Land Deal Closed On Fifteenth Street Frontage Sold To Large Corporation
A major city business section transaction closed with Hitchcock property on Fifteenth Street sold to a large corporation for 23 per square foot, totaling 261 717 with four stores. The 79 by 145 foot plot, formerly W W Corcoran owned, includes Tyssowski Bros. Wo OF Roberts Co INC and AL Moore stores with long leases. Aggregate value for this square tops 1 250 000 with other recent sales pushing totals. The sale signals a dramatic rise in district property values and leaves the George Washington University area as the only open sale site on the square.
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Hitchcock
Fifteenth Street
American, Security and Trust Company
Docken
The
Trust Company
Tyssowski Bros. Wo
Roberts Co. Inc
AL. Moore
W. W. Corcoran
Besies Wostis Hitchcock
Thomas Bitchcock
New York
BH. Rozier Dulany
Wirh Dulany
Hietel
Union Trust Company
St. .Matthew's Church
George Howard
Deckon
J. Thilwan Hendrick
Clarence F. Normont
Barton Hotel
W. B. Hibbs
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Company
George Washington University
Fifteenth and
H Street
Man Resigns to Lead United States Realty Cashiership
Albert L. Martin resigns from Adams Express to accept the cashiership of the United States Realty Company. He has handled as custodian of the express company money in Washington more than $200,000,000.
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United States Realty Company
Albert L. Martin
Adams Express Company
Express Company
Washington
Albert L. Martin quits Ezprecy for United States Realty Co
Brief obituary style items note Albert L. Martin leaving Ezprecy to join United States Realty Company with strong bonds and high trust. His resignation was accepted with regrets by Adama Express Company officers. The article lists multiple deaths with names and ages from local hospitals and addresses, including James A. Allen and Rebecca Greenbaum among others, with ages ranging from infancy to 82.
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Albert L. Martin
Ezprecy
U A Realty Co
Union
Martin
Isis
United States Realty Company
Adama Express Company
Randle Park
Congress Height
Testimonial Planned for Former Foreman Oscar J. Ricketts
A meeting of Government Printing Office employees convened to honor Oscar J. Ricketts who recently resigned to join a local insurance firm. Resolutions praised his leadership of the printing department and a voluntary fund was authorized to purchase a testimonial. A. M. Lawson chaired and formed committees to solicit subscriptions.
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Government Printing Office
Oscar J. Ricketts
Lee
A. M. Lawson
Gaul's Passion Music Rendered by Trinity Choir
A well attended performance of Gaul's Passion music was presented by the Trinity Church choir last night under organist Afr. Oscar Franklin Comstock. Principal roles were sung by Mrs. W. C Denharat, Miss Bernhelmer, Mr. Frederick Sillers, and Mr. James P. Schick with additional solos by Mr. T. Barton Eashy, Mr. Fred Dawson, and Mr. Bawin Miller
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Trinity Church
Gaul
Trinity Church Choir
Oscar Franklin Comstock
W. C Denharat
Bernhelmer
Frederick Sillers
James P. Schick
T. Barton Eashy
Fred Dawson
My. Bawin Miller
White Slaves Heard Kept in Intoxicated State
In New York on March 21 Cora Chester and Hattie Warren testified against Robert H. Spriggs, alleged leader of a sex trafficking den. They described drugging in Tenderloin saloons, captivity on Carnelia Street, and enforced drinking to keep them in a constant intoxicated state under threat of arrest and violence. The Warren witness described kidnapping, a barricaded house, and repeated beatings including a lost tooth, with police fear and cross examination prompting near collapse. The case was adjourned to the next day.
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New York
Cora Chester
Hattie Warren
Robert H. Spriggs
Spriggs
Chester
Haquer
Warren
Sixth Avenue
Carnelia Street
Sprigee
The Value of Charcoal in Health and Beauty
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe method to absorb harmful gases in the stomach and bowels, improve complexion, purify breath, and aid liver function. He notes daily use benefits general health and offers the lozenges at 25 cents a box.
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Stuart
Ranks Still Intact Hold Another Convention At Pythian Temple
The Old Maids Club, unbroken in ranks, stage a lively fundraiser at the Pythian Temple for the Woman's Home Missionary Society. Members wore costumes from old trunks, performed poems, songs, and sketches, featuring Prof Makemover and a parade of anecdotes. The event ended with ice cream as members and guests applauded the playful transformation of the ladies.
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Pythian Temple
McKendree Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Indies
Meribah ‘Lovejoy
L. Jackson
Las
McKinley Attacks Orient Travel in Lecture for Church Group
Representative William B. McKinley spoke to the Columbia Heights Presbyterian Young Men's Club on Travels in the Far East. He praised Taft’s party, described Tokyo banquets, discussed Japanese labor and trade, lauded Manila administration, and noted dire conditions in Chinese cities with poor utilities and water.
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Young Men's Club
Columbia Heights Presbyterian Church
Columbia Road
Kalorama Avenue
William B. McKinley
Iminole
Taft
Far East
Orient
Imperial Palace
Tokio
Japan
Manila
Mtr. McKinley
Philippine Islands
Washington Post Piano Contest Coupon Carnival Planned
Readers rally for Florence Crittenton Home and other entrants in The Washington Post piano contest. Messages urge support for the Wilson Memorial Sunday School event March 30 at Naval Lodge Hall and for readers to vote, subscribe, and fundraise for the Letter Carriers' Relief Association.
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Washington
Washington Post
Naval Lodge Hall
Wilson Memorial
James H. Allen
Florence Crittenton
Kate Waller Barrett
St. Mary’s
Frances
St. Mary's
Frank C. Heil
Beattie appointment stirs Alexandria Republicans
F C Beattie of Fairfax County was named assistant postmaster of Alexandria, drawing harsh criticism from city Republicans who note he is son of Capt Beattie and had limited local ties. Burroughs faced pressure to consult Agnew and Cropper, with some leaders accusing the choice of bypassing GOP figures. Beattie posted bond. Mayhugh inquiry ongoing. Mudd case adjourned. Hill declines offer for St Asaph track land.
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Washington
King Street
Alexandria
F. C. Beattie
Fairfax County
Burroughs
Capt. Beattie
Alexandra
Park Agnew
A. Egghorn
Messrs. Agnew
Cropper
Crapper
Frank Phillips
City
Republican Committee
Phillips
RP. W. Garnett
Elven
M. 2
Harlow
M. A. Ahern
Beattie
St. Asaph
J M. Hill
Alexandria County
Cquartermaster's Department of the Army
Courtland Street Tragedy Claims Life in Family Quarrel
A fatal incident occurred on Courtland street when a quarrel between a man and his wife escalated and the man was instantly killed by his son Elisha Purcell, aged twenty four, at their home early this evening.
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Elisha Purcell
Courtland Street
Purcell
Weather Forecast and Local Suicide Report, 1908
Weather conditions report issued by the Weather Bureau on March 21 1908 outlines a barometric pressure wave bringing high winds and mild to warm weather in lake and Ohio valleys with rain on the Pacific coast and possible snow in the Lake region. It forecasts warmer conditions in the Atlantic states and Gulf, with colder trends in the Lower Lake region and Ohio Valley and brisk southerly to northwesterly winds along coasts and the lakes. Special forecast notes include storm warnings from Hatteras to Boston. Local item reports Claude A Mitchell 55 assistant cashier at Bradford National Bank Bradford Pa died by suicide amid temporary insanity after a nervous breakdown.
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CS Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Lake Region
Ohio Valles
Dakoles
Sumneweta
Upper
Lake
Pacific Coast
Lower Lake Region
New England
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Allantic
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Carolins
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Hatteras
Bsasport
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Biter Carr
Q St. Nw
Norel H. Collins
Siigo Mills Road
Eadward Dewdney
Carola Hospital
Adelaide Frances Orit
Garfielé
Rebecca Greenbaum
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Steinway Piano
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Pa. Ave
N. W
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Peter Grogan
Seventh St
Sanders & Stayman CO
F Street
Weber
Enrico Caruso
Baruso
Rigolotto
Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
Percy S. Foster
Hebb
Matto
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Hebbard
Ninth Street
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San Domingo
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Walter People
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Louisiana Avenue
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