Five Edifices Inspected Over Inward Doors For Safe Egress
Chief Belt reported five Washington churches were inspected for fire safety. all are safe except inward swinging doors. Commissioner Macfarland will seek outward opening doors to prevent panic during emergencies. Trustees may be compelled to change doors if they refuse, with further inspections planned for public schools.
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Belt
Washington
Macfarland
Ctuel Belt
Chief Belt
Acfarland
Eafe
Collinwood
World Force
Mafarlang
McKendree M & Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Congregation of
Ahova Sholem
St Teresa's Catholic Church
Washington and
Wilmore Streets
Anacostia
Poundmaster Celebrates 35 Years In District Service
Samuel Einstein district poundmaster marked thirty five years in office after a career housing 200000 dogs and tallying 90000 canine deaths and 110001 dog captures. He recounted dangers from angry owners who shot at him and pelted him with stones and bricks during rounds at the health office.
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Samuel Einstein
Dinstein
Favors Sunday Closing Says Grocers Association
The Retail Grocers Protective Association backs Sunday closing bills in Congress. In a letter to Commissioners from attorney Charles F. Diggs, 20 percent of members employing about 1400 men say stores are forced to open on Sundays. Diggs notes every member is now required to keep shops open Sundays and the bills would grant a holiday.
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Retail Grocers Protective Association
Congress
Charles F. Diggs
Digga
Diggs
District Supreme Court anniversary noted in 19th century report
A 45 year retrospective on the District Supreme Court’s 1863 organization is recounted with names of early justices and court staff. The piece also covers local civic matters including ball games on vacant ground near Brookland, safety concerns for Capital Traction cars at C street and New Jersey avenue, opposition to New Hampshire avenue extension, and street resurfacing requests on Garfield street plus a new special policeman appointment at the old Pennsylvania Railroad station.
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District Supreme Court
Maroh
David K Carter
Abram B Olin
George & Fisher Associete
Return J Meigs
R JI Meigs Jr
Kilcott
May Sylvester
Tenth Twelfth Tranklin
Girard Streets
Brookland
Frank W. Hough
Twelfth Street
Capital Traction Company
C Street
New Jersey Avenue
C . Clark
North Capitol Street
Ladien
Ao Cesumum Gepcumy
Auyuncu Vy
The
Woodbirn Citizens’ Association
Nampshire Avenue
Petworth
Langley
Garfield Street
L & Grabill District Superintendent of Roads
Connecticut Avenue
Twenty Seventh Street
Morrow
Commission rules limits on foreign commerce inland routes
In the Cosmopolitan shipping case Commissioner Lane states the Interstate Commerce Commission will issue administrative rulings on handling foreign commerce. The commission asserts full jurisdiction over inland moves to seaports and over rail and combined rail water routes, but not over ocean carriers shipping from U S ports to nonadjacent foreign ports. Rail rates to ports must be published. Baltic pool legality remains undecided.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Commission
Seaboard
United States
Europe
Asia
Mr Lane
Surgeon recounts life saving heart surgery after stabbing
Dr George Tully Vaughan described a February stabbing in which Richard Denton was wounded near the heart and survived after Vaughan enlarged the chest, sewed the heart with silk thread, and Denton recovered enough to leave the hospital by March. John Woody, charged with murderous assault, pleaded not guilty and was held on $2600 bond.
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John Woody
Richard Denton
Kimball
United States
Woody
George Tully Vaughan
Denton
Sally
Vaughir
Vaughan
Europe
Second
C Streets
Turner Recital Night at Turners Hall
Members and friends attended the Columbia Tum Verein entertainment at Turners Hall Seattle on Sunday. Ernst Gichner performed in German with the Turnverein Orchestra, a Marine Band composed group, playing works by Wagner Roberts and Handel between recitations.
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Columbia
Wagner Roberts
Handel
Gichner
Stone and Fairfax report two Gresham Street apartments sale
Stone and Fairfax report C M Bell sold 77 and 72 Gresham Street Mount Pleasant to an investor for 9600 dollars. Built about three years ago by Bates and John L Warren, the flats have rented for over 900 dollars yearly. Boss and Phelps report a separate sale of 21 Fifteenth Street Northwest for 5500 dollars. a six room oak finished house to be occupied by Harry Wardman.
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Stone & Fairfax
C M Bell
Gresham Street
Mount Pleasant
Bates
John L. Warren
Real Estate Corporation of
Boss & Phelps
Fifteenth Street
Harry Wardman
Southern Negroes Press Unequal Rail Passenger Accommodations
A Southern Negro delegation met the President to accuse railroads in the South of discrimination against colored passengers under Jim Crow laws. They cited the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling that separated Negro passengers were entitled to equal accommodations, and the President asked for written submissions to review the case.
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South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Files suit for divorce identifies Washington couple
Mrs Zaire Guidotti of 1703 New York Avenue seeks absolute divorce from Amerigo Guidotti restaurant proprietor. Alleges infidelity cruelty and abandonment. Married December 31 1903 in Washington. They have a son about five. She asks custody of the child and a reasonable support allowance.
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Zaire Guidotti
New York Avenue
Northwest
District Supreme Court
Amerigo Guidotti
Washington
Guidott
Italian murderer Paolucci hanged after lengthy appeals
Joseph Paolucci, an Italian shoemaker, was executed at the District of Columbia jail for the 1906 murder of Elizabeth V. Dodge. He faced four postponements as attorneys pressed appeals, but President Roosevelt declined to intervene. Paolucci, calm to the end, expressed remorse for the girl and sympathy for his rival.
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Joseph Paolucci
Elizabeth V. Dodge
United States
Paolucci
Nicholas Vasselli
Ducky” Holmes
Mary Hamilton
Vittoria Mano Tile Italian Society
St Marys Cemetery
Frank Paolucci
New York
Father Vasselli
Ttalian
Warden Harris
Father Vassell
Tather Vasselli
Ufe
Miss Dodge
Jseph Paolycol
Herma Esa
United States Jail
District of Columbia
Ducky Holmes
Colabl
Roosevelt
President to greet Knox at Pennsylvan ia Club testimonial
President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb have accepted invitations to a large testimonial dinner for Senator PC Knox at the Pennsylvania Club. Attendees will include Secretary Taft, Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon, Cabinet members, and numerous senators and justices. Gov Stuart and Lieut Gov Murphy will attend. arrangements for Fifteenth and K Streets venue are in place to welcome a likely crowded reception. Also noted: ready educational contest pictures Nos 436 to 64 on sale for 50 cents.
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PC Knox
Pennsylvania Club
Roosevelt
Loeb
Taft
Fairbanks
Cannon
The
Supreme Court
Stuart
Lieut
Gev Murphy
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
John R Williams
Fifteenth
K_ streets
Washington Post
Barber Left Estate to Mother in Will Filed for Probate
City notices report barber L Landrick of 1907 Pennsylvania avenue died recently and left most property to his mother Mrs Sarah Landrick while his wife and children received small bequests. The will was filed yesterday for probate amid local estate proceedings.
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Barber
J Lewis Landrick
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sarah Landrick
Schneider
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Ole
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Grimson
T. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Friedlander Bros
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Poundmaster
Einstein
Retail Grocers’ Association
COURT
Howard Kelly
Sixthang 'B Streets
Maj Sylvester
Bell
Ian
Amy
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Harris
Jai
St Mary's
Knox
Robinson's Stable
C Leon
Baker
Boward L. Thompson
Dr Leon
Connecticut
7Th St
N. C Upham
Olltoves
12Th Street
Cravenette
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Edmund, H. Brown
Washington Art Galleries
H Street
Sale
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Edmund H. Brown
Brown & Tolson
Prince Albert
Alfred L. Hohhan
114Th Ave
Horn the Tailor
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Star
Walford’s Sporting and Athletic Goods
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street, N. W
John G. Meinberg
King Baker
Eleventh Street
S. E
Washington, BD. Cc
Ark
14Th Street N. W
Potomac Electric Service
Ant Pry
Hone
Lansburgh Furniture Co
Inter-Ocean Building
Ninth Street
Ducro
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Goodyear Tistse Arcs
Barber & Ross
Tith and
G Streets
Randle Highlands
U.S
White House
Dupont Circle
U 9 Regity Company
Afl
Realty Company
Central National Bank
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Castelberg’s
Opticians
Penna. Ave
Babek
Uneeda
Duffy's
Rio
Bertud
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Rochester
Advanti
Stopit
Ilue
O’donnell
Munyon
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