Mystery of East Orange Wife Deepens in Tangled Will Claims
Long report links the dead Mrs Snead in East Orange to a fledgling insurance scheme and a third will. Brooklyn lawyer Julianno Carabba recounts a plan to transfer property via Miss Ward law and another woman as the husband Fletcher Snead is suspected dead. Detectives untangle a web of relatives, colleges, and rumors amid an ongoing police inquiry.
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Brooklyn
Tella
Third Witt
Mracey Snead
East Orange
Husbal
Julianno Carabba
Montagne Street
Coghlan
Snead
Mira Snead
Martha Elza Wardi
Sneads Sranitinoller
Dee
Corabbe
Capt Coghlan
Carabba
Virginia Weddings Weathered in Modest Obituaries and Notices
A string of Virginia wedding notices from Appomattox and Northumberland counties outlines marriages in recent days, listing couples like Misa Magte Holmes Jones and Charles Whitfield Stewart and others tied to local parsonages and stores. Separate items describe a self confessed horse thief jailed in Maryland, a 24 year sentence for a man in Raleigh, and building contract news in Raleigh, with minor references to local happenings and a novelty baseball coupon tease.
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Tsuchburg
Misa Magte Holmes Jones
Appomattox County
Charles Whitfield Stewart
Unis Iy
Royall
Tupy Wal
Warsaw
Mans Carter
Tol Place
Maleon
WePurland
Reedylle
Phey Wit
Recavitte Heaths
Hammack
Sunnybank
Misa Mayme
Virginia Willams
Ophelia
James F W Wassey
Piogess
P Lowiss
Misa Waud
Waker
Northumberland
James B Mram
Bur Zeny
Seaboard Air Line Elects New Directors and Officers
The Seaboard Air Line directorate elected N S Meldrum as president of the road with C H Hicks of Portsmouth named vice president and general manager and Charles R Capps of Portland as vice president in charge of traffic. J G Hayes becomes president’s assistant and B Davies Warfield chairs the executive committee. Meldrum previously served as 1 0 president during receivership and is linked to Blair Co New York. Hicks and Capps are long time railroad executives trained within Seaboard, rising from trainmaster to general superintendent and later to general manager.
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Pecal
Woabington
New York
Sesboard Air Line
N S Meldrum
C.H Hicks
Portsmouth
Thanager
Charles R Cepps
Vhe
Traffc
J. G Hayes
B. Davies Warfield
Mr Meldrum
Sustem
L Sevier
Resd Pas
Meldrum
Bank’ Ling House of Blair & Co
Fem
Blair & Co
Southern Pacific
Hicks
Norfolk and Western Railway
Servion
Seaboard
Sit Lina
Syater
Capps
Hagerstown Cafe Owner Ends His Life By Gas
Special to The Washington Post reports William H Hoover, a 65-year-old Hagerstown cafe proprietor and former Norfolk and Western RR engineer, died by inhaling illuminating gas after health and financial worries. Survived by his wife and two children. he belonged to the Junior Fire Company and several fraternal groups.
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T Washington Post
Hagerstown
William H Hoover
Prof Harris Bail Reduced in Wa Thompson Killing Case
Warrenton Virginia December 2 Prof J D Harris requested a new trial for the killing of WA Thompson associate editor of the Warrenton Virginia published newspaper. He appeared before Judge Edward S Torner of the circuit court. On motion of his counsel bond was cut from 380000 to 15000 with the same bondsmen. The case was first tried on April 2 1920.
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Washington Post
Warrenton
J D Harris
WA Thompson
Giblan
Eaward S Torner
Effeult Court
Ths
Gor Trist
Children die in fire near Byrdville Virginia
Three young children of Montor Cabiness a colored farmer were burned to death when a fire destroyed their home Tuesday evening The parents were away visiting neighbors and a stove fire started the blaze The eldest child was six years old
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Washington
Danville
Montor Cabiness
Byrdville
Ater
Trinity College Receives $500000 Endowment Boost
Dec 2 reports Trinity College will gain a half million dollar endowment to establish medical, pharmaceutical, and dental departments. The donors are the Duke family, prominent Durham tobacco magnates, already contributing over a million dollars to the institution.
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Duke Feymly
Conese
Richest pres paid for Frederick county apple land
A land sale in Frederick County shows Joseph H. Savage selling 40 acres near Winchester with 10 acres in orchard at 1250 dollars per acre to M. Chites. A reconciliation ended Mrs Madana Cooper’s divorce suit as parties settled by mail. Incidents include a store robbery thwarted in Lynchburg and various local notices across Virginia.
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Frederick County
Joseph HH Savage
Winchester
Madana Cooper
Frederick Counts
Three Negroes Condemned Die as Battine Testifies
Battine, the key witness in the Alexandria murder case, was brought to the city awaiting arraignment while Commonwealth's Attorney Brett Battine pressed that he spoke truth under oath. He resisted pleading guilty, insisting he did not commit the crime, with Judge Bailey preparing defense counsel and a trial date to be set.
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Washington Post
Jureau
Hing Street
Alereodix
Calvin Johnson
Richard Pires
Eugene Dorecy
Walter F Schultz
Henry Battine
Henry Simith
Battine
Alexandris County
Andy
Bailey
Bettines
Warning to youngsters in Alexandria curfew urged
Alexandria authorities warn youths roaming after dark and gathering near theatres risk fines. Three offenders previously fined 60 cents for disorderly conduct were brought to police court and fined the maximum. Warrants issued for others. future penalties to rise for repeated offenses.
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Alexandria
Married at Midnight in Rockville Courtien Midnight Wedding in Rockville
Alexandra couple Ruth A Grinlborizen of Alexandria and Robert Les Metely of Alexandria married at midnight in Rockville Maryland. They could not obtain a license in Washington after hours so they got one in Rockville with Deputy Clerk Darby Bowman and had Rev. Thomas J Packard perform the ceremony at the rectory.
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Alexandra
Rockville
Specla
Mise
Ruth A Grinlborizen
Robert Les Metely
Alexandria
Rockvile
Washington
Darby Bowman
Thomes J Packerd
Christ Episcopal Church
Maryland Obituary Notices From Frederick and Nearby Towns
Frederick Dee 81 former register of wills for Frederick County and Maryland House of Delegates member died at home. George W Brown Morrison 75 Civil War veteran and former deputy tax collector died at his son’s home after illness. Sophia Oswald 81 widow of Benjamin Oswald died at Allen Oswald’s home near Smithsburg. Christian L Stevens Union Civil War veteran aged 8 died at his home in Hagerstown. Mary H Goble 25 wife of W E Coble Mint Atta died suddenly today.
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Frederick Dee
James P Perry
Frederick County
Marylands House of Delegates
Inera
Hagerstown Dee
George William Brown Morrison
Alea
W B Morrison
Wil Hamyport
GAR
Sophia Oswald
Benjamin Oswald
Edward Oswald
Allen Oswald
Smithsburg
Christian L. Stevens
Pat Noon
Gaehtown
Mary H Goble
W E Coble
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Mint Atta
Poisoned Pie Kills Salisbury Woman in Despair
Special to The Waarington from Salisbury Massachusetts reports Pearl May Briddell wife of Roy Briddell poured poison into a pie then drank water and died. A note to George Davis of Salisbury accompanied the remnants. She had been married two years and separated from her husband for a year. The coroners inquest found death by her own hand. Davis could not explain the tragedy.
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Waarington
Salisbury
Pearl May Briddell
Roy Briddell
George Davis
George
Ars Bridder
Baltimore Mayor backs fortifying Cape Henry to Gibraltar
The Baltimore mayor My chool sends a letter to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce expressing strong support for fortifying the entrance to Chesapeake Bay as a Gibraltar. He urges a meeting of city representatives near the bay to plan concrete action. Portsmouth Mayor Reed proposes a Washington meeting to coordinate efforts. President Taft assured Representative Maynard he would urge the fortification in his message.
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Ani
Balimore
Wadngton
Norfolk
Norfolk Hound of Trade
Mychool
Baltimore
Ja Fn Learty
Chesapeake Bay
Gibraltar
Mahool
Reed
Portsmouth
Washington
Taft
Maynard i
Cape Henry
Seashore hotels burned at Norfolk resort
A blaze at Coney Toland in Norfolk County destroyed six frame buildings including four summer hotels. Volunteers fought the flames early morning, with Edward Miller and Alonzo Grant overcome by heat but revived. Loss estimated at about 20000. origin of the fire undetermined.
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Norfolk
Coney Toland
Norfatt
Ocean View
Edward Miller
Alonzo Grant
Woman Burned to Death in Cumberland County Quilt Fire
A woman named Mrs Nethaniel Royer died after a lamp exploded during a quilting at her home near Somerset. She fled to a neighbor for help but succumbed to burns as the lamp toppled and the quilt caught fire on the floor. The incident occurred last night during the late hours.
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Virgina Roanoke
Virginia Dey Snead
Mirs
Mary Martin
Virginia Wardiny
Fletcher Bread
Martin
Chris Neansburg
Montgomery Female College
Tt Rak
Montgomery County
T Mra Martin
Mise Wardlaw
Wardlawn
Aulum
Snead
Montgomery College
Christiansburg
Appel
Cumberland
Somerset
Nethaniel Royer
Isaac Hamburger Dies at Isaac Hamburger & Sons Leader
Isaac Hamburger, head of the clothing arm of Isaac Hamburger & Sons, died this afternoon in Baltimore. He had been ill for four weeks after a heart condition worsened from an earlier illness. He was years old.
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Mary E. Gentry
Mary Gentry
John H Gentry
North Payow Street
Alexandria
Mies Gentry
Covesvills
Nelson County
Glace
Polock
Washington Post
Baltimore
Isaac Hamburger
Isaac Hamburger & Sons
West Virginia State Grange Holds Meeting and Banquet
The West Virginia State Grange met near FE yesterday with Worthy Master Atkinson presiding. The gathering marked the forty third anniversary of the order in the state with a banquet planned that evening. Lincoln County forms a committee to decide on rebuilding the burned courthouse and records, while Hamlin is expected to remain the county seat.
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West Virginia State Grange
Atkinson
Lincoln County
Hamlin
Maryland weddings and dredging contract noted
Mary land weddings report two Hagerstown ceremonies with Miss Mary B Weaver and George H Hicks and Miss Charlotte Blanche Hose with William H Horn, both couples licensed locally. Norfolk case says a court named a receiver to sell a government dredging contract for the Appomattox River at Petersburg, valued at 64,150 dollars, paid to Atlantic Dredging Company for 1,500.
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Hagerstown
Mary B Weaver
George H ‘Hicks
WS Reichard
Charlotte Blanche Hose
William H .Horn
Fleet Christian Parsonage
George B Townsend
Norfolk Va
Mote More
Norfolk City
J Yainds
L. Mo Latla Dredging Company
Lewis Company
Appomattox
Petersburg
Lindsay
The
Atlantic Dredging Company
Philadelpia
Second Conviction Adds Five Years in Va Circuit Court
A five year enhancement was added to a former Pocahontas county case as E F Rogers, aged about two, was convicted in the Washaxton circuit court for housebreaking. He received one year for the main offense and five additional years for prior confiction and penitentiary term.
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Adda
Bpenlal
Washaxton Fost
Tazewell
E F Rogers
Pocahontas
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