Nuisance abatement notices and inspection records observed
A detailed notice describes nuisance declarations on premises with abatement deadlines set by inspectors. It recounts warnings to owners or managers to remove the nuisance within days, the push to show cause, and references plumbing and health department oversight. The text then records inspector actions, findings about kitchens, toilets, and storerooms, and mentions food stalls, pigeons, and a front sidewalk stand.
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Death
No Ice
Health Department
Phoxang
Notres
Otter
St. and
Wr ‘Norris
Yioyehfrs
Public bidding urged for oat and related office needs
The notice requests bids for oat inform real time devices and related office materials. It notes immediate service requirements and a public sale of items for use in the department. The inquiry references vouchers, a gasrenr matter, and crimacs procurement with payment terms and penalties.
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Crimacs
Stulzings
Disturbed Church Picnic Leads to Arrests at Baptist Event
John Montgomery and Benjamin Moore were arraigned after a Baptist church picnic in the southeast Cly section Wednesday afternoon. Montgomery drew a revolver and fired toward Moore. both denied guilt. Judge Kimball cleared Moore and fined Montgomery ten dollars.
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Cly
John “Montgomery
Benjamin Moore
Kimball
Montgomery
Moores
Moore
Foes of muzzle meet seek repeal of dog muzzling rule
About two dozen citizens gathered at a ground floor meeting at Eleventh and C streets southeast to denounce an existing muzzling law as cruel to dogs and unjust. A committee led by Chris Dawson will press the repeal with Washington commissioners, citing high class dogs and property protection concerns.
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Eleventh
Cdeward Clack
Metn
Clark
Doge Owners Association
Dog Owners Association
Iidfirm
G Bradley
John P Adams
Fugs
Seret
Washington
Istro Uon
LiLoom
Usasteus
Tremain
Tom
Chris Con Dawson
Roosevelt urged stricter enforcement of dog muzzling order
Frank M Hanes of Euclid Street warns President Roosevelt that dog muzzling rules are not being enforced. Secretary Loch forwards the letter to commissioners and Health Officer Woodward, who confirms the order is being effectively enforced with four wagons for impounding unmuzzled dogs. The city reports 880 dogs impounded this year versus 377 in 1907, and police may arrest anyone allowing unmuzzled dogs to run at large to protect children.
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Roosevelt
Frank M Harnes
Euclid Street
Treasury Department
Barnes
Sitle Hill
Loch
Hanes
Wallam ¢ Woodward
Vestescay Hela
Mactiland
St Hues
Woodward
Ms Gudge
Dre Woodward
Jarre
Pound
Laig
Twlight
Fire destroys William Simpson residence in Gum Springs
Fire at about late last night consumed the Gum Springs Fairfax county home of William Simpson and its contents. Simpson and his three children were inside but escaped unharmed. The blaze is believed to have started from an overturned ramp. the house was among the area’s finest and partially insured. Simpson owns a dairy farm on the property.
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William Simpson
Gum Springs
Fairfax County
Simpson
Mail Clerk Sues For 15000 Damages In 1907 Collision
Luther K Armstrong a railway mail clerk filed suit yesterday against the Washington Terminal and the Southern Railway Company for 15000 damages for injuries alleged to have been received November 19 1907 in a wreck. He states he was a rail clerk on a Southern Railway train and that a defective switch caused another train to side swipe the train he was on, inflicting serious injuries while the train rode over Washington Terminal tracks.
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Luther K Armstrong
Washington Terminal
Southern Railway Company
Southern Railway
Washington Terminal Company
Indicted for murder of saloonkeeper Reid in city shock
Charles W Phillips, a colored bartender, was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Henry W Reid, owner of a North Capitol saloon. Reid was found with eight wounds near the Union Station site after Phillips, last seen with him, did not take the cash receipts home.
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Ivinia Rene
Mary Beak
Charles W Phillips
Henry W Reid
Reid
North Capitol
Phlips
Phillips
Bedy
Tim
Herd
Union Station
Reidy
Requisition Needed for Maryland Return of Suspect
Inspector Boardman informed Mayor E Bentley that Washington police will not arrest Sylvanus Brown wanted in Maryland for liberty conduct unless requisition papers arrive. Brown was arrested at Chesapeake Beach after a clash with an officer and jailed, then escaped with help from friends. He had moved to Washington where Major Bentley urged local police to act. Brown works as a foreman for plumbers at Saidler's Home.
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Boardman
E . Bentley
Chesapeake Beach
Washington
Sylvanus Brown
Third Street
Bay Resort
Maryland
Brown
Luy
Sam
Major Benley
Jim
Saidlers Home
Camps Good Will Crowded But Funds Lacking
Camp Good Will hosts 112 mothers and children under superintendent Mrs Judna Bushee though capacity is 100. She warns life may be at risk if numbers rise. Outings still need 393.08 dollars. costs exceed one dollar weekly per child and two weeks cost nearly five dollars. Joy Olson chairs the committee which has secured a horse ride for drives in the park and lists numerous donors including Punk D Granger and Miss Tout Ce Farten among others.
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Judna Kk Bushee
Camp Good Wil
Bushee
Amp
Joy Oolson
Willam H Muton
Anedew Parker
Lariasa
Gerns Jr
Laton
Seod
Benard
Gren
John
Sewart
Herriott
Byrnes
Public Schools Drive Aids Washington Playgrounds Fund
Contributions from the suth division excursion and direct gifts total 217 dollars for the Washington Playgrounds Association. Other donors include Mrunt Mia L Tucker Rev PD J O Connell five dollars Henry Mo Hoy Norbert A Prmps Robert H Gunnell 420 Mrs L G Thomas 1 Mrs Ousa G Thomas Hugh MO Gapt Robet Bh Dorle BF Hittenhouse 10 Giddings School 18 Jackson School 510.
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Suth
Washington Playgrounds Association
Mrunt
Mia L ‘Tucker Ntendalph
J O Connell
Henry Mo Hoy
Nobert
Robert H Gunnell
Ousa
G Thomas
Hugh MO Gapt Robet
Dorle
Hittenhouse
Giddings
Jackson School
New Rule Cuts Held Time for Canceled Money Orders
Acting Pbsimaster General Grandfield issues a rule limiting storage for canceled money orders to three years from seven. Destruction of audited orders saves storage space. Also reported are two fugitives from reform school, Charles McDaniel 18 and William Howland 17, who escaped yesterday afternoon from Bladensburg road s reform school.
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Pbsimaster
Grandfield
Reform School
Charles McDaniel
William Howland
Bladensburg Roads
Embezzlement Charge Against Georgetown Official
Henry P Gilbert a director of the First Cooperative Building Association faces a grand jury indictment for embezzling 6937 from the estate of George Hill Jr. He was released on 3000 bail. The case traces funds from a 20 000 estate sale amid prior equity actions and cooling disputes over executor removal.
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Henry P Gmbert
First Cooperative Building Association
J Harton Miller
Gorge Hall
Justice Anderson
Supreme Court of the District
Gilbert
John B Bloss
Seventeenth Street
Mary H Winter
George Hil
George Hill
Justice Clabaugh
Georgetown
First Cooperative Burning Association
Barton Miller
Horses to Get Troughs From City Funds
The water department contingency fund now covers thirteen horse watering troughs. Six are under construction with seven more to be ordered soon. Nine troughs are gifts from Mrs William B Chandler and others including Miss Amy Wheeler and Mrs Crammond Kenneds among several donors. Supt McFarland will decide locations for installation.
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Water Department
Washington Humane Lonely
Glen
William B Chandler
Amy
Wheeler
Wary L Bennett
Crammond
Thomas F Basard
Geilrnds Mo Athey
Addison Mitchell
McFarland
The
Child Brutally Whipped in Providence Hospital Case
A nine year old colored boy Wilber Simms was beaten at the home of Charles Blackwell colored on Mid Street Southeast. Blackwell is in custody at the fifth precinct station charged with assault. The boy was visiting when Blackwell allegedly struck him with a horse whip causing bleeding and transfer to Providence Hospital for treatment.
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Wilber
Simms
Board of Childrens Guardians
Charles Blackwell
Mid Street
Fifth Precinct
Blackwell
Providence Hospital
FailsIdentify Suspect Invasion Near Wheaton Md
Report describes a suspected intruder in Miss Yubo W Preston's bedroom near Wheaton Maryland. A large search by Wheaton residents followed to Garrett Park and Kensington with police alerted. authorities expect an arrest soon after a strong description circulated to the police.
Ferry steering gear failure nearly caused collision with ferry
A small gasolined launch carrying four men lost steering near the Alexandria pier as the vessel approached a ferry. The ferry stopped quickly, crew and bystanders helped the four men jump or cling to the launch. Hall Whitmore Butler Varnum escaped injury. Varnum clung to the launch. Hall and Whitmore swam back to the larger boat and boarded. Police arrived but were not needed.
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Lackawanna
Alexandria
Afl Hall
E Street
W Whitmore
H Street
James Butler
M. Varnum
The
Screw
Jones
Varnum
Butler
Hall
Whitmore
Building boom signals money market strength in June
The District shows a sharp building surge with $454,676 more in June, led by suburban permits totaling $777,225 and 536 building permits overall for $1,203,883. Thomas Francis reports the June activity. Northwestern city area tops costs with $457,200. other areas show $97,500 in the northeast, $21,300 in the southeast, and $7,650 in the southwest. Repaired structures add $142,500 to the total.
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Thomas Francis
Jyne
Cool Weather With Brisk Winds and Showers Ahead
Forecaster predicts cool conditions today with brisk westerly winds and scattered showers. The outlook calls for changing skies and brief rain across regions, with temperatures easing from yesterday.
Temperature Yesterday Cool With Showers Across City
The weather bureau forecasts cooler conditions today with occasional showers and brisk western winds. Yesterday Washington ranked among the coolest states, while Memphis Cincinnati and Little Rock reached 94. Highs ranged to 92 elsewhere and 57 at 9 30 am. Helena recorded 72 as the coolest city. Two heat prostrations occurred, Frank Shirley 87 from Philadelphia collapsed near Eleventh and M streets SE and was treated, and Frederick Bley 75 from the Spiders Home near Eighteenth and Virginia NW was taken to Emergency Hospital.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Memphis Cinemnati
Lattle Rock Ark
Helena Mont
Frank Sehirley
The
Spiders
Eighteenth Street
Virginia Avenue
Celebrate Santiago's Fall Marked by Army Navy Union Meeting
The local Army and Navy Union held its first meeting since reestablishing four garrisons suspended eight months ago. National Commander Brown led the gathering at the G AR hall to mark the tenth anniversary of Santiago's surrender. Speakers recalled the siege with Capt J J Strain, Vernon Pettys, Charles W Blush, and William A Hickey sharing memories of the campaign. The reinstated garrisons were reported to be in good shape, with all four represented.
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Army and Navy Union
Brown
Santiago
J J Strain
Ninth Infantry
Union
Vernon Pettys
New York
Charles W Blush
Guantanamo
William A Hickey
First District
Tme
Weather Forecast and River Bulletin for Washington Area
A weather bureau bulletin notes a departing trough bringing cooler conditions to the Midwest and Great Lakes while the eastern and Atlantic seaboard experience warmth and scattered storms. Expect fairer skies by Sunday night in the central and western zones with winds varying along coasts. River conditions show cloudiness with ongoing advisories. Want Ads are free in The Washington Post.
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Dept of Agricuture Weather Bureau
Washington
Ains States
Lake
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Chig Valley Satuday
New England
Missesippi
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Eurpan Porta
Capt Charles H Murphy Fined After Court Martial
Fort Leavenworth July 17 details of Capt Charles H Murphy Thirteenth Infantry court martial were released. The court found him guilty of disobeying orders and neglect of duty for failing to convene the company’s administrative council for three months. He was acquitted of presenting a false bank certificate to deceive his battalion commander regarding deposits of his company funds. The court sentenced him to a $25 monthly fine for six months and reprimand.
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Washington Post
Fort Leavenworth Rans
Charles H Murphy
Hayes Sues Railways and District for 10000 Damages
John K Hayes, a salesman from 903 First Street NW, sues Washington Railway and Hitectric Company and the District of Columbia for 10000. He says a pile of car rails on H Street near New Jersey Avenue NW was left unsecured at night without lighting. On May 4 1908 he stumbled over the rails and broke his arm. He argues the railway and city failed to provide a light or safe guard.
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Washington Railway and Hitectric Company
District of Columbia
John K Hayes
First Street Northwest
H Street
New Jersey Avenue
Hayes
Downey Stucken suffers vertigo at Chevs Chace Club
Maj. Downey Stucken assistant paymaster general A E 4 was felled by vertigo at the Chevs Chace Club yesterday morning. Dr L W Glazebrook, on ready call, attended him. He recovered quickly and expects to be at his desk today.
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Downey Stucken
George F Downey
L W Glazebrook
Downey
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