Man Admits No Robbery After $16,000 Loss Tale
Special to The Washington Post July 16 reports L B Hickman of 23 North Carey Street claimed he was doped in a red light district funeral saloon and robbed of $16,000. Police later doubted the tale as Hickman confessed he lost nothing. his bride pressed to see the money, and he had only $39. He said he withdrew $15,000 from a bank under drugged duress but investigators found no bank records linking him to the amount.
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Talbot Accepts Nomination as Public Questions Focus
Congressman Fred Talbot notified by Second district Democrats at his Lutherville home that he may speak on personal character but will limit replies to public questions. He defends role as Western Maryland railroad attorney and notes support for rate legislation, predicting reelection with an even larger majority. A separate Hagerstown item reports a valuable painting titled The Resurrection missing from Red Cross room, likely damaged by disinfectants.
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Knife Fight in Fredericksburg Ends in Arrest
D H Bryant of Talmouth and Eugene Mills of this city involved a dispute last night in Fredericksburg. Bryant slashed Mills with a knife, inflicting long gashes on Mills arms. Bryant was jailed. case to be tried in the Corporation Court.
Man nearly bleeds after cut artery on train window
BE R Meade of Norfolk was en route to Hot Springs from Norfolk when a broken window severed an artery in his right arm. He narrowly survived the accident aboard the excursion train near Richmond Va. Thomas F Byers, a Martinsburg elder, died at home at eighty one, survived by several children in Washington.
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Warrant for mail carrier in Virginia theft case
Deputy U S Marshal Beng left Petersburg today for Dinwiddie County to arrest Sandy Shands Jr on a U S Commissioner Roper Jr warrant for unlawfully concealing and destroying a $20 letter mailed by W J Crowder Truitt Va to the bank cashier at Stony Creek Va. Offense occurred July 11 near Stony Creek while Shands served as a mail carrier on a Star line. Shands will be brought to Petersburg for a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Roper.
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Whitlock May Recover After Berkeley Springs Shooting
Luther Waltlock, shot by his wife Ave Annie Whitlock in his Berkeley Springs restaurant, was seriously wounded but is slightly improved. Mrs Whitlock is held for investigation. if Waltlock survives, she will be released on bond. He requested no action be taken against her.
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Murderer Unknown in Honeycutt Killing at Suffolk
Coroner's jury in Suffolk finds James B Honeycutt, 36, white, died from murderous wounds by an unknown assailant. Evidence shows a cut throat and bruises, with four gold watches and $475 cash found on him. Jury rules robbery motive. declines own action theory and assigns no responsibility.
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James B Honeycutt
Judge Rules Norfolk and Western Lacks Condemnation Power
Lynchburg Virginia August 16 Judge Barksdale of Campbell County Circuit Court ruled at midnight that the Norfolk and Western Railway cannot condemn land for the Pow Belt line under its present charter. He held the 190 act did not grant such power. The railroad will seek Supreme Court review.
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Niagara Movement Reports Highlight Equal Rights Push
The Niagara movement meeting at Woova on August 16 reviewed reports from 14 states including Delaware Maryland New Jersey New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Statements stressed the organized nature of black activism across 32 states and opposed Jamestown Exposition funding while noting Virginia’s disfranchisement and school segregation. The movement aims to abolish all distinctions based on color and challenges railroad race separation in interstate travel.
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Pursuit of enraged passenger near Salisbury tied to past shooting
A negro passenger on a Port Spencer street car in Aug enraged by a trivial matter attacked white riders. Pursued by an infuriated crowd, he fled to a nearby colored settlement a mile away and disappeared. The spot also marks where Conductor Wo A Weegins was shot in April by El Davis, who remains at large.
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Montgomery school changes announced by state officials
Aug 16 Rockville Md special to The Waenington reports superintendent Wool accepted resignations of Rosa Johnson principal Oakdale school Catharine Rhodes principal Gifton Charles P Jenning principal Rockville negro school Mary Wintley principal Scotland negro school and approved new principals Dillan Thomas Cropley and M H Rickets Friendship. No new buildings planned at Clarksburg and Glen Echo despite legislature directive.
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Oakdale
Catharine Rhodes
Gifton
Charles P Jenning
Mary Wintley
Scotland
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Cropley
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Glen Echo
Firemen End Convention in Roanoke After Election
Roanoke Va Aug 16 The National Association Convention of Firemen adjourned at 1 o clock. George A Detrick president of the Illinois State Firemen's Association noted small attendance but substantial work. Officers elected include President D McNeil Payette Wheel NC first vice president C Chain Buchnell Ills statistician B F Staymatis Illinois secretary P B MeCarthy St Louis treasurer H B Barnes Alliance Ohio corresponding secretary I E Lockabill Roanoke national organizer Hall P Bell Ardmore Oklahoma City OK. Secretary McCarthy refused a third term but was forced by the association as McNeil of North Carolina and others declined reelection. Afternoon German lunch hosted by Virginia Brewing Co.
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National Association Convention of Firemen
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Virginia Brewing Company
Black Hand Suspects Freed In Baltimore Case
In Baltimore on August 16, police released Joseph Rosso and three others from 410 South Exeter Street after a lengthy hearing. Deputy States Attorney O Dunne ordered the release of Rosso and the four men arrested early yesterday morning. Police say more suspects named Tony Salvatore Altodonna and Castalano's brother are at large.
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Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Endorsed as Family Cough Remedy
For over six decades Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has been a trusted household remedy for coughs and colds. The advertisement urges consulting a doctor and suggests the product benefits both the patient and the company, emphasizing long familiarity and broad usage.
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Virginia Obituary Notices from Suffolk Roanoke Winchester and Mill
Obituary notices from Suffolk Roane County and Winchester report Mrs Ban B Dunville age 72 a long time public school teacher in Roanoke County. Mable Price of Newbury born. Molle Weaver died after illness. Samuel Hunter died at his mother's home after typhoid fever aged about eighteen. Mrs Adam Harford died after long illness at Winchester aged about 42. Robert Griffin former Wetton resident died at Fred Cochran home aged 94 leaving one brother. multiple obituaries note families and residences in Virginia towns.
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Drowning Mystery Shrouds River View Boat Party
Ethel Amos, 17, daughter of Wilbur L Amos of 142 Maryland avenue, disappeared while a gasoline boat party cruised off River View Baltimore on August 16. No one saw her fall or heard a splash. last seen on the forward deck near 10 o clock as the bigy boat’s party moved from River View Park.
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Wilbur L Amos
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Lynching Threat Rumor After Abduction Incidents
In Huntington West Virginia this week two white girls were seized by black men while walking. cries alert residents and the assailants fled. Noah Bradford a 22 year old porter was identified as the man who seized Ella Wright a 12 year old on her porch last night. he was taken to jail amid strong public anger and there are rumors of a possible lynching.
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Noah Bradford
Ella Wright
Bradford
Wife saves husband after laudanum attempt
Joseph McCann, 38, of Baltimore, drank laudanum early this morning and was found semi conscious by his wife Annie McCann. She carried him to Johns Hopkins Hospital to prevent poisoning as he had been despondent, offering no clear reason beyond the blues.
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Baltimore
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Annié McCann
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Murder After Dice Game in Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia on August 16 John Smith white track walker was shot after a craps game dispute with Oley Fulton a Black laborer who refused to resume play after Fulton won more money Fulton was arrested by Foreman Johnson and hurried to Welch by hand car to avert a lynching Johnsons gang was enraged by the murder.
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Despondent Nephew of Ex-Internal Revenue Candidate Shoots Self
Special to The Washington Herald Huntington West Virginia August 16 Joseph Muler, a nephew and namesake of Hon Joseph W Miller, who served as internal revenue commissioner under Grover Cleveland and was a congressional candidate, killed himself at his home near the city. The 28 year old, reportedly despondent over his wife’s illness in Clifton Forge Virginia, ended his life at 6 pm by shooting himself with a double barrel shotgun as his two children played nearby with his mother in the house. No message was left explaining his act.
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Hibernians at Oakland gather for eleventh biannual session
Special to The Washington Post Oakland Maryland August 16 delegates and several hundreds attend the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary gathering at St Peter's Church. Mayor H W McComas welcomes them at noon. Elopers Marined in Washington Fredericksburg florist appointed for Jamestown Exposition grounds ornamentation John M Evans and Mollie F Pfaff elope from Fredericksburg and marry in Washington then return to reside there
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Food Staples and the Limits of Diet Extremes
A compact note highlights that meat lacks starch, potatoes lack meat, eggs lack acid, and fruits lack nutriment. It emphasizes balancing dietary components rather than relying on a single food group. The text echoes early nutrition concerns about varied sustenance.
Apitezo cereal praised as healthful energizer and nourishment
An advertisement extols Apitezo as a wholesome cereal rich in vegetable iron and essential nutrients. It claims the product provides a full supply of red blood and energy with minimal effort, urging readers to try it for daily nourishment and wellbeing.
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North Carolina Farmers' Alliance Elects Leaders at Raleigh
In its twentieth annual session the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance elected George L. Parent as president J A McAllister as vice president and Thomas B Parker as secretary treasurer and business agent Resolutions urged establishing agricultural high schools funded by state and local taxes condemned the fertilizer tax for mechanical education supported Gov Glenn against lynch mobs opposed railroads plan to raise fertilizer carloads and called for renewing the fight against the jute bagging trust.
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North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance
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Jute Bagelng Trust
Man Struck by Express Train at Riverdale Station
Lawson Lewis of East Riverdale was killed at Riverdale station by a Baltimore and Ohio express train leaving Washington. Eyewitnesses say he crossed in front of the speeding train and was thrown about fifty feet. An inquest will be held tomorrow evening. an acting coroner and jury were summoned.
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Bruce Nominated by Ninth Virginia Democrats to Oppose Slemp
The Democratic Congressional convention of Virginia's Ninth District met in Bristol and nominated Robert P Bruce of Wise County to run against incumbent Republican Congressman Slemp for re election. The gathering was described as one of the most enthusiastic in district history.
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Flood washes Buckroe Beach to island after heavy rain
A heavy downpour drenched Newport News Virginia on August 16. Hamp ton and surrounding areas flooded as Buckroe Beach was cut off and railway traffic stopped by washouts. Water levels reached five feet in some fields.
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Newport News
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Alexandria Notes Soldiers go to Colonial Beach for ten days
About forty members of the Alexandria Wight Monthy under Capt Murphy and First Lieut De maine with Surgeon Rittenour left on the steamer St Johns for Colonial Beach for a ten day camp. Friends on the wharf bade them farewell with well wishes for a pleasant outing.
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Going to A. M. 1 Zion Meeting in Norfolk
The AM Zion Church city delegation will attend the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Board of Bishops connectional council Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society and Livingstone Centennial Committees meeting at Metropolitan AM Zion Church Norfolk Va August 2. Attending are Rev Ors L Carruthers PA Wallace W A Blackwell W H Davenport Logan Johnson Revs W H Crump J W Martin C Johnson missionary James W Poe Ladies Miss 8 J Janifer secretary Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society Mrs Mra ¢ W Smith Rev Mrs Armin Dodge Miss E Wallace
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Pastor Accused Of Fraud In Missing Philadelphia Minister
In Philadelphia Aug 16 a warrant calls Rev George H Culley of the Sixth Christian Church a fugitive accused of embezzling 1809 funds entrusted by Mrs John Beveridge to pay a church mortgage. The pastor vanished amid questions about mortgage payments and is believed to be with his wife and child in New York. church members secured the warrant after Culley failed to explain funds and withheld mortgage records.
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Annual August Floor-covering Sale Opens Today
The sale offers carpets, rugs, linoleums, mattings and more at the lowest prices yet quoted for goods of like grade. Stock is complete with the best patterns, and prices are especially favorable amid wholesale market advances.
Murder in a Canyon Identifies Santa Barbara Woman
Police in Santa Barbara confirm an anonymous Los Angeles letter identifying the Temescal Canyon murder victim as Mrs Clara Armstrong of Santa Barbara. Horace Lawn, her brother, says she left four weeks ago and was engaged to Posey Horton who found the body in Temescal Canyon near Santa Monica.
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Cemetery Scandal Collapses Murray Cleared of Larceny
Buffalo reports that Fred O Murray, once collector of customs and deputy county treasurer, was acquitted of grand larceny linked to the graveyard scandal that drained county funds. The court directed a not guilty verdict after the state’s case. Also from Brazil, Campos near Rio de Janeiro reported an oathbreak of bubonic plague.
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Governor Saw Negro Lynched After Store Assault and Outrage
In a charged scene, a mob gathered after a black man attacked Miss Brooks in her father’s store, injuring her severely and slashing her throat. The assailant later raped a fourteen year old girl nearby. A thousand-strong posse pursued him, capturing Sam near Ninety Six around four this afternoon.
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Moody at Oyster Bay with Roosevelt for talks on bench vacancies
Attorney General Moody arrived at Oyster Bay this afternoon and will stay at Sagamore Hill through tomorrow as a guest of President Roosevelt. He is believed to discuss filling several vacant federal bench positions and his visit is said not to involve Standard Oil prosecutions.
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Settle Bookbinders' Dispute May Hinge on PBO Ruling
Government Printing Office acting foreman and Bookbinders Union members will settle a wage dispute today. A committee formed at a Wednesday meeting will present their case to the Public Printer, who is trusted to favor quality over quantity in work. George F D Soper, 76, dies of gastritis at his son-in-law's home in D C. Funeral this afternoon with Rev J W Graves and Rev A B Beane officiating. Fugitives Attilio Orata and Joseph Veglanti arrested in Brooklyn for larceny related to San Francisco relief funds, returned to custody after fleeing bail in Hiberty.
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