Two Killed in Wreck When Freight Trains Collide
Special to The Washington Post Martinsburg December 19 rear end collision on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad four miles west of Martinsburg left two men dead and another seriously injured. Conductor William Care of Brunswick and Engineer G W Houseworth of Brunswick were injured. Brakeman Gilbert Giles from Cumberland and Fireman Haus died. An extra freight train waited for a passenger train when the other freight train struck from behind at about twenty miles per hour. The oncoming crew were said to be asleep in the cab.
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Washington Post
Martinsburg
Haitimore and Ohio
MA Haus Oreman
Cumberieda
Ma H Giles
Cumberland
Willam H Care
Brunswick
G W Houseworth
Hedgeville
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Houseworth
Giles
Haus
Gilbert Giles
Beinrx
South Cumberland
Mount Savage
Alexandra
Coal Cars Piled Up In Cumberland Freight Wreck
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed on the Reese farm near Cooks Mills above Cumberland. Twenty two loaded coal cars piled in one mass. Brakeman Qibles was instantly killed. Brakeman Hauser sustained a broken arm and Conductor Care was among the injured.
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Baltimore and Ohio
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Richmond Election Frauds Trial in Corporation Court
The Culbertson election fraud trial in Richmond resumed with rulings allowing a witness to refuse to say how he voted. Nicholas Summers denied showing his ballot for JC Smith for city sergeant to Jackson Wise and said he voted for Eppes. Summers, a judge of election, claimed two ballot boxes in his district and suspected the smaller box was for the colored vote, finding no irregularities.
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Dee 1
L. X. Culbertson
Corporation Court
Nicholas Summers
JC Smoith
Jackson Wise
Eppes
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Indicted for Perjury Over Poker Game Testimony
Solomon Greenstein testified in a Norfolk bankruptcy case that a poker game hid $2,000 missing from assets and named a gambling house location. Federal prosecutors allege no such house existed and charged him with perjury. The incident prompts broader legal action and related notes from Washington and local Virginia papers.
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Solomon Greenstein
Tegger Abrahams
Norfolk
Abrahams
Greenstein
Nurse not murdered in Maryland mystery case
Baltimore December reports a post-mortem on Mico Etta R Hines head nurse at Lous Gundry Sanitarium finds no foul play in her death. Body found in Par tapsco River near Ke lay wedged under a tree. rings and class pin on her, suggesting dementia rather than crime. body shipped to Charlevoix Michigan.
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Mico Etta R Hines
Lous Gundry Sanitarium
Petapece River
Kelay
R. L. McNeer
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Annexation Debate Stirs Alexandria Fairfax County
Judge Garnett rules Richmond annexation ordinance unconstitutional. City seeks to annex outlying sections of Fairfax and Alexandria counties, arguing they are extensions of Alexandria under police and fire protection needs. Mayoral notice urges council to consider extending city limits early next year amid expected opposition.
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Numerous Depredations Ring City Wagons Theft Ruse
Alexandria police report several depredations on unattended wagons in front of King street stores. Suspects Madison Jackson and Richard McGure held on theft charges. Mayor orders delivery wagons to use Fairfax street square in front of police HQ and directs dispatch of messages to drivers. Independence Order of Rechabites elects officers. installation planned by D. D High Chief Ruler. Daniels found guilty of unlawful shooting. seeks penitentiary to address cigarette and cocaine habits. Annapolis oyster dredging captains face court after fines set. cases appealed to higher court.
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James E Cutt
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Henry Daniels
Machen & Moncure
Washington
Payton Trial Follows Death by Own Action Accusations
Mrs Helen May Payton testifies in Fairmont West Virginia that her husband Payton blackmailed and murdered others including his adopted daughter and an elderly couple. She claims business failures and extortion threats drove him to suicide and implicates him in the 1902 Floyd murder with dynamite. The defense seeks wider testimony while Floyd case to be revisited.
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W. Va
Helen May Payton
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Ethel
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Carlisle Indians to face Midshipmen in baseball clash
Special to the Washington Post from Annapolis Maryland December 19 Carlisle Indians and Navy Midshipmen will renew athletic relations with a baseball game likely May 12 or 19. The teams have never met in baseball though football matches ended years ago amid unpleasantness. Princeton also appears on the schedule for the first time in baseball.
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Carlisle Indians
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Unknown Man Found Dead on Frederick Turnpike
Baltimore December 19 a man, about 25 to 30, reddish hair and 5 foot 10, was found dead on the Stonewall Farm property on the Frederick turnpike between Catonsville and Ellicott City. He shot himself with a .82 caliber American bulldog revolver, the initials CHD on the stock and a label with J. & Miller inside his coat. The body was neatly dressed with a dark suit and overcoat, indicating self-inflicted death with no identifying items.
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Washington Post
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Habeas Corpus Succeeds in Atlanta Eiopers Case Norfolk
Norfolk Virginia December 19 discharged by Judge Hanckel Corporation Court on habeas corpus review in burglary and larceny case. Mrs A Granovich and Harry Titlebaum of Atlanta held for requisition papers from Georgia governor left city for Atlanta. Titlebaum wired wife he would return tomorrow after traveling separate routes.
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Maryland Obituary: Behera Wachter of Jerick Dies at 78
Firederick Dee Behera Wachter of Jerick dies at the hospital in Ellicott City today from paralysis aged seventy eight. He leaves three children. Rev Father Fontenay of St Charles College near Ellicott City dies suddenly this morning of heart trouble after nearly sixty years there. Born in France, he came to this country in boyhood.
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Jonathan MM. Clark
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Ballantine Case Postponed To January 31
Preliminary hearing in the Commonwealth v Hawkins, Duncan and Michie on charges of blackmailing the late Robert Ballantine and extorting a large sum was postponed to January 31. Michie will be represented by Caskie and Coleman of Lynchburg. It is now stated a Ballantine check for 1,000 was cashed shortly before his death and a separate debt instrument of 14,000 was shown to a third party.
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Commonwealth
Duncan
Hawkins
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Robert Ballantine
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Lynchburg
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Ballantine
Explosion Destroys House in Wheeling West Virginia
A natural gas explosion near Wheeling West Virginia destroyed the home of G M McCulley three miles from town. Seven family members escaped unharmed as flames consumed the wreckage and damaged rooms. The fire forced them to shelter in a field. Estimated loss about 3000 dollars.
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Wheeling
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G. M. McCulley
Boy Killed by Live Wire on Way to School
Richmond Virginia December report says eleven year old Louis Watkins Ladd, son of Robert A. Ladd, foreman of the Lewis Gunter estate, was killed after picking up a downed telephone wire that had crossed an electric light line during a sleet storm. His arms were burned away, coat burned, cap burned, and face discolored. Several wires lay down near Labor Inn in front of Joseph Bryan's home.
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Jed
Entertainers on Trial Over Dorcas Society Subscriptions
In Pelee Court today the Burton Lyceum Bureau charged by Richmond Mayor McCarthy with theft of Dorcas Society subscriptions failed to conclude. The manager and four women were released on reduced bail. The mayor, a key witness, described the defendants as hare fascala and frauds, and was admonished by the court for his language. The group allegedly failed to account for subscriptions they personally solicited for a Dorcas Society entertainment.
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Criminal libel charged in Frostburg editor case
Cumberland Maryland December report states John J. Robinson editor of the Senaconing Star and Frostburg Herald was arrested in Frostburg on a criminal libel warrant filed by William M. Wardson organizer of the United Mine Workers of America. Wardson also charges Robinson with involvement in a November 16 Lonaconing Star article and a May alleged assault on Miss May Beech at the Hotel Gladstone Frostburg. Robinson waived examination and demanded a jury trial, posting bond for appearance.
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Cumberland
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Senaconing Star
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Gladstone
Ropinson
Bond
Rabid Dog Bite Fatal in Washington County
Mrs. Stephan Sampson of Washington County near Bristol Va died after months of agony following a rabid dog bite on October 24. She left behind a husband and two young children. The death was reported by The Washington Post Bristol bureau.
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Washington Post
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Stephan Sampson
Sampson II
Father John's Medicine Origin Story and Rise to Fame
A 19th century tale credits Father John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts with the origin of Father John's Medicine. An eminent specialist prescribed it in 1855 for a severe cough and cold, yielding strong results. The priest later recommended it to parishioners and friends, popularizing the remedy widely.
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Father John O'Brien
Lowell
Maas
Father John's Medicine Guarantee Draws $25,000 Claim
A bold assurance offers $25,000 to any charitable institution proving otherwise about Father John's Medicine. The ad promises a full refund if the product fails to meet all claimed benefits, asserting strong confidence in its efficacy.
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Father John
Alec
Eccentric Pocahontas Heiress Slain Over Hidden Wealth
Sirs Eliza Reed Fielding, a reclusive, wealthy widow living on the mountain side near Pocahontas, Va, was found murdered in her home. Authorities believe an ax caused the death after a long lapse since the crime. She had deposited a large sum in the Bank of Pocahontas days before. a motive robbery is suspected. She faced ongoing coal land litigation with her brother and lived in fear, avoiding banks and lodging on the street recently.
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Washington Post
Pocahontas, Va
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Eliza Reed Fielding
Tazewell
Bank of
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Morcy
Ian Tesewells
No Clue in Schaefer Case Poses Poisoning Mystery
Parkersburg West Virginia December 19 The police have not developed crews in the death of Fred Schaefer and poisoning of his wife Coroner Davidson and Prosecutor Laird report a coroner s jury was impaneled but adjourned for a week awaiting stomach analysis The poison is thought possibly chloral and investigators hope results will reveal how it was administered Mrs Schacter remains exhausted and critical doctors hope to save her life
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Washington Post
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Norfolk Man Convicted After Bitter Election Fraud Trial
Norfolk Virginia December 19 after four trials M Baldinger alias C M Johnson was convicted in the Corporation Court on uttering forged registration certificates and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The case closed one of the bitterest local legal battles with reform allies backing Baldinger who may seek another new trial or take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Virginia Weddings Report From Several Cities
Virginia society notes four weddings in different towns as Miss Kate Mi McDowell and William W McDowell wed in Chatham Rev Ayjer officiating, Marie Lilian Sthadd and Daniel James Briggs married in Richmond, Florence Eaton and Tau4 Waverly wed near Wakefield with Rev Bu er, Hertle Bayrd and E T Myers united at Roanoke First Presbyterian Manse, and Edna Louise Seal and Charles Edward Haines wed in Winchester with Rev D Bulla presiding. Special report from Rockville Md notes Charles W Prettyman planning to sue former tax collectors for about 10000. Merger talks unfold between Virginia Badge and Iron Co of Roanoke and Old Dominion Bridge Iron Construction Co to consolidate shops in Lynchburg.
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Kate Mi
William W. McDowell
Pittsy Oena County
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Rockville
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Washington Post
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Virginia Badge and Iron Company
Old Dominion Bridge Iron Construction Company
Burington
N. C
Boy Accidentally Kills Girl in Dinwiddie County
Special to the Washington From Fort Petersburg Virginia December 19 at the residence of Sandy Shands near Richidle Dinwiddie County a seven year old boy while handling a gun discharged it striking a girl from Wavecky Branch in the right side she died at once authorities said the incident was accidental and occurred this morning.
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Sandy Shands
Ritchgile
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Wife-slayer reprieved as report seeks commutation
Special to The Washington East Raleigh N C December 19 Gov Glenn reprieved Jesse R Mitchell of Martin County until January 2 to review petition for commutation. He was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to hang December 2. He confessed to killing her and burning her body at a saw mill to conceal the crime.
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Jesse R. Mitchell
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