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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
9
In men’s clothes gray dominates the fall season with six distinct patterns shown in the front window. The store touts its fall suits and topcoats as better in many details than ever before and priced from $10 to $35, with young men’s styles starting at $7.50.
Prominent bankers and trust officials return from long summers in the north and at the seashore. Charles J Bell recounts a Muskoka trip and a rare tornado encounter. Francis H. Smith trips through Europe. E Southard Parker farms. others share quiet vacations in Atlantic City, Naragansett Pier, and Canada with reflections on finances and prosperity.
Commissioners West and Biddle inspected Eckington area including the railroad terminal and the new Business High School building. Citizens clash with rail interests over warehouses and shops near the terminal while the school nears completion with assembly hall and gym favored. Granite basement walls are underway and the contractor aims to raise a story of granite by December 1.
Health office weekly summary notes two new typhoid cases yesterday and a drop in active cases to 235 after 289 total to date. The District of Columbia recorded 99 fatalities last week, with whites 56 deaths and colored 44, while births reached 120 with 91 white and 9 colored.
District Superintendent of Repairs C B Coleman asks raising salary from 1500 to 2000 citing oversight of school, engine house, police, and court buildings with over 300 annual repairs. Colleagues C A Anndale and L R Mason seek raises, while a district repair shop funding and a 65,000 repair appropriation are requested. Also docketed are a new recorder of deeds rule and a Marine Band concert at the barracks with a 1.25 Baltimore Return rail fare noted.
Peter C. Garden sues Traders' National Bank in the District Supreme Court for $5,000 alleging a dishonored check drawn on National Capital Bank for Armour & Co. caused a loss. Garden says the bank, without confirming deposits, returned the check against his credit, claiming damages up to $6,000.
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