Wreck Off Hatteras Tragedy Averts Surfboat Launch
Terrific seas thwart life-savers as an unknown steamer grounded on Hell's Hole near Cape Hatteras eight miles off. Surviving crew await calmer conditions to launch surfboats while forecasters warn of freezing weather and possible passengers aboard. The vessel, possibly a West Indian fruit liner, lies on its port side as waves wash over her decks.
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Virginia Obituary Notices From Various Virginia Towns
A Virginia obituary column reports the deaths of several residents: C. W. Cropp of Spottsylvania County dies at eighty at his Massapouax home. Mrs Jeidy, ex Confederate soldier widow, aged seventy-one, dies in Richmond. Walter B. Richards, prominent Winchester lawyer, dies after illness. Mrs Margaret Evans, widow of John R. Evans, dies near Winchester at seventy-four. Mrs Sallie Shockey of Winchester dies at seventy-five after pneumonia. John Pittman, Danville shoemaker, found dead in boardinghouse. lungs cause. Samuel Watts Halstead found dead in Norfolk at his father in law’s home in Portsmouth.
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Der
Ceaise W. Cropp
Spottsylvania County
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Jeidy
R. E. Lee
Confederate Veterans
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Winchester
Sallie Shocker
Jefferson Shockey
Norfolk
Samuel Watts Halstead
Nortole County
Ted
Portamouth
Mr. Halstead
Newspape
Goode to Hang Next Week in Richmond Rail Yard
Richmond December 28 Special to The Washington res. James Goode, a negro murderer of Police Inspector John F Shinberger and slayer of a man named Fox, awaits execution in the Richmond rail yard on January 6 unless the governor intervenes. Appeals to the Supreme Court judges have failed and a commutation is unlikely.
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Richmond
James Goode
John F. Shinberger
Fox
Goode
Supreme Court
Woman held on murder charge in Norfolk case
Special to The Washington Fest Norfolk Virginia December 28 Sarah Jackson arrested in Newport News on killing Martha Jackson during a fight in Norfolk arraigned in Police Court the case postponed until tomorrow She later testified before a coroner jury claiming self defense Witnesses said Martha Jackson pleaded for mercy while on the ground The jury found Martha Jackson died from wounds inflicted by Sarah Jackson Both are colored
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Sarah Jackson
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Martha Jackson
Franchise Extended for Baltimore Frederick Electric Line
James E Ingram Jr of Baltimore announced to Frederick officials that the Baltimore and Frederick Electric Railway Company will build the line next summer. The Frederick street franchise, expiring January 5 1905, was extended to September 6 1905 with a 2001 bond to cover non completion.
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Estate of Frenchman Appy Said Worth Twenty Million
A Paris estate claimant writes to Governor Montague alleging Joseph or Daniel Appy died in Virginia around 1881 or 1883 with a fortune valued at twenty million. The writer believes Appy was his father and notes the succession remains unclaimed.
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Half of Library Missing in Virginia Collection
Richmond Va Dec 28 Special to The Washington Poet in the first annual report of State Librarian John P Kennedy it is stated that the library contains 43 272 volumes not 96 000 as reported The collection excludes 7 150 pamphlets and includes 4 students appalled by the representation Vandalism has damaged works such as Audubon s Quadrupeds Some valued items were cut up and cataloguing is faulty with books returned missing records and a poorly organized pamphlet collection The report notes the high cost of maintaining the library and slow progress toward repair and improvement
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Richmond
John P. Kennedy
Kennedy
United States Bureau of Education
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Virginia
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Hooka
Bust of Admiral Schley Arrives for Maryland State House
A bronze bust of Admiral Schley, ordered by Maryland’s general assembly, arrives for placement in the State House annex. The 3 ft 2 in bust rests on a 3 ft 6 in marble pedestal with bas reliefs of the Brooklyn in the Santiago fight and officers of the Thetis and the Bear.
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Virnast Wise Keyser
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State House
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Brooklyn
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Boys Bought Cocaine Case Heard in Lynchburg Mayor Court
Special to The Washington Fest Lynchburg Virginia December James Faullmer charged with selling cocaine to a minor. Court continued until tomorrow for chemical analysis. Ten boy witnesses aged eleven to nineteen testified paying 10 to 25 cents per dose and one boy spent 15 or 20 dollars. Father testified the lad nearly died.
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Lynchburg
James Faullmer
Faulkner
Frostburg Paving Suit Voided Over Improper Notices
Frostburg loses a $19,000 paving assessment after Judge Boyd rules the ordinance void for improper notice. About fifty Main street property owners faced charges. the city bears the burden, with the Cumberland and Westernport Railway also affected by a large portion of the cost.
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Wishington Post
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Maryland Horticulturalists Meet at Hyattsville
The seventh annual Maryland State Horticultural Society session opened at Maryland Agricultural College in Hyattsville with attendees from across the state. Capt. H. W. Silvester welcomed delegates, A L. Towson reviewed the year, and Prof. W. B. Atwood spoke on growing an Apple Orchard followed by Alex McCormick on Truck Farming. A fruit exchange idea was proposed for Baltimore. The meeting continues tomorrow.
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Virginia Department of Horticulture
Alan Mads
Alex McCormick
Fullerton
Capt. Silvester
Baltimore
Contention over Right of Way Flare Prompts Injunction
Virginia and Southeastern and South and Western railway companies clash over a Guests River valley right of way. Wise County court issued an injunction blocking construction until further orders, bond set at 20000, marking first public signs of the dispute. Separately Kanawha and Ohio coal traffic surges with an estimated 5000000 bushels aboard 500 barges heading to Cincinnati and Southern markets.
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Maryland Weddings in Rockville and Potomac Hearings
Miss Janet May Poole and Henry Jacobs wed at the Poole home in Rockville with Rev. H Schroeder officiating. Also marrying were Miss Munde Elena Creamer and Porter Nicholas Butt at Potomac’s Wi Chapel, Rev. W F Locke officiating. Anne Argndel County bride Sarah Tillard Gott wed Edwin Martin Gibson at West River’s St James P H Church with a Baltimore best man. The notices reflect multiple local weddings and the era’s social details.
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Warner
Reuben Creamer
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W. F. Locke
John Stein
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H. H. Gott
Scranton
Harriet Keetep
Portland Place
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H. ¥. Wilkingon
Baltimore
Taney
John Gibson
Floyd Lanaford
Wilmington
Del
R. B. Gott
Wiss Rosalie Wilson
Friendship
Anne Arundel County
Alexandria News in Brief Association Presses Case Before State Commission
ALEXANDRIA VA December items report the Commuters Protective Association asking members to log complaints against Mount Vernon Electric Railway as the State Corporation Commission eyed service issues. Also noted are a Friendship Veterans’ Fire Association meeting with new officers, a coroner’s inquest on a poison case, a marriage in Alexandria, court decrees on local property, and brief items from Lynchburg and Charleston newspapers.
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Free dances delight Coalville youth and adults in Peoa
J A Marchant hosted a free dance at his hall Monday for children and another at night for adults. Music impressed attendees as the dances and races unfolded in Peoa. A brother joined the festivities and kept rhythm with the crowd.
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Hall-NoYes School Offers Year-Round Training
Frances Mann Hall A M principal invites pupils to enroll in day and night sessions for College Preparatory High and Grammar grades. Programs include languages and piano, with flexible terms and private lessons available by appointment.
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