Lost schooner wreck near Hatteras with crew missing
Washington post reports an unidentified three or four mast schooner drove ashore off Hatteras in a fierce gale. Lifesavers battled towering waves but rescue failed. No name found. vessel bound south from Diamond Shoals area. Estimated eight to ten crew perished from exposure or drowning. hope dim for survivors. Wreckage possibly from Pendleton Bros ship VOY B.
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Washington
Norto
K Va
Diamond Shoars
Hatteras
Atlantic
Ker
Uoomigget
Ape
Extreme Maryland Cold Grips State Across Towns
Reports from multiple Maryland towns show record low temperatures with Cumberland at 0 degrees and many areas below zero. Baltimore river navigation halted as the Rapahannock River remains frozen and ships are delayed until the cold eases.
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Washington Post
Maryland
Oakland
Cumberland
Winchester
Punny
Staten
Lown
Fredricksburg
Rappahannes
Man
Niles
Twingit
Battimore
Baltimore
Montana tipple burned at Fairmount Coal Company plant
Fire destroyed the Montana tipple at the Fairmount Coal Company plant in West Morgantown, Washington district. Two men employed at the site died in the blaze. Loss estimated around 2500 dollars. the structure was entirely consumed and will be rebuilt at once.
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Fairmount Coal Company
Tin
Wontia Mie
Faimount Coach Company
Onc
Wright Carrick Wedding near Mount Horeb Home
Miss Sadie A Carrick daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Carrick Seat Pleasant Prince George’s County Maryland wed Fredrick Bennett Wright of Washington on February 7 at Mount Horeb the home of the bride’s parents Rev J T Gardener officiated Helen Wright sister of the groom served as maid of honor and the couple planned to visit Oberlin Ontario and then move to Washington after a New York/Niagara wedding trip.
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Washigton Furr
Sadie A Cartck
Frank Fathe
Pleasant
Prince George Counts
Fredrick Bennett Wright
Washington
Vonday Moorn
Mount Hu Kory
The
J T Gardener
Soof Bowie Vins
Helen Wright
Wis
Harmond
Carrick
Wiss Margarkick
Troupie
New York
Niagas
Firey
Oberlin
House Burned at Riverdale Park Social
The Washington Post reports a large dwelling at Riverdale Park on the Washington and Baltimore Turnpike near River Street was destroyed by fire yesterday morning around 4 o clock. Thomas L Goodwin and his family occupants were forced to flee with only a few furniture items saved and most clothing lost due to a defective flue.
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Washington Post
Magruder
Washington
Baltimore
Thomas L Goodwin
Goodwin
Bronze statue by Mrs Bryan for Jamestown Island
Mrs Joseph Bryan wife of the Richmond Times Dispatch owner presented a bronze Capt John Smith statue to be erected at Jamestown Island under the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Separately a Vaughn Construction Company storage building burned at Thaxton Va at 3 am incurring about $3,000 in damage, suspected incendiary fire.
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Nourfoll
Joseph Bryan
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Capt John Smith
Jamestown Island
Society For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Bryan
Spresal
Washington Post
Roanohe Va
Vaughn Construction Company
Thaxton
Physician Dr William J Chappell Dies By Cyanide Poisoning
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports Dr William J Chappell a 49 year old physician died at his home on North Gilmore Street after ingesting cyanide following a prior suicide attempt earlier in the day He had expressed intent to poison cats and told a friend he would buy poison downtown He claimed heart trouble to Dr Shannon who found no heart disease and treated his nerves The physician married once and divorced with a half sister in New York his father once a wealthy New Yorker left him money he squandered quickly.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
William J. Chappell
North Gilmor Street
Chapwell
Mr Smith
New York
James Chappell
Slayer of Wife Convicted in Eighteen Year Sentence
Special to The Washington Post Hastings Court finds Emmett Poarch guilty of second degree murder in the December 31 killing of his wife Emma Poarch. Jury fixes an eighteen year penitentiary term. Poarch fired six shots, one entering the head as the couple’s home and the motive cited as unhappy domestic relations. He swallowed laudanum after the shooting but was saved. he pleaded guilty to hiring his wife and testified he had no memory of killing her.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Hastings Court
Emmett Poarch
Emma Poarch
Poarch
Poarchs
Peoarch
Pollice Ragland
Justill Poarch
Missing Episcopal clergyman puzzles Norfolk police
Puamley, the Episcopal clergyman associated with Annapolis, remains unfound in Norfolk. A vigilant search through the night yielded no trace as detectives note he has offered no grounds for police interference. The case centers on his sudden disappearance and puzzling behavior while in custody.
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Norfolk
W T ‘Puamley
Annapolis
Firemen Firm for Strike and Court Arguments
Roanoke and Richmond dispatches report rising tensions as firemen push for concessions and a general strike appears likely if demands are unmet at tomorrow’s hearing. The Washington Post also notes U S Circuit Court of Appeals sessions in Richmond and Baltimore with several cases argued and submitted. John Peter Jones, longtime Frederick County farmer and former county commissioner, dies at eighty three after paralysis at his New London home.
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Srecal
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Washington Peet
Richmond Va
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Goff
Pritchard Morris
Dayton
Johnson Camden
John A Jarrett
Parkersburg
Hoop Camden
W Va
George T Price
Charleston
Richardd Sherr
Staunton Va
Midland Bridge Company
Vera Cray and Pacific Railroad
Circuit Court of Bahkim
Edward Duffy
Fallimore Wad
William C Scarritt
Kansas City
Plaineiff
Carmie
M Diang Bridge Company
Baltimore
Carrill T Bond
Lemon
Batimore
Inger
Edward Dunn
Williard Scarrit
John Peter Jones
Washington Post
Frederick, Md
Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
New London
Virginia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
G M
Harrison Penn Iron Company Limited
William R .Trigg Company
Circuit Court of
City of
Richmond
John A Buchanan
Isle of Wight
Stafford G Whittle Lewis
Palmer Et al
Brunswick County
Berkley Street Railway Company
Simpson
Norfolk County
C Southern Railway Company
Davis Circuit Court of
Mecklenburg County
Cormmonwealth Circuit Court of
Pat
Commonwealth Court of Hustings of
City of Portsmouth
Austin
W L Royall
R T Armstead
Virginia Obituary Notices From Petersburg and Nearby
Obituary notices report the death of Juhi Blackwood Strachan at his Petersburg home after a long illness at seventy seven. He studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia and in Paris before serving as a surgeon in Stonewall Jacksons Corps during the Civil War. He left a large family including three sons and six daughters. Other notices list the death of D Ci Mer of Leesburg aged forty two from consumption and Lunette Vale aged forty eight of Rockbridge County near Lexington. Additional obituary from Staunton notes James H Hounihan dying after a brief illness of heart failure aged about forty two, survived by three brothers and four sisters.
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Petersburg
Hemar
Suseo Meade
R H Meads
Congress
Leesburg
Lunette
Vale
Aime
Rock
Court Rules Foster Removal Case In Prohibition
Richmond reports a Court of Appeals decision ordering writs of prohibition against Dr L Foster and Judge Tyler over the Williamsburg State hospital controversy. The ruling places hospital control with Dr O C Brunk per the State board, while Judge Scott fines Foster for contempt and but purges Lawless.
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Washington Post
Richmond
L. Foster
Mastern Hospital For the Insane
Williamsburg
Court of Appeals
Foster
Tyler
General Board of Directors
Keith
O C Brunk
General Board
Joseph T Lawless
R Carter Scott
Eastern State Hospital
Scott Col Lawless
Scott
Dog Discovers Corpse In Virginia Woods
Ephraim Pruitt a Pittsylvania County farmer disappeared Monday and was found dead in snow covered woods near his home. A search by many neighbors led by a family dog revealed the frozen body. No violence suspected. he was about sixty five and leaves a widow and several grown children.
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Washington Post
Danville
Ephraim Pruitt
Pittsylvania County
Pruitt
Buitt
Narrow Escape For Roanoke Lineman In 1500 Volt Circuit
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company lineman Robert Jessie narrowly escaped electrocution after grabbing two live wires forming a 1500 volt circuit. Firefighters lowered him to ground. left hand burned to the bone, two fingers of the right hand lost. He spent forty minutes suspended before rescue and was taken to hospital for treatment. In Morgantown Richard Caddick, nineteen, who led police on a chase across three states, was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary after confessing in one case. other four cases dropped due to his youth.
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Specal
Washington Post
Roanoke
Robert Jessie
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company
Jessie
Will
Washington
Morgantown
W Va
Richard Caddick
John W Mason
Washing Flannels by Hand Delivers Soft Clean
A vintage ad explains a home service for cleansing flannels. Two porcelain tubs with Olive On Soap, multiple rinses, drying, brushing on a table, and hand ironing under cheesecloth are described. A wagon delivery by postal request is offered for convenient doorstep service.
Rate Bill Debated in Senate at Charleston West Virginia
A special Washington Post report from Charleston on February 7 describes a lively Senate debate over a rate bill proposing a 2 cent fare for trips over fifty miles. Senator White offered a substitute to apply the 2 cent rate to round trips, which was defeated. The administration bill to limit county levies faced House amendments, and a joint committee was ordered to investigate recent mine explosions.
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Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
White
Minge
Ashtorn
House
Plans for School Exhibit and Roosevelts Birthday Banquet
Local school board advances plans to exhibit public schools at the Jamestown Exposition with a proposed $100 appropriation. Secretary Loeb informs George Washington Birthday Association that President Roosevelt cannot attend the February 22 banquet due to prior engagements. The event, exhibition plans, and funeral notices fill the day’s Alexandria Virginia items.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Washington School
Ada Grigg
Lee School
Alexandra
Fairfax Counties
Jamestown
Loeb
A D Brockett
George Washington Birthday Association
Roosevelt
Friendshin
Friendshin Veteran Fire Association
Cuts Wife Out of Will in Sentimental Case
B Ford who died by his own hand at the Southern Hotel Elizabeth City NC January 30 leaves the estate to Charles Herndon son of his sister Mrs Mary Wellford Bennett. The widow and child are cut off without a penny and will contest the will amid a history of an unhappy marriage and sensational court actions including a judgment confession for several thousand dollars to support the wife and child.
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B. Ford
Washington Post
Richmond
W. B Ford
Southern Hotel
Elizabeth City
Charles Herndon
Mary Wellford Bennett
Ford
Hfe
Stabbed in Quarrel Over Woman in Maryland Saloon
Special to The Washington Fost Hagerstown Maryland February 7 Leonard Wilson a railroad man from Harrisburg was stabbed in the face this afternoon in a fight at a saloon here by Paul Varilla an Italian violinist from Baltimore. The quarrel was about a woman. Both men are under arrest.
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Waenington Fost Hagerstown
Leonard Wilson
Harrisburg
Paut Varilla
Baltimore
Virginia Weddings in Richmond and surrounding areas
Richmond and nearby towns report multiple weddings on February 7. Miss Nellie May Bryant and Horatio Beymer Weight wed at Folk Place Methodist Church with Mina Ella Bryant as maid of honor and A Wright as best man. Also, Miss Mier Belle Walthall married Rev Dr George McDaniel officiating, with Mrs James R. Percival as matron of honor and Miss Nettie Shepherd as maid of honor. Additional ceremonies include Clarence W Lewis with Fanny Bell Dodson in Burgess Sto., Ilse Ada Davis with Arthur Pinkard in Heathsville, Laurence A Wilmer with Clarinet Lowrey in Walnut Point, and William Trutlow with Susie Jones in Fredericksburg.
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Richmond
Nellie May Bryant
William Thormes Bryant
Horatio Beymer Weight
Folk Place
Bms Colonna
Mina Ella Bryant
A @ Wright
Mier Belle Walthall
EC Walthall
George McDaniel
Arthur Pinkard
Faetzfield M. ER
Wooden
Fleathaville
Leurence A .Wimer
Clarinet Lowrey
Walnut Point
Methodist
Willims
Wilmer
Will Trestle
Fredericksburg
William Trutlow
Susie Jones
Stafford Counts
Stevoe
Willesa Peslde
Robber Attacks Woman in Keedysville Home
Mrs. Ima Scheller returned home in Keedysville at about 1 am and was choked and knocked unconscious by a robber who ransacked the house and stole a small sum of money. Capt. J. W. Rohrer found her hours later. she cannot detail the assault. She has recovered but cannot provide further information.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Ima Scheller
Keedysville
J. W. Rohrer
Scheiler
23 Bodies Taken From Mine in Thomas Explosion
In Elkins West Virginia on February 7 twenty three bodies were recovered from Mine No. 9 at Thomas after an explosion Monday morning. Supt Dan R Jones died during rescue attempts. Parts of the mine have been explored for years leaving little chance of additional recoveries. Repairs will begin tomorrow and an inquest is postponed until then. Mine officials review possible causes but defer statements to the mine inspector.
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Washington
Thoms Thompson Fined For Window Pane Breakage
Walter Thompson, Augusta County, was fined 500 dollars by Justice Henkel after being charged by R W Crowder with breaking a 50 cent window pane. A second pane charge drew another 500 fine plus 19 in costs, leaving Thompson jailed as the case was appealed. His parents, of good standing, own property but cannot pay fines.
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Washington Post
Staunton
Walter Thompson
Augusta County
R W Crowder
J C Henkel
Basic
Crowder
Justice Henkel
Thompson
Rescue of Charles Large After Open Boat Ordeal
Charles Large, assistant lighthouse keeper at Thomas Point near Annapolis, was rescued this afternoon after spending the night in an open boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Exposed to freezing conditions, he fought pack ice and attempted to reach Annapolis before being picked up by a tugboat, suffering a frostbitten right hand in the ordeal.
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Washington
Annapolis
Charles Large
Thomas Point
Chesapeake Bay
Jail escape from Tyrrell County inmates in Columbia
Two Tyrrell County jail inmates Caiston and Rhodes escaped in Columbia after overpowering the jailer during dinner. They locked him in the cell and fled, with authorities noting they were at large in Liberty area as of the report.
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Columbia, N. C
Raleigh
Tyrrell County
Columbia
Ft. Caiston
Rhodes
Wiberty
Mental anguish bill sparks heated debate in North Carolina
Washington dispatch from Raleigh reports a bill to codify Supreme Court decisions in mental anguish cases against telegraph companies. Doughton attacks the measure while Steppers calls rumors lobby-driven. the bill passes 66 to 32, Morton warns of a possible Supreme Court shift if the Democratic stance toward business persists. Winchester dispatch notes Lilian Robinson and daughter Sadie Jones, both Black, jailed in Berryville for forging a check for 23 dollars, with John Johnson, related, jailed as well. held for grand jury in Clarke County.
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Washington Run
Raleigh, NC
Supreme Court
Doughton
North Carolina
Morton
Democratic
Speria
Wespington
Winchester
Lilian Robinson
Sadie Jones
Berryville
Clarke County
R Owen
John Johnson
Robinson
Barred from Pension by McCumber Bill Injustice to 250 Civil War Vets
Survivors of the District volunteers say the McCumber pension law’s ninety day service rule bars at least 250 Civil War veterans who served for 75 to 89 days. They argue many enlisted for Russia, defended the capital, and risked their lives for three months but fall short by days. The Veterans urge individual pension bills or amendment to extend eligibility to these worthy men hurt by the wording.
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Tha Congress
Lincoln
Irvin McDowell
E C Carrington
Carrington Guards
United States
Washington Light Infantry
Towers
Union
Kelly
Metropolitan Rifles
Nally
Washington Rifles
Batbach
Turner Rifles
Gerhard
Putnam Rifles
Thistelton
National Guard
Clark
Union Rifles
Rutherford
Anderson Rifles
Roche
Tancom
Charles P Stone
George W Geddes
Committee On War Claims
Forty-ninth Congress
Stone
Aquia Creek
Baltimore
Alexandra
Virginia
Alexandria
Gen Stone
District of Columbia Volunteers
Organization of
District Volunteers
McCumber
Dr James B W Gardiner Veteran Doctor Dies at Home
Dr James B W Gardiner a veteran of both the Confederate and United States Armies died at his country home near Hughesville on Tuesday night after a long illness He was born December 1 1841 in Beyantown Charles County He attended Holy Cross College and Georgetown University He served with the Confederacy in the Civil War and later commanded Fort Reno and Fort Riley in Oklahoma before retiring to his native county Five years ago he married Emily M Carrico the daughter of Dr Thomas A Carrico who survives him
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United States
Washington Post
la Plata
James B. W Gardiner
Highesville
Beyantown
Charles County
Holy Cross College
Massachusetts
Georgetown University
Washington
Confederacy
United States Army
Fort Reno
Fort Riley
Oklahoma
Gardner
Emily M Carrico
Thomas A. Carrico
Munyon cures advertised by a Philadelphia firm
An ad declares Munyon’s Wonderful Cures eliminate rheumatism catarrh kidney and bladder troubles and more. It promotes dozens of remedies with cent prices, guarantees under the pure food law, and offers free tests and money refunds through Prof Munyon of Philadelphia and the Munyon Remedy Company.
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Munyon
Price
Munyoh
Wunyou
Homeopathic Remedy Company
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Guide To Health
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W. J. Chappell
Twamley
United States Circuit Court
State Hospital Board
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Yale Laundry
Ommce
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West Virginia Senate
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W .H. Peck
Payne and Queen Streets
Janet Richards
Lee Camp Hall
Prince Street
Cameron Club
Dove
Fairfax County
Wheatley
Normoyle
Charles Pidgeon
Mount Vernon
Cornelius P Taylor
Edgar Carpenter
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Bethel Cemetery
George W Mays
J T Ware
Henry Pitts
Frank Beckham
C Summers
Jo A Alexander
Adolphne Schwab
Frei Ariek Schwab
North Royal Street
Schwab
Frank Schuman
Guy Claude A Swanson
Folowme
Virginia Weddings
Keedysville, Ma
Thomas
Augusta
Chesapeake
Howard Watch
Lenard Watches
Windom
Blubbard
Sandimmer and South Streets
Aeneliing
Wcumber
DE J. B. W. Gardiner
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Science
Myon
Prof Munyon
Munson
Munnyon
Munyons
Bright
Murfyon
JON
Duffy's
Quay Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester
Evans
F St. N. W
Hom Umler
Cook Remedy Co
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Tarrant Co
Medical
Twelfth Street
Shade
Stewart
Sake
6Th St
Fisk Elgin
W. T. Haldus
Capital Loan CO
F Street
N. W
U. S
Metropolitan Loan & Trust Co
Citizens’ Loan & Trust CO
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