Convict and acquit case prompt mercy plea in patent fight
Jury verdicts split with one conviction and one acquittal spark a mercy plea as lawyers plan appeals and bond is set at 10000. The case centers on Heany's tungsten filament patent for incandescent lighting and a civil fight over priority for the tungsten invention with several foreign inventors involved.
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Douglas
Heany
Patent ‘Office
West
Patent Office
Bureau of Standards
Wyshington
Ueany Barton
Everding
Poll tax abolition urged in North Carolina reports
The State corporation commission reports municipal debts at 9 595 087 dollars county debts 2 446 890 and state debts 6 990 500 with total property taxes 10 222 293 dollars. It urges exempt 28 dollars of personal property per taxpayer and bans poll taxes and high tax rates. Winston-Salem merchants push repeal or modification of the homestead law to allow exemption waiver or reduction to about 490 to 600 dollars.
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Washington Pol
Raleigh
N.C
State Corporation Commission
Winston-Salem
N. C
Merchants’ Association
Armory dispute widens as Alexandria unit seeks rent to cover costs
A courtroom action in Alexandria over the armory pits Capt. Murphy and Lieut. Demaine of the old light infantry against the new company. Judge Burley orders space for the property or storage pending ownership litigation. Attys sought extra time to remove items. The case draws interest from manufacturing interests and involves a large fee structure and costs.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Light Infantry
Burley
Corporation Court
Murphy
Demaine
Compar
Atttorney Brent
Cape Murphy
Lieut
Captainmaker
Licensed To Marry In A string of names and ages appears in a genealogical notice
A crowded notice lists numerous couples and ages from various places including Baltimore and Virginia. Names such as Phillips, Sue Stevens, Marguerette Dritt ingham, Lenora Stern, Ada Greene, Marta Tartaglia, and Fannie Gliman appear among many others. The fragment presents marriage intentions or registrations with ages ranging from teens to thirties across multiple locales.
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Phillips
Sue B. Stevens
Hobert
Thetson
Nika
Janefer
Pat Griffith
Isdwed
Sprinkle
Harrisonburg
Hila Vo Sweeney
Leeland
the Rew
Macleod Dot Wo Sharer
Lanza W. Harkins
the Key
Musaryell Yulan Gosnew
Marguerette L. Drittingham
Baltimore
Frie
Magis
Cedlik McGrath
Renaud
Sagan
Ott
Anna Toepler
Crel
Tracy I Powell
T- Covington
Maud
Fo Root
Clifton Purge
Val
RB. W. Lowe
Henry H. Heflin
EB End
Marcel J. Moa
Manley
Kia
S Swanters
Clara Moore
G. Silverstone
Joseph Bihary
Frieda Bender
Kiroy Jenkins
Dassie M. Shipley
Sint Eomne
Mary £. Olver
Clin Powlesville
Renard
Caron
Lenora Stern
Louis Stern
Fayior
Marshad Charles EL. Sherm
Fubitt
Aldersc
Ada S
Tl. Greene
Chane
BE. Mathesi
Aml
Caroline Sebantian
Thomas Smyth
Robert J. Biske
Charleston
Greene
Iui
Sonia B. Ball
Taine Hoe
Hatlenger
Lurortien, JR
Carre A. Lruce
Prduasible
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Pla
Averella W
Cattagitt
Cattagitt Hoy B Meyers, 27, Ail Georgia C. Zirkle, 19, Twth’ of Perescyille
The
Key
Arin Weld
Wilson
Alona
Olds
Joseph EB. Slaughter
Juanita Rees
Dol. Covn
Howard Tfopkins
Tie Hen
A. Hiehard
Sand Nettie Aersour
Health Office Record From An Old City Ledger
A garbled health office record lists multiple names and addresses, including ages and relation notes. The fragment mentions individuals such as John W Speaks and Oscar, plus several households and wards with occupations and statuses like insane or hospital.
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Clutin
Washberi
Cal
Fe Thesriden
Ben Not
Win
Urew
Fis Eyes
Prospect Ave
Davi Curtin
Wah
Avylara
Elernar Guynell
Chapla
Tames Bowl Kennedy
Willie Steldam
Thorge M. Wallace
Andrew
Peters
Helen Tuene
John W
Hoy Andrewe
Oscar
Marie Poore
Saat
Walk in Snow Fatal in Alexandria
Herbert P. Tancil a 64 year old resident of Alexandria died late Tuesday night at his home on 10 Kronoce Street after likely overexertion in walking home in heavy snow. He operated a barber shop at King and Fairfax streets for years.
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Herbert P. Tancil
Alexandria
Qronoce Street
Halad
Anell
King and Fairfax Streets
Steamship on shoal coal wrecked near False Cape
Boston to Norfolk dispatches describe the steamship Cambridge running aground in Claybourne Channel during a fierce storm near False Cape Virginia. Seventy five passengers landed safely by small boats. distress signals from a fourmaster schooner reported off False Cape. Other vessels including Avonmore and Carrens faced grounding and wreckage in rough seas. Quick Time went ashore near Cove Point with all hands saved.
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Cambridge
Baltimore
Claybourne
Fourmaster
False Cape
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Virginia
Avonmore
Chesapeake Bay
Lynn Haven Inlet
Carrens
Correos
New York
Clairborne
Chesapeake
Atlantic
A. H. Beth
Thempany
Atg
Quick Tine
Elizabeth City
Cove Point
Will
Eighteen Years for Murder in Virginia Case
A Danville jury convicted W Belt Samuels of second degree murder for killing Sheriff William V Flannagan of Draper on October 2. The verdict carries an eighteen year prison term. Samuels, a former Danville jail keeper, was barred as a witness due to prior perjury convictions in federal whisky fraud cases. The deathly jealousy motive was cited. the trial settled after a morning of jury deliberation.
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Danville
Dee
W. Belt Samuels
William V. Flannagan
Draper
Samuels
Flannagan
Eva Boyd
Aelock
Woman's Defamer Sentenced For Perjured Evidence
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore December report says Otto Neuhaus, a Finder divorce case perjurer, was sentenced to four years in prison by Judge Wright. The trial followed a conspiracy that implicated Frieda Flinder, her husband, Gerschn, and the Lissners, with Lissner jailed eighteen months and his wife paroled two years.
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Washington Post
Sutelli
Robert Pittman
Branchville
Mandy Coggins
Southampton County
Gay, Swanson
Coggins
Etaunton
Der
S.A. Porwlase
Fataily
Usnehburg
Dev
B. J. Witt
George D. Witt
John §. Witt
Nelson County
Washington
Baltimore
Wright
Otto
Neuhaus
Frieda Flinder
Flinder
Gerschn
John J. Lissner
Flinders
Lissners
Lissner
Asheville Bar Reconsiders Wine at Dry City Banquet
The Asheville Bar Association in Asheville North Carolina decided it could not afford wine at its annual banquet in a prohibition city after a heated Monday meeting. A proposal allowing diners to supply their own wine was voted down as the banquet was kept dry. An advocate for wine argued attendees might still attend the banquet to see the President, while an opponent noted personal reasons against drinking.
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Asheville
Weahington Post
N. C
Dee
Ressoration Bay
Traveling doctor and wife die in separate incidents
Two cities report the sudden deaths of Dr. Frank Burbank in a Greensboro hotel and Mrs. Burbank in Watts Hogvin, with opiate use suspected. Daily messages show ongoing contact before both deaths, and Burbank’s passing follows a private hospital treatment for heart trouble.
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Washington
Dirtam
N. Dev
Greensboro
Durham
Frank Burbank
Antil
Burbank
Push Claim Against Hotel In Chancery Sale Sought
Norfolk Va Dec 23 Attorney Vander venter for holders of mechanics lien Henson Lynn Haven Hotel filed a petition in chancery court seeking sale of the hotel under its mortgages. Mortgage bondholders submit similar petitions and all petitions will be argued tomorrow. Cooperative Glass Works Adopts Scare.
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Washington Vest
Norfolk
Vanderventer
Mechanics’ Henson
Lynn Haven
Chancery Court
Cooperative Glass Works
Washington Post
Clarksburg
la Fayette
School board punishes three colored employees over exit doors
At yesterday’s meeting the board of education dismissed for locked exits Mrs Bell janitor of the Deanwood Annex while Nelle supervising principal of the thirteenth division was suspended indefinitely with possible later demotion and Miss Martha Liggons, a teacher in the same division, was suspended eight days and reprimanded. The action followed an investigation into their conduct in risking a month’s pay in the name of a dead teacher A A Waller, though no criminal intent was found. The board also announced repairs and personnel moves across several schools and observed Lincoln’s bicentennial on February 12.
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Board of Education
Frabklia
Soho
Nelle
Martha Liggons
Bell
Deanwood
Nadle
A. P B. Clark, Jr
Capt. Oyster
Maj. Morrow
H. F. J. Allen
Oyster
Allen
Committee On Ways and Means
Musser
Cotors
Washington Prounds Association
Solr
Abraham Lincon
Twelfth
Ltreets
Strong Johnn Thompson
Walter G. Alleger
Buard
John Lt. Cook
Stuart
C. B. Spogarten
Amidon School
Appelat
Artine Dufour
Pranklin
sAppolat
A. W
Scho
Alice Pollukan
Lena Greenapple
Adams School
M. W. Standiford
Chevyhare
Viola Offut
Stanton Schoo
Stelnie
Mamen ¢N
Ming Margaret
Julia E. Serngxin
Lela Howard
Myrtle Sharswood
Mise del Bail
Dorothy Herman
M. PF. Chapman
Morgen
M. A Murray
Kindergartes
Lindergarten
Frederick Dowzing School
Thedxinderkindergarten
Trackiriat
Deus Btevens
Apunial
Miex Plorence Siuls
Frederick Douglass
JA. Young
Touresrade
Downweed School
Lucretia Matt
Miss. Sidner
Lucretia Matt School
Deanwood Beha
Whisky depository movement gains ground in Salisbury
Salisbury debates establishing a whisky depository early next year as state saloons close by law. Citizens spearhead the effort and expect the proposal to reach the next general assembly for consideration amid regional cheers and political momentum.
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Wwaenmavon
Salisbury
N. C
Berryville Marriage Announces Local Couples United
Berryville Virginia December 28 1900 Louis T Moreland son of Townsend Moreland married Miss Effie Baxter daughter of Willa Baxter in Berryville The couple will reside in Loudoun Leesburg Elber of Willa Baxter officiated at the ceremony Lester Murphy son of J Murphy of Clarke County and Miss Sarah Hutter daughter of G W Hutter of Loudoun were married earlier today at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Berryville
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Washington
Frederick
Ernest William Shry
Lucketts
Dora V. Horman
William H. Hortman
Urbania
A. H B. Seigler
Migs Molle E. Hersperger
Jefferson
This County
B. Vinton Kessler
Kessler Brothers
David W. Dittmar
Hagerstown
Sarah Solliday
George ©. Sollday
William P. Nicodemus
Boonsboro
United Brethren Church
Here
4. B. Station
Staunton
Maple Sun
Katherine Drake
David Willim Drake
Isaac Flanderson ‘Tomilneon
Brodericksburg
Maurice V. Perry
Mabel Lee Nash
R. A. Willams
Helen Flowers Wilenett
Dallas P.wiilcbett
Lancaster County
W. Francis Davis
Whitestone Methodist Church
Fairfax
Blanche Collins
BR. A. Collins
J. M. Allison
Prince William County
Richmond
Mamie Merenth McGraw
Thomas Osborne Chappel
Mrs
J. P. McGraw
Felden
Berryville
Louis T Moreland
Townsend Moreland
Effie Baxter
Willa Baxter
Loudoun
Leesburg
Dee
Lester
Murphy
J 1 Murphy
Clarke Esan
Sarah, Rutter
G W. Hutter
Lowdoun
Mary Morning
The
Methodist Episcopal
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Alexandria County
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Maryland
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Washington County
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Cumberland
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Ainess
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Martinsburg
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Roxbury, Va
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Mount Pleasant Church
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August Gordon
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Martz
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