Box Not Robbed Former Burglar Aided Officials In Lock Search
Baltimore report notes strong box in Safe Deposit vault was abandoned in 1888. Frank Furst’s 1884 discovery of an empty box prompted officials to hire a reforming burglar to pick the lock. The box contained bonds worth 400 dollars at rental, since sold and emptied for years.
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Canal Company
Washington Post
Baltimore
Stephen A. Gambril
Chesapeake and Ohio Canalt Company
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Frank A. Furst
Furst
Lse
Thharles R. Webber
Tough Bond
Robert D. Hart
Guv Warfield
Safe Deposit Company
South Street
Laurel
Gambrill
James H. B. Whiteydge
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mr. Whiteydge
Buchanan County Treasurer Fined for Poll Tax List Failure
E K Boyd Buchanan County treasurer was fined $40 by Justice Sparrel Ratiff for failing to file the required poll tax payer list six months before the election. The omission allegedly deprived hundreds of citizens of voting rights, with partisan accusations regarding Republican voters paying tax and Democrats avoiding it.
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Washington Post
Tazewell
E. K. Boyd
Buchanan County
Sparrel Ratiff
Boyd
Hood
Montgomery Museum Opens Under Rockville Club Sponsorship
Special to The Washington Post reports the Montgomery County Museum opening next Thursday, established by the Rockville Woman's Club. Miss Mary Dorsey Da Vis contributed her family artifacts spanning the mid eighteenth century to the Civil War, including the Alien Bowle faves Collection as a memorial to a Lost male representative.
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Montagomery Councy Museum
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Alien Bowle Faves
Senator Martin Honored At Warrenton Horse Show Visit
Distinguish guests and townspeople in Fauquier County welcomed Senator Thomas S. Martin during an Aug 28 Warrenton horse show. An enthusiastic ovation at Judge M. White’s home followed his remarks. the event highlighted enduring local support and long-standing ties with the region.
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Nexandra County
Clarne
Detective notes Rev L Martin sought in Belford swindle case
A clipping found on Martin, dated Belford WN July 10, states Rev L Martin is wanted on a charge of swindling a church he had served as pastor. Martin declines to flee.
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Negro voters threaten shift in district convention
In Norfolk Virginia on August 2 a prominent negro leader warned that if Federal officeholders in the administration faction push to exclude the negro from the Second district convention, the negro vote will back Col. Stemp across the state. District chairman D Lawrence Groner says the negro will receive no representation. About 508 negro voters are registered there, with roughly 400 paying state poll tax to vote.
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Washington Post
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Col. Stemp
D. Lawrence Groner
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Slemp
Congress
Fatal jail knife attack in Roanoke cell
In Roanoke Virginia on August 28 two white men Timothy O Leary and J H Jones locked in a city jail cell fought a deadly knife affray in a dark cell. Jones suffered a severed wrist artery and O Leary multiple stab wounds as a knife lay in a pool of blood. Accounts differ with Jones claiming O Leary attacked him while O Leary says Jones was the aggressor. Doctors say timely aid likely saved Jones life.
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J. H. Jones
O'Leary
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O’leary
Kimball Store Burned in Taray Virginia Fire
Special to The Washington Pan reports S M Cullers large Kimball store and adjacent granary and wagon house were destroyed by fire last night. The loss, insured, totaled about 800 dollars for structures owned by L G Kibler and Mrs Laura Shenk. Sparks from a railroad engine suspected as a cause. In Petersburg, a separate blaze at Pocahontas cotton mills Battersea damaged about ten bales of cotton and part of the building with no known origin.
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Petersburg
Pocahontas
Battersea
Love at First Sight Leads to Hyattsville Marriage
Hyattsville Aug 28 Special to the Washington rus Joseph H Koch owner of the Pan electric House Bladensburg and Miss Stella T Ferrari of Baltimore wed in Rockville yesterday afternoon Rev Thomas J Packard officiating The couple aged 22 and 20 respectively met at a Pan Electric House dance after a brief romance Koch asked Ferrari for her hand and she, after initial doubt, consented following her visitor Mrs Wetzel's approval.
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Bladensburg
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Baltimore
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Monumental
A. M. Wetzel
Pan-Electric House
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Miss Ferrari
Admitted His Guilt In Baltimore Bank Theft Case
William I. Fuller bookkeeper at Second National Bank admitted stealing 3300 dollars after arrest by United States Commissioner Rogers. Warrant by National Bank Examiner Muir charged false entries in the books.
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William I. Fuller
Second National Bank
United States
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National Bank
Muir
Fuller
Virginia Obituaries From Newport News and Naturab Bridge
Newport News notices report the death of Mrs. Katie Fabb Bickford wife of James V. Bickford and manager of Buckroe Beach Hotel from blood poisoning aged twenty eight she leaves husband and infant child formerly Miss Katie Tavgh of Baltimore. Richmond notices record the death of Mrs. George W. Stevens wife of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad president at her summer home Clengyle Naturab Bridge from heart disease. She was native of Ohio and survived by husband and grown daughter.
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James V. Bickford
Buckroe Beach
Bickford
Katie ‘Tatvh
Baltimore
Richmond
George W. Stevens
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Oyster Season Near Reports Indicate Strong Crop
Oysters open two weeks later this year under Maryland and Virginia laws. Cold rains in coming weeks may fatten beds while warm water hinders growth. Washington relies on planted stock beds with Hamp ton Bar supply. wild Potomac and Chesapeake beds are key for city markets. Early fall suggests brisk trade as dealers seek updates from Chesapeake, Potomac, and Long Island shippers.
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Riot Crowns Worse Losses in West Virginia Strait
Trainman Harry McIntyre died from a fractured skull after a riot between Norfolk and Western freight crew and North Fork residents in McDowell County West Virginia. The clash already claimed two Hedges brothers Burt and William from North Fork. Brakeman Frank Hudson who fired the first shot is hospitalized and under arrest. Another brakeman Dare is still at large.
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Washington Post
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
North Work
McDowell County
Harry McIntyre
Burt
William Hedges
McIntyre
Keystone
Frank Hudson
Dangerfield
Postal Mails Close Schedule for Week Ending September 1904
The notice outlines daily and weekly closing times for Trans Atlantic, Europe, Latin America, and Caribbean routes, with specific departures from New York aboard ships like Teutonic, La Bretagne, Deutschland, and Moorish Prince. It lists special instructions for directed “per” lines, overland backs, and note on registered mails, ending with Postmaster John A. Merritt’s signature.
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Alexandria City Council to Consider Paving and Growth Plans
Washington Post Bureau reports the forthcoming Alexandria city council will address paving around City Hall and around the market, replacing cobblestones with modern pavement. The panel plans street extensions and grading in western and northwestern districts to support anticipated growth tied to railroad improvements.
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