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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
11
A big New York firm offers its entire sporting goods stock at about half price. Thousands of dollars of standard products from top manufacturers remain available at this unique sale, covering equipment for every popular sport.
Citizens and the Washington Railway and Electric Company resolved a dispute over Navy Yard bridge service. Open cars ran with a forty passenger limit, easing friction as Anacostia residents celebrated a deemed victory. Commissioner Biddle referenced restored car types and safety rules while urging trailer use to meet demand.
William F Sullivan died at his home on H Street Northwest at 4 80 yesterday. He served in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish War, enlisting with the Washington Volunteers and later the Thirty sixth United States Volunteers. He contracted the disease in the Philippines and died at age 33, survived by a widow and six month old infant. Funeral arrangements, led by the Spanish War Veterans, set for tomorrow morning with interment at Arlington Cemetery.
Justice Wright issued a rule to show cause why Lenry Jefferson should not be held in contempt for advertising the removal of the steamer Jane Moseley from court jurisdiction. The case, Freedman's Transportation and Land Improvement Co. v Jane Moseley Steamboat Co. and Lewis Jefferson, seeks a receiver. Hearing set for Friday. order follows a prior injunction against removal and alleges excursion advertising for the 29th from Baltimore down the Chesapeake.
Prof T A Schurr, a renowned German naturalist, hosts a free exhibit on the second floor and in the shop windows of Haines store at 58 Penn Ave and 8th St. It features 6000 specimens from birds to reptiles, arranged for instruction. Butterflies and birds valued at 1000 dollars, some extinct species, will be shown. Schurr will personally explain and answer questions.
River outings on the Pocahontas offer a pleasant summer afternoon voyage. The steamer, the largest and fastest on the river, plans stops at River View with return sailings. Dancing and entertainment advertised. regular fares listed.
Maj. Sylvester plans penalties for officers who were arrested in Baltimore for disorderly conduct. He may reduce rank, dismount bicycle policemen Raymond Elendtemet and C. W. Farquhar, and J. J. Brangell. others face a trial board for absence without leave. Attorneys will argue reopenings and appeals if hearings are not impartial.
The Van Ness Park property fronting Seventeenth Street, tied to George Washington University, was exempted from taxation. Commissioners noted the square’s current educational use, with Dr Needham and the university arguing the change and advising exemption after July 1, 1906.
Engineer Commissioner Biddle ruled the District cannot block duplication of apartment house names. Thomas A. Dobyns protested a new building named like his Cliffbourne Fate at Eighteenth Street and Columbia road. He argued naming could cause confusion but authorities said regulations cover numbering only and Dobyns must seek court action.
Authorities rule that all dogs and sick puppies within Langdon and Washington require licenses. Edward Schmid, a pet dealer, argued against exemptions. district officials say no privileges for him. Commissioner decisions note the public interest and lack of authority to grant special treatment. Hugh T. Taggart appointed to the board of children’s guardians, succeeding J. Nora McGin. Taggart, a prominent lawyer and former U S attorney, will join a busy panel. Hooda Sarsaparilia ad claims vitality restoration while a clothing sale advertises discounted suits from D Kaufman.
Police report two separate shooting incidents in Washington yesterday. Julius Rudden, 148 Seventh Street NW, wounded in the ankle at Robertson's junk shop, 182 Eleventh Street NW, treated at Freedmen's Hospital and released. Robert Williams, 1518 Turner Street NE, a Black youth shot in the right thigh at 1617 Levis Street NE, treated at Casualty Hospital and walked home. Each assailant described as a white man. no suspects identified. Authorities from the Fifth and Ninth precincts pursue leads with no progress.
Baron Buseche delivered to the State Department a silver watch and chain from the German Emperor for George C. Hillis, a Washington Barracks laborer, who saved the Frederick the Great statue by leaping the fence as a dynamite charge exploded. The incident followed Rosseau’s attempt to destroy the statue. Rosseau was arrested in Philadelphia but not tried there.
The United States Police Court faced a mix up as two men named John Study and John Turly were tried for separate crimes. A clerk misread names, leading to Turly being convicted of assault and Study later found guilty of housebreaking after the error was uncovered.
The Caledonian Club holds its twenty sixth annual outing at Marshall Hall with a women and children day program. Events include a potato race for boys an egg race for girls and a wheelbarrow race for women all blindfolded and timed prizes offered. Committees led by Robert Lew Dr Thomas Miller James Cuthbert and William Nisbet oversee arrangements athletics and leadership.
A large tree at 623 G Street NW caught fire yesterday as workmen from the parking commission burned insects in the area. Crossing Policeman Miskimon and nearby residents aided in extinguishing the blaze after about thirty minutes. The tree suffered notable damage and smoke was seen from the tree after the workers left. Rev. David B. Floyd resigns from West Washington Lutheran Church to take a chair at Susquehanna University in Septembers. Exquisite Floral Designs by Gade's show refined artistry.
John Russell, aged resident of Washington, died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs. Alicn R Joyce’s home on East Capitol street after months of illness. Born in Charles County Md in 1816 he moved to Washington in 1837 and served on the city council in the Sixth ward. Survived by daughters Alice H Joyce and Jennie Russell both of Washington and a brother Charles H Russell in Virginia. Funeral services set for Thursday at 9 in St Joseph's Church.
City bulletins report Robert Davis aged about 30, colored, collapsed and died while working at Robinson's livery stable, 817 Nineteenth Street NW. Coroner Nevitt certified death from natural causes. Davis resided at 12 McCullough Street.
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