Theatrical company member guilty of robbing fellow lodger
Charles R. Brown an actor with a touring company was found guilty in Police Court yesterday of stealing a watch from Peyton Whalen a fellow lodger at a downtown hotel. He was fined 99 dollars later reduced to 15 dollars and paid. Whalen testified he woke to see Brown closing his door and the watch was later recovered by Detective Grant and Policeman Downs under hallway matting. Brown’s arrest followed. Yachtsmen fishing with great luck in Rappahannock Yacht Club cruise headquarters at Weems Virginia report the best fishing in years with a three pound tailor a five pound catfish and many trout flounders and spots caught Tuesday.
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Peyton Whalen
Charles R. Brown
Brown
Whalen
Grant
Downs
Rappahannock
Commissioner Alien Welcomed Home at Patent Office
The Commissioner of Patents Allen, back from Europe, was warmly greeted by colleagues at the Patent Office. A desk drawing showed an eagle bearing a pennant reading Welcome Home, with the reverse listing all associates surrounding the commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien
Allen
Europe
Patent Office
Fire destroys freight station at Deanwood
Fire caused by locomotive sparks destroyed the Chesapeake Beach Railroad freight station at Deanwood early yesterday. No. 10 engine company responded to a local alarm, firemen helped move freight but the building could not be saved. Loss amount is undetermined. Michael Greason, who promised to leave the city, was jailed after being found sleeping on a cellar door and sentenced to thirty days on the workhouse farm in default of a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Beach Railroad
Deanwood
No. 10 Engine Company
City
Michael Greason
Neal
Eighth
Hecht
Death rate rise noted among whites prompts nurseries and milk checks
Dr. William C. Woodward reports higher deaths in 1903 mainly among white males aged sixty to sixty nine and among married individuals, with increases in several months. He urges day nurseries for children of working mothers, stricter dairy and animal slaughter regulation, and stronger enforcement of nuisance and housing laws. Public health actions include milk inspection, infant care permits, and humane cat control measures.
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William C. Woodward
Woodward
Lfe
United States
District of Columbia
Potomac
Virginia
Purify City Water Supply With Copper Sulfate Plan
District health officer Dr William Woodward discussed copper sulfate use in city reservoirs with Dr George Moore to combat typhoid germs. A decision expected next week followed a day of case updates showing 4 new typhoid cases and a lengthy annual report detailing 1903 totals, mortality by race, and ongoing purification works. Old quarantine station burned by order of Building Inspector Ashford and Fire Chief Belt to clear the site for replacement facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William €. Woodward
George Moore
Department of Agriculture
Woodward
Health Department
Columba
Ashford
Washington Asylum
Wounded Enee Fishing Club Spends Vacation at Chesapeake Beach
Second Precinct policemen of the Wounded Enee Fishing Club are vacationing at Chesapeake Beach landing many fish. They report sending a crate of crabs to colleagues guarding the city and anticipate salt drying fish for winter. Club officers listed include Captain John R. Evans and J H Gibson among others.
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Second Precinct
Chesapeake Beach
Enee Fishing Club
John R. Evans
J. H. Gibson
H. A. J. Lanahan
Fiest
Archie Baker
H. W. Forteney
Carey. Brown
FINAL WORD ON FAILURE TO MAKEDEDUCTION EXPLAINED BY STUTLER
Chief Clerk Mercer provides a statement on why no deduction was made for Eckington street cleaning. Stutler claimed a deduction would appear on vouchers, but Mercer said schedule 2 lacked the area after discovery, the Eckington tract was later swept on schedule 4, leading to no penalty. Royal Robinson left the city, planning to notify commissioners of Mercer’s statement.
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Warner Stutler
Stutler
Lilly & Robinson
Eckington
O’donnell
Robinson
Mercer
Mr. Mercer
O'Donnell
Stuller
Royal Robinson
Burial of Judge Riley at Mount Olivet Cemetery
The body of Judge William Garnett Riley, who died Thursday afternoon, was laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery at 4 pm. Catholic rites were led by Rev. Father Gallen. The Washington Asylum Hospital transferred remains at 3 pm, no pallbearers. Friends in Virginia handled services for the Riley family. Blaine Invincible Club Outing set for Labor Day to Somerset Beach with speakers J W Bell on campaign issues and W J Smith on race and citizenship. Tallmadge A Lambert seriously ill at his Oakland Md summer home. son Wilton J Lambert travels to his bedside as family stays with him.
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Mount Olivet
William Garnett Riley
Riley
Virginia
Washington Asylum
Father Gallen
St. Peter's Church
Blaine Invincible Club
Potomac
Somerset Beach
W. J. Smith
J.W. Bell
Tallmadge A. Lambert
Oakland
Wilton J. Lambert
Washington
Mr. Lambert
Coroner's jury finds accidental death in electric shock case
After an inquest into Samuel Maloney's death from an electric shock at First and C streets southeast, the coroner's jury ruled the death accidental and urged stricter precautions with electric wire work. Witnesses described a high voltage wire, sagging lines, and a crane collision during excavation for the House of Representatives office building. The jury heard testimony from engineers, foremen, and workers connected to Brennan Construction and Stewart & Wilmoth. Additional items covered a White House Band concert and Library of Congress holiday hours, plus recent Articles of Incorporation for several companies.
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Samuel Maloney
First
New
House of Representatives
Glazebrook
Hamilton
Brennan Construction Company
Patterson
Charles James
Allen
Davin F. Wiliams
Stewart & Wilmoth
Williams
Michael Burke
Brennan Company
J.B. Lackey
Potomac Electric Power Company
J. T. Stewart
Pinkney Green
Charles Agustine
Maloney
Estate of Fanny L. Berry Appoints Administrators
J. F. Donohue and J. Barton Miller named administrators of the estate of the late Mrs. Fannie L. Berry who died last week. Estate valued at $100,000. Half a century ago her two brothers faced murder charges in connection with her husband’s death. One brother was deemed insane and committed to an asylum, the other jailed after trial. Both brothers have since died, while Mrs. Berry lived retired and apart from acquaintances.
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J. F. Donohue
J. Barton Miller
Fannie L. Berry
Berry
Zellers Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Over Heating Business
John A. Zellers filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition for his steam and hot water heating business. Debts total 4518.17 with assets listed at 1143.25. Attorney Joseph A. Burkart represents him. The notice appears in the city bulletin alongside varied ads and notices.
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John A. Zellers
Zellers
Joseph A. Burkart
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Fanny L. Berry
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Herbert Henderson
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