Large Audience at St Pauls Church Hears Edgar Priest
Edgar Priest, organist at St Pauls Episcopal Church on Twenty third street northwest, drew a large audience for his monthly recital last night assisted by tenor Le Hoy Gilder whose Mendelssohn aria impressed. The program included Boellmann Gothic Suite, Rufer Audante, Gullmant sonata in D major, Gabriel Marie La Cite quantame, Spinney Songs in the Night, Mendelssohn Festal March and Cornelius.
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Gull
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Spinney
Cornelius
Mendelssohn
Court hears wild tale of Coates and Mrs Wilmerding
In a sensational court hearing, Coates testified about injuries from an alleged clash with Mrs. Wilmerding, daughter of Col. Vanderbilt Allen, once of Grace Church society. She had a history of sanatoriums, a Delmonico scene, and a costly social life before a long separation and later marriage to Wilmerding. The case touched on insanity commissions and a noted society figure’s tumultuous past.
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Ker- Rochen
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Col. Allen
Italy
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Coatey
Tormer
Compromise Fare Likely in Virginia Passenger Case
Richmond lawyers predict the Supreme Court ruling on the Virginia passenger rate case will trigger State vs Federal court friction. The 3-cent fare is seen unlikely to return, with a 21-cent compromise favored by railroads and the public. Eppa Hunton Jr. laments the decision, while A Caperton Braxton expects a settlement that balances public relief with railroad profits.
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Washington Post
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Supreme Court
Virginia
Eppa Hunton, Jr
A. Caperton Braxton
Escaped convict pardoned after visiting mother’s grave
Harry Dodson of Dickenson county, who escaped from the State farm after learning of his mother's death, returned to his mountain home to visit her grave. Granted a conditional pardon by the governor, he had been serving a three year sentence for house breaking. His father, aged and poor, aided his decision to seek mercy after Dodson expressed readiness to finish his term. The governor cited traits showing good in him.
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Washington Post
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Harry Dodson
Dickingon County
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Dodson
State Farm
Dickinson
Jim
Kidnapped Son Of Virginia Actress From Grandmother’s Home
Seven year old L-Roy Olle Smith, son of actress Mrs. Hiram H. Smith touring the South, was abducted from his grandmother’s Roanoke area home yesterday around 1 PM by a man believed to be his father. Police, notified this morning, search for the suspect as the mother supports him through her acting career with the Texas Ranger company.
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Virginia
Washington Post
Richmond
Dee
Roy Olle Smith
Hiram H. Smith
South
Wall
Maryland tobacco growers hold annual Southern county meeting
Delegates from five southern and western Maryland tobacco counties convened at Maryland Agricultural College to chart plans for 3,000 members of the Maryland Tobacco Growers Association. Officers elected include President F Snowden Hill and Secretary Franklin Weems. A resolution to provide association headquarters in Baltimore was adopted. Also noted: talks on reforming financing via home banks and lending laws.
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Maryland Agricultural College
Maryland Tobacco Growers' Association
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W. Frank Chaney
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Calvert County
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Anne Arutdel County
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