Richmond Negro Voters Reject Republican White Convention
Richmond voters decline to participate in the GOP primary for Roanoke conventions, declaring they will not support a lily white statewide gathering. Delegates from Richmond to the Roanoke convention are elected, pledged to back Lewis for governor and Low for treasurer, while Roosevelt is praised for enforcing laws and Chicago platform adherence.
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Montague Campaign Sparks Speech and Harbor Incident
The article reports on Governor Montague facing a hostile crowd at Yards Nest and a naval display as a protest to his primary defense. It notes his claim of not fearing the lantern throw and details a Petersburg liquor position speech. Also covered are the Laurel Hill Union Church dedication near Wheatfield with sermons by Rev W L Datley and Rev Z H Copp.
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Trolley to Baltimore
Reported letting for thirty miles of electric railroad between Washington and Baltimore was not confirmed. Negotiations continue as the new company, led by George T. Bishop and John Sherwin, plans to convert the old steam line into an electric system with double track and eighty pound rails.
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Pastor Attacks Williams Sparks Investigation in Hastings
A Hastings grand jury, convened by Judge S. Will, probes alleged fraud in the recent primary. Pastor Rev Geage Spooner of Broad Street Methodist Church alleged that editor Alfred B Williams aided a vote payoff in Jefferson ward, urging a thorough inquiry into purity in elections and the ballot as the citizen’s badge.
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Police dismiss Kleindienst for assault charge in Baltimore
Baltimore July 31 Judge Grannan dismissed Policeman Hay mond Kleindienst of the Washington force on assault charges against saloon keeper Anthony Rettallata. The magistrate cited lack of prosecutorial action by Rettallata and noted Kleindienst’s attempted escape as the sole censure. The case may invite further action by Washington police and governor appeal avenues.
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East Fayette Street
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Virginia State Fair Trotting Events Attract Noted Entrants
The Virginia State fair features trotting and steeplechase events with entrants from Maryland, Baltimore, Norfolk, and Manassas. Notable horses include Lida Woodland, Gray Rock, Noah B, Miss Claflin, and Lady Thistle, with Dororthy de Yonda leading the women’s department and many owners aiming for top purses.
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Lida Woodland
Fredericksburg
Percy Evans
Norfolk
Canada
Robert Taylor
Maryland
Gray Rock
Portner Brothers
Manassas
John H Claflin
Richmond
Claflin
Martha Keeling
Dorothy de Yonda
Baltimore
Lady Thistle
G T Finney
Haltimore
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Two Fathers Drowned and Other Local Incidents
Washington Pas Suffolk July 31 Yesterday proved a tragic day as a twelve year old Soh folk merchant's son drowned while swimming near a canoe skiff at Sugar Bank. The body was recovered after night and today from twenty feet of water. A 16 year old boy also drowned after slipping and going under two to three miles below Suffonville. A horse carriage incident near Pughs Run left Mrs Frra gel and a companion narrowly escaping injury as a train approached. Gov Glenn seeks life imprisonment for Charles Stives tyhle after a Madison County assault conviction.
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Bicycle accident ends life of thirteen year old boy
A 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle was fatally struck when two streetcars moving opposite directions crossed his path. He was knocked against the second car, which severed the top of his head, causing instant death. The incident occurred as he attempted to cross the tracks.
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Peninsula Pure Water Company to Build Newport News Works
Special to The Virginian Newport News July 31 stockholders vote to start large waterworks. Contract awarded to J Samuel Hijipot Bound Brook NJ and $200000 bonds to finish the project. Water sourced from Newmarket Creek with Capt J M Murphy as engineer. Philadelphia interests J H Barham J M Murphy W F Johnson involved. city bids for franchise to lay pipes expected tomorrow.
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Heavy Engine Ditching After Seaboard Collision
Special from The Washington Post Norfolk Va July 21 A Seaboard Air Line locomotive and a freight car were badly damaged in a crossing collision on the main line. Engine No 573 bound north collided with a trailing freight car. the north-bound engine derailed and ditched but no injuries were reported.
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Captured Escaped Convict Returns on Train in Virginia
Desperate armed convict William Briggs, who escaped guards in Amherst County, was found aboard a Southbound railroad train in Charlottesville. Officers Stratton and Grady overpowered Briggs after a fierce struggle, during which he produced a pistol before surrender.
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Pastor installs home sermon telephone network at Mannington
Pastor Mitchell of the new Christian Church at Mannington announces a home sermon telephone system. The invention by J.R. Kuppett of Mannington lets congregants hear sermons at home when unable to attend. Sermons last night and tonight reached listeners in Mannington Fairmont Morgantown Gratton and Clarksburg.
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Bank Clerk Goes Missing After Buffalo Convention Visit
Hustace V Kale chief clerk of Kanawha Banking and Trust Company is missing after leaving for Buffalo to attend a Hiks convention. He planned to return to Charleston on July 24 and carried a large sum of money, prompting fears of foul play from friends.
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Fire damages Index-Appeal building third floor
Fire at the Index-Appeal newspaper offices in Petersburg damaged the third floor where type metal melting and paper storage occurred. The cause is unknown. smoke and water caused most of the damage. Fire was quickly put out and the paper will appear tomorrow as usual.
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Pest Visits Norfolk Section and Foxhounds Match
San Jose scale damages Norfolk fruit trees especially peach and plum as trees suffer and fruit may not drop The note marks first appearance of the pest in the area A separate Virginia sporting story notes a foxhounds match between Middlesex Hunt and Grafton Hunt for a 320 stake and potential cancellation due to forfeit delay We also see a hotel incident injuring a guest and a missing boy case in Norfolk and Leesburg July 31 reports
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Warner's Safe Cure social offer in The Washington Post
A free trial of Warner's Safe Cure is offered to kidney liver and bladder ailment sufferers. The offer includes a medical booklet with disease prescriptions and thousands of patient testimonials. Send a note to Warner's Safe Care Company Rochester N Y and mention reading the offer in The Washington Post.
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Woman Hurt In Runaway Near Berryville
Mrs Kittenger of Wilmington Del suffered a broken left arm and body injuries when a livery carriage descended a steep Hill near Opequan Creek and threw her from the buggy. Her rings and belongings were lost or scattered, and bystanders passed without help before James Robinson transported her to Winchester for medical care. She denied being held up by masked men.
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Toll Roads Will Appeal in Norfolk Case
Norfolk July 31 Judge Portlock opened the Norfolk County Circuit Court appeal by the Consolidated Turnpike Company from a viewers’ report condemning roads The company disputed the viewers mechanism claiming no jury was provided for factual questions The court ruled three viewers were required and the appeal moves to the Court of Appeals to decide the act’s constitutionality
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Lightning Strikes Warsaw Home. Young Man Killed
Heavy storms pass over Cumberland County as lightning hits the Leckham residence near Lillian. Perry Leckham, about twenty one, is struck through the stove pipe, killed instantly as the chimney is ripped and the house sustains substantial damage. Other nearby properties report lightning damage and injuries.
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Saloon Keeper Held on Charge of Killing Man
M W Shockley a Wilmington saloon keeper was remanded to jail after a coroner jury charged him with killing Frank Talbert a stonecutter. Talbert fought a bartender after being ejected from Shockley’s saloon and died from a fractured skull sustained in the blows. The dead man's widow and two small children mourn him.
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Virginia Lovers Wed in Hagerstown Maryland
Virginia couple Grace Jueila Brown and James G Dobson aged eighteen and twenty four eloped in Hagerstown Maryland on a Saturday night after arriving by train and obtaining a marriage license. They were married in the Baliwin Hotel parlor by Rev Robert Alexander Royle in the presence of hotel guests.
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Three Dead in Riot at Widemouth Runday Italian Dinner
Special to The Washington Host reports a fatal riot at an Italian restaurant in Widemouth Runday. A general fight with pistols knives and other weapons left three dead and several wounded, many of them Italians. names of the victims were not released.
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Fell Dead at Office Door Ocean Mine Clark Tennant 55
Fell dead after locking his office as he prepared to go home to Frostburg. Robert M Tennant weigh master and clerk for Consolidation Coal Company at Ocean Mine near Midland leaves a widow and three children. Cumberland MD July 31 Richmond council approves a compromise ordinance extending city boundaries to include about 8000 acres and possibly 12900 people.
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