Food prices rise as markets fill with produce and meat
Washington homemakers face no relief as prices climb for fish and meats. Sea bass up from 12 to 18 cents a pound. beef ranges 18 to 80 cents. veal scarce with calves brains 10 to 15 cents, legs of lamb 20 to 40 cents per pound. Fresh pork 23 to 25 cents, chickens 4 cents, and dairy cheeses varying from 3 to 50 cents per pound. Fruits and vegetables show broad gains with peppers to 40 cents a dozen and tomatoes at 5 cents a quarter peck. Imports from Spain touted as meat substitutes.
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Washington
Trent
Porterhouse
Pricas Nave
Philadelphia
Acharelis
Mator
Spain
Births Report From City Generations August and September
A chaotic births report lists numerous names with varied spellings for newborn boys and girls alongside ages and locations, including families such as Philadelphia residents and others. Notable mentions include families like Harman, Glatt, Willett, Humes, Mundy, Thompan, and Willame, with several entries tied to addresses like Armory Place, 13 days, and 24 years. The document also notes hospital affiliations such as Government Hospital for the "Rane" case and Washington Anvilla Hospital, with ages ranging from infants to elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Corin
Ast Armory Plare Southwest
Mary Hillman
Paul Tullis
Francis P. ‘Pic
Inn Place Me
Cora Naurath
Gottley Rauscher
Daniel
Conkley
Bia Anke
Nevy
Hleaty Darron
Women Seek Medical Licenses in District Examinations
Quarterly medical license examinations for brartica medicine concluded in the District with nine candidates. four are women. Papers pass to the District Board of Medical Examiners for review. Separately, Monumental Brewing Co of Baltimore seeks receivers for its restaurant business at 28 Seventh Street NW. EN Newmeyer Jr and George E Slaybaugh named with bond set at 5 dollars. Attorney H I Quinn for petitioner. Public notices mention Shaffer's New Flower Store at 900 14th and other local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Medical Examiners
Conger’s
Shaffer
New Flower
District Supreme Court
Monumental Brewing Company
Baltimore
Anderson
EN. Newmeyer, Jr
George E. Slaybaugh
Seventh Street Northwest
James F. Pilgate
H. I. Quinn
Virginia F Roderick Will Filed In District Court
The will of Virginia F Roderick who died July 7 last was filed in the probate division of the District Supreme Court. Dated November 26 198, it lists bequests to Temple Baptist Church 500 to Jane Dusenbury Orion Cla isister 00 to Frances Dusenbury Taylor a niece 250 to Mrs Jennie Farntney Centar ville Iowa niece 40 to Caroling Chil son Waterville Kansas 200 to Mrs Elizabeth Carman New York City 200 to Mrs Lillian Deland Haddonfield NJ 900 to Miss Maude Roderick 100 to Mrs Katherine Beach Denver Colo sister-in-law 250 to John Roderick Rock Island IL brother-in-law 200. Not more than 500 to erect a tombstone over Frank A Roderick’s grave. Roderick's widow leaves the rest of her estate equally to Joan Clinton Hi bridge P Roderick and Miss Katherine Beach. Elbridge F Roderick named executor.
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Virginia F. Roderisk
Virginia F. ‘Roderick
District Supreme Court
Temple
Baptist Church
Jane Dusenbury
Orion
Claisister
Frances Dusenbury Taylor
Jennie
Rock Island
Frank A. Roderick
Police News Notes Injuries From Accidents Across City
Joseph Parry a 1 year old at 709 O Street NW alighted from a car at 14th and Pennsylvania Ave NW yesterday, injured head and body and sent to Emergency Hospital. Sophie Clavins a 5 year old was struck by a bicycle rider yesterday at 7th and F Streets NW and taken to her home at 21 Q Street NW. William Little 23 of Hyattsville MD fell from a bicycle on Bladensburg Road yesterday, injuring his left collar bone and found semiconscious, taken to Casualty Hospital. Leander G Wilson 16, clerk in the Government Land Office, suffered hemorrhage of the lungs at 64th Street NW yesterday and moved to Emergency Hospital. John Hirzbinger 54, a butcher at 280 M Street NE, was taken to Washington Asylum Hospital for mental observation after threatening violence. John King 2 at 2923 14th Street NW, teamster for Tolman Laundry, thrown from wagon during collision with a street car at 7th and F NW, taken to Garfield Hospital. James Givens 12 at 3 Union Court NW ran into a street car at 14th and U NW yesterday, removed to Freedmen’s Hospital.
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Joseph Parry
O Street
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sophie Clavins
Q Street
William Little
Hyattsville
Bladensburg
Leander G. Wilson
Government Land Office
Wilson Ives
Bethesda
John Hirzbinger
M Street
Washington Asylum Hospital
Hirklinger
Seventh
F Streets
John King
Tolman Laundry
Garfield Hospital
James Givens
Union Court
Fourteenth
U Streets
Freedmen’s Hospital
Day's fire record reports multiple city incidents
At 6 18 a m a fire on Wisconsin avenue and Woodley Road northwest damaged an automobile owned by Dr. Marshall Collins of 2507 Pennsylvania Avenue NW from a carburetor leak. At 6 25 a m a fire on 323 C Street SW burned ragato Ki mosquitoes causing 5 dollars in damage. At 12 35 p m on St Third Street SW the home of Elizabeth Saunders suffered a chimney fire with no damage.
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Wisconsin Avenue
Woodley Toad
Marshall Collins
Pennsylvania Avenue
C Street
Leve Nelson
St Third Street
Elizabeth Saunders
District fish market plans fuel Washington diet push
Atlantic Coast trip by John H Sherman district superintendent of markets studied handling storage and marketing of fish in Norfolk New York Boston and Gloucester He advocates educating Washington on cooking fish and proposes a centrally controlled refrigerated municipal fish market similar to Norfolk to improve quality and lower living costs by substituting fish for meat He plans to seek Congress for funding and highlights better price and health benefits from increased fish consumption.
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Norfolk
New York
Boston
Gloucester
Glouccester
John H. Sherman
Walgate
Plana
Correas
Eleventh “Streets
Sherman
Washington
Congress
New Fish Handling System Impresses Sherman in Boston Visit
An analysis shows Boston’s fish handling plant using distillation water cleaning freezing and ultra cold storage to preserve catch for ten months. Sherman notes Gloucester would benefit. New York firm charges a fraction of a cent per pound for initial month’s storage. District funds $60000 for a new wharf at Eleventh Street southwest and plans for a future market await approval.
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Boston
New York
Sherman
Andresa
Eleventh Strtet
Pastor Appeals to Court to Reinstate Marrying Minister
The Rev. George J. S. Hunnicutt, pastor of the People's Church on 634 Louisians northwest, asks the District Supreme Court to reinstate his authority to perform marriages. He was barred after a 1810 court ruling found him not properly ordained, amid charges of pressuring couples to name him as the officiant. The application is held by Justice Anderson.
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G. J. S. Hunnicutt
George J. S. Hunnicutt
The
People’s Church
Louisians
Arenue Northwest
Tustica Joh Barnard
District Supreme Court
Court
Justice Anderson
Mr. Hunnicutt
Washington
Hunnicutt
Inventor Randolph Simms Awaits Maintenance Suit By Wife
Mrs Addie Simms files a District Supreme Court suit asking the court to compel her husband Randolph Simms to provide alimony and support. She alleges his money from a smoke consuming invention managed by Frank Baker has been dissipated and seeks an order to withhold $25 in Baker's hands for her benefit. The couple married in March 1891 and have three children. Justice Anderson set cause for alimony by July. Also noted is the resignation of Daniel P Kingsford as New York assay office superintendent, effective Sept 30, with no successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Simms
District Supreme Court
Addie Simms
Archer & Smith
Renew Newman Fight Sends Letters To President And Newman
Mass meeting resolutions calling for Oliver P. Newman removal as District commissioner were delivered to the White House and the District building along with letters. Fulton R. Gordon said the effort will continue with legal steps and further outside investigations, while documents were presented to the President and Newman’s desk for consideration.
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Newman
White House
Fulton R. Gordon
Frizzell
Gordon
Thomas H. Claffley
Orpheum Theater
Oliver P. Newmen
Court of Appeals
Frizzell Va
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Hermac A. Smith
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Soph
Uoldstein
Washington, D. C
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Weimer Jeapaerts
Nellie B. Hemming
Pulte
John Andéersen
Barber, Va
Cora J. Tyree
Bueta Viste
Philly
Bertha Bailley
Trariea H
Katherine R. Glatt
Glk
Palip Wo
Katherine
Cruitt
Harman
Sunnie Godblett
Marcy B
Nelile
Gelm
Benjamin M
Bensin C. Kerns
James
Agoex T. Magill
Gti
Clareton H
Bowie
McDavitt
Bor
Police
JH. Sherman
Eas
Setter
Norfolk’s
Pida
Renew Newman Fight
Mans Merting
Mr. Newman
Orpheum
Ag Wa
Clienit
Frizzell Vs. Newnan
Horn
Asheville, N. C
Asheville
15Th St
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Dig
G. A. Muddiman & CO
Byron
Adams
Abner-Drury Brewing Company
West
Progresator
D. Barker
Express
D. J. O'Connell
Pa. Ave
Heurich Brewing
Tharp
Berkeley
Rye
F Street
N. W
Washington Post
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Colonel’s
Col. Roosevelt
Paraguay
Brazil
Salto Bello
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