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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
8
A raincoat priced at 15 dollars illustrates the value and style in the garments shown. The copy notes rain or shine use and proper clad infants for rain protection and fair weather dreaming, with prices ranging from 25 to 3500.
Rule bars officers from keeping gifts or tips and requires them to report rewards. A $1 Angora cat reward given to Private WG Stott circulates through supervisors to ensure no taint. The system moves funds via precinct command and the department, showing strict obedience and central oversight.
The funeral for Senor Don Eduardo de Beistegui third secretary of the Mexican Eyotergy will be held Sunday afternoon at St Matthew s Catholic Church. He died at his Benedick apartments after brief illness. Benor Joss F Godoy charge d affaires is handling arrangements in Ambassador Creel s absence. Beistegui born Parla September 14 188? He served as attache in London then third secretary of the embassy.
Proposals open today for twelve four room school structures south of Seventh and Fourteenth Avenues with 104000 dollars appropriated. A sixteen room Mount Pleasant building bids due March. A fourth street northwest building near Howard University to serve as a colored school is under preparation with 1500 dollars set aside. Fireproofing not required due to limited funds though future Washington schools over two stories should be fireproof per engineer recommendations.
Privates F J Drum and D C Donahue of the Third precinct appealed to the Commissioners after being sentenced to dismissal for testifying falsely before the police trial board. They had pleaded guilty to entering a building in violation of regulations but later admitted their statements were false. Their attorney urged consideration of their guilty pleas and prior good records as the Commissioners review the case.
Commissioners oppose licensing stokers and water tenders in the District citing existing engineer control over boilers and engines. A license would not benefit the public or steam plant owners, per a letter to Representative Smith and comments from Engineer Talcott about Sixth street plans.
President Roosevelt to hear an appeal next week for Joseph Paolucci condemned to hang March 2 for the 1906 killing of Miss Elizabeth Dodge. Paolucci, 80 pounds, frail from consumption, questions the method of hanging as the law requires hinging only. Attorneys argue mercy on humanity. Italy’s societies in New York take interest. Paolucci awaits fate in jail with his death imminent.
Philip Prynch 1224 New Jersey Avenue Northwest died yesterday at Emergency Hospital from epilepsy after a fall on a street between Ninth and Tenth streets. He staggered, collapsed, revived, refused hospital, then fell unconscious. No body removed to morgue. Bartenders Union notified. relatives being sought.
Prohibition oath taken for fire department recruits with six month abstinence pledge for five years. Law School debate tonight at the Law School Building on labor unions and the general welfare. Missionary Women name officers at the First Presbyterian Church. William H Allen named counsel for Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission. Vagrancy law endorsed by local association as Congress considers police supervision. Maurice Brulay sent to South America for Ross Douglas embezzlement case. Post Want Ads are free.
Justice Stafford in Criminal Court No 1 yesterday declared his aim to purge the city of bad characters by public examples of long hard labor sentences. Gilbert Lewis got fifteen years for man slaughter in the Rutherford killing. John W Newby fifteen years for an attempted felonious assault on a colored woman. Nicholaus Warren twenty years for murder in the second degree. Adam Lawson for grand larceny. William Green twenty years for obtaining sewing machines and disposing of them. Monroe Burrell three years for pocketknife assault. Matthew Rupferty listed as involved.
A suit in equity was filed in the District Supreme Court by Mam A Moore and others against David Moore and Roy J Moore for partition of real estate in the city estimated at 360000. The petition asserts heirs of John Moore seek sale of property on MW street and Louisiana avenue to divide proceeds and to account for 3900 in rents collected.
John Warden a clerk in the dead letter office was indicted by a grand jury for embezzling or secreting a letter during transit. The offense occurred December 6, 191, and carries up to five years’ hard labor. Also indicted was John McCreadr Crowder for forging a money order endorsement to obtain $10, punishable by up to ten years.
Chief Justice Clabaugh denied an injunction blocking Maj Richard Sylvester and Capt Hoardman from interrupting meetings of a local Scottish Rite Masons lodge. Dr A P Riedel and other officers sued after a raid at Fifth and G Streets headquarters two months earlier. Riedel appeared in Police Court on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. case still pending.
Harry Wimsatt turned himself in after a grand jury indicted him for conspiracy to defraud in a car ticket swindle. He posted a $3000 bond and awaits trial with co defendants Andrew L Lucas and Charles F Tabler of Ithialt. Wimsatt, formerly married to Maria Wilgan, has a bench warrant for arrest since being in New York when indictments were issued. District Attorney Baker has not set a trial date. Sister Lucy J Moxle died December 28 and, via a May 31 1896 will, named her sister Elizabeth King sole beneficiary of the estate.
Henry Godsey a clerk in the Internal Revenue Bureau faced Police Court for carrying a concealed revolver. He claimed the weapon, owned about twenty years, was not carried before Thursday night at Ugga House where he allegedly pointed it at a bell boy. He said he planned to carry it home to Kentucky and slipped it into his pocket as a precaution.
A jumble of items advertises furniture for a municipal building in three newspapers and lists various local notices including Malt bread nutrition claims, grocer ads, parish events, sermons, seeds, beauty cream, and investment offers. Names and places include Washington DC area venues, churches, and vendors, with multiple dates and offerings.
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