Suffolk Votes Dry by Large Margin in City Election
In Suffolk Virginia the drys won by 747 votes in the largest turnout ever at a Suffolk election. Wets carried only the Second ward. A contest petition was filed by the anti liquor party. Other items note clergy transfer, Roanoke gas service split, a sunk launch, a murder arrest, and an official appointment in Virginia.
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Lynchburg
Antiliquor Party
Suffolk
Lallotes
Carrie
Pytchburg
de T
Maryland Obituary Row of Local Residents and Families
A Maryland obituary list from Hagerstown notes Elizabeth Stephey death at six, Elmer Smith at 28, Hannah Cramer, Milter Miller, Franklin Gearhart, Elizabeth Crane, Mrs. Mervin Wagner, and William Warrington among others with brief family ties. Also reports a Virginia wedding and local church involvement as a dated community record.
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Methodist Church
Jendania FL Milter
John
Miler
Keedysville
United
The
Odd Fellows
Gursave
Winext W. Miller
Hays Miller
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Franklin Gearhart
Washington County
Skykesville
Harry B. Gearhart
Elizabeth Crane
Baltimore
Episcopal
Mervin B. Wagner
Charles Metcalfe
Mercersburg
William E. Warringman
Warrington
Leuvel
Del
Carrie Hyan
Seaford
Amiston enters race for United States senator in West Virginia
Weston WV Dee 1 Amiston of this city tonight formally announced his entry into the Democratic nomination for United States senator to succeed Nathan B Scott of Wheeling. Other candidates named include Clarence W Watson John T McGraw Lane Tierney and Judge Lewis Tavener plus William Chilton John Cornwell and Thomas Hodges Hodges recently resigned as a State board member to seek presidency of West Virginia University after Purinton resignation.
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Lewis Tavenner
Parkersburg
William &.Chilton
Charleston
John J. Cornwell
Romney
Thomas E. Hodges
Morgantown
Hodges
State Board of Control
West Virginia University
D. B. Purinton
Reforms for the Militia in Governor’s Annual Report
Adjt. Gen. W. W. Sale urges higher efficiency over larger numbers. Proposals include medals for faithfulness, yearly inventory of military property, a new ranger and camp site, a suitable pension for officers, officers uniforms funded by the men, continued instruction for noncommissioned officers, a judge advocate department, and removal of local officers from martial duties. Wortham notes Norfolk Light Infantry Blues as the strongest militia post he has seen.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Edurgia-Martitl
Man
Wortham
Norfolk
Norfolk Light Infantry Blues
Fatal Fire Accident in Boyd s Maryland
Coroner s jury in Boyd s Maryland returns verdict that Henry Shields death by accidental burning. Fire started from unknown causes after the deaf mute was left asleep in bed at 9 o clock Saturday night. Some jurors suggested unknown persons may have started the blaze. Mother found the house in ashes when returning at 12 with the boy’s fate debated.
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Boyds
Henry Shields
Escapes Cost Him Dear
Sperial to The Washington Post Richmond Virginia Dec 19 Bunch Helm a negro who has twice escaped from the penitentiary was sentenced to another year today for his last flight making three years he will have to serve instead of the one to which he was originally sentenced He was first convicted in 1905 involved in a shooting scrape He fled but was captured and brought back to finish his term with an additional year In 1907 he again escaped when his term had almost expired Again he was captured and today in the city circuit court he was given another year
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Sperial
Washington Post
Richmond
M A
Bunch Helm
Roads accepted and total miles completed in Maryland
Baltimore December 19 Roads Engineer Walter W Crosby stated nine miles of thoroughfare were completed and accepted by the State during the year. An additional about 100 miles are completed but not yet officially part of the State roads system. In 1910 sixty seven contracts were let totaling about 250 miles of road. Crosby has not separated State aid law work from the five million dollar program work.
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Baltimore
Walter W. Crosby
Duriys
Crosby
Prof Gifford Drowned While Skating on Monongahela
Prof Charles M. Gifford assistant bacteriologist at the University of West Virginia Morgantown drowned tonight while skating alone on the Monongahela River. He glided into open water and body recovered hours later. A Springfield Vermont native and University of Vermont alumnus, he taught botany there. His arm position and shoulder muscles indicated a struggle for life.
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U. of W. Va
Morgantown
Cumberland
Charles M. Gifford
University of West
Virginia
Monongahela River
Gifford
Springfield
University of Vermont
Death of railroad worker found under Accotink viaduct
The body of Bernard Murphy, 38, a Southern Railway track walker from Springfield, was found below the Accotink viaduct about 12 miles south of Alexandria. He likely fell 401 feet while avoiding an approaching passenger train. The Sun night disappearance prompted searches by railway workers. his body was taken to Wheatley’s in Alexandria.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Bernard Murphy
Southern Railway
Springfield
Fairfax County
Accotink
Robert Simpson
Murphy
Burkes
Martin Murphy
North Patrick Street
Wheatley
Deposit of Ada m Thomas moves Schenk poisoning case
In Wheeling on Dec 19 the deposition of Ada m Thomas secretary of a Pittsburg detective agency will be taken, marking the first notable step in the Schenk poisoning case. Lawyers will then go to Marietta to obtain affidavits from Farnsworth Pryor and Neylon for the defense ahead of the January 9 court date. John O Schenk remains at his sister Doepkin's home, brighter but silent on the case. The second item reports Spanish steamship Urkiola Mendi stranded in the North Sea with 13,500 bales of cotton valued at $1,015,000 after leaving Wilmington on November 28.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Adam Thomas
Pittsburg
Schenk
Marietta
Joseph Farnsworth
Robert Pryor
Samantha Neylon
Wilmington
N. C
Alexander Sprunt & Son
Urkiola Mendi
Bremen
Germany
North Sea
Sentimental Gift Taglines for Holiday Cards
A humorous compile of original lines and quotes to accompany gifts. Suggestions include lacy neckwear lines, scissors destiny puns, Emerson and Dickens verses, calendar messages, and a photograph caption idea. The piece notes varying talent and time constraints for writing card sentiments during holiday preparations.
Social Set Habits and Roosevelt Family Automobiles
The article notes diverse city social scenes and hotel smoking policies for women across venues like Martha Washington, Cafe Madrid, and Cafe Boulevard. It highlights Miss Ethel Roosevelt turning to automobiles, racing a train on Long Island Rail Road, and her reputed influence on her father Theodore Roosevelt toward modern transport and outdoor sports.
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Ethel Roosevelt
United States
Long Island
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Aftica
Miss Roosevelt
Mids Roosevelt
Sagamore ‘Hill
Portrait commission set for Miss Taft by Alexis Brenner Many
Helen Taft will sit for a full length life size oil portrait to be painted by Alexis Brenner Many. Many heads the art department at McKinley Manual Training School and has landscapes shown at the Corcoran Gallery. After completing Miss Taft’s portrait he goes to New York for a Dix family portrait commission.
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Helen Taft
Alexis Brenner Many
Many
McKinley Manual Training School
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Pratt Institute of Brooklyn
New York City
Pal. John Bridge
Mias
Taft
Gov.-elect
Dix
DIES IN PISTOL FIGHT BETWEEN EASTERLING AND NASH FAMILIES
In Norton Virginia on December 19 Emmet and Lafayette Easterling were attacked by Floyd Nash and his nephew Irving Nash in a mountain road encounter. Lafayette died instantly while Emmet likely will not live. Irving Nash suffered potentially fatal wounds. Floyd Nash escaped. A farmer witness named Dale observed the gunfight. A lingering family feud and prior tensions framed the confrontation. Ages ranged from 18 to 23. all involved were unmarried except the elder Nash.
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Washington Post
Norton
Emmet Easterling
Lafayette Easterling
Floyd Nash
Irving Nash
Easterlings
Nash
Emmet
Wise
Coeburn
Dale
Nashey
Uncelo
Hasterling
Three Killed In Mine Gas Explosion Near Fairmont West Virginia
Spectal to The Washington Part Fairmont W Va Dec 19 Three men were killed in a gas explosion at the Middleton mine operated by Consolidation Coal Company of this city at 6 46 o clock this morning The dead are Antonio Spento 50 Luna Java 38 and Vincenzo Andy St AIT were single men W H Tones and son James were slightly injured The men were on their way to work through a tunnel when they ran into a pocket of gas that had accumulated in the mine from a wash well There were only ten men under the ground when the accident occurred The bodies were recovered and brought to this city where they were prepared for burial The thoroughly saturated condition of the mine prevented a dust explosion from igniting the gas The damage was small Operation will be resumed tomorrow.
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Fairmont
Spectal
Washington
W. Va
Middleton
Coal Company
Antonio Spento
Luna Java
Vincenzo Andy
St. Ait
W. H. Tones
Son James
Virginia Rhodes Scholar Chosen From Virginia
Francis Foulke Beirne of Richmond selected by the committee on selection to receive the Rhodes Scholarship for Virginia at Oxford. Son of the late Richard F. Beirne editor of the old Richmond State, Beirne attended Baltimore Country School for Boys, led in prizes, captained teams, and edited the school monthly. He entered the University of Virginia in 1908, joined Delta Psi, ran track, and pursues graduate Italian alongside BA work.
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F.F. Beirne
Richmond
Washington Post
Charlottesville
Francis Foulke Beirne
Virginia
Oxford
England
Richard F. Beirne
Beirne
University of Virginia
Country School For Boys
Batimore
William A. “Fisher
School Monthly
Delte Psi Fraternity
Found Dead Under Trestle Near Buchanan Va
Roanoke Va Dec 18 the body of Prof Lee A H Sullender 60 formerly a Botetourt County public schools teacher and Glen Wilton principal was found under a railroad trestle near Buchanan Va authorities say he apparently fell from the trestle while hurrying to catch a train last night his skull was crushed
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Roanoke
Lee A. H. Sullender
Botetourt County
Glen Wilton
Buchanan
Stig
Corrie Smith dies by morphine poisoning in Roanoke
Miss Corrie Smith aged 22 a mail clerk on the Norfolk and Western Railroad died last night from morphine poisoning after a self inflicted act. Henry Willis of Bristol was arrested and confessed to the deed. Evidence included a decoy letter to the Roanoke Wine Company with marked currency. Willis, from Culpeper, worked in the railway mail service briefly and is charged with rifling mails and taking money. A separate note reports Miss Frances Hodges wedding to Leighton R Kremer in Harper's Ferry and future residence in Eugene Oregon.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Henry Willis
Bristol
Corrie Smith
Norfolk
Western Railroad
Pulaski
Willis
Tim
Haglass
Roanoke Wine Company
Culpeper
West Virginia Vote Declines From Two Years Ago
Official returns from West Virginia report 81.19 percent turnout, with Taft winning by 26,451 and Gov. Glasscock by 11,93. Congressional districts show Democratic plurality of 8,836, down from prior Republican lead by 22,086. Also notes court actions in Richmond and legal admissions, plus the death of Roy Saunders after a Wake Forest basketball game.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Taft
Glasscock
Funeral interrupted at grave for Richmond boy killed at rail crossing
Coroner Taylor halted burial rites for Joseph Moltz eight year old son of Charles Moltz of Richmond at Riverview Cemetery after receiving word of the death from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway accident. The stop was brief and aimed to determine there were no criminal circumstances surrounding the incident. The boy was run over by a switch engine while on his way to school near a street crossing.
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Richmond
Washington Post
Joseph Molts
Charles Moltz
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Riverview Cemetery
Taylor
Molts
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Iroanaka Catholic Church
van de Wyeer
Fater
Leage- Frodnoke
Secord
Hhmn
Roanoke Gas and Water Company
Kate
Hk S. Givian
Detersburg
Marine Insurance
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Webel OW Val
Ste Four
W. Ve
Richard B. Davis
Petersburg
Whi, Bibb
Yeorge William Simpkins
Kendall Grove
Maryland
Hagerstown
Susalo
Witewater
Nokesvile
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Scott
Andrew Edminston
Weston
Adjutant General of
Miss Goings
Washington- Virginia
Lieyds Station
Alexandria County
Amanda
Goings
John Cain
George Woodfield
Aleandrian Hospital
Thomas Travers
W. M. Smith
Walker Campbell
Gus
Robinson
Chesapeake
J. K. Seviar
Samuel S. Sipple
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Sipple
Cameron Street
Alexandra
William J. Morton
Christ Protestant Episcopate Church
Lee Camp
G. William Ramsay
B. Warfield
Charles S. Taylor
John Hanmond
J.B. Spicer
Buriat
Christ Church Cemetery
HEART
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Ming
Dickens
Book of Travel
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Baiing See Ba Pare
Limo
Theodore Kro‘oil
Martha Washington
Cafe Madrid
Rector
Cafe Boulevard
Mary
Garden
Trendal
Pavilowa
Lydia
Lipskowska
E. R. Thomas
Miss Taft
Easterling
Stamph &Lyford
Weathered Oak Hall Ties Pee Press
Fimokera
Seta
Jerdiniste
Curio
Golden Osk
Morria
Teaneaewene
Virginia Rhodes
L. A. H. Sulfender
Massachusetts Avenue
Mire Hodges
Harpera Ferry
Frances Hodges
Shepherdstown
Howard Hodges
Leighton R. Kremer
California
Father Lynch
Hugene
Oreg
Frince Albert
Poxede
Ie Allo
Horn
Tie Talor
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Goff
Pritchard
Rome
Adirmad
Leonard Brougham
Hamburg-American Steam Packet Company
Appellant
Henry Baker
Appellea
Appell
Frederick St. Brown
Léonard Brougham
George T. Minter
Raleigh
Wake Forest Colege
Roy Saunders
Monroe
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