Murphy Engine Tragedy Sparks Rigid Police Probe
Attorney Bendheim and the Brotherhood protest the Fourth precinct police interference during engineer Hugh Murphy’s fatal rescue after the Southern Railroad engine overturned at Sketch Street and Maryland Avenue. Commissioner Macfarland vows a full inquiry, with eyewitness statements and witness testimony to be recorded, and officials to investigate Capt Matthews’s alleged strike on Capt Dixon.
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Fourth Precinct
Hugh Murphy
Skethh Street
Maryland Avenue
Macfaorlannd
Dixon
District Fire Department
Capt
Matthews
Capt. Matthews
Oxon
Charles Henanem
Division 160
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Macfarland
Bendholm
Murphy
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Bendhelm
Maj Sylvester
Belt
Capt Matthews
Capt D'xan
V Street 18 Left Out District faces refused resurfacing
District Commissioners refused residents' requests to asphalt V Street from Sixteenth to Nineteenth Street. In a letter, J Dante of Sixteenth and V noted mud in wet weather and dangerous ruts when dry. Commissioner Biddle cited cost about 9300 dollars and lack of appropriation, citing a past accident involving Capt. Thomas H. McKee as context.
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J Dante
Thomas H. McKee
Biddle
Bumpin g block regulation proposed for District railways
Corporation Counsel Thomas was directed by the Commissioners to draft a police regulation allowing the District to penalize railroad companies for each day that any bumping block is out of service. The measure covers construction and maintenance of sidings switches and standing tracks beside highways in the District. A $25 per offense daily penalty was suggested based on the highways engineer report citing Beckington place yards where a block failure could let cars roll toward Eckington place.
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Corporation
Thomas
Baird- More
Ohio
Beckington Place
Eckington Place
Sewer line would reach Boston says McComb
Superintendent McComb reports the District sewer system totals 484 miles with 375 miles of pipe sewers and main sewers making 157 miles of new work this year. total cost to date is $12.6 million. He notes the line would stretch to Boston if laid straight and urges that construction appropriations stay available until expended.
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Boston
Mass
D. E McComb
McComb
Gate inward swing rule added to police regulations
Commissioners yesterday added a rule requiring gates in parking fences to swing inward and not outward over public spaces. Officials say enforcing the regulation will change hundreds of gates across the District due to recent complaints about outward swinging gates creating danger.
City Bulletin: Harvey’s Oyster House and Local Foods Ad
City readers are informed of Harvey’s Oyster House offering fresh oysters and sea foods with emphasis on purity and freshness. Also advertised are Malt Bread for children, five thousand 8-lb baskets of grapes for wine making, mattress cleaning by Tharp Carpet Cleaning, Spruce Latin products, and Chicago Jewel Gas Ranges via CA Muddiman & Co with sample displays.
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Harvey's
Giorgio & Co
Tharp Carpet Cleaning Co
Maine Ave
Smith's
First Street
Indiana Avenue
East Tis
Chicago-Jewel
CA. Muddiman & Co
Vth
Burial site chosen for paupers near Blue Plains
At the urging of George S Wilson the District Board of Charities approved using a five acre tract at Blue Plains near the District line and Gresboro road for a second paupers burying ground. Dr Parsons Dental Examiner Dr Starr Parsons joins the District dental examiners board. Velvet Kinda Refreshing Dessert. all's C and 5S Quality Ice Cream. Druggista.
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George S Wilson
District Board of Charities
Blue Plains
D. C
Gresboro Road
Parsons
Starr Parsons
Board of Dental
Druggista
Engine derailment halts B and O traffic at First and K streets
A Baltimore and Ohio Cleveland express engine derailed near First and K streets northeast after an open switch failed to close. The wreck tore up seventy five feet of track but caused no injuries among passengers. Repairs and a wrecking train were dispatched, with officials blaming the switch for the incident.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland Express
K K Streets
Metropolitan Branch
I Street
Graham
W. R. Barnes
Weither
A.oall
Baltmore
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Saks & Company
Seventh Street
Geos Carpe
Washington
Ebbard
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Modern Tailor
9Th Street
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Ceres
Cerea
I. Grosner
Pa. Ave. N. W
Koppenheimer
Washington Gaslight
Tenth ST
Brotherhood
Bendheim
Commissioners Promise
Health Department
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Connecticut Avenue
Jackson Bros
7Th St
Worsell’s Hardware Store
Johnson Bros
F Street
H.W
V Street
Corporation Counsel
City Bulletins
Castelberg
7Th and
H Sts. N.E
7Th St. S. W
Schlitz
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
St. S. W
Amdsummer
S51
Masenebuactts Avenue
Acadent
First
K Streets
Morrow
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Mars
Burchell
Potomac Electric Power Co
14Th St
THE
Sunday Post
Chr
Heurich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Senate
Liege
Phone West
Randle Highlands
Capitol
U.S. G
Capital ‘Traction Company
F &G
Randle Michelands
United States Realty Co
Tth
Pa Aves
Warner
Eac Jed
Jeadlog Hospitale
Warner Date
Late Cure Company
Rochester
Washinston Pont
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