Two Slain At Pulaski As Arrests Follow Night Pursuit
In Pulaski City on Saturday night two people were killed amid a manhunt for an alleged murderer. Floyd Hale fled after snatching a shotgun, shot Charles Hart fatally, and was later captured. Mrs Bettie Lyon shot John Norman in self defense after Norman allegedly threatened her with a knife in her home. Norman died from a shot to the head.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Pulaski City
Mender
Floyd Hale
Hale
Charles Hart
Bettle Lyon
John Norman
Dora Furnace
Norman
Mrs Lyon
Trig
Worman
Washington Poat
Cumberland
R. E. Meyers
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
South Cumberland
Emancipation Day Celebrated in Richmond Virginia
Thousands of African Americans marked Emancipation Day in Virginia with flags and brass bands. A colored President inauguration at Reformers Hall featured a White House replica and ceremonial rites. The day also observed the fortieth anniversary of Richmond’s evacuation and city fire.
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Washington Pass
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Troe Reformers’ Hall
White House
Virginia Obituary Notice Roundup
Gordonsville April 3 Mrs Turner dies at son in law J E Schlosser home. Survived by three daughters. Harrisonburg April 3 Miss Sallie Kline dies at sister Mrs Noahs Rhoades near Cowan depot. Richmond April 3 Mrs Ann Kelley buried in Hanover County with large family. Harrisonburg April 3 William Swartz dies near Montezuma leaves widow and two children. Roanoke April 3 Miss Angeline Paris dies aged eighteen. remains to be brought for interment. Harrisonburg April 3 Mrs Mary M Sellers dies in Bridgewater aged 74 leaves two sons. Fredericksburg April 3 James B. Willig dies near Madison Court House aged 70 leaves one son and four daughters. Chatham April 3 Vincent Brumfield dies suddenly aged 73. wife died yesterday. two daughters survive. Winchester April 3 Mrs Rachel Shelton dies at Marlboro aged 74 leaves two sons. Staunton April 3 remains of J Baldwin Ranson arrive. wife survives. prominent family. Richmond April 3 funeral of Dr Samuel Davies Drewry at St Pauls Church Mineola Ches terfield County aged 73. Descendant of Rev Samuel Davies. practiced medicine in Chesterfield.
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Gordonsville
Turner
J. E. Schlosser
Harrisonburg
Sallie Kline
Noahs Rhoades
Cowan Depot
Richmond
Ann Kelley
Hanover County
William Swartz
Montezuma
Roanoke
Angeline Paris
J J. Paris
Mary M Sellers
Bridgewater
Fredericksburg
James B. Willig
Madison County
Madison Courthouse
Chatham
Rachel Shelton
E. D Shelton
H. S&s Tavalt
Marlboro
Staunton
J. Baldwin Ranson
Port Antonio
Baltimore
Ranson
Jamaica
Virginia
Samuel Davies Drewry
Mineola
Chesterfield
County
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Drewry
Mrs Mabel Marcum Answers Divorce Suit in Huntington
Mrs Mabel Marcum of Brooklyn filed an answer to the divorce suit brought by Patrick Henry Marcum son of Senator J H Marcum. The defense denies the wife’s alleged infidelity and cites humiliating treatment by her husband’s parents. A letter from Marcum to his wife is quoted in the answer.
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Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
Mabel Marcum
Brooklyn
Auit
Patrick Henry Marcum
3. H. Marcum
Young Marcum
Die Bill
Kar¢um
West Virginia
Marcum
New York
Mabie
Mable
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Culpeper Overdraft Suit
A Circuit Court term in Warrenton ended with a hung jury in the case over an overdraft at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Culpeper. Stevens & Duckett, owners of the Kelly gold mine, face a forerunner of pending defamation suits by Congressman Rixey and R. J. Rixey. The trial included a heated exchange as vouchers were discussed and Stevens denounced a lawyer from the witness stand.
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Washington Post
Warrenton
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Culpeper
Stevens & Duckett
Kelly
Congressman Rixey
R. J. Rixey
Amery Stevens
Nicol
CANDIDATES GREETED IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
In Fredericksburg Gov A J Montague Lieut Gov Willard and J Taylor Ellyson greeted crowds at Spott syvania Court House amid divided sentiment for Senator and positions for governor and lieutenant governor. Arthur Robinson colored pleads guilty to second degree murder in Rockville Maryland and is sentenced to ten years. Carrie Askew elopes with Philip Thompson to Bristol then returned with her father. James W Reid Martinsburg dies in his sixtieth year. Funeral of Elizabeth Pearce Blackiston held at Emmanuel Church Cumberland.
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Washington Post
Fredericksburg
A. J. Montague
Joseph BE. Willard
M. G. Willis
J. Taylor Ellyson
Spottsylvania Court House
C. BR. Massey
Col. Willard
Mr. Ellyson
Montague
Martin
Williard
Ellyson
Yne Washington
Rockville
Arthur Robinson
Edward Knoll
Henderson
Maryland
New Coffee Substitute Postum Gains Loyal Followers
A North Carolina visitor recounts how Postum replaced coffee in a Southern household, easing headaches and nervousness. The hostess felt better after boiling and serving Postum, and John improved as well. The tale credits Postum Co of Battle Creek, Michigan, with the change and a claimed health boost.
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North Carolina
Elas
John
Fostum
Namie
Fostum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Death of Mrs Thompson and Two Children in Fire
Charlottesville April 3 coroner jury probes death of Mrs Thompson and her two children aged two and five in a remote Fiuvanna County fire. Stepson testifies the husband threatened to "fix" her days before the blaze. remains buried in Antioch.
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Antioch
Body of Henry Henderson Found After Drowning
In Luray Virginia on April 3 the body of Henry Henderson a Black man from North Carolina who was drowned near Ingham on February 26 while pursued by a crowd was recovered about 200 yards downstream. One man David Comer was arrested tried and discharged for insufficient evidence. Others implicated fled before warrants. Officials Commonwealth's Attorney Keyser Coroner Hudson and Sheriff Sedgwick visited the crime scene.
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Washington Post
Luray
Henry Henderson
North Carolina
Ingham
David Comer
Commonwealth
Keyser
Hudson
Sherif Sedgwick
Reinter Pocahontas Remains for Jamestown Exposition
Special to The Washington Post reports Gen. Fitzhugh Lee proposes to exhume Pocahontas in England and rebury her on Jamestown Island during a future exposition to mark the island’s settlement, with few anticipated obstacles.
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England
Jamestown Island
Washington Post
Richmond
Pocahontas
John Smith
Fitzhugh Lee
Tameatown Exposition Company
Roosevelt order forces McComas allies to retire from county posts
Five of six members of Washington County Republican central committee likely to resign under Roosevelt’s order prohibiting holding dual party and office roles. Names include John W. Cable, Harry K. Startsman, Charles W. Adams, Dr. W. M. Nihiser, Leander H. Kuhn, and George A. Davis. Report denied by a McComas worker.
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McComas
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Roosevelt
Louis HB. McComas
Washington County
Republican County Central Committee
McComnas
John W. Cable
Baltimore
Harry K. Startsman
Charles W. Adams
Antietam Battlefield
Sharpsburg
W. M. Nihiser
Pension Examining Board
Leander
H. Kuhn
Hancock
George A. Davis
United States Senate
Senator McComas
Dr. Nibiser
Family of Five Flee Fire on King Street North Side
James Posey and his family of five escaped a fast spreading house fire on the north side of King street beyond Spring Park. Posey leaped from a second floor window to safety as flames cut off stairs. the home and contents including cash were destroyed. Police and a fire alarm were delayed by distance and lack of nearby water plugs.
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Shington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
James Posey
King Street Road
Spring Park
Posey
William H. Greenwell
S18
Prince Street
del Ray
J. Elmo
Commonwealth
Mackey
Board of Police Commissioners
Samuel Ticer
James Howson
Willem W. Cline
James B.tucas
S. R. Reed
C. W. Bell
James C. Hall
Raymond W. Smith
Frank C. Spinks, Jr
Ophelia Mills
J. Browner Millis
South Lee Street
Grace Episcopal Church
Woman's Auxiliary
Lee Camp
Lee Camp Hall
Fairfax County
Roswell Donohoe
Fairfax
Taken to the penitentiary for murder
Charles R Fishburne the young banker was sent to the State penitentiary for a five year sentence after the Supreme Court denied a writ of error and Gov Montague refused clemency. He was secretively conveyed to the prison with relatives visiting then transported by carriage to a transfer point for departure toward Richmond.
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Washington
Young Fishburne
George c. Huff
Bansack
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Richmond
Fortune for Scrubwoman after twenty years of toil
Baltimore reports Mrs. Minnie Targarona, a scrubwoman, will receive 10000 from the United States in a government settlement after a long suit. Her late husband owned boats on the Mississippi between Memphis and New Orleans. the family lived well until the vessels were captured and destroyed. He died seeking compensation. The Court of Claims approved 20000 and Congress provided a special appropriation, with the widow and two children awaiting six months under the Orphans' Court act. She will continue scrubbing in the interim.
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Baltimore
Minnie Targarona
United States
Mississippi River
Memphis
New Orleans
Targarona
Court of Claims
Congress
Orphans’ Court Acta
Cured by Cuticura for Five Dollars
Mrs. George H. Tucker Jr of Milwaukee recalls her infant daughter’s severe skin disease. She reports six months old weighed under a pound less than birth, scabs spread across the face, boils on the head, eyes swollen shut, and drying skin. After a month of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child fully recovered, with doctors’ bills over $100 prior.
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George H. Tucker, Jr
Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
Cuthura
Extradition Fight Over Smiths Relatives in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on April 3 the Smiths and Mrs Patterson's relatives press habeas corpus against extradition. Attorney Shay seeks time to prepare. judge Spiegel reserves ruling for Wednesday. Prosecution reports papers copied and in transit. defense argues papers signed in blank by Gov Herrick make extradition illegal. A separate note reports Owens lunchroom fire on E Street NW, minor losses.
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Nan Patterson
Cincinnati
Hetrick
Ohio
J. Morgan Smith
New York
Shay
Smith
Spiegel
Rullson
Adams Express Company
Cogan
Gov. Herrick
Texas
Cuticura A Blessing For Infants And Children
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Anonymous confession sent to governor over a race case
An anonymous writer in Trenton claims responsibility for the murder of Max Wollenberg and says he has already killed five others. The note, signed with initials M. EH. Z., asserts the innocent Pater son Negro, Thomas Laster, faces execution for Wollenberg’s death. The writer appeals to Gov. Stokes and President Roosevelt, requesting steps to spare an innocent man.
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Trenton
N. J
Gov. Stokes
Max Wollenberg
Thomas Laster
Paterson
Hoosevelt
Pittsburg
Health census of city to inspect all residents
New York on April 3 announces 100 city inspectors will be hired within days to conduct a comprehensive health census of the city. Every resident will undergo examination to reveal sanitary conditions and disease causes, including meningitis and tuberculosis. The study, costing 35000 dollars, aims to map health influences by occupation and finish in four to five months. Promoter C W French arrested in San Diego on a federal warrant from Los Angeles. charges relate to earlier failure to appear as a witness in New York proceedings.
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New York
City Health Department
Health Department
Arlington
Health Board
Promoter French
San Diego
Cal
C. W. French
Ohio
Federal Court of
Los Angeles
New York City
French
Portland Woman Deliberately Burns Self to Death
In Portland Oregon on April 9 Mrs Charles Hemmers aged wife of a farmer living at Orient set fire to her clothing after building a bonfire of magazines and papers near her home kerosene saturated garments and ignited them to kill herself. She previously attempted suicide at Sutro Baths in San Francisco after being deserted by a former husband and had long suffered melancholia.
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Portland
Oreg
Charles Hemmers
Hemmers
Orient
San Francisco
Bank of Ladoga Closes After Overdagit Debts Tied to Coffman
Bank of Ladoga Indiana suspends operations amid embarrassment from Overdagits by relatives of Cashier A M Scott. Hoosier Novelty Works Company, led by Harry E Daugherty and C E Coffman, has drawn $56,000 overdraft, forcing closure. Bank reports capital stock $26,000 and surplus $9,000. depositors expected to be paid in full.
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Ledogs
Ind
Bank of Ladoga
Hoosier Novelty Works Company
Harry E. Daugherty
C. E. Coffman
A. M. Scott
Scott
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William Sydney Thayer
Circuit Court
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Waters A. Lovell
Pearl B. Case
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Richmond Guano Company
M. Jusserand
Tusterand
Society of the Cincinnati
Virginia Weddings
Amund P. Hopkins
Is. Nannie Dempsey
Or. County
A. J. Harlow
Orange Art
L. W. Green
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T.grimsley
Fishburne
Fred Lefew
Fortune
Newuiawe
Norfolk, Va
Thomas Brown
Brown
Matthews County
Petersburg
Democratic City Central Committee
Edgemont
Bie Mountain House
Baby Tucker
Gure
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110 Street
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Cuticura
Slicanph & Fy Foe
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