District WCTU Elects Officers at 30th Annual Convention
Mrs Clinton Smith wins another term as president after a tense vote for vice president at large, with Mrs Cohen narrowly supported then unanimously elected. Memorial services honor deceased members, and a white and gold banner honors the branch with the largest membership gain. The gathering at Immanuel Baptist Church featured addresses on temperance and cooperation with missionary societies.
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Philips
Cohen
District
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Chick
Iramanuel Baptist Church
Sixteenth Street
Columbia_road
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Catlin
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Abel Webb Parks
SM. Wegcott
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Hull
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Shelton
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Charles P Grandfield
Don P Blaine
Shéiton
Robinson
A. W Spooner
Shoemaker
Carrie M Fernandes
Loyal Temperance Legion
Tura
F. Olney
Lauretta Kress
Fornald
M Wescott
Ruth M. G. Pealer
Preas and Stete
M. M White
D. EK. Bruce
W Ot. U
Crafts
Christ
WC. T. WU
Pocahontas Club Plans First Full Meeting in November
Officers of the Pocahontas Club meet at the Ebbitt House and schedule the first full meeting for the first Thursday evening in November. Miss Mary Desha, president, notes the statue to Pocahontas near Jamestown, Virginia, completed by Partridge of New York. The society has raised $50,000 for the memorial and anticipates a further $5,000 Congress appropriation this session. The bill has earned support from Senate and House committees, and aims for action as soon as Congress convenes. The statue is described as very beautiful.
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Pocahontas Club
Ebbitt House
Mary Desha
Poomontas
Jamestown
Partridge
New York
Miss Desha
Defense Wins First Supreme Court Case This Term
The court directed a verdict for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company after evidence suggested the injury came from a fellow servant’s carelessness, not the company. J E Brady, formerly with the company, testified in the damages suit. R Ross Perry & Son and the Heal Estate of Washington represented the defense.
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Telephone Company
Supreme Court
J. E. Brady
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Justice Wright
R Ross Perry & Son
Commissioners Back Thinner Party Walls in City Homes
District officials revise building regulations to allow 1/2 inch party walls in two story houses citywide, hearing hosted for architects and builders. Engineer Commissioner Judson signaled support, with Macfarland and others agreeing. Chamber of Commerce argues 2,000 square feet per floor suffices for fireproof partitions. questions on nonfireproof materials and stair requirements discussed.
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Board of Commissioners
Macfarland
Saul
F. Saul
Tha ‘Committee For Building Industries
Chamber of Commerce
R Harrison Jolson
South Washington Citizens’ Association
Morris Fitzgerald
George C Hough
Master Builders’ Association
Protests Set for Monday on Property Awards Block south of Pennsylvania Ave
Protestants opposing awards by the commission that appraises property on blocks south of Pennsylvania Avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets NW will be heard Monday as Justice Stafford permits counsel, with 29 of 75 owners filing protests alleging unconstitutionality and inadequate awards. Two tenant exceptions noted.
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Fifteenth Streets
Justice Stafford
Walliams ‘Hall
Claudia Conk
Fifteenth
Ac|ress
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Aia Jeasehold Mtorest
BW. Parker
Eleanor
Grand Opera House Company
Fourth Precinct
Chase's
Martha Thurnburg
First Precinct
Thurnburg
Ting
Mulloway
Rye Fever Mules Defeat Motor Car In Police Court Tale
In a humorous police court episode Judge Aukam finds a 2 horsepower mule team on the right side of the street while a 60 horsepower touring car is deemed wrong. Other cases see Henry Terrell blamed on rye fever for a minor offense, Marie Canthe sent to jail, and Annie Washington narrowly excused amid conflicting testimony. A Soldiers Home inmate, William King, pays a small fine with pension help. Chauffeur William Rosson forfeits $5 after a high speed chase ends in court.
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Henry Terrell
Aukam
Terkelt
B.A .Hughes
Terrell
Horgeless Certiage
Dr. Abbott
Mather
Marie Canthe
Cokma
Marie
Solder
Garrison
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King
Garciagn
Mass Meeting Urges Fight Against Maryland Disfranchisement
A mass meeting of Washington’s colored residents will be held at Zion Baptist Church on Third Street Southwest Monday night under the Suffrage League of Maryland. Delegations from colored religious bodies will aid Maryland brethren with funds. Speeches by leading Baltimore figures will argue against disfranchisement, with Rev. Walter H. Brooks likely to preside and the public invited.
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Maryland
Washington
Zion Bapst Church
Third Street
Suffrage League of Maryland
Baltimore
Walter H. Brooks
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Grand selections from operatic and concert pieces heard
A concert program features excerpts and pieces such as Maritana and Song Without Words, The Spring Song from The Three Tries, Valse de Concert, Invitation to the Dance, and Finale from The Victor by Arnold Godfrey Nevin, presenting a varied musical menu.
Damaged Nail Injury Lawsuit Against DC and Builder
Regina Lee Jacobs of Southern Railway through attorneys Gordon and Gordon filed personal injury suit against the District of Columbia and Brennan Construction Co for injuries from a nail left on a board over repair work near her workplace. Incidentdate September 16, 1907. The report also notes September fire losses, a theft case against ex policeman William Hendrick, and various ads and notices.
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The
Southern Railway
Gordon and
Gordon
District of Columbia
Brennan Construction Company
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