Receiver Sought In Moore's Cemetery Equity Case Near Hillsdale
Margaret A Hill and twenty one others sue Amanda Moore and ten others to stop sale of Moore's Cemetery lots and licenses for burials near Hillsdale. They seek a receiver to protect proceeds, alleging a seven acre parcel was dedicated as a cemetery twenty five years ago and that Jacob Moore granted a life estate to his wife with remainder to designated beneficiaries. The trustees allegedly never qualified. Legal action proceeded in equity before Attorney W Mosby Williams for complainants.
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Moore
Hillsdale
Margaret A. Hill
Amanda Moore
Amanda Maore
Moore's
W. Mosby Williams
Jacob Moore
Kluckhuhn Arrested in Hyattsville for Mental Condition
Family notified at 1509 P Street NW that Charles T. Kluckhuhn was arrested in Hyattsville Maryland in an apparently demented state. His brothers secured papers to commit him to St Elizabeths Asylum. Detective Berman brought the man to headquarters and into custody amid reports of prior derangement.
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P Street
Charles T. Kluckhuhn
Hyattsville
Kluckhuhn
St. Elizabeth’s Asylum
Berman
Plaintiffs sue Safety Buggy Company for breach of contract
Allege contract breach in district court seeking $2,000 damages. Plaintiffs T. S. Embrey and George W. Taylor, through attorneys A. B. Webb and Walter W. Varney, claim defendant failed to fulfill a pact making plaintiffs selling agents for the Lancaster, Pennsylvania firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Embrey
George W. Taylor
A. B. Webb
Walter W. Varney
District Supreme Court
Safety Buggy Company
Lancaster
Flowers for Fall Weddings and Local Crime Notice
Gude offers decorative effects for fall weddings at reasonable cost. In the Fourth precinct Mary Cooper reports her husband William struck her with a heavy earthen jar. she was taken to Emergency Hospital with a severe scalp wound. Moses’ 10th Annual September Furniture Sale advertises clearance of carpets and rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
Peligee
Fourth Precinct
William Cooper
Mary Cooper
Mary
Moses
Before-day Club Sees Probe Report Due Next Month
A District committee once called the Slumbering Trio is now the Before-day Club. They expect to present their findings to Commissioners by October, aiming to include most of the report in the Congress session preface. The panel meets behind closed doors, with Dr Woodward as chair, Garrison and Simms on it, and Watson drafting the report.
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Hint Hng
Gay” Club
Congress
Woodward
Garrison
Simms
William Tindall
Board of Commissioners
G. C Watson
Engineer Hunt
James M. A. Watson
Auditors’ Office
Moncure Burke
Biddle
Darneille
Burke
District Service
R. M. Simms
Warner Tutler
Stutler
Charges Against Policemen Lead to Dismissal Request
Allen Harris son of Harris & Allen jewelers filed formal charges against Privates McMinsh and Hollorn of the Metropolitan police, seeking their dismissal for alleged illegal and unjustified arrest. He and his father met Commissioner West and presented the case, claiming bias and rough treatment after a September 2 arrest for disorderly conduct. The policemen face trial on the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Harris
Edwin Harris
Harris & Allen
McMinsh
Hollorn
Metropolitan Police Force
West
Harris
Pennsylvania Avenue
Nineteenth Street
O Neal
District Building Notes and Street Extensions
Curtis B Backus named rehairman in the engineer department at 2.25 daily wage and J B Shinn Jr inspector in the sewer division at 3 per day. An appropriation of 400 was approved to lay temporary sidewalks in the terminal improvements zone. Citizens near Kenilworth Benning and Deanwood urged better fire protection. Commissioner West will raise the issue. Maj Sylvester sought standardized slow driving signs in front of ill residents homes. A seven person jury will assess damages and benefits for the Eighth Street Northwest extension. Chief Justice Clabaugh confirms damages in North Brightwood proceedings.
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Curtis B. Backus
J B. Shinn, Jr
Kenilworth
Benning
Deanwood
West
Sylvester
United States
Clabaugh
Eighth Street
North Brightwood
Cure Them With Deans Kidney Pills
Cure them with Deans Kidney Pills. Backache and urinary trouble signal kidneys clogged and toxins building up in the body. The pills act quickly, using simple vegetable elements to restore kidney function and ease pain, inflammation, and congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Dean's Kidney Pills Praised by Washington Motorman
Dr Kendrick a Metropolitan Traction Company motorman from 1408 East Capitol Street testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased his back pain and urinary issues after other remedies failed. He reports improved strength, able to stand all day and walk home home without severe pain. A trial free offer from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y invites readers to request a sample.
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Washington
Kendrick
Metropolitan ‘Lraction Company
East Capitol Street
Dean
Stevens’ Pharmacy
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Still Reluctant to Drink Potomac Water in District Schools
Public schools in Washington face a water crisis as students refuse boiled Potomac water, preferring cold sources from pumps and hydrants. Janitors report minimal use, with tasteless, too-warm water prompting delays while officials consider ice and alternate measures. The dispute spans 130 schools and highlights a broader debate over the new water policy.
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Board of Education
Burnett
Purisima Whiskey and Local Oysters Advertised in City Bulletin
City Bulletin lists Purisima Whiskey as a tonic and notes direct-from-planters oysters at Philadelphia Oyster House with fresh saltwater, plus seafood offerings and La Carte dining. Gasoline stove explosion damages a home on G street. fire department response from box 535. Also mentions Paracamph popularity, printing offers, and a political information compilation by George W. Driver.
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Brooks Burrows
G Street
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Hanan
Saka & Company
Seventh Street
Heurich Brewing CO
Maerten
Senate
Phone West
Morsell
Crossett
Ewis A. Crossett, Inc
North Abington, Maas
Geo. E. Hebbard
Hebbard & Wineman
Ninth Street
Warner
Warners
Warners Safe C
Warners Safe Cure Company
Rochester
Whehington Post
Tally Guar
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Cor. 7Th and
Congressional
the Sunday Post
E Kluckhuhn
R. E. L. Nicholson
Treasury Department
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Einesen
Commmissoners
District Building Notes
Doan
Stuart
Potomac
Franklin School
Uth&e FB
City Bulletin
Wm. Cannon
Hotel Johnson
Cherrystone
Norfolk
Anest
Maurice River Cove
Philadelphia Oyster House
11Th St. Nw
J.T. D. Pyles
Maine
California
Calais
Vistula
M. Jl
Barper
George W. Driver
Penna. Ave
House of Representatives
Hall
de Boris
Harry P. Hall
Fisher de Boris
Sea Foods
Philadelphia
Hay- Worth Publishing House
8Th St
Chicago
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Great Bear Spring Co
America
D. J. Kaufman
Ave
York
Baltimore
Adler
Mer’s and Boys
Victor E.adler
Clothing House
Tih St
Yale Laundry
6Th St
New York Ave
Herrmann
Mare
Bees
Eecererene Nee
Pa. Ave
N. W
Brussels
Axminster
Carjeis
Ee. Mayer & CO
Seventh St
By Mail
Washington Gas Light
Hess Footwear
Hess
N. Hess’ Sons
Nipwepa
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