Grand jury presses building office reforms after deadly collapse
The grand jury backs expanded building inspector powers and funding to avert future tragedies like the fatal apartment house collapse that killed Lemuel Hing and Richard Wet. It urges tougher supervision, licensed builders, better salaries, and closer enforcement of regulations as Congress considers money for reform.
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Health department cracks down on bad milk and unclean shops
Richmond health officials report dairy herd troubles at J B Taylor Orange Court House and W F Griffiths as inspectors flag unsanitary conditions. Prosecutions loom for Griffiths dairy and several lunchrooms and grocers in Washington for unclean premises and improper screening as inspectors widen citywide checks.
Episcopal Clergyman Dead in Maryland and Virginia
Episco pal clergyman David Funston Ward dies at about 40 after lung illness. He served in Rockville and Chicago and was brother to Dr Julian Ward and State Senator Robert Ward. Funeral planned in Manchester. Camp Pleasant fund contributions listed from several churches and individuals totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Washington Post
Reckve
David Funston Ward
Maryland
Virginia
Chicago
Sternbern
Washington
Rockvile Tor
Waid
Wainchaster
Julian Ward
Robert Ward
Whfe
Miss Ewing
Aleaaninia Oe
Riehmomi County
Willamsport
Monchester
Three Convictions in Health Department Crackdown
Health department officials secured three convictions in Patics Court as part of a crackdown on unclean restaurants and hotels. William H. Plummer of the Ma land Quick Lunchroom in Pennsylvania Avenue was found guilty on two counts, with no sentence imposed. Brunner’s case was continued on technical grounds. Wiles J. Watson, former Regent Hotel owner, pleaded guilty and was fined 35 for an unclean place after stating he sold the business and that his successor had reformed operations. James Waslington, keeper of an floating house at 2008 Ti Street Northwest, was also found guilty on the inspectors’ charge.
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Grifith & Grifith
East Capitol Street
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Health Department
Duenner
Uneyer
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Wilson
Welsh
Hogan
Leech
Smith
Ayres
Shepherd
Bates
Gallagher
Dre Turner
Young
Ashweith Drake
Rome
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de Motter
Fie
Arul
Patics Court
William H. Plummer
Maland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brummer
Wiles J. Watson
Regent Hotel
James Waslington
Ti Street Northwest
Dispectay Gallas
Mystery of Frances Caspari and Hidden Funds Deepens
Central Washington detectives focus on Frances A Caspari, the so called woman of mystery, as they track her suburban trips from Brightwood Washington to locate a man linked to alleged large cash withdrawals. They raid her room and search for hidden money while examining letters and testimonies from witnesses and a possible unpaid debt.
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Iss Frances A. Caspari
Tery
Brightwood
D. C
New York
Hum
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Baur
Misa Caspari
Eige Hay
Miss Caspar
Mia
Elizabeth Gemini
Corcoran Street
North West
Seventeen Babies Die Daily from Heat and Diet Issues
A District of Columbia health official cites extreme heat and improper care as the main causes of high infant mortality. Diarrhoeal deaths in under two year olds rose in 1908, with whites most affected, while improved diet and public dairy regulation are urged, including milk sanitation and cooler, cleaner feeding practices.
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District of Columbia
Sayy
Woodward
Washington
New York State
New York
Visiting Nurse Society Aids Infant Care In District
A report highlights dangers from heat and disease on infants. It notes mothers should keep babies cool, provide fresh air, and allow crying while ensuring fluids. The Instructive Visiting Nurse Society, funded by Washington women, sends trained nurses to homes when a midwife delivers, offering free advising and care throughout summer.
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Washington Women of Means
Man Accused by Wife Over Nonsupport and Affectionate Letter
Arthur Green a Negro Sunday school superintendent faced arraignment for nonsupport as his wife Mrs. Green testified to destitution. A blurred pencil note addressed to dear beloved was presented to the court, prompting defense about temptations of church work. Judge DeLacy ordered half his salary to wife, reduced church gifts, and warned against further love letters.
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Attorney Marshall
Arthur Green
Deuacy
Arthur
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Marshal
Green
Weather and local incidents from Washington Post report
A Washington Post weather bulletin notes a shallow low over the central Caribbean now in the Gulf of Mexico with a broad low covering the eastern Rocky Mountain slope. It records scattered rains from the Rockies to the Atlantic, east winds on Saturday, and reports temperatures, humidity, and tides. A separate item recounts Charles A. McCoy of Hyattsville injuring himself after a fall at Sixth and G Streets NW, treated at Emergency Hospital.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Central Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountain
Rovky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Plainn
Gult
Great Lakea
European
Charles A. McCoy
Hyattsville
Sixth
Killing on Campostella Bridge Sends Girl Dead
Miss Amanda Morse died after a July fourth shooting by Benjamin Gilbert on Campostella Bridge. Gilbert, arraigned in police court, had been discarded by Morse. He asked his father for cigarettes in court as the case continued to Tuesday. Morse’s father had searched for Gilbert the night of the killing after threats to his daughter. Both families are influential and the defense faces a difficult battle.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Amanda Morse
Campostella Bridge
Benjamin
Gilbert
St. Vincent's Hospital
Thomas ©. Morse
Relief for Congo State Bar on Belgian action
Baron Moncheur, Belgian minister, told Acting Secretary Adee at the State Department that the Belgian parliament is near passing legislation to ameliorate Congo Free State conditions. The move would place Congo under the Belgian government rather thanKing Leopold, meeting rational demands.
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Adee
State Department
Congo Free State
Berman
Leopold
Traction Firms Offer Information to I C C Agent
The Capital Traction Company and Washington Railway and Electric Company announce they will furnish to Mr Eddy, as agent of the Interstate Commerce Commission, full information on complaints filed against them. They will supply schedules detailing car counts, all night service, departure times, and transfer points for review by the district electric railway commission. They express willingness to cooperate to harmonize with federal oversight.
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H. GC. Day
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secon
Railway Commission
Georga
Capital Traction Company
Knapp
Iddy
Norment
Washington Railway and Jébctrcs Company
H. (. Eddy
District Electric Railway Commission
Eddy
Hamilton
Newfoundland fisheries settlement extended pending arbitration
The State Department reports Ambassador Reid has secured British agreement to extend the Newfoundland fisheries modus vivendi beyond its September expiry. The extension awaits a permanent settlement of the fisheries question by arbitration. Inquiries from New England seek clarity on future government policy as the fishing season nears.
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Newfoundland
State Department
Reid
British Foreign Office
Large Stock of Qualities and Plainly Marked Prices
Long experience has made us expert judges of qualities and you will find what you buy here will give you excellent service. Our stock is so big and ample in its scope that you are sure of many patterns and it is easy to compare our prices for they are all marked in plain figures.
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Health Department
Congress
Guardsmen Off For Camp At Potomac Forts
Fifteen hundred national guardsmen prepare two weeks of coastal defense maneuvers beginning tomorrow at Fort Hunt Virginia and Fort Washington Maryland. Equipment and supplies are moved by barge Daniel K Jackson with officers Neumeyer and Schafer coordinating transport.
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District National Guard
Potomac River
Fort Hunt
Fort Washington
H. Neumeyer, Jr
Washington
Daniel K. Jackson
Neumeyer
Enid G. Schafer
Maryland
Schafer
Forts Hunt
Bolivar Heights
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Jane Mosebey
O Street
Jana Moseley
Rhodes Scholarship Tests Set for October Residency in Oxford
Trustees under Cecil Rhodes announce next qualifying exam for U S scholars to be held in October with selected scholars beginning residence at Oxford in October 1910. Examinations occur in each state and territory at centers fixed by the local selection committee. candidates must be unmarried U S citizens aged 19 to 25.
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Cecil Rhodes
United States
Rhodes
Oxford
Theocal Committee of Selection
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