Duty to Light Lamps Rebuffs Strike Committee
Commissioner Macfarland told a Central Labor Union delegation he would relight street lamps if extinguished by others, urging enforcement of the law. He warned tampering with lamps is a crime and praised police for relighting efforts, while seeking an amicable settlement between lamp lighters and American Lighting Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Macfarland
John Riggles
Henry C Btein
Joseph A. Torilio
Lamp Lighters’ Union
American Lighting Company of
Baltimore
Lamp Lighters
American Lighting Company
Torlllo
Thoas
Iaw
Mr. Macfarland
Avery
Morton protests fire escape order at Shoreham Hotel
Levi P Morton former Vice President and Shoreham Hotel owner files a protest with city Commissioners challenging a new fire escape law requiring per floor corridors. He says converting twenty one rooms into corridors would be needed to satisfy the rule and that current rear side and rear exits plus stairways and elevators would keep occupants safe in a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P Morton
United States
Shoreham Hotel
Morton
Toe
Health Officer Proposes New Food Registration Order
Woodward, District Health Officer, drafts regulation requiring managers of stores cafes and lunchrooms to register full name business location and nature of business with the health officer. Change of management must be reported within five days or a fine up to 25 dollars per offense. Recommendation sent to Corporation Counsel Thomas before the Commissioners act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Businss
Br Woodward
Corporation
Thomas
Fire Chiefs Meet Today For 35th Annual Convention Details
Members of the International Association of Fire Engineers board meet at 10 a m in Chief Belt's office headquarters C street NW to arrange details for the thirty fifth annual convention in this city. The board includes Chief Belt president George G Kellogg Sioux City Iowa Chief James McFall secretary Roanoke Va Chief George W Horton Baltimore Chief J F McGee Dalies Tex Chief Philip Tyson second vice president Louisville Ky and Chief T W Haney Jacksonville Fla. The association includes fire chiefs from paid and volunteer departments in major U S Canada Mexico Australia Great Britain and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Fire Engineers
Chief Belt
C Street Northwest
George G Kellogg
Sioux City
Iowa
James McFall
Roanoke
George W. Horton
Baltimore
J F McGee
Dailes
Tex
Philip Tyson
Loulaville
T W. Haney
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Great Britain
Europe
District orders annual reports due by September 1
Officials must submit year ending June 3 reports as protest grows against issuing a public bowling alley license to J B Hyman at 162 Seventh Street NW. Nearby residents call the site a detriment to the neighborhood. Acting viewer Commissioner Morrow disapproves a petition for a Newark Street arch on Reno Road to preserve natural beauty, citing no local need. Superintendent of Roads Hacker supports disapproval. Floral pieces by Gade receive special commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macfarland
J. B Hyman
Seventh Street
Northwest
Irving
Cleveland Park
Newark Street
Reno Road
Morrow
Hacker
Ego Society to Entertain at G A R Hall
The Ego Society or Boys of 44 prepare for their first public entertainment at the G A R Hall on Thursday night. Admission is free with a program of vocal and instrumental music, addresses on Clay Polk and Molsy, and reminiscences of 1844. Silk badges announce the society and its motto Age Not a Crime. The group is nonsectarian and nonpolitical, promoting aging gracefully through social and literary aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ego Society
G. A .R Hall
Clay
Polk
Molsy
Hight
Heo Society
Hoo Society
Ita
Moses
Boye
Abiora
Nurses Board Organizes Election of Officers in DC
The nurses examining board names Miss Kanely Miss Hewitt Miss Douglas Miss Drake and Miss Fleetwood as members. Milas Hewitt elected president and Misa Douglass secretary treasurer under an act issued February 1907. The act requires nurses to register after ninety days with age over twenty three and diploma from a registered training school or five years nursing since graduation for exemption from exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanely
Miss Hewitt
Miss Douglas
Miss Drake
Miss Fleetwood
Milas Hewitt
Misa Douglass
District of Columbia
Nuraes’ Examining Board
Nurses' Examining Board
Woman Passenger Ya Hysterical and Other City Notices
A jumble of city briefs notes a woman passenger from Philadelphia taken to Emergency Hospital in hysteria, a California bound family trip paused for her health, and local notices about goods, sermons, a poisoning recovery, and public advertisements. Also mentions a skirt theft sentencing, Catholic Bible reading appeal, and local merchants promoting fixtures and cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guasle Wine
Philadelphia
Partners
Ohio
Donnelly
For Sale Business Properties West Thirteenth Area
Multiple real estate listings advertise commercial properties for sale in the city. Offers include 20 to 25 frontages near New York avenue, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, with prices from 10 to 40 per foot. Several corner stores, three story buildings, rents ranging from 105 to 200 monthly, and total prices from 12 500 to 65 000. Properties emphasize income potential and rapid value increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth
New York Ave
Ninth St
Fourteenth St
Fourteenth
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DELTA
Oxford
Russia
Penne. Ave
Unroni
A. F. Bornet & Bro
H Scourers and Dyers
F. ST
N. W
Taylor & Dean
Pittsburg, PA
Hubbard Heating CO
F St
I. Grosner
Penn. Ave. N. W
Danial A Young
Cleveland Ave
Father John
Mr Young
Barhive
Levi P. Morton
Gade
Boys of
Nurses’ Board
Creem
Velvet
City Bulletins
Carl A. Doney
Hamline Mt. Church
Congressional Library
W. H H Murray
Donsy
Avis Berry
Grant
Crowley
Thirteenth Street Northwest
EB. F. Brooks Co
CAL Muddiman & Co
Mary Johnson
Bunday
Mulrowny
Mary Trail
E Street Northwest
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholica
John Murphy Co
Lombard St
J. J. Kidd & Co
William Washington
Kimball
Madeira Flats
Walters
Strobel
E. F Brooks Co
1Bth Street
Washington
New Oxford
Fifth Avenue
Wm.Hahn & Co
S. E
House & Herrmann
Siete Northwes
Home Savings Bank
7Th and Mass, Ave. NW
7Th and
H Sts
7Th St. SW
Eeeeetana
Horn
Zoe
Man's Store
Erie
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Stumph & Lyford
Mass
Ave
Alaska
Washington Gaslight
10Th St. N. W
Uneeda Biscuit
White House
White
Rene Credit
O’donnell
F St. N. W
Ceres
Ientiations
Sunday Post
Cravenetts
Goodyear Raincoat Co
Potomac Electric Power Co
Ninth
Eleventh St
Price
Fourteenth Street
Bet
New York
Pst
Twentieth
Sloan’s Art Galleries
G St
U.S. Treasury
Pellman-Gage
Beng
St. John’s Church
Sloan’s Galleries
C. G. Sloan & CO
G Street
Castelberg's
Opticians
Penna. Ave
Lodigesti
Ruane
Mayer & CO
7Th St
Keeley Gure
Xeeley Institute
North Centreet
Colm
Jarl
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