Five-In Auto Killed Prominent Baltimore People Struck by Train
Baltimore Aug 6 Fred W Feldner of Jelly and his wife son in law Mr and Mrs Pritz Mergenthaler and their chauffeur were killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad express struck their automobile near Cape May New Jersey. The victims included Mrs Feldner and Mrs Mergenthaler and the renowned inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler’s son. The crossing was hidden by a cornfield and the driver failed to see the oncoming train until too late. Coroner Reeves attended the scene and ordered the bodies moved to the morgue.
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Roosevelt Allies Gather for Campaign Dawn at Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay August 9 Theodore Roosevelt hosts talk of policy with William Loeb Jr collector of the port of New York and prepares for visits by Gifford Pinchot and James R Garfield. Discussions focus on policies of the Roosevelt Hughes forces and topics for a Saratoga convention while Roosevelts public remarks remain limited.
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Widow fights will claim over slip signed before surgery
In Frederick Maryland The Washington Post reports attorney H Dorsey Libson filed a petition in the orphans court seeking validation of a slip claimed as the late AL Tucker will. Tucker signed minutes before an operation on July 29 in a hospital. Only one witness exists but the attorney argues unusual circumstances justify probate. The court previously disregarded the document for lacking a second witness and appointed Daniel Tucker as administrator.
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Victim of Suitor's Gun Weds in Shenandoah County
In Shenandoah County Virginia, Misa Nacun Wo Coffman wed Frank W Dodson, after a near tragedy last winter when Coffman was shot seven times by a rejected suitor. The couple, saved from danger by timely intervention, married with pastor LL Weight at St Pauls Methodist Church. A separate note promotes a week end Baltimore and Ohio excursion to Cape May and Ocean City, New Jersey.
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Consul Denies Aid Tale From Lynchburg Man
Edward Strange of Lynchburg claims he was shanghaied from Newport News aboard the Sumner bound for Buenos Aires about a year ago. He says he was stranded ashore in Buenos Aires, imprisoned, and mistreated for months before being freed during the transport’s trial and put aboard a vessel. He is to be moved to the Norfolk naval hospital for treatment.
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Mrs Rawn at sea shore
Mrs Florence W Rawn arrives at Virginia Beach with her son in law and daughter Mrs R C Brinkley and two grandchildren for a long rest after the mysterious death of Ira G Rawn, president of the Monona route, in Winnetka.
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Gill declines reelection. Preston to run in Fourth District
Washington Post reports Representative John Gill will not seek reelection in Maryland's Fourth District. His law partner, James H Preston, ex police commissioner, declares candidacy. He faces Senate Charles J Linthicum in the primary. Also an Asheville excursion ad notes $8 round trip from Washington via Southern Railway on August 2.
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Lamb Renominated In Third Virginia District
Richmond Va August 9 Congressman John Lamb was renominated to represent Virginia third district defeating Judge T Ashley Wickham by an estimated 900 vote majority from a 6000 vote total The tally showed Lamb 3011 Wickham 2351 with Goochland county still missing and expected to lift Lambs margin The light turnout kept the district's Democratic strength well above the actual votes cast and Lamb held a strong fourteen year congressional record
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Convicted Slayer Allison Won't Allow Appeal
Asheville, August. James B. Allison, convicted slayer of Floyd McGhee, says he will not permit an appeal to spare his family further expenses. His lawyers report he refuses any appellate action, despite counsel and family urging. The case follows a fatal attack after a dispute involving a woman.
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Mallet Engines for B and O Mountain Division Freight
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad awards ten Mallet locomotives for mountain freight service. Five built by American Locomotive Company and five by Baldwin. Each engine weighs 450000 pounds with eight pairs of driving wheels and a tractive force of 105000 pounds. Steam pressure 210 psi and includes a superheater. Used on freight up Allegheny grades with one consolidation assist to haul 1750 tons uphill.
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Eastern Shore Steamer Seeks City Dock Terminus
Annapolis officials approve use of city dock as temporary terminus for Chesapeake Bay Transportation Co passenger service. Eastern Shore steamer Idler to run daily from Oxford and Cambridge to Annapolis, transferring passengers and freight to Washington and Baltimore rail cars.
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Theft of samples charged by traveling salesman in Norfolk
Accused salesman Augu-Bernard Tyner was arrested aboard a Dominion steamer for larceny of leather samples from big New York employers. He says the items worth about $80 were left in two trunks in Petersburg as security for a board bill. Tyner, with his wife aboard, seeks to return to face accusers as the boat nears New York.
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Grasshoppers Stop Cars on Maryland Rails
A grasshopper plague along the Boonsboro to Myersville electric railway in Maryland delays trolley traffic as cars crush vast numbers of insects on the rails. Crews report fenders and tracks coated, the noise resembling cinders. Myriads at Kennedy's Hill and Rudy Station threaten nearby crops and vegetation.
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Bookmaking license denial ends Maryland pools betting plan
Special to The Washington Past reports Rockville court ruling that Maryland 1398 law allowing bookmaking is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Hammond Urner and associates James Henderson and John Moiter held the legislature cannot require the judiciary to perform a ministerial act. The Montgomery County Agricultural Society’s bid to sell pools at the Rockville fair was denied.
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Virginia Farmers Institute Opens in Petersburg
The seventh annual Virginia Farmers Institute opened at the Academy of Music in Petersburg with about 20 farmers and many women in attendance. Vice President Joseph A. Turner of Hollins led the opening, Capt T F Heath delivered the welcome for the city, and Go Mann addressed how to advance state agricultural interests under new coordinating laws. the convention will run three days.
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Coal Mines Change Hands in Virginia Sale
Special to The Washington Post. Roanoke Va Aug . A $250000 deal closed today transferring Catawba Coal and Iron Company assets from the Knudson heirs to EB E Francey of Steubenville Ohio with H M Luck and W Harrell involved. The Big Stone Gap federal court confirmed the sale. The quarry includes coal iron and limestone deposits larger than Birmingham Alabama.
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Scaffold Collapse Kills Youth at Madison Shipyard
In Newport News Virginia this afternoon a scaffold inside the hull of the new Old Dominion steamer Madison collapsed. Joe Bird a Negro youth was killed while three white workmen were slightly hurt. Six other yard employees had narrow escapes as the scaffold fell.
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Indian land sale bribe case drives letters to Washington
Oklahoma investigators reveal McMurray in May urged contracts to secure ten percent attorney fees on a thirty million dollar land sale to Indians. Choctaw witnesses say agents pressed telegrams to President Taft and lawmakers, while Gore notes bribe rumors and a push to channel funds to favored officials.
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Richmond Bride Receives Gift From Aide To President
A civil engineer from Big Stone Gap married Laura B. Bishop at Grace Episcopal Church in Richmond. The ceremony was a surprise with two friends present. A $500 gift to the bride surfaced in chatter tied to Miss President Taft’s letter.
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Fail to Name Congressmen in Greensboro Convention
In Greensboro on August 9 the Fifth district Republican convention postponed nominating a candidate until after the State convention. The vote favored postponement, with Postmaster Reynolds of Winston-Salem pushing for immediate action. Morehead leads the contest against Duncan, Marion Butler manages Morehead, and Taft may back Butler as the campaign unfolds.
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Winchester Goes Dry Again in Local Election Victory
Special to The Washington Pagt Winchester Virginia August 9 by a majority of 150 votes Winchester declared itself for no license in the local election held today The vets claimed the victory up to late hour and the big majority for the dirys was a surprise Two years ago the city voted dry by a majority of only nine votes No bitterness was displayed during the campaign.
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Mayor Gaynor Shot Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm Departs Hoboken
The gunman James J Gallagher fired on Mayor William J. Gaynor aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at Hoboken as farewell festivities ended. The bullet entered behind the right ear, wounding Gaynor who is 59 and resting at St Marys Hospital Hoboken. Gallagher was overpowered and held without bail.
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