Reference of DC street extension and condemnation notices
DC Commissioners pursue land condemnation for the extension of M street east of Bladensburg road and for other projects. notices require landowners to appear by November 8 1905 and publish in major papers. district court to appoint a seven member jury to assess damages and benefits.
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RE. H. Thomas
A. Leftwich Sinclair
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
District Court
M Street
Bladenaburg Road
District of Columbia
Bladensburg Road
United States
Washington Law Reporter
Wening Star
Washington Times
Ashley M Gounn
EB H Thomas
Leftwich Sinclair
Nineteenth Street
Woodley Road
Baltimore Street
Congress
Hoyter Road
Washington Law Porter
Evening Star
Washington Post
District
Dentistry Without Plates MO Ex tracting Pain Free Options
Dental ad offers extraction and tooth replacement without plates from Dr J at 1208 St NW. Claims painless filing and facial restoration with natural feel. Promotional tone emphasizes ease and minimal discomfort for tooth removal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J. Ka
Pianos for sale on St. North West area
For sale two pianos described as square with carved legs in good condition and an almost new model offered at a low price. Includes address reference St. NW and brief buyer notes.
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Nh ST. NW
Auction Sales of Valuables in Washington District of Columbia
Notice of multiple public auctions for real estate in Washington DC. Includes trust deeds on Northwest and Southeast properties, blocks in Brightwood Park, and multiple squares. Details outline sale dates in October and November 1905, payment terms, deposits, and trustee responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berar
Washington, D. C
A. D
District of Columbia
Yale
Office of the Surveyor of
Jesse V. X. Huycr
Pennsylvania Avenue
Woshington
Union Trust Company of
Thos J. Owen & Son
Brightwood Park
D CO
Uber
Thor J Owen & Son
County of
Washington
Brightwood Fark
Colum 1
Washington, DC
Sam’s A. Drury
Kentucky Avenue
City of Washington District of Columbia
Thomas H Pickford
Surveyore
Gale
John Taylor Arms Trustes
Sam's A Drury
Penwsyel
Vania Avenue
City of Washington
Tallmadgee
Thirteenth Street
Clork P
Square Tor
Thomas W Stubbldfield
Trustes
Auction Postponed and Auto For Sale Notice
The sale is postponed to Monday the 24th at the same time and place. Automobiles for sale include a nearly new 11 model F Cadillac in top condition and a good OLDS runabout with top and accessories. A new, light automobile stable space is wanted nearby at 1639 I street, inquire JANITOR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Biays
Duck Shooting at Goodwins Island near Clarke County Virginia
A brief note records a duck shooting location at Goodwins Island off the shore of Clarke County Virginia with a mention of land and an event or person named Superior Ducking. The fragmented OCR suggests a local gambit or notice concerning hunting grounds and property near Joyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin's Island
Geres William Page
Joyce, Clarke County
Her First Trolley Ride Inspires Mixed Feelings
A Philadelphia convention of street railway managers hears anecdotes about urban transit. An Irish girl aboard a trolley is complimented for her beauty, yet she wonders if fate ever repeats itself. The Chicago Journal recalls a newly appointed judge debating with a lawyer over a similar argument.
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Philadelphia
Irwin Fuller
Detroit
Sald
The
Chicago Journal
Eounst
Knowledge by Exight in Chicago Journal Cartoon
A comic panel from the Chicago Journal features an exchange between a senior scholar and a boy. The boy explains he attends a night school to learn a little each day, prompting the keen remark from the elder figure.
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The
Chicago Journal
Prohibition Debate Rages Over DC Saloons and 10000 License
An excise board storm debates curbing liquor sales in the District of Columbia with advocates for a semi prohibitive license of 1000 and others urging a Webber type shutdown of saloons except in hotels and restaurants. Liquor dealers and Anti Saloon League members weigh options as city officials see rising vice and disorder and weigh whether high license will close most saloons or only the best establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excise Board
Mqnor
District of Columbia
Congress
Gity
Post
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Anti-Saloon League
Awkward Predictions From A Universal Longevity Scenario
A London Spectator piece argues that if people live longer and retire later the economy and family wealth would fail to circulate. It imagines a 50-year-old expanding wealth into old age, leaving less for sons and grandsons, while elderly relatives strain estates, with pensions and intergenerational ownership provoking ongoing conflicts and control struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Oxford
Eeventy
Alter
After the Taste from the Philadelphia Press
A fragmentary exchange shows a tramp at a tack door asking Miss Starvem about a table board and whether she was “given out some sacoplea,” reflecting a slangy vignette from the era with unclear context and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Incidents in Career of New Major General Weston
Rejoicing and regret accompany Gen John F Weston promotion to major general of the line. A famed storyteller and chemist, his career spans from Civil War exploits with Custer to chief commissary, Cuban service, and cost reductions in Army supplies. Taft opposed the promotion to keep him in the commissary post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
John F. Westox
Weston
Fourth Kentucky Cavalry
Custer
Little Big Horn
Sitting Bull
Mississippi
Harrison
Capt
Department
Proctor
Shafter
Cuba
Taft
Old Flame Of Hostess At Schwenkfelder Reunion Meal
At Allentown Pennsylvania the Schwenkfelders held their annual reunion and shared a bread and apple butter feast. Rev A R Scherman from Pandora Ohio explains the meal marks the landing of the Schwenkfelders in the New World and their first simple feast. A humorous tale follows about mistaken identity and a surprising wedding revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
A R Scherman
Pandora
Ohio
New World
Scherman
Cambridge
Chicago
The Elevator Battery and the Starter Who Shoots the Big Projectiles
In a tall office building a trim elevator starter in uniform explains how he keeps cars moving nonstop. He fires off rapid signals like a artillery battery, likening the busy mechanism to historic battlefield bursts while brokers demand quick access to the street.
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Gridley
Bragg
Bible Study Campaigners Club Forms at Y M C A Home
The Y M C A housed a large Bible study campaigners club meeting led by D W Montgomery with Rev Frank M Bristol as speaker. A reception and informal viewings precede the October 30 dedication by Dr Henry Van Dyke at Continental Hall with 20 000 invitations sent.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Ita
Suillway
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Association
Percy 8
New Continental Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution
At &O’clock
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
G. W. Woodward
Continental Hall
al Neaily
Work on Church Music Joint Authors Publish Manual
The manual A Manual of Church Music results from two Washington choirmasters and a Philadelphian amid Catholic church reforms. Rev William Josephinn and Prof George Herbert Walls collaborate with Prof Francis Joseph O'Brien on chancel choir formation boy voice training and repertoire. The introduction is by Mgr Diomed Falconio.
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Washington
Philadelphian
William Josephinn
Catholic University of America
St. Paul’s Church
George Herbert Walls
Georgetown University
Trinity Church
Francis Joseph O’brien
Gesu Church
Philadelphia
Mgr
Diomed Falconio
Giant Sea Elephant Mounted At Berlin Zoo
A 10,000 pound sea elephant, the largest ever killed, is mounted at the Berlin Zoological Garden. The 21 foot tusk span and 18 foot body circumference illustrate its massive size. Found by Falkland Islands whalers eighteen months ago, the creature roams southern seas when alive and feeds mainly on cuttlefish. Also included is a humorous anecdote about a barber at a hotel.
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Berlin Zoological Gardena
Berlin Zoological Garden
Falkland Islands
J. F. G. Umlauft
Equator
Antarctic
Kergueten
South Shetland
Ehhorter
Garrison Tourgee Thanksgiving Service Planned by Niagra DC
A Friday meeting of the District of Columbia branch of the Niagra movement refined a local organization. Presided by L. B. Hershaw the group decided to hold a thanksgiving service in memory of William Lloyd Garrison and Albion Tourgee. Announcements will follow and Negro Americans are urged to participate.
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Garrison
Tourgee
Beeld
District of Columbia
Niagra Movement
L. B. Hershaw
Niagra
H. J.tt
Lfe
William Lloyd Garrison
Albion
Problems for the Bishops at Baltimore Conference
The Methodist Episcopal Church bishops meet in Baltimore at Foundry Church beginning Wednesday. About twenty of twenty nine bishops attend the opening with reports on the past year and assignments for district conference presidents. Key issues include Prof Mitchell's case, and the selection of the presiding bishop for the Baltimore conference in April. Bishops Thoburn Neely and Burt, from India South America and Zurich respectively, attend. Thoburn may not return due to age.
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Methodist Mncopal Church
Foundry M. E
Foundry Church
Robert M. Moore
Thoburn
India
Neely
South America
Burt
Baltimore
Washington
Bertha Kalich The New Jewish Actress in Review
A Metropolitan Magazine critique by James Stuneker questions if Bertha Kalich has been overpraised. It compares her Yiddish and English performances, notes temperament and nerve traits, and acknowledges potential for aristocratic bearing despite current limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
James Stuneker
Mme Kelleh
Bertha Kalich
Bernard Shaw
Karl Marx
John Stuart Mill
Mme. Kalich
Kalich
Berth Kalich
Fedora
American Theater
New York
Elert
Chile
Agset
Kalidh
Rachel
Bernhardt
Dawison
Eewin Booth
Verse tribute to Felix N. Gernot in Public Ledger
A funeral homage published in Philadelphia on October 14, 1905 honors Felix N. Gernot. The poem laments the passing of a noted figure, praising his genius and contributions to tragedy and mirth, and pledges tears and memories for the departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix N. Gernot
Public Ledger
Wootman
Heaven
Philadelphia
Reginald and the last look at a hidden flame
In London a tense tale unfolds as Mrs. Reginald, torn between marriage and past love, plans one final sighting of her former suitor Greatrex. A heat of jealousy and danger erupts when Reginald is injured in a cab accident, and Helen, choosing duty, binds his wounded eye and guides him upstairs, sealing a quiet, morally complex ending.
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Helen
Reginald
London
Mrs. Regina
Jane
Greatrex
Buebandé
Jenks & Co
Hallwell
Belen
Testing Havanas Cigar Quality By Smell Or Taste
A London Mell article extols judging Havanas by palate and nostrils not wrapper or box aroma. It notes Vuelta Abajo Cuban soil climate and near Gulf Stream give top cigars, with Cuba’s skilled farming in harmony with nature. Factory labor, leaf blending, and distinct sizes are described.
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Colorado
Colorado-Maduro
Maduro
New York
Liverpool
London
Bond
Pain
England
Havana
Vuelta Abajo
Vuelta Absjo
Gulf Stream
Selling to Uncle Sam A few firms dominate government bids
The piece argues it is very hard to do business with the United States government. Procurement requires long payment waits, exact technical compliance, and bid advertisements. Many firms face lengthy delays or rejection by inspectors, reducing competition and raising costs.
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United States
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Capitol Streets
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C. S A Baker
Gorge W Moss
George Spransy
Office OF the Commissioners OF the
District Columbia
Beatty & Hawkins
Georgetown
Beatty & Hawking
Henry B OF
Macfast
Henry L
Tohn Biddle
ST. NW
C. G Bloan, & Co.—A
Wells
J Qwen
Sam
von Samuel W Pickford
W Stubblefield
Excise Board Storm Center
Y.M
Dr. Bristol
Bible Study Campaigners’ Club
John Drew
Dark Harbor
Methodist Church
Irving
Joseph Keating
Joseph B Bowles
Uncle Sam
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