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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1904

Page

2

Sale of Lots Stoppered by Answer Filed in Waggaman Case

Defendants allege customers were duly secured and should have preference over general creditors. A temporary restraining order blocked sale of four Westminster lots in Ce Droit Park. The case involves Thomas & Waggaman and trust deeds securing notes by Waggaman through Crandell. McMahon case referenced with filings and creditor actions.

Janthe Alersan Charles €& Bares Tink Ce Droit Park Beiftanla W Kennon Gordon & Gordon Thomas & Wag Éiman Wes Ortica Chomas & Wagxanisn Joans Waggaman Muss Gunnell Mir Wagsaman Mir Wasggamun Wiltumann Mir Woof

Graft Case In Higher Court Opens October Term

The Court of Appeals began the October term with motions in pending cases and admissions to practice. United States Attorney Beach supported the government for the Machen Loreng Groff post office conspiracy case hearing set for October 18. Several attorneys and Miss Lida M O’Bryan were admitted to practice. The court adjourned to Tuesday morning. District Supreme Court branches opened the October term with Justice Barnard and Justice Wright assigned to specific appeals and jail cases. Jurors in Circuit Court Nos 2 and crim No 2 were excused until Monday October.

Court of Appeals Charles A. Douglass United States Morgan H. Beach Evana Brown E H Thomas Burton T Doyle J A Johnson H Clay Campbell R Ross Perry John Tweedale James M Proctor Frank L Campbell Eaward Fowler Beach Misa Lida M O'Bryan John Paul Earnest District Supreme Court Circuit Court No Criminal Court No 3 Barnard Circuit Court No 1 Justices of the Peace Justice Wright Criminal Court No 1 Circult Court Circuit Court No 2 Criminal Court No 2

Many Changes Are Wanted Appeal to Commissioners for Street Work

The Columbia Heights Citizens Association opened its fall meeting in which committees were formed to press for grading and widening streets, sidewalks and shade trees in the northern city section. They urged passage of alley and minor street bills, and building one bill, plus arterial improvements on Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Binney, Bacon, and Kenesaw streets, with school and park considerations and new street renamings to unify designations. The group named chairmen for streets, education, sanitary, parks, telegraph, entertainment, law, and elected new members.

Columbia Heights George Simmons Congress Yale Harvard Hornoke Street Harvard Street Princeton Street Cutton Street Eleventh Thirteenth Siesta Sherman Avenue Irving Street Eleventh Street Binney Acon Streets Fourtwenth Street Kenesaw Street Thirteenth Clifton Street Spring Road Rising Bigmack Kigventh Street Mark Street Thirteenth Street Florida Avenue Aire Fierfut and Whitney Avenues Fourteenth Street Columbia Road Kentsaw Steet School Street Hoike Simmons WB Todd BO Gibbs Jackson WR Hillyer Trank Ho Thomas Wow Howie He Dwight G Smith Willam WE Wood RL Lamb A Himmons AE Leckie Anna Hadley F Walhaupter J. R Bailey HA Coleman Johan B’ Bleeman Jr Uusio Edin Cyrus Montz Charles B Rause

Rheumatism Cure Promoted Through Blood Treatment

An advertisement promotes a constitutional blood treatment saying it has permanently cured thousands. It mentions Boston and Romania with a reference to a Book No. 7 from C L Hood Co Mass.

Wendor Boston Rumania CL Hood Co Mass

Miss Cameron Sets Record At Patent Office Copying

The Patent Office copy force doubles output in thirteen months through friendly competition. Miss Oliver Cameron of Tennessee copied 23,000 words in seven hours, breaking Miss Mary Pretty of Philadelphia’s 22,000-word mark. Chief Clerk Irelan praises the feat while warning against overwork.

United States Patent Office Highspeed Patent Office Oliver Cameron Tennessee Mary E Pretty Philadelphia Camerons Cameron Miss Cameron Moirglan Cler TK Lielun Miss Hopkins Miss Brashears Miss Pretty Miss Pratty

Laudanum Almost Fatal Woman Refuses to Explain Act

Mrs Ida Blake thirty five of 14 Eighteenth street southeast was a patient at Washington Asylum Hospital after taking laudanum with intent to end her life. She was unconscious from the drug from 1:30 until 9 p.m. surgeons kept her under care and she was pronounced out of danger. Charles Swan, the boy linked to a recent kidnapping scare, was located in Baltimore and brought home with another boy after writing a plea for money to return.

Ida Blake Eighteenth Street Southeast Washington Asylum Hospital Charles Swan Nc Ute Baltimore Young Swan

Defendant files for Bavarian divorce and damages

Leipold Broyer through attorney Albert Sillera files suit for divorce from Barbara Broyer in Bavaria where they married in November 1688. Co respondent George Dorm located in Breitenbrunn, Bavaria. Damages sought amount to 5,000. Hopkins sues George T Kipatine of Alexandria over a stair collapse at Sumner 142 N Street NW causing injury.

Bavaria Leipold Broyer Albert Sillera Barbara Broyer George Dorm Breitenbrunn Germany Snes Mark Hopkins George T Kipatine Alexandria Sumner N Street Hopking Charles W Fitts Hopkins

Robbed Her Mistress in Grosvenor Home Heirlooms Stolen

A negro servant girl was arrested by Detective Howlett and jailed after allegedly stealing two mesa agate rings and a family heirloom from Mie Ger rude A Grosvenor, a Grosvenor relative. Investigators recovered silks, laces, embroidery, and clothing. she faces continued larceny charges and possible trial.

Mie Gerrude Grosvenor Beste Carter Howlett Conduit Road

Contempt Proceedings for Knights of Labor Before Justice Anderson

Contempt charges against the Knights of Labor are set for hearing in Equity Court No 1 before Justice Anderson. The dispute splits the organization into Hayes and jurisdiction factions, with contending claims over status and rights. A lively session is anticipated as proceedings resume this morning.

Knights of Labor Anderson Juris Hayes Equity Court No

Telephone Spoils Romance Arrested When Applying for License

Augustus Stovall of Tindes Virginia confronts daughter Lemma after she elopes with Lee Puliam. Police detain Puliam at City Hall when he sought a marriage license. detective work unfolds with District Attorney Morgan Leach and witnesses. Lemma waits, tearful, in a detention room as her father arrives.

House of Detention Augustus D Stovall Tindes Va Lemma Stovall Lee Tam Orange Counts Wistington Millim J City Hill Lee Imma Stovall Tinderson 3Ung Pailiam Georgetown College Miss Stovall Crouse Washington

Brake Man Franklin Injured Grievously in Shepherds Wreck

Brakeman Charles Franklin, fifty three, of the Haltimort and Ohio Railroad, was trapped in wreckage when a collision occurred at Shepherds near Alexandria at 4 am. He was rushed to Emergency Hospital in Washington in serious condition with internal injuries. His home is listed as 13 Gittings Street, Baltimore.

Franklin Shepherds Charles Franklin Haltimort and Ohio Alexandria Washington Frank A Gittings Street

Massage oil incident contrasts with ad for Dr Pierce remedies

A 24 year old woman at 703 B Street Northeast reportedly swallowed massage oil last night and was hospitalized in serious condition. The ad promo claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures female weakness, offers $500 for uncurable cases, and urges confidential free consultations from Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo NY, touting alcohol free ingredients and accompanying Pleasant Pellets.

Miss Lian Severa Casitalty Hospital Pierce R V Pierce The Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo Fpierce

Fronts Update From Manchuria And Russian Skirmish

October reports from Mukden and Vladivostok describe minor Japanese Russian clashes near Pouhsingtun and Shakhe River with no Japanese casualties. Weather turns cold. salt scarce on Amur, bandit activity grows near Sinointin as Japanese push west with potential diplomatic risk.

Pouhsingtun Liaoyang Mukden Road Mukden Shakhe River

Baltic Fleet Coal Moves Toward the Far East

A London Times cablegram reports skepticism about Baltic Fleet coal plans. Hamburg and Hamburg American steamers ship Welch coal to Aden Zanzibar and Singapore for coaling warships, with insurers covering fire and explosion but excluding voyage and war risks. Russians face difficulty chartering ships to Wind Kostok. some vessels reach Borneo and Chinese ports but owners balk at continuing. British naval officers doubt the fleet can make Vladivostok, though one officer notes a proper fleet, if fit and well supplied, could attempt the voyage. The prevailing view among British naval men is the fleet is not fit to start.

London Times Washington Lundon Times Saya Far East Aden Zanzibar Singapore Hamburg London al Tourine Wind- Kostok Dorneo China Porta Vladivostok Vlad Ivostok

Missing naval attaches denied by Japanese legation

Paris reports the Japanese Legation denies claims that two French and German naval attaches at Port Arthur were assassinated by Japanese as they left Port Arthur aboard a Chinese junk. It states no junk was captured and Tokyo inquiries have not located the officers, with Japanese officials continuing to seek them.

Paris Port Arthu Liert de Cuyerville von Gilgenheim Port Arthur Tokyo Aidt Clac Ukmost

American Attache Fortescue Returns Via Tokyo

Lieut Fortescue U S A in Tokyo en route to Washington after witnessing Port Arthur siege actions in August and September. He sails on the Dome and is pledged to secrecy until the fortress falls. A number of American nurses will sail from Nagasaki to San Francisco in October.

Fortescue Tokyo Wis Washington Granville Ro Fortescue Port Arthur Dome Pot Arthur Nagasaki San Francisco

Masters of Sanitation Surgeon Commends Japanese Army Medical Corps

Maj Loutat Seaman, surgeon in the U S Army, arrived aboard the inner Mongolia and praised Japan for leading in military medical organization. He notes Japanese methods reduce deaths from disease, ahead of other nations in sanitary measures during war.

Seaman U S. A Japanese Army Medical Corps San Francisco Inner Mongolia Orient Loutat Seaman United States Engineer Branch Army Japan

Theft at Northwest House Leads to Arrests

Martha Guiegpie reports day time entry to her room on thirteenth street northwest with clothing and $7 in cash stolen. Precinct Detective Grant and Policemen Larrick arrest Louisa Watson who shared the building. Part of the loot recovered from Watson’s father’s home. In Deanwood.

Martha Guiegpie Thirteenth Street Grant Larrick Louisa Watson Louise

Dash for Liberty in Police Court

Louis Zipponix, a prisoner in the Police Court dock, attempted to flee yesterday but was recaptured after bolting for the door. First precinct officers say he was found wandering along Pennsylvania Avenue and, directed to a lodging house, tried to borrow fifty cents. Judge Mills ordered him jailed pending a sanity examination.

Dash Louis Zippanix First Precinct Zipponix Pennsylvania Avenue

Weather Conditions and Dyspepsia Tablets Report

Weather conditions detail high pressure systems and shifting winds across the Midwest and Northeast with cold temperatures, rain, and clear skies in different regions. The report includes forecasts for Tennessee to the Atlantic and Lower Lakes, plus temperature readings and sunrise data. An earlier item promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with testimonials from multiple states praising relief from indigestion and stomach troubles.

Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau Lake Kristy Middle Atlantic Rocky Mountain Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Arkansas Dekctas Nebruwta Iowa Kansgy Mississippi Ohio Laka Tennesuse Atlantic Lake Wildle Mletours Misslestoot Midis Rocky Mountain Slope Indicated & Thureday Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Mississippi Valles Gulf Cosat Wight Fale Seamner Grand Banks

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