In Annapolis Blair See Led Opposition In Quiry
Ground of objection was long period permitted for investigation. House Republicans propose legislative inquiry. Fenton resolution names committee. Party lines sharply drawn as Baltimore and Ohio Railroad affairs occupy the Maryland general assembly. The senate debated German resolutions while action was postponed in both houses.
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Opinions handed down by the West Virginia Court of Appeals
Special to The Washington Post record of the Supreme Court of Appeals decisions dated February 6. Cases affirmed reversed or remanded include Flaherty vs Fleming in Wood County and State vs Strayer in Cabell County. Several writs of error granted or refused and related actions involve counties and companies across West Virginia, with notable entries in Monongalia, Jackson, Mingo and Randolph counties.
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G. L. McClung
J. D. Price
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John M McAdam
David H. Pearsall
Ohio County
Georges W. Lawson
Chloe Lawson
Williamson Coal and Coke Company
Mingo County
John Reeves
J H. Ross
James P. McLean
Jackson County
State of
West Virginia
James McLean
Nine Die in Curtis Bay Fire as Child Sparks Blaze
In Curtis Bay Maryland a small frame house burned killing nine colored residents. Only Ella Webster survived by jumping from a second story window. A coroner’s inquest is scheduled for tomorrow with Webster held as a witness.
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Anne Arundel County
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Horace Jackson
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Rose Jackson
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Carnegie Gift to Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Andrew Carnegie will donate 20000 dollars to Randolph Macon Woman's College for a science hall, contingent on a matching 20000 dollars by individuals. The science hall price cap is 2060 dollars, and any personal funds will fund a new dormitory with space for 100 extra students.
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Children Turned to Virginia Children's Home Society
In Richmond on February 6 1900 Hattie and Katie Loving two emaciated girls whose father was jailed were placed in the custody of Dr W J Magvee of the Children s Home Society by Justice Crutchfield their mother having taught them to beg and steal Frank Brown a youth was fatally injured when run over by an engine driven by his brother Charles Brown the engineer did not see the victim and halted the locomotive after the second pass Mayor McCarthy was fined twenty dollars for contempt of court in Hastings Court the hearing date to be set by Judge Samuel B Witt Special to The Washington Post
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Katie Loving
W. J. Magvee
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Justice Crutchfield
Buchanan
Bez
Phair
Suffolk
Frank Brown
Charles Brown
Brown
Bealy
Weehington
McCarthy
Hastings Court
Samuel B. Witt
Virginia Weddings in Leesburg and Waterford
Charles W. Harrison son of George H. Harrison of Lovettsville married Bliss Louisa M. Shores of Waterford at Waterford church by Rev. E L Wilson. They will reside at Waterford. Lilian Kensett daughter of Thomas H. Kensett wed Norman Hedgeman Slack of Ronse vere W V at St Luke's Church this morning performed by Rev Dr William A Barr.
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Charles W. Harrison
George H. Harrison
Lovettswatte
Bliss Louisa M. Shores
Waterford
E. L. Wilson
Methodist Church
Norfolk
St. Luke's Church
Lilian Daggett Kennett
Thomas H. Kensett
Norman Hedgeman Slack
Virginia Obituary Highlights Multiple County Deaths
Obituaries from Virginia towns report deaths in Chatham Pittsylvania Fredericksburg Spottsylvania Winchester Roanoke and Charlottesville areas. Notable entries include Sallie Dunman 70 from Dickerson pneumonia Fletcher Parris 35 from Rondo tuberculosis Sarah Gallie 57 from Massaponax daughter present Mary Pitcock 83 western county lunging illness and Captain S W Glass 57 Norfolk and Western conductor tuberculosis of the throat. Also note Dr King’s New Discovery promoted for consumption coughs and colds with stock claims.
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Sallie Dunman
Dickerson
Franklin County
Fletcher Parris
Rondo
Pittsylvania
Fler
Fredericksburg
Sarah G. ‘Alley
Spottsylvania County
Norfolk and Western
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Virginia water bill and debt plan in Virginia assembly
Delegate Ordway Puller introduced a measure to prevent water pollution by prohibiting bathing in streams and waterways used for city supplies. The bill carries fines and prison terms, and sewage must be purified before discharge. The session also advanced a $74,000 sinking fund plan and a $400,000 education measure, with other bills touching social clubs, highways, cemeteries, usury, and state offices.
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Willam Hodges Mann
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Machen
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Churchman
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Chapman
W. H. Taylor
Department of Agriculture
Doherty Renominated as Virginia Labor Commissioner
Gov. Swanson sent his first appointment to the senate naming James B. Doherty as Virginia labor commissioner for a third term. Doherty first served in 1900 and was reappointed in 1904 and again in 1906, with strong endorsements from labor groups and major industrial firms praising his conservatism and diligence. A Petersburg King’s Daughters committee also heads to Richmond seeking a $20,000 appropriation for a home for weak minded boys and girls.
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Monument to Mahone in Petersburg Planned
Petersburg council approves a $1000 city appropriation to the Mahone Monument Association toward a monument in Central Park once $7000 in subscriptions are raised. The health board seeks $1000 for city vaccination and a detention camp as smallpox appears, confined to negroes. A committee will study a battlefield park near Petersburg.
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Raid on Annapolis gambling house shocks local figures
Special to The Washington Post Annapolis Md Feb 6 Sheriff Joshua Linthicum Jr with four deputies raided a State House Circle house where gambling was suspected a game run by a Baltimore gambler who has stayed in Annapolis during legislative winters at least a dozen others attended many prominent. The Baltimore gambler was ordered to leave Annapolis or face indictment. Last night another raid on a rumored roulette den was thwarted by a tip and the place cleaned out. Gambling has long been a fixture in Annapolis during sessions, but Linthicum the anti machine Democrat who won last fall aims to curb it.
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Woman as accomplice in Cedar Grove murder case
Mrs Har vey Elswick wife of Harvey Elswick the miner is jailed in Kanawha County charged with complicity in the murder of Jeff Montague at the latter’s Cedar Grove business place last Saturday night The feud arose from Montague’s attentions to Elswick’s wife It was learned after Harvey Elswick was jailed that he had a slight wound from the shooting incident.
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W. Va
Harvey Elswick
Jeff Montague
Cedar Grove
Kanawha County
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Elswick
Savannah Man Given Six Months For Hugging Girl
Harry Knight, a Savannah, Georgia youth, faced Petersburg mayor court for chasing two young women on the streets and hugging one against consent. He received six months in jail.
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Washington Post
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Death by own action missing banker in Roanoke mystery
The body found near Roanoke is believed to be Starley C. Armstrong, missing cashier of the Washington National Bank in Pittsburg. An insurance tag and a waistcoat label tie him to Armstrong, with evidence he traveled from Charleston to Bristol and then to Roanoke. His mind is blamed on overwork, while deposits fluctuated during absence.
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Prosecutions Expected After Virginia Pure Food Investigation
Winchester Va Feb 6 announcement says a statewide probe by C M Bradbury assistant State chemist will lead to many prosecutions of merchants and manufacturers for alleged violations of Virginia pure food law. Eleven cities were inspected and many canned goods found not meeting legal standards with heavy penalties provided by the statute.
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Favored Suitor Slain Near Whitman Home in Wirt County
Edward Deevers twenty five was found shot dead near Robert Whitman’s residence in Wirt County He had been the accepted lover of Whitman’s daughter A prior confrontation with rival suitor W McCauley resulted in serious beating No arrests have been made and the mother supported the rival’s suit
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Final link completed to Cumberland extension by Western Maryland
Baltimore announcement reports completion of the Kesler tunnel between Cherry Run and Cumberland on the Western Maryland line, leaving only connecting work to Kesler and the direct route to Cumberland. The route to Baltimore and the seaboard now clear at a cost of 73 million dollars, amid a protracted dispute with Pennsylvania.
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Burns on Second Trial in Manassas Bank Burglary Case
Special to The Washington Post reports Frank Burns, among Baltimore‑arrested suspects, began a second trial for burglarizing the National Bank of Manassas on November 12, 184. Harry M. Smith assists defense. Chief Detective Fumphreys and Baltimore force testify for prosecution. Also in Lynchburg a physician was assaulted and robbed, and Jim Cundiff was sentenced to ten years for murder of John Hendricks.
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John Hendricks
Maryland Obituary Notices From Cumberland Area
Obituaries list several deaths including Alfred Taylor 75 of Randolph County West Virginia at Elkins and B W Shreve 84 of Grant County dead at Branch. John M Phillips 69 in Frostburg with widow critically ill. Ulysses Lincoln Stoddard 40 of Washington died at Gaithersburg. Bridget Sarsfield 63 widow of Thomas Suarsfield died at Piedmont. John M Hartman 64 Swiss native died at his Randolph County home. Surviving relatives include four sons and one daughter for Shreve and six children for Hartman.
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Ulysses Lincoln Stoddard
Leonard Stoddard
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Bridget Sarsfield
Thomas Suarsfield
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Great Reductions on Plates in Ornate English Dinnerware Sale
An auction style listing advertises deep discounts on Cauldon, English china, and Royal blue and gold dinner plates. Various patterns include floral garlands, dragon decorations, and green and gold designs with prices ranging from a few dollars to several hundred, highlighting breakfast, tea, and dessert plate sets and per day rentals.
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