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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
11
The ad promotes lightweight two piece suits suitable for business or leisure, noting comfort and dressy appearance. Prices range from 8.50 to 27.50 with materials including worsteds, home spuns, flannels, tweeds, and gray or blue serges. Various patterns such as refined stripes and invisible checks are offered in several gray hues.
The District Commissioners accepted Dr. F Vale’s resignation from the police and fire board. A competitive examination by the United States Civil Service Commission will select his successor, continuing a policy to appoint medical and related posts by merit. The move mirrors national practices and aims to secure top-qualified appointees for district services.
F H Stephens chairman of the police trial board rejected Attorney George Hoover's appeal for reversal. The board held its jurisdiction is criminal in nature and does not relieve individuals via civil courts. Hoover argued Chase was boisterous and the board expelled testimony. commissioners declined to alter the finding.
Health official notes drainage reduces threat from stagnant pool near Kenesaw avenue and Eighteenth street. Engineer Col. Biddle says no funds exist to fill the space. pond may dry up, requiring emergency funds or surface placement by the health office. Bridge needed on Monroe street, Brookland, to restore engine company route and protect Catholic University and Soldiers' Home. Capt. Grimm urges action and Chief Belt approves.
The health department on Sunday discovered another smallpox case. The patient is Charles Fuller, sixteen, of 213 Gale Street Northeast. It is believed he contracted the disease from the Herrell family. Fuller has been sent to the smallpox hospital.
Columbia Commandery No 2 Knights Templars plans an annual River View outing with a sports program for all ages. Eminent Commander David H Fenton will head the event and a ball game between Orient Commandery No 8 and Columbia Commandery No 2 is featured, with teams in period dress. boats Pocahontas will shuttle from Seventh Street wharf at 10 am and 2 15 pm with stops at Alexandria.
Charles Blair faced Police Court on charges of disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon after an alleged Sunday night attempt to force his wife at 93% Ninth Street Northwest into their home. Officer Bingham intervened as Blair clutched his wife’s neck and reached toward a blade found on Blair when searched at the station.
Druggist Nelson G. Miller fined $10 for adulterating soda water with salicylic acid after police exposed tainted pineapple sirup. Health department leads ongoing crusade against druggists suspected of diluting beverages. Other items include an arrest roundup at a Sixteenth and L street house, crowd disturbances at a Conners residence, and a youth assault case resulting in 60 days in the workhouse.
A special board of education session is planned at the Frank in Behoot to resolve the Eastern High School dispute between students, parents, and Swartzell over five years of administration. Debate centers on transferring principals, potential vacancies, and how to restore order without yielding to pressure from either side.
Following the school disturbance at Eastern High, columnists voiced tolerant regret for the students and shaped censure toward the principal. The piece argues faulty administration contributed to the unrest and anticipated a larger, proportionate response.
Louis Parnell John Z Burke and William Kauffman faced affray charges but were absent in police court yesterday and each forfeited the $10 bail. The incident stemmed from a Saturday altercation on Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, stopped by three officers.
Two young girls discovered a decomposed two week old male infant inside a meat sack hidden in bushes near Connectious Avenue and Chapel Road Northwest. No signs of violence or clothing, police sought identity of parents. The remains were taken to the station.
Justice Wright ordered release of Alexander M. Willis, a former soldier, from the Government Hospital for the Insane at St Elizabeths. Willis claims unlawful detention and may be discharged on July 24 unless mental condition is adjudicated in legal proceedings. Represented by Edwin Forrest.
Frank Blosser filed for divorce from Margaret Flosser in district Supreme Court yesterday. Petition states they wed in Wilkesbarre Pa on March 10 1867 and that she deserted him June 4 1862. They have five children.
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