Pleasant Court raid nets multiple arrests on disorderly charge
Police from the Fourth precinct raided the home of James Robinson at 313 Pleasant Court Southwest. Robinson was arrested for keeping a disorderly house. Lulu Taylor Laura Jackson Samuel Conway Edith Foster William Thompson were arraigned for vagrancy. Robinson released due to lack of responsibility. Edith Foster forfeited $5 collateral. Taylor Jackson Conway Erden Thompson fined $20 each and jailed sixty days. Minors taken to the House of Detention. Juvenile Court arraignments pending Board of Childrens Guardians investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Court
James Robinson
Pleasant Court Southwest
Fourth Precinct
Robinson
Lulu Taylor
Laura Jackson
Samuel Conway
Wiliam Thompson
Edith Foster
Lula Taylor
Edith Erden
William Thompson
Wanted in Baltimore Steiner Arrested in City
William Steiner, sought by Baltimore police for housebreaking and larceny, was arrested by Detectives Flather McNamee and Helan in this city yesterday. He was armed with four revolvers tied to the Baltimore store thefts and two more were found pawned under aliases. Steiner denies the crime and says he is visiting from Philadelphia. Other stolen items included penknives razors and sporting goods valued around 2300 dollars. He will be taken to Baltimore today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Steiner
Baltimore
Flather
McNamee
Helan
Joseph Steiner
William Goss Steiner
Philadelphia
Steiner
Captured in Pittsburg William F Morgan Arrested for Bad Checks
May Sylvester, chief of police, reports William F Morgan, wanted on charges of passing bad checks, arrested by Pittsburg police based on detectives Parham and O Brien information. Checks ranged from ten to twenty dollars, mainly against saloon keepers. Morgan, a former resident of Alexandria, entered the United States from England and lived at 503 Twelfth Street Northwest when he disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Morgan
May Sylvester
William F Morgan
Pittsburg
Morgan
Parham
O’brien
Eingland
Twelfth Street
Alexandria
Post Wants Ads and Quick Sales Message
The Post markets classified ads to business readers with one cent per word. Burnett's Vanilla Extract is advertised as pure vanilla extract. The Sunday Post promises a better forthcoming issue, claiming Washington's Favorite Newspaper status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Burnett
Sunday Post
Washington
Williams’ Drug Store
Epprben
The
Court of Appeals snow and ice ruling broadens burden on city
District officials react to the Court of Appeals decision that snow and ice regulations are the municipality’s duty. Commissioner West says the ruling shifts liability, notes fines collected, and urges corporation counsel to pursue a police regulation under congressional authority. Some lawmakers oppose imposing sidewalk duties, others note prior efforts to seek relief from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Mr. West
Morris
Treasury
Congress
Morns
West
Mrest
Justice Corr
Contracts for paving and street repairs in Cranford and surroundings
District engineers move to award paving contracts to Cranford Paving Company and Brennan Construction Company for several streets with asphalt and sheet asphalt. Additional work orders cover repaving New York Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue segments, curb resets, and relaying walks on Second and H Street NE. A service sewer project is ordered along Nichols Avenue from Morrison to Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Col Biddle
Cranford Paving Company
L Street
First
Second Streets
K Street
Second Street
M Streets
Brennan Construction Company
M Street
Fourth Streets
H Street
Third
New York Avenue
Fifth Street
New Jersey Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Fourteenth Street
Rhode Island Avenue
R Street
Third Streets
Nichols Avenue
Morrisom
Franklin Street
Fourteenth Street Extension Damages Award Report Filed
The board of commissioners appointed by Justice Gould filed their report on appraising land for the Fourteenth street northwest extension from Jydeckes avenue to Piney Branch road. They say parcels 6 to 18 cause no damage due to special benefiting, and set awards including 10 for parcels 3 2 3 and 4 and additional values on adjacent parcels. opening work will start after court confirms the report. The notice ends with a boast about Washington's Favorite Newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Thomas W. Smith
Joseph D. Wright
Frank E. Raymond
Justice Gould
Fourteenth Street
Jydeckes Avenue
Piney Branch Road
Assessor Darneille Defends Assessments Against West Letter
Assessor H H Darneille replies to Commissioner West noting most inaccuracies stem from years before his tenure. He says complete error elimination would require turning the office into a title insurer and explains efforts to correct deeds abstracts, card indexes, and transfer records since 1899. He asserts the system is nearly perfect aside from predecessor errors and ongoing weed-out work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H Darneille
West
Court of Appeals
Louis Kann
Darneille
Recorder of Deeds
Register of Wills
Real estate tax office struggles with complete owner abstracts
The passage argues the DC office cannot maintain daily abstracts of deeds probates and vital records for all property titles without becoming a title insurer. It notes the effort to ascertain legal owners despite impracticality and mentions Collector Davis and Mr Darneille preparing replies to Commission er West within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Davis
Darneille
West
Mrs Mary Church Terrell Lectures at Shiloh Church
Mrs Mary Church Terrell, honorary president of the National Association of Colored Women, delivered a talk at Shiloh Baptist Church recounting the Berlin 1904 congress and noting French and German statesmen showing strong interest in women's education. She described German character traits and the general engagement of European aristocracy with female progress. A large audience attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh Baptist Church
Mary Church Terrell
National Association of Colored Women
Berlin
Germany
Terrell
Geran
City Bulletin Track-laying Permit Granted
The Pennsylvania Railroad request to lay a temporary narrow gauge track along the north side of H street southeast from Second street to New Jersey avenue in connection with the Virginia avenue tunnel was favorably indorsed by the District of Columbia engineer department. Also includes a collage of local ads and notices for goods, services, and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
H Street
Second Street
New Jersey Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Engineer Department of
District of Columbia
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Saks
Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
China
Japan
House
Herrmann
7Th and I
Eye
Sts. N. W
C. & P. Telephone Co
People’s Whiskey
McGuire
Platina
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
Selinger’s
Ljandoline
Uvarnul Aciuan Taco
Spriig
Patent Office
Department
City Bulletin
Havemner
Bbberly's
7Th St Nw
Harris
Waldman
7Th St
Joyce Engraving Company
Star
Ninth Provision Co
Datswell
Fogel’s
Fred
Tobias Bush
St. Aw
Wagner
Yeas, Chocolate, Inc
Navy Beans
J. T Pyles
Lousiana Avenue
Affieck
Kaufman
D. J
Pa. Ave
Home Savings Bank
Yth and
Mass. Ave
Brostee
Seventh St
Ceres
Rollet
George E. Hebbard
Ninth Street
A. Have. Ee
Peice
Exvert Ag
Prites Moat
Corrales i Ioc A. Kahn
F Street
Mayer & Co
Vermont
John H. Magruder
Te Grocerico and Wines
Cor. Conn. Ave
K St
Castelberg’s
Jeweler
Optician
Elias Raff Liquor Co
7Th St. S. W
W. F. Andrews
Prizm
Adler
Mass. Ave. N. W
Victor E. Adler
Clothing House
Tth
St. Nw
Colonial Wine Co
9Th St. “MaUniers Fillet
Iiet
A. Kahn
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