War on Impure Milk Protects Infants in District
District health officials move to regulate milk traffic to prevent impure supply. Dr William Woodward argues for stronger inspection and new Congress bills to grant authorities control over all milk sold in the city to cut infant mortality and protect public health, despite dairy profits.
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Surgen Wyman
Willam C Woodward
Joombat
Woodwart
Woodward
Health Department
Congress
Woodwird
Shwuld
Senate
Health Office
Armes Claim Against Engineers Department Reported
The House considers a provision to pay Mal George Armes two dollars for alleged damages by the District Engineers Department to his property. Armes accuses the department of negligence and seeks compensation. The committee on farms sent the bill to the commissioners for report after the chairman urged action and forwarded related 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
Want Taximeters In Cabs On Commission Submission
Board of Trade committee asks Washington to require taximeters in all cabs in use and to enforce red lights for street obstructions. Referrals considered. no decisive action yet.
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Board of Trade Committee
Commissasners
Washneta
Tistriet
Sylvester
Lie
Orkey
Washington
Capital Traction President Becomes Primary Board Contender
The Capital Traction Company directors weigh a new president next Wednesday after George T Dunlop's death. George E Hamilton, senior partner at Hamilton Colbert Yerkes Hamilton and B&O Washington lobbyist, is the leading candidate. Dr Carll, long time chief engineer, may join the board and be named vice president and general manager.
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Capital Traction Company
George T Dunlop
Road
George E Hamilton
Hamilton, Colbert, Yerkes & Hamilton
Lege
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carll
Dunlop
Henry Hurt
Hamilton
Carli
Automatic fish cleaning machine draws crowds at wharf exhibit
A Philadelphia inventor displays a steam driven machine that claims to cut and clean 360 fish per minute or 1500 per hour at the Eleventh Street wharf. The device uses two clutches to grip the fish, a circular knife to decapitate, three knives on a shaft to clean, then slices cleaned fish into a basket while heads and waste drop separately. It reportedly operates with one adult and two children and includes an automatic ledger of cleaned fish.
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Itig
Philadelphia
Eleventh Street
T Fo
Purse Snatcher Convicted in Criminal Court No 1
A Marlow colored man was convicted yesterday after a three day trial for stealing a pocketbook from Miss Jeanette Key in Portne. He knocked down Miss Kelly and tried to flee but was captured and identified by two witnesses nearby. Justice Stafford remanded him to await sentencing for a term not exceeding fifteen years in the penitentiary.
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Marlow
Jeanette Key
Harper Case to Jury Today in Force Court
Robert Harper faced trial for the sale and manufacture of an unlabeled pharmaceutical compound. Testimony concluded yesterday afternoon and a jury is expected to be charged this afternoon with the case heard in the United States branch of the Force Court. Government officials including Dr How Wiles and Dr Reed Hunt were present during morning sessions.
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Robert Harper
United States
Force Court
How Wiles
Department of Agriculture
Reed Hunt
Mirme Hospital
Engineer Cogswell Arrested After Child Fell From Arm
Charles Ho Coganetl, an engineer in Southwest Washington, was placed under arrest by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ralph Given after a teenager month old child suffered injuries believed caused by Cogswell. The incident occurred February 46 when a toy saxophone was tossed in the air and the child slipped from his arms, striking furniture. Cogswell was arrested Wednesday.
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Charles Ho Coganetl
Washington
United States
Ralph
Cogswell
Nolee
Tragedy on the tracks kills man on Fourth Street
Peter Wond, 65, colored, of Fourth Street Southwest, was struck and killed by a southbound Chesapeake and Ohio train at the intersection of Fourteenth Street and Maryland Avenue Southwest yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. He had been walking along the tracks from Seventh Street Southwest and was about to cross a foot bridge when the train struck him.
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Peter Wond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fourtenth Street
Maryland Avenue
Wong
Seventh Street
Dr Wiley Denies Prohibition Support At Club Banquet
The government chemist Dr Wiley denied urging prohibition and denied calling drinkers mollycoddles. He said his remarks supported limiting distillation and saloons, advocating drinking only at home with food and not in saloons, and that alcohol overall is largely harmful even in small amounts.
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Wiley
Whey
University Club
Dr Wiley
Ieaid
New York Chamber backs George Washington University growth
The New York Chamber of Commerce is backing a plan by George Washington University to expand the college of political science into a major training center for diplomacy and public service. Dr Richard D Harlan led talks with business leaders to secure support and a five year 200 dollar annual guarantee fund, with subscribers including Pierpont Morgan and Kuhn Loeb & Co.
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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
Club Banquet To Honor Foreign Development Leaders
The Secretary of War Judge I R Wiley and Barrett of the International Bureau of American Republics join John R Mott of New York City as principal speakers at a dinner this evening at 71 o clock, hosted by the Twenty Four Hour a Day Club of Washington. The event closes a day long conference at 5 Modrward in Wyoming Avenue. Attendees include young men connected with the YMCA and several foreign dignitaries from China, Japan, Argentina and India, with about 200 representatives expected and Washington acceptances adding to the guest list.
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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, used as a terminal for railroads entering Washington, was formally transferred to the United States government yesterday by the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company. Gen Mackenzie’s engineers oversaw the transfer. The building will be used as a storage house, with Jamestown exposition exhibits kept there until disposed. The District National Guard seeks appropriations to buy the building and build a modern 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
Advised extension of Kenyon Street gains support from Commissioners
A proposed bill to extend Kenyon Street from Fourteenth to School streets won backing from the Commissioners who argue the plan avoids condemnation damages by fixing a set amount paid to property owners. The action awaits Congress hearing dates and further guidance on the route change.
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Senate
Kenyon Streat
Fourteenth
School Streets
S Vesterans
Congress
Clubzena Aagscei
Apral Frag Lon Company
Warner's Safe Cure Kidney Remedy Ad Notice
An old advertisement promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a kidney and bladder remedy. It claims a 32 peraly vegetable can, easy to take, prescribed by doctors, sold in drug stores, with trial bottles offered free postpaid and a medical booklet with testimonials from cured patients. Rochester NY company and Washington Post mention included.
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Warners Late Cura
Warners Late Corp
Kamera
Rochester
Washington Post
Lecture on Shakespeare Highlights Griggs Play Analysis
The Washington Playground Association hosted a Shakespeare lecture by Prof Howard Griggs at Our Father Church. He praised Shakespeare’s genius in developing plot and noted Mark Antony’s oration as resonant with later writings.
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Church of Our Father
Howard Griggs
Shakespeare
Washngton Playground
WHS
Mark Antony
Rast Tnt
Gaggs
February Fire Loss Small and Damage Estimate Report
February fire loss total reaches 9924 with 21035 insurance coverage. Fire department logs 106 alarms including three false. 108 actual fires occurred in February across frame buildings conduits motors cars automatics brickwork and gray structures.
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Belt
Fire Department
Bruat
Graey
Funeral of Mrs Heath Remains of Ann Heath to be laid to rest
Funeral services for Mrs Ann Heath longtime resident of Southwest Washington will be held today after her death Tuesday at her home 29 H Street Southwest She was born in Virginia seventy five years ago and lived in the parish for fifty five years A prominent member of Domini nes Catholic Church she was known for helping the poor She leaves seven children third grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Ann Heath
Washington
H Street
Mount Olivet
Heath
Virginia
Deminies Catholic Church
Pocketbook snatch near Rhode Island Avenue
Mary Johnsen reported to police that a Black man grabbed her pocketbook containing $142 yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock. She stood at the Rhode Island avenue entrance to the park when the man approached from behind and snatched the bag, then disappeared around a corner.
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Mary Johnsen
L Street North West
Rhode Island Avenue
Funeral for Louis Schmidt A restaurant keeper dies
Funeral services for Louis Schmidt a restaurant keeper who died Wednesday morning will be held at the family home 72 Seventh Street Northwest this afternoon at 2 oclock A short service will be led by Rev James J Buhrer pastor of the First Reformed Trinity Church The Masons will conduct rites at Rock Creek Cemetery. File Dr Sonnenschmidt's Will Dr W Sonnenschmidt who died recently in the Thomas Apartments left 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 injures Wilfred Green
Wilfred Green aged fifteen at 1266 Second Street Northeast is hospitalized with internal injuries after being struck and run over by a carriage. The colored driver William Jones is detained at Fourth Precinct police station. Green stood in front of Third Street Southwest when the accident occurred. The incident occurred as wheels passed over his body. The report also notes a new head for Carlisle School and a transition in the Carliste Pa Indian School administration with Mores Friedman named assistant superintendent and succeeding WA Mercer.
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Wilfred Green
Second Street
Ja Ut Emergency Hospital
Willam Jones
Jones
Fourth Precinct
Green
Mi Third Street
Carliste School
Mores Friedman
Haskell
Lawrence Jyang
Carliste
Piedman
WA Mercer
Beauty’s Secret Exposed Mime Yale Reveals Beauty Methods
Mime Yale spoke to a large female audience at the National Theater yesterday about preserving beauty and youth. She discussed facial care, dental upkeep, and eye aging, sharing methods she uses and endorsing careful grooming to maintain charm despite time’s march.
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Yale
National Theater
Pers
S Kann Sons
Lawyer Seeks Reinstatement To Practice Before Court
Jon Wosaransns files petition with the Court of Appeals to reinstate his right to practice law before the court The application bears signatures of 10 lawyers endorsing the request Adriaans is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of District He was disbarred from appellate court years ago after a sensational attack on HFE Davis district attorney Subsequent charges were filed and a bid to disbar him from district courts failed He claims good standing and no pending charges against him
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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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