Maryland Governor’s near miss sparks Ohio Maryland event
A touring car narrowly escaped a fast train near Springfield Ohio as Maryland Governor Warfield and party leaped from the vehicle. Warfield and Harris escaped unharmed while Gen Koiefer and Mr Kern tumbled out rearward. The party received an ovation at the Maryland Association of Ohio reunion with talk of a future vice presidential bid and plans for a Maryland home-coming week.
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Tail Delivery Frustrated at Wood County Jail
Special to The Warrington Fest from Parkersburg West Virginia reports an attempted jail escape by Ben Craig and fellow felony prisoners. They used a cold chisel and hammer to dig through a wall, three bricks removed, with hours of work left to exit. Craig, a six month sentenced for unlawful shooting, is described as a desperate inmate who has broken jail before.
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Parkersburg
W Vo
Wood County
Ben Craig
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Bigamy arrest in Baltimore linked to West Lanvale Street
Special reports from Baltimore say Mrs Charles E Heath of 1629 West Lanvale Street alerted police to her husband’s bigamy after he allegedly wed Miss Alverta Eckenrode of Pleasantville the previous day. The case follows a string of violent and disciplinary items from Virginia towns.
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Baltimore
Charles E Heath
West Lanvaleatreet
Alverta Eckenrode
Plesville
Heath
George S. Fotell
Maren
Feud Ends in Killing Near Sabillasville
George Smith a medicine peddler and former Western Maryland Rail road brakeman was shot in the back near Sabillasville by 19 year old Frederick Diebold. The feud between families over a trifet of Janet sparked the tragedy. Smith leaves a wife and four children. Diebold and his father were arrested and charged with murder by a coroner's jury in Frederick.
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Angerstown
Sabllasville
George Smith
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Janet
Sabillasville
Young Diebold
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Mount Savage Again Flooded Forces Evacuations
A fresh flood swept Mount Savage Cumberland Mon morning as heavy rains continued. Brad ley Porter and Mrs. Mathds Hady saw their homes flooded while cellars filled anew and a town section remained underwater. Farmers suffer heavy losses from ongoing rainfall.
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Light franchise signed for Alexandria power plant
The city of Alexandria leases its electric light franchise to the newly chartered Alexandria Electric Light Company for a term of unity years. Mayor Fred J. Pai signed for the city while W A Matheus and Edward E. Mandeville signed for the company. A $5,000 payment was made to the city. the plant is planned to be completed and in operation by November, with total cost estimated around $76,000.
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Alexandra Electric Light Company
Peration
Fairfax Republicans Meet Delegates Elected for Aug 14 Convention
At a Fairfax County mass meeting on Wednesday delegates were chosen to the congressional district convention in Alexandria on August 14. The named delegates included E L Bouton J C De Pytron J J Sangster Edward Walton J Mohler Henry Bradley F M Brooks RR Farr J M Thorne E L Howard F A Jones and F H Wilkinson B L Bouton was re elected chairman. The delegation favored nominating J B Henderson to oppose Democrat John F Rixey but did not instruct for any candidate.
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Wild leap for freedom ends in gunshot injury
Lawrence Crawford, a Black inmate, escaped from Norfolk County jail in Portsmouth by leaping from an upper window to a shed and then a jail yard. Pursued by three bloodhounds, he was wounded in the left breast by a pistol shot fired by Jatier Hoft nagle and remains in custody on housebreaking charges.
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Norfolk County
Portsmouth
Lawrence Crawford
Crawford
Woman in Night Clothes Flees Threats, Seeks Peace Bond
Mrs. S Moorehead of Parkersburg West Virginia ran barefoot with her baby through a busy area to her sister's home. She applied for a peace warrant against her husband saying he threatened to kill her and was held on bond to keep the peace.
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Moorehead
Lyerly Barn Burned and arrests in lynching case
In Salisbury North Carolina a barn linked to the Lyerly family killings was set ablaze at midnight amid rumors of violent retaliation. George Hall G H Gentle and six others including Cauble Goodman Bullahough and Cresa were arrested for murder over the lynching. Judge Long overruled a delay motion and sixty jurors to be drawn. 100 may be indicted. Gov Glenn visited briefly as security remained tight.
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Montgomery County
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Salisbury
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Want Woodward Removed
New York officials filed charges of pernicious political activity against Collin E Woodward deputy surveyor of the port and Republican candidate for leader in the Twenty third assembly district The charges were sent to President Roosevelt and to the U S Civil Service Commission and stem from a meeting of the Jenton Republican Club ex committee It is alleged Woodward sent more than 100 laborers recently appointed by the port surveyor into the district to threaten cajole and intimidate voters to back him in the primaries
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New ‘Twenty-third Assembly
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Allentown Alderman Fatzinger Plays Death Attempt
Special to The Washington Post reports Alderman Alexander J. Fatzinger who vanished two weeks ago amid thin funds as treasurer of the Red Men and Waymakers attempted self harm with a razor. He wounded himself fatally after returning home secretively last Sunday night.
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Red Men
Conductor Seibert Killed by Train Near Chambersburg
Special to The Washington Port Hagerstown Maryland August 4 John Seibert a renowned Cumberland Valley Railroad conductor and former Chambersburg yardmaster was killed instantly when struck by a South Pennsylvania passenger train at Chambersburg after alighting from his eastbound rail to avoid an approaching train He had just arrived in Chambersburg from Harrisburg and is survived by his wife and four children
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Hagerstown
John Seibert
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Chambersliurg
South Pennsylvania
Yates
Chambersburg
Seibert
Harrerstown
Ind
White House dismantled as workers repaint rooms
Col Charles S. Bromwell leads public buildings and grounds in overseeing carpenters painters and plasterers who will repaint the East Blue Red and Green Rooms and dining room until mid September with exact duplicate fabrics and a glassed colonnade enclosure added elsewhere. cost undisclosed.
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New Labor Party Formed In New York
A new Independent Labor party was formed in New York City at a meeting called by the Central Federated Union. About seventy five labor union members attended and a plan outlined to establish a labor party in every Greater New York assembly district with clubs forming a general committee of three members from each district.
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James Hatch
Greater New York
Aany
Hatch
Woodruff denies deal with Higgins on renomination
New York reports former Lieutenant Governor Timothy J. Woodruff states he has not seen Governor Higgins for months and no one for him has requested support for renomination. He says the state committee chairmanship or U S Senate seat could not be the price of any political arrangement and cites his relations with Senators Platt and Depew as preventing a Senate candidacy. In Missouri, Dr Edward B. Clements is named for Congress in the First District. In Nebraska, Ernest M. Pollard is nominated for re election to Congress in the First District.
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Timothy J. Woodruff
Higgins
Woodruff
State Committee
United States
Platt
Depew
Depew Preclucts the Possibility of Him Being A Candinnis
St. Louis
Edward B. Clements
Congress
Missouri
Auburn
Nebr
Nebraska
Ernest M. Pollard
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Defends filtration plant doubt on typhoid origin in water
Special to The Washington Post from New Orleans Aug 3 reports Prof. Rudolph Hering, designer of Washington Citys water filtration, doubts typhoid stems from water supply and notes Washingtons slow filtration method differs greatly from New Orleans plan, arguing filtration could work perfectly if properly operated.
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New Orleans
Rudolph Hering
Washington City
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Fuller
Held for Robbing Judge Hawkins in Baltimore
Louis Goodman, 22, arrested in Baltimore and charged with assaulting and robbing Judge William G. Hawkins of the Pittsburg Orphans Court last week. He admitted pawned Hawkins' watch but said it came from an unknown man. A letter found on him contained a warning from a Pittsburg friend. Police consider him head of the gang responsible for the attack.
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Louis Goodman
William G. Hawkins
Orphans Court
Pittsburg
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Hawkins
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Mayor Found Guilty in Williston Cattle Rustling Case
W M Denny banker and mayor of Williston North Dakota was found guilty of receiving stolen property tied to a Montana horse and cattle rustling gang. Jury required two ballots. sentence pending. Denny held on 2530 dollar bail with anticipated appeal.
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Bride and Groom Released in Maryland Hotel Theft Case
Samuel Pierce and his Salem West Virginia bride were arrested in Grafton on a hotel theft charge from Oakland Maryland. They were discharged with nothing incriminating found on them. The hotel proprietor threatened action.
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W. Va
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Oakland
Despondent Woman Attempts Suicide at Broadway
A well dressed young woman Nellie Nadall, said to be from Pittsburgh, attempted death by swallowing carbolic acid at Broadway and Forty second street. She will probably recover. At a West Forty sixth street lodging, Mrs Neday said the woman grew despondent over lack of work.
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Dynamite bombs seized as Odessa league arrests rise in Russia
In St. Petersburg two unknowns attacked Mangen a peasant leader near Terjioki Finland. Widespread arrests target major trade union leaders. Sentences for Sebastopol mutineers may be reduced. Imperial guards return to summer camp as Empress Alexandra sails toward Finnish waters. Bert Hidelman murdered. a Riga police patrol is ambushed with one dead and one wounded.
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Caucasia Fighting Death Toll Reaches 709
In St. Petersburg reports say 709 people are killed or wounded in renewed clashes between Tartars and Armenians in the Shusha district of Caucasia. The update comes as authorities monitor the ongoing conflict in the region.
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Army Service Corps Scored in War Stores Probe
London reports the royal commission findings on South African war stores. It clears commissioned officers of major fraud while noting losses near 36 million arose from mismanagement and incompetence, with charges against noncommissioned officers for bribes. The faults stem from lack of coordination and departments' diverging interests. The army service is faulted for poor business training.
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Submarine Telephone Experiment At Lake Constance
Bertin reports a submarine telephone experiment conducted under Prof Puma’s system linking Friedrichshafen in Württemberg on the German shore with Romanshorn in Switzerland across seventy miles. The line reportedly reaches eight feet depth, with no public results yet released by Siemens Halske for Bavarian Württembergian and Swiss telegraph departments. Lithographers Strike Nears End in Baltimore as eight hour day demands persist.
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Digestive load dulls brain function after heavy meals
A reader explains that heavy foods pull blood to the stomach during digestion, reducing mental capacity. They recommend Apitero with cream for a clearer brain, mention using it for a hunch and breakfast.
Apwezo cereal touted for nutrition and iron content
An advertisement extols Apwezo as a complete food suitable for all ages including children and busy men. It promotes Apiezo for red blood cell support and Apitezo as a crisp iron rich cereal, with the claim of natural vegetable iron and widespread availability.
WANTED TO SEE ENGINE JUMP Two Boys Charged with Attempted Wreck
Two Italian boys about fourteen were arrested in Geneva New York on the Lehigh Valley Railroad track near Geneva last night. The engineer stopped the Black Diamond Express after finding iron pieces on the rails and debris ahead. Police and detectives investigated and made arrests. One boy confessed the iron was placed to witness the locomotive jump. The case goes to Police Court Saturday morning.
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Woman Robbed of 3500 Mt Vernon Ohio Theft
Mrs Matilds Foote of Fredericktown Ohio was robbed of two dollars eighty cents in gold coin she withdrew from a bank to buy a farm. The crime occurred while she was in Mount Vernon securing the deed. Sheriff Clements hunts the thieves with bloodhounds.
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Fredericktown
Mighty line of war ships to march in Labor Day review
The Navy secre tary sent the program for the Labor Day naval review at Crater Bay to the President for approval. If approved, upward of 15 ships with about 15,000 crew will participate, including sixteen battleships and armored cruisers, with Admiral Dewey and Assistant Secretary Newberry likely in attendance aboard the Mayflower.
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Battle Ship Rhode Island Sails for Final Navy Test
The Rhode Island, a newly built battleship, departed New York for a final acceptance trial by a naval board. It has already completed builders' trials with a speed record of 9.04 knots and will undergo the official assessment before government acceptance.
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Ver
Warburth’s New Command Assigns MacArthur to Columbia
Orders issued by the War Department assign Major General Arthur MacArthur to temporarily command the Department of the Columbia alongside his present duties. Headquarters switch to Vancouver Barracks Washington, relieving Major General Adolphus W. Greely from that post and moving him to command the Northern division with headquarters at St. Louis Missouri.
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Count Gleichen Returns from Fort Riley Inspection
Provisional brigades form for attack and defense at Fort Riley with all camp troops active. Count Gleichen, British military attaché, left for Washington after days assessing camp work and troop readiness.
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Count Gletcher
Washington
Army Orders and Unit Movements in War News
Second Lieutenant Roy F. P. Waring of the Third Cavalry is transferred to the Eleventh Cavalry Contract Burgeon Rairston Stuckey US and reports for duty in the Pacific. Veterinarian George A. Hanvey reports to Seventh Battalion Artillery for duty. Major George W. Ruihers to visit Haye City in August and September on official business. First Lieutenant Nels I Amerson resigns his commission. Leaves of absence granted and extended for Louis D. Rucker Jr. Various ships and assignments listed for midshipmen and naval staff. Major Samet Crawford wounded in Luzon but not seriously. wounding by arrow wrist wound confirmed. Burial of Colonel James Reagan at Arlington with full military honors. Beacon fires in Melilla, Morocco signal tribes to assemble amid possible Sultanate conflict. Emperor William honors Frau Krupp with the Order of William.
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Two Hurt by Automobile in City Crash
Francis A. Davis, chauffeuring a party of relatives, bailed out at Tendertown police station after a crash on Thirty-eighth Street and Broadway left Miss Grace King critically injured and Miss Margaret Ellsworth bruised. King was trapped beneath the car and rushed to New York Hospital in serious condition. Davis, his wife, daughter, and daughter-in-law were en route from Baltimore to Quebec when the wet pavement skid occurred. Davis posted bail arranged by Magistrate Whitman, then continued toward Yonkers with his party.
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Lillian Russell to Race Horses Under Stable Name Mr Clinton
Washington dispatched report says actress Lillian Russell will race horses starting next spring at Benning under the stable name Mr Clinton. Colors will be navy blue with a white star. She has secured young colts by Carbine bred in New Zealand and sent to Australia for racing success.
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New York
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Benning
Native Women Brutally Slain in South Africa
A German soldier in South Africa reports a brutal incident where five native women were bayoneted to death after being captured during a scouting party. The account notes the locals were aware of blades in the vicinity and the officer ordered the killings.
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Rheinischer Zechtung
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Aged Colored Man John Grigsby Dies After Step Fall
John Grigsby aged eighty two colored of 322 Grace Street Northwest fell down stairs at home and died at Georgetown University Hospital where his neck was broken.
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Piano store clears stock with deep August sale
In a September clearance, the shop offers used and floor models at cut prices to make room for fall stock. Uprights start at 45 dollars, with select pieces at 165, 185, and 195 dollars in rich finishes. Chickerings, Behnings, and Price & Teeple pianos are promised from upcoming winter stock arriving early. Don’t delay.
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