Love in Her Mystery Bullets May Not Be Fatal
Virginia Beach doctors report a young woman, identified as Ruth Morton of Chicago, who attempted suicide with laudanum and bullets. Despite three pistol wounds, she shows signs of recovery. police have no leads on her identity and a note mentions a plan to die near Virginis Beach. A bottle marked Willow Drug Company ties to Somerville, Massachusetts, but no sale record for a Marion exists.
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Virginia, Beach
Willow Drug Company
Somerville
Mass
Norfolk
Virginie Beach
Ruth Morton
Chicago
Stilles
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Toment
Coreir
Vais
Somerzine
Lo Virginis Beach
Heston
Ims
Marion
Ree Somerville
Anxs
Obituary notices scattered across city records
A list of funeral notices and obituaries from December with names such as Julia Burtkast Collins Tarling Darling McCarthy Nicholson Verman Sinctath and Neera among others. Details include ages, residence streets, and service times or mass information in various churches and cemeteries.
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Ournay
Wil
Julia Et Tuscauce
Burtkast
Dein HL
Buyeber
Collins
Citiena
Katie
Lennis J. Collins
Mary
Narlinc
Khud N. Darling
IL A.m
AL Cartiy
Wiltiam
Johanna N McCarthy
Neral
Sloth
Holy Neme Church
Mount Olivet
Spholson
Cecelia
Tibei Fisker
George FT. Nicholson
Baltimore
Verman
Elizabeth Cic Rpm
Dorothy
Riker
Cincinnati
Sinctath
New York
Elizas
Lindly K
Sinall
Neera
Windsor
Mary Boanche
Tarry DT Waters
Caneral Fom
St Pauls Catholic
Chereh
Satolli Rally and Sivers in Rome Health Update
Rome dispatch reports Cardinal Satolli recovering slightly after a relapse from pericarditis. he demanded chaplain services and reserved communion in his sick room. Later the same day his condition worsened with delirium and alarming symptoms, raising grave doubt about his recovery amid telegraphic messages from America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Varamat Batolli
America
Alleged Murderer Captured After 10 Days Flight
Roanoke Virginia December report states Greek immigrant Michael Mioulis, accused of killing John Stamoulis owner of a local Greek restaurant, was captured at Pocahontas after eluding arrest for ten days. A $100 reward had been offered. Police say the men quarreled in a barber shop and Mioulis stabbed Stamoulis in the breast, causing almost instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Michael Mioulis
John Stamoulis
Thia
Pocahontas
Misoulis
Stamoulis
Misoulia
Stamouli
Mrs Anne Bishop Weds Martinsburg Financier Frank E Wilson
Mrs Anne Bishop of Martinsburg West Virginia and Frank E Wilson cashier of the People's Trust Company wed yesterday in a ceremony conducted by Rev Johns Douglas. Only immediate relatives attended and a wedding luncheon followed. The couple departed for a two week bridal trip to the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Wilson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington Post
Anne Bishop
People’s Trust Company
Johns. Douglas
Wilson Bier
Eset
Judge Lewis to Retire as U S District Attorney in January
Washington Post dispatch from Richmond reports President Roosevelt plans to replace U S Marshal Morgan Treat and U S District Attorney L L Lewis in the Eastern District of Virginia. It is believed Treat will be kept, while Lewis will retire, with D Lawrence Groner of Norfolk named as Lewis’s successor.
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TRE
Washington Post
Richmond
Cart
Morgan Treat
United States
Eastern District of
Virginia
L. L. Lewis
Trent
Lewis
D. Lawrence Groner
Norfolk
Roosevelt
Roberr ‘M. Talley
Monty Shal
State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Virginia Supreme Court
Braddock Road route marked with DAR support
Janet Montgomery Chapter DAR decided to assist in marking Gen Braddock s 1753 march route through Virginia the District of Columbia Maryland and Pennsylvania to Port Duquesne now Pittsburgh. The Braddock road through Rockville Gaithersburg and beyond is described as the oldest county thoroughfare.
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Washington
Rockville
Janet Montgomery
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gen. Braddock
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Peninylvania
Port Duquesne
Pittsburg
Braddock
Gaithersturs
Rev P B Hil leaves Lynchburg church for Roanoke
Virginia briefs report Rev P B Hil, pastor of Rivermont Avenue Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg for three years, will accept the fall pastorate at the new West End Church in Roanoke. resignation effective date not set. Also noted are 20 poker players rounded up by police, a gambling den in central Lynchburg, and the death of Tonis Southall on the steamer Norfolk from heart disease. Boyds Church in Maryland dedicates Northern Methodist Church with sermons by Bishop Cranston, Rev Wilder, and Rev J W Sumwalt. memorial windows donated by longtime members.
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P. B. Hil
Rivermont Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lynchburg
West End
Roanoke
Lyruhburg
Harry Marks
Tonis Southall
Norfolk
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Boyds Church
Washington Post
Boyds
Clarksburg
Northern Methodist Church
Hishop Cranston
Washington, D. C
Wilder
Rusk Hall
Washington
W. F. Sumwalt
Confirmation and First Communion at St Marys Church Alexandria
The Rt. Rev. de Vyver presided at St Marys Church Alexandria delivering a fluent sermon during the confirmation of a large congregation. Many received their first communion as members wore white dresses and bows. The bishop announced Christmas day masses at 5, 6:90, and 1:90 with benediction following the last mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetote
St Mary’s Catholi Church
Alexandria
de Vyver
van de Vyver
St. Mary's Church
Insane Suspect Held After Alexandria Rampage
John Britt, described as insane and once confined to an asylum, is held at police headquarters in Alexandria charged with disorderly conduct after a late Saturday rampage near Wilkes Street and Pitt Street. Officers found his relative Mary Lawrence and family outside as Britt surrendered with a knife, failing to resist custody. Judge DeLacy addressed juvenile reform methods at the DC Juvenile Court event in Alexandria, with Walter L. Thompson performing. A petit jury is to hear Walter Page’s nighttime entry case, with Frederick P. Russell and S. Grent involved. Mrs Johanna Sheehey of 382 South Columbus Street died last night. funeral Wednesday morning.
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John Britt
Alexandria
Brite
Nt Te Hose
Mary Lawrence
Wilkes Strest
Pitt
J. Asaph
Roberts and Young
DeLacy
William H. DeLacy
Juvenile Court of
District of Columbia
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Walter L. Thompson
Alexandria Corporation Court
Jude Lovia C. Bailey
Walter Page
Lee Ar Rest
Fairfax Moyal
Frederick P. ‘Russell
Page
Commonwealth
Grent
Johanna Sheetey
Jol Sheehey
Columbus Street
Sheehey
County Cork
Ireland
W. J. Zimmerman
Mamie Sheeley
John T.'Sheehey
Clerks Seek Higher Wages For Norfolk And Western
The Brotherhood of Halfway Clerks met in Wesboro Bristol with division chairmen to draft a wage proposal. They seek an average 20 percent raise due to rising living costs and plan to submit the working agreement to Norfolk and Western management. A dinner followed at the Hotel St Lawrence.
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Hotel
St Lawrence
Banker Harmond Dies at Pimlico Club After Heart Failure
Willam FR Harmond 45 president of the Third National Bank and Baltimore Chamber of Commerce member died of heart failure while descending stairs at the Pimlico Country Club. He owned Pimlico race track, bought at auction April 12, 1465, through William Biggs for $70, a deal tied to the Pimlico Jockey Club of which he was a member.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Grain House of Hemmond, Snyder & Co
Phollig Country Club
Pimlico Race Track
William Blges
Rigsa
Pinlico Jockey Club
Hammond
Rea
Mrs Sage Gifts $1000 Furniture Collection to Met Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art receives over 600 pieces from H Eugene Bolles’s 28 year collection. Valued around $100,000, the assortment spans early New England furnishings to early 19th century works. Pieces include Chippendale Sheraton and Hepplewhite styles with many Jacobean era examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum
Weabington
New York
Lba
Russell Sage
Metropolitan Muzeum of Art
H. Eugene Bolles
Poston
Howard Robinson
Museum
New England
England
Holland
France
America
Child A Porson Victim Expires After Eating Cake
The five year old son of Charles L. Bowers, a Bristol florist, died a few hours after eating cake. Officials believe poisoning may be involved and an investigation is underway. The incident was reported to The Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tobacco sales rise as market locks for Christmas break
Richmond reports the busiest week of the season with nearly 9 million pounds sold at 45 to 25 dollars per 100 pounds, average around 8 dollars. Sun cured stocks attract strong demand from local manufacturers, while Powhatan and Amelia counties lead in best grades. Receipts in Lynchburg show a lighter week, with most sales concentrated in mid grades. In South Boston breaks run about 1 million pounds at just under 11 cents per pound ahead of holiday closure. Petersburg notes 285,260 pounds sold with varied prices across jugs, leaf, and wrappers. new crop sales await after the holidays.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Powhatan
Amelia
Lynchburg
Boston
Petersburg
May Hold Over Month Discussed By District Board
District commissioners debate extending terms and delaying the appropriation bill until February 1. Talks cover retirement of two officials and readiness to explain items in the 1910 appropriation before new successors take office. West favors serving with President Taft, Macfarland unclear on continuation.
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Jim District
Somsejaners
Ostee
Séne Pyears
Fiair
Senate
Macfarland
West
Ascal
Falom
Rencaid
West Witting
Taft
Tomain
Rantain
Board of Commiisioners
Weather Notes Point to Cold Week Ahead in Florida and Georgia
Fragmented report details a northeast storm front moving through Florida and Georgia with high winds and cold temperatures. Forecasters predict continued chilly conditions into Monday with lows near freezing and daytime highs struggle in the 40s. The system brings risk of frost over inland areas and possible light precipitation along the Atlantic coast. Monitor updates from the National Weather Service for timing and exact coastal impacts.
Toy stove gift ends in tragedy in East St Louis
A child imitated her mother using a kerosene soaked toy stove given by her father for Christmas. The clothes on Minnie, about years old, caught fire and she died within two hours despite efforts to extinguish the blaze. The mother, severely burned, and the husband, burned on hands and face, survived. jury at midnight.
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Burma
East St. Tauls
Siri
Stave Ang
Rexouingis
Siremen
Monro Doctrine in South America Urged by Bishop Bristol
Bishop Frank M. Bristol of Buenos Aires urged American Protestant churches to apply the Monroe Doctrine to religion, calling South Americans nearly atheist and mistrustful of religious teaching. He noted U S uplift via colleges and schools in capitals and cites admiration for American ways while warning against American arms in business. Bristol spoke at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church and will travel to Panama after visiting New York.
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Frank M. Bristol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hamlité Methodist Episcopal Church
America
United States
Monroe
Gay
Stuent
George Washington
Bishop
Bristo
Metropolitan Math
Methodist General Conference
Bristoleave
Washington
New York
Panama
Concert at Columbia by United States Soldiers Home Band
An appreciative Columbia Theater audience heard the United States Soldiers Home Band under John M Zimmerman. The program mixed classical works with popular pieces and light encores in Sousa style. Miss Minna Hetaridhs performed violin solos to warm reception. the ensemble received praise for musicianly handling.
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Columbia Theater
United States Soldiers
John &M. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Ihig
Wagner
Bazuini
Washington
Verdi
Caren
Grieg
Sigurd -Josaifaz
Staningle
Freby
Dan Godfrey, Jr
Berewaki
Naches
Woman Victim of Flames In D.C. Home Furnace Accident
Mrs Elizabeth Overman 73 died after flames ignited her dress while adjusting a furnace at 837 M Street NW. Daughters Dorothy Riker and Alice Floyd suffered minor burns trying to save her. Husband, a former member of Whye & Overman, died about twenty years earlier. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Elizabeth Overman
Bernant Overman
Dorothy Riker
Alice M Floyd
Overman
ABC
Whye & Gverman
Tus
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Tuckyill
Pike
Kensington
Bradsley Jane
Chevy Chase
Chong Chaya
Histon
Paul Plover
Putey Courter
Scracuse
Philadelphia
Thos
Sergeon
L. S. Cain
A. Costello
Geo
P. Zurhorst
East Capitol St
J. William Lee
Pennaylynuls
Ava
John R. Wright
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Embalmere
Fourteenth ST. NW
Tratelsae Seevitu
Yetoe
Modern Chapel
Lincoln
Satolli
Michael’ Misouiis
Bocahontan
U.S
Eastern District
Will Mare Braddock Road
Rockvile D. A. R
Virginia Briefs
Post
Tokalon Wineco
Bishop van de Vyver
St. Mary’s RC. Church
Johanna Sheehey
Norfolk and Western
CLUG
William R. Hammond
Third ‘National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Pimlico
Aca
Virginia Burley
Pesteara
Meiday
Toy
Beg
Matar
Matin
Nettmur
Sina A
Tempopituren
Sariday
Estes
Agheru
Aneota
Devonport
Lowa
Beavers Coto
Lee Galverton
Tex
City
Eas Angeles
Pam
Margus Ce
Heiels
Postland Gree
Tacoma
Vicksbing
Misa
South America
Atheistic
Buenos Ayres
Ae Stanard
Greyhound
J.T. D. Pyles
Wai, Ty St
Nwt
Sth
Ste
Eee
Hevese
M St
Tle
Good Hope Road
St St
Ith
Columbia
Zimmerman Heard
Mother
Shoemaker’'s
W. Noack
Treas
Tee
Shoomaker’s
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