ats Toth
Yale Laundry
10Th St
New York Ave
George £. Hebbard
Ninth Street
Ceres
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Andoline
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
Washington, D. C
Columbia
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