Jobbers and Shippers push quick freight postal plan
Washington merchants face a campaign by the Jobbers and Shippers Association to improve freight service. They plan to issue a patron postal card to track shipment dates and promptness, enabling town-by-town comparisons to pressure railroads. The effort aims to attract branch stores and capital, with a proposed Washington commercial club to host visiting merchants and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jobbera and Shippers’ Association
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Focal Capital
Jopliers and Shippers’ Association
Associaton
Board of Trade
Jobbers and Shippers’ Association
Kidnapped on Birthday At Feasting Ceremony
Milton Goldsmith of 4% R Street North West turned 21 yesterday and recalled being abducted by three masked men who forced him into a closed carriage to Brookland then to Freund's restaurant where friends awaited. He described the ride as a practical joke and offered ten dollars to the driver to return him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Goldsmith
Miter Goldsmith
R Street
Shanghai
Goldsmith
Freand
T P'Otock
Brookland
Golver
Freund
Dove Held for Larceny in Policy Court
James H. Dove twenty six years old was arrested on larceny charges involving weight and coin valued at 330 from Frank J. Henry. He was arraigned before Judge Mills and committed to jail for examination as to mental condition. Detective Flather stated he believed Dove irresponsible. Dove pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Dove
G Weith
Cisin
Frank J. Henry
Mills
Policy Court
Flather
Drowned from Barge on Potomac Near White House Virginia
Henry Wolfe of Baltimore crew on barge Perryman fell into the Potomac near White House Virginia Saturday night and drowned. Captain Morris reported the drowning to harbor precinct. body not recovered. Witnesses include Olles H. Jackson of Richmond en route to Columbus for Jamestown Exposition funding for Negro development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wolfe
Baltimore
Perryman
Potomac
White House
CM Morris
Wolfe
Olles H. Jackson
Negro Development
Lax Company
Richmond
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Jamestown State Commission
Defice Building Sold to Goldenberg on Seventh Street
Goldenberg, owner of 2 department stores on Seventh Street, bought the five story marble front office building at 5 7 Seventh Street opposite the Post Office from the Higgins estate for 49002. Realty broker J Hichold and Thornan J Fisher Co arranged the sale. The purchaser plans to modernize with new fixtures and overhaul, noting a pool room on the flat and a barber shop in the basement with offices above. The building fronts forty feet on Seventh Street, runs 183 feet deep, total 2383 square feet at about 18 a foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldenberg
Seventh Street
Higgins
J. Hichold
Thornan J. Fisher & Co
Bid Invitation for Big Pasture Lands in Oklahoma
With President and Interior Secretary approval the Commissioner of the General Land Office invites sealed bids for about 36 acres of the famous Big Pasture in Oklahoma. Instructions are being prepared and details will be announced as soon as interest is manifested, with spirited bidding anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Oklahoma
Canal Junk Heaps Value in French Machinery Debris
Canal Commission eyeing vast scrap iron after recent sale of 360000 worth of cast iron junk from the French Canal Company. Chief Engineer Stevens reports thirty miles of ground filled with similar gear, with potential value topping a million dollars as junk markets grow steadier and attract contractors for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Canal Company
Steventi
Canal Commission
Stevens
Junkey
United States
New Office Building Plan On Fifteenth Street
National Metropolitan Citizens Bank weighs a new seven story office building on Fifteenth Street opposite the Treasury. Plans include a 110 foot frontage with a connected pair of buildings and a separate first floor. Estimated costs total 2510000 with land valued at about 500000. The project aims to boost business district growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Metropolitan Citizens Bank
Fifteenth Street
Treasury
Eds. Parker
Ntive
Parker
Fifteenth, G, and Reets
Miss Helen E Puckett Forgery Case Before Judge Mills
The case of Miss Helen E Puckett charged with forgery will be called today before Judge Mills in the Police Court. Assistant District Attorney Turner stated the government has the evidence it needs against Miss Puckett. Her lawyer W S Ambrose will seek to have the bond reduced from 25 000 which is argued to be excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen E. Puckett
Mills
Gay
United States
Turner
Migs Puckett
W- 5
Ambrose
Engeavor
Old Sol Gets Friendly As Thermometers Climb To 96
A hot day in Washington left thermometers peaking at 96, with Affleck's Pharmacy and the Weather Bureau showing conflicting readings. The heat spurred no relief promises and a single heat emergency incident occurred when William Johnson, 60, fainted near Twentieth and I streets and was rushed to the Emergency Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affeck
Weather Bureau
Affleck
Washington
William Johnson
Twentieth and I
Master Car and Locomotive Painters Meet at Arlington
The Master Car and Locomotive Painters Association will convene its 37th annual session at the Arlington Hotel in Washington with an opening address by president Harry Mazon Butts. About 198 members from the United States and Canada will discuss painting and varnishing, decoration of railroad cars, and related topics over four days, with public sessions and entertainment arranged for attendees from major rail systems and supplier firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Car and Locomotive Painters’ Association
United States
Canada
Arlington Hotel
Foclows
Macfaland
Board of Commissioners
Washington
Representava
Delong & Master
Caine Opeal
Ula
Harry Mazon Butts
New York Central Railroad
Aringtort
Butts
Tradss
Railrad
Admond. Barton
Pennsylvania
Mta
Worhington
Welstborn
General Mackenzie Returns from Park Inspection Visit
General Mackenzie, a Cadet of Engineers, returns to the city after an official inspection of recent government improvements in the Yellowstone National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Mackenzie
Cadet of Engineers
Yelyduwetone National Park
Reward Offered by Luna Park for Hold-up Suspects
Luna Park management in Alexandria County Virginia offers a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of the highwayman responsible for recent assaults on park patrons. Victims Miss Mabel Risley and Morris Gooding suffered serious injuries near the park while Tessie Bywater and Joseph Settle lingered after earlier attacks. Authorities suspect a single assailant. patrols and investigations continue outside the park grounds with park officials urging witnesses to come forward.
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Luma Park
George EB. Gill
Park
Post
Gol
Maj. Sylvester
Washington
Rowbery
Bmfaj
Sylvester
Alexandria County
Juettce
Alexendria County
Mabel Risley
B Street
Morris Gooding
Garrett Park
Luna Park
Olehe
Misa Tessie Bywater
Rappenannock
Joseph Settle
Miss Risley
Mr. Gooding
Toosted
Mrhat
Hume
Aeralia
Simost
Elisé Tusley
Gooding
St. Elmo
Alexandria
Mount ‘Vernon
Luna
Ne Sto
Woode
Lina Park
Miss Rieley
Qwine
Lworon
Himergency Hospital
Settle
Seattle
Rappahannock County
Eh. Gill
Petrona
Duna Park
Swamp-Root Praise Letter Promotes Remedy
A reader letter from I. C. Richardson extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root for kidney trouble, claiming dramatic improvement and full recovery after use. The note touts the product as safe and reputable, offers a free sample bottle and a book, and references buying bottles at drug stores with the Dr Kilmer’s address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St., Melmsn
I. C. Richardson
Kilmer
Kramer
Bingham
Italian Divorce Case Sought After Four Years of Union
Melony Coll seeks alimony child custody and surname restoration in District Supreme Court filing against Alemanno Coli. Petition allegesColi deserted wife and child after marriage in Italy in 1892 then died briefly of reconciliation before repeating infidelity prompting petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coli
South America
District Supreme Court
Melony Coll
Alemanno Coli
Melory
Giovanneni
Plan to Import Armenians From England Under Bribery Scheme
Government Inspector Garharine of Philadelphia exposed a plan to import Armenians with trachoma. Three men were arrested after a bribery attempt involving A Danelian, who offered an underhand deal to ferry Armenians into the United States and split profits. An immigration employee witnessed the exchange and the case tests officials’ resolve on trafficking and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garharine
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garbarine
Garherine
A. Danelian
England
Dunellan
Rhe Torian
Gardar
Dano
Caphirs
Divorce Statistics Effort Expands Across Major Cities
The Canava Bureau officiel reports strong progress in collecting divorce statistics and plans to finish the work in larger cities by month’s end. After initial tasks, about one hundred women agents will return to the city and men will be sent to smaller cities to gather stats on past divorces. By year’s end agents will operate nationwide stations for systematic divorce data. The bureau denies clashes with Federal authorities as fictitious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canava Bureau Officiel
United States
Bclala
Auction of New Furniture At Exclusive Home Sale
Auction notices say furniture from Wiltons Velvets American Orientals and fine wood pieces will be sold Friday at 10 30 p m. An exclusive sale event features new furniture for every room. Buyers can inspect rooms and exhibit goods at Bree Vase? Getrost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeoutital
Life Sentence Commuted for Indian Girl Arson Case
The President commuted the fift h sentence of Lissie Cerdick an Indian girl aged about fifteen to confinement in a reformatory until age twenty one. On June 6 she was convicted in the Western District of Wisconsin of setting fire to and burning the Indian school on the Menominee reservation to avoid going to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lissie Cerdick
Wisconsin
Menominee Reservation
Mogullindian Reservation War Reports Faction Driven From Orestevillege
Telegram from Mohuell Indian reservation superintendent to the Indian Affairs Commissioner reports civil war activity between two Indian factions at Orestevillege in Arizona. One side has driven the other from the village, but details remain unclear. An Indian office representative is ordered to investigate, though the village lies eighty miles from Holbruck, delaying communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogullindian Reservation
Arizona
Indian Affairs
Eivil
Oreste
Villege
Indian Office
Holbruck
Weather briefing from U S Department of Agriculture report
General fair conditions across parts of the country with higher temperatures in the Mississippi River region and northern central districts. Forecast tracks showers from the Mississippi to the Ohio Valley into the Atlantic coast midweek with southerly winds along the New England and Middle Atlantic coasts and varying winds elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dept. of Agriculture
Weethar Bnrssw
Wanldaxton
Te Worther
Rocky Mountain
Lake Regina
Ohio Valley
New England
Atlantis
Test
Gulf Coast
Eidamora
Grand Banke
Immatulate Pitcher Leaves to Resume Studies at Ann Arbor
Harmon F. Linthicum, a noted Washington athlete, departs for Ann Arbor to complete studies at the University of Michigan. Former captain of Company F at Saetern High School, he led his team to a 1906 district drill victory and later captained Eastern’s football squad and pitched for its club. After Eastern, he joined George Washington University, earning a halfback role on the football team last season. In summer he played with the Incaculate Conception team, Marquette League champions, and the club hopes his return boosts cup games. Passam, a New Drug, Allays Itching and Cures Chronic Eczema in Two Weeks, with over twelve hundred favorable reports last month. Free experimental distribution by Dr. Cox and Pomerat laboratories in New York continues through September for sufferers who apply by mail.
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Immatulate
Ann Arbor
Harmon F. Linthicum
Washington
University of Michigan
Linthinem
Company F
Saetern High School
Eastern
Linthicum
George Washington
Tig
Incaculate Conception
Marquette
Gace
C. T. Cox
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National Metropolitan Citizens Bank Afas
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Bebinig
Willa
Iepa
St Wien
Mase
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Hebres
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Weecome
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Engehe
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Colt
Ani
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New York
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Oresham
Peter Grogan
Seventh St
Bet H and I
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A. B. Chage
Xohlin & Sons
Bush & Lane
Crown
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Oak “Stulz & Baw Uboere
P & Bon
Wrainue
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Sten
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Newman & Son
Manis
Clark
Talking
Ph American
Scvassesse
Columba
Columbia Machine
Huntington
A. T. Tyde Cece
E.F. Droop & Sons
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Vyas Trs
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth and Pensaylvama Avenue
Charles J. Bell
Geo
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Dern Tailor
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Mina
Atlanta
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Wyo
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Ila
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Tnebteeer
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Alton
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River Bulletin
Harpers Ferry
W- Va
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Cratis
National Capital Brewing CO
Verdlelag
Guna
Camptes
Seo Oem
Wilkens-Sherry Printing Co
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Goodyear
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
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