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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
2
Court actions reveal district health enforcement debates as Judge Mulloway suspends sentences over sanitary concerns. A health inspector dispute with Corporation Counsel Thomas stalls clear guidance. One defendant’s bond accepted. work to fix street grade promised.
The executive committee of the Business School Alumnae Association met at the school building last evening. Secretary William King reported many more applications from business men than they could fill. A committee including Mrs A N Dobson James EB West Miss R W Bowie Charles A Jones and King was formed to devise a system to meet these demands more effectively. The president announced a spectral committee to draft bylaws under the recently amended constitution, consisting of Paul Kerzer Charles A Jones and Jesse C Sutor. A special meeting of the executive committee and advisory Board will be held to consider this report. A number of entertainments will be held this season, and a committee of Raymond W Pullman Genoese G Whitnes Miss Irene Dieterich Miss Lucia J Coleman and Merritt P Gailther was appointed to arrange details. The executive committee also decided to arrange a joint feature with one of the head street charities of the city, instructing the president to make the arrangements. Joe Man and the Smoke Law, Samuel A Kimberly, manager of the local office of the American Fire Company, appeared before Judge Mullowney in Police Court yesterday on informations by alleging violation of the District fire law. He pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial in each case. Kimberly reported SIM collateral for his appearance when the cases are set for trial.
Attorney James Busby Smith named receiver for Bemus plat as Moore and HM sue for overdue rent. A man charged with criminal assault is held for grand jury after a lunchroom incident in Georgetown. Street repairs and new plugs planned at several intersections. Street sweeping and sanitation officials ordered to fix noise and debris issues. A 32,000 foot power tunnel project is advertised for Falls Church Valley under Congressional act provisions. The long text notes a proposed works project near University Heights.
Stockholders of a proposed hotel at Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street reject all offers and plan to build as originally intended. The ground will cost about 590,090 with a 10 story building to contain MB rooms, aiming for autumn completion. Trustees Chastian Heurich John Wilkins Frank Burke Col. Charles EB. Wabi James Lansbursh PF. Kitllan and R. T. Warwick were elected and will meet to choose architects.
The Jamestown Exposition Publicity Committee of the Jobbers and Shippers' Association decides to locate all exhibits in the Manufactur ing Building, engaging 10,096 square feet. They believe a Washington DC manufacturing display will attract broader business interest, issuing 100 009 circulars to promote the effort and aiming to secure space quickly due to high demand.
Four year old Little Blatthew Walker son of Mrs. Helen Walker of 2207 Washington Circle nearly toppled into a fountain on Pennsylvania Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty first streets northwest. A passerby Joseph HL Godfrey of 2137 H Street Northwest heard the splash and pulled the boy from the water. Besides the fright and a soaking, the child suffered no injuries and was sent home.
Mrs W W Parks of Haverhill Massachusetts found diamonds and jewelry left in the Columbia Theater and brought them to Mrs Padgett of Dallas Texas. She refused praise and accepted a small reward while stressing she would have turned the gems in to rightful owners. The Post later reported the recovery aided by the newspaper.
Radnor College girls and their guests performed ragtime and semi religious songs at the Burton Hotel parlor, praising the city library as grand. Elllis Kate Johnson, ten, played selections to applause while the group called on Washington for support and shared plans for uniforms, souvenirs, and upcoming appearances.
Edward Smith alias Silas Johnson, known as Ot Air, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Barbes and Berman at police request from Petersburg Virginia authorities. He is wanted for larceny after allegedly opening a pressing and cleaning establishment, taking about a dozen suits after gaining customers. He is held for Virginia authorities. Government financial figures appear incomplete in the report.
The John Wedderburn Co announces a stance against deceptive liquor ads and urges customers to seek real quality. They lament public ignorance and the cost of proving they sell only the best, noting Congress acted on pure food concerns and vowing to deliver genuine liquors to discerning drinkers.
Washington hears arguments on use of color in foods and drugs under the pure food law. Dr Hugo Lieber defends aniline dyes as harmless while New York merchants press demand for colored butter. Dairy colors reportedly split by diet and region with farmers disputing claims.
Formal protests were filed with the school board by Anne J. Cooper former M Street High School principal John L Love a teacher there and James B Clark former supervising principal of colored schools challenging dismissals they claim were misapplied Dr Chancellor defended the actions noting two candidates passed the principal exam at M Street with valid averages and that the board acted within the law He described an informal conference with school principals to review enrollments and data work and said further meetings with supervising principals would follow before pursuing planned schoolwide reforms
The District Commissioners appointed Thank Milea Day & Bro. of Philadelphia to design the tuberculosis hospital on Brightwood Avenue Dortiwant. Col Biddle recommended the firm recalling a five year old hospital project. One hundred thousand dollars was appropriated. architects will be paid 5 percent of the cost.
Immense audience witnessed Houdini escape a canvas strait-jacket after ten tense minutes of struggle in response to a challenge linked to restraints used on homicidal inmates in insane hospitals. Management expanded seating to accommodate the crowd. Houdini, famed handcuff artist, faced another difficult handcuff test on returning.
Readers report rapid relief from indigestion with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Testimonials claim a single package cures many cases, often for a few cents at drug stores, with repeated praise from diverse buyers. Physicians and druggists widely recommend them for nervous dyspepsia, sour stomach, heartburn, and similar disorders.
The Hebrew New Year Rosh Hashanah starts at sunset, with services tonight and tomorrow in Orthodox synagogues and the Eighth Street Temple. Simon Wolf reflects on global Jewish unity, and notes the Day of Atonement follows the ten penitence days. He laments atrocities in Russia and praises liberal English policy while urging broader action.
The Weather Bureau notes a northwest moving storm from the South Atlantic coast into Tennessee and Kentucky with decreasing intensity. Rain affected the area west of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio. western states see the center. Temperatures mostly above normal from Mississippi to the Atlantic coast, 90 degrees at Albany and Boston. Showers expected two days across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mississippi regions. winds light to variable along coasts and from the north to northeast inland.
The passage extols the American Jew for integrating with fellow citizens and praising the nation. It asserts the U S harbors openness to the oppressed, offers refuge, and honors national institutions in peace and war. The speaker expresses gratitude for the country’s recognition and foresees a righteous, just future under divine watch.
Enraged residents and Washington police pursue a heavily armed suspect in woods near Tuxedo Mil after an attempted assault on Miss Linzie Weibinder. The assailant, described as medium height, dark clothes, wore a cap and black shirt and fled. a posse led by Capt Daley searched nearby without success.
Delegates at the tenth annual National Association of Halfway Agents convention enjoyed a Mount Vernon outing yesterday and will elect officers this morning. After meetings, they plan a return to Baltimore, then a special train to Philadelphia before heading home.
Errenuous efforts are noted by Ca ja E Randle to secure water sewer and gas services for Randle Highlands. The commission has ordered a trunk sewer along Railroad avenue to Naylor road and will extend a short sewer to Minnesota avenue to supply both water and sewerage. The Washington Gas Light Company is reviewing gas line installation in the area as part of the district improvement.
J L Harmon seeks subscribers for a morning newspaper. This Harmon is not J C Harmon of The Washington Post. Agents The Washington Post listed as contacts in the notice.
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