Griffiths Masterpiece and the Devon Motor Mystery
Griffith returns to society after two years in Devon where he built a motor car by himself and shares a enigmatic zeal for mechanics with his friend Jack Mansel. Victoria Mansel strains to hear of his secluded project while social circles wonder about the hidden machine.
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Grifith Griffith
Victoria Mansel
Griffith
Devon
Victoria
Valenciennes
Devon Hills
Graith
Jack Mansel
Mansel
Duke of Exton
John Mansel
Jack
John
Emon Motor Fantastic
Barstead
Old Man
Wagoner
Griff
Barstead Station
Mrs. Mansel
Grifith
Griffith Looked Worried, and Replied Abstractedly To Mrs. Mansel
Miss Mansel
Moner
Exton
Duke of
London
Jenks
The Masterpiece Car of Griffith and the Duke
Griffith reveals a self powered car run by sheer will and its dangers. A jealous love triangle with Victoria Mansel triggers chaotic chases and a river crash ending in a note of impending marriages to Griffith and Mrs Mansel.
Virginia pays Confederate veterans pensions by auditor checks
The Virginia auditor mailed August 31 pension checks totaling 350 900 for Confederate veterans with an additional Soldiers' Home allowance reaching 500 900 in total pension outlays. Critics note 4 percent cashing fees in some areas and say pensioners are aging, with new names filling vacancies as others drop out.
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Richmond
Danville Special Suspect Identified in Painter Murder Case
William Brown a notorious Negro held for a grand jury on a murderous assault in Danville is believed to be the van Scarboro killer of Policeman Painter in W Va. He matches the man guilty in description and admits escaping a year ago from a North Carolina roads prison gang near Salisbury after a prior shooting conviction.
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Danville
William Brown
van Scarboro
W. Va
Painter
Brown
County Roads
North Carolina
Salisbury
Stuart Hall to Build New Dormitory at Under $20000
Staunton special reports Stuart Hall trustees have hired Montagu Payne to construct a brick dormitory with gym, dining room, infirmary, and eight apartments on multiple floors. Work starts immediately and the project price is just under $20,000. Also Lynchburg notes Epileptic Colony plan stalled Amherst site battle looms over location and funding.
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Staunton
Stuart Hall
Virginia Female Institute
Montagu Payne
Lynchburg
General State Board
Amherst County
General Assembly
Amherst
Western State Hospital
S. R. Markland
Fredericksburg College Opens New Session With Expanded Faculty
Fredericksburg College will open for the new session on Thursday September 10 with a larger enrollment expected. New faculty additions include Prof W W Rankin Jr in mathematics from North Carolina A and M College, Prof H S Shaw from Davidson College assisting in English and history and coaching athletics, Miss Cary Graves from Woman's College Charlotte in the primary department, and Mrs E C Nindo of the city in charge of vocal music.
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Fredericksburg College
Fredericksburg
Fréad_ ericksburg College
W. W. Rankin, Jr
Th Agricultural and Mechanical Cobhlege
North Carolina
H. 5. Shaw
Davidson College
Rosebro
Cary Graves
Woman's College
Charlotte
N. C
E. C. Nindo
Confederate reunion and picnic at Forest 2 Crossing
The tenth annual Confederate reunion and picnic will be held at Forest 2 Crossing near New Market on September 4. Activities include speaking and music with the night before featuring a parade of speakers Judge , Samuel Williams and Mr. Henty Sr Tucker.
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Harrisonburg
Forest 2 Crossing
New Market
Samuel * Williams
Henty Sr Tucker
Young Educator Bruce Davis Dies of Typhoid
Morgantown dispatch reports Bruce Davis aged 27 son of Mr and Mrs Eliza Davis died in Morgantown of typhoid fever. He taught languages at Fairmont Normal School and graduated 16 years earlier from West Virginia University with honors.
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Morgantown
Bruce Davis
Eliza Davis
Fairmont Normal School
West Virginia University
Winchester banker Thomas D Lupton dies at 86 in hospital
Thomas D Lupton a longtime Winchester resident and former Union Bank employee died in a local hospital at age 86. He was a native of Winchester and remembered as a longtime banker in the community.
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Winchester
Thomas D. Lupton
Union Bank
Hampton Chosen For Virginia Volunteer Firemen Meet
Hampton wins four contests to host the next annual convention of the Virginia State volunteer firemen association. Ham Harrisonburg is named as the site for the event.
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Ham Harrisonburg
Hampton
Virginia
Broadleys sue automobilist over runaway injuries
Mrs Lucy Broadley and her daughter Bertie Broadley sue CC G Murray of Washington for 1000 each claiming a horse was frightened by his automobile. Murray denies the claim saying a bicycle frightened the horse. The accident happened during a family visit in Luray.
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Sues Automobilist
Luray
Lucy Broadley
Mies
Bertie Broadley
Brough
CC G Murray
Washington
Murray
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Cheapside
Neer Pratt
Baltimore, Md
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Gloucester
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Norfolk, VA
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Philpot
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Diggs
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Auburn
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Smith
Hockley
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New York
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Atlantic Hotel
C. A. Earnest
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Arthur W. Robson
Light
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Genral
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Mathews
Wall
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Bridwell
Giants
Mike Donlin
Durham
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Peaches Graham
Boston
Hans” Wagner
Mike” Donlin
McGraw
John J. McGraw
Cincinnati
Arthur Irwin
New York Americans
Griffith’s
News of Virginia
Pensions For Veterans
Batteriet New Market
S.M. Gage
Seventh Royal Dragoon Guards
Fifth Dragoon
Thomas PD
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