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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
38
In gray, the fall color lead, our front window displays six distinct patterns with refined style. We boast our best suits and topcoats yet for this season, offering improved details and value from $10 to $35, with young men’s options starting at $7.50.
Banks and trust officers resume duties after summer escapes. Charles J Bell recounts a Muskoka Lake trip and a dramatic tornado near the hotel, while Francis H. Smith sails to Europe with family. Other bankers, including E Southard Parker and J Selwin Tait, describe Adirondacks to Atlantic City jaunts and farming at country estates.
Commissioners West and Biddle inspected Eckington near the railroad terminal and the new Business High School building. Citizens clash with the railroad over nearby warehouses and plants while the school nears completion and is slated to be ready in six weeks. Granite basements progress, with stonework and interior walls under way and a target one story complete by December 1.
Health office weekly summary shows only two new typhoid cases yesterday and a drop in active cases to 235. Total deaths last week reached 99 with whites at 56 and colored at 44. births totaled 120 with 91 white and 9 colored. Comparisons with prior periods indicate a slower rise in cases and ongoing recoveries.
District superintendent of repairs C B Coleman asks to raise his salary from 1500 to 2000 citing charge of appropriations for schools, engine houses, police stations and Police Court. He oversees over 300 buildings and directs repairs, specifications, and execution. He also seeks raises for clerk C A Anndale and typist L R Mason, and a district repair shop with $35000, plus laborer raise. Additional requests include an $8 increase for Col C W Haskell, sealer of weights and measures, for duties and transport. New recorder rules require surrender of record receipts. grantees must identify if receipts lost. Marine Band concert at Barracks at 5 pm with program. Baltimore and Return rail fare details.
Peter C. Garden filed suit in the District Supreme Court for damages against Traders' National Bank. He alleges a check for $35 drawn on National Capital Bank to Armour & Co. was deposited then returned by Traders' National Bank without verifying his deposit, causing credit loss up to $6,000. Also references Hartung's Ice Cream and local grocery ads.
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