Virginia Bar Meeting Opens In Hot Springs West Virginia Separate Government Debate
E H Jackson of Washington urged that creating a separate government west of the Alleghenies was unconstitutional and lacking warrant. Virginia Bar Association opened in Hot Springs Va with Judge Phlegeat presiding and John B Minor reporting a 510 membership. 19 new members admitted. Hilton Jackson spoke at the Casino session on the dismemberment of Virginia. Associate Justices Brewer to speak tomorrow. convention to adjourn Thursday with banquet planned.
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Drowned Man in James River Near Richmond
The man, about sixty, was found in the James River by laborers at a steam pump early today. He had left a rowboat at the pump the previous evening, a whisky flash found on his clothes. The coroner ruled accidental drowning. he leaves four children.
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Woman refused Jim Crow seat at Virginia trolley
Aug 7 in Balked at Jim Crow seat a woman described as a negress was turned over to state officials in Falls Church after refusing to sit in the Jim Crow section. Barbara E Tone, a clerk for the Interstate Commerce Commission, said she had a Paeonian Springs ticket and was informed of her rights. Fire later razed Gibbs hardware and a bakery in Berkley, with a $25,000 loss insured.
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Virginia Weddings at Ashland Baptist Church
In Richmond on Aug 7 Miss Fannie Benson Cox married Rev Charles Edwin Sturt of this city at 7 30 pm in Ashland Baptist Church. Ceremony by Rev Dr RH Fitt assistant Roy G Hfrland also officiated at the marriage of the bride's parents. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Duncan Net four Cox. Suffolk Aug T Tess Smith of Buffalo and Harry Milter of Bloston NC wed at 6 30 pm at the bride's uncle George F Smith residence in Kineto Hi wes murptus wedding. The bridegroom is a nephew at Polk Mier of Rich upad.
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Virginia Obituary Notes Deaths in Aug in Lancaster and Nearby Areas
Heathaville near Weems Bruce Haerle dies of typhoid fever at age unknown. Regina Elmore Bowles of Ber Homo dies at 58 from heart disease after a lingering illness. Ethel Hergess Weight, wife of Drury Waida Bowles of Fork Union, dies after an operation at 27. Funeral at Fluvanra Baptist Church. Newport News widow Phoeboy dies at night from disease complications. born in New York City, widow of Harrison Phoebus, once owner of Hygela Hotel Old Point. Survived by three sons and three daughters.
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Man Killed and Two Hurt in Premature Blast
Special to The Wazhluxton Past Bluefield W. Yo Aug 7 One man Luigi Barbere died and two others Pietro Barbere and Yerdimende Murti were injured in a premature blast at Hock. The blast triggered when a nearby hole failed to fire and another nearby hole exploded. Barbere was torn to pieces.
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Bonaparte to Speak at Allegany Chautauqua Address
John Lee Brooks of the U S Bureau of Education lectured before Allegany Chautauqua in Cumberland Maryland this evening. Secretary of the Navy Charlie J Bonaparte has accepted an invitation to address the Allegany Chautauqua next Sunday evening.
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Locomotives and Smoke Law Debate Opens
Health Officer Woodward urges that locomotives be held to the same smoke restrictions as stationary furnaces. He cites ongoing violations near his apartment and argues the original draft aimed to include engines, though commissioners removed that clause. Commissioner West notes no current authority until Congress broadens the smoke law to cover locomotives.
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Petersburg City Council Paves Streets and Renames Old Street
The Petersburg city council ordered sidewalk paving on about twenty streets with granolithia at an estimated $20,000 and awarded a roadway paving contract for Old Street with rubble stone at about $11,000. At residents’ request, Old Street was renamed Grova Avenue, a name used since 1738.
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Heat and Storm Claim Lives in Maryland Harbor
Special reports from The Washington Post describe a brutal heat wave broken by a severe thunderstorm and downpour. Two people collapsed and one died during the weather event. a boat overturned in the harbor, with one swimmer reaching a schooner and another drowned. Additional notes cover local larceny charges against Walter Roslyn Chambers, a monitor stay off Dorchester and Annapolis, Cardinal Gibbons returning from vacation, and Conrad G. Von Blucher named inspector of weights and measures.
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Obituary notices from Cumberland multiple deaths
Obituary notices from Cumberland dated Aug 7 list Ralph Walter former oe sistant monger of Postal Telegraph Company Cumberland, and Tthel Ly Jackson two year old daughter of Greenbury Jackson of Potomac who died from head trouble and malaria fever. William Ro Wirdner, aged seven to three years, died at his daughter Flora Peters home on Jefferson Street Waverly Baltimore after a paralyzing stroke. Mr Windeor long time superintendent of Clarebury Sunday school for over forty years with two sons and three daughters survives him.
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Ayer’s Almanac 1808 Promises Medicine Formulas
The notice claims to publish full medicine formulas in Ayer's Almanac for 1808 and offers to send a copy. It instructs readers to consult a doctor before purchase and to keep standard family medicines on hand, naming several products in garbled form.
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Honored Alexandrian Dies at Seventy Nine in Alexandria
William A. Moore of 405 Prince Street and longtime Alexandria resident dies after a several day illness at age seventy nine. He served as alderman, justice of the peace, deputy city sergeant and was a Mason elder and church leader. Survived by wife and three children. Alexandria Lodge of Elks and local Masonic chapters observe the funeral. Also notes on Rosa Moore and Mattie O Berry arrested for beer sales without license. Capt. Enoch Doyle Dies of Paralysis. funeral for Mrs. Mabel L. Beemet. freight depot relocation in Alexandria. trapdoor accident. Allegany County roads seek $10,000 for repairs.
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Marriage of Rev Samuel E Weis and Miss Mary Bean at Rockville
Rev Samuel E Weis of Rockville and Miss Mary E Bean of Rockville were married today at the bride's brother William Bean's home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J W Tamblyn, pastor of the Rockville Free Methodist Church.
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Southgate Elected Harbormaster In Virginia
Capt Thomas M Southgate of Norfolk elected harbormaster by harbor commissioners. longtime Old Dominion Steamship Co servant, widely known at Virginia boat landings. Also notes death of City Receiver A H Forger, age 69, in Wheeling West Virginia after brief illness. republican with strong integrity.
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Thieves Enter Home Steal 3100. $200 Left Behind
A robbery at John J. Westmoreland’s residence on Guarantee Street in Petersburg Va reports $1000 in cash taken with $200 left untouched. The incident happened while the family was away. Meanwhile the 37th annual Virginia State Dental Association convention convened at the Chamberlain Hotel with about seventy five dentists in attendance. In Rockville Md a marriage license was issued to William W. Grimes of Washington and Ada Lucy Downs of Wilmington Del. Robert G Hilton of Montgomery County calls for a joint meeting of State central and county committees on August 14 to plan congressional primaries.
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Maryland Day Postponed for Jamestown Exposition
In Baltimore on August 7 the Maryland commissioners announce postponement of the corner stone laying for the Maryland Building to September 19 due to the Baltimore ble celebration on September 12. They await expo officials’ confirmation and have received a pledge from T S Southgate to reserve 15000 dollars of Maryland exhibit space.
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Warfield Goes to Reunion in Ohio
Governor Edwin Warfield of Maryland travels from Britimore to Springfield, Ohio, with Secretary of State Oswald Tilghman and aides to attend a reunion of Marylanders now living in Ohio. He will return to Baltimore Thursday evening after the event.
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Ice shortage hits Baltimore as firms balk at demand
Baltimore August 7 The city faces a sharp ice shortage with several firms unable to meet demand. The American Ice Company could not satisfy all requests, Independent Ice Company had only about four days of supply, and Sumwalt Ice Company served at most half its needs, relying on the Knickerbocker Ice Company for supplies.
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Heat driven death by self harm in Baltimore home
Charles A Tilyard, 46, of 14 Edmondson avenue, Baltimore, died at 7 a m from laudanum taken in a suicide. He had suffered intensely from the heat during the last two days and committed the act after rising from bed and entering the parlor.
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Bride and groom arrested after New Maryland wedding
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Aug 7 Alvin Pierce and wife of Salem Va were taken in custody at Grafton W Va by the sternitt on a charge filed by a hotelkeeper in Oakland Md where they were married yesterday charging them with stealing nab s from the brags bed They deny the charge.
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Educator criticizes Comstock raid and urges open discussion
Yale history professor Charles Henry Smith denounces Anthony Comstock’s New York raid and argues publicity for art and the human figure in public schools. He warns official censorship harms culture, cites Coney Island as a model, and says healthy sex knowledge should be taught openly to prevent later harm.
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Apitero cereal promises rich red blood agents
An advertisement extols Apitero a new cereal as the ideal food to build healthy red corpuscles. It claims Apitezo provides nourishment comparable to beef and eggs, is easily digested, and recommended for a month with milk or cream. Sold by grocers nationwide, it’s easy to buy, serve, and eat.
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Captain Hobson Sees Perge in Great Navy
Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson, former Naval officer and winner in Alabama politics, tours Washington on his way to Purcell where he will lecture at a Chautauqua. He argues for a vastly stronger U S Navy to insure world peace, control Pacific commerce, and deter Japan and other powers, urging a base in the Philippines and heavy shipbuilding.
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Lynching Sparks Southern Debate and Executive Action
Reports from Raleigh and Salisbury describe mob violence after the Lyerly family murder with three men hanged and others fled. Gov. Gleyn orders guards as Judge Long and Sheriff push investigations, while Atlanta editorials defend swift extrajudicial punishments as sentiment hardens in the South.
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May Deport Syrian Leper Drives West Virginia Health Tensions
Federal authorities plan to visit Dana Rossetti, a Syrian leper living in a Randolph County tent near Elkins, West Virginia. Officials fear contagion and lawfully deportability. Marine Hospital Service surgeons and an interpreter will assess his condition, with possible expulsion to Syria if found deportable.
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Despondent Paes Takes Poison After Wife's Death
August Eskite, 49, of 141 Four-and-a-half Street, swallowed poison after his wife died two months earlier. He was found on the floor of his home at 1341 Four-and-a-half Street and rushed to Emergency Hospital where he survived. Eskite had previously threatened self harm during a period of personal crisis and *went to his room around 8:20 p.m.* before groans were heard, leading to his discovery.
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