Moonshine Threat Forces Pastor to Rehear Sermon in Virginia Mountains
Rev. EB W Goad, in Franklin County near Mill Creek, was forced at gunpoint by moonshiners to repeat his sermon denouncing illegal liquor. After the onslaught, he fled from Mrs. Mary Maxey’s home as three moonshiners pointed pistols at him and ordered the repetition or death.
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Roanoke
Forum
Franken County
Mill Creek
Goad
Virginia
Mary Maxey
Maxey
Petersburg
Mary C. Munt
Prince George
Warsaw
Mamia Brown
Judson Brown
William Ganford
Luray
George H. Phillips
Washington
Iuray
Stafford County
Kans
Ellen Rickard
Anderson Sydnor
Haynesville
Staunton
N. M. Warner
Protest by fusionists in Norfolk House races
Norfolk candidates Parker and Owens filed formal notices to contest nominations for the house of delegates before the state central committee, charging primary law violations. They and county officials also protested to the county committee and appealed to the state body.
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Election Judges and Clerks Named for November Polls
The Washington Port reports Rockyile Maryland board of elections appointed judges and clerks for November. Democrats lead in first named judge and clerk per precinct with Republicans filling other posts. Listings include Laytonsville, Clarksburg, Poolesville, Reakville, Olney, Gaithersburg, Potomac, Barnesville, Damascus, Wheaton, and Olney precincts with changes in polling sites and a new Democratic registration officer for Barnesville.
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Rockyile
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Laytonsville
Joseph M. Pope
Henry H. Griffith
Ledoux E. Riggs
Willian D. Bell
Clarksburg
William B. King
John W. Bayer
Webster V. Burdette
Newman
Cokaville
Edmund (. Davis
Samuel 8. Lond
Odorion W. Robey
J. Janney Khoamaker
Darnsmown
Charles J. Lydiane
Jamon T. Turdum
Maynard Hoyle
Frank RB. Martin
Hothesday
M. Wilson Offutt
Ire H. Fl Jedgon
Charles H. Matthewa
Edward = Creecett
Olay
George E. ‘White
Clararee Carroll
Nicholas R. Gritih
Malvola Farquhar
Jonnn Bentley
Charles H. Shaw
James M. Strom
Lafayette M. Dwyer
Gaithersburg
Charles F. Hogan
Midredgan
Kingsley
John A. Belt
John G. Bourna
Potomac
Henry M Clagett
John W. Lynch
Charlies H. Creamer
Charles R. Stone
Barnesville-Seaac
M. Emmett
John WW. Brown
Clagett C. Hitton
William W. Hedges
Damascus
George W. Durns
Samuel V. Dreadhurst
James D. Young
James W. Burdette
Wheaton First
William Vv. Beall
Thonas C. Parker
Willam A. Fidler
James H Massey
Hugh F O'Donnell
George F. Burdette
Horace W. Beall
William P. Wilson
Lloyd Jones
Barnesville
Olney
Brookeville
Felled Lumber Inspector Seeks Aid After Assault
Petersburg, August 29. Miles B. Branch Jr., a lumber inspector at Dewitt in Dinwiddie County, was struck on the head with a heavy instrument at Camp Manufacturing Company in Holdsworth. He lies senseless and may die. A posse pursues the negro assailant who enraged Branch by cursing.
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Petersburg
Miles B. Branch
Dewitt
Dinwiddie County
Camp Manufacturing Company
Holdsworth
Branch
Judge Witt appoints jury to probe Richmond primary frauds
Richmond, August 22 Judge G B Witt of the Richmond Hastings Court, now on vacation, has selected nine prominent Richmond men to oversee the primary fraud investigation. They begin September 2 and include J R Puici George R Cannon W J Westwood J K Phillips Morten B Rosenbaum John H Mosby Egbert G Leigh and Thomas M Rutherford.
Virginia Weddings In Heathsville Luray Leesburg and Charlottesville
Virginia weddings reported from Heathsville Luray Leesburg and Charlottesville recount multiple ceremonies. J N Smith of Baltimore and Hattie Hall wed at the bride’s home in Heathsville presided by Rev T C Whitehurst. Bishop Weaver Stern and Lucy F Dovel married in Luray Caverns with Elder John H Daily officiating. Martha A Rolling wed Lewis W Perkins at the bride’s Ashburn home with Rev George W Popkins. J Lawrence Alexander and Annie E Camp married in Charlottesville with a large attendant party including B Reid Camp and Lt. Col. the Ninth Cavalry providing support.
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J. N. Smith
Baltimore
Northumberland
Hattie Hall
Avalon
Maine
T. C. Whitehurst
Luray
Weaver Stern
Harrisonburg
Lucy F. Dovel
David F Dovel
Alma
Luray Caverns
John KH. Daily
Pomituve Baptist Church
Floyd Dovel
Annie Coffman
Lurey Thos
Leesburg
Martha A. Rolling
James A. Rollins
Ashburn
Loudoun County
Lewis W. Perkins
Washington, c
George W. Popkins
The
Baptist Church
Perkins
Washington, D. C
New Orleans
Charlottesville
J. Lawrence Alexander
Bluefield
W. Va
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Thomas FH. Camp
Charles W. Allen
George KE. Booker
Methodist Episcopal Church South
B. Reid Camp
Leutenant
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Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Qakey Alexander
Elizabeth Godwin
Fort Spring
Pedro Alexander
Nettie Godwin
Leather trust to buy Cowar Drayton leather works in Winchester
Negotiations for the sale of Cowar Drayton leather plant to the United States Leather Company, known as the Leather Trust, are nearly complete. The deal is reported at about 1.9 million dollars for the business and four tanneries in Virginia and West Virginia, with operation to continue. Thomas Cover Jr owns about three quarters of the stock, others being Henry B. Drayton and Loring A. Cover.
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Winchester
Cowar | & Drayton
Chicago
Philadelphia
United States Leather Company
The
Trust
Armouras
the Narrows
Giles County
Moorefield
Lost City
Capon Bridge
Mountain District
West Virginia
Cover & Drayton
Leather Trust
E. Holmes Boyd
New York
Thomas Cover, Jr
Henry B. Drayton
Loring A. Cover
Negro Rescued From Rope After Mob Attempt
Newport News August 29 A negro named Andrew Holbrook attempted to break into a movable lunch wagon owned by grocer PFL Townsend. Townsend tied a rope around Holbrook’s neck and prepared to string him up before bystanders, drawn by the cries, intervened to prevent his death.
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Andrew Holbrook
PFL
Townsend
Elkins Fair Races Highlight Roanoke Entrants
At Elkins West Virginia the Hiking Fair Association opened with ideal weather and swift track. Minnie Thompson the Roanoke entry won the 2 20 pace after five heats, with prominent visitors including Congressman-elect Thomas Davis and a strong field of horses and riders.
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Roanoke
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W. Va
Hiking Fair Association
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T. B. Davis
Keyser
Dr. Thorn
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HL Simpson
Mount Aygia
Meeteer
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William Bogier
Pilla
T B. Davis
Heyser
Dr. Wood
Buckhannon
W. Varsene
Lt Morrison
Believe Girl Innocent in Wheeling Slander Case
Hundreds rally to support Misa Dolly Lantry a South Wheeling girl charged with mailing slanderous letters. Proponents argue new letters arriving in Wheeling and Benwood prove her innocence while top lawyers rush to defend her amid a nervous breakdown and an aggrieved mother.
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Wheeling
W. Ve
Misa Dolly Lantry
South Wheeling
Benwood
Eama Wet
Slav Found Murdered Near Old Town Canal
Theodore Batala, a Slav employed by J. Nuckles on the Western Maryland extension, was shot and his body dumped in the canal near Old Town. He is said to have carried about $400, now missing. An Austrian companion wielded a revolver during the quarrel.
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Cumberland
Theodore Batala
J. Nuckles
Maryland
Old Town
Batala
Equity Court Actions and Probate Records in District of Columbia
The legal record lists equity court actions, probate filings, and related orders under Justice Stafford and other officers. Key items include name changes, restraining orders, committee reports, and various wills and estates with bond amounts and beneficiaries. civil suits cover maintenance, divorces, injunctions, and damages against corporations and individuals.
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Stanchard Brick Company
Adams
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J. J. Darlington
Jones
McHiroy
H. F. Calladay
Great Western Oil Company
Great Western Mineral Company
Chapple
R. P. Bryans
Robey Va
Haight & Breese Company
A. L. Sntterwhite
W. H. Ambrosa
Ley
Hammons to Die Amid Raleigh Refusal to Commute
Winston-Salem August 29 Sheriff Alspaugh said Governor Glenn would not commute the sentence of J. W. Hammons who shot and killed his wife in this city on April 29. Hammons is slated to hang in the county jail next Saturday, per a Raleigh telegram.
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Winston-Salem
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Raleigh
Gov. Glenn
J. W. Hammons
Alexandria News In Brief Prominent Leaders Praise Swanson Plan
A Washington Post item reports a Democrat rally in Alexandria’s Second Ward at Schwab’s on North Royal Street, with speeches by Smith, Strauss, Patt, Williams, Snowden, Caton, Hill, Hayden and others praising Frank Price’s leadership. The piece also notes the incorporation of the Washington and Virginia Transit Company to run an electric railway from the Virginia end of the new highway bridge to Aldie and other towns, naming officers and directors. Obituaries record Mrs. Fannie L. Hill and Mr. Jennea Auld, with local fire losses on Morgan Street in Suffolk and several Virginia deaths in Leesburg and Rockville. Separate notices cover a fatal hunting accident near Hillsboro and other regional deaths.
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Second Ward
Schwab
Wiliam M. Smith
Henry Strauss
Fred J. Patt
J. ¥. Wiliams
Hubert Snowden
James «. Caton
House of Delegates
J. Marriott Hill
BR. Gronau
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Caton
Hayden
Frank Price
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Real Estate Transfers Across Northwest Washington
Real estate transfers recorded on various avenues and streets including Twenty-Ninth and U Streets Northwest, Petworth, Reservoir View, Washington Heights Addition, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, and Anacostia. Transactions involve multiple buyers and sellers with nominal fees and a few large sums, notably $8,450 for a lot in Seventh Street Southeast.
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Anna L. Lawis
William
Nellie M. L. Jenking
Nellie M. L. Jenkins
Max Hansmann
Eighteenth Street
R. B. H. Lyon
Simon Lyon
Petworth
Alice G. Holmead
Clarence F. Norment
Scott Douglass
Mount Pleasant
Pleasant Plains
B. Scott Douglass
Clarence FP. Norment
Alley
Square
Elliott Street
Wireol
Kate H. Fish
Flore M. Gill
Phiworth
Lily D. White
Benj Tnaac CG
Nelle FR. Mille
Ida Sangiorgio
Square No
Sikber
Mary Buhler
Deeds of Trust Notices for Several Squares
Notices record multiple deeds of trust across squares 1288 1283 and 818 with various grantees and trustees. Names include Nele M Jenkins Jameson Latham Sturtevant Saunders Mutr and Hills plus properties in lots 92 to 37 38 26 17 and block allocations. Amounts range from 600 to 3206 dollars with terms from one to five years at 5 percent semi annual or demi annual interest.
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Frederick A. Fenning
Fred J. Coldren
Karl H. Wenning
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James F. Hood
Firman R. Horner
John 4. Masele
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Jacob N. Belt
Clarence Normant
Petworth
Isaac ¢. Ellis
J Louis Willige
Ernest H Daniel
Lily Davia White
Ida Bangiorgio
Achille
Henry H. Bergmann
Chapin Brown
Oriental Building Association
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Bophie
Reinhart
Game
Cleveland Pahk
Frank Bondstux
Wiliam A. Hall
Charles W Simpson
Herry A. Wagstar
William A
William J. Dante
Richard W. Tyler
Robert G. Rutherford
Girard Trust Company
Squarh
Neble M
Jenkins St Vir
Wie
Tham
William MH. Saunders
Charles
Mutr
Liezie J. His
Indolench
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A. O. Latham
A. L. Sturtevant
Ascure Julia EB
York
Max Hansmann
William H. Saunders
Charles S. Mutr
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Nellie P. Kelcher
Timothy BD
James FL. Shea
William P. Normoyle
Vincent H. Kelly
Almira P. Livingston Et Yi
Claud
Ernest J. Schmidt
Alice G Holmead
Tri State Tennis Features Sutton Homan and Le Roy in Cincinnati
At the Cincinnati tri-State tennis event Aug 29 the feature match showcased champions Miss Sutton Miss Homan and Robert Le Roy. Sutton beat Miss Cowing in the first round and Homan beat Miss von Steinwehr in the second round of the ladies singles. Dr. Stephens of Pittsburg opened day with three straight wins.
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Miss Homan
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Evare Hodge
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Gores
Mitchell
Brown
Appel
Indianapolis
Kidney
Stephens
Cowing
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Peters
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Misa von Steinwehr
Miss Marc
Marion Hunt
Misa Mtatterman
Miss Allgater
Belden
Mimies Harcourt
Neff
Missey Dodd
von Steinwehr
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Wrestler Defeats Jiu Jitsu Instructor in Hendersonville
In Asheville area on August 28 Prof. A Kizumi of Japan, Harvard ju jitsu instructor, was defeated by Phelan Reale of Hendersonville, a Columbia University student. Reale won the best two falls, first fall in three seconds with a hammer lock, second fall in one minute with a full Nelson, in a fast contest between American wrestling and jiu jitsu.
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Asheville
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Hendersonville
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Japan
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Phelan Reale
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Poison blood cured by S. S. S. claim
In Wheeling West Virginia May 28 1903 Joan W Fonts notes years ago her blood poisoned left open sores that doctors warned would be fatal if closed. She claims S. S. S. cured the sores quickly and they never returned, contradicting medical expectations.
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