Contempt and Prohibition Tangle at Eastern State Hospital
Writs of prohibition and contempt issued as Dr K C Foster clings to control of the Williamsburg hospital while Dr Brunk, his successor, is barred from acting. Governor Swanson orders full legal action to end the dispute as courts and officials clash over who runs the Eastern State Hospital for the Insane.
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Thieves cripple Laurel fire department in theft
Special to The Washington Fort Laurel Maryland February 1 thieves raided the Laurel volunteer fire department stealing cut off nozzles and brass tips from other nozzles crippling the service leaving only company No 3 to rely on for equipment
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Virginia Weddings Bring Brief Celebrations Across Counties
Virginia society notes three marriage announcements. Brederickabure and Mise Core Lee Brooks wed at home of Mr. sodre w in Orange County with Rev C Saunders officiating. Hanra Margaret Lincoln c spouse James Wesley Sterticke of Charleston had ceremony in Staunton. Elizabeth Edrington Combs and Dr Pierce married at Trinity Church with Dr Gombs officiating and plan to reside in Litwalton Lancaster County after a trip to Washington and Richmond.
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Bra
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Litwalton
Lancaster County
Penalties Proposed for Railroads and Other Measures
Special to The Washington Post. The house special order backed Speaker Justice's bill to empower the corporation commission. An amendment set penalties for railroads failing to deliver freight on the first day at 25, then 1 per day, plus actual damage. An amendment allowed regulating grade crossings. Also debated was a bill to establish a Creedmore dispensary if voters approve. Senate bill to place solicitors on salaries discussed. salary set at 2500, with fee excess directed to the State educational fund.
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Three Attempts At Death By Own Action In Baltimore
A man identifying as George Verner of Boston and calling himself a ruined eye speculator attempted suicide twice with a poison dose and once with a pistol in Baltimore on Feb 1. He was hospitalized with nonfatal wounds and disclosed losses of about 5 000 dollars in stock deals. He named contacts in Boston and New York and indicated a desire to notify a priest, a boarding-house keeper, and his brother. The associated man, George Wernet, is described as a waiter residing at 64 Warrenton Street, South End, Boston.
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Boston
West Fayette Street
Bolton
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Misa Anna Lerkin
Warrant Street
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West 131St Street
New York
Iva
George Wernet
Warrenton Street
South End
Moss Annie M. Larkin
Wernet
ELOPERS ELUDE DETECTIVE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Charles Coyner of Hagerstown and Lizzie Coverstone eloped and wed in Weverton Maryland after secretly meeting at Shenandoah. Parents opposed due to her being eighteen. They traveled by team to Elkton then Harrisburg, Strasburg, and Harpers Ferry before reaching Weverton with a detective in pursuit. The couple now reside in Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Charles Coyner
Norfolk and Western
Lizzie Coverstone
William Coverstone
Weverlon
Washington County
W J Whitesett
Brunswick
Coyner
Miss Coverstone
Shenandoah
Exposition Board Elects Executive Committee and Governors
At Norfolk Virginia February 1 the Jamestown Exposition Company board elected an executive committee and appointed Alyah H. Martin as seventh member of the board of governors to serve until next month. The full governors likely will be re elected then. The executive committee includes Alah Hartm G T Sheppard T S Southgate D Lewerbers T J Wool C Sherwood S C Cumming G F Adams J L Patton W E Cattrill J Cole A L Powell H St George Tucker S S Nottingham Nathaniel Beaman (. Broodks Johnston Barton Myers Ji Wn McCarrick R M Hughes W H Taylor and J Taylor Ellison with Mr Cole added as a new member.
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Wll
Alah Hartm
G T Sheppard
T. S. Southgate
D. Lewerbers
T. J. Wool
C. Sherwood
S. C Cumming
G. F. Adams
J. L. Patton
W- E. Cattrill
J. Cole
A L. Powell
H St. George Tucker
S S. Nottingham
Nathaniel Beaman
Broodks Johnston
Barton Myers
Ji W
Funeral of Hugh S McLeod in Washington burial
Announals Mad Feb 1 The remains of Hugh S McLeod who died suddenly at his Maryland Avenue residence were taken to Washington for burial. Funeral by Rev George W Miller of Furst M E Church, with pallbearers named. Death attributed to ptomaine poisoning from pudding bought locally.
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Washington Festival plans wreath for Mount Vernon event
A George Washington Birthday Celebration Association meeting in Alexandria unveiled plans for the anniversary. Executive committee members include Mayor F. J. Paff and Judge Touts C. Barley. A wreath will be laid at Mount Vernon and a banquet considered with President Roosevelt, with activities at the Alexandria Armory and Washington Street parade venues.
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Roosevelt
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Prominent Staunton Merchant George L Schmid Dies
Staunton mourns George L Schmid a leading and wealthy merchant aged 41 who died suddenly of pneumonia and heart disease. He leaves two brothers John and William. Also noted: Capt John C Hanne a Confederate veteran and longtime educator in Augusta County died after a two year illness. In Norfolk Henry Countship an 80 year old banking and accounting figure and secretary treasurer of the Yellow Fever Relief Association died suddenly.
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George L Schmid
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William
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Augusta County
Norfolk
Henry
Yeading
Howard Association
Burgers Home Torn as Daughter Defies Father
Special to The Washington Poat. Baltimore, Feb. 1. John D. Burger refuses reconciliation after his daughter Louisa wed against his will. He vows to break up the couple and end family housekeeping at 1664 Milton Avenue as Mrs Burger worries over their future and whether Louisa and her husband have shelter or bread.
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Baltimore
John D. Burger
Louisa
Hugh McConville
Lttle
Milton Avenue
Five Men Missing Drowned After Row From Miller's Shore
Baltimore, Feb 1 Special to The Washington rest. five men who disappeared after starting to row from Miller's Shore to Bay Shore Park are now believed drowned. A boat found near Bay Shore, three miles from Rock Hall, matches the craft described by relatives or observers. The discovery ends hopes of the missing men surviving as relatives accept the icebound bay as their likely resting place.
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Bay Shore Park
Bay Shore
Rock Hall
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
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Seigp Cron
Eaton Mass
W.l.douglas
Penn. Ave
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Sixty four bodies recovered at Stuart mine blast
Charleston report says sixty four bodies have been removed with at least eighteen more believed trapped. Rapid efforts continue as officials note workers were exiting the shaft when the explosion occurred. Authorities deny dust caused the blast, citing a different cause linked to an adjacent fatal incident last year.
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Charleston
W. Va
Stuart
Train Drops Into River in Seaboard Wreck
Raleigh Feb 1 A Seaboard Air Line bridge over Roanoke River near Norlina collapsed under a double header freight train bound south from Richmond. Both locomotives and twelve cars plunged into the water. Engineer Curtis Constable of Union Hill New Jersey died en route to Raleigh. Fireman Riggan was killed. The bridge was wrecked and trains detoured over Atlantic Coast Line tracks from Richmond to Weldon during repairs.
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N. CC
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Roanoke River
Noriina
N. C
Richmond
Curtis Constable
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Riggan
Atlantic Coast Pigs
Weldon N. C
Merchant Arrest Over False Pretenses In Maryland
W H Myers of a prominent Hagerstown family was arrested in Frederick by Sheriff Deibert on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses from Brewer and Myers, Hagerstown merchants. He was jailed in Hagerstown awaiting a hearing after allegedly paying for clothes with a forged check signed by his mother.
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Drummer Evangelist Colonel Fife Buried in Fayetteville
The body of Col. William P. Fife, once a Western oil and mining stocks operator in St. Louis and widely known as "the drummer Evangelist," was buried from the Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, N C, today. In Hampton Roads Newport News Va the cruiser St Louis arrived from League Island Navy Yard today and will sail for a sea trial before returning Monday for coal.
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Wiliam P Fife
St. Louis
Western Oil
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Presbyterian Church
Hampton Roads
Newport News
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Maryland Wedding in Rockville Marital Ceremony
Mary land weddings report that Mite Replah Boyle White daughter of Rev and Mrs R White of the Mace and Thomas Randy Hall of Poolexville were married last evening at the bride s home with the father of the bride officiating.
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Threefold Piles Cure Offered Free Trial by Mail
Advertises a mail order cure for piles and rectal troubles promising free trial with no cost if unsatisfied. Claims cures for long standing cases and offers a colored Pile Book free with approval treatment. Request written response to Dr Van Vieck Co. ABS Majestic Building Jackson, Mich.
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West Virginia House and Senate Clash Over Disfranchisement Amendment
The West Virginia legislature debated a constitutional amendment known as the 702 measure aimed at disenfranchising Black voters. Senator Campbell tied the issue to alleged racial influence, while Forman Bailey and Blue opposed it, and the resolution was tabled on a strict party line vote. The session also touched on a mine explosion inquiry and primary election and a two cent fare bill amid tense county politics.
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Notable Deaths Across Cities Spark Brief Obituaries
Across Cleveland Rome St Johns Trenton Evansville Cumberland Dickerson and Mount Mphraim brief notices report notable deaths by stroke suicide and illness. Ernest G Krause a wealthy Ohio coal lands holder dies at 52. Alfred Livingston 57 dies by self infliction. Capt Arthur Jackman Arctic navigator aged 64. Henry Magruder son of the late Gen Magruder dies in Italy. Mrs John S Hedding 73 in Cumberland. Abraham Harris 73 farmer with a large Montgomery County estate and family survivors listed.
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Massillon
Rome
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St Johns
Nwf
Arthur Jackman
Robert E. Peaty
Greenland
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Cumberland
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Dickerson
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Harris
John Taylor
Wiliam
Charles
Harvey
Alfred
Sarah
Nettle
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Hotels listing of guests across major cities
The text catalogs hotel guests by city and hotel names from Baltimore to Virginia, listing individuals and couples at properties such as the Metropolitan, Raleigh, Shoreham, St James, Willard, National, and others. Names include A Linsemeyer Raleigh Dr Heathecote, J A Mac donnée, George B Sellman, Hohmeyer, Wild, Murray, Patrick, and many others in Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond Alabama California Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Virginia.
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T Ball
Shoreham, Jr
H Webster
Anstrong and
Wits
Regent
Boston
W. B. Tripp
HH. Hohmeyer
George Francis Wild
Arlington
George D. Murray
Michael J. Murray
Babitt
Chicago
F. B. Monahan
Ralagh
M. Colm
G. M. Farmeworth
James
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H. D. Patrick
C AH Linnell
H A Canvers
H M Carey
Louis Untermeyer
John L. O'Connor
S Keener
Tallefer
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J. Handler
Alex Turegher
St James
J. H. Pope
Leonard Waldo
John A Slavar
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C. McClure
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F. W McGourkey
Fred P. Oliver
C. G. Norris
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Jumped Track On Bridge Trains Derail Davenport
The Golden State Limited train on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad jumped the track on a bridge over the Mississippi River in Davenport Iowa on February 1 due to a broken axle. Five coaches derailed and were damaged by hitting bridge sides. No casualties reported.
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Government Wins Suit Against War Department Contractors
New York February 1 a verdict of 73573 was directed by Judge Hough against Joan J OBrien of this city and Seth Perkins of Boston in the United States Circuit Court. The government won damages for breach of contract with the War Department made November 1898. Judge Hough also directed a verdict of 27292 against the City Trust Company of Philadelphia with Stephen Farrelly as receiver on the contractor bonds.
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