District Building Notes and Street Renaming Actions
District Commissioners addressed next year estimates in a formal session and approved most schedules while leaving a few street names for later. Granite base blocks for the new District Building arrived aboard the Jennie Peak from Blue Hill Maine, about 250 tons, to be moved to the Fourteenth and EB streets site. An attempted saloon project near Brightwood Road was abandoned after neighborhood opposition and difficulty securing signatures. Roland P Hough was reappointed temporary draughtsman, and various sewer and resurfacing orders were issued. Harrison Stidham left the city for private business in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Avenue
Col. Biddle
Washington
Jennie
Blue Hill
Maine
Ernst Loeffler
Ling
Brightwood Road
Loeffler
Excise Board
Roland P Hough
First Street
B Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Fifteenth
Fourteenth
New Jersey Avenue
Harrison Stidham
New York
Saturn
District Loses Suits In Two Damages Cases
Mary B Meetze won a 3000 verdict against the District of Columbia for injuries from a defective sidewalk at Second and C Streets NW on January 31 1903. Detes settled for 20 to recover injuries from a water plug on A Street NW. prior trial favored the District but Court of Appeals urged compensation. Attorneys were Thompson and Lasker for Meetze and Thomas for the District. Ralston and Siddons represented Ida Dotey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B Meetze
District of Columbia, ii
Second
C Streets
Thompson and Lasker
Corporation
Thomas
Lia Detes
Ralston and Siddons
Ida Dotey
Suit for Right of Way Across Davie Tract
Whitney E. B. Davie and others sue T Cushing Daniel and James Ogden for 4000 dollars, alleging destruction of a fence enabling a right of way across the Davie property near Fairview Heights. Daniel contends the old Varnelle site carries a silent right of way and notes he cut the fence to settle the matter, awaiting a final decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Davie
Familly
Woodley Inn
Fairview Heights
T Cushing Daniel
James Ogden
Daniel
Ogden
John Ridout
Davies
Wooley Inn
Varnelle
Postum Benefits Touted For Nursing Mothers
An elderly testimonial promotes Postum Coffee as a superior, nourishing beverage for nursing mothers. A mother recounts her six month old baby gaining weight after switching from tea and coffee to Postum, claiming improved appetite and spirits for both mother and child. The ad cites the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inatron
Baby
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
City Should Clean Itself Supt Stidham Proposes Reform
Supt Stidham advocates municipalizing street cleaning and using an army system to inspect and direct cleaning across eighteen districts. He argues a centralized force with contracted efficiency will not increase costs and will improve cleanliness and dust control in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Stidham
Washington
Stidham
Army
Sertien
Nuisance Over Smoke From New Freight Tunnel Spurs Resident Complaints
Southeast Section residents in Heckmann First and F streets southeast report heavy smoke and cinders from locomotives at the tunnel’s roundhouse on South Capitol Street. Engines firing coal emit dense smoke three blocks away, damaging house furnishings and elevating property values in the affected area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heckmann
First
Second
Roundhouse
South Capitol Street
Jersey
Monument Death an Unavoidable Accident at Washington Monument
Coroner Nevitt's jury ruled the death of painter Joseph G Owings accidental after a fall from scaffolding at the Washington Monument Tuesday afternoon. The scaffold broke due to a knot in the wood, with Littleton and Joshua Mastin the fellow painters involved. Owings' funeral set for 3 PM at 95 Second Street Northeast.
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Nevitt
Joseph G Owings
Washington Monument
Littleton
Joshua Mastin
Gwings
Owings
Second Street
Buttera Superiority Wet Lead Brands Featured in City Notices
GITY BULLETINS list various groceries and brands including Cornucopia and Cow Brand Butter substitutes, Four-leaf Clover creamery products, canned goods, and granulated sugar with prices and box sizes. It advertises Red Clover Creamery Butter as a solution to butter problems and promotes Johnston's grocery route at 781 Tth street with general store items and several shoe store adverts in Keene's Shoe Store at 08 G street, detailing products and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae A. Darneton
Cornucopia
Arpless
James F Oyster
9Th
Pa Ave
Franklin School Board Ends Week With Special Meetings
The board of education met at Franklin School for routine business and set two special sessions. Friday night to review estimates for the District Commissioners and Monday night to hear Mrs. Anna J. Cooper’s briefing amid an ongoing investigation. Numerous staff changes include promotions, transfers, and new appointments across divisions and high schools, with several resignations and substitute teachers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Franklin School
Anna J. Cooper
M. ‘W. Tombon
Wild
Cppoint Grace "McLaurins
Beulah
Bohrer
May Suyon
Meg Hersey
Alma HL Biecho
R. EH. Guy
T. Heathman
EH. Jackson
Gertrude Early
Richard Gilem
J Catlebt
O. Shepherd
Hattie Gillem
Erie C. Billet
Mary FF. Benn
Manetia’y. Price
Anna R Holmen
Louise W McCoy
Anna W. Fairgeld
May Weide
Louise Arnold
Cortelia Suey
Mary B. Farquhar
Stella Holly
Bigie Tenny
Mary Morrison
Recorder's Feel Growing In Record of Incorporations This Year
The district recorder of deeds reports a rising business in the quarter ending Sept 30 with 4,782 instruments affecting property filed, up from 4,080 a year earlier and 3,950 in 1903. Despite only 71 new incorporations, revenue rose to $69,815 from $6,197 last year and $2,419 from 1905 after the incorporation law amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Recorder of Feeds
John C Dancy
Woman Admits Theft in Lace and Silk Case
Dora Wenzer about twenty four, accused of grand larceny for stealing lace and silk from an employer. Detectives Pratt and Howlett arrested her after pawn tickets were found with her personal effects. She admitted guilt and was sent to the House of Detention for a Police Court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Wenzer
Pratt and Howlett
Twelfth Street
Money and jewels stolen from Cairo apartments
Mr and Mrs Sleicher accuse Cairo Apartment House Company of losing 3553983 in money and jewelry after leaving a bag in their room for a half hour at breakfast on March of this year. They say management blamed the lack of a safe, and Sleicher’s attorney is John W. Dohola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sle
Cairo
What It Means From the Philadelphia Press
A humorous exchange recounts a cook asked to resign replying to a request about references. Mrs Hiram Offen questions the idea of a letter with no reference to anything, prompting a wry remark about diking a reference as a play on words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hiram Offen
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Saks
Pennsylvania Ave
Adler’s
Victor E. Adlar
Clothing House
7Th St. Nlw
South
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
Priestley
Cravenette
Rain Coats
Friedlanderbros
A. Kahn
F Street
Neyer
Streuis
District Building Notes
Universal Electric
Library of the
New Willard Hotel
Supt
The
Capital Bicycle Club
New Willard
Gity Bulletins
E. Mlour
T.D Pyle
Johnston's
St. Wee
Chicago
C. A. Muddiman & Go
Keene's
School Board
M Street
Instruments
Anabe
Knabe Angelos
Tmerson
Givernon Angelus
Angelus
Smith & Barnes
Thushek Fiano
Laftargue
Heller
Knabe
Knabe House
Knabes
WM. Knabe &Co
Pense
Herrmann
Eye
N. W
Severith Stavet
Wilton
Ting
Rowai
Extra
Salere
Herman
A.herman’s Sons Co
Seventh Street
Corner H Street
William Sleicher
Library
F St
America
D. J. Kaufman
Selinger’s
Lassex
Arlington Brewing CO
Rosalza, Va
Dangler
A. Eberly’s
J. T. Walker Sons
Streat
N. We
Phene M
Andoline
Home Savings Bank
Gth
Mass. Ave
Horn, the Tailor
FON. W
the Sunday Post
Mall
U. S. Realty Co
Firemen’s Insuance Co
7Th St
la. Ave
Pa. Ave
Washington, D. C
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