Cocaine Dealers Arrested in Virginia City Case
Special report from Virginia detailing the arrest of Fred Johnson and Nathan, two men of color, on drug charges. Johnson was found with twenty packages of cocaine during a police search at the First Police Station after police traced the alleged sale operation to him. Truitt, charged with assisting in disposing of the drugs, faced court proceedings with attorney Gilbert K. Pollock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Johnson
Nathan
Justice Crutchim
Son
Ring
Tucker
Johnson
Truitt
Shep- Ex
Gilbert K. Pollock
Mromwnsop
Baltimore and Freeport Steamer Schedule 1911
B C and AL Railway Co in effect Saturday April 29 1911 publishes weekly sailings from Baltimore Pier 9 Light Street to Freeport and intermediate landings with departure times from 5 09 pm Sundays and Wednesdays and return sailings on Tuesdays and Fridays weather permitting. The timetable lists stop names and times, notes no guaranteed arrival or departure times and no liability for delay, freight cutoffs 4 30 pm sailing days, and lists officers Wittarp Thourgon general manager and A R Beagen agent.
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Light Street
Baltimore
Freeport
Mila
Callis
Fitch
Warehouse
Conrads
Green Point
Stampers
Blands
Brands
Canads
Cot
Por
Haltimo
Virginia Military Institute Cadet Appointments Planned
The Board of Visitors will appoint state cadets to fill vacancies at VMI in Lexington during the annual meeting on June 17. Appointments carry free aid and tuition. applications must be received by June 10. Superintendent W. Nicoms sign.
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Board of Visitors
Ith
W. Nicmons
State Democratic convention set for Norfolk May 23
The State Democratic Committee met in Richmond and decided the State Convention to elect National Convention delegates will be held in Norfolk on May 23. A mass meeting of Mathews Democrats is suggested for late April or early May to choose delegates for the county.
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Indianapolis
Taft
Indiana
Charles W. Fairbanks
Harry S New
James E. Watson
Joseph
Oliver
Chicago
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Richmond
Norfolk
Mathews
Fulton Fish Market
New York City
Market
Fulton National Bank
New York
Feapes Truat Coy
Brooklyn
North River Citizens Build Shell Road By Private Subscription
Citizens of North River commend the progressive spirit of leading locals who are funding a shell road through their section. They urge county highway officials to act, noting that during muddy seasons people must drag through mud while a few bushels would fill the worst holes, and praising those who contribute.
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North River
Sallie Tompkins Chapter to Meet April Thirteenth
Attention U D C announces a regular Sallie Tompkins Chapter meeting Saturday April 13 at 2 PM. The group pledges to raise funds to erect a monument for 10 200 Confederate dead and urges Southern women to honor Heroes at Shiloh Park with a memorial. Mrs F Thro Mitter presiding.
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Sallie Tompkins
Virginia
Shiloh Park
Shiloh
Funeral of R H Hunley
The funeral for R H Hunley was preached at his home by Rev T W Odgsn and the body laid in the family burying ground. No details about the fatal accident are available. Hunley was a jovial man with many friends, survived by a widow and six children.
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R.H. Hunley
Re. T. W. Odgsn
Hunley
Silas Chandler Buried With Masonic Honors at 82
Silas Chandler a respected Urbanna Confederate veteran was laid to rest last Sunday with Masonic honors. He was 82 and widely known as a good citizen and an honorable Christian gentleman.
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Silas Chandler
Urbanna
WIGGS MUNDEN BRIDE WEDS ELDER DIGGS AT CUMBERLAND ST
Miss Nettie Munden daughter of Mrs Cora Etheridge and Elmer By Diggs of Diggs Wharf Mathews county were quietly married Thursday at 6 pm in Cumberland Street M E church Rev J A Thomas performed the ceremony Miss Lelia Land was maid of honor and the bride wore gray whipcord attire. After the ceremony the couple left for Mathews county Va and were given a reception at Winter Harbor by the Diggs family. They plan to reside near Diggs Wharf.
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Nettie Munden
Cora Etheridge
Grigsby Place
Elmer
Diggs
Diggs Wharf
Mathews County
Cimberland Street
M. E
J. A. Thomas
Lelia Land
Miss Land
J.B Shipp
Mr. Diggs
A. J. Diggs
Winter Harbor
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Mercury Warning
Reader alert warns against mercury containing catarrh salves and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. The ad claims testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lent and Holy Week Services at Local Churches
Lent services held at Christ Church St John and Trinity Church with weekday gatherings on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Holy Week includes Monday to Sunrise and Easter services with Rev. Giles B. Cooke and Rev. William Schouler teaching at Christ Church and Trinity Church on March 14.
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St. John’s Church
Trinity Church
St. John’s
Christ Church
St. Johns
St.Johns
St John's
William Schouler
Elkton
Christchurch
Trinity
Why He Was Late Card
A conversation about lateness and a friend named Smithson turns to a joke about stomach trouble. The speaker notes the friend's need for relief, mentioning Chamberlin's Tablets sold by all dealers.
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Smithson
Chamberlin
Teachers Notice on Exams and Conference Schedule
Examinations are set for May 2 3 and 4 at Mathews C H The Teachers District Conference will meet in Newport News April 25 26 and 27 Persons wishing to attend may apply to Supt Pereifol or to Saji Wm A Jenkins of Hampton to secure homes in advance for the three days of the session
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Newport News
Supt. Pereifol
Saji
Wm.a. Jenkins
Hampton
Chamberlin's Couch Remedy Promises Quick Cough Cure
You will find no better medicine for coughs and colds than Chamberlin's Couch Remedy. It not only relieves but cures. Try it when you have a cough or cold, and you will be pleased with its prompt cure. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlin
New Point High School Notes on Anti Cigarette League
The Anti Cigarette League with over 40 members, mostly boys, voted to petition all local store keepers to stop cigarette sales. The aim is to remove temptation for the students and curb smoking among youths.
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New Point High School Notes
Anti Cigarette League
Citizens League Fundraiser Aims for Auditorium Seats
Friday's entertainment raised 55.28 to buy chairs for the auditorium. The next Citizens League meeting is Wednesday April 30. A music and recitation program will be provided. All are welcome. March attendance-note: Lottie Ripley John Jordan Russell Hudgins Estelle Billups were punctual.
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Citizens League
Lottie Ripley
John Jordan
Russel Hudgins
Estelle Billups
Electric Bitters Tonic for Nerves and Health Relief
Describes electric bitters as a tonic, blood purifier, and regulator for stomach liver and kidney issues following illness. Claims it strengthens nerves, rebuilds the system, and restores health after grip. Sold by druggists for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
Sale of Land on Gwynn's Island at Mathews Courthouse
Attorney in fact for the heirs of Walter G Hudgins offers for sale at public auction in Mathews Courthouse Virginia on Monday May 26 1912 at 120 clock M four parcels Lot 1 18.040 acres Lot 2 11 020 acres Lot 3 18.601 acres Lot 4 4.838 acres totaling 52.819 acres plus a 10.965 acre woodland tract all on Gwynn's Island Mathews County Virginia with timber a storehouse a stable and improvements ideal for a mercantile business site of the old Hudgins firm Terms cash G E T Lane Attorney in fact for Walter G Hudgins Heirs
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Walter G. Hudgins
Mathews
Virginia
Circuit Court
Towit
Gwynn
Puts End to Bad Habit Blues with New Life Pills
A blues ridden reader is urged to try Dr. King's New Life Pills said to cleanse the liver and kidneys and expel nitrous poison from the system. The ad promises better feelings and brighter days and notes the pills cost 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Prize Essay Contest Seeks Virginia Youth Writers
The Richmond branch of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia announces a prize contest for the best essay on Equal Suffrage. First prize is 50 dollars. Open to boys and girls aged 13 to 18 residing in Virginia. Essays must not exceed 200 words, be ink or typewritten on one side, signed with a pen name, and include a sealed envelope with the writer’s real name age and address. Entries close June 1, 1912. Winning essays will be published in newspapers. League rooms offer suffrage literature at 800 East Broad Street, Richmond.
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Richmond
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
Virginia
Te Wriers
Winnis
League Rooms
East Broad Street
Equal Suffrage League
E. Broad St
Thompson announces meat and flour grinding business
J Henry Thompson announces he is prepared to grind and sell meat hominy and any related products. He offers to grind graham flour, promoted as a healthy food, and solicits patronage from customers in Virginia.
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Graham Flower
J. Henry Thompson
Almost a Miracle Cures Coughs with King’s New Discovery
In Clarendon Texas W Hiss Hollaw describes a brother cured of a dreadful cough after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He notes the remedy’s quickness reliability and safety, weighing 218 pounds after years of use by the family. The product costs 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle at druggists.
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Wiss
Clarendon
Tex
Dr. King
Doctors Say Health Gone From Peruna Claims
A Texas man named Gustav Himmelreich of Hochheim reports eight months of asthma attacks after cold exposure. After taking six bottles of Peruna plus Lacupla and Menalin, he says he is free of the trouble and able to work on his farm again, recommending the medicine to others.
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Gustav Himmelreich
Hochh
Texas
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