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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
2
Saks features $2 hats and $2 shoes for men, claiming higher quality and value than rival $3 items. The ad touts derbys and soft hats in leading shapes and all popular leathers, noting these goods are made expressly for Saks and superior to typical $2 footwear and headwear.
Fletcher O Brockman travels from Washington with ten new university graduates to staff key celestial empire centers in Shanghai Canton Foochow Hongkong Peking Tientsin and Seoul He reports ready funds and six city associations already established and outlines plans for rapid expansion under American YMCA leadership.
James Topham, veteran leather dealer of Forrest, marked fifty years in business with decorations and a storewide opening for friends. Throughout the day patrons visited, offering congratulations as Topham joked he would not still be here in fifty years.
Swartzell matter to be finally disposed of at a special meeting tonight while the M Street High School case also awaits resolution. The board has received several letters on Swartzell, with a near even split of support and opposition, and expects a full meeting to conclude both cases. Also listed are kindergarten admissions, resignations, and staff promotions at several schools.
Andrew B Duvall Jr may be named assistant to the corporation counsel as the county commissioners weigh nine candidates for first assistant post including Philip Walker W D Davidge Alexander Bradley Levi Dickey L A Batley OC Callaghan John Gittings Raymond Dickey and Francis Stevens The commissioners plan a decision in a few days while some friends seek a place for Duvall in the office The present first assistant has limited contact with routine tasks and often visited to observe but handled mainly court work and filings The new counselor wishes to review office details before appointing or arranging assignments
Maj Simms who has led property affairs for the district and now retires as treasurer of Capital Traction presented his resignation to the Commissioners to take effect October 18 and requested leave from October 1. The board did not act on a successor yet but favored promoting Manon Hargrove, the long serving assistant superintendent, while noting an outside candidate has applied for the post.
City officials, led by Engineering Commissioner Col John Biddle, approve a temporary revocable permit for R L Thompson to operate a coal yard in Eckington Square 8. The decision follows two months of local debate as wires underground plans advance and a Piney Branch bridge contract is awarded. Quarantine ends at District jail. 27 prisoners released as terms expire.
Washington coal dealers predict a miners strike by spring based on reports of railroad and fuel hoarding. They argue prices will rise by midwinter and jump to around 38.90 or more by spring as railroads, operators, and miners prepare for a major conflict.
A Washington man, James A Wells, was arrested on a murder charge in Amelia Virginia after detectives and a policeman tracked him from a police dispatch. Wells admitted visiting Amelia and knowing Lipscomb, but denied the murder accusation.
Ernest Gichner, shot by government inspector Charles Beach at the Marine Barracks, was reported at Providence Hospital yesterday to be improving rapidly and able to sit up part of each day. A hod-carrier, William Green, was struck with a hod at a building site near Twelfth and K streets northeast, suffering a deep scalp wound and the assailant fled.
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