Col Marye Dead Veteran Auditor and Civil War Officer
Richmond Va Dec 2 Col Morton Marye state auditor of public accounts died at his home aged 80 after rheumatic sciatica. Confederate veteran he was captain of the Alexandria Rifles in Company A Seventeenth Virginia Infantry and fought at Manassas Williamsburg Fraser's Farm Seven Pines and the seven days battles around Richmond. He was wounded many times losing a left leg at Manassas and was captured at Fraser's Farm later exchanged and returned to Virginia. He served as clerk of the corporation court of Alexandria for 20 years and was auditor since 1868.
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Virginia
Alexandria Rifles
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Williamsburg
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Seven Pines
Manaasas
Fort Warren
Bunton Harbor
BR. E. Lee
Col Marys
Corporation Court of
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Alexandria
Kalth
Supreme Court of Appeals
Rescue at Lookout Shoals Heavily Stranded Schooner
Cape Lookout life saving crew under Captain William H Gaskill rescued Captain Osborn Ray and eight crewmen from the four masted schooner Martha E Wallace of New York after grounding on Lookout Shoals during heavy seas and high winds. Wallace loaded with lumber from Brunswick aimed for New York. ten feet of water in her hold. The vessel may be saved if aid arrives. jettison of deck cargo railroad ties planned.
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Morehead City
N. C
Wiliam H. Gaskill
Cape Lookout
Osborn Ray
Martha EE. Wallace
New York
Lookout Shoals
Wallace
Brunswick
Point Beach
Ray
F. W. J. Jones
Five Run Down By Train Near Swanton
Two laborers were killed and three injured when a Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a construction gang near Swanton in Garrett County. The workers were hauling timber across the tracks and were hurled into the air by the engine. The three injured, all with fractured skulls, were taken to Hoffman Hospital in Keyser. A 6 year old Russian boy named Alex Simosek was found dead on the tracks near Bond, Garrett County, after being run over by a train. The body of an unknown man was found on the tracks near Casselman.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Swanton
Garrett County
Hoffman Hospital
Key- Ber
Alex Simosek
Bond
Casselman
Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Pullmany
Ail Braks
Admits Killing Husband in Virginia Court
Hattie Mc Cutcheon of Waynesboro, a colored woman, withdrew her not guilty plea and was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary for the murder of her husband. The shooting occurred at his home, likely as he slept, after they had separated. A Civil War pistol stolen from her employer's home may have been used.
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Washington Post
Staunton
Hattie McCutcheon
Waynesboro
McCutcheon
TWO TRAINMEN DIE IN WRECK NEAR CHRISTIANSBURG
Special to The Washington Post reports two freight trainmen killed in a rear end collision at Arthur station between Christiansburg and Shawsville. Conductor J A Snyder of Bluefield WV and Flagman Hugh Rowsie of Roanoke died, both bodies burned as cab caught fire. Snyder leaves a wife and two children, Rowsie a new bride of two months.
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J. A. Snyder
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Hugh Rowsaie
Roanoke
Snyder
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Rowale
J. M. Rowale
Mary Reeder
Bristol
Norfolk and Western Railway
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Weet Virginie
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Seaboard Expresa
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Allanta
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New York
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G. Portamouth
van Portemouth
Washington Southern Railway
Richmond
Fredericrsbure
Daist
Frederichsbury
Milford
Died Suddenly in Baltimore Brother of West Virginia Senator
Spermy wo tne Washingson sort Baltimore Md Dec 22 L D Camden a brother of the late United States Senator Camden of West Virginia died suddenly this morning at his apartment here He was 68 born in West Virginia and had lived in Baltimore nearly 40 years and was for years in the employ of the Standard Oil Company He retired several years ago Funeral arrangements will not be made until word from his relatives in West Virginia.
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Baltimore
L. D. Camden
United States
Camden
West Virginia
Hls
Standard Oil Company
West, Virginia
Hagerstown Fire Causes Major Damage and Injuries
A morning blaze in Hagerstown gutted the rear of the Fahreys building and damaged the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co, Fahrney Bros, and the four story McCardell building. Insurance covers $30,000. 448 apartment residents narrowly escaped as the fire burned for five hours with fresh outbreaks in the ruins. George W. Riley was injured, Harry L. Jones aided a trapped child, and other locals suffered damages.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Fahreys
Harry L. Jones
Freman
McCardell
Clyde B. Bender
William B. King
City Honors Dead Police in London Funeral
London crowd fills St Pauls Cathedral for public funeral honoring three police officers shot by Russian terrorists during a burglary attempt near Houndsditch. Lord mayor and cabinet members attend with royal representatives. Russian Yourka arrested. reward of $2,600 offered for the remaining gang members.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
King George
Yourka
Houndsditch
Nearly Frozen On Pilot. Man Steals Ride on Locomotive
Adolph Jorge of Massachusetts clambered to the Black Diamond express pilot as it left Geneva and rode 40 miles to Ithaca, suffering frostbite to face hands feet and ears. He fell from the pilot at Ithaca station and was found prostrate but survived with doctors’ aid after a terrifying, near being swept from the engine.
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Tihaca
Blackiamond
Idehigh Valley
Ithaca
Adolph Jorge
Massachusetts
Geneva
Jorge
North Carolina Cotton Mills Declared Bankrupt
Handleman and Naomi Falls mills in Randolph County were adjudicated bankrupt by Judge James B. Boyd with estimated liabilities of 750 000 to 800 000 dollars. Receivers F H Fries and T A Haunter will operate the mills and may borrow to finance raw cotton purchases as they seek to satisfy creditors led by Wachovia Trust Greensboro Trust and Hunter Manufacturing.
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N. C
Handleman Manufacturing Company
Naomi Falls Manufacturing Company
Randolph County
North Carolina
James B. Boyd
Wacho‘via Loan and Trust Company
Winston Salem
Greensboro Loan and Trust Company
Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company
F. H. Fries
T. Aatunter
Milla
Miners Relief Law Pays $8896 in Five Months in Cumberland
In five months ending November 30 Cumberland’s miners relief fund disbursed 8896.50 with 4500 to beneficiaries of three deceased workers James Hosken Frank Tylock and James Jacobs. Accidental deaths yielded 1500 each and two claims paid 37 for a missing foot and eye. Seventeen more claims settled, nine pending three death cases. The fund is funded by 27 cents monthly from miners wages shared by mine operators. David J Lewis, incoming representative, authored the law and will push similar measures in Congress.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
James Hosken
Frank Tylock
James Jacobs
Walter Patterson
Natale Alelf
Clarence Layman
David J. Lewis
Congress
Woman Artist and Husband Divorce Ends in Custody Decree
Mrs Ruth Pope Turner an artist filed for divorce from Priton Randolph Turner a traveling salesman last Tuesday. A decree of separation was signed today granting the mother permanent custody of their only child after the estranged husband had taken the boy to Norfolk and police recovered him. The circuit court judge ordered return of the child to the mother earlier in the week. While the case began last Tuesday the agreement was finalized this afternoon in Suffolk Virginia.
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Suffolk
Ruth Pope Turner
Priton Randolph Turner
Norfolk
Cirreuit Court
McLemore
Ihn
Lost Treasure Mines Hidden by Indians Across Northern Mexico
A New York Sun article reviews Mexican mining myths and real prospects, noting many ancient mines in Chihuahua and Sonora yielded limited riches. It details brutal Apache raids, vanishing trails, and the rarity of large nuggets, while describing famous sites like Batopilas and Tarasca, now Ubardo, with mixed outcomes and failed prospecting attempts.
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Chihuahua
Sonora
California
South Africa
Australia
Klondike
Tarasco
Humboldt
Ward
Tarases
Gueymag
Tarasca
Crown of Spain
Don Juan Moreno
Ubardo
Phitta
The Taiona Treasure Tale in Sierra Madre Lore
The article recounts legends of Taiona or Talopa a rumored rich mine in the Sahuaripa area of Sonora with disputed reality. Pima Indians guard the secret citing a life vow while prospectors offer large sums and mescal to coax the truth. Madrid and Mexican archives yield no proof of the mine’s existence.
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Rio Mulatos
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Rio Concho
Sahuaripa
Madrid
Such & Mina Wee
Crown of Spain
Sierra
Telopa
Mutiny on the High Seal and Brazil's Naval Shame
From the New York Evening Post the piece critiques the Brazilian mutiny in Rio harbor as a grave naval disgrace and compares it to historic mutinies in Britain and the United States, noting amnesty and pay demands as central factors and the absence of U.S. fleet mutinies to date.
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New York Evening Post
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Braxi
Spithead
Nore
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United States
Bomera
Philip Spencer
Dinosaur Skeleton Found In Palisades For New York Museum
A huge prehistoric reptile skeleton is being dug from red shale on the New Jersey shore opposite West 15th Street. Columbia graduates Hyde Condit and Boyle, with curator Barnum Brown, confirmed it as a dinosaur. The site is carefully excavated to protect bones before formal museum announcement.
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Palisades
Geological Department of Columbia Oniversity
J. E. Hyde
D. D. Condit
A. C. Boyle
J. F. Kemp
Museum
Barnum Brown
Brown
Bhig Fedone
Newark
Bliss in Cuba. Almendares Triumphs Over World Champs
The New York World reports unrest in Cuba ridiculed as unlikely. Almendares of Havana defeats the Philadelphia Americans and other major teams, with Mendez striking out Ty Cobb first time up. Cubans cheer loudly as Diario de la Marina revels in Cobb’s miscue, noting the crowds’ pride and humor in translation.
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Norfolk Flyer Makes Six Mile Flight Over City
J A D McCurdy in a Glenn Curtiss aeroplane crossed the Elizabeth River and circled Berkley from Ghent, reaching 700 feet as thousands watched from rooftops. The freezing day did not stop crowds. McCurdy said the flight went well despite the chill. In Rockville Md Mrs Harriet Eilen Woodward and Arthur Hand League wed at the pastor’s home with Rev W D Keana officiating.
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A. H. League
Rockville
Washington Post
Harriet Eilen Woodward
Baltimore
Arthur Hand League
Washington
W. D. Keana
Southern Methodist Church
Berlitz School Adverts and Language Programs in Washington
An archival listing features Berlitz School of Languages with multiple branches, offering seasonal transfers, native teachers, and affordable terms. Also advertised are the Emerson Institute for music and college prep, the French language school run by Ml le Prud, and Eastman’s School for girls with boarding and day options.
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EL Randoles
Srancpas
Reed
Jerstana
Iesdon
Fie
Mlle
Prud' Homme
Washington
Mihshs
Eastman
Masgacruesetts Ave
Real estate loans offered by Moore Hill and others in DC
Multiple lenders including Moore & Hill, Floyd E. Davis, Frank T. Rawlings Co., Smith Co, and National Loan & Investment Co advertise real estate loans in Washington DC. They promise low interest rates, flexible terms, and quick approvals with payments starting at $100 or more. Several entries emphasize mortgages, city real estate security, and no delays, with locations on 7th and Edw, 1605 PA Ave, and 708 18th St NW.
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Moore & Hill, Inc
Washington
Floyd E. Davis
D. C
T. Rawlings CO
Arlington Fire Insurance Company
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Smith CO
Pix Monte
National Loan & Investment Co
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Rutherpor
Citizens Loan CO
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Commercial Discount Co
Metropolitan National Bank
Oprostte
H. K. Fulton
Eadan Beane Bewane
NEW York Loan CO
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Tolman
Iocan
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Lesshan
National Loan and Investment Co
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