District Commissioners’ Street Names Stir Georgetown Protest
Georgetown residents object to proposed street names west of Rock Creek and push for a hearing before the District Commissioners. Citizens’ Association and individual protestors cite Brassard, College Place, and Riggs place changes, while Col. Biddle notes possible alternatives like Stoddart. Officials say a hearing date and final action will come in a few months.
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Rock Creek
Washington
Q Street
College Place
Georgetown
Anton & Ba
Citizens’ Association
Tindall
William H. Dougal
J. Sarton Miller
George W. Wood
Associaton
Net
George W. King
Thirty-second Street
Braddart Street
Col. Bid
Stoddart
Randolph Street
Riggs Place
Col. Biddle
Capt. Morrow
Modify Bridge Plans for Anacostia Structure
High bids for the Anacostia bridge require reducing the grade by up to one foot to fit the appropriation. Capt. Jay J. Morrow says the change should cut costs by about $4,000 and avoids rail traffic issues by moving the navy yard switch to Water Street. The original clearance planned was about twenty eight feet.
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Anacostia
Jay J. Morrow
Navy Yard
Water Street
Increase in Smallpox Health Report Shows Week Totals
Health report for the district covers the week ended Saturday with deaths 114 and births 113. White deaths 64 and colored deaths unspecified. white infant births 65 and colored 48. Death rate white 56 per thousand, colored 280, overall 193. Diphtheria down to 12 in quarantine, scarlet fever 48, typhoid 23, smallpox up to nine in quarantine.
Reform School Appoints Isaac A Portner Superintendent
Isaac A Portner assistant superintendent of the Reform School for Boys is named superintendent by the board of managers with Mrs Gertrude Taylor as matron. Bronson Miles resigns to take effect May 20 and remains on leave. Portner has twenty five years with the school and previously worked at Morganza Reform School in Pennsylvania. Taylor has only three months at the school.
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Isaac A. Portner
Bronson J. Miles
Reform School For Boys
Board of Managers
Gertrude Taylor
Clay
Bronson
Miles
Morganza Reform School
Pennsylvania
Mays
Taylor
Suit to Recover Taxes Won by Union Trust Company
Union Trust Company represented by George E. Hamilton and Adis Browne filed in the District Supreme Court seeking $2,065 from the District. The suit alleges overpayment of personal taxes for 1902 and 1913, noting May 2 1902 payment of $1,202.28 and a later August 1 1902 bill of $1,462.99 to cover taxes for year ending June 30 1913, with the second payment made to avoid seizure of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Trust Company
District
George E. Hamilton
Adis B. Browne
District Supreme Court
Tt Ia
Fire tests show cistern capacity on Seventh Street
Chief Belt conducted tests of the cistern at Seventh Street and Louisiana Avenue before hundreds of spectators including National Board of Wire Underwriters representatives. Water from a seventy foot tower reached near the District Building, with 282 feet via a two inch tip and 268 feet with a 212 inch turret. Other tests used eight lines and a sixty line hose to project water 170 to 178 feet. Excursions and society notices followed, including Almas Temple's Marshall Hall trip and a Southern Women meeting.
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National Board of Wire Underwriters
Macfarland
Belt
Seventt Street
Louisiana Avenue
Panama Hats and Fancy Sacks Sale in Washington
A vintage flyer advertises genuine Panama hats at 7.50 and 10 dollars and introduces stylish Sacks including single and double breasted Yong-cut designs in gun metal gray and other fabrics. The copy claims exclusive styles and colors not available elsewhere in Washington, with prices from 10.25 to 25.00.
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Panamas
Washington
May Defies Harries Over District Militia Command
Brig. Gen George H Harries of the District National Guard disputes Col Henry May within the District militia leadership dispute. May claims he discharged the First Regiment and assumed command while Harries cites law confirming the brigadier general governs militia. Discharge notices and reorganization plans loom as officers await official orders and August National Guard camp.
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Harries
George H. Harries
District National Guard
Henry May
Co. May
District of Columbia
National Guard of
National Guard
R Burton Ross
Ross
Leg Broken by Fall From Scaffold on First and W Streets
GITY BULLETINS report Michael Connors, 32, a carpenter at 9 Randolph NW, fell about 25 feet from a scaffold on a building at First and W NW. He suffered a broken leg and was treated at Emergency Hospital. Also notes Chicago Teamsters strike momentum waning and local ads for goods and services. A court petition seeks an insanity inquisition for Jeremiah Donovan, accused of killing his wife Elizabeth H Donovan on March 36.
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Union Station
Harry Olsen
Ninth Street
Michael Connors
Randolph Street
First and
Connors
District Supreme Court
Jeremiah Donovan
Elizabeth H Donovan
Donovan
M. J. Keane
Advertisement fragments from a late period shop page
Gallery of small ads selling geraniums and houseplants by J C Samens and Son at Center Market Est bet Tth and Sth. Also promoted are Hed Star Prescription not a patent medicine for indigestion and dyspepsia with free trial bottle, Fidelity Meal in Ca Box 2 Washington DC. Claims of Harris New Blood Tonic for pimples and liver spots. Olympia Club Rye at one dollar and phone contact N 2883. Cream Eye deems essential for homes. Keene Shoe Store advertises many styles at two dollars eighty five cents. address 08 Gal nw and 1427 N ave.
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Fidelity Mealeins
Washington, D. C
Harris
Olympia Club Rye
W. W. Neligan
Mth
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Eton
Penn. Avenue
Saks & Company
ADLER
St. and
Mass, Ava, N. W
Ubis
Rey Linerty
Victor E. Adler
7Th St
W. M
Littlefield, Alvord & Co
26Th St
Colorado Bunding
Jackson
Jackson Bros
Seventh St. N. W
A. Kahn
F Street
House & Herrmann
Chestnut Farms
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Prop
Ymercantile
Manhattan Laundry
Florida Ave
Buckingham
Buckingham’s
St. N. W
Meeting Society
Army of the Potomac
Ma Massas
Southern Ray
Manassaa
Wellington
L. P. Denton
Maryland Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Columbia Line
Third and Hatreecs
Mr. Denton
P J. McIntyre
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sixteenth Street
McIntyre
National Association Manufacturers
Atlanta
Raffles
Crackaman
Post
Sherlock Holmen
Ereals
Alta Vita
Atlantic & Pacific Taco
N. W
Chief Belt
Seventh Street
Almas Temple
Marshall Hall
The
Southern Relief Society
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Southern Industrial Parliament
Riggs House
Horace Piper
Harmony Lodge
Horace Ord Piper
Life Saving Service
Gilead
Baltimore
Unitarian Church
Harmony Lodges
Lafayette Post,gar
Arlington Cemetery
Robert Marshall
Connecticut Avenue
Sunday Post
D. J
Pa. Ave
Gol
Massachusetts Avenue
James Holmes
Gity Bulletins
Chicago
Nat Cap Brewing Co
Munich
J C Garden & Son
Center Market
Red Cross
Pyles
Eberly Stone
Lynn Haven Bay
Schneider
M L Harper
Muddiman & Co
J.C Samens & Son
Center ‘Market
Est
Bet
Cannon
Knpr
Keene
G al. Nw
Heals
Poresain
the Convalescent
Heurich
Senate
West
Heurich Brewing Co
Philippine Monthly
Elias Raff Liquor CO
7Th St.s.w
Morsell’s Hardware
Wellville
Platina
Stationery Department
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
St. Aves
Mick
Sueersmore
Sahoo
BAYER
Bers SS Sss
Hubbard Heating Co
F St. N. W
Ceres
Zollet
Odo. Co
Hottie Williams
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