War on impure milk. infants to be protected by regulation
District officials announce a broad milk safety push to curb infant mortality from germ ridden milk. Health chief Dr William Woodward urges stricter inspection, expanded staff, and new federal bills to place control of milk supply under health authorities. He argues profits should not trump life, and outlines costs and expected public health gains.
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Congress
Surgen Wyman
Willam C Woodward
Joombat
Woodwart
Woodward
Health Department
Woodwird
Shwuld
Senate
Health Office
Armes Dispute Over Damages Attributed to City Department
A report on a House provision to pay Mal George Armes two dollars in damages to his property is outlined. The District engineers department is accused of mishandling a grading project that harmed Armes. The committee on farms referred the bill for review and requested presidential guidance on the case, while letters reveal Armes’s frustration and threats to discard further correspondence.
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House
George Armes
Cnn
Vaz
Armes
R Department Inc
Nike
Committee On Farms
Cominia 4Oners
Way Armes
Mat Armes
Wen Morrow
TAXIMETERS IN CABS RECOMMENDED BY BOARD
The Board of Trade committee submitted requests to commissioners urging district authorities to require taximeters in every cab in service and to enforce red lights for street obstructions from dark to daylight. The committee also referred the matter to War Sylvester with regard to initial taximeter adoption. Washington officials had previously discussed the idea with cab owners but offered no definite response.
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Board of Trade Committee
Commissasners
Washneta
Tistriet
Sylvester
le Lie
Orkey
Washington
Capital Traction President Contention Grows
Board of Capital Traction Company to elect a new president next Wednesday after the death of George T Dunlop. George E Hamilton, senior partner at Hamilton Colbert Yerkes Hamilton, is the leading candidate with DS Carll likely to become second VP and general manager. Carll may join the board to fill Dunlop’s vacancy, while Hurt backs Carll for the presidencypreferred by many, though Hamilton appears set to win.
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Capital Traction Company
George T Dunlop
Road
George E Hamilton
Hamilton, Colbert, Yerkes & Hamilton
Lege
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
DS Carll
Carll
Dunlop
Henry Hurt
Hamilton
Carli
Automated fish-cleaning machine showcased in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia inventor displayed at the Eleventh Street wharf a wholesale fish cleaning machine said to cut and dress 360 fish per minute. The apparatus handles decapitation, cleaning, and portioning with multiple knives and clutches, can work five to twenty fish per stroke, and may be operated by one man and two children with an automatic tally Register.
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Philadelphia
Eleventh Street
T Fo
Purse Snatcher Convicted by Portne County Court
A Marlow colored man was found guilty by a jury in Criminal Court No 1 for stealing Miss Jeanette Key's pocketbook after assaulting her on January 14 near Portne. Identified by Miss Wells and two nearby men, he was remanded to await sentencing and faces a term in the penitentiary up to fifteen years.
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Marlow
Jeanette Key
Harper case to jury today in force court
Robert Harper faced charges of salin and manufacture of an unlabeled pharmaceutical compound. Testimony concluded yesterday afternoon and the case was sent to the jury for deliberation. Government officials Dr How Wiles Feebler of Agriculture and Dr Reed Hunt were present in the morning session.
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Robert Harper
United States
Force Court
How Wiles
Department of Agriculture
Reed Hunt
Mirme Hospital
Engineer Charged After Infant Injury In Southwest Washington
Charles Ho Coganetl, an engineer in Southwest Washington, is under 9900 land by Assistant United States Attorney Ralph Given following alleged injuries to his sixteen month old child on February 46. The gear of the day involved tossing a sax that led to the accident when the child slipped from his arms and struck furniture. Cogswell was arrested Wednesday.
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Charles Ho Coganetl
Washington
United States
Ralph
Cogswell
Nolee
Tragic Tragedy on Fourth Street and Maryland Ave
Peter Wond, 65, of F Mo Street Southwest, was killed instantly by a southbound Chesapeake and Ohio train at Fourth Street and Maryland Avenue Southwest yesterday afternoon around 4 o clock. He had been walking along Seventh Street Southwest, picked up his coat, and was about to cross the foot bridge when the train struck him.
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Peter Wond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fourtenth Street
Maryland Avenue
Wong
Seventh Street
Speech at University Club banquet misquoted on drink
Dr Wiley the government chemist denied advocating prohibition and rejected claims he praised whisky. He said alcohol overall is largely bad, that any good comes only from aroma stimulating digestion, and proposed abolishing saloons while allowing restrained drinking at home with food. He emphasized he did not urge young men to drink.
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University Club
Wiley
Whey
Dr Wiley
Ieaid
New York Chamber backs GWU diplomacy plan
The New York Chamber of Commerce endorses George Washington University efforts to expand the College of Political Science into a major training center for consular, diplomatic, and public service careers. Dr Richard D Harlan outlined an immediate curriculum and faculty expansion funded by a five year $200,000 advance pledge, with subscriptions already received from Pierpont Morgan and Kuhn Loeb officials.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
George Washington
Behal
George Washington University
College of the Political Sciences
Richard D Harlan
New York Chamber of Commerce On Foreign Commerce
New York
Harlan
Pierpont Morgan
Jon Archfeld Junge
L Fs Gras
United States
Banquet Speakers Named for Washington Club Dinner
The Secretary of War Judge I R Wiley of the United States Court in China Parcetor Barrett of the International Bureau of American Republics and John R Mott of New York City will headline a dinner at 71 o clock at Rausolera tonight. Hosted by the Twenty Four Hour a Day Club of Washington the event aims to unite men interested in developing the Orient and Latin America. The post conference dinner will cap a day of meetings at 5 Modrward in Wyoming Avenue attended by young men symbolically connected to the Y M C A and several international delegates from China Japan Argentina and India among about ft representatives from across the country. Washington residents’ acceptances will finalize the guest list around 2m.
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I R Wiley
United States Court
China
Parcetor Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
John R Mott
New York City
Rausolera
Washington
Wyoming Avenue
Young Mens Christian Association
Robert F Lewis
Shangtai
Prockman
Hona i
Gleason
Japan
Argentina
Bod Murra
India
Government Takes Station at Sixth and B Streets
The old passenger station at Sixth and B NW, a terminal for railroads into Washington, was formally transferred to the United States government yesterday by its owner, the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad. General Mackenzie and District officials expect the building to be used as a storage house and for Jamestown Exhibition displays, with the District National Guard seeking appropriations to purchase and build an armory on the site.
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Sixth
B Streets
Washington
Baltimore and Char
United States
Phailadelphia Baltimore and Walington Railroad Company
Jamestown
District National Guard
Adverse action bill on street extension backed by commissioners
The Commissioners recommend extending Kenyon Street from Fourteenth to School streets, advising to avoid condemnation by fixing damages via a set payment to the property owner. They support the extension despite opposing views and await a hearing date in Congress.
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Senate
Kenyon Streat
Fourteenth
School Streets
Warner's Safe Cure kidney remedy offer in period ad
An old advertisement touts Warner's Safe Cure as a 32 peraly vegetable kidney and bladder remedy. It claims doctors prescribe it and lists sizes 80 cents and $1.00 per bottle with a free trial bottle postpaid and a medical booklet and testimonials. Rochester NY and Washington Post reference appear in the appeal.
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Warners Late Cura
Warners Late Corp
Kamera
Rochester
Washington Post
Shakespeare lecture on Playgrounds series analyzes Antony
Prof Howard Griggs delivered the third Shakespearean lecture for the Washington Playground Association at Our Father church. He compared Mark Antony to contemporary political writings and argued the oration should be taught in schools to illustrate how republics fall. He announced that on Wednesday he would discuss Hamlet facing the mystery.
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Julie Gaesar
Church of Our Father
Howard Griggs
Shakespeare
Washngton Playground
WHS
Mark
Antony
Rast Tnt
Gaggs
February Fire Loss in District Reported by Chief Belt
February fire losses total $9924 with $2035 insured and coverage. The February fire alarms reached 106 with 3 false. Of 108 actual fires, 35 were in frame buildings, 2 in conduits, 1 in a motor car, 1 in an automatic, 1 in a brace, and 2 in gray areas.
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Belt
Fire Department
Bruat
Graey
Funeral of Mrs Heath a longtime Washington resident
Funeral services for Mrs Ann Heath of South West Washington will be held this morning at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Born in Virginia seventy five years ago she lived in the parish fifty five years and was a prominent Catholic church member noted for charity to the poor. Survived by seven children, thirty grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren.
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Ann Heath
Washington
H Street
Mount Olivet
Heath
Virginia
Deminies Catholic Church
Pocketbook Snatching Reported on Rhode Island Ave Entrance
Mary Johnsen reported to police that a man grabbed her pocketbook containing 142 dollars at about 3 PM near the Rhode Island avenue entrance to the park. He fled around a corner, leaving the scene with the wallet.
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Mary Johnsen
L Street North West
Rhode Island Avenue
Funeral for Louis Schmidt Restaurant Keeper Held at Home
The funeral for Louis Schmidt a restaurant keeper who died Wednesday morning will be held this afternoon at 2 oclock from the family residence 72 Seventh Street Northwest A short service will be conducted at the house by Rev James J Buhrer pastor of the First Reformed Trinity Church The Masons will have charge at Rock Creek Cemetery. File Sonnenschmidt s Will Dr W Sonnenschmidt who died recently in the Thomas Apartments left all his estate to his stepson CF Cook Sonnenschmidt s will dated February 23 1906 was filed for probate yesterday.
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Louis Schmidt
Seventh Street
James J. Buhrer
First Reformed Trinity Church
Masons
Rock Creek Cemetery
Sonnenschmidt
Thomas Apartments
Cook
Run Over by Carriage Fatal Injury Incident
Wilfred Green aged fifteen at 1266 Second Street Northeast was struck and run over by a carriage near Third Street Southwest, suffering internal injuries. Willam Jones, a colored driver, is jailed at Fourth Precinct. Green died or remains in treatment. wheels passed over him. The report also notes a new head for Carlisle School and a staffing change at the Haskell Indian School with Mores Friedman named assistant superintendent at Lawrence Jyang.
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Wilfred Green
Second Street
Ja Ut
Willam Jones
Jones
Fourth Precinct
Green
Mi Third Street
Carliste School
Mores Friedman
Haskell
Lawrence Jyang
Carliste
Piedman
WA Mercer
Beauty Secret Exposed by Mime Yale at National Theater
Mime Yale spoke to a large female audience at the National Theater about preserving beauty. She discussed methods to maintain charm amid aging and cautioned on facial care, teeth, and eyes betraying age. She shared personal routines and noted many lectures have been planned with theater souvenirs given to attendees.
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Yale
National Theater
Pers
S Bann Sons
Lawyer seeks reinstatement to practice before court
Jon Wosaransns appears before the Court of Appeals to reinstate his right to practice law. The application bears ten attorney signatures endorsing Mr Adriaans. He was disbarred from the appellate court years ago following a sensational attack on HFE Davis, with other charges and a failed bid to disbar him in district courts. He claims good standing and no pending charges.
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Yereruay
Metricl Court of Appeals
Ren
Adriaans
Adraans
Supreme Court of District
Becaus
HFE Davis
Dstrict
Bar
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