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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1904

Page

9

Taboo High Buildings Eighty Feet as a Maximum

District engineers and Captain Jay J. Morrow debate building heights around Union Station plaza. Burnham favors a seventy foot limit to protect the station’s architectural effect while the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad backs an eighty foot cap on its property, with possible congressional action to enforce seventy feet.

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Railroad Crossing Blocked Sparks City Complaint

Inspector Thomas details delays by Waitimore and Ohio Railroad blocking Massachusetts and Delaware avenues causing 55 teams, 1 mail carrier, and 189 pedestrians to wait while coal trains moved, urging strict compliance with police crossing rules amid ongoing terminal work. Oak trees spared. no radical street improvements now. various city notices cover building fire escapes, highway plan amendments, and a dog shelter fund drive. Credits include local bankruptcy filing against Jacob Fussell Company and Burset’s Vanilla ad note.

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Judges Disapprove Order On Nolle Pros in Police Cases

Judges Scott and Kimball criticized a Commissioner issued rule directing the Prosecuting Attorney to discontinue certain nolle prosequi practices. In court sessions, Scott dismissed a neighborhood dispute case, denouncing the new method as wasteful and disruptive. Kimball questioned the policy while noting the prosecutor’s apparent right to note pros, but the matter underscored tension between officials and court procedures.

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Convicted of Bicycle Thefts in City Bulletin

Thomas Patterson, a young Englishman, was yesterday indicted on two counts of stealing bicycles. Patterson said he landed in America a month ago. Joege Kimball fined him $200, but lacking funds, he retreated to the dock, facing potential jail. Carter Held for the Grand Jury. Horace Carter, arrested ransacking Dr W. Bogan’s office, was held in $1,000 bonds for the grand jury.

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