Rail Study and Corruption Inquiry Sparks Maryland Hearings
A push for a joint legislative committee to probe the sale of Maryland’s Chesapeake and Ohio Canal stock amid alleged railroad collusion dominates the session. Key figures include Governor Warfield and Lowndes, with questions to the Baltimore and Ohio on earnings, routes, and terminal assets. A separate measure seeks a rail rate reform and public works actions, while a fatal railway accident is reported in Ridgeley.
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Woman Burned to Death in Baltimore Home Fire
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs. Mary E Kless, 63, died in a fire that gutted her home at 66 South Vincent Street Baltimore. Rescuers reached her after the blaze, her body burned beyond recognition. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
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THREE YEARS FOR BIGAMY IN NORFOLK
Special to The Washington ros Norfolk Va Feb 7 With wives witnessing his discom ry Hunter the former Washington theatrical man pleaded Newport News guilty to bigamy arraigned in the Corporation day and received sentence years in the penitentiary. Hunter's conv. wife a full divorce if sh formal application for it in 1 restores to his second wife 1 name of Nelile Gri he ih the brother of the rightful Mrs true she will not apply for his two ture John and my when Court to of three fellow will give his first should mate court and er maiden een If the statement of Hunter is a divorce If Hunter is a good prisoner his sen tence may be reduced to serve only a year an The first Mrs Hunter refuse of her future plans and he will have aa half ea to talk
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Court Grants New Trial in Oxford Bond Case
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and remanded for a new trial in the Cintas Bank of Charlotte versus Oxford and Coast Line Railway matter. The suit sought $20,000 paid for Oxford town bonds for railroad construction, which the town later defaulted on, with Judge Pritchard emphasizing that benefiting from another's property without compensation is improper.
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Engineer killed in rear end collision near Rippon Virginia
Special to The Washington Post Harrisonburg Va Feb . A north bound Norfolk and Western freight stalled on the main line near Rippon Jefferson County WV. Flagman fell into darkness while stopping oncoming trains and was killed. The engineer Owen Menderson Shenandoah City crushed under his engine. Four children left motherless. Three others injured including Leuterbeek Button Downey Woods. The wreck halted traffic for hours as the double header crashed into the freight, Henderson hurled beneath the wheels.
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Traffic in charters shocks Norfolk social clubs scheme
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk attorney runs a charter rental scam, selling or renting certified copy charters to social clubs before the corporate commission era. Grand jury urges prosecution for obtaining money under false pretenses from clubs using rented charters.
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Road Law In Virginia Adds State Aid And Appointed Revenue Heads
Richmond Va Feb 7 Both houses held long sessions on major measures. The Lassiter Withers road bill passed the senate and a cemetery bill with damages provision cleared the house. The Early bill to empower courts to appoint revenue commissioners faced lengthy debate but was advanced. Petitions flooded in for the Mann liquor law with broad support from across Virginia. A proposed parallel road measure and a state highway commission plan emerged, centering on state aid and expertise from major institutes.
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Swanson Signs His First Bill in Virginia
Richmond Va Feb 7 The first bill to bear Gov Swanson’s official stamp since the current assembly began was a sinking fund measure of 74000 dollars. The plan uses interest from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac bonds to anticipate four years of state debt payments. The bill passed the senate yesterday and was signed by the governor.
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Buttermilk Fad Replaced By Postum Health Claim
Nebraska woman recounts severe stomach pains and headaches from coffee and milk. She credits Postum Coffee Substitute from Battle Creek Michigan with restoring her health, ending pain and medicines after choosing Postum a year ago. The advertisement cites The Road to Wellville booklet and urges readers to try Postum.
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Sprouse Breaks Jail in Augusta County Prison Escape
Staunton Virginia February 7 Frank Sprouse, imprisoned at Augusta County jail, again escaped this morning using a wrench shaped iron to unscrew bolts from his bedstead. He had been at large for months after an earlier breakout with Polgon, who was later captured near Lexington.
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Coal deal consummated by Cumberland capitalists
Daniel B. Zimmerman and associates completed the largest local coal land purchase, acquiring 25 000 acres in the Indiama Creek and Donegal valleys near Meyersdale. The deal, pending for months, marks a major investment by Cumberland capitalists.
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Daniel B. Zimmerman
Fire Company to Parade Full District Fire Department to Join
Washington Post Bureau Alexandria reports the George Washington Birthday Celebration Association announces the District of Columbia fire department will send one truck steamer chemical apparatus one combination wagon and a detail of sixty eight men led by Chief Engineer B21 for the February 22 parade in Alexandria. The 1906 demonstration is expected to be the largest yet with an executive committee meeting to announce the parade route.
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Mrs Greenwood Discharged From Jones Point Lighthouse
Mrs. Greenwood, appointed temporary keeper after Benjamin Greenwood’s death, is notified the Lighthouse Board will end her service at month’s end. Her long tenure made her dismissal a disappointment to Alexandria residents who hoped she would succeed her husband after forty years. Applicants are reported, but the board has not announced a successor.
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Alexandria News Briefs Highlight Local Court Probe and Fires
An early morning shooting near Alfred street prompted officers to arrest Bradley Johnson and Charles Binney who face a police court hearing. Firefighters battled two Wilkes street frame houses, injuring none. a funeral for Thomas W. Clark was held on Fay ette street. Southern Railway bought property at Henry and Wilkes. Bristol heirs in St. Louis Nebraska estate valued at 60 000.
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B. J. Wolfe
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Allen McNeil
Horseman James C. Clay Dies on Train
Grandson of Henry Clay, James C. Clay, 65, died on a Pennsylvania Railroad train between Baltimore and Washington from heart disease likely an aneurysm. A famed Kentucky horseman and breeder, he headed a Lexington area farm in Fayette County near Pine Ridge, connected to Breckinridge and Cabell families. He was known across Kentucky and among horsemen as Jim Clay.
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Virginia Weddings Prompt Multiple Marriages in 1920s Style
Virginia wedding notices from Petersburg to Lynchburg report numerous ceremonies on Feb 7. Couples include Miss Sue Virgin Carter and Frank Livesey. Miss Pattie Elizabeth Russell and Kerwan Phillips. Miss Margaret Estella Brown and Richard Taylor Morris. Miss Louise Holcomb Adams and George W. Headley. Miss Judith Livingston Carter and Prof. John L. Hilliard. Also mentions Miss Mary Virginia Hough and Oscar E. Davis marrying in Iowa.
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Woman in Male Dress In Habeas Case At Cape Charles
Mrs. Alice Pennebaum, 46, arrested at Cape Charles in male clothing seeks to resist delivery to Virginia authorities. Judge Blackstone reserved verdict as she faces habeas corpus proceedings to return to an asylum near Louisville, from which she escaped November 4. Her husband A. H. Vann, a Kentucky mine operator, allegedly confined her after he fell in love with her sister.
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Maryland Obituary Notices Of Marriages And Deaths
Mary land obituary reports two weddings in Rockville and Petersburg with clergy details. Robert Leand Wharton and Bertha M Miller wed in St Paul and Petersburg respectively. Florence Gilliss and Andrew Perry married at Joseph Gilliss home near Rockville with Rev. McGuire officiating. Milton Valentine D C L T died in Gettysburg at eighty one, long service in Lutheran churches and colleges. William Otte Baltimore and Ohio engineer died in Rockwood after a ruptured vessel while on duty.
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