Plans for Inebriate Asylum at Washington Asylum
Commissioner Macfarland described proposed care for inebriates at the Washington Asylum Hospital. He outlined moving the old almshouse to create twenty rooms for inebriates and those suspected insane. Detention authority and staff, plus municipal hospital wards, would be arranged for safe confinement and eventual relocation from the workhouse area.
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Washington
Washington Asylum
Macfarland
May Sylvester
Conveda
Macferland
Sewueg
Buz
Brightwood Avenue
Public School Building Commission to Advise Congress on New Schools
The commission plans to remodel Central and Western High School buildings as grammar schools, erect Eastern High several blocks east, and move M Street school north. They propose three new large buildings to hold about 1000 pupils, plus two additional academic schools for white and colored pupils in the southwest city. Several existing graded schools are named with noted issues like lack of playgrounds and small sizes. A 100000 normal boot building to be built at Eleventh Street and Columbia Road is approved, with plans to connect the Rosa School as a practice site and remodel other facilities. The panel includes Superintendent Chancellor, engineer commissioner Morrow, and Treasury architect Taylor.
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Webster
Tenth
H Sires
Hervet
Potomac
Twelfth
Maryland Avenue
John Cook
Fourth
Fifth
Columbia Road
Morrow
Archhitect Taylor
Treasury Department
District auto tags limited to three per display
HON Woodward head of the automobile board urges restricting license tags to three per display for Maryland and Virginia. He proposes a 3 for 4 permit fee for owners and family members. The annual report shows 1031 operators examined, 6 permits issued, 6 vehicles assigned IDs, 17 out of state registrations, 2,880 total registered, and 3,963 operator permits issued to date.
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Maryland
Virginia
Hon Woodward
The
Automobile Board
Woonward
Objects to Boiler Plan Near Residence Causes Local Protest
A Navy veteran and resident on 203 First Street Southeast protests a proposed steam boiler plant within 100 feet of his home. He warns soot, dirt, noise, and explosion risk would render the dwelling unsafe. Acting engineer commissioner Keller says no boiler plant application exists for the block and requests clearer details.
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Joseph 2
McGfme
Admiral_ Schley Naval’ Command
Firet Street
Whilam Kell
McCrink
Rock Creek Park History and Proposed Improvements
A new history of Rock Creek Park documents its 17 year development since establishment and outlines future plans. It notes Sixteenth Street improvements could unlock west park grounds for baseball football tennis and golf with a proposed 40 acre land annex and a further 100 acre addition along Massachusetts Avenue. The board of control currently includes the three District Commissioners Brig Gen Mackenzie and engineers staff.
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Rock Creek Park
Inez
John Biddie
Board of
Centre
J. J. Mor~ Tow
Col. Biddie
Commlesioner
Daniel E. Garge
Sixteenth Street
Congress
Massachusetts Avenue
Rock Creek
Board of Control
Gen. Mackenzie
TSA
K of L Opens Convention Urging Telegraph Ownership Reform
The Knights of Labor annual assembly began at 69 Catreet northwest with 42 delegates as General Master Workman Simon Burns of Pittsburg presides. Burns praises Roosevelt’s restraint on trusts and railroads while urging government control of telegraph lines and postal reforms. Thomas J. Cannon notes many workers reject unionism over wage and cost issues and argues for fair returns on capital and limits on private money orders. District Assembly 68 calls Congress to regulate detectives and curb invasive methods.
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Rendal Assembly of the
Knigits of Labor (Incorporated
Catreet Northwest
Simon Burns
Pittsbug
Burns
Roosevelt
Truata
Fairbanks
Thomas J. Cannon
Iimea
Contra
Canning
Parcel Post
Post-Office
Ganerst
Express Companion
Post Office Department
Knights of Hator
Judicracy
Amon
District Assembly No
Congress
Tru
Seale Funeral Held After Paralysis Death
Jesse Newton Seale longtime Southern Railway official dies from paralysis complications. Funeral in Jackson Tennessee tomorrow with widow Wis Seale and several railway officials aboard the special train. Survived by wife, father Jerry Seale, brothers Frank and N Seale, and sisters. praised as a capable railroad man who rose from the bottom to a high position.
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Jesse Newton Seale
Southern Railway System
George Washington University Hospital
Washngton
Mist
Uwo
Frank
N Seale
Southern Railway
M- Seale
Ais
Wood Block Pavement Considered for Capitol Streets
Washington officials discuss replacing Belgian blocks around the new Senate and House office buildings with wood block paving. Advocates claim creosoted wood blocks last longer, are quieter, and provide a smoother, cleaner surface, despite higher initial cost than asphalt. Capitol Superintendent Elliott Woods pushes for wood blocks already common in New York and Europe.
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Houe
Senate
Washington
House
Saga
Comralasioners
Elliott Woods
Capitol
New York
Union Station Opens in Washington November 17 1907
Pennsylvania Railroad will move all passenger trains to the new Union Station in Washington on November 17 1907, closing the Sixth and B streets station. The vast facility, built with government aid, features a central hall concourse, expansive waiting room, separated entrances for arrivals and departures, and a plaza with shrubbery and fountains, marking a landmark in capital architecture.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
Washington
Sixth and
B Streets
Capitol
United States
Concourse
House of Representatives
Capitol Building
Reward for Capturing Alfred Magruder Eyed by Police
A reward of 3250 was forwarded to Policeman J Roberts for the capture of Alfred Magruder, a fugitive from the Boys' Reform School. Roberts is allowed 29 percent of the reward. the rest goes to the clothing and helmet fund. The notice mentions other ads and items like Michigan potatoes and a restaurant breakfast menu. The District Commissioners also allow George Washington University Hospital sixty gallons of free water per capita per diem for charity patients.
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J Roberts
Ninti Srecinel
Alfred Magruder
Roberts
Camamissionara
George Washington University Hospital
Bankers Life 4 Assets issues insurance at $0 per thousand
The report notes Bankers Life 4 Assets offering insurance at an average cost of zero per thousand. James Moore serves as district manager, with the detail incomplete regarding the address or timing of the matter.
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Bankers’ Life 4
James Moore
Blk Clah Straight Rye Advertisement Refrain
An OCR fragment advertises Blk Clah Straight Rye with pricing notes and contact lines. It mentions Heurich's beer previously sold for twenty years and references Maoreen and Stunts brewery, Kollin ington, and a phone contact. The legible details suggest a vintage local trade card or supplier notice.
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Heurich's
Maoreen and Stunts Brewery
Kollinington Bot
Akene OG
Hace Phare
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Po. Ave
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Washington Art Gallery
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Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street N. W
Goodyear Company
March
Washington, D.C
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Marzland
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Workington
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Penna. Ave
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