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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
15
Fragmented OCR text shows a legal dispute involving a party named Mrs Lederer and references to alimony, court proceedings, and a dismissed exercise. The garbled lines suggest a family or divorce case with financial and custody implications and a trial date mentioned.
Fragmented OCR notes list assorted city items including prison transfer mentions, local theater, job ads, housing and public services, with scattered prices and names. The jumble references events, exams, jobs, sales, and services, typical of a mid‑century urban bulletin page.
Judge DeLacy in juvenile court heard a flood of cases including Little Joe McFarland who admitted striking a woman with a baseball bat but achieved a self defense plea. The judge lectured parents, advised youths, and handled cases of Raymond Moore and three generations in court amid reports of family quarrels and child welfare concerns.
Six men were appointed as special police for the Elks Jubilee four days starting Monday at Bennie race track. Appointments came on recommendation of committee chair Thomas Williams and Chief Belt amid a safety emphasis for the event.
City commissioners issue a rule banning gaudy hues in market stalls and fixtures. Vendors must use uniform white for stands with gray bases or Ohio stones, aiming for harmonious, conservative aesthetics in Eastern Western and Georgetown markets.
Wilburn Crafts urges the International Return Bureau chief to curb indelicate and illicit film portrayals. He argues the true harm lies in indecent images and compares them with highway robbery depictions. Commissioners review content and seek to halt shows deemed to have weak moral character.
A lively promotional note describes future features in The Sunday Post including sensational tales and curiosities. It mentions thrillers on burglaries and robberies, European traders, a Chinese code of honor, and unusual essays on torture tools and marriage fibers.
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