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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
31
Frosty mornings and cool evenings drive shoppers to a limited overcoat sale. Handsomely tailored all wool coats in black and oxford, lined throughout with available sizes from 34 to 46. Exceptional value at 15 dollars.
James Lee, a chicken salesman, caused a disturbance during a parade near Ninth Street and Penn Ave. A police officer intervened as a spontaneous breakdown and two step erupted. The scene escalated into a wrestling match with bystanders urging restraint as the labor demonstration continued nearby.
A historical DC court column describes police and court actions as officers beat reputations in a series of cases. James Wilson and Dan face fines for disorderly conduct. David Boon is jailed for larceny of peaches and a calf, with penalties totaling $109 and a year in the workhouse. Hotel proprietor Conrad Grieb and waiter disputes end in acquittals or mixed rulings in a string of petty charges.
The weekly death record reports a 1 percent increase from the prior week with 2 extra deaths. Colored deaths drive most of the rise, totaling 125 births with 82 whites and 43 colored. Major causes include consumption and meningitis, while diphtheria and typhoid show mixed changes.
A strenuous week saw nearly 30 establishments inspected with 270 nuisances abated and 27 nuisances exported. Barbershops hotels lunchrooms groceries huckster wagons dairy and milk samples were checked with cattle slaughtered and calves examined. Rabies and typhoid cases were investigated as the effort continued near Union Station.
Commissioners overruled police trial board and fined W C Young and Bostey Cust, two former soldiers, $25 each for gambling in a Pennsylvania Avenue hotel poker game. They pleaded their case before the board, admitting involvement.
City notices report J W Harney purchasing a residence at the southwest corner of First and Seaton streets, with a sale pitting Belt O Brennan Co and others against the deal. The bulletin also notes a 7,000 dollar price and witnesses to a separate 10th street incident, plus numerous local business ads and society notices from Arlington Bottling Co, Rosenfield’s, and Consolidated Sales Company Inc.
The Falls Church town hall hosted a highly attended trial in which Gen Floyd King, former congressman and one of the last Confederacy generals, was exonerated on a self defense plea after stabbing William Martin a negro. Martin and his brother faced charges connected to the melee. Martin received a twelve month sentence for assault on King.
The fire laddies face an inspection by a committee of business men led by Commissioner Macfarland. Isaac Gans chairs the panel with R W Lynn and A L Cline as members. They examined every engine and trick house to judge daily discipline and operation over the past year, awarding a trophy flag to the best showing.
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