Youth Hangs Himself After Note To Sweetheart Found
A 16-year-old Hagerstown boy Frank Reno died by hanging in his cellar. He left a note pinned to his shirt to his sweetheart Anna Hockersmith, stating he could not live apart from her. His death is reported as suicide by strangulation after an earlier loss of his mother and tendency toward cigarettes and melodramatic literature.
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Washington Post
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Robert B. M. Reno
Anna Hockersmith
Robert
BA. Wareham
Wareham
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Academy of Music
Sash Factory Fire in Charlestown W Va
Special to Tha Wathianwa reports a sash factory owned by William Phillips Sons near the Baltimore and Ohio station burned at about 1 o clock. The office and a large frame storage house were destroyed, along with a yard lumber lot. Loss estimated at $15,000, insured. factory logs will put many out of work and halt local building.
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Charlestown
W Va
William Phillips’ Sons
Baltimore and Ohio
Sevier to Succeed Cost as Seaboard Officer
Le Sevier of Birmingham will become second vice president and traffic manager of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in Birmingham with January 1 start date, succeeding E F Ost. Announcement by W A Garrett notes Sevier’s current role as general freight agent for the Alabama Great Southern in Birmingham and cites a formal election in New York forthcoming.
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W. A. Garrett
Seaboard Airlane Railway
le Bevier
Birmingham
Seaboard Alr
E. F.ost
Kansas City Southern Railway
Sevier
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Rate Hearing Postponed in Two Cent Fare Case
Virginia Commission delays hearing on a two cent fare reduction until January citing agency initiative. Transportation firms summoned to justify or contest the proposed cut, with vigorous opposition anticipated.
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Washington Post
Richmond
State Carteration Commission
Anao
Virginia Weddings Highlight Local Nuptials in Grace Church Ceremony
Ming Florence Mershall married Charlee Ho Heinemann at Grace Episcopal Church in Powersburg with Rev. C Brexton Bryan officiating. Maid of honor was Marthe Marshall, best man Fred Heinemann. bride’s father Mr Charles Ho Marabail, groom’s ties to Peterabutts business world.
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Thin City
Peterabutts
Lynchburg
William Dabney
Thee Boyd Good
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Richmond
Catherine Cardoza
Sarah Ro Cardoz
Ashlgnol
William Hoofnagle
Thie Ola
Duncan Memorial Church
Ashland
John Granherry
W. Y. Young
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Cardoza
Edmund Osborne Mex Cabe
Russians Face Return to Russia Over Theft Charge
Piotra Wisjieowski and Joseph Ptak, Russians detained at Locust Point, face sending back to Russia after their appeal to Washington is blocked. They deny theft, claim the charge is a pretext to force their return for execution, and say they intended to go to Washington to be with their wives.
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Washington Post
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Warsaw
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Washington
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Paterson
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Identifies Davis in assault on Mrs Reid. confession follows
Special to The Worthington Post reports Henry Davis or Chambers, a colored man in jail since Sunday on suspicion of assaulting Mrs. John Reid, a white elderly woman, was positively identified by Mrs. Reid and confessed to the crime. The recognition and confession occurred at the Reids’ home near Igleharts after the accused was secretly brought there. Davis reportedly said the devil made him commit the act.
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Ald
Henry Davis
Chambers
John Reid
Reid
Hatm
Davis
Kentuckian shoots five in Blue Creek drunken brawl
Five men were shot by George Goodwin a Kentuckian at Blue Creek last night one fatally. W M Armstrong was mortally wounded. John Cart Mark Cart and Walter Cart were injured. Laura Kelly sustained arm injuries. Goodwin worked for a railroad contractor near Blue Creek and was captured while attempting to swim Elk River. he was jailed in Kanawha County.
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W. Va
Elk River
Washington Post
Charleston
George Goodwin
This County
W. M. Armstrong
John Cart
Mark Cart
Walter Cart
Will
Laura Kelly
Goodwin
Melton
Kanawha
Acquitted man in grave charge in Newport News case
D. P. Goodman, 24, a shipyard mechanic, was found not guilty of abducting 13 year old Lillian Harrison after a two hour jury deliberation in Corporation Court. He and the girl were reportedly found in a milk wagon near the city outskirts. Goodman said she refused to return and threatened suicide. An indictment for attempted criminal assault remains pending as Goodman left the courtroom with his wife.
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ANOTHER APPEAL BY ZELL TO THE SUPREME COURT
Frank D. Zell will ask the Supreme Court to review the December 10 U S Cir cu it Court of Appeals ruling denying his appeal to prevent Bay Shore Railway property delivery to Smith and Co of Philadelphia. The writ of mandamus petition denied yesterday moves straight to the Supreme Court.
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Frank D. Zell
Supreme Court of the United States
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Client Court of Appeals
Fugitive Ruffin Recaptured in North Carolina
William Ruf Ruffin known as Jesse Ruffin, colored, wanted for murder and arson in Acteon Prince Edward County, is reported recaptured in Williamston, North Carolina. A sheriff telegram states Ruffin acknowledged the Farmville warrant and previously escaped from Lynchburg jail before trial.
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William Ruffit
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Jesse Ruwin
John Grubbs
Acteon
Prince Bdward County
Williamston
N. C
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Auest
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Cave-in Kills Engineer at Bellair Steel Mine
Wheeling W Va Dec 18 one man killed three fatally injured and several slightly hurt when a motor car at the Bellair steel works mine of the Carnegie Steel Company ran off the track causing a cave in The dead is Frank Suter Newark Ohio engineer The fatally injured were Joseph Penn men motorman Harry Schuckman and John Bainbridge all of Bellaire Ohio
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Newark
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Harry Schuckman
John Bainbridge
Bellaire
Bethesda Utility Edward Bradley Nomination Drift
A Bethesda delegation urged County Commissioners to appoint Edward Bradley as constable for Bethesda district. Bradley was nominated but the board split with two votes for and three against. Bradley had been acquitted in a recent circuit court bribery case, and the dispute signals broader political tensions. In a separate item, Gertrude Hughes of Roanoke, Va., survived ingesting bichloride tablets and refused to discuss her motives, remaining ill but expected to recover.
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Hagerstown
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Roanoke
Baltimore and Ohio rail changes prom ossibly shift supervisorial posts
The Washington Post reports that B and O Railroad announces transfers effective December 20. Hobbs moves from Connellsville to Baltimore as superintendent of Baltimore division, replacing Galoway who becomes superintendent of transportation. John Driscoll leaves Connellsville to run that division. Handley Library contract in Winchester awarded to Mankin Generation Company for 1000 dollars. Also Danville court hears fuel price cartel cases postponed due to attorneys’ absence. Charles Manning dies from a ladder fall near Landover, leaving a wife and one son.
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John I. Driscoll
Washington Post
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Coae
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Bladensburg
Charles A. Manning
Landover
First Rule of Health and Constipation Advice Aired
A historic fragment advises asking doctors about health basics. It quotes the prompt “What is the first great rule of health” and cites keeping the bowels regular. It mentions Ayer's Pills for constipation and alludes to preparations with defective text.
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Fireman Interference Case Ends with $20 Fine
Silas Lee colored was fined $20 in Police Court for interfering with Alexandria fire department operations during a house blaze on Pitt and Franklin streets. The incident involved a revolver threat, delayed arrest, and sparked anger among fire volunteers as crews fought fires and tried to reach the seat of flames.
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Alexandria
Sre
Silas Lee
Pitt Street
Franklin Street
Lee
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Royal Streets
Claude J. Pickin
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Pettey
Richmond billiard table maker C F Dean dies suddenly
C F Dean, a well known Virginia pool and billiard table maker, collapsed and died in Capriot Square at night while walking from the library to his home. He was believed to have suffered an epileptic seizure all his life. never married, with his mother as the only living relative.
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C. F. Dean
Capriot Square
Will Not Renounce Throne in Hanover Crisis
Special Cable Disaster to The Washington Post from Bertin reports the Duke of Cumberland refusing to renounce his claims to the Hanover throne. He assures loyalty to the King of Prussia and Kaiser, but says he cannot obtain Brunswick without sacrificing self-respect. He proposes referring the issue to the Leipzig Supreme Court.
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Anglo French plan for English Channel tunnel project
A bid to Parliament from an Anglo French company seeks to tunnel under the English Channel with two parallel tubes twenty four miles long at an estimated cost of 80 million dollars.
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London
English Channel
British sailors drown in cutter accident near Hindustan
Nine sailors of the battle ship Hindustan drowned when a cutter carrying forty men overturned returning to the warship in heavy fog. Rescue efforts saved thirty one others, many of whom were unconscious, as boats nearby struggled to reach the scene.
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Portsmouth
England
Mrs McSherry Seeks Absolute Divorce in Maryland Suit
Cornelia McSherry files for absolute divorce from J Roger McSherry in Frederick with no co respondent named. attorneys also sue Mrs Eva Henley for damages in a separate case. The McSherrys married September 30, 1820. they have five daughters. McSherry, son of Maryland Court of Appeals judge James McSherry, acted as attorney for Mrs Henley in her divorce. He transferred his property to Emory L. Coblentz.
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Richmond
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Emory L. Coblentz
Man Claims Identity as Kimmell in $25,000 Insurance Case
Andrew J. White asserts he is George A. Kimmell, the man legally declared dead in an insurance matter. He was released from Matteawan State Hospital after being deemed of sound mind and travels toward St Louis to prove his claim.
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Andrew J. White
George A. Kimmell
St. Lows
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Kimmell
Questen
Matteawan
Supreme Court
Keough
White Plains
George A. Kimmel
Arkansas City
Kan
Cattaraugus County
Uses Drugged Glove Hit Newport Woman Nightly
Newport reports Jack the Hugger, a mystery assailant, used a drug saturated glove to subdue a daughter of Arthur Todd as she walked home from Bliss road. The attack occurred around 4 am Saturday as a well dressed man emerged from behind a tree, covering her mouth and nose while another hand restrained her. Miss Todd screamed, her umbrella hindered the assailant, and her father and relatives intervened, prompting the escape. The victim was taken home in hysteria.
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Bliss Road
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Why Take Business Home Why Take Business Home
Dyspepsia warning blames nervous strain and improper meals for stomach upset. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are promoted as the digestive aid that digests food for the stomach, not a cure all. Government tests claim safety and purity, with doctors recommending the preparation sold by F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Prisoner Claims Husband Poisoned Her Husband
Special to The Washington Post from New York December 18 Catherine Nell held at the Tombs after being charged with murdering her Greenwich Connecticut husband Joseph last Friday night she says he showed symptoms of poisoning when found on the floor after falling from the bed She recalled he convulsed frothing at the mouth and writhing Dr Thompson said the man had been poisoned and Mrs Nell said he was pale and weak She denied killing him and noted he had thrashed three soldiers from Fort Slocum days earlier Attorney Greenthal plans another autopsy to confirm poison in the stomach He suggested a possible skull wound from a nail or hairpin during convulsions
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Greenwich
Conn
Edward Greenthal
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Greenthal
Neil
Peonage charge filed in federal court in Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi on December 18 a dramatic peonage case was filed by Dan January against James Patrick a Rankin County farmer. The affidavit alleges January and his wife and six children were held in involuntary servitude for about two years by L D Carter who sold him to Patrick for 1090. Carter claims Patrick owed him the money and Patrick refused to release January until the debt was canceled. January says he was whipped with a buggy trace leaving bloody injuries.
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Hartje Detective III Case Postponed to January 2
Hartje detective Staab, who testified in the Hartje divorce, is suffering nervous trouble at his Milwaukee home. He could not appear in Criminal Court to face a jury on larceny charges brought by Madine over stolen items from Madine's trunk. The case against Staab and Detective John Anderson was postponed until January 2.
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City Growth Plans Expand Charlotte Boundaries
Special from The Washinewe co reports Charlotte intends tripling its area by pushing city limits outward. The board of aldermen backed the plan to place the expansion before the state legislature, amid opposition and debate over the city’s forty nine thousand population if approved. Also notes a Georgia suicide and a major Goshen fire with heavy losses and insured fraction.
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