Prohibition Plea Dominates District WCTU Meeting
Women of the Temperance Union gather at First Congregational Church for annual reports and speeches by Mrs Smith and Rev Woodrow. President Mrs Clinton Smith foresees rapid prohibition adoption in the District and highlights progress in the crusade with officers’ reports, a Willard Settlement House honor, and forthcoming officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of Temperance Body
Smith
Woodrow
George Smith
Columbis
Clinton Smith
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Congregational Church
Iécaunion
Woodrow Nastor
George Smailwood
Waah~ington Seminary
Willard Settlement House
Boston
Mra Bon P Blaine
Charles P Grandfeld
Emma Shelton
Charles ‘Hall
Mra
Jennie H Robinson
Emma
Shelton Financial
Mary B Brown
Anson Taylor
Flower Mission
Eleanor Waller
Imma F Handolah
M G Pealer
Mildred C Shinn
SH Martin
Union Signal
Sidney Phillips
M E Cohne
Loyal ‘Temperance Legion
MP Telte
Ella M Boston
Lucy
Osterhout
Lawyers Engage In Courtroom Fist Fight Outside Courthouse
Leonard J Mather and Leo Simmons two Washington lawyers fought on the courthouse portico at noon in a rough clash over a calendar dispute. They wrestled for about a minute trading blows as friends halted the melee. Both escaped serious injury and onlookers expressed deep regret over the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard J Manthey
Leo Simmons
Washington
Ashley M Gould
Mather
Gould
Simmons
Mathers
Fifteen year old charged in bicycle theft case
Edward G Williams a fifteen year old colored youth of 352 EK street northwest is jailed at the First precinct charged with stealing a bicycle from Amos Wright a messenger for the Postal Telegraph Company. Wright reported the loss after buying a new bicycle in September and the next day the machine disappeared. Detectives Vermillion and Herman arrested the boy yesterday as the case heads to Folica Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G .Willams
EK Street
Firat
Isreen
Williams
Amos Wright
Postal Telegraph Company
Folica Courthia
Wright
Frumbo
Vermillion
Herman
Fire escape notices issued for listed apartment houses
Commissioners approve by district inspector Richton the serving of preliminary notices for erection of fire escapes on owners of apartment houses including The Charlotte Theatre Ednor Olympia Roanoke Selano Bute Stanley Winton Cheltenham Falcon Morton Victoria Revere Regina Audoun Plaza Amsterdam 163% Nineteenth Street and Tansuta agate niles per ald the Pranksin Lookery October wedding month and floral decorations at immediate Dest news.
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Richton
Charlotte
Theatre
Ednor
Olympia
Roanoke
Brightwood Citizens Seek $500000 in Street Improvements
Brightwood residents urge District Commissioners to include about 320,000 to 500,000 in congressional estimates for a major boulevard program. Proposals include extending Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets to the District line, opening Thirteenth Street, widening roads in Rock Creek Park, and lighting Rock Creek Park roads. The association notes possible Capital Traction extension on Fourteenth Street and cites property land dedications supporting a graded street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightwood Citiiens
Brightwood
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creell Park
Colorado Avenue
Biagden Mul Road
Brightwood Avenue
Capital Traction Company
Shaouki
Fourteenth Street
Washington
Accused of Embezzlement in Baltimore Case
William Oetsel, forty five, arrested by Detective Hartigan on a charge of embezzling five dollars from his former employer J A Bokel of 43 South Gay Street. He will be tried in Polter Court this morning. Bokel alleges larger shortages and warrants were sworn after investigations into accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Oetsel
Hartigan
J A Bokel
South
Gay_Street
Baltimore
Oetzel
Frm
Aerounia
Bolei
Northeastern Intercepting Sewer Asked For by Citizens Group
The Northeastern Suburban Citizens Association asked the Commissioners for major improvements in their city section. They requested a hearing but were told it is not convenient while estimates for Congress are being finalized. A hearing will be granted after that work is completed. They seek a large appropriation to extend the northeastern intercepting sewer and to push work under the current appropriation rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Association
Congress
Health official returns from Atlantic City meeting
Dr W C Woodward reports no developments after attending the American Public Health Association in Atlantic City NJ where he chaired the municipal hygiene committee. He notes extensive discussion on milk from a sanitary view and says a committee proposed standard methods for milk analyses, already adopted for water analysis. The Velvet King brand cream mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W C Woodward
William C Woodward
oTicer
Washington
American Public Health Association
Atlantic City
Appointed Mumapat Machinist by District Commissioners
John W Sincialy was yesterday appointed by the Commissioners to the position of machinist at 40 per day to oversee the heating plant repairs and overhaul at the public school, with other items noting trunk sewer plans for North Columbia Heights and time extensions on sewer work, plus local business notices and street repair pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mumapat
John W Sincialy
Buildinas
North Columbia Heights
AW Stabrman
Tenth Street
North Columbia,Heights
Congress
Harvey
E G Gummell
Twentieth Street
M Street
New Hampshire Avenue
Kovwal
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Saks & Company
South Street
Neve
C. # P TELEPHONE CO
R Street
the Sanitary Paper Bottle Co., Inc
St. A.W
Fuentene
Planos Organs
Calamod Kespieges
Amd Witaou
Palinttes
Ptomag Guarartze
Fioar
Singer
Tatephora Mata Oy
Bremen
Citizens’ Loan & Trust CO
SN Wgerner Tn
Morsell
Albert L. Johnson
the Sunday Post
Mir
Potomac Electric Power Co
A. W
Heunch
Perhhl
Nee
SY Meau, Faw Oh Yoon
C. T
Leonard Mather
Nerther
Diate
the Velvet King
City Bulletins
Rotinger'y Restawant
Alschwoes
Brouse’s
Ninth Street
Northwest
Hair Club Steatent Fire
N. Horshler
Clavelemd Park
DM Cook Steves College Lamp
Muddimmr& Co
Henrieh’s
Anineton Bottling
St Ofi
Adies
H.W. Wm. Hahn
Brussels
Axminster
Gherrmann
7Th and
Eye
Sts
N. W
Chas. Kaufman
Zadig
Staton
Glazebrook
Joseph Potten
Georgetown University Hospltel
Bevouth
Potter
M.S. M
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Fed
Costa
Victor E. Adler Ton-Por-Gent Clothing House
Dr. Faber
B. P
Paper Co., Inc
Seventh St
Pennsylvania Ave
Henry Evans
Lon
Creston
Great Falls
Old Dominon Electric
Crestom
Graig & Royce
Old Cominmon Land Co
Hibbs Building
Pettit Sco
Targa Cove
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street NW
Burcheill
PHILA
General Supply
Colorado Building
N.W
Randle Highlands
Randle
Troy Gm
Dupont Olle
Dealty Company
Saoy Perches
Sir
Gene Geente
Sritec
Ead Ives Ectommblle
Sen Sroverte
Jon Eee
Goodyear
F Street
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