Fire Chief Finds Most DC School Exits Unsafe
Fire Chief Belt reports that nineteen Washington DC school buildings have unsafe exit designs and wooden stairs. He urges the board of education to publicly disclose conditions and replace wooden stairs with iron or fireproof versions. McCormick and Potomac schools are deemed entirely unsafe for use.
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McCormick
Potomac
Engineer Belt
Free Department
Macfarland
Chief Belt
Board of Educaion
Tyler
Bradley
Ambush
Syphax
Anthony Bowen
Dent
Lincoln
Granch
Cranch Annex
Greenleaf
Payne
Ludlow
Brent
Hilton
Giddings
Lenox
Buchanan
Calla
Ludiew
Cranch
Hitter
Board of Education
Neesary
Pdtomac
House Committee On Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Chief Bell
Police Court Seeks Congress Funds for Deficiency
Police Court to request 2500 deficiency appropriation from Congress to cover juror payments and court maintenance through the end of the fiscal year. Judge Kimball says juror funds will be exhausted after April 4 1908 and without the grant trials would halt and prisoners remain jailed. Commissioners have approved the request.
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Bollea Court
Kimball
Police Court
Cadets to Hold Evening Shoots For Vifte Tournament
School officials and cadets arranged evening practice at the National Capital Rifle and Revolver Club range in the old Armory building next to Convention Hall. Practices run 6 30 to 8 pm with matches following. Officer’s school set for next Saturday and another on April 11. Individual matches for aggregate scores on April 20 and 21, with team matches on April 23 26 and 28.
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National Capital Rifle and Revolver Club
Armory
Convention Hall
Gange
Embankment Hazard at Eckington Place Raises City Concern
May Sylvester reports a dangerous twelve foot embankment on Eckington Place northeast above Florida Avenue endangering pedestrians on the granolithic sidewalk. Earth has broken away repeatedly, nearly a cartload of dirt has fallen onto the sidewalk, and no action has been taken. Engineer Hunt says the bank sits on private property and owners plan to grade it.
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Eckington Place
Florida Avenue
May Sylvester
Maj. Sylvester
Hunt
Macfarland backs Lincoln centenary holiday in DC
Washington Board of Trade resolution recommending February 12 1908 as a legal holiday in the District of Columbia has been received by Comingstoner Macfarland. He favors Congress enacting a law making the Lincoln centenary and his birthday anniversary an annual legal holiday nationwide.
Prohibition Meeting in Washington Denounces Traffic
Enthusiastic Interdenominational Missionary Union gathering at Luther Place Memorial Church heard Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of Georgia critique the liquor trade in the District and urge women to join the W C T U. She argued mothers’ cries spurred Georgia prohibition and condemned time wasted on shopping and dressmaking. Officers listed include Mrs. John N Culbertson as president and several vice presidents, secretary, and treasurer.
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Interdenominational -Missionary Union of
District of Columbi
Luther
Memorial Church
Fourteenth
M Streets
Jola N
Calbertson
Mary Harris Armor
Georgia. Woman's ‘Christian Temperance Union
Albert Evans
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Union
John N. Culbertson
Vieg
Clara L. Roach
H. P. Wiles
J. H. Robertson
D. la Ferra
Washington ‘Topham
Memorial program for Crosby Noyes at National Theater
Arrangements for a memorial meeting honoring Crosby Noyes were completed at a conference of the executive committee. The event at the National Theater Sunday at 4 PM features speakers including Vice President Fairbanks and Secretary of State Root, with music by the Marine Band and Gridiron Club Quartet.
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Noyes
National Theater
Macfarland
Fairbanks
Root
Cannon
Henry Watterson
Loulavilla Courier- Journal
Myron M. Parker
Wendell Phillips Stafford
Committee of
Gridiron Club
Washington National Monument Society
Oldest Inhabitants’ Association
Ir. Noyes
Burial of Dr Whit Hammett in Washington Civil War veteran
Dr Whit Hammett died Friday at his residence 59 Street Northeast and was buried. Funeral services were at St Martin Church with Requiem Mass by Rev Balley. He served in Company B of the Second Maryland Infantry and fought in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Survived by wife Mary J Cogan, three sons, and two sisters.
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Whit Slammett
St. Martin's Catholic Church
North Capitol
Streets Northwest
Father Balley
Georgetown University
Father Hannan
Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Hammett
Nalthesters
Ecomeil
J. T. Callaghan
K. J. J. Mudd
A. C. Joy
J. Mangum
J. P. Myers
W. A. Fennick
Second
Maryland Infantry
Virginia
Maryland
Mary J. Cogan
William, Whit, Jr
Cogan Hammete
Washington
A. B. Rattey
C. Pasey
Baltimore
Last of Walker family dies in Washington
Miss Julia Walker Gates died Sunday at her home on CUSN street northwest. A niece of Mrs. Joseph Gales and adopted as a child by Mr. and Mrs. Ges, she was linked to Gales & Seton, publishers of the National Intelligencer. An aunt of Brig Gen John B. McClellan, she later worked in the diplomatic bureau before resigning ill health. Funeral from St John’s Church at 2:30 this afternoon.
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Julia Walker Gates
Cusn Street
Walker
Miss Gates
Joseph Gales
Ges
Gates
Gales & Seton
National Intelligencer
Whig Party
Miss Gales
Funeral for Prof James P Caulfield Held at St Pauls
The funeral for Prof James P Caulfield was held Saturday at 1 30 PM from St Pauls Catholic Church with Rev Father Mackin officiating. The private service concluded with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Caulfield, 77, an organist renowned as the inspired organist, directed many musical events attracting prominent attendees domestically and internationally.
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James P. Caulfield
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Father Mackin
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Trof.Caulfield
United States
Would Honor the Privates Believing in a memorial
Phil Sheridan Post No 14 of the Grand Army of the Republic passed a resolution urging a memorial for Civil War private valor be shown to the national encampment and Congress. The resolution, offered by Post Commander Charles M Robinson, was adopted unanimously. A separate note announces Educational Contest Pictures Nos 1 to 64 on sale at The Post office or by mail, with prices and available editions.
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Phil Sheridan
Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Charles. M._ Robinson
One Ton Post
New International Building Funded and Planned at Van Ness Park
Bids submitted for the structure to honor twenty one American republics. Andrey Carnegie contributed 750000 dollars toward the project. Secretary Root, Director Barrett, and architects Kelsey and Crét of Philadelphia approve a marble Latin American styled building with a Spanish patio of over fifty feet square, a large reading room, and an assembly chamber for conventions and receptions. Cornerstone planned for May with diplomats in attendance.
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Norcross , Rothers
van Ness Park
I Wately
Daughters of the American Revolt Firma
Andrey Carnegie
Root
John Barrett
Kelsey &, Crét
Philadphia
Republica
North
South America
Vandergrift Leases House in Washington D C
New Yorker S W Vandergrift has leased the large house at 15 Eighteenth street northwest from Mrs E 2 Chisholm through Westcott and Story for two years. Gen Kearney formerly occupied the residence. John H Wight sells 1118 Twenty second street northwest a two story brick dwelling to a buyer who will make it his home. James J Lampton Company reports sale of 490 Louisiana avenue northwest to John M Davis for 10500 in connection with Washington Loan and Trust Company.
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New Yorker
Kearney
S. W. Vandergrift
New York
E. 2. Chisholm
Westcott & Story
Eighteenth Street
Gen. Kearney
Stone & Fairfax
John H. Wight
Twenty-second Street
New Hampshire Avenue
J. F.bradley
James J. Lampton Company
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Louisiana Avenue
John M. Davis
Southern fixes party rate drive to cut travel costs
The Southern Railway announces an open party rate of 2 cents per mile per capita for groups of ten or more traveling on one ticket to compete with other ties in the southeast. Secretary Edward Moseley of the Interstate Commerce Commission and President Finley of the Southern say no ICC approval is needed and no notice was filed.
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The
Southern Railway
Edward Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commnission
Finley
Southern
Commission
Funeral for Dr Harben Led Dentist of District
Funeral services for Dr William T Harben who died after a stroke will be held at 11 oclock this morning at his Rochambeau apartment home. A leading District dentist aged sixty, he graduated from Baltimore Dental College in 1880s and opened an office in Georgetown. He was the son of Judge James Harban of the Orphans Court in Howard County Maryland.
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Wiliam T. Harben
Rochambeau Apartments
Harban
Haltimore Dental College
Georgetown
James Harban
The
Orphans' Court
Howard County
Democrats Defer Meeting In Munsey Building
The District of Columbia Democratic Association postpones tonight s gathering to Thursday at 8 pm to avoid clashing with the District Central Committee. The association and allied clubs will assemble at Munsey Building headquarters to organize for the 1908 campaign.
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District of Columbia Democratic Association
Munsey Building
District Central Committee
Treasury Association Elects Officers at G A Re Habl
Reports show the United Treasury Department Beneficial Association in flourishing condition with officers elected. President Dr. Fitzpatrick, vice president Ralph, secretary Funk, treasurer Swan, disbursing clerk Storm, board members Semple Firmin McMillan Heath, and retiring president Jourdan honored. Treasurer’s balance cited as 1500 dollars. Sixty nine members joined or rejoined during the year with 49 withdrawals and deaths.
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United Treasury Department Beneficial Association
James Dr. Fitzpatrick
Joseph T. Ralph
Bureau Engraving and Printing
Lee W. Funk
Interior Department
Henry C. Swan
War Department
James Z. Semple
Oraige S. Firmin
Chris Storm
Alexander F. McMillan
Mary V. Heath
Llewellyn Jourdan
Gor
High School Pupils Sing at Spring Entertainment
Astern High School held its annual spring entertainment in the assembly hall on Friday afternoon. The program featured solos by Charles Chambers and Coraline Roff, piano solos by Miss Delandorf Sohn, violin by Miss Budd, a piano piece by Miss Weaver, Mendelssohn, and various vocal numbers. Also included were "Spring Song" and "Spring Time" performed by Miss Roper, with Dr W S Small as principal, and a display of spring pictures by the Masters and Miss Cunningham. The Very Rev Father Gillis will preach a series of sermons to young men and women at St Stephen's Church, under Thy Confraternity of the Mother of God, with a special sermon by Rev G. Two more sermons to follow on Wednesday to Sunday evenings at 7:30. Fashion Sunday also noted.
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Astern High School
Charles Chambers
Coraline Roff
Purnell
The
Masters
Miss V
Migi
Father Gillis
Lindto5
St Stephen's Church
Thy Confraternity of the Mother ‘of God
Gite
City Bulleting announces S R Golihart as superintendent
Announcement effective April 1 names S R Golihart to head the Washington division of the Southern Express Company. Golihart has spent twenty six years with the firm. The item is part of a broader column mix including ads for food products, local merchants, and service notices.
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S. R. Golihart
Washington
Southern Express Company
Golihart
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