Parran Elected Maryland Republican Chairman Amid Contested Battle
Tom Parran of Calvert County was chosen chairman of Maryland’s Republican State Central Committee at a morning meeting in Bartholomew Barthmore, with Sydney Mudd as the driving force behind the subernatorial campaign. Hanna’s supporters backed his retention but Parran secured about fifty votes, aided by a Southern Maryland and Eastern Shore bloc. The vote avoided a split as Hanna withdrew his candidacy, and Mudd praised the popular movement behind Parran.
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Stone
Williams
Pearce
Garrett
Hanna
Republican Committee
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Muda
Washington Post
Barthmore
Tom" Parran
Calvert County
State Central Committee
Republican Party
Hennett
Sydney A. Mudd
Patton
John B. Hanna
Parran
Yom
Prince George
Eliason
Kent
Baltimore City
Mudd
Sia
Iobbs
Bonaparte
Train Kills Danville Boy in Cotton Mill Yard
A sixteen year old boy Joseph Stratte was struck and killed by a Southern Railway train in Danville Virginia while en route to work at a cotton mill. The coroner's jury found death by being struck by a train and that the train violated the city speed ordinance.
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Danville
Joseph Stratte
Southern Railway
Virginia Weddings Bring May Ties To Area Churches
Vows were exchanged in multiple ceremonies across the region. Elder John Huff officiated the Luras wedding at Broad Street Baptist Church with Henry Hudson Jr and Misy Webb as principals. best man was William R Hudson and maid of honor Edna Fo Brumbach. Other ceremonies included Julia Budd and Carl Devin at Table Steel Presbyterian with Fan nun Buddaleeter as maid of honor. Gondnsa Cox and Eugene Lee Cox at Lops Church in Dinwiddie with Otis Peterson Harrison as maid of honor. Miss E P Goodwyn’s daughter wed a Dinwiddle County merchant, and Charles Ho Harper married Elia Smith at Kerperoun. In Richmond, Wan Boyd and Beverly Randolph Tucker tied the knot at Second Presbyterian with Lily Bair Cary as maid of honor and William Crump Tucker as best man. Mary Ross Buford wed Frederick Nolting at St Paul’s Episcopal, and George Mundy wed Lucille Gibson in Greengrboro. Bilw Man Hedderson Plummer and William M Miller married at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newport News.
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Julia W Budd
Carl H Devin Beate Davin Rather
Fannun Buddaleter
Mak Ut Anor
Floyd Rogers
Covington
JS Foster
Table Street
Mis E P Goodwyn
Dinwiddle County
Stony Creek
Winchester
Charles Ho Harper
Elia Smith
J F Smith
Presbyterian
Kerperoun
A M White
Opequon
Richmond
Wan Flat Foyd Daugher
Robert Boyd
Charlotte County
Beverly Rancolph Tucker
Fannie Crump Tucker
Second Presbyterian Church
Ree Russat Crall
Geverly
Tucker
Norfolk
Lily Bair Cary
Wiliam Crump
Mary Ross Doford
A S Buford
Frederick Erboat Nolting
St. Paul's
Robert W. Ornyth
George P. Mundy
Govemor
Lucille Gibson
W. H L. Smith
Tor Greengbaro
Hey
Mowport News
Hedderson Plummer
Henry F Plummer
Wiliam M. Miller
Ware
St. Paul
AO. Bye D
Hinds Warden Case Begun in U S District Court
Miss Nellie R Hinds sues Henry Warden for 315000 claiming breach of contract after she left Philadelphia where she ran a stenography business. Warden offered 100 a month to move to Virginia as secretary with life employment and a cod will bequest of 5000. Judge Waddill weighing verdict on demurrer with a decision expected tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Richmond
Nellie R. Hinds
Henry Warden
United States District Court
Fredericksburg
Philadelphia
Miss Hinds
Warden
Virginia
Waddill
Forrest Under Arrest. Ex Secretary Charged With Theft
Baltimore April 3 The Merchants and Manufacturers' Association elected Thomas G Boggs secretary to succeed Clarence H Forrest who was removed after confessing a $8930.25 shortage in his accounts Forrest was arrested tonight on an embezzlement warrant for funds of the association Boggs previously served as secretary of Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers Association and before that Memphis Business Men's Association Forrest faces charges tied to the missing funds and awaits further proceedings.
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Baltimore M. & M. Association
Baltimore
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Thomas G. Boggs
Clarence H. Forrest
Boges
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Milwaukee
Business Men's Association of
Memphis
Tenn
Forrest
Third body recovered in Baltimore five tragedy
A body identified as Andrew Lauber, one of five Baltimore men who vanished after a boat accident on January 2, was found by Annapolis fishermen near Sandy Point, twelve miles from Annapolis. This is the third victim recovered, after John Lauber and George Sauer were previously located.
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Spedal
Washington Post
Annapolis
Andrew Lauber
Baltimore
Sandy Point
Boas
Thais
Private coal cars requested in mandamus suit action
Clarence W. Watson president of Fairmont Coal testified for the defense in Baltimore on April 2 in the mandamus suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He explained why the Fairmont company bought 2000 private cars, citing $2,000,000 spent on Great Lakes dock facilities and the need to protect 1200 delivered cars to keep coal moving and meet Northwest contracts.
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Baltimore
Aia
Pitcairn Con
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Clarence W. Watson
Fairmont Coal Company
Watson
Great Lakes
Northwest
Organized Labor Protests Over Navy Yard Pickets
Special to The Washington Post from Portsmouth Virginia reports bitter protests by organized labor against the blacklisting of ten navy yard plumbers who struck after the government failed to grant them wage increases. They resignations are believed justified and no hindrance to replacements occurred. If redress is not achieved, representations will be made to the President.
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Washington Post
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Tragedy in Graham Va as Husband Ends His Life
I R Bane of Graham Va was found dead in a hotel room after taking Carbolic acid to end his life. He had been drinking, and his wife remains in a hospital in Raleigh NC, a victim of consumption with no chance of recovery. A Washington Post special reports. A second notice notes a legal dispute over state corporation commission salaries, while a Norfolk longshoremen strike halts loading of three ships as demand for higher wages spreads.
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Bluefield
W. Va
I R. Bane
Graham
Waew Wasmngton
Raleigh
Agi
Corporation Commission
Norfolk
Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
Corminnion Steamship Company
Death of John Simpson Montgomery builder dies at 71
John Simpson a prominent Montgomery County contractor and builder died yesterday morning at his home near Chevy Chase aged seventy one. He is survived by his wife and a number of grandchildren some of whom were associated with him in business.
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Washington Post
Rockville
John Simpson
Montgomery County
Chevy Chase
Norfolk stenographer jailed for insulting a girl
O L Rothschild a former Norfolk and Western Railway stenographer was today sentenced by Judge Hanckel in the Corporation Court to twenty days in jail and a $100 fine for insulting Miss Ida Wynn a seventeen year old girl in Norfolk Virginia
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Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
O L Rothschld
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hanckel
Corporation Court
Retrial sought for Midgets in Virginia murder case
George Midgets alias William Johnson seeks a writ of error and new trial in the murder of Charles T. Smith claiming circumstantial evidence tainted verdict. His lawyers Brumback and Smith push for Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals review while Berry’s death mystery triggers coroner’s inquiry and a railway delay noted with other Alexandria County incidents.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Howard W. Smith
Robley D. Brumback
George Midgets
William Johnson
Charles T. Smith
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Midgets
Brumback
Fredericksburg
William Henry Berry
Brickhaven
Alexandria County
Orst
T. S. Ashton
Ashton
Berry
Washington
Virginia
B. Wheatley
Dog Causes City Firehorse Mishap at Busy Intersection
A dog belonging to B B Smith ran between the legs of a horse hitched to the Reliance engine at King and Pitt streets, causing the horse to fall and slide about fifty feet before Driver Ballenger halted the other horse. The animal was only scratched and the dog escaped with few bruises. The Alexandria fire department was called to a chimney fire at the northeast corner of Fairfax and Wilkes streets, home to the Alexandria Free Kindergarten.
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Alexandria
Fairfax and
Wilkes Streets
Alexandria Free Kindergarten
King and Pitt Streets
B. B. Smith
Reliance
Ballenger
Maryland Supreme Court Invalidates Warehouse Act
Special to The Washington Post from Annapolis, April 3. The Maryland Court of Appeals reversed Circuit Court No. 2 in James M. Christmas vs Edwin Warfield et al, voiding Chapter 804 of 1906 creating the Tobacco Warehouse Building Commission and blocking a proposed tobacco warehouse. The court also ruled the 1906 cut off bill could not apply to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, clearing the way for the Pennsylvania Railroad line project. Other orders included affirmations and remands in cases from Baltimore County and City courts.
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Washington Poat
Annepolis
Court of Appeals
Burke
Circuit Court No. 2
Baltimore City
James M. Christmas
Eewin Warfield
State Tobacco Warehouse Building Commission
Commission
Christmas
Prince George County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
John Waters
Circuit Court
Baltimore County
Pearce
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Grallam Williams
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Balimore County Water and‘ Electric Company
Carrie
Dubreuill
Douglas H. Thomas
Tidwin ‘T. Dickerson
Henry C Kirt
Circuit Court of
Lynchburg Race Clash Leaves Four Shot in Street Riot
In Lynchburg Virginia a prolonged street clash at Fifth and Main wounded two white men and two black men. White victims were L. Weir shot in hip and leg and C. Crawford hit in the hip. Black victim John Haskins struck in abdomen. An unknown black man fled after being shot in the wrist.
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Lynchburg
Fifth
Main Streets
Fifth Street
L. Weir
C. Crawford
John Haskins
Obituary notices from Virginia report multiple deaths
Virginia obituaries from Hague Westmoreland Clarke Berryville Loudoun Charlottesville and Danville report Dr W H Fairfax 72 of Hague dies at home from complications. Mrs Nannie Hutchinson of Richmond dies at home after paralysis. Mrs Sarah Shafer of Loudoun dies at 60. Roland Garlan dies after appendicitis. Grace Philippa Gleason of Charlottesville dies at 22 after tuberculosis illness.
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Wareay
W. H Fairfax
Hague
Westmoreland County
Winchetsr
Berryride
Clarke County
Richmond
Nannie Huteningan
Leesburg
Sarah Shafer
Daniel Shafer
Clarks Gan
Loudoun County
Danville
Roland Garlan
Ligon
Neal Hianstal
Charotesville
Gracy Phillipa i Glease
Kenry A | Gleason
Asterilie, N.C
White Brothers Pardoned From Murder Conviction
Thomas and Chalmers White of Cabarrus County were granted a gubernatorial pardon after serving two years of a six year sentence for the Rowan County porch killing of Russell Sherrill. The pardon, conditioned on good behavior, follows a council of state decision despite Gov. Glenn's opposition. The brothers, Concord merchants, had claimed unwritten law as their defense and were praised in their hometown reception.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
Council of State
Glenn
Thomas
Chalmers White
Cabarrug County
Russel Sherrill
Rowan County
Coungel
Chariotte
N. C
Concord
Russell Sherrill
Sherrill
Death of Rev Dr Paul Whitehead in Richmond Va
The Rev Dr Paul Whitehead aged 76 died at St Luke's Hospital after six weeks of illness. He will be buried in Charlottesville where a noon service will be led by Rev Dr Stuart. Survived by wife and daughter Virginia Whitehead. son Silas predeceased. daughter Janet died years ago. Born 1830, licensed 1853, served Lynchburg, Norfolk and Richmond districts. trustee of Randolph Macon College. received D D from Randolph Macon 1875. long-time presiding elder in the Virginia Methodist Episcopal Conference.
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Washington Foot
Richmond
Paul Whitehead
Virginia Methodist Episcopal Conference
St. Luke's Hospital
Charlottesville
Stuart
First Baptist Church of
Whitehead
Virginia, Whitehead
Richard Whitehead
University of Virginia
Janet
Silas
Lynchburg
Randolph- Macon College
Randolph-Macon College
Virginia Methodial Conference
Lynichburg
Norfolk
Danville Jeweler’s Wife Seeks Suicide Over Domestic Troubles
Mrs George W Trent wife of a local jeweler in Danville Virginia attempted suicide by taking laudanum at her sister Mrs George W Shelton’s home. Found unconscious she urged doctors to let her die if she recovered. The couple had been separated for weeks amid domestic troubles and she remains in critical condition.
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Danville
Washington Post
George W .Trent
George W. Shelton
Suicde
Highth District primary set for June 19 in Virginia
Special to The Washington Post reports that the Highth Congressional district committee in Virginia set a June 19 primary for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. House. Candidates must file notices by April 7 and pay May 1 pro rata shares of 1205 to cover primary expenses. Judge C. B. Nicol denied rumors he pressed for no successor to his bench seat and reiterated he will not seek or accept appointment or re election.
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Washington Post
Manescas
Congressional Committee
Highth
Virginia
United States
House of Representatives
George 3. Shackleford
Orange
C. B. Nicol
Congress
Claude A. Swinson
Nicol
A. B. Nicol
Alexandria
Norfolk chauffeur convicted of second degree murder
J D Shadbolt a 30 year old chauffeur was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the March 4 killing of Milton Brown at Lee's saloon Cove street. The verdict carried an eleven year penitentiary sentence after a late night jury deliberation. Shadbolt pleaded insanity and medical testimony supported it before the verdict.
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Secial
Washingtor Post
Norfolk
J. D. Shadbolt
Milton Brown
Lee's
Cove Street
Shadbolt
McKay Talks of Victim in Maryland Manslaughter Case
Special to The Washington Port Rockville Md April 3 For the first time since his arrest for the murder of his mother in law Mrs Mary Lang Willam H McKay who yesterday pleaded guilty to manslaughter and who was sentenced to three years in the Maryland penitentiary today showed a disposition to talk about his victim He said that she was a terrible woman and that she cursed his children McKay however still maintains that he knows nothing concerning her death He will it is understood be taken to the penitentiary within the next few days.
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Washington Port
Rockville
Mary Lang
Willam H. McKay
Maryland
McKay
Attempt to wreck train on Western Maryland Railroad
Special to The Washington Post reports an attempted railroad wreck on the Western Maryland line at Wingerton on a heavy grade. Anglebar clamps were fixed between rail heads with unusual rigidity, enough to derail the heaviest engine. An oncoming freight engineer spotted the obstruction in time to stop the train.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railroad
Wingerton
Fire at Bryson City Post Office Destroys Building and More
Fire in Bryson City North Carolina began in the post office at an early hour and quickly spread, destroying the post office and all letters and stamps. Several stores, the telephone building, and the jail were partially burned. Authorities suspect rats started the fire.
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Washington Post
Asheville
N. C
Bryon City
Funeral of Bishop Granberry in Richmond and Hollywood burial
Richmond Va April 3 The body of Bishop John Cowper Granberry of the Virginia Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South died at his Oakland home arrived in Richmond this morning. The funeral was held at Centenary Church with Rev J Young and Bishop Hess officiating. Burial followed in Hollywood Cemetery family section. Also notes Tidewater Railway progress near Wachovia reaching 110 miles of division and 200 miles completed from Norfolk to coal fields West Virginia. Cumberland Md April 2 John Ridley Urquhart and Miss Mary Estelle Welmer wed by Rev James B Moffatt with Welmer’s father Prof Hermann G Welmer present. Nora Shepherd maid of honor. St Julian Freeman best man. Fines for delaying freight upheld as constitutional by North Carolina Supreme Court in Stone v Atlantic Coast Line. Harpers Ferry W Va April 65 year old Smith Houseworth struck and killed on railroad track by Baltimore and Ohio Express train.
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Southern Railway
Alexandria
Harry Simpson
Robinson Moncure
Southern Railway Company
John B. Welch
Mills
Sharon Church
Fairfax County
S A. Wallis
D D
Episcopal Theological Seminary
National Cemetery
Richmond
Hollywood
Washington Post
John Cowper Granberry
Virginia Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Oakland
Randolph-Macon
Centenary Church
J. Young
J. Young, Assisted By Bishop Hess
Tennessee
Hollywood Cemetery
Portsmouth
Tidewater Railway
Elizabeth
Tidewater
Norfolk
Wachocia
Tungenburg County
West Virginia
Washington
Cumberland
John Ridley ‘Urquhart
Mary Estelle Welmer
James B. Moffatt
First Presbyterian Church
Hermann G. Welmer
Allegany County Cchoois
Nora Shepherd
Julian Freeman
Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Stone Va
Atlantic Coast Line
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Smith
Body exhumed in Bristol case on Lillie Davis death
In Bristol on April 3 the body of Lillie Davis was exhumed at Johnson City for further examination by Drs Rogers and Peters who did the original autopsy. The find is said to add incriminating evidence. Frank Little, linked to Hale, was taken by Chief Caldwell to bond for his appearance at Hale's trial. Rumors of a prison escape plot prompted Sheriff Newland to place guards around the jail.
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Washington Post
Bristol
Tenn
Lillie Davis
Ack Hale
Johnson City
Rogers
Peters
Frank Little
Hale
Kentucky
Caldwell
Newland
Prominent Keedysville Man Ends Life in Chambersburg Hotel
Mosh Ernst of Keedysville, manager of Hanover Produce, committed suicide in a Chambersburg hotel, leaving letters to his son and a request for Rev. J. P. Anthony to officiate at his funeral. He spoke of losses and deceit, and noted his age as ROG years. A second item records the marriage of Hugh Walker to Frances Rebecca Mulligan in Gaithersburg, conducted by Rev. White at the minister's home.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Mosh Ernst
Keedysville
Hanover Produce Company
Chambersburg
J. P. Anthony
Rendiney
J.E. Walker
F. E. Mullican
Rockville
Hugh Walker
Frances Rebecca Mullican
Gaithersburg
Sr’ White
Aptist Church
Grip Epidemic Warns of Rapid Action and Unsafe Remedies
Richmond Indiana reports a grip epidemic driving two men insane and a death toll rising to fifty seven months. A physician endorses a risky home remedy using glycerine pine oil and alcohol, urging prompt treatment with the Greek formula. The article warns against bogus pine oils and emphasizes blood stimulation to protect mucous membranes.
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Richmond
Ind
John Hart
Jones Carter
ML. B. Bollard
Jamaica
Carey
Gencent
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