Metcalf Not Guilty in Postal Case Nolle Prosequi
United States Attorney Morgan H. Beach sought and Justice Wright granted nolle prosequi in the Metcalf Hallenbeck and Metcalf conspiracy indictments over money order blank contracts. Beach cited a thorough investigation finding elder Metcalf lacked criminal intent, with officials agreeing to abandon the cases after negotiations. The probe examined the Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford contract and money order forms, noting Metcalf’s long government service and favorable past record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
United States
Morgan H. Beach
Justice Wright
Nolle
John T. Metcalf
Harry C. Hallenbeck
Norman R. Metcalf
Post-Office Department
Harry C. Hallenback
Beach
Department of Justice
Holmes Conrad
Wynne
Hallenbeck
Norman Metcalf
Wyn- Koop, Hallenbeck & Crawford Company
Lamont Paper Company
Wynkeop, Hallenbeck & Crawford Company
Metcalf
B. V. Hayden
A A Birney
Mr Metcalf
Russia
Iowa
Woman thief sentenced in criminal court No 2
Nioma Robinson was convicted of robbery and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by Justice Gould. John Wesley alias Jackson received a similar term for receiving stolen property from the Robinson woman. Robinson took a pocketbook from William W White near Eighth and H streets NW in May. William Robinson got eleven months and twenty nine days for breaking into a paint store. Dense Jones pleaded guilty to breaking into Sam Needle’s tailor shop and stealing clothing, receiving a two year penitentiary term.
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Nioma Robinson
Come
Gould
John Wesley
Jackson
Robinson
Miama Robinson
Willam W White
Eighth
H Streets
Charles H Turner
Dense Jones
Sam Needle
Lawsuit Request Seeks Restraining Order Over Property Sale
Harold Bolce through Ralston and Siddons seeks equity in the District Supreme Court to stop a parallel suit by Percival Davies. Davies claimed deficiency on notes tied to Virginia real estate purchase. Bolce alleges Davies wife bought the property for an adequate price acting for her husband and contests recovery of any shortfall.
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Harold Bolce
Ralston & Siddons
Equity
District Supreme Court
Percival Davies
Supreme Court
Davies
Boice
Virginia
Boles
Japan
Bolee
Board OF Equalization and Review
District of Columbia
Act of Congress
H. A. Darneille
Half Holiday This Week For July First Saturday
Government departments plan to close at 1 p.m. next Saturday due to July first falling on a Saturday. The January eighth 194 order sets 1 p.m. closing on July weekends, with 4:2 p.m. normally and no lunch break July through September. Intr department offices, Smithsonian, and Library of Congress expect 1 p.m. closure without further orders.
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Interior Department
Smithsonian Institution
Library of Congress
Seme
Campaign for U.S. Attorney post in DC heats up
Lawyers and bar groups back Chapin Brown and Edward H. Thomas for the District of Columbia U.S. attorney appointment to succeed Morgan H. Beach. Easley-Smith and D. W. Baker also campaign, while a 65-name petition supports Thomas. Attorney General Moody met with delegates and noted high esteem for Brown and his past defense record.
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United States
District of Columbia
Morgan H. Beach
Friends of
Chapin Brown
Courasl
Edward H. Thomas
Easley-Smith
D. W. Baker
Beach
Moody
Department of Justice
Brown
Charles A. Douglass
William A. Gordon
William H. Dennis
Jesse H. Wilson
Louis A Dent
A. B. Leackle
Conrad H. Syme
E. 3. McCalmont
Fillmore Beall
Charles H. Linkina
George C. Aukam
Malcolm Hufty
George P. Hoover
Willant
Duvall
Fred Beall
George C. Gert
Frank Ward
Criminal
Maurice Adler
Ward
Thomas
Tar
Lawyers’ Association
Bradley
J. Nota McGil
Clarence Wilson
Smith Thompson
Charles J. Murph
Jonn Laskey
Gamnamas
Woman's Signature Forged in District Larceny Case
James Meriwether, a District bar member, was arrested on grand larceny charges after allegedly writing a 60 note on Mary Harris's house at 118 O Street NW and receiving 46 from D. W. Stubblefield. Police say he gave Harris nothing. Meriwether claims he acted at her request and later paid taxes with part of the proceeds.
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James Meriwether
Flather and Horne
Central Offles
Meriwether
Mary Harris
O Street
D. W. Stubblefield
Jury Frees Ralph H Moler In Smoke Case At Police Court
Ralph H Moler stood in Police Court yesterday facing a violation of the District smoke law near Twenty-sixth Street and Virginia Avenue NW. After five witnesses testified, a jury acquitted him. inspector Wollard testified of six minutes of dark gray emission from Moler’s lime kiln, while Moler and his witnesses described a light blue hue. Godey lime kilns manager John MeL. Dodson pleaded guilty to a separate smoke-law violation and paid a $20 fine.
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Ralph H. Moler
Big Lime Klin
Twenty-sixth Street
Virginia Avenue
Moler
Inspector Wollard
Lipscomb Trial Entertains with Character Witnesses
Andrew A Lipscomb a leading local bar member faces embezzlement charges over fifteen thousand dollars of the Washington Endowment Beneficial Association. The defense introduced many character witnesses including Justice Ashley M Gould and R Ross Perry as Lipscomb prepares to testify. The court heard alleged handoffs and Lipscomb's prior statements while Fields awaits separate proceedings.
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Andrew A. Lipscomb
Washington Endowment ‘Beneficial Association
Thomas M. Fields
Ashley M. Gould
Supreme Court of the District
R. Ross Perry
Col.rank Hume
L. Biddons
Andrew Archer
J. W. Eckles
J. B. Gordon
M. J. Colbert
W. H. Singleton
T. Thomas
West
K. Raymond
Chapin Brown
Lipscomb
Boyd Taylor
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Fields
Colvers
Mr. Mobre
Philip Walker
Northern Liberty German-American Building Association
Moore
Warnest
Saunders
Miss Henry
Roome
Mr. Moore
Mr. Lipscomb
Frank Hume
F. L. Siddons
G. W. Eckpla
J. H. Gordon
W. Singleton
F. K. Raymond
Chaplin Brown
W. T. Tyser
Police Department
New York State
George C. Meigs
Bar
Stewart Building
Ovello
Ena
United States
Beach
Oont
R. Walters
Court Foster Wood Founder of Wood's Commercial College
Court Foster Wood born August 28, 1897 in Addison New York. He built Wood's Commercial College in Washington DC, expanding from a small start to a three story building with eight instructors and about 100 to 300 pupils daily. He studied at Smithson College Columbian University and earned law and business degrees, joining various fraternal and professional bodies.
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Court Foster Wood
Wood
Commercial College
Addison
Steuben County
New York
Empire State
Young Wood
Big Rapids
Mich
Indiana
Smithson College
Logemeport
Hesperia
Newaygo County
EE. Edwards Fore
Post-office
War Department
Fifth Street
Capitol Street
Eset Capitol Street
East Capitol Atreat
Post Office Department
Columbian
George Washington, University
District of Columbia
Chautauque Literary and Scientife Circle
Ela
Board of Trade
Naval Lodge
No. 4
Weather notes and officers elected by engineers
Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture report show a pressure fall across most regions with heat in the central and southwestern areas including Dodge City reaching 100 degrees. Showers are forecast in several valleys and fair weather expected elsewhere, with winds described for Atlantic and Gulf coasts and Great Lakes regions. Downtown readings and humidity levels are recorded, with warmer conditions in the Ohio Valley and Lake region expected later. The National Association of Stationary Engineers District of Columbia elected officers including President William Devin and others, with trustees and alternates named for the national convention.
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U. B
Attaalasippi
Miccouri
Ohio
South Atlantic
Gulf
Stanmore
Thuresay
Grand Panik
National Association of Stationary Engineers
District of Columbia
William Devin
Willam B. Murray
William Donald
George E. Reid
John F. Ward
W. BH. Roller
W. BH. Long
H. Bannister
W. Corbin
W. B. Godfrey
Louis Hills
B. W. Corwin
H. Wilson
Charles E. Stenzel
J. A. Williams
Sand
Wend
Uni
Government Printing Office inquiry on Lanston contract begins
President's Commission will meet at the Government Printing Office to hear evidence on the Lanston contract for seventy two typesetting machines. Hearings postponed to tomorrow morning to accommodate witnesses and rival firms.
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Government Printing Office
Keep
Lanston
Gov
Etma
New York
Edward V. Murphy
Mergenthaler Company
Cloge
Mergenthaler
Lansten
Commission
Lonston
Public Business Methods Report Studied by Commission
Roosevelt era commission studies a voluminous report on methods of conducting public business. The lengthy replies, printed as a public document, show the commission’s service. The commission members continue studying the report as it may offer guidance for current work.
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Comminden
Roosevelt
Jta
Fatal Fall From Car Kills Conductor John H. McGowan
John H. McGowan twenty six of 142 H street northeast a conductor on the Columbia street car was killed when he missed his footing on the running board near the Benning bridge yesterday morning He fell onto railroad ties twenty feet from the tracks fracturing his skull and breaking several ribs The coroner ordered the body sent to the morgue with an inquest to follow at eleven o clock today His mother resides in Charlotte North Carolina and the body is expected to be shipped there for interment The accident occurred as the car moved from the barn at Fifteenth and H streets northeast toward Chesapeake Junction and was filled with workmen
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Chesapeake
Ant
John H. McGowan
H Street
Columbia Street
Benning Bridge
Ninth
McGowan
Charlotte
N. C
Boardman
Fifteenth
Hf Streets
Chesapeake Junction
Hibernians’ Day of Sport at Chesapeake Beach
The consolidated Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary held their third annual outing at Chesapeake Beach with thousands attending. Events included races for men women and children, a baseball game between Carroll Institutes and St Stephen's clubs, and prize medals won by J Paul Cook amidst organization by a large committee.
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Order of Hibernians
Ladies’ Auxiliary
District of Columbia
Chesapeake Beach
Consolidated Lodges
J. Paul Cook
Central High School
John Barry
Cook
F. Sullivan
W. B. Young
J. M. Gunning
W. McElwen
T Connors
H Green
J. Boyland
J. Murphy
B. Toulette
B. Soblogser
J. McManus
WB. Young
E. Wilway
R Fore
W. McElwes
E. Green
J. Dowling
I Faut Cook
F. Sulliven
D. Macarthy
W. F. Alber
W. McElwee
B Green
Paul S. Herring
F. Tierney
W D. Gi
D McCarthy
Joby Bakry
W. H. Young
G H. Wilton
Hohly
D. McCarthy
T. Trosden
W. J Dunn
Oj Sweeney
T. Kennelly
Flanagsm
John D. Curtiss
W. McHiwee
T Conmors
J. Moriarity
M E. Buckley
Rynaing
H. Shiemann
H. Klein
Socom
Miss Gallagher
F. Hughes
Tim Daly
Edmund Miland
Kaya
Miland
Carroll Institutes
St. Stephen's
Hugh ¥. Harvey
Cheirman
D. M. Stanton
Trexturer Mian Sadie Fitzpatrick
P. T. Moran
John J Tolan
J. Frank O'Meara
Jamon A. Myers
James P Gree
J. Hughes
Mimi J. T. Cavanaugh
C.F. Dowsing
J. H. Bradley
John P. Dung
M. Stanton
Williem Buewley
F. O'Meara
Thomas Leo Fortune
T. Moray
George A. Malone
James J. McGracken
John ¥. Dunn
M J. Sheehan
D. W
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Wright
Hany C. Hallenbeck
Lipacomb
Railroad
Justice Gould
Leo Cohen
Fraction Company
Seventh Street
Hne
Fies
Lambert & Baker
R. Hosa Perry
G. Thomes Dunlop
Court F. Wood
Thom. G. Bam
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Citiek
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Ark
Marquette
Soar
New York N.Y
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Nebrua
Plitaburg
Lake City
Vicksburg
Potomac River Bulletin
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Jones
Rivera
Treasury Department
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Commission of Congress
Cockrell
Hibernians
Firato
John Wonderly
Casalty Hospital
Wonderly
Lansburgh
BRO
Bedi Non
Diao
E23
Madras
Lansburgh & Bro
Peter Grogan
Credit For
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Sanders & Stayman Co
F Street
Dr. Lyon
LY Lorads
Pa. Ave
N. W
HUB Furniture CO
E. Cor
D Sts
Ppa Reon
California
A.collins
U. S. Realty CO
RBSS
Apollinaris
Table Waters
Tharp
St. N.W
Board of
H. Darneilli
D. C
Washington, D. C
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Downey
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Lith Street
Atehel
J. Fred
F St
Sriegbauer
J. A
Sth Street
Haas
John G
Hefberger
F. J
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Herolf
Geo Wi
Lee
Harry J
Norris & Johanson
Owen Owen
Potbury
Edwin
13Th Street
Seltz
Snyder
E. H
Lil
Penna
Waldman
John
Commirston Sof
National College of Pharmacy
Henry
Ohnston
Briar D
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Corcoran Gallery OF Art
FB. McGe
Jawest
B. B. Earnshaw G Bro
Wolesale Grocers
Tsue Lung Co
Alexandria
McGill & Wallace
G.A
White
Moevel
Kent T. Bidg
Fhoes
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