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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1906
Page
7
Lawmakers debate a postal appropriation amendment banning use of franks by nonentitled parties and prohibiting distribution of literature by committees. The bill also curbs mailing bulky items like cows and furniture, switching such shipments to express or freight services.
Old soldier Zelie Zelle of Whitesboro New York had his Antietam identification badge returned after forty four years through General Anson G McCook and the battlefield commission. A farm laborer unearthed the badge in 1902 and it was purchased by McCook during an official visit, then returned upon application after decades.
Alonzo D. Melvin reports Chicago meetings with Secretary Wilson and packers show progress toward sanitary improvements. Some houses have spent up to 20,000 on renovations including clean rooms and employee baths with showers. McCabe says only houses meeting sanitary requirements will be admitted to plant inspections, while others are excluded. Secretary Wilson’s stance targets the sanitary side of reforms.
An unclear report describes a remark by Mr Wilson about leaving paint as evidence of a dispute. The secretary plans to visit a distant location and refer to regional water areas being formed, with details to follow.
Postmaster Barnes issued promotion notices to seventy three employees of the elt post office. Advancements dated from July 1, 1906. The following are those to whom the promotions were announced.
A list of names shows wage hikes from about 80 to 100 dollars and up to 1,900 dollars for many individuals including T. Alexander FH Box ter A D Beall W Colbert R 8 Culley R Evans Sibert Forster C D Gamble GW Garger J Gibson C J Gregory H M Jone Thomas Mock C J Parley W M Penn C Sree 9 D Reuse A Shitting George N W Testor 4 B Veltimeyer W eno from 4 to 900 across various positions with further raises from 80 to 1,900 for H W Ridgely From 1,000 to 1,100 for W L Simons and W C Pigfeler plus other names and ranges listed.
Real estate deals by Early & Lampton and associates yield multiple sales in Washington including 1922 Vermont avenue for Ferdinand Schneider at 30000, Braddock apartment house at Eighteenth and Willard at 35000, 1439 Rhode Island avenue at 45000, and 1338 Fairmont Street in Columbia Heights at 9200. Other transactions total near 100000 while canal zone smallpox cases rise to sixteen mild cases, all in Colon among colored residents, with strict quarantine noted.
District police announce crackdown on nude bathing along the Potomac and the Maryland One district bank area. Seventh precinct will patrol. bathers found without required clothing will be arrested and punished fully under the law.
Construction progress at Hustle Pennsylvania station advances with new tracks and tunnel. Officials expect passenger trains to start using the line soon with the building to be completed and occupancy granted by April, ahead of the October 1907 contract date. Officials promise temporary accommodations for travelers and continued interior work while opening preparations proceed.
San Francisco July 14 Bishop William Nichols of the Episcopal Church announces the Crocker mansion site on Nob Hill will go to the diocese of California for a palatial cathedral. Details of the presentation are not yet released. The lot is described as the most valuable residence property in the city and offers views of the Golden Gate and bay.
The Interior Department announced several promotions in the General Land Office. Names and new salaries are listed, including James W. Wilton now chief law clerk at 25000, John McPhanl at 2209, and Charles L. Nabole at 2400, with many others receiving raises and new titles.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe aid and supply expenditures by the quartermaster general in San Francisco. Entries reference army provisioning, compiled figures, and various titles under the Q M G department, with fainter mentions of ex pended aggregates and departmental accounting.
A sanitary inspection by a Public Health and Marine Hospital Service commission examined air spaces sanitary appliances and water supply of the Census Office amid rumors of sewer gas. The team led by Dra F W Aiead Rufus Blug and B H Banks will continue surveys while officials consider safety measures and tuberculosis controls ordered by the President. Open London and Paris offices aid American travelers with Express Company expansions.
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