Tidewater Road Route May Be Changed
Norfolk cries over possible Tidewater Railway route shift as bids stall. Franklin Emporia Chase City propose new path opening rich farming country while Norfolk merchants fear traffic split between Southern and Seaboard railways. Stakeholders offer cash and right of way as towns press claims.
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Tidewater Railway Company
Sewall’s Point
Smoky Ordinary
Bronewick
Norfolk and Western
Southern
Franklin and
Emporia
Tidewater Railroad Company
Franklin
Chase City
Tidewater
Seaboard
Blackwater
Nottoway
North Carolina
Chowan
Pew
Southern Railway
Deaths in Roanoke and Abingdon Claim Two Local Notables
Lanier Gray aged 85 died at Roanoke city hospital after a short illness leaving a wife and one child. In Abingdon J C Fowler former United States Court clerk for the Western District of Virginia died after a long career, having served in the legislature and as speaker of the house. funeral held in the afternoon.
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Roanoke
Lanier Gray
Henry V. Gray
City Hospital
Abingdon
J. C. Fowler
United States
Western District
Virginia
Tazewell
Stuart F. Lindsay
Garvi
Birthplace of Henry G. Davis in Laurel sold for 6075
In Laurel Maryland on May 1 attorney John Warfield for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland sold under mortgage the Wood Stock village property to Joseph L Donovan for 6075 dollars. The property once owned by David Donovan included the birthplaces of Senator Arthur P Gorman and Henry G Davie. Davis famed for his vice presidential candidacy drew national attention to the village last year.
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Laurel, Md
John Warfield
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Woodstock Village
Joseph L. Donovan
David Donovan
Arthur P. Gorman
Henry G. Davie
Davis
Schwab Says He Made Contracts
Charles M. Schwab visited Berlin en route from St. Petersburg to Luxembourg. He confirmed a contract with Russia for warships but declined details, saying it would be improper to discuss terms and that officials in the Russian government who knew of the deal should disclose them.
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Berlin
Charles M. Schwab
New York
St. Petersburg
Luxembourg
Secretary Hay in Bad Nauheim for Longer Bath Treatment
Secretary Hay remains in Bad Nauheim as his extended bath regimen requires three or four more weeks. Mrs. Hay says he is getting along well, he drives out daily, has a good appetite, stays quiet, and does not receive visitors or interviewers.
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Bad Nauheim
Hay
Miners Homes at Weaver Burned in Cumberland Fire
Four company houses at Weaver in Cumberland burned, origin unknown. Occupants were coal company workers who lost all their household goods.
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Cumberland
Weaver W. Va
American Flag Covers Paul Jones' Body
Washington reports Ambassador Porter has sent details on John Paul Jones remains. The body lies in a receiving vault covered by an American flag. He expects a French military escort for removal to a squadron vessel and suggests May as best season for the journey home.
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Paul Jones
Jane
Death Claims Two Wythe County Men
Wytheville Va May 1 Ex Lieutenant Kent died last night near Wytheville at Bowling Green home Interment at East End cemetery tomorrow afternoon Family at his bedside He was 76, a former lawyer and two term state legislator He also served in the 1860 Virginia secession convention Survived by Mrs Kent and six children J Gratton Crockett died suddenly at his brother Dr A G Crockett’s Max Meadows home of rheumatism of the heart.
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Wytheville
Kent
Bowling Green
Coudttry
East End
Mre. Kent
Mr. Kent
J. Gratton Crockett
A. G. Crockett
Max Meadows
Greenbrier Bill kills man over road through mountain land
Reese Lester was shot and killed by William Osborne, known as Greenbrier Bill, who ambushed him behind a log while Lester and others prepared to clear a road on Stuart Land & Cattle Company land in Tazewell County. Osborne, a squatter on the farms, fled into the mountains as indignant locals vow rough justice.
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Tazewell
Reese Lester
William Osborne
Osborne
Lester
Lesters
Stuart Land & Cattle Company
Young Lester
Greenbrier Bill
North Carolina
Painter’s suicide attempt ends in death at city hospital
Theodore Alvis, a painter employed by Charles H. Smith, attempted suicide by taking about two ounces of laudanum after days of drinking. He collapsed at his boarding house on Blaefield avenue and later died at Dr. Scott's Sanitarium around 10:40 p.m. He had moved from Lynchburg two years ago and had no local relatives.
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Theodore
Alvis
Charles H. Smith
Blaefield Avenue
Fire alarm traces to box car blaze in east end yard
The fire alarm sounded shortly after 2 o'clock this morning due to a burning box car in the east end yard. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation by local firefighters.
Baseball results from American and National leagues
Baseball scores listed show American League games with Boston topping New York 4 to 3 and Washington defeating Philadelphia 5 to 4 and St Louis handily beating Detroit 6 to 0. In the National League Boston upset New York 2 to 8 while Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 4 to 0. Pittsburg won 2 to 1 over St Louis and Chicago defeated Cincinnati 6 to 0.
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Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louie
Chicago
Cincinnati
The Premier Store Sold to J. W. Pennington
The Premier Store is disposed to J. W. Pennington who will continue the business under the same name. Patrons are advised that accounts may continue uninterrupted and the new management is recommended to former customers. Signed by C. W. Wade and E. W. Atkinson.
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J. W. Pennington
C. W. Wade
E. W. Atkinson
Pedigo's Offers Adjustable Sleeve Protectors and Bandannas
Pedigo's advertises adjustable sleeve protectors and large bandanna handkerchiefs in red and blue. Sleeve protectors priced at 4 80 2t, while bandannas cost 5 cents at Pedigo's and 10 cents elsewhere.
Dog shoots to end grief after death of master
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania a dog bayed and snarled for more than three hours while attending to the body of Charles Kester of McKeesport. Refusing entry to the room the dog kept watch until workers could proceed. As a last resort the animal was shot, authorities suspect it went mad from grief.
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Pittsburg
Charles Kester
McKeesport
Dewey and Comrades Celebrate Victory Reunion
Admiral Dewey and twenty four Manila Bay veterans held a reunion banquet in Washington marking the Battle of Manila Bay. This year’s festivities were livelier as prize money from the victory was recently paid, Dewey receiving eighteen thousand dollars and each subordinate four thousand.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Dewey
Thought $12 Good Pay for Doing Murder
New York May 1 Edward Lecarz the murderer of aged Sarah Rosenberg confessed that he killed in O'Brien to obtain $12 kept in a chamois bag from her neck He said his motive was the money he carried and that he was content with the return from his crime He asked when he was to be killed.
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New York
Edward Lecarz
Sarah Rosenberg
O'Brien
Patterson Case Goes to Jury Wednesday
In New York on May 1 lawyer Levy spent the day summing up for Nan Patterson. District Attorney Rand was to sum up for the prosecution the next day and the case may not reach the jury before Wednesday.
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New York
Levy
Nan Patterson
Rand
Tidewater Railway Contracts Delayed In Bid Review
Officials said bids for the first hundred miles of the Tidewater railway will take several days more to examine due to complexity. A possible shift in road location adds to the delay, with contracts likely not awarded for a week or longer.
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Tidewater
Nncore
Tts
Runaway Boy Arrested Here Near Giles County
Bernard Shumate about 18 ran away from Giles county Virginia and was arrested here yesterday by Officer Newkirk upon a notice from Sheriff Durham. He had about 27 dollars and said he planned to go to Oklahoma before being returned to Giles.
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Bernard Shumate
Giles County
Newkirk
Durham
Giles
Bernard
Oklahoma
Ciiles
Forty-Seven Join Mt. Zion Church
The Mt. Zion Baptist revival continues with Rev. W. T. Brown from Franklin County Virginia delivering a strong sermon. Sunday night sixteen converts joined, bringing total church additions to forty-seven since the revival began.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
W. T. Brown
Franklin County
Keim to Manage Lakin Campaign in Second West Virginia
Cumberland Md May 1 Hon Noah G Keim defeated in the Republican nomination for Congress in the Second West Virginia district at Keyser last Wednesday has agreed to manage the campaign of his successful opponent Hon James S Lakin and has called a meeting of the congressional committee at Keyser next Wednesday the day the Democratic convention meets Republican HQ will be at Terra Alta Lakin home Keim previously managed Dayton campaigns and praised for skill Ira E Robinson met Lakin in Grafton and attended Y M C A events with Robinson Prohibition convention set for Belington.
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Cumberland
Noah G. Keim
Congress
West Virginia
Keyser
James 8. Lakin
Congressional Committee
Keim
Dayton
Terra Alta
Lakin
Grafton
Ira E. Robinson
Y. M.C A
Robinson
Belington
Army Officer Takes His Own Life at Fort Douglas
Captain W A Rasbourne of the Twenty-ninth Infantry fatally shot Lieutenant William H Point of the Twenty-eighth Infantry at Fort Douglas after wounding him. Rasbourne then killed himself with a bullet to the head following his arrest on drunkenness charges.
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Salt Lake
W. A. Rasbourne
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Douglas
William H. Point
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Point
Raibourne
Superintendent and School Board Clash in Parkersburg
A clash in Parkersburg West Virginia pits city superintendent U S Fleming against the school board. Fleming was removed immediately after resignation acceptance and J W Swarts of Greenville Ohio was appointed to replace him. Fleming says his contract runs through year end and he will continue. the board says otherwise.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
U.S. Fleming
J. W. Swarts
Greenville
Ohio
Hhis Place
Fleming
Rand Expects Compromise in Patterson Case
New York May 1 Prosecutor Rand expects the jury to reach a compromise verdict in the Nan Patterson case likely a second degree murder or manslaughter ruling. He believes convicting a woman of first degree murder is hard. A large crowd pressed for courtroom admission as the summing up began with more women than men present.
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New York
Rand
Nan Patterson
Masked Men Rob School Teachers Near Lick Observatory
A party of twenty seven teachers from New England and three men were robbed by two masked bandits near Lick Observatory while in two stage coaches. The heist yielded $37, four gold rings, and five watches as most valuables were left at the hotel. The group arrived in San Jose from the east.
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San Jose
Cal
New England
Lick Observatory
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