Sixteenth Street Favored for Residences in District Plan
District Commissioners receive a flood of letters endorsing reserving Sixteenth street for housing and renaming it Executive Avenue. Citizens urge excluding stores and hotels, with calls for legislation to restrict buildings to residential use and cap height at sixty feet. Supporters include Baldérum, Shehan, Baggett, McGuire, Dorsey, Blount, and Acker, favoring a road from the White House to the District line as a residential thoroughfare.
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
Bridge Contract Let for Washington Channel Span
General Mackenzie approved Col Hoxie’s recommendation to award the steel bridge contract to the Pennsylvania Steel Company of Philadelphia for 98006. The 162 by 64 foot three span structure will finish within one year and connects with the new Potomac highway bridge as work begins immediately.
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 Reports Decline in Deaths and Ongoing Births
Deaths last week totaled ninety-five, down from fourteen the prior week, with ninety-four in 1904 for the same period. Of the deceased, forty were white and fifty-five colored. Typhoid cases decline. under treatment 251, vs 264 previously and 272 in 1904. Pulmonary consumption remains top killer with thirteen deaths. Births reached 127, including eighty-four white and forty-three colored.
Mutiny Attempt by Norfolk Steamer Deck Hand
Tazewell Brown a Negro deck hand on the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat line assaulted several passengers in a drunken frenzy and tried to start a mutiny aboard the steamer between here and Alexandria Va. He was overpowered by Capt Posey and another officer, turned over to Alexandria police, later brought to Washington and jailed in the Fourth precinct, charged with mutiny drunken and disorderly and assault. a police court hearing is set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Tazewell Brown
Washington
Alexandria
Posey
Habeas Corpus Seeks Release From St Elizabeth's
Stefano Tambacchii petitions a writ for Magdelena Spugmlade detained at St Elizabeth's since May 1890 claiming lack of hearing or trial and asserting she is sane now. argues the warrant based confinement under District Commissioners is void. The text also references unrelated items about water, medicine, and bank directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth’s
Stefano Tambacchii
Magdelena Spugmlade
St Elizabeth’s
District Commissioners’ Office
Tambacchi
Oldtimers Plan Banquet For Fortieth Anniversary
The Oldest Inhabitants Association held a November meeting in the Corcoran Building with seventy five members. A banquet for the fortieth anniversary was proposed for December seven with expenses covered by individual subscriptions. Reminiscences on meeting nights will resume and sub jects will be prepared by two elder members for the November three session. Three new members were elected and the treasury held 22 dollars and 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 New Headquarters Site
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers polls members in Indianapolis and Springfield to decide where the general offices should move from Washington. A sixty day vote delays final decision until year’s start. current officers and the forthcoming board for December 1 are listed with names and cities.
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 Opens With Record Enrollment in 1905 06
Georgetown University law department opened for the 1905 06 school year with the largest enrollment in the school’s history. Chief Justice Clabaugh presided at exercises in HE Street Hall as Rev David H Buell urged unity among students and urged cross department fellowship. New faculty included John W Yerkes and Holmes Conrad succeeded retired Justice Martin Morris. a new US tactics course was added. Divorce suits followed, Portia Hammond and Rosalie Moore seeking alimony and absolutes respectively.
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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
Jostled Watch and Diamond Stolen in City Post Office
George C Barker of 204 Indiana av nw reported his gold watch and diamond set watch charm stolen while in the city post office early yesterday morning. He was jostled by two Black men in the first floor hallway as he entered.
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George C. Barker
Indiana
Northwest
City
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South Washington
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Stafford
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Edward Hammond
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Augustue Gray
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Henry Moore
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Kimball
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7Th St
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Climax
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Cottelene
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Washington Gas Light
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Diamond Dyes
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