Quick Marriages Tie to City Hall Cappers Rise
Report traces matrimonial cappers near city hall, new additions from railroads in Washington. Richmond couple seeks license with minister card, a news butcher aids their rush, while other would be couples buy quick service from clergymen. Capt. Byrnes, Sixth precinct, vows to crack down with new arrests. A federal taxicab ad closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Dominie
Capper
Byrnes
Wife Unwill ing Witness and Bigamy Case
An unwilling witness, Mrs. Annie Babel, testified before the grand jury about her marriage to Benjamin Deltsch who faces a bigamy charge. Her attorney promised to reveal a different side later while praising Babel for her sacrifices. Police are seeking Charles M. Thompson for assault. See Aero Flights at College Park and TICO taxicabs advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bohn Babel
Grand
Benjamin Deltsch
Wife No. 1
Deltsch
Russia
James A. O’shea
Mrs. Babel
C. M. Thompson
Charles M.thompson
Astoria
Third
Thompson
College Park
TICO
North
Poslam skin remedy promises quick relief for eczema
The advertisement touts Poslam as a premier skin remedy for itching and eruptions. A free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories invites requests, claiming rapid improvement in complexion, pimples, redness, and various skin conditions, with two jar sizes sold by druggists including Ogram and Affleck.
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Ffth Street
New York City
Ogram
O'Donnell
Real Estate Notes on Franklin Park Developments
Moore and Hill report unusual activity in Franklin Park along the Great Falls line with many residential sites sold and new homes rising. Notables include Charles F. Dickens’s $6,000 nine room colonial with an eight foot porch, B. B. Billups’s California style bungalow, and Henry P. Merrill family moving into a nine room home. Other builds include eight to ten room houses by W. P. Bosher, J. T. Jewell, A. S. Patterson, and the O’Kie residence being repaired at $5,000 with A. M. Schneider as architect. Boss and Phelps dispose of west Mount Pleasant lot, P. K. Chaconas carriage house repaired for $1,400, and Wardman’s 1729 Lanier Place house sold to Hugh Wallis. Completion notices for four Franklin Park apartments on Park Road, and Warren Mitchell’s Kilbourne Street residence bought for $8,250 highlight the ongoing expansion and investment activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore & Hill, Inc
Franklin Park Corporation
Franklin Park
Great Falls
Charles F. Dickens
Boss & Phelps
Mount Pleasant Street
Lamont Street
Hugh Wallis
City Bullets In Assault Case Sues Railroad
Augustus W. Gray filed in District Supreme Court against Capital Traction Company for 310,000 damages alleging he was assaulted by a conductor and motorman on a car on September 21. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and discharged in police court. The item also lists local business notices and ads.
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Sues Railroad
Augustus W. Gray
Capital Traction Company
District Supreme Court
Gray
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Nymen Cappers
Dominic
City Hall
Parsons
Post
Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Tri-Wear
Howard E. Donath
Government Printing Office
Texas
WM. Hahn & Cos Reliable
S.E
C. Iansburgh Furniture Co
Ninth St
Potomac
Electric Power Co
14Th St. N. W
Panama
Caroling
R. P. Andrews Paper CO
Acaroy
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Gude
Ialso
Billups
Henry P. Merrill
Isthmian Canal Commission
Mr. Merrill
Henry 8. Merrill
W. P. Bosher
J. T. Jewell
A. 5. Patterson
I. Perry
P. K. Chaconas
Lanier Place
Northwest
Harry Wardman
Moore & Hill
M. R. Horton
T. Tracy
The
Weather Bureau
Graham
Addison
Porter
Warren Mitchell
Bows & Phelps
Kilbourne Street
Lewis ©. Breuniinger
City Bulletins
Harvey's
Drillery
Uth
Y. Ave. Nw
Arlington Bottling Co
Arnold
Ogdensburg
Grocers
Phone West 3
J.D. Hird
Altamont
14Th Et
United States Soldiers
John S. M. Zimmerman
Raymond
Gloria
Ohio State Band
Ionner
United States
Potomac Park
Julius Kamper
Watts
Vienna Woods
Herbert
Strayer’s Business College
Strayer’s
Saar
B. Rice’s
Rich
B. Rich
F Street
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Holmes’ Bakery
Horn
C. A. Muddiman & Co
G St
Dobell
O’donnell's
F. G. Smith Piano Co
Avenue
Star Laundry
House & Herrmann
Seventh and I
Sts
Evans
Henry Evans, Inc
Ant
Lw Bay
People’s
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