Washingtons First Six Story Fire Training Tower Opens
The fire department erected a six story training tower at Eighth street and North Carolina avenue southeast to train new recruits and old hands in rescuing people from burning buildings. Two dummies, 145 and 110 pounds, will be used for practice in rescuing occupants and catching jumpers, with drills to occur twice weekly before new recruits join a company.
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Eighth Street
North Carolina Avenue
Washington
Belt
Betty
Georgetown Citizens Association Revisits Rock Creek Tunnel Plan
The Georgetown Citizens Association held its first fall meeting at 1325 Thirty-second Street with President Smith Thompson Jr and Secretary Don M. Miller in attendance. Attendees discussed public entertainment, expanding membership, and pressing for Congress support on tunneling Rock Creek to obliterate the stream, backing W Riley Duble’s continued interest, plus local fiscal and municipal ownership topics.
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Georgetown Citizens’ Association
Thirty-second Street
Smith Thompson, Jr
Don M. Miller
al Linthicum Halil
Thompson
W. Riley Duble
Rock Creek
George W. King
Washington
Chicago
O Electric
King
George W. Wood
Georgetown
Lighting the city Electrical Engineer Allen Reports Work of Office for the Year
Electrical Engineer Allen submits annual district report covering last fiscal year items include street lighting fire alarm police patrol municipal telephone service and public buildings electric work. Five new fire alarm circuits brought total to 30 with 998 alarms logged. Telephone wires: 2148.97 miles erected and 118247 miles removed under federal rules. most new lines lie outside underground system. End year total electric poles 11950. Financials show small admin balances across departments. Conen Bears Bullet Wound Cheerfully Lucien Conen Marine bandsman shot by Mrs. Jennie May remains seriously ill at Naval Hospital. He is cheerful and hopeful. Let Shaffer Florist 14th I. handles wedding decorations.
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Allen
Walter C. Allen
General Electric
Act of Congress
Mr. Allen
Conen
Lucien Conen
Jennie May
Naval Hospital
Courts Open Today for October Term at City Hall
Opening day reports reveal all DC judges present for October term with heavy docket planned in Court of Appeals and District Supreme Court. Beavers and cotton cases expected early. grand jury impaneled. Civil and criminal divisions set, canopy to be installed in Stafford court. clerks and staff ready for brisk, busy term.
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Court of Appeals
District Supreme Court
City Hall
Beavera
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Stafford
Barnard
Wright
Gould
Justice Wright
Justice Clabaugh
Justice Barnard
Justice Anderson
Equity Court
Justice Stafford
Justice Gould
Canopy
Clabaug
Shepard
Justice McComas
Annual Report on Paving Street Materials by District Bureau
District Commissioners received the annual report from the asphalt examination bureau highlighting testing difficulties for pure bitumen. It notes a method to standardize tests by mixing cement with white marble dust to 60 percent bitumen, then evaluating toughness, penetration, heat response, and water effects, and requests funds for a better laboratory.
City Bulletins Trial Call and Local Ads
Call for trial at 10 80 this morning in Circuit Court No 2 for even numbered cases from 2 to 150. Columbia Wallpaper Co 619 Street NW markets cheap prices and first class work. Vonderheide's Hotel Manhattan Cafe at 9th and F open for meals and business lunch. Various goods advertise including sugar, flour, potatoes, mackerel, hams, pickles, crackers, soap, and lathes. Magus mining stock promotion and C A Muddiman hardware ads appear. Alice Willis fined for keeping a speakeasy at 430 N Street NW, jailed 60 days for default on $60 fine. Red Clover Creamery Butter advertised as fine bread butter. West End Laundry contact info.
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Circuit Court No 2
District Supreme Court
N Street Northwest
Alice Willis
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Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
F. Saul
Erica J. Moses
Ales. S Clarke
Francis Miler
Michael J. Colbert
Carl Auerbach
Alex
Clarke
Anthony Gaegler
John B Geter
Wm Hahn
J Philip Herrmann
BR Harrison Johnson
Francis Miller
Wm. Miller
Brice J. Mones
John H Ruppert
B. F. Saul
James F Shen
Shughree
Home Savings Bank
Seventh and
Massachusetts Ave
A. Herman’s Sons Co
H Street
F. W. Smith
New York Ave
Peates
Lilests
Selinger A
Ben
New York
Friedlander Bro
Goodyear Rain Coat Co
Coats
Cravenet
Oxford
Modelsa
Ninth Street
F N. W
Congress
Shaffer
14Th and I
Scales of Justice
Thomas P. Morgan
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mr. Morgan
F Street Northwest
Mr.Morgan
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
City Bulletins
the Co
Lumbia
Street Nw
Vonderheide
Hotel Manhattan
9Th
F Streets
Bie
Frank
Lewis Wilila
Eighth Precinct
Red Cross
Crane
Greg
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Keene's
Q. Whitford Co., Dist
West End
Ave
Ehone
Main
Horn
Shestman
Pettit & CO
7Th and Sts. Ee
Udden’s Credit House
Cor
H Sts
Kinsman, Sihaus
N. W
Hubbard
F Street N. W
Wesgy XX
Sea Car
KAHN
F Street
Ofar
Munyon
Sleepy Hollow
Brussels
Regal Washington Store
Penn. Ave. N. W
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
Mayer &G CO
St. A
Morsell
A. Eberly
Washington Gas Light
10Th St. N. W. Odes Ees Hee
Chasm St.lfe
Gcomr
11Th St. N. W
Warner
Rochester
Aenan
J. T. Walker Sons
10Th Street
U.5. Realty Co
Firemen’s Insurance Co. Blig
7Th St
Washington, D. C
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