DC District of Columbia condemnation notices extend streets
Public notices from the Supreme Court and DC Commissioners announce hearings on condemning land for street extensions including M street east of Bladensburg road and Nineteenth street from Woodley road to Baltimore street. Petitions seek juries of seven to assess damages and benefits, with publication in Washington Law Reporter and local newspapers, and deadlines for owners to appear.
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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
Supreme Court of the
District Court of the
Supreme Court of
United States District Court For
Congress
United States Courthouse
City Hall
Union Station District of Columbia
Third
Florida Avenue
Second
Fifth
First
Capitol Streets
Square
C. S A Baker
Gorge W Moss
George Spransy
EB H Thomas
Leftwich Sinclair
Nineteenth Street
Woodley Road
Baltimore Street
Hoyter Road
Washington Law Porter
Evening Star
Washington Post
District
Office OF the Commissioners OF the
Washington
District Columbia
Beatty & Hawkins
Georgetown
Beatty & Hawking
Henry B
Macfast
Henry L
Tohn Biddle
Dentists Offer Extraction and Plates Alternatives
Dental ad describes tooth extraction without plates and painless filing. Claims faces appear normal after treatment and promises less pain. Provided by Dr. J. Ka at 1208 St NW.
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Dr. J. Ka
Antique Square Piano for Sale on St. NW
For sale a carved leg square piano in good condition located on St. NW. Also offering a nearly new piano at a low price. Contact for details and price.
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Nh ST. NW
ST. NW
Auction Sale Notices In Northwest Washington DC 1905
Multiple trustee auctions for property in Washington DC listed by C G Bloan & Co and Thos J Owen & Son. Descriptions include 3 story brick dwelling and unimproved lots in Yale subdivision Brightwood Park and surrounding blocks with terms: one third cash deposit, two equal notes due in one and two years at 5 to 6 percent interest, conveyancing at purchaser cost, resale rights after default, and sale dates in October November 1905.
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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
Automobiles For Sale And Auction Postponement Notice
The auction sale is postponed to Monday the 24th at the same time and place. For sale items include a near new 11 model F Cadillac in prime condition and a good OLDS Runabout with top and accessories. A new, light automobile stable space is wanted at 0 ft alley. inquire from the janitor at 1639 I St.
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B. H. Biays
Ducks Hunting near Clarke County Virginia
Reports indicate shore and island duck shooting activity around Goodwin's Island in Clarke County Virginia. Details are sparse and fragmented but reference land access and local participants during the hunting period.
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Goodwin's Island
Geres William Page
Joyce, Clarke County
First Trolley Ride Echoes Irish Compliment
A Philadelphia street railway convention story recalls an Irish girl on her first trolley ride. The conductor teases fate as the girl blushes and asks what if she is, while auditors recount railroad life with a Chicago Journal joke about a newly appointed judge.
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Philadelphia
Irwin Fuller
Detroit
Sald
The
Chicago Journal
Eounst
Kind Old Man and Small Boy Night School Exchange
A brief Chicago Journal captioned quip shows an elder asking a boy if he learns daily. The boy replies that he attends a night school, highlighting a humorous exchange about daily learning.
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The
Chicago Journal
Debate Over Higher License Goes Beyond Prohibition
A storm of opinion surrounds the District excise board as it weighs restricting alcohol sales. Some push for a semi prohibitive license raising retail fees to ten thousand dollars, others back measures like the Webber bill to shut out saloons. One official suggests a fixed 1 0 0 0 annual license to close most saloons, except those in hotels and restaurants. Saloons, law and order, and public opinion are all in flux as members, brewers, and anti-saloon groups debate the best path forward.
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Excise Board
Mqnor
District of Columbia
Congress
Gity
Post
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Anti-Saloon League
Longevity Foresight: Complex Families Face Economic Strain
A London Spectator piece explores the ailments of extended lifespans. It imagines a fifty year old delaying retirement to ninety, boosting his earnings but starving heirs and risking the family business. Even a hundred year old patriarch could strand descendants without income, forcing novel property and inheritance schemes.
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London Spectator
Oxford
Eeventy
Alter
After the Taste in Philadelphia Press Tale
A stylized exchange at a tack door features Miss Starvem confronting a tramp who claims to have seen her at a local dining scene and hints at a possible secret or payment, reflecting streetwise banter and urban slang of the era.
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Philadelphia
Incidents in Career of New Major General Weston
The War Department celebrates Gen. John F. Weston’s promotion to major general while mourning the loss of his presence. Weston, famed for wit and quotes, rose from a sixteen year old cavalry recruit to major by nineteen and brigadier general of volunteers for Cuba service. His career spans Civil War service with Custer, commissary mastery, and renowned thrift in army logistics as Secretary Taft opposed his promotion to keep him in post.
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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 Schwenkfelders Reunion
An Allentown gathering of Schwenkfelders marks their landing in the New World with a bread and apple butter feast. Rev A R Scherman of Pandora Ohio rebukes the idea of a banquet, recalling the event as a humble meal. A quip about Miss McWade leads to a startling revelation about the host’s wife.
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Allentown
A R Scherman
Pandora
Ohio
New World
Scherman
Cambridge
Chicago
The Elevator Battery and the Starter Who Shoots the Big Projectiles
A trim elevator starter in a tall office building moves cars constantly to keep brokers and the public served. He describes firing a rapid sequence of commands as elevators run, likening their cadence to a battery firing, with steady, relentless output day after day.
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Gridley
Bragg
Bible Study Campaigners Form At City Y M C A
The Young Men's Christian Association building hosts the Bible Study Campaigners Club with D W Montgomery as leader. First gathering drew a packed crowd for a World and the Word address by Rev Frank Bristol. Large reception planned for 7:20 tonight to inspect the new home and social facilities.
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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 by Three Choirmasters and a Philadelphian
A Manual of Church Music is published by Rev William Josephinn Prof George Herbert Walls and Prof Francis Joseph OBrien. The work aligns with papal motu proprio reforms and covers chancel choir formation boy voice training and choir repertoire. The introduction is by Mgr Diomed Falconio in Rome.
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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
Five ton sea elephant largest killed mounted in Berlin
A Berlin Zoological Garden display features a mounted five ton sea elephant touted as the largest ever killed. Found off the Falkland Islands eighteen months ago by whalers, the specimen measures about 21 feet from tusk tip, with a 10,000 pound alive weight estimate and an 18 foot body girth. The article describes the creature's distribution, diet of cuttlefish, anatomy of tusks, and comparison to the walrus, noting its rare southern hemisphere abundance and historical whaling impact.
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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
A District of Columbia Niagra movement meeting Friday October 2% arranged a service of thanksgiving to honor William Lloyd Garrison and Albion Tourgee. L B Hershaw presided as district head with H J tt as secretary. Announcements will be issued for the Thanksgiving night ceremony as negro Americans are urged to support.
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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 Selection of Presiding Officer
The Methodist Episcopal Church bishops meet in Baltimore at Foundry Church for reports, case reviews, and district conference president assignments. Delegates include Bishops Thoburn, Neely, and Burt. The case of Heaton University professor Mitchell and the Baltimore conference presiding bishop selection loom large.
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Baltimore
Methodist Mncopal Church
Foundry M. E
Foundry Church
Robert M. Moore
Thoburn
India
Neely
South America
Burt
Washington
Bertha Kalich Seen Through Mixed Critical Eyes
A Metropolitan Magazine review by James Stuneker weighs Bertha Kalich as an actress of rare promise yet finds her overpraised. He compares her Yiddish and English performances, notes nerves and temperamental bias, and predicts future potential if she cultivates poise and dignified style.
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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
Pillar of Time Honored in Philadelphia 1905 Verse
In the Public Ledger a funeral elegy laments Felix N Gernot. The poem pleads who shall weave the shroud for thee and who will voice thy requiem. It honors thy memory and youth, noting the genius and worth that gave tragedy and mirth a proud niche in the halls of time. Philadelphia October 14 1905.
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Felix N. Gernot
Public Ledger
Wootman
Heaven
Philadelphia
The One Last Look and a Fatal Secret
Mrs Reginald’s jealousy and a plan to see the past lover lead to a tense confrontation. Greatrex confronts Helen at home, Reginald suffers a gas accident, and Helen blinds him to protect their marriage as Greatrex leaves, leaving Helen weeping over a ruined life and a silent room.
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Helen
Reginald
London
Mrs. Regina
Jane
Belen
Greatrex
Inside of a Havana Cigar Quality Test and Trade
A London note explains judging Havanas by palate and nostrils, not wrapper. It discusses origin near Vuelta Abajo, soil climate, and gulf stream effects, Cuban leaf varieties, filler composition, and factory handcraft in Havana. It notes British taste, prices, and a range of cigar sizes and grades from short to long.
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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 Hard to win bids for government contracts
The article states that only a few firms can meet the United States government conditions for supplying goods. It explains delays in payment, strict technical requirements, and frequent rejections by inspectors. Purchasers face advertising, competitive bids, and possible rejection, while red tape protects the government but raises costs by limiting competition.
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United States
Efe
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Wells
J Qwen
Sam
von Samuel W Pickford
Thirteenth Street
Clork P
Square Tor
Thomas W Stubbldfield
Trustes
W Stubblefield
Excise Board Storm Center
Y.M
Dr. Bristol
Bible Study Campaigners’ Club
John Drew
Dark Harbor
Methodist Church
Irving
Joseph Keating
Buebandé
Jenks & Co
Hallwell
Joseph B Bowles
Uncle Sam
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