Four arrests in Norfolk linked to food thefts conspiracy
Secret service probes in Norfolk reveal a wide food theft scheme involving a former Army lieutenant and three local men on technical charges. Dispatches say fourteen more arrests are planned in Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia as fences allegedly sell stolen government food at retail. The probe ties to rail freight theft estimated near seventy million dollars and possible IWW involvement amid wartime supply crimes. The Calvert steamer resumes weekend trips between Washington and Colonial Beach due to increased passenger traffic.
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Washington
Norfolk
Evernment
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Secret Service
Freigght
IWW
New York
Pittsburgh
Marvern
Cir Theves
Alexandria
Colonial Beach
Baltimore Line
Calvert
Potomac
Three Rivers
Funeral notices from August 1919 and 1916 local papers
Obituaries announce funeral services for Ella Mo Clayton at Ascension Church with interment at Saint something. Willis Gaines to be interred at Rocky Head. Hayes funeral from Congress Heights Church. Hoard widow of Frank Howd. Howard and Evartz notices. Minnie A daughter of Williams and Suseurts. Thompson of Haven Maine. Winchell widow of Dennis G Winchell. Baker Thompson and Rebecca Winchell memorials.
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Clayton
Ella Mo Clayton
Ascension Church
Stietma
Ind Gaines
Siddenly
Valladetoma
Evartz
Hinsdale
Minnie
Wiliam
Suse Iurts
Thode Island Avenue
North Capitol
Ulats
Taterment
Glenwood Thompson
Big Summer
Haven
William Baker Thompson
Winchell
Bara Rebecca
Dennis G Winchell Poneral
18Th Staw
Water still unsafe to drink in Alexandria warns health officer
Dr Louis E Foulks city health officer says despite clearer water laboratory results do not warrant quitting boiling water for drinking He notes typhoid can spread via infected milk raw vegetables unwashed bread and cake handled without protection Public clinics offer free inoculations Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays Deeds recorded show transfers of several properties in Alexandria The Rev William H Laird death in Skyland Va to be buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery Beatrice Rosenberg funeral in Alexandria Eleven candidates seek four Democratic nominations for Virginia House of Delegates in September election Married couple Helen Rebecca Smith and Charles Dewey Ferguson wed at Upper Marlboro Catholic parish Winchester Bluemont toll road near Winchester offered to the State
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Shington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Louis E. Foulks
City ‘Health Offeer
Foulks
William H Laird
Skyland
Wilmington
Del
Ivy Hill
Washington
Laird
Miss DuPont
Delaware
Washington Post
Hyattsville
Helen Rebecca Smith
James Smith
Upper Marlboro
Charles Dewey Ferguson
St. Marys Catholic Church
Father Loughran
Ferguson
More horse show awards are made in Charlestown
Special to The Washington Post Charlestown West Virginia August 15 awards listed from the opening day show with many classes including half bred and roadster colts heavy draft and saddle roadster hunters ponies and harness horses. Winners include Dr L M Allen Gaylord Va H H Kelley Blue Mont Va and Wisenfeld Baltimore among others with a trotting mile race won by Robert M Wenrys horse from Winchester Va and next week’s Warrenton show planned with judges named and premium lists issued for Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock September 16-19.
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Washington Post
Charlestown
W. Va
Dr. Ll. M. Allen
Gaylord
H.H. Kelly
Bluemont
Dr. L. M. Allen
N. G. Rust
Purcellville
Wysong Bros
C. D. Beyer
Virginia
Glenville Farm
Milwood
Joseph Wisenfeld
Baltimore
Side Hill
Middleburg
Henry H. Norman
Arthur H. Allen
Washington
Frederic McEhone
Upperville
Moonbeam
Joséph Wisenfeld
Lady Bird
Royal Swell
W. B . Backett
Guster
Mate
J T. Campbell
Jessie Dear
Ayeshire Farm
Silver Crest
Fred McElhone
Ann Ford
Arthur i
Allen
D. C
Maud 8
George l. Packett
Black Beauty
A. C Welsh
W. B Packett
Hunters
Side Hill Stables
Riddlebore
Thunder
Randolph & Lindsay
Dauntless
O. F. Randolph
W C Skinner
B. E. la Follatte
The
Fred, McEihone
Ayshire Farm
Washington, DC
J M Trapnell
Josephine Pittman
Alaim
Biv Louie Leith
Arthur H Allen
Raven
Rainbow
Redwing
Robin
Mignon
Irvin Beavers
Round Hill
Hindeo Maid
Alarm
Will Stables
Tres Moutarde
Fred Mc.Elhone
May Field
HGC Furr
Hunt
Waugh Glasscock
Robert M Wenrys
Winchester
Warrenton
B F Garber
Harrisonburg
John H Gheen
Luhian Morris
Leesburg
Arthur F Warthen
Front Royal
Finley Seibert
Hagerstown
Charles Hamilton
Philadelphia
James W 'Graves
Richmond
Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Virginia Legislature Celebrates 300th Burgesses Anniversary
Virginia lawmakers marked the 300th anniversary of the House of Burgesses, the colonial assembly first convened at Jamestown on July 30, 1619. Thomas Nelson Page, ambassador to Italy, gave the keynote address. Governor Day, Dr. John L. Hall of William and Mary, Rev. B. Ruffin Jones, Col. Benneham Cameron, Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy and other dignitaries attended the joint session at the Capitol.
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Richmond
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Jamestown
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Joint Assembly
House of Delegates
Dayin
John L. Hall
William and Mary College
B. Ruffin Jones
Bruton Parish
Willamaburgs
Benneham Cameron
State of
North Carolina
Omar Bundy
Iamp Lee
Virginia Weddings Bring Several Local Nuptials
Announcements from Danville and Winchester report multiple marriages. Elizabeth Mae Shelton of Gretna wed James Wiley Perkins in Reidsville North Carolina last Saturday. Jessie V. Coyle of Gaffney and Martin B. Walters wed in Danville Wednesday evening. Ethel Kate Barker and Henry W. Scearce tied the knot in Danville. Edith Marion Jenks of Cleveland married Charles W. Brubaker in Winchester. Charles L Peters and Ethel Titmus were married in Danville last night.
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Danville
Reidsville
N. C
Elizabeth Mae Shelton
Gretna
James Wiley Perkins
Jessie V. Coyle
Gaffney
Martin B. Walters
J. C. Holland
Ethel Kate Barker
J F. Barker
Henry W. Scearce
Winchester
Edith Marion Jenks
Frank Jenks
Cleveland
Ohio
E W. Brubaker
Charles W. Brubaker
Petersburg
Charles L .Peters
Charles Peters
Ethel Titmus
John Titmus
F. W. Moore
Virginia Obituary Notices From Harrisonburg Area
William M Ryman aged 70 died at his home near Edinburg. Mt Anna Driver aged 51 died Monday with funeral at Barren Ridge Church. James M Coffman aged 65 partner in Mount Jackson milling died suddenly. Edith Low Poole aged 28 wife of C W Poole of Yale died at Petersburg Hospital. Elizabeth Hester Overby aged 72 died at residence of her husband in Dinwiddie County.
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Harrisonburg
William M . Ryman
Edinburg
Mt. Anna Driver
Barren Ridge
James M Coffman
J. T. Triplett
Mount Jackson
Petersburg
Edith Low Poole
C. W Poole
Yale
Petersburg Hospital
Elizabeth Hester Overby
James A. Overby
Heraughter
Eli Martin Kenilworth
Dinwiddie County
Hold-up in Hyattsville robs Henry Duvall of $18
Dated Aug 15 Hyattsville Md two white men stopped Henry Duvall of Croom in a Washington Marlboro boulevard hold up near Armstrongs corner two others jumped on the running board and drew a pistol at his head taking eighteen dollars Also reported Boy Scout encampment in Rockville for ten days and Civil Service exam in Rockville Aug 23 for rural carriers plus local marriages including Miss Anna Polen and Dawid Kyle in Rockville and nearby towns
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Washington Post
Hyattsville
Henry Duvall
Croom
Washington-Marlboro Boulevard
Young Duvall
Armstrong’s Corner
Hig Head
Boy Scout
Washington
Rockville
United States Civil Service
Brookeville
John R. Henderson
Presbyterian Church
Anna P Polen
Dawid Kyle
Washimeton
Mabel V Shepherd
Samuel T Shepherd
Accotink
Sarah Ann Hunt
Baltimore Market Prices for Butter Eggs Hogs and Cattle
Grain and live stock prices listed for Baltimore on August 15. Butter varying by grade from 46 to 60 cents. eggs across Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions at 46 to 47 cents. poultry prices for various birds and sizes. Grain quotes include Chicago corn at about 1.98 1.53 per bushel and oats around 0.74 to 0.76. wheat and corn futures noted. hogs, cattle, and sheep prices shown with ranges for weight classes and grades. cotton middling rates from New York and regional markets listed.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Chicago
Hatfield McCoy heir loses horse amid bootleg hauling
Special report from Charlester West Virginia on August 15 describes Buster McCoy, a scion of the Busy family, in Hatfield McCoy Zead, being caught hauling bootleg whiskey. Prohibition agents confiscated the horse involved in the operation.
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Washington
Charlester
NW Va
Buster McCoy
Hatfield-McCoy
Prohibition Department
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Lowa Goldman
George E Warfield
Charles Eicherer
Gibbon, Payne, Franklin and Fayette Streets
Charles B Churchman
David G. Grisbortzer
Jefferson, Fayette
W. H. Laird
Beatrice Rosenberg
Samuel Rosenberg
North Royal Street
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J Farr White
Poolesville
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Olney
Barnsley
Miss Smith Washingtonian’s Bride
Winchester Pike
Winchester. Va
Berryville
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R.K. Ferguson
9Th St
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Virginia Legislature
Virginia Weddings
Boy Scouts
Seneca
Rockville Marriage
Savannah
Raleigh Haberdasher
Pa. Ave
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Madras
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Alome
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
George W. Oden
Washington Port
William Nave
Western Maryland Railway
Detroit Electric
Sterrett & Fleming
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Atlantic City
Delaware River Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad
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St. Marks
15Th Street
Franklin
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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