Rockville Fair Opens Entries and Racing Schedule
The Rockville Fair in Montgomery County begins four days of exhibits with horse shows, cattle, sheep, and hogs, plus poultry. Notable exhibitors include J. Clinton Dorsey and A. Bell will judge the stock, while the racing program features 2:17 trot and 2:40 pace events with substantial purses. Rain dampens opening, but organizers anticipate strong turnout and home poultry efforts boost interest in local production.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Montgomery County
Nicholas Miller
Clarksville
Arthur ‘Warthen
Front
Royal
Winchester man arrested in Hagerstown for shop larceny
W F Snapps of Winchester Va was arrested in a Hagerstown hotel while en route to Frederick to run a skating rink. He is charged with larceny of $1 from HL Burkholder, manager of Jones and Jol life's store. Burkholder, who hosted Snapps, found the money missing from his coat this morning. Snapps denies guilt but offered to settle, which the magistrate declined.
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Perial
Washington Post
Hagerstown
F. Snapps
Winchester
Frederick
B. Burkholder
Jones & Jollife
Snapp
Burkholder
Burk
FOLD OF HIBERNIAN LOYALTY AT STATE CONVENTION
Special to The Washington Post reports the biennial State convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies Auxiliary opened in Portsmouth Fortamouth Ve delegates from across the state attended John Frood state secretary welcomed the delegates Past State President James B Casey replied Miss Agnes T Ferrier state president presided Father I J McKeefrey gave an address stressing loyalty to the motto Friendship unity and Christian Charity
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Washington Post
Fortamouth
Order of Hibernians
John Frood
Hibernians
Portsmouth
James B. Casey
Agnes T. Ferrier
I. J. McKeefrey
Women confess in Windber murder case tied to life insurance
Mrs Rosenbloom and her daughter Eva admit writing a letter said to be from her husband after the murder. Police believe a scheme to kill the merchant for life insurance and store ownership was planned with her son present. The trio, including Alexander Rosenbloom, faces legal actions as investigators link Eyler relatives and transported trunk parts across Pennsylvania and New York.
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Baltimore
McMuhen
Windber
Rosenbroom
Hart Freedman
Rosenbloom
Alexander T
Joseph
Louis Higley
Johnstown
Camden
McMullen
OS Rosenbleom
Eva
Colburn
York
James
Louis Igler
Alexander Rosenbloom
Speedy Trial for Assailant in Portsmouth Riot Case
Portamouth Virginia August 23 Oscar Perry alias Henry Swaith charged two weeks ago with assaulting aged Mrs Catherine Powell one of the crimes which incited a riotous outbreak in Portsmouth will be brought to trial on September 1 Gov Swanson designated Judge Bain to sit in a special term to hear the case Judge Bas will summon a grand jury to consider the charge against the negro Perry or Smith he remains in Norfolk city jail until disposed of Elopers Married at Spencer Special in The Washington Post Spencer North Carolina August 25 a runaway marriage occurred Sunday when Miss Essie Sapp wed William H Dugn at East Spencer Methodist Church parsonage the bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Sapp of Rowan Former Mayor’s Daughter to Wed Cumberland Maryland August 25 former Mayor and Mrs Clarence M King have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter Miss Lavinia Helen King to Ammon L Derr of this city the ceremony to take place at the King home Bedford street Cumberland Wednesday evening September 2
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Portamouth
Oscar Perry
Henry Swaith
Catherine Powell
Portsmouth
Swanson
Bain
Bas
Perry
Smith
Norfolk City
Elopers
Spencer
N. C
Essie Sapp
Wiliam H. Dugn
East Spencer Methodist Church
W. M. Sapp
Rowan
Cumberland
Clarence M. King
Lavinia Helen King
Ammon 1
Derr
King Home
Bedford Street
Virginia Weddings Chronicle Highlights Local Marriages
Virginia weddings report several nuptials across counties and towns. William A Towle and Mrs Sarah Price of Spotsylvania wed at the bride’s home with Hecatur Edwards officiating. Ella Ambler Brooke of Blue Ridge married William A Bickers of Culpeper at St Stephen's Episcopal Church. Will Nairne formerly of Charlottesville and Julia Ada Harris daughter of the late Capt Harris wed at the bride’s home Azalia near Jefferson Park with Rev Harry Ge rector officiating.
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Facerespa
William A. Towle
Sarah Price
Spottsylvenia County
Ar Hecatur Hdwards
Culpeter
St. Stephen’ ‘S Episcopal Church
Ella
Ambler Brooke
J. Ambler Brooke
Blue Ridge
William A. Bickers
Culpeper County
Lucy Broke
Rodger Bickers
Charlottes v. Paras Va
Will Nairne
Put Now
Norfolk
Julia Ada Harris
Aedene Archer Harris
Capt. Harris
S. Coe Victoria Service
Azaila
Jefferson Park
Harry T Ge
Earnst Episcopal Church
Mount Vernon Express Wreck Near Alexandria Involving 35 Passengers
Washington Post reports a Mount Vernon express train wreck near New Alexandria at 1:30 PM yesterday. Thirty five passengers escaped serious injury. crew members including qT. Richie were injured. several passengers suffered cuts from broken glass. Police officials aided in rescues as the train overturned on the gravel pit siding and the wrecking train arrived to assess damage.
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Washington Post
King Street
Alésandria
Mount Vernon
Washington
Els
New’ Alexandria
Richie
I Street
Northweet
Carrall Cook
Alex
Andria
George D.' Gators
Railroad’ Company
August Ocenlert
Frank C. Spinks
Harry Hochman
George T. Caton
Charles Blondheim
Alexandria
Percy Clift
M. D. Delaney
Firemen Go to Convention in Virginia Parade Disrupted
Alexandria volunteer firemen planned a street parade before leaving for Harrisonburg to attend the Virginia State Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention. Nearly 100 men plus the Navy Gun Factory Band departed by trolley cars, with delegations from Hampton and Newport News arriving by steamer to join as guests. Newport News fielded 34 firefighters and Hampton 32. Italian Patrine Benedetto was fined 50 dollars for carrying a concealed weapon and 20 dollars for an assault on James Le Porte after a dispute over a bill.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Navy Gun Factory Band
Washington
Hampton
Newport News
Columbia Engine Company
Newport News Company
Hampton Company
Patrine Benedetto
James le Porte
Benedetto
le Porte
Delaware Republicans Name State Ticket At Dover Convention
The fall Delaware Republican convention placed a full state ticket for November. William H. Heald won the congressional nomination over Hiram R. Burton, with Taft and Sherman endorsed. The platform calls for enforcing liquor laws, cheaper freight to aid farmers and merchants, and improved waterways. Bridge construction over the Potomac at Wiley Ford is underway.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Henry ¥. Scott
Newcastle
John Crow
Kent
Charles H. Sachett
Dausaux
William J H. Heald
Wilmington
Simeon & Pennewill
Susaex
Idhx M. Muendinhall
Frank H. Davis
Charles H. Maull
Sussex
David Odell Moore
Theodore PF. Clark
Newcastl
Hiram R. Burton
Congress
Heald
William H. Taft
James S. Sherman
Republican platform dodges liquor issue sparks convention clash
Special to The Washington Post from Charlotte reports the Republican committee finishes a tentative platform that omits the liquor issue. Prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists brace for a heated fight at the convention. The rank and file favor local option while the party leans toward a let alone stance on prohibition law. Judge Jeter Prugh’s influence is noted on the liberal plank. Labor votes sought with liberal charity references.
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Washington Post
Charlotte
N.C
Adams
Jeter C. Prughard
United States
New
Republi
Plea for Modern Farming at North Carolina Convention
Dr. A Knapp of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke at the North Carolina Farmers Convention in Raleigh on Building Up a State. He argued for intensified farming with improved methods and described agriculture as a counterweight to centralized commercial and manufacturing elites.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Farmers’ Convention
Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. Knapp
United States Department of Agriculture
Train Worker Headed By Mail Crane Lightly Hurt
W C Robertson of Clifton Forge, an extra engineer on Chesapeake and Ohio Washington train No 4, was struck by a mail crane at Goshen while leaning from the cab. He was taken to Kings Daughters Hospital in Staunton with a fractured skull but doctors hope for recovery.
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Washington Post
Staunton
Clifton
Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio
Washington
Goshen
Kings Daughters’ Hospital
Used Shears to Kill Wife Confession in West Virginia
Albert Williams confessed to killing his wife in Moundsville Marshall county revealing a quarrel after she struck him with a chair. He said he forced her to the bed and stabbed her with shears repeatedly then claimed she begged him to let her live. He denied intoxication but said aggravation overwhelmed him.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Moundsville
Marshall County
Albert Williams
Williams
Maynard Renominated In Virginia District Primary
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va Aug 35 Representative H L Maynard of Portsmouth renominated for Congress from the Second Virginia district after defeating George C Cabell of Norfolk and J Peter Holland of Southampton by a margin of 400 to 500. In Norfolk city Cabell led 1 760 to 1 316 for Maynard and 46 for Holland. Maynard carried Portsmouth by 88, while Holland’s strongest support came from rural Isle of Wight county. Heavy rains reduced turnout across the district. Maynard faces Republican D Lawrence Croner in the general election.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
H. L. Maynard
Portsmouth
Congress
Virginia
George C. Cabell
Southampton
Norfolk City
Cabell
Maynard
Holland
Nansemond
Maynard-vareléd
Suffolk
Ales
Isle of Wight County
Man Charged With Murder Attempt Through Keyhole
Edward Fisher, about 40, jailed in Norfolk County for allegedly attempting to murder his mother and stepfather by injecting chloroform through a door keyhole with a syringe. The victims awoke dazed, the syringe stream spotted, and Fisher was caught in the bathroom allegedly pouring chloroform from a vial into a sink.
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Washington
Norfolk
Edward Fisher
Fisher
Childers
Fishér
Masons In North Carolina Corrects Raleigh Claim
A Tar Heel Mason from Minnesota replies to Raleigh based figures claiming North Carolina has 7,900 Masons. He cites 18,008 master Masons as of October 11, 1907, notes 300 lodges, and reports lodge funds of $78,158.73 with $21,983 from judges subscriptions. The Masonic Orphanage at N C O has 150 pupils and 17 children on roll November 1, 1907, with growth since.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
N. O
United States
MN. C
Washington, Richwood hires 2000 at Cherry River Mills
Special to The Washington Post. In Clarksburg, about 2000 men were employed today at the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company mills in Richwood. Orders for millions of feet of lumber have been received recently. In Virginia, Ettrick precincts vote by districts as the drys win 22 to 12 and Matoca district records 33 to 12 for the wets.
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Washington Post
Clarksburg
W.a
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company
Richwood
Virginia Obituary Notes From Leesburg and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices from Leesburg and nearby Virginia communities report Mrs Myers wife of George W Myer a county farmer near Taylors Town died aged 65, Mrs William Fletcher wife of Arthur Fletcher near Purcellville died of tuberculosis aged about 40, Mrs Mary C Hoge wife of Flavius Hoge of Lincoln died at Georgetown Hospital daughter of David J Tavenner postmaster at Philomont, Captain William F Doyle of Dinwiddie died aged 12 who served in the Civil War era units and left several children, Charles A Wohlford a Roanoke businessman died of paralysis aged 59, and plans for a Hebrew farming and manufacturing colony in Virginia are noted along with classified ad references.
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Myers
George W. Myer
Taylors Town
Havenner
William Fletcher
Arthur Fletcher
Purcellville
Loudoun County
Mary C. Hoge
Flavius Hoge
Lincoln
Georgetown Hoaphet
David J. Tavenner
Philomont
Petersburg
William F. Doyle
Dinwiddie
Penwiddie
Virginia
Teaves
Washington man named grand keeper of sacred goose
The Ko Ko Klub at York Beach Maine elected Albert Smith of Washington to the post of grand keeper of the sacred goose for one year. More than 300 members attended the konklave week with banquets, baseball, trolley rides, and visits to historic sites. Special guests included Mr and Mrs H T Wheeler of Washington and Mrs J S Bailey of Georgetown.
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Washington Post
Boston
Ko-Ko-Klub
Maine
York Beach
Albert Smith
Washington
Klub
Rockingham
H. T. Wheeler
J. 5. Bailey
Georgetown
Kinb
Hera
Lowell
Springfield
Manchester
Lafayette
Ind
Malden
Passaic
N. J
Scranton
Herbert Chappell
Willimantic
Conn
Charles W. Brown
Merriam Seriously Ill Navy Captain Capt. Greenier at Merriam
Navy yard captain Merriam of Portsmouth Massachusetts is seriously ill after an appendicitis operation. He commanded the Missouri last winter during the Atlantic battleship fleet cruise to the Pacific, then was transferred to the Portsmouth yard after arriving in San Francisco. The notice also includes excerpts of Washington DC police regulation revisions dated 1908 and 1902 involving street and bell regulations.
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Merriam
Portsmouth
N. HH
Navy Yard
Maryland
Navy
Massachusetts
Magnolia
Hampton Roads
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Missouri
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Notice of Administration Estate of Mary Garter Carristo
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Probate Court grants letters testamentary to the subscriber on the estate of Mary Garter Carristo of DC. All claimants must exhibit their claims with vouchers authenticated to the subscriber by August 18, 1909, or be excluded from benefits. Given August 10, 1908. American Security and Trust Company by James F. Hood, Secretary. James Tanner, Register. William A. McKenney, Attorney.
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Supreme Court
District OF Columbia
Mary Garter Carristo
American Security and Trust CO
James F. Hood
James Tanner
Wits
WM. A. McKenney
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Alexander
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Arlington
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Vist
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