Residents push to reserve Sixteenth Street for homes
District Commissioners receive a flood of letters supporting a plan to bar business places on Sixteenth Street and rename it Executive Avenue. Citizens urge legislation to keep the street residential, limit building height to sixty feet, and even favor converting streets to avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Street
Executive Avenue
Special i
Congress
Clare B. Baldérum
W. D. Baldwin
C. L Shehan
Marcus Beauty
J. C. McGuire
Mary M McGuire
Jackson
White House
Alonzo OQ
John Miller
Mary J Dorsey
Henry F. Blount
George M Acker
James A Drury
Washington Channel Bridge Contract Let
Gen. Mackenzie approves Col Hoxie recommendation to award the steel bridge contract to Pennsylvania Steel Company of Philadelphia for 98006 dollars. The 162 by 64 foot structure will have three spans of about 50 feet each and must be finished in one year as part of the Washington highway bridge project. The Pennsylvania Steel Company already holds the highway bridge contract and will begin work immediately as the Potomac project nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Channel
Mackenzie
War Department
Col Hoxie
Potomac River
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Philadelphia
Washington
Highway
Penmayl- Vania Steel Company
Potomac
District Health Report Shows Fewer Deaths Than Births
District health data indicate a drop in deaths last week to ninety-five from fourteen the prior week, with ninety-four deaths recorded in the same week of 1904. Of the decedents, forty were white and fifty-five colored. Typhoid cases decline while 251 patients remain under treatment, down from 264 and 272 in previous periods. Pulmonary consumption leads fatalities with thirteen deaths. There were 127 births this week, of which eighty-four were white and forty-three colored.
Mutiny charge filed against Norfolk steamer deck hand
Tazewell Brown a Negro deck hand on the steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and Washington line faced mutiny drunk and disorderly and assault charges after an early morning assault on passengers and an attempt to incite a crew mutiny aboard the boat between here and Alexandria Va He was overpowered by Capt Posey and another officer handed to Alexandria police and later imprisoned in Washington Fourth precinct awaiting a Police Court hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Tazewell Brown
Washington
Alexandria
Posey
Habeas Corpus Sought for Magdelena Spugmlade
Stefano Tambacchii petitions for a writ to release Magdelena Spugmlade from St Elizabeth's where she was confined in May 1890 by district order without trial. He contends she is sane now and the confinement under that warrant is void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth’s
Stefano Tambacchii
Magdelena Spugmlade
St Elizabeth’s
District Commissioners’ Office
Tambacchi
Old Timers Plan Banquet Marks Fortieth Anniversary
The Oldest Inhabitants Association met in the Corcoran Building with seventy five members. A banquet is planned for December 7 to celebrate the organization's fortieth year, funded by individual subscriptions. A reminiscence program, revived on meeting nights, drew strong support, with Marshal Wineberger and Sergeant Johnson tasked to prepare discussion topics for November 3. Three new members were elected and the treasurer reported 22.02 in the treasury.
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Corcoran
B. W Reiss
Allison Nallor
Crosby S. Noyes
William R. Smith
A. W Kelly
Samuel C Palmer
C. P Church
John R Major
H Reagan
Edward F. Croop
Crosby S Noyes
Inhabitants’ Association
Alta Farm
Noyes
Washington
Marshal Wineberger
Sergeant Johnson
Nallor
I Brary
Bouldwin D Crane
Jehiel Crossfield
Electrical Workers Vote on Headquarters Location
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers conducts a referendum to choose its general offices’ headquarters between Indianapolis Indiana and Springfield Illinois. Voting continues for up to sixty days with a year end relocation unlikely. current officers and new board members are listed with locations including Boston Erie Cleveland and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Workers
Indianapolis
Springfield
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington
Corcoran
Ind
Ill
F. J. McNulty
H W. Sherman
F J. Sheehan
F. J. Sweek
New York
F J McNalty
Peter J Collins
Boston
F Sullivan
Cleveland
Ghia
J J Reed
Erie
Georgetown Law School Opens Year With Record Enrollment
The Georgetown University law department began the 1905 1906 school year with opening exercises in the HE street law building. Chief Justice Clabaugh spoke as Rev David H Buell urged unity among all university departments. Changes in the faculty were announced including new lectures and three sets of special lectures plus a new United States tactics and procedure course. Suits for divorce were filed by Portia Hammond and Rosalie Moore against their husbands for unfaithfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Department
Georgetown University
Law
HE Street
Clabaugh
District Supreme Court
David H. Buell
Buell
Law School
Judge Clabaugh
Judge Cole
Tudge Clabaugh
John W. Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Rene Hollvid
John A Conway
Martin F Morris
the Court of Appeals
Holmes Conrad
Solicitor General
Aldis B. Browns
Washington
J & Easbey-Smith
Daniel W O'Donoghue
Clarence R. Wilson
Stefford
Law of Agency
Shepard
Gould
May Conrad
Yerkes
M. I. Colbert
D. W. Baker
City Bulletins: Watch and Diamond Stolen at Post Office
George C Barker of 204 Indiana av northwest reported a theft at the city post office early yesterday, two black men jostled him in the first floor hall as he entered, stealing his gold watch and a diamond watch charm. Several ads and notices follow about local merchants and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Barker
Indiana
Northwest
City
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Geo. E. Hebbard
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South Washington
Shaffer
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Justice Morris
Maj. Holmes Conrad
Stafford
Portia Hammond
Edward Hammond
Royal Hughes
Augustue Gray
Ner
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Henry Moore
Lis W. Preston Williamson
A. Herman’s Sons Co
H Street
Lal
Adler's
Victor E. Adler
Clothing House
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Kimball
Johnston’s
7Th St
Manhattan
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George W Evans
Nineteenth Street
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D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Sitis
Armour
Swift & Cols
Climax
Swift & Co
Fairbanka
Cottelene
Fairbenks
Sunday Post
F. H. Smith Co
New York Ave
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Gor
Hubbard Heating
F Strest N. W
Morin
Washington Gas Light
St. N
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Washington Store
Diamond Dyes
Earlington
Kinsman
U. S. Realty Co. Firemen's Insurance Co
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