Burdette Leads County Chairman Bid In Maryland Primary
Complete returns show Willis B Burdette favored for county chairman with 99 delegates to 45 for the opposition. D W Baker sought the chairmanship with wins in several precincts but unity expected at the county convention to nominate a ticket satisfactory to all factions.
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T. W. Baker Beaton
Burnette
Washington
Rockville
Willis B Burdette
Laytonsville
Foolesville
Potomac
Colesville
Damascus
Darnestown
Olney
Wheaton
D. W. Baker
United States
District of Columbus
Germentown
Clarksburg
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Barnesville
Burdette
Poolesville
Pearce
Baker
Norfolk railroad clerk found dead in Park Place front of home
Harry R Williams assistant chief rate clerk for Seaboard Air Line was found dead on the sidewalk in front of his Park Place residence in Norfolk early this morning by a milkman. The coroner plans an inquest tomorrow. Williams had lived alone for several days after relatives visited in Boston. He came to Norfolk from Richmond twenty years ago and held various roles with the railroad.
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Norfolk
Washington Post
Harry R. Willams
Seaboard Air Line
Park Place
S. Williams
Wits End
WiNames
Boston
Mr Williams
Richmond
Ill Health Woman Commits Suicide in Shallow Creek
Special to The Wanterngton Post Cumberland Md Aug 13 Mise Aquilla Belle Balsley killed herself by cutting her throat and leaping into the creeks near Rockwood in shallow water after an all night search found her body. She had been missing for hours and suffered from consumption but it was not advanced.
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Wanterngton
Cumberland
Mise Aquilla Belle Balsley
Rockwood
Jealous Lover Drives Girl to Attempt Suicide
Special to The Washington Post. Miss Lilian Butler, eighteen, of Wheeling West Virginia, drank an ounce of laudanum in Connellsville after threatening to kill herself if her beau took another girl. A stomach pump was used and though serious, her condition is believed to be improving.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Lilian Butler
Wheeling
W Va
Connellsville
Syelowen
Runaway Returns Rich Robert Nye After Fourteen Years
Robert A Nye, who left Wytheville fourteen years ago, has returned wealthy with interests in sixteen mines near Tombstone Arizona His family never heard from him during the long absence Radford Va Aug 13 Spades Lathem elected physics instructor at the University of Virginia to succeed Dr Humphreys at the board meeting in June He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and has taught physics at the Sailor School Bear Crozet Town to have electric lights from a Graystown power plant to be built by Grayson Electric Corp plant to be finished in November Miss Nana L Fuson buried in Maplewood Cemetery after dying at Avon Cottage Afton Charlottesville Va Aug 12
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Naval officer death in Norfolk harbor incident
A naval officer died after a capsizing near Norfolk Virginia on August 18. A whaleboat carrying five other occupants and two women were thrown into the river. The naval tug Hercules rescued them and towed them to the navy yard. Commander Quinby refused to identify the women aboard. Commander Quinby's son was believed to be in the party.
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Richmond
Herculia
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Hercules
Quinby
Norfolk County Fight Centered On Finish in Norfolk
Special to The Washington Post from Norfolk Virginia Aug 13 The political fight in Norfolk County has reached a point beyond control of faction leaders A contest to finish it has begun George W Jones leader of the Straight outs and county committee chairman is a candidate for the house of delegates Maj Owens chairs the Fusion committee which is outlawed yet continues with a strong Republican auxiliary Both factions target the circuit judgeship a prize shaping county offices election officials and political supremacy The State committee will take up the dispute in Richmond Tuesday while its minority faction supports Senator Martin and accuses the majority of shifting rules for their own primary with State Chairman Palison backing the regular plan.
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Norfolk County
George W. Jones
House of Delegates
Maj. Owens
State Committee
House
State
Richmond
Martin
Palyson
Horse Dealer Arrests For Theft Of Horses And Cash
Late last night R N Anderson a horse dealer was arrested charged with the theft of a lot of horses valued at 750 dollars and 37 in money. Complainants are W B Kilgers Son of Bristol Virginia. The warrant was brought from Bristol by Commonwealth's Attorney Ashworth and placed with Norfolk police. Anderson may be sent to Bristol tomorrow. He admits paying 550 dollars down for the stock and says the horses were sold at a Berkley sales table with some remaining ung sold. Kilgore firm sent a representative to Norfolk to view the stock and Anderson offered to return animals unsold, which Kilgore declined and urged him to proceed with the stock.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
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W. B. Kilgers
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Bristol
Berkley
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Kilgore
Amierson
Washout on the Canal Ties Up Traffic for Days
Special report from Hagerstown Maryland details a serious washout on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath near Grimes Station on the Norfolk and Western line. The four mile level between Berfoot's Lock and Big Slack Water collapsed, stretching over fifty feet with galleys ten feet below canal bottom. Several boats were on the level when the breach occurred, one narrowly washed into the Potomac. A two foot diameter sycamore tree was carried into the river and remains upright. Superintendent Nicholson ordered immediate repair work.
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Boy Operator Robbed at Rockwood in Maryland
A Baltimore and Ohio operator, P Oslander, about eighteen, was held up at Casselman near Rockwood by masked men. They took his watch, diamond ring, and $225 as he worked at his key. He fled to Rockwood four miles away, delaying trains while officers investigated. the crew reported no further leads.
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Cumberland Md
P. Oslander
Baltimore and Ohio
Casselman
Rockwood
Oslander
Elopement, Scotland Queen letter, and Reaves case in Alexandria
Washington Post Bureau reports a Warrenton elopement foiled by the bride’s father in Alexandria with the couple later separated by a boarding house lock. A Scotland Queen’s reincarnation letter warns of spirits and Roosevelt as an Egyptian, urging police action. Robert Reaves remains at large after shooting his wife Isabella at 714 South Columbus Street, with her condition serious and Fairfax searches futile. Captain Drew returns from Colonial Beach. drivers and fire companies prepare for Harrisonburg meeting. local residents and vacationers are listed.
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Washington
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Fauquier County
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St Paul
Minn
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Fairfax County
Culpeper
Joseph Drew
Colonial Beach
Henry Alien
Reliance Timgina Company
Columbia and
Reliance Fire Engine Companies
Re- Hef Hook and Ladder Company
Harrisonburg
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Sesson
Mamie Henson
Mary Hershley
Rosa
Bertha
Edna Mer Baader
Henry Baader, Jr
St. Georges Island
Sherman B. Fowler
Ulster County
N.Y
Baby's Instinct Drives Four Year Old to Grape-Nuts Diet
An Ohio mother shares a photo and note praising her four year old son who, since age three, eats only Grape-Nuts with milk or cream. He refuses turkey on Thanksgiving, remains healthy with a glowing complexion, and is described as handsome. The message urges readers to try Postum’s booklet, The Road to Westville.
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Gorman to Go to Saratoga for Conference with Leaders
Special to The Washington Font Laurel Md Aug 18 Senator Arthur R Gorman and State Senator Arthur P Gorman Jr of Maryland plan to leave Laurel for Saratoga Springs to meet Democratic leaders and discuss the fall election Mrs Gorman and Mrs Arthur P Gorman Jr will visit Deer Park Md to meet J Wilton Lambert and the Norris family in Washington The Senator is reportedly in good health claims rumors of ill health are unfounded He is active on his farm four miles from Laurel harvesting a record wheat crop.
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Arthur P. Gorman, Jr
Maryland
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Gorman
Deer Park
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James J. Norris
Washington
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Fine Needlework Pays for Women in Lingerie Trade
The article notes strong demand for elaborate lingerie shirt waists and gowns, boosting earnings for American women who sew and embroider at home. It highlights skill, smocking, and embroidery as high paying specialties with several example incomes among needlewomen in New York. It contrasts generic sewing with high end handwork and underscores regional pride in domestic textile labor.
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Thea
Sparrows Rescue Amid Rain Beside the Post Office
A tiny sparrow family seeks shelter on a rain soaked sidewalk in front of the Post Office Building as government clerks hurry by. Policeman McDonnell and local residents assist the distressed birds guiding them to safety at a nearby tree amid a downpour on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Five Kittens Rescued as Night Drowns Them in Alley
A crowd gathers as Lefty carries five kittens from a dirty alley to a dry bag. The scene shifts to a mountain resort where a Washington girl and a young professor discuss language rules about feel look and the proper uses of well bad good and worse. The rambling dialogue contrasts human concern with pedantic grammar lessons and ends with the professor walking away alone.
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