Rockville Fair Ends Amid Finals and Prizes Declared
The Rockville Fair closed after four days with a healthy financial outlook for the agricultural society. Highlights included Captain Marion winning the 2:35 trot, Becreaft taking the 2:30 trot, and Beccart’s entry edging the heat. Poultry premiums were awarded to multiple exhibitors. racing officials praised starting accuracy and the overall competitive field.
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Washington Post
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Nellie R
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L. J. K.wan
Washington
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Wiese Fine
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Bound Brook
Red Hogak
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Washington D.C
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Washington, D. C
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George Shallhorne
Ethelberthe
A. B. Stye
Benedict, Md
Atterback
Herndon
Dr. Halden
F. Hackerson
Dia
Negro desperadoes defiant in Brunswick forest
From Brunswick County Virginia a report says Irwin Byrd and several negroes blamed for ambushing a mixed party are at large. They have sent defiant messages insisting they will not be captured or die easily. Authorities plan to organize another posse as they hide deep in the forest.
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Brunswick County
Irwin Byrd
Byrd
State board of trade adjourns with officers elected
Special to The Wasthusian on Norfolk Va Aug 26. The State board of trade met yesterday and adjourned this afternoon after disposing of matters and electing officers. A board of claims to handle overcharge and demurrage complaints by Virginia shippers was adopted. Officers elected include President John B. Pinner Suffolk, First VP Thomas Southgate Norfolk, Second VP James R. Gordon Richmond, Third VP M B Harlow Alexandria. Executive council names listed.
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Portsmouth
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Roanoke
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Staunton
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Charlottesville
F. &. Rogers
Berkley
Charles W. Priddy
Mr. Pinner
Southgate
Priddy
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White Man in Pursuit After Assault on Eight Year Old
Special to The Washington Post from Hagerstown Maryland August 26. An unidentified white man about thirty, coatless with a black slouch hat and striped shirt, feloniously assaulted Minnie Ausherman eight in a cornfield near Halfway three miles southwest of Hagerstown at 10 am. A posse and sheriff searched Williamsport area. a man matching the description was seen near Findlay's Grove. Minnie is daughter of Henry Ausherman, railroad worker absent at the time. Susie Ausherman, ten, was assaulted two weeks earlier by a man matching the same description.
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Martinsburg
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ONeill Receives Thirty Days In Defrauding Case
Richmond Virginia Aug 26 James T ONeill of Washington given thirty days in police court for defrauding Mrs Varden boarding house keeper He claimed no fraud but would repay to avoid disgrace to wife and children He has relatives in Baltimore.
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Richmond
James T. O'Neill
Varden
O'Neill
Baltimore
Two Barrels Of Whisky Stolen In Alexandria Robbery
In Alexandria police court today Joseph Horseman and John Whalen stood charged with stealing two barrels of whisky valued at 125 from M R O Sullivan's store at Franklin and Patrick streets. Horseman confessed implicating Richard C Burnett who was later arrested. Barrels found hidden in a ditch near Burnett's property after a broader search. Burnett released on bond.
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Washington
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Sensational incident at Bnai Israel Synagogue in Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia on August 3 a disturbance erupted during services at Bnai Israel as Rabbi Samuel Goldberg clashed with former Augusta rabbi J Heller who is temporarily staying in the city. Goldberg was arrested on a 22 warrant charged with assault after objecting to Heller’s presence. the crowded synagogue sparked widespread emotion among leading citizens. Interment details note burial at Bat Union Cemetery.
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al A. Aaa
Crabbers Defy Gunboat At Tangier Sound Lease Staking
In Norfolk August 2, 100 plus Tangier crabbers confronted the surveyors aboard the gunboat Rapahannock as stakes were laid for Crockett’s leased crabbing grounds. Crockett was detained briefly. stake removal sparked clashes, forcing a nighttime survey and a proposal to lease beds at the State Board meeting.
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Norfolk
William J. Hudgins
Rappahannock
Tangier Sound
State Board of Fisheries
J. T. Crockett
Crockett
Tangier
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State Board
Frederick youth to face murder charge after shooting boy
Thirteen year old James Heiser was jailed in Frederick County on an anticipated murder charge following a shooting that left Ralph Jackson, a five year old colored boy, unconscious with a cerebral hemorrhage. Heiser allegedly stole a breech loading shotgun after a fight and fired fourteen shots at the yard scene, alarming witnesses. Justice Hobbs ordered Heiser held without bail pending grand jury action next month.
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Mds
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Frederick County
Ralph Jackson
John Welshaar
Heiser
Weishaar
Justice Hobbs
Newmarket
Black candidate ban urged by Norfolk Republicans
In Norfolk on August 26 the Republican district committee planned a nominating convention for September 28 to field a candidate against incumbent H. L. Maynard. Aspirants A. C. Peachy Robert M. Hughes and G. N. Wise were named. The chair pledged white supremacy despite the Chicago convention and presidential wishes.
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Norfolk
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Congress
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Newport News
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G. N. Wise
Norfolk County
D. Lawrence Groner
Second District
Chicago
Assault on a para lyzed boy in Norfolk shocks city
In Norfolk on August 26 a seventeen year old, Cornelius Williams, struck a paralyzed twelve year old, John Tee, with a heavy club after a dispute among children. Tee is in critical condition and may require surgery. Williams faces felonious assault charges. Other notices report a damaged Berwyn to Laurel Electric Railway line after lightning, a drowned sailor identified in Norfolk, a Maryland woman charged with assault near Rockville, a girl struck by an electric car in Hyattsville, and a rowing party rescued near Annapolis.
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Hyatteville
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Washington
Moonlight row ends with rescue on the Severn River
A moonlight outing on the Severn River went awry as strong wind drove the boat seaward. Rescued by workers on a nearby dredging machine, the travelers were saved from danger. City officials reported on various local affairs including a Richmond veto clash, a Rockville marriage, and other notices from across the region.
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Charged With Killing Ward In Sussex County
A warrant was sworn out for Charles R. Stewart on the charge of murdering Miss Annie Boiling and burning her body near Stony Creek on June 4. Stewart had kept the girl after she came to live with his family five years ago and is alleged to have taken money she possessed. The case will be tried August 5.
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Stony Creek
Sussex County
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Annie
Stewart
Dynamite Blast at Western Maryland Railroad Works
Three thousand pounds of dynamite exploded near Pattersonia Creek in a blast sparked by a spark from a locomotive. The explosion wrecked three houses and injured two Beck family members who were bed in a nearby farm. the blast was felt miles away and the wreckage is under investigation.
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Five Fatally Injured In Maryland Railroad Collision
Special to The Washington Fun Cumberland Md Aug 26 A ballast train carrying Italian workers was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train near Crabtres Piedmont three miles west five of the twenty injured are expected to die Doctors from Piedmont and Keyser treated the wounded Eight taken to Keyser hospital.
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Man Found with Throat Cut Near Oakland Farm
Samuel B. Lee and John Harned found Peter Fernandez in the woods on the Davis farm near Oakland with his throat cut yet alive. He said three men attacked him, robbed him of money, and he wandered two days before discovery. He lacked coat and shoes, was weak from blood loss and hunger, and was taken to Oakland for treatment. Ex mayor Delamarter Webs and Mrs Rozra Hopkins wed yesterday in Baltimore, no attendants. The bride wore white silk and carnations.
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