The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

| The funeral Of Aaron JacOby. who died
Wednesday morning az the age Of sxty-three. VIII
take place today from Tie residence, S5 street
northwest. at $50 O'Clock
/ Charged with having stolen a sailing
/ schooner valued at $50 from a man named Green
stein. Of Norfolk. Va. Fred A. Reh. former p0-
hceman. yesterday held in 500 bail for the
/ grand jury.
The funeral Of Lieut. Col. Thomas Ell
wood Ross breyet brigadier general L. 5 A, retired
Sh0 died "Wednesday. viii take place tomorrow az
10 O'Clock with military hoaOrs- from his late resi-
dcnce. l7M Riggs place The interment VIII Be IN
| Arlington.
John Halloran was a defendant in Judge
| Mullouucys court Yesterday. and sentenced %
three months IN the Workhouse for being an habual
drInkard- rhe sentence viii be mitigated. how
ever. II his is convinced that he vii stop drink
| Ing in the future.
! Mr. Louis +. Shoemaker. president OF
/ the BrightWood Citizens Association. announces
! that senator Jacob II. Gallinscr. chairman senate
committee Tor District q. Columbia, viii De the
guess Of the associatioR at its meeting tonight az
| the BrightwoOd Hotel.
According To the statistics published by
the Interstate Commerce Commission, 500 persons
were killed and 1855 injured In railroad accidents
IN The year ending June 90 making an increase ~
rs in the number killed AMI 9.5.7 in the number
injured the previous year.
The protest Of Diana c. Hazelton. living
az Thirty-eghth street and Woodley lane, against
I b-u ~ taxes for the construction Of a sewer on
I IhHty-eighth street. below WoOdley lane. VIII rut
ne allowed by tie Commissioner the recJnme1l-
dation OF Superintendent of sewers AlcComb.
An inquest viii be held at the morgue al
/ Il O'Clock this morning ever the body u William
Wheeler. who died IN the Emergency Hospital
from injuries received IN bicyc.e accdcut TUESDAY
Wheeler was riding First street, between ID and
streets northwest. when be collided with street
car.
/ In an ARRAY near Eighth street and
Virginia avenue southeast. yesterday afternoon VII
son Thomas. C0loTcd. WAS CIt on the head with a
stone b. William Hayden. also eolored and Thoma
retaliated by stabbiug Hayden IN the back AID ann.
Both we're arrested and taken . the Casualty Hos
Iltal.
The interior OF the Government Printing
Ofhoe has been undergoing fan hUlsecleaning dur
ing the PAS; few weeks. the typesetting machines
have been moved % the uIper hooTs. and Hfty c1-
pert PAINTERS are applying several tons q white
paint 20 the ceilings and walls throughout the whole
buldins.
Mr.. Leidy s. Dcpue. president OF the
Leidy = DeUue Flour and Fed COMPANY who is
confined al the Homeopathic Hospital suffering from
serious injuries received while inspecting his mil
property al Harpers Ferry last Monday, was re-
ported last night as being IN a much improved
| condition.
A. :. Caywood. s33 Ninth street north
west. who made request 70 the Commissioners for
a sewer in Hamlin street, South Brookland BE-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. viii be in
formed that special appropriation viii probably
he required, as no funds are available for grading
the street and that the construction Of tae sewer
viii have TO await the grading.
The memorial boulder and bronze tablet.
which has been erected in the grounds Of the Ca
thedral q s. Peter and Paul by the Society of
Colonial Wars. viii be dedicated sunday afternoon
at O'Clock by the governor Of the society assisted
BY the choir and portion Of the Marine Band
The tablet marks the road over which a division
q the British army, under command Of Gen Brad
dock marched April Z. 1855. on its way to Fort
DUquesre
The Rev. S. I. Corrothers, pastor Of the
a, ". Zion Church delivered the address ct
the services held in that church al which several
colored fTaternal organizations competed for gold
medal offered - the organization bringing out the
largest number Of members. The medal Was won
by the Knights Of jerusalem W. r. Griffin chief
Of the Washington division, True Reformers. ana
A T. Lewis, president Of the Crispus Attucks As
sociation delivered addresses