District Woman's Christian Temperance Union Elects Officers
The thirty eighth annual convention at Immanuel Baptist Church concluded with Mrs Clinton Smith reelected president and Mrs Cohen elected vice president at large after a tense parliamentary contest. A memorial service, banner presentation, and reports on temperance work marked the afternoon session. Mrs Shelton carried the day for Cohen amid prayers and reflections on loyalty to temperance disciplines.
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Clinton Smith
Philips
Cohen
District
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Chick
Iramanuel Baptist Church
Sixteenth Street
Columbia_road
Mea Clinton Smith
Catlin
Benjamin A. Lineback
William Scott
Abel Webb Parks
SM. Wegcott
Charles P. Grandfield
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Philins
Bloomingdale Auxiliay
Hull
M. E. Cohen
Shelton
Emma
Mra
Benjamin A Lineback
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 to Hold First Full Meeting in November
Officers gathered at the Ebbitt House and set the first full meeting for the first Thursday in November. Miss Mary Desha, president, notes the statue to Pocahontas near Jamestown, Va. has been completed by Partridge of New York. The society has raised 50,000 dollars and expects a 5,000 dollar congressional appropriation.
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Pocahontas Club
Ebbitt House
Mary Desha
Poomontas
Jamestown
Partridge
New York
Miss Desha
Victory for Defense In First Supreme Court Case Of Term
The Supreme Court granted a defense victory in the first case tried this term. After reviewing the evidence presented by J. E. Brady formerly with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company the court withdrew the case from the jury and directed a verdict for the telephone company. The ruling held the injury resulted from a fellow servant's carelessness for which the company was not liable. The company was represented by R Ross Perry & Son Post Is the Heal Estate of Washington.
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Supreme Court
J. E. Brady
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Justice Wright
R Ross Perry & Son
Commissioners Push Thinner Fireproof Walls Amendment
District commissioners preview revisions to building regulations proposing 9 inch party walls in two story houses citywide and aim to adopt after a public hearing. Key speakers urged 2000 square feet per floor as sufficient for fireproof partitions while preserving safety and controlling costs.
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Judson
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
Protest Hearings Set Over Property Awards Near Pennsylvania Ave
Protests by owners of 29 parcels against property awards on blocks south of Pennsylvania Avenue between 14th and 15th streets NW will be heard Monday as Justice Stafford sets aside the day for arguments. The main objections claim unconstitutionality of the act and inadequacy of awards. two tenant exceptions are noted.
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Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Justice Stafford
Walliams ‘Hall
Claudia Conk
Fifteenth
Ac|ress
Eleanor Holmes
Aia Jeasehold Mtorest
BW. Parker
Eleanor
Grand Opera House Company
Fourth Precinct
Chase's
Martha Thurnburg
First Precinct
Thurnburg
Ting
Mulloway
GALLS IT RYE FEVER MULES WIN OVER MOTOR CAR
In police court Judge Aukam treats rye fever as a factor in various cases. Henry Terrell fined five dollars after claiming hay fever caused him to forget himself. a mule team defends a street side, upholding the mules over a 60 horsepower car. Marie Canthe and Annie Washington face vagrancy and dispute charges with witnesses testifying to quarrels and swearing. A Soldier’s Home inmate, William King, pays a personal fine after admitting pension money misuse. Chauffeur Wiliam Rosson forfeits five dollars after a traffic incident observed by Policeman Horne.
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Henry Terrell
Aukam
Terkelt
B.A .Hughes
Terrell
Horgeless Certiage
Dr. Abbott
Mather
Marie Canthe
Cokma
Marie
Solder
Garrison
William P King
King
Garciagn
Mass Meeting To Oppose Maryland Disfranchisement
A mass meeting of Washington's colored residents at Zion Baptist Church on Third Street Southwest will oppose Maryland’s disfranchisement measure. A general committee from Washington colored churches will assist Maryland brethren with funds and support. Speeches by leading Baltimore Black leaders and city figures are planned, with Rev. Walter H. Brooks likely to preside. Public welcome.
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Massa
Maryland
Washington
Zion Bapst Church
Third Street
Suffrage League of Maryland
Baltimore
Walter H. Brooks
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Grand selections include Maritana and Invitation to the Dance
A concert program offers Grand selections such as Maritana Song Without Words The Spring Song from The Three Tries Valse of Concert Invitation to the Dance Finale The Victor by Arnold Godfrey Nevin with Excerpte from the noted works.
Hurt by Nail Damages Honored Employee Sues
Regina Lee Jacobs an employee of Southern Railway through her attorneys Gordon and Gordon filed suit yesterday against the District of Columbia and Brennan Construction Company for personal injuries alleged to result from negligence in leaving a nail on a board used for passage during repair work before her workplace. The accident occurred September 16, 1907.
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The
Southern Railway
Gordon and
Gordon
District of Columbia
Brennan Construction Company
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