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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1908

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3

Growth of the South Foretold by Commerce Conference Leaders

Secretaries Wright and Straus outline options for a stronger South as Forester Pinchot and Georgia’s Hoke Smith leaders push for vast timber and water resources. The opening session features Cabinet members and Southern delegates debating sectionalism, canals, and a booming southern economy tied to rail and port development.

Cir Forester Pinchot R Allready Luke E. Wright Oscar 5. Straus Department of Commerce and Labor South Hoge Smith Georgia

Virginia Obituary Highlights Confederate Veteran and Local Deaths

Strasburg December entry recalls Cyrus Keister aged about fifty found dead in his chair, a Confederate veteran who rallied his men with a bugle at dawn. Survived by wife and two children. Also noted are the deaths of Minne Grossky in Parksley from blood poisoning, Landsas Coleman near Orange from heart failure, and Mary Frances Porter in Westmoreland County, native of King George, with several children.

Strasburg Va Cyrus Keister Munford Wat Baker Parksley Va Min Westmoreland County King George County Tuo

Marriage and Death Notices From The State Post

Fragmentary OCR text from a newspaper page shows notices about marriages and deaths, with references to local papers such as Herald Star and St Louis Republic. The readable bits hint at a collage of marriage and death notices with unrelated garbled lines.

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Virginia Briefs: Horsemens Association Officers Elected

The Horsemens Association of Orange County holds annual horse shows and has elected officers including President Thomas Atkinson, VPs George T. Marshall, William Du Pont, J F Vandechoft, Secretary Treasurer Dr L & Rielets, Directors George S Shackelford, WC Williams, WW Sanford Sr, George Zinn, RD Browning, H O Lyone, WM Green, John T Lightfoot, and the Rev George Bradley. Lancaster County family churches accept Beale Memorial call. The Rev Harry L Walton resigns to lead a West Virginia mission field, effective January 1, 1900.

Horsemens Association of Orange Vounty Earth Evry Thomas Atkinson George T Mrehall William du Pont J F Vandechoft L & Rielets Dire George S Shackelford WC Willams Sanford Sr George Zinn Browning H O Lyone Green John T Lightfoot George Bradley Whitestone Island Baptist Lancaster

Licensed to Marry Local Pairs in Alberene Virginia

Classified notice lists multiple marriage intentions with names ages and officiants including Rev R F Stevenson Thomas M Chuon Bertlm Df Finch and others. Entries specify pairs such as Luther P Jones 37 and Maggie M Tayne 2a and James A McKarland 28 and May Lo Shenua 8 with various witnesses and details.

Luther P Jones Maggie M Tayne Alberene Va R F Stevenson Thomas M Chuon Bertlm Finch Az Charles F Guthate Walliam Ayne Meredith Tita Valer Poxtner Pierce Hart Rabette Lechner H Gehroeder James A McKarland May Lo Shenua Ey & Ff

Taft Inaugural Aides Target Dignified Parade

Washington committee chairs a poised plan for Taft and Sherman’s 1909 inauguration to be more dignified with fewer tawdry features. They seek elite Washington business leaders as assistants and aim to use the Pension Office for the inaugural ball if Congress approves, promising a premiere procession and a distinctive civic display.

Washington Congress Pension Office William H Taft James Sherman United States Edward J Stellmagen Nfe Pennsylvania Avenue

Can You Tell the Cause of Your Trouble

A long, mixed notice section covers medical ads and local civic notes. It highlights Dr Kilmer's SwampRoot kidney remedy with free sample offers and lists a large slate of inaugural committee members led by Maj Gen J Franklin Bell, detailing chairs and helpers, plus brief items on corporate incorporation, a shooting accident, and local government actions.

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New Alexandria militia company wins court ruling

Washington Post Bureau reports Judge Louis C. Barley in Alexandria Va overruled demurrers to the bill and amended bill in injunction proceedings concerning the proprietorship of the Alexandria armory. The injunction restrains old infantry from using the building now in possession of the new company known as Company G First Regiment Virginia Volunteers. Old officers plan to appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Louis C. Barley Incorporation Court of Alexandria Artory Alexandria Ght Infantry Virginia Volunteers Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Gay Swanson James B King Praca

Identified as Assailant in Alexandria Police Court

Henry Mason a negro was arraigned in Alexandria police court yesterday morning and held for grand jury on charges of attacking 16 year old Miss Jessie Windsor. Windsor identified Mason, who allegedly grabbed her wrists and threw her to the ground near a grocery store. She cried for help and he fled. a wheelbarrow was found with Mason when arrested by Policeman Sampson.

Henry Mason Alexandria Jessie Windsor Miss Windsor Moon Hom Sampson Mason

Annapolis Postmaster Appointed in Surprise Move

Special to The Washington Post Annapolis Dee 7 The core of the appointment of Daniel R Randall as post master of Annapolis to succeed Washington Duck who died last May was received here tonight Mr Handal is an attorney and editor of the Flammer the only Republican renovator in Anne Arundel county It is generally understood that the appointment was made through the influence of Representative Sydney B Mudd Randall is 42 and graduated from St Johns College in 1483 and from Johns Hopkins University where he earned a doctor of philosophy He held the position of assistant United States district attorney for eighteen months before November 1889 when he was elected States attorney of Anne Arundel county for a term of four years Tennese the Virginia Iron Goat and Coke Company faces conversion of the tia to Umber Jan in Cartes counts valued at 3000 sold to James Stone Lumber Company and title was not perfected

Washington Post Annapolis Daniel R. Randall Washington Duck Handal Flaminer Anne Arundel County Sydney B. Mudd Randell St Johns College John Hopking University Bristow Sa Dee Supreme Court Virgina Iron, Goat and Coke Company Tia James Stone Lumber Company

Civil War veteran Simon Walters dies in Hagerstown at 76

Simon Walters, a native of Emmitsburg and Civil War veteran in the Potomac Home Brigade, died in Hagerstown after a night illness. He belonged to Reno Post GAR Mount Savage and was noted as a member of the Kemp Lodge of Masons funeral details. James Findlay, director of Interstate Trust Company Cumberland, died in Allegheny County after an operation. The Kemp Lodge of Masons will handle the funeral arrangements.

Hagerstown Simon Walters Emmitsburg Potomac Home Brigade Reno Post Gar Mount Savage James Findlay Interstate Trust Company Cumberland Allegheny County Kemp Lodge of Masons

Local Resident Praises BIAN YON Rheumatism Cure

Mr J Brown of 1212 Belmont Avenue Philadelphia testifies to immediate relief from rheumatism after trying multiple doctors and advertised remedies. He credits My Rheumatistic Cure with rapid restoration to health and urges other sufferers to beware ineffective treatments.

Munyon MR. J. Brown Belmont Avenue Philadelphia Bian‘yon Robert Morris Locust Street Sheridan Vine Street Philadel nOyr Lance

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