License Tax Bill Passes Senate Amid West Virginia Debate
The West Virginia senate approved substitute House Bill No. 1 the license tax bill amid heated debate. It imposes liquor taxes on outside brewers and distillers. tax rates vary by capacity from 600 to 36000 dollars. The reform school inmate funding provoked Republican opposition and a party divide. Senator Cornwell drew an ovation upon floor appearance.
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Parkersburg
Mms Coleagues
Escaping Prisoner Killed at Princeton Breakout Attempt
A prisoner named Abel Lovell attempted to escape from Princeton jail and was killed by guard Tom Lewis after rushing past the guard and through an open door on the second floor. The incident occurred as prisoners occupied the corridor and Lovell pursued an exit down the stairs.
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Washington Post
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Tom Lewis
Virginia Weddings Batch Notices From Heathsville and Nearby
Virginia wedding notices from Heathsville and surrounding areas list couples including Jordan B Hall and Florence I Whey, Ernest T Elmore and Annie Megroth, and J A Vance and Mollie Midleton. The briefs record marriage at local Methodist parsonages with officiants named, spanning Aug dates and including place mentions such as Reedville and Luray.
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Heathsville
Jordan B. Hall
Oakland
Florence I. Whey
Bahomie
E . Garner
Fredericksburg
Endor Curlett
Helen Eichner
Baltimore
J. H. Light
Ernest T. Elmore
Wicomico
Annie FP. Megroth
Reedville
George W. Beale
Luray
J A. Vance
Frederick County
Mollie E .Middleton
Woman Under Arrest in Washington Fest Incident
Mrs. Mary Wash an Austrian aged about thirty three years was arrested in Hagerstown Maryland at 10 PM after a through ticket from Pocahontas Virginia to New Brunswick New Jersey. She is wanted in Pocahontas on grand larceny charges involving an alleged $4000 theft. Her baggage two trunks was sent to Greencastle Pennsylvania for search and later to Hagerstown. Police in Roanoke were notified by Chief Dyer to detain her until Virginia officers arrive.
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Mary Wash
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
New Brunswick
N. J
Greencastle
Nelson County considers troops amid white lynching aftermath
Special to The Washington Post reports intense excitement in Nelson County where black residents threaten revenge after a white girl was assaulted and a black boy Andrew Dudley was lynched. Officials fear need for military protection as a large black population remains.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Nelson County
Andrew Dudley
Col Peay Removed as Commandant at Lee Camp Home
Richmond Aug 9 The Lee Camp Soldiers Home board ousted Commandant A C Peay after a lengthy session sparked by a recent clash with resident physician and county coroner Dr W A Deas. Ade W W Caldwell named acting commandant. Peay, noted for a fine Confederate service record, had prior disagreements but was previously supported by the board.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Board of Governors of
Lee Camp
A. C. Peay
Col. Peay
W. A. Deas
Peay
Ade W. W. Caldwell
Col Peay
Dredge Benyard Crashes Into Steamer New York
Special to The Wagbingia con reports the Army dredge Benyard losing steering on a river trial and crashing into the steamer New York discharging passengers at a pier. Captain Glimer ordered full reverse to prevent damage. Navy yard tugs towed the dredge for repairs. The Benyard, built in Richmond and completed at Norfolk, is as large as coastal steamers.
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Trigg Shipbuilding Company
KILLING JUSTIFIABLE BOATON JORDAN SHOOTING CASE
A Virginia grand jury refused to indict Dr YT L Booton after he shot William Jordan on Flint Hill Main Street on July 4 in what witnesses call self defense. The feud reportedly centered on Booton managing Mrs Millan’s farm, sister to Jordan, who demanded Booton relinquish control. Jordan attacked Booton, who fired, and Jordan was killed. Booton remained free on $500 bond.
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Luray
Rappahannock County
YT. L. Boaton
William Jordan
Flint Hill
Booton
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Staunton horse show awards honor Mrs Potts saved fall
Staunton Va Aug 9 second day drew 6500 as Gertrude Skelton Richmond rode Up-to-Date in ladies hunting class. Mrs Allen Potts Cobham saved a bad fall in the hunt team with superb horsemanship. Henry Grant Richmond earned applause for tandem driving. Co C West Middletown Ohio won gate for courtesy to judges, losing first prize. A long list of prizes across many horse classes announced.
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Lexington
Spalding Jenkins
George W. Ewing
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Rex
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Laurel Hill
Keota Robin
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Roadstore
Doc Blackburn
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Waynesboro
Prince Redwood
C. ¢. Conrad
Harrisonburg
Oliver Goldsmith
A. B. Steele
Atlanta
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Fancy Boy
Edward Alexander
W. A. Crawford
Raney Boy
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Lucy Suthertaff
Tip Top
Christoper Columbus
Brilliant
Julian Morris
Richmond
S. R. Smith
E. H. Smith
Alexandria
C. West
Lord Stafford
King de Do
McComb & Sydnor
Somerset
CG. H. Smith
Nancy Lee
W. W. Oeborne
Gordonsville
Crackerjack
3. R. Smith
Sunday Amusement Fines in Rockville County
Rockville Maryland August 9 The county wide effort to enforce the Sunday law continues Deputy Sheriff William Embrey and Constable Edward Bradley closed Cabin John Bridge amusements and arrested seven men linked to running them Hearings held before Justice Loughborough most defendants were found guilty and fined five dollars plus costs with appeals noted The state attorney Robert B Peter led the push and pledged to extend enforcement with county officers and even militia if needed
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Rockville
Robert B. Peter
William R. Embrey
Edward Bradley
Cabin John Bridge
Ninian M. Perry
Thomas Perry
Louis Harbert
Robert Garrett
Joseph Fowler
James Donohue
Roy Yowell
Justice of the Peace
Loughborough
Perrys
Garrett
Donohue
Messrs
Edward C. Peter
Arthur Peter
Washington
Stole Woman's Ring After Meal in Cumberland, Man Arrested
Robert Conley, a married man from Cumberland, posed as a Wabash laborer to get food from Mrs. Mary Middlekamp. After dining, he allegedly attacked her, ripped a diamond ring worth 75 dollars from her finger, broke her glasses, and choked her, then fled with a revolver threat before being captured at home. A ring was found in his cupboard and he remains jailed for 500 dollars bond. Earlier, he assaulted Patrolman Hd O’Neill.
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Mary Middlekamp
Arthur G. Middlekamp
Thin City
Despondent Woman Drowns Self In Cistern Near Home
Ella Gross of near Mechanicsburg, Md., drowned herself in a cistern near her home yesterday. Too ill to attend a family outing, she wrote a note for relatives, walked to the cistern in her night clothes, and plunged in. She had long suffered from poor health and incurable illness, and her death was not discovered until last evening.
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Hagerstown
Ella Gross
Mechanicsburg
Washington Man Robbed by Cab Driver Near Broad Street
A Washington, D. C., man named Lewis Johnson reports he was drugged and robbed by a cab driver while traveling from Broad Street Station toward Market Street ferry. Johnson, who sought Atlantic City, lost 380, a $60 gold watch, and other small items after two drinks from a bottle the driver offered. He woke unconscious on Delaware avenue near Market Street as police searched for the suspect.
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Atlantic City
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Lewis Johnson
Washington, D. C
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Market Street Ferry
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Providence Journal Owner Seeks Lease of Atlantic and North Carolina R R
A. Howland of Asheville and Providence Journal owner, with ex Attorney General Theodore F. Davidson and others, arrives in Raleigh to offer leasing the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. Governor Aycock will review the proposal. figures await conference outcomes. Federal Judge Furnell’s nine probate order enables a lease path.
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Aycock
Raleigh
N. C
Howland
Asheville
Providence
Journal
Atlantic and North Carolina
Theodore F. Davidson
R. P. Foster
Fred. L. Merritt
Washington
The
Gov. Aycock
Furnell
Body found in cistern at King Street shop
Charleston reports the corpse of Jacob Kind, keeper of a local illicit liquor shop, found in the cistern on his premises after he vanished last Thursday. His clerk Edward Kennedy alias Grant, who ran the operation, fled Charleston with money as investigators suspect him of the murder.
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5. C
Jacob Kind
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Earthquake hits Wellington and New Zealand towns
The Aug 9 earthquake struck Wellington and other areas, damaging public and private buildings with heavy losses for firms while no deaths were reported. The quake was felt across both islands. In New York, two men started a long swim from Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island, were rescued after seven hours, about thirteen and a half miles.
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N. Z
New Zealand
Beeen
New York
Clifford G. Baxter
John Enright
South Beach
Eight Hours for Machinists Seek City Shop Limit Law
A delegation of local machinists led by Stuart Reid urged the Council of Allied Building Trades to push for an eight hour workday in city shops amid claims many workers now labor nine hours. The request was sent to the business agent for study. The Steam fitters' Union announced an agreement with Cyrus B. Rees removing his name from an unfair list, a status he had held for six years.
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Counel of Allied Building Trades
Steamfitters’ Union
Cyrus B. Rees
Fourteenth Street Northwest
Electric Lighting Plant Injunction Case Takes Center Stage
In Alexandria the Corporation Court hears arguments today on dissolving or making permanent the injunction restraining the mayor and city council from selling the electric lighting plant. The case follows a July 26 restraining order linked to a proposed sale to C F Timpson for 3000, a quarter of original cost. Also noted are sudden death of Mrs Mary Rittenour at 815 King Street from heart failure and several local property and business developments including a deed on King and Asaph streets and the Paff Shoe Company’s purchase of Alexandria Shoe Company stock.
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Alexandia
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Barley
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Frank C. Spinks, Jr
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Douglass Stuart
Brent
Dr. Avery Rittenour
Frederick, Richard
Russell Rittenour
Frank Tubia
Charles King
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Tobin
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Paff Shoe Company
F. J. Paff
Alexandria Shoe Company
Fairfax and
Prince Streets
John Entwisle
Kime Street
Corporation Court
Bease Johnson
Washington
Trumbo
Bessie Jones
Navy yard half holiday doubt over pay rules
Per diem workers at the navy yard face no pay for Saturday half holidays after Capt Pendleton barred the practice following the Comptroller’s decision. Union leaders pressed the issue, Secretary of the Navy referred them to Admiral Mason, who said the decision did not apply, and Pendleton then allowed the half holiday at the workers’ own risk. About 1,000 men took the time off while a union committee seeks further action.
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Kerseys Hearing Postponed In Richmond Money Case
Charles W. Kersey, returned from Richmond, faced a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. arraigned in Police Court but postponed to Thursday. Alleged he obtained 25 from attorney Robert J. Strong by claiming his wife Katharine had an account at American National Bank in Richmond. Three men reportedly assaulted him, leaving cuts on his head and face. George Anderson, 28, of 46 Burkes Court SW, treated at Emergency Hospital after an assault at Seventh and streets SW. Fourth precinct police investigate.
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Marine Band Concert at Capitol Tonight
The United States Marine Band led by William H. Santelmann performs at the Capitol this evening at 5 40. The program includes marches and operatic numbers with solos by Albert O. Wacker and pieces by Wagner and Strauss. Postmasters appointed include Alden Farnham and James L. Justice, among others, with Gallitzin Pa postmaster M P Fredericks named by the President.
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Brook
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Albert O. Wacker
Siegfried
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Tlass
Uniform Bill of Lading Concessions Questioned
The American Shippers Association executive committee in Chicago Aug 9 reviewed Frank J. Firth's report on the bill of lading committee. It said concessions by the uniform bill of lading committee do not fully protect shipping interests and favor further conference with railroad officials to remove objectionable conditions and foster harmony.
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Chicago
American Shippers’ Association
Frank J. Firth
Official Classification Committee
Shipping Association
Patriarchs In Session Opens In Wheeling
The triennial session of the Grand Patriarchy of the Grand United Order of Odd Yellows of the United States opened in Wheeling West Virginia with nearly 109 lodges represented. Right Grand Venerable Patriarch George T. Beson of Washington DC led the opening and preliminary work, committees were appointed and an evening reception for officers and delegates was hosted by Wheeling Patriarchate No 6.
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George T. Beson
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Italian arrested in Philadelphia for Portage murder
Italian charged with complicity in the July 30 Portage murder. Nicholas Dennler alias Nick Danconio was arrested at Ardmore by Special Officer Parrish, linked to the killing of Charlies F. Hays who with Paymaster Campbell was transporting about $3,000 to the mines.
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