A Suit for Young Men 15 to 20 Years
A well set up college suit selection on the 2d floor offers blue, black, or fancy cheviot and black thibet textures in single or double breasted models. Available sizes 31 to 36.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1904
Page
11
Boys' School Suits Offered in Plain Blue or Fancy Mixtures
At ten dollars a suit, boys aged seven to seventeen may choose from plain blue cheviot or a wide range of fancy mixtures. Double-breasted or Norfolk styles, all wool and silk sewn, with reinforced seams. Trousers feature full double seat and knee, patent waistband and buttons.
Saks Special Suit for Boys with Strenuous Service
The Saks Special Suit for boys is an all wool double breasted or Norfolk model in plain blue or black and cheviot. Each seam is taped, trousers have double seat and knee lined fronts, patent waistband and buttons. Silk sewn throughout. Guaranteed in sizes 7 to 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saks
Fancy Chev Rot Double-breasted Knee Trouser Suit
A children's suit described as double-breasted knee trouser in fancy Chev rot silk sewn fabric. Trousers feature taped seams and patent waist bands. Available in sizes 7 to 15 years and priced at 3 45.
Boys' Knee Trousers for 3 to 16 years 50c
Good serviceable Cheviot knee trousers for boys sized 3 to 16 years. Made from small ends of high grade fabrics, ensuring a low price. Well made with patent waistbands, buttons, taped seams.
Black Cat Boys Hosiery and Furnishings Ad
Advertisement for Black Cat Leather Stocking Hose for boys with triple knee heel and toe. Sizes 5 4 10 10. Price 25 cents. Also offers boys furnishings including collars shirts neckwear underwear and related requisites.
Bathing Beach Plans Would Make the Lake Safe
Superintendent W X Stevens outlines annual bathing beach improvements to drain and sand the lake bottom. The plan aims to eradicate weeds, prevent drowning, create a shallow play area with a defined deep-water edge, rebuild lighting dressing houses, and improve lifeguard visibility while keeping costs reasonable. Attendance data show high summer usage and lifeguard rescues with no drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. X. Stevens
William Tindall
Weat
Potomac
Need of Property Yards Appropriation Sought for Land Purchase
Maj. RB Simms, property clerk, asks Commissioners to appropriate 30000 for property yards and a 40000 waste wharf along First street and Georgia avenue southeast. He cites urgent storage needs for construction material by the Engineer Department and the nearing filling of James Creek canal. He seeks 20000 for a large yard near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and 4000 for wharf construction, plus 300 for other yard rentals and 300 for a storage room rental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB. D. Simms
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Third
Parker Streets
Anacostia River
First Street
Georgia Avenue
James Creek Canal
Plan to Keep Down the Dust Near Union Station
Commissioner West orders hand cleaners with brooms on streets near Union station to control dust from dirt hauling. Sprinklers to be used and contractors warned to follow police regulations on dropping dirt. Residents urged to endure some inconvenience during terminal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Brent
Moore
New Police Regulation Proposed Against Excessive Train Speeds
Duvall filed a proposal to hold railroad companies liable for motormen speed violations. The plan rests on a 1987 act and a 1392 joint resolution granting the Commission authority to regulate vehicle movement and uphold public safety. He argues executives could be prosecuted for allowing dangerous practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duvall
Congress
Cow Dies in Well Prompting Official Opinion
A cow fell into a northeast well and died. Supt. Stutler ruled owners must remove the carcass, not the Dead animal contractor. Commissioner West backed the decision as the Washington Fertilizer Company appealed to District authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stutler
Commissioner West
Washington Fertilizer Company
Funeral procedures set for Capt Leibhardt at Milton Indiana
Cap tain David P Leibhardt superintendent of the Dead Letter Office died by his own hand in Washington after a period of illness and criticism. His body will be buried in Milton Indiana with brother Frank M Leibhardt en route from Richmond Indiana and daughter Ina Leibhardt to join the family there. The Post Office Department appointed Ward Burlingame as temporary superintendent while investigation notes remain confidential. The death followed a prior sensitive temperament and health struggles including heart trouble and indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Leibhardt
Dead Letter
Post Office Department
Frank M. Leibhardt
Richmond
Ind
Lee's Undertaking Establishment
Milton
Misa Ina Leibhardt
Los Angeles
Washington
Leichhardt
Shallenberger
Howely
Ward Burlingame
Leichardt
Wfe
Cal
Postolice
John J Howley
Marriage Ceremonies Authorized by District court
Justice Anderson yesterday authorized Right Rev. James H Van Buren to perform marriage ceremonies in the District. The action rested on a letter from Bishop Batterlee stating Van Buren is a regularly ordained Protestant Episcopal minister. An unrelated report notes a man found a pocketbook with a note saying I am tired of life. Police are investigating whether the owner harmed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
James H van Buren
Porto Rico
Batterlee
Washington
van Buren
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
William Worth
Eighth Street
Seventh Street
Gilbert Joins Stumph Lyford Furniture Firm
A. L. Gilbert, longtime Washington furniture man, has joined Stumph & Lyford and will serve customers at the Massachusetts avenue store. The excerpt notes estate matters with Margaret Jane Lowry’s 1884 will filed for probate, leaving real and personal property to daughters Ann Elizabeth Lowry and Margaret Louisa Lowry with them named executrices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stumph & Lyford
A. L. Gilbert
Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Margaret Jane Lowry
Ann Filizabeth Lowry
Margaret Louisa Lowry
Woman at Treasury Foils Suicide Attempt in Fifteenth Street Corridor
Miss Ada R Low of Baltimore tried to drink laudanum in the Treasury Building basement to end her life. A shipping clerk, John V Stuckett, knocked the bottle away. She was taken to the Ninth precinct station then to a detention house in a nervous state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Ada R. Low
Baltimore
Fifteenth Street
Treasury Building
John V. Stuckett
Miss Low
First Precinct
Second
E Streets
Brady
Sixth Precinct
Ninth Precinct
House of Detention
Washington
Stuckert
Miss Lowe
Lewis M Lowe
Fire Truck Collides With Tree After Tar Pot Fire
A burning tar pot in a Brennan Construction barrel at Fifteenth and R streets ignited. Fire apparatus responded with Truck B. a line snapped injuring Driver Allen as the vehicle struck a tree near New Hampshire avenue and BR streets. The tar burned out, the driver treated for a sprained foot, and officials planned follow up on the uprooted tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Brennan Construction Company
Fifteenth
R Streets
New Hampshire Avenue
BR Streets
Arica
Wife Seeks Legal Separation In City Bulletin
Belle T. Witter, aided by Attorneys Davis and Hyer, filed for separation from R. Lee Witter on grounds of cruelty and desertion, seeking custody of their two children. Also included are notices of desertion suits by Bridget M Cahill against Frank Cahill and several local advertisements for bread, groceries, and household products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle T. Witter
Charles S. Davis
John J. Hyer
R. Lee Witter
Bridget M Cahill
Michae J. Keane
Frank Cahill
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Penn. Ave. and
Seventh St
Adleroth St
Mass. Ave
Victor E. Adler
Clothing House
St. Kw
Leibhardt
Indiana
House & Herrmann’s
Brussels
Savonerrie, &c
America
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
City Bulletin
Lholmes
la Ave
Schneider
Reisinger’s
Chicago
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Nolte’s
Wm. F
Great Bear
Golith St
Main
Edmonston's
Edmonston’s
F Street
Heurich
Goodness
Senate
Heurich Brewing Co
Smith
Dag
Forest City World’s Fair
St. Louis Fair
Walter B. Stevens
The
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Inclusi
Siness
Post
Express
Post Business Office
Forest City
C. & P. Telephone Go
Walaria Ae
Par
Flixir Babek
Williams
Williams’ Temple Brug
Qohrner
Burlington, Vt
Uneeda Biscuit
Hubbard Heating CO
N. W
the Sunday Post
BAS Light
Yale Laundry
New York Ave
Mata
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