Ice Trust Famine Prediction Raises Local Prices Debate
Washington ice dealers report a looming summer shortage from the Kennebec district, with prices up to 30 percent higher and independent merchants protesting. U S District Attorney continues probe into an alleged ice trust, while managers defend price policy as supply and demand driven. Three freighters bring 3,060 tons of natural ice as officials assess future retail costs for restaurants and households.
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Washington
J. D. Bartlett
Rhode Island Avenue
Ice Trust
Trust
United States District Attorney’s Office
Jesse C. Adkins
Adkins
J D. Bartlett
Kennebec
Bartlett
Maine
Great Falls Tea Company
American Tee Company
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Union Tee Company
Chapin-Sachs Company
Hudson
Kennebec River
New York
Philadelphia
J. Elmer Lacey
New York Avenue
Northwest
Béalera
Theodore Verdig
Fitm Street
Northygate
Home Tea Company
Ica
Kimberly
van Rook
Alice Holbrook
Raisii Taln
American Ice Company
Rheumatism Cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Claim
The advertisement claims rheumatism clings until the blood acid condition is corrected and asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured thousands. It presents the remedy as a permanent solution after addressing blood acidity.
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Hood
Balloon flight marks historic ascent by Dr. Julian P. Thomas
Special to The Washington Post reports Dr. Julian P. Thomas flew his big balloon Nirvana from 138th Street and Locust Avenue with Charles Levee aboard. A northeast wind carried the craft toward New Jersey, and observers tracked the ascent by telephone and telegraph as Nirvana crossed Paterson around 8 PM.
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Nirvana
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Charles Levee
Paterson
Dog Chased Through Window Endangers Webb Home
At Mrs John Sidney Webbs residence 1618 Massachusetts avenue northwest last night a dog leaped through a basement window chased by a crowd. Privacy staff caused a panic among domestics and servants. Private Etrman of the Second precinct shot the dog to prevent harm to officers and bystanders.
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Massachusette Avenue
Roord
Etroman
Massachusetts Avenue
Webb
Labor union meets as eight hour drive looms
The Columbia Typographical Union held a meeting with a large turnout. T. C. Parsons was installed as president, with International President Lynch delivering a lengthy speech. Committee appointments were announced across multiple divisions including Delegates to Central Labor Union and Allied Printing Trade Council, plus roles in Membership, Laws, Business, and more. The discussion included views on workers’ rights, insurance debates, and the role of unions in pursuing fair wages and reasonable hours. A Chicago novelty saw sixty one aeronauts form a union under the Electrical Workers, signaling evolving labor organization dynamics. St. John’s College in Annapolis elected Edward Carroll captain of the baseball team for next season, with Levi J. Hecht named manager.
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T. C. Parsons
International
Lynch
Parsons
Central Labor Union
J. B. Dickman
T. M. Ring
Sam de Nedrey
F. C. Roberts
J. L. Rodier
Allied
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A. B. Woerser
Bookbinders' Union
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
Berger
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Ife
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Carroll
Tao Waahinsion
Annapolis
St. John's College
Edward Carroll
Balkir
Belair
Levi J.hecht
Havre de Grace
Funeral set for Col Rufus Lester in Savannah notables to attend
Congress will send nearly all Georgia delegation members, with Confederate Veterans and Freemasons among attendees, as Col Rufus Ezekiel Lester, longtime Savannah leader and former mayor, lies in Bonaventure Cemetery. Services in St John’s Episcopal Church to honor the deceased, whose death followed a skylight accident on a building’s twelfth floor. Mourning follows in Washington and Savannah with many telegrams of sympathy, including one from Mayor Herm Myers.
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Savannah
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Catra
Washington Inn
Southern Railroad
Willy
St John’s Episcopal Church
Charles H. Strong
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Col. Lester
Lester
Confederate Veterans’ Association
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Templar
Gas stove blast injures Mrs Blush in southeast Washington
Mrs Edward Blush of 217 EB Street SE remains hospitalized at Providence after a gasoline stove explosion injured her face arms and chest Friday night. Funeral services for Wesley J Gardnar an accountant in the government ice service will be held today at the Church of the Ascension with burial at Concord Cemetery. Rev A P Doyle of the Apostolic Mission plans to depart for New York then Beatty Pa on June 20 for graduation duties returning to Washington around July 1. In Doyle’s absence Rev Father Litot will fill the mission house post. Funeral rites for Mrs Ruth Davis Beall of Lay Hill Ma were held Saturday at 1 a m in the M E Church South with burial at KK Cheek Cemetery near Rockville.
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Edward Blush
Providence Hospital
Blush
Wesley J. Gardnar
Mission House
Ruth Davis Beall
Lay Hill
M. E. Church
Monroe Browning
Baltimers Conference
Eel
Weather conditions from Department of Agriculture report
The weather bulletin reports Atlantic coast unsettled with showers and thunderstorms in the Middle and South Atlantic States. A tropical disturbance off Exeter Florida weakens. Warmer weather indicated for the northern Rocky Mountain region and Upper Missouri Valley. Winds vary by coast. temperatures show daily highs and lows with scattered rain.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Exeter Florida
Hastera
Rocky Mountaine
Dakotas
Montana
Nebrisebn
Atlantic Coast
Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
European Porte
Grand Bante
Hains
Potaibie
Another Siege of Pekin in Ninth Street Chinese Eatery
A vivid report of a chaotic early morning clash in a Ninth Street Chinese restaurant. Privates Cavanaugh and Johnson of the First precinct log the fight as chop suey and chinaware became weapons, with Chin Sam wounded from a hot dish. Captives Albert Ofenstein and Franklin Johnson await court martial at the Miret Precinct station after Orensten was also wounded.
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IK Street
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North Carolina Avenue
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Ofenstein
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Yum Yum
Ofernstein
Explosion Destroys Room in Sixth Street House Fire
Mrs Parrish ignited a gasoline burner causing an explosion that set carpet and draperies aflame. Neighbors heard her cries and called the fire department. The blaze caused about 1 dollar damage before being put out. lodgers evacuated briefly and insurance covers the loss.
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At- Gee Sixth Street
Lost Bird Sioux Tale and Beatrice Trail Mystery
A historical account recounts the Lost Bird saga tied to Chief Little Cloud and his quest to recover his daughter Lost Bird. It details adoption by Gen Colby and the Wounded Knee aftermath, with inquiries to the Indian Bureau about the child's lineage and the fate of her parents as the search spans Washington and Beatrice.
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Zinkka
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Palnt’ Das
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Forre
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Clairvoyant predicts Bryan for president in 1908
Countess De Long claims a future view shows William Jennings Bryan winning the Democratic nomination and securing the presidency. She foresees Roosevelt nominated by Republicans on the third ballot, with Fairbanks and Taft following, and a tense national campaign about tariff reform and prosperity.
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Indian family saga linked to Zinkta and Colbys
Panic and distress unfold as tepees abandon children and hope flickers for restoration. Gen Colby and wife drift toward divorce while Little Cloud, claimed kin of Red Cloud, remains central to the baffling custody tale. The narrative threads include foster child Lost Bird and ongoing Native affairs, with Cloud Reservation ties and Bureau of Indian Affairs interactions shaping the outcome.
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Orward
Zinkta
Peacemaker Knocked Out In Beer Fight Incident
A man named Buckman was knocked out after attempting to intervene in a free for all at a pleasure outing near Old MELE. Two baseball teams were present. a mallet was used to strike beer spigots as fighting erupted and Buckman was wounded and taken to hospital for treatment.
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George “Buckman
Ghevy “Chage
pGbordetown University Hospital
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Buckman
Buckman Attacked with Blow to Head Renews Incident
Buckman recounts being struck on the left side of the head by an assailant he knew, causing him to fall. The attacker then vanished. Buckman said he would not press charges.
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