Fire at West Virginia boarding house leaves three dead
Special to The Washington Post reports three men Michael Max lone Vinlact McGraw and Street Malone burned to death at a Davis Coal and Coke boarding house near Oakmont West Virginia. Investigators search for incendiary cause after a Christmas party allegedly ended in arson with a mare ejected and threats heard. Two others Patrick Matone and Frederick Dugan are missing as officers pursue the blaze near Elk Garden.
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Christmas observed with mixed scenes across Virginia
Christmas season in Virginia brought quiet observance with some street remonstrance and heavy spending. Richmond reported three inches of new snow amid a wet, mild spell. Other towns noted celebrations, charity, and local events including schoolteachers honored in Frederickaburg and a first Christmas in Suffolk after a local option law. Several political and business items follow, including resignations, electoral margins, and local notices.
Christmas Observances In Alexandria Charm Town Spirit
Christmas in Alexandria featured church services and charitable aid with ample food for the poor provided by Associated Charities and local organizations. A Christmas tree and toys delighted children at the Children’s Home while prison inmates received a turkey dinner. A gun accident at a North West street home left a woman injured. no arrest was reported. Knights Templars and city firemen recognized leaders and gifted items in holiday events.
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Centenarian Capon Bridge Woman Heads Five Generations
Elizabeth Kerns of Capon Bridge West Virginia, aged 108, trusted with funeral plans and hymn selections, remains mentally sharp and active reading two newspapers daily. She leads a five generation family, with a son over 30 and a great grandchild, and recalls childhood scenes vividly.
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Wedded Between Stops On Way To Colorado
The Washington ros Richmond Ve. Deck en route to Denver from Atlanta, John Randolphy-Atwell wed Miss Annie Lyman of Greensboro. They married in Richmond before 8 PM and shortly after continued toward their western home. The groom, Aff years old, and the bride, years younger, arranged the marriage by long distance telephone while Atwell was on a Colorado assignment.
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Obituary notices from Virginia and nearby towns
Suffolk Captain I K Hinson 24, Atlantic Coast Line coactor, dies at Suffolk Hospital from road injuries last summer. Fredericksburg death at 44 after lingering illness. wife and five children. Roanoke, Dec 1 Mrs Hachel Virginia Sanderson wed. blood poisoning. Woodstock Mrs Martha Fuller dies of tuberculosis at 10? Years?. survivors listed. Rockville marriage of Minnie Weaver and Samuel McClelland Baylor. ages 48 and 33. Hagerstown multiple marriages and engagements including Kling Gloss Horner Harner Soran Noel and Lola Watson. Nearby towns report deaths, marriages, and survivors in brief notices.
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Henry Limerick
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William Wharton
Kaotisylvania County
Screamerville
Martha Fuller
Noah Weller
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Alfred Kibier
Strasburg
Colorado
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Rockville
Minnie MT Weaver
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Brucetown
Jacob T Horner
Inwood
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First Baptist
Felt Hats in Various Sizes and Colors Wanted
Fine quality French felt and superior grade wool hats in large, medium, and small shapes. Modern styles, not old, all colors wanted including black. Top price up to 300 dollars. Monday deadline for bids or offers.
Heavyweight Stops Traffic in Richmond Christmas Rush
In Richmond Virginia on a December day, John R Hous of the Charlotte Observer, weighing 100 pounds, caused a crowd to form and halt Broad Street traffic during the Christmas shopping rush. He slipped into a side street and telephoned for a room aboard the Char- Inte sleeper, remarking his weight attracts little notice in North Carolina where he is known.
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Big Strike Near End Belief of Early Settlement in Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota railroad managers and switchmen express optimism about an imminent settlement of the strike. Negotiations have reopened through Guy Heberhardt who helped spark the talks. A meeting is planned at the State capitol Monday forenoon to dispose of remaining difficulties.
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Wireless messages link Highland Light to Cuba via Key West
Electrician Bason at the navy wireless station reports intercepting a message last night from Key West to Cuba and two messages this morning from Colon to the cruiser Des Moines in Micronesian waters. The transmissions tie Highland Light Mass to Deep Cuba and Central America, indicating maritime communication activity in the area.
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Woman Aids Safe Blowers In New York Heist
In New York, Dec, burglars aided by nitroglycerin and a cooperating woman blew open the safe of Wancerpan Brothers, clothing dealers, in the Villa district and escaped with about 100 in cash and jewelry. A poised, well-dressed woman stood outside, signaling to warn pedestrians and deter police as the blast disrupted the scene.
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Reunited by Telephone in Denver After 20 Year Split
Charles H Harrison and his brother John W Harrison reunited in Denver after a telephone call from a law office. The miners and Union Pacific engineer, long separated since childhood in Lawrence Kansas, discovered their kinship and planned a reunion in Denver tonight.
Savannah Mayor Denounces Murder Reports From Savannah
Savannah Mayor George W. Tedeman rebuts out of town papers accounts of a Savannah murder spree. He says four arrests were made, three white men, no heavily armed guards, no bloodthirsty mobs or press suppression, and urges residents to trust local law and order amid tense times.
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Bank president shoots self at Hia Desk in Winterset Iowa
J H Winterode, president of Citizens National Bank in Winterset, Iowa, died by suicide at his desk. A janitor found him with a bullet wound in the head around noon. Cashier W J Cornill reported the scene and noted the health concerns cited by authorities. Winterode, a native of Pennsylvania, left behind a widow and three children. The report also mentions Samuel Williams, a 1908 Populist vice presidential candidate, suffering a heart failure in Connersville, Indiana.
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Woman mall carrier fatally injured in tram collision
Myra Hicks, the sole woman mall carrier in South Carolina and one of only three in the United States, was fatally injured today in Rutherford county. She delivers a free route between Cherke and Hicksville on a Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio line tram.
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All Who Would Enjoy Health Through Proper Living
The article urges living rightly for health and minimal medicine use, noting recreation contemplation and effort aid well being. It promotes simple remedies when timely, and highlights the California Syrup Co and its Byrap of Fige with Elixir of Senna as a preferred laxative. It cautions to buy genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co through reputable outlets.
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