Petition for Appointment of a Receiver for Shoe Company
An attachment was sued out against the Alexandria Shoe Company for an alleged debt and a petition for a receiver will be heard by Judge Bailey. The company has been dormant and its stock recently sold to the Paris Shoe Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
George A. Smith
Philadelphia
Alexandria Shoe Company
Corporation Court
Bailey
C. C. Carlin
Col
Francis L. Smith
Paris Shoe Company
Charles L. Mitchell
Wiliam A. Smoot & Co
Pettey
J. Frank Wells
Wolfe Street
James H. Huroughs
J. A. Jeffers
Evelyn Lloyd
Jack Austin
Manassas
Southern Railway
W. H. Sweeney
Upperville
Sweeney
J. H. S. Ewell
Kent County
Nella Murtha
Bennington
Chevalley
South Patrick
Plan for huge viaduct over union station plaza considered
District Commissioners weighing a massive viaduct along Massachusetts avenue to ease traffic to Northeast Washington while keeping H street and Massachusetts avenue open. A committee from the Northeast Washington Citizens Association pressed for clarity, noting potential delays and dangers if roads were closed. Officials said both streets would not close at once, and if needed H street would only be shut briefly for track removal with police guard posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Union Station Plaza
Northeast
W. J. Frizzell
L. D. Walter
Col Biddle
H Street
Col. Biddle
K Street
Belt
James M. Wood Appointed Street Cleaning Inspector
James M. Wood was named inspector in the district street-cleaning department at 3900 per year to fill the vacancy created by William B. Dupant's resignation. A longtime Northeast Washington resident, Wood was an auditor for the War Department from 1884 to 1891 and has led local civic efforts and newspaper work promoting Northeast Washington and Rhode Island avenue expansion. Indorsed by multiple citizens associations and local leaders, his appointment comes amid promotions following Dupant's departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Wood
West
William EB. Dupbant
Wood
War Department
Northeast Washington
Citizens’ Associations
Rhode Island Avenue
Benning Road
W. McK. Clayton
Brightwood Park
C. O. Rockwell
EB. Barnes
W. HE. Owens
Barnes
War Department May Act on Copper in District Reservoirs
The War Department may exercise its authority to place copper sulphate in reservoirs supplying water to the District if local health officials oppose it. Jurisdiction would apply until water enters the distributing pipes, potentially allowing action despite local objections.
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War Department
District Building Notes and Oldest Inhabitants Delegate
Capt Jay J Morrow travels to Pittsburg for a month long vacation while Cal Biddle and a Commissioner West plan a ten day visit to Harrisburg to inspect bitulithic pavement. Clester Harding in Bridgeport to meet a fire risk inspection committee under the National Association of Five Underwriters. Benjamin W Reiss elected delegate for the District Day at the St Louis Exposition on October 13. Mones 10th Annual Sept Furniture Sale at 11th & F offering clearance of carpets rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay_J. Morrow
Pittsburg
Cal
Biddle
West
Harrisburg
Clester Harding
Bridgeport
Ann
National Association of Five
Association of
Benjamin W. Reiss
St. Louis Exposition
Mr. Reisa
11Th & F
Lincoln Republican League Plans Campaign for Colored Voters
The Lincoln Republican National League met on South Capitol Street to call an October 10 convention in Charles Town West Virginia to organize a broad canvass of colored voters across states. The second day, October 31, will feature a grand mass meeting with Senator Charles W Fairbanks invited to speak. Delegates are allocated by group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Republican National League
US South Capitol Street
James W. Poe
Winston B. Hil
Charlestown
W. Va
Charles W. Fairbanke
United States
League
South Capitol Street
Washington, D. C
Important Labor Conference Opens Here Monday
The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor will meet at the federation headquarters next Monday. President Samuel Gompers will preside, returning to Washington from St. Louis by Sunday. The council will discuss open shop and other disputed matters, with members quartered at the Ebbitt House. The council includes key officers such as Secretary Frank Morrison and Treas. John B. Lennon, along with seven vice presidents and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council of
American Federation
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Samuel Gompers
Washington
St. Louis
Ebbitt House
Frank Morrison
Washington, D. C
John B. Lennon
Bloomington
James Duncan
Quincy
Mass
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
James O'Connell
Max Morris
Denver
Colo
Thomas I. Kidd
Chicago
Ill
D. A. Hayes
Philadelphia
Daniel J. Keefe
Detroit
Michelghin Vick
William J. Spencer
Chica- EO
Chef Accused of Larceny at Sixth Precinct
Austrian chef Joseph Dupont, three weeks in the country, is jailed at the Sixth precinct on petit larceny charges. Detectives Horne Warren Muller and Cornwell say he tried to sell stolen goods, including ten pairs of kid gloves and four steel knives. A later suit seeks $5,000 for alleged slander against Augustus H Quigley.
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Joseph Dupont
Anna Yudelvit
D Street
Dupont
Horne
Warren
Muller
Cornwell
George W Turner
Johnn J Brosnan
James B Archer, Jr
Augustus H Quigley
Quigley
Turner
Mr. Turner
Ninth Street Northwest
Burned man rescued by policeman in Grant avenue shed blaze
Horace Smith, a Black man, was severely burned in a shed fire behind 821 Grant Avenue Northwest yesterday. He is in critical condition at Freedmen's Hospital after Policeman Barnes ripped away burning clothing and sustained burns to his hands during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Smith
Grant Avenue
Freedmen’s Hospital
Smith
Barnes
South Capitol
Robert A. Cosby
Providence Hospital
Fifth Precinct
Union Treasurer Arrested for Embezzling Funds
Albert Hallinds treasurer of Drivers' Union No. 503, colored, jailed on charge of embezzling 5 07 from union funds. Secretary James Wracks accuses him of taking money since April 15. Hallinds arrested by Parhan and O'Brien and held at the First Precinct station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hallinds
Drivers’ Union
No. 503
James Wracks
Hallinds
Parhan and
O'Brien
Colored woman fined for razor assault in self defense claim
Mamnie Wheeler, colored, of 122 Fist street northwest, was fined $0 with a three months imprisonment option for cutting Minnie Poindexter on the head with a razor. Wheeler pleaded self defense. Also reported: Jeremiah Catlin, 52, fell from a ladder at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, injuring a rib and being treated at Emergency Hospital. Mrs Martha Lanham of Clarksburg slipped at a railroad depot, spraining her right ankle and catching the 10:30 train home. A Baltimore and Ohio rail schedule snippet and a clipped store ad for hats conclude the column.
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Jeremiah Catlin
Bureau of Engraving A
Catlin Lves
Corcoran Si
Martha Lanham
Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Creditors sue again against Waggaman in bankruptcy case
National banks push to adjudge Thomas F. E. Waggaman a bankrupt after he admitted inability to pay debts. The suit seeks a ruling based on alleged acts of bankruptcy tied to notes secured by real estate and guarantees. A rule to show cause was issued and a receiver hearing postponed to Monday.
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Thomas FE. Waggaman
District Supreme Court
Ralston & Siddons
H. Winship Wheatley
W. Gwynn Gardiner
M. Agnes Gardiner
Annita B. Simms
Emma L Burch
Waggaman
Weegaman
Second National Bank
National Bank of Washington
National Metropolitan Bank
Justice Anderson
Chambers
Jackson H. Ralston
W. Gwynn
M. F. Riley
Catholic University of America
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Catholic University
Not a Waggaman Creditor and Home for the Aged
Catherine Astor, Mother Superior, writes to dispute a report linking Thomas BE Waggaman to financial trouble and asserts the Home for the Aged on H1 Street Northeast faces health and safety risks this winter without intervention. She urges community aid and cooperation to avert injury to inmates and institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas BE. Waggaman
Toto
Wagegaman
Bt. Patrick’s Church
J. A. Walter
Astor Catherine
Cash for third class mail ends stamp era plan
The Post-office Department plans to stop stamping advertising matter for third and fourth class mail. A business representative deposits postage in cash and the postmaster uses samples to determine weight as basis for delivery. The change aims to save time for business and postal staff and has support from large firms. Regulations will be published soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post-office Department
Post Office Department
Death of Mrs Springer Widow of Jurist and Congressman
Rebecca Ritter Springer widow of Judge William M. Springer died Wednesday night in Jacksonville Illinois. Interment is planned for Springfield Indiana. Mrs Springer longtime leader in civic and charitable causes. A son, Chaplain Ritter Springer US Navy, married to Gertrude Lynch, has resided in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rebecca Ritter Springer
Jacksonville
Ill
Springfield
House of Representatives
Conductor Keeps Faith in Short Change Claim
A Kansas City Star report recounts a passenger claiming he was shortchanged by a streetcar conductor. The conductor reviews the fare tally, finds a surplus, and returns fifty cents amid a display of precise bookkeeping. George M. Gantz buys property at Twelfth and D for $34,000, using Jets 16 and 17, square 293.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Wabash
Troost Avenue
Tae Ward Grand Avenue
George M. Gantz
Baler
Twelfth Jand D Streets
Grape-Nuts Claims Restore Health in Sufferer Story
An Ohio woman credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after years of indigestion nerve trouble and poor sleep. She describes weight gain of over thirty pounds and renewed vitality after beginning the cereal, noting friends also benefited and endorsing trials. The advertising copy urges reading The Road to Wellville and looking for the title book in each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Died Without Medical Attention In Springmanns Court
Henry Peterson aged twenty eight died at his home in Springmanns court southwest yesterday. Coroner Nevitt certified death from natural causes. Also notes various grocery ads and local business promotions with addresses and phone references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Peterson
Springmann’s Court
Nevitt
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Heurich Brewing Co
Heurich
Maerzen
Senate
Adler
Oth St
Mass, Ave
Victor E.adler
Clothing House
Tth
St. Nw
Hubbard Heating CO
F Street
N. W
Washington Gas Light
6Th St. N. W
Temple Drug Store
9Th and
HIVE
Alexandria News
Nellie Wells
James H. Burroughs
Ethel M. Grigsby
Charles W. Grigsby
Pintsch Compressing Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
8. W. Hayden
Herbert L. Franc
Louisiana Avenue
Willie Brown
Burnett
Sargent
Pacific
Moses
Hth & FF
Tharp
Berkeley
St. N.W
Station Plaza
District Building Notes
Chef
O. G. Stutler
Katy Cady
William Edwards
Walter N Greenfield
John Krouse
John Lee
John W Robertson
George Hensley
Annie Prue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional
Raul
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Springer
House & Herrmann’s
Frog
Herrmann
7Th & I
Eye
the Post
Express
Post Business Office
Forest City
Washington Post
Post
City Bulletin
J. T. D. Pyles
Ave
Finley's
Masa. Ave
Wilson & Mayers
George W. Driver
Penna, Ave
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Joyce Engraving Company
Star Bidg
Finley
Great Bear Spring
Yale Laundry
10Th St
New York Ava
Phons Main
Warner
Warners
Warners Fate Cure Company
Rochester
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