Floor Privilege Clash Highlights Annapolis Session
Attorney Penniman was denied floor access after a misunderstanding with Speaker Benson. The incident sparked debate over floor privileges and followed testimony on a Washington branch dividend proposal and tobacco warehouse legislation. Clagett and Griffith clashed over the third reading of the bill, which passed 17 to 7, with debates on trust company penalties and state deposits continuing.
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Blair Lee
Senate
Washington Branch
Washington
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Ing
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Lehmayer
Judiciary Committee
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Pennniman
Thea Arar
Sena
Clagett
Kifith
Grifith
Lancaster
Uurman
Hinwett Gosk Ved
MAY AMEND HAZING LAW NEAR PRODUCTION BILL DISCUSSED
The White House and members of the House Committee on Naval Affairs considered amending the hazing statute. President Roosevelt discussed mechanisms to curtail hazing, while Secretary Bonaparte weighed pardons or clemency for midshipmen Charles M. James Iowa and William T. Boyd Jr. Texas class, amid questions on punishment and justice.
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tTouse
Representabo Bratler
Pennss Beara Jims Catheom
Tras
Aeign Watike
Bonaparte
Department
Emis of Justice
Boyd
James
An Outrage to Let Skin Suffer Without Help
An ad praises Buckien's Arnica Salve 2c as relief for burned or wounded skin. It endorses consumer action and notes availability at all druggists.
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Buckien
Correction on Midshipman Hazing Report at Annapolis
A telegram to Annapolis countermanded the order on Midshipman Boyd stating James remained in the department. It was announced that Midshipman Jules James of Virginia was implicated in hazing, but this was incorrect as he had not been reported for hazing. the error arose from initials confusion.
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Annapolis
Boyd
James
Conference delays Baltimore and Ohio inquiry
In Annapolis Maryland the Democratic senators held a four hour conference over how to investigate the Baltimore and Ohio. Gorman pressed a two year probe while Perkins and Lee favored a thirty day inquiry. No compromise reached and floor action to decide form of investigation remains forthcoming. President Seth, Senators Biddison Brewington Lee and Linthicum attended.
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Ohio
Washington Post
State House
Annapolis
Senate
Gorman
Perkins
Lee
General Assembly
Finance Committee
Seth
Biddison and
Brewington
Lee and
Linthicum
Prince George liquor license debate draws county delegations
In Prince George a 15 day hearing by Senator Tragett and county delegates tackles liquor license policy. Delegates from Hyattsville and Bladensburg back high license levels though they differ on amounts, with requests for petitions signed by at least twelve nearby property owners. Local bills are not yet prepared and Hyner sale restrictions remain undecided.
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Washington Post
State House
Annapolis
Tragett
Prince George
Capt. Burnett
Brentwood
James Co. Nogers
A Fuller
Charles Exly
Frank HK. Metterott
Hyattsville
Howard Duckett
Bladensburg
J. A. Blundon
Riverdale
Maj. Birley
John W.ray
Allen Brown
Mmmanus
Thomas Baldwin
Jaauret
Laurel
Hyuer
WASHINGTON TEST: Daw son denies state deficit claim
Governor Daw son, in Wheeling with the State board, denies a quarter million deficit. He notes a prior $100,000 shortfall then explains it by more criminal trials. treasury receipts are higher than ever. No date set for resuming the Caldwell et al investigation into ex Governor White.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Dawson
State Board of Public Works
Treasury
Caldwell
Parkersburg
A. B. White
Huntington Principal Arrested for Beating Pupil
Special to The Washington Pay Huntington West Virginia February 8 Charles T Walson principal of Huntington High School was arrested on a warrant sworn by W G Walton ex sheriff alleging he whipped his fifteen year old son for a prank causing forty welts across his back and nine days bed confinement with delirium The hearing was set for Tuesday
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Huntington
Washington
W. Va
Charles T. Walson
Huntington High School
W. G. Walton
Walton
Wilson
Iton
Cuba
Acquitted of Murder in Roanoke Case
In Roanoke February 8 a Roanoke Power Company dam worker S H Simmons was found not guilty of killing Price Williams. A quarrel at Ernest avenue led to Williams being stabbed and dying across the street. Simmons had hidden the knife and was described as having a bad reputation.
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Washington
Roanoke
Corporation Court
S. H. Simmons
Price Willams
Simmons
Roanoke Power Company
Mis Lake
Ernest Avenue
Williams
Willams
Two Farmers Robbed Near Danville Virginia
Special to The Washington Post reports J A Bowles of Pittsylvania County and G T Roach of Henry County were robbed by three Black men last night. They had little money after not selling tobacco. robbers escaped with what was left. Police have no leads.
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Washington Post
Danville
J. A. Bowles
Pittsylvania County
G. T. Roach
Henry County
Virginia Legislature Debates Revenue Appointments and Reapportionment
In Richmond measures of broad impact pass and fail as the House approves a bill authorizing circuit and city courts to appoint revenue commissioners while officials push for a two year $4 million appropriation. The Senate weighs reapportionment and votes against abolishing district school inspectors amid calls for reform and defense of the current system.
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Senate
Washington Post
Richmond
General Assembly
Early
Hastinga and Corporation
Mann
A. M. Bowman
Finance Committee
Giles
Bland
Wythe
Pulaski
Craig
Committee On Public Institutions and Education
Keezell
Public school bill faces fierce opposition in legislature
Public schools of Porteamouth fe will not gain his point without encountering serious opposition. Senators impressed by Mr Saunders indorfments have espoused the superintendent’s cause. Opponents of the Rev crab bill have not abandoned the fight. The antis have organized a formidable fighting force and seek evidence for the next stage. Leadership has shifted to Senator Holt of Newport News while Delegate Houston of Hampton remains prominent. The Tidewater delegation in the lower house largely favors the bill, though its standing is uncertain.
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Saunders’ Indorfofents
Holt
Newport News
Houston
Hampton
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Gen Anderson Appointed Adjutant General of Virginia
Richmond February 8 Gov Swanson announced Gen Charles J Anderson of Richmond has been named adjutant general of Virginia to succeed Gen William Nate. A longtime businessman with George W Anderson Sons, he has served in city council and last term in the house of delegates. He entered duty January 10, his term to 1908. He has long military ties and trained at Virginia Military Institute during the war.
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Washington Post
Swanson
Charles J. Anderson
Virginia
William Nate
Anderson
George W. Anderson
House of Delegates
Senate
Virginia Military Institute
Mistrial in Burns Case in Manassas Bank Robbery
In Manassas Virginia on February 8 1905 the second trial of Frank Burns an alleged Baltimore yeggman accused of robbing the National Bank of Manassas on November 1 1904 ended in a mistrial with nine jurors for acquittal and three for conviction. To avoid a third trial prosecutors and defense reached a plea agreement that Burns would plead guilty receive one year in state prison and a potential pardon. The petition stated by the jury judge Commonwealth's attorney and bank officials signed the agreement.
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Washington Post
Manassas
Frank Burns
Baltiimore Yeggmen
National Bank of Manassas
Burns
Iit
Commonwealth
Court of Appeals Arguments and Local Weddings in Virginia
Special to The Washington roast reports a single case argued in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals from Parkersburg and Danville. Fredericksburg couples Ernest Farry with Eva Hughlet and Charles Cassidy with Carrie Smith wed in private ceremonies. Winchester notices Olie Gordon and Madge Carroll marry at a Clarke County home with plans for a Washington honeymoon.
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Richmond
United State Circuit Court of Appeals
Wetzel and Tyler Railway Company
Tennis Brothers Company
Appellee
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. W. Bishop Company
J. C
Danville
Fredericksburg
Ernest Farry
Eva D. Hughlet
R.a.williams
Charles W. Cassidy
Carrie G. Smith
Mary R. Smith
Caroline County
Oak Baptist Church
Cat County
James Reynolds
Winchester
Olie Gordon
Great Falls
Mont
Madge Carroll
John Carroll
White Post
Clarke County
J. W. Strickler
Methodist Church
Montara
W. G. Conrad
Obituaries From Virginia Cities Chronicle Deaths
Virginia notices report the deaths of Josqon M. Hwud near Elkton aged 63 with two hours illness paralysis. Martin H. Henkel north of Timberville aged 49 from Brights disease. T. T. Brooks in Petersburg aged 86 at his son in law Capt. Rogers residence after months ill health. David Brisbane Kater of Winchester aged 56 after a week of congested lungs. Capt. Patrick Hoy Petersburg aged 78 after Bright's disease lingering illness. Surviving kin include widows, children, and in some cases brothers and mothers.
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Josqon M
Elkton
Harrisonburg
Martin H. Henkel
Timberville
Bright
T. T. Trenkel
Plains Mills
Petersburg
T. T. Brooks
Rogers
Winchester
David Brisbane Kater
Aestice
Frederick County
Kater
Margaret Kater
Patrick
Hoy
Pickett and Hope
Longstreet
Suffolk
Mary Amos Tyson 94 dies of Wesleyan seminary founder noted
Laurel Md Feb 8 Mary Amos Tyson long led a fashionable seminary at the Ty son homestead near Laurel. She died at age ninety four, niece of William Tyson and sister of Letitia Ellicott. The seminary educated many Washington and Baltimore society women and earned East Coast recognition. Laurel Improvement Association formed with officers Randolph Waters Gustavus Timanus William Gilbert Herman Odenwald Thomas Young and Harry Phelps. Also plans for a permanent Washington Baltimore highway endorsed. Death of Rev L R Milbourne pastor at Charlestown W Va aged fifty one native of Wicomico Md. He came to Charlestown seven years ago from Hockville Md and previously served in Newport News and Luray Va. Survived by widow and seven sons.
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Alnwick
Tyson
Washington
Baltimore
William Tyson
Letitia Ellicott
William Ellicott Tyson
Old Homestead
England
Washington Post
Laurel Improvement Assocation
Randolph K. Waters
Gustavus B. Timanus
William E. Gilbert
Herman G. Odenwald
Thomas N. Young
Harrys. Phelps
L. R. Milbourne
Charlestown
W. Va
T. R. Milbourne
Baptist Church
Wicomico County
Hockville
Newport News
Luray
Hewat
Merger of Virginia Roads Rumored in Senate Bills
Special to The Washington Post Richmond and Washington railway interests move toward consolidation. Plans include surrender of old charters and new state charter under the corporation commission. Pennsylvania and other trunk lines exert influence. outcome could shift control and finance, with tax obligations projected at about 50000 annually.
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Richmond
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
Washington and Southern
Senate
Henry T. Wietnam
State Corporation Commission
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Virginia
Richmond and Washington Company
Potomax
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesa- Peake
Ohio
Richmond and
Ennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Receiver Removed From Bay Shore Railroad Case
Norfolk Va February federal action removes H L Page from the trio of Bay Shore Railroad receivers. Judge Waddill cites causes as basis for removal while B W Leigh and J A C Groner remain with full powers. Page and associates, holding $89,000 in investment bonds, sold all holdings to a buyer amid multiple interests in the receivership property.
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H. L. Page
Waddill
Bay Shore Railroad
B. W. Leigh
J. A. C. Groner
Bay Shore
Page
Old
Bay Shore Company
Hundred Planters Sued In Maryland Oyster Dispute
In Crisfield Maryland oyster dredgers and tongers filed suit today against more than a hundred planters accused of locating and claiming natural oyster rocks beds and bars as planting grounds in Somerset County waters, contrary to state and county law. The case, based on sworn statements by Crisfield oysterman Cope Sterling, names Justice Thomas K Whealton as the attendance judge with appearances set for the following Wednesday.
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Washington Post
Crisfield
Cope Sterling
Somerset County
Maryland
Thomas K. Whealton
Vest pocket blast kills farmer in Bristol Virginia
Elbert W. Dutton thirty six, a farmer from Heatown in Washington County Virginia, died from a dynamite cap explosion in his vest pocket. His right arm was torn away and a chest wound punctured the lung. The blast occurred when the caps prematurely exploded. Also reported, a derelict schooner Samuel I Russell capsized off Cape Henry as tug Leader sighted it near Norfolk.
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Bristol
Elbert W. Dutton
Hheatown
Washington County
Norfolk
Leader
Cape Henry
Samuel I. Russell
Local option election hinted in Winchester race
A petition with 170 Winchester voters requests a local option and is given to Judge Atkinson who may order a March election. The Virginia Anti-Saloon League backs the effort while liquor interests brace for a close vote. Eleven saloons operate in Winchester and tensions rise as the campaign begins. Special to me reports in Fort Richmond women testify in an annexation case before Henrico County court. Virginia witnesses fear taxation if city expansion proceeds. In Greensboro ex Deputy Collector Samuel case, evidence ends and closing arguments approach with government fraud charges.
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Washington Post
Winchester
William M. Atkinson
Corporation Court
Atkinson
Virginia Anti-Saloon League 8
Sa- Joong
Fort Richmond
Nicol
Henrico County
Henrico
Hampton Roads Railway Fees Judge Sets Receiver Claims
Federal Judge Waddell fixed compensation for the Hampton Roads Railway receivers and legal team in Norfolk Virginia on February 8. Totals include Receiver Mason 9090, Receiver Perkins 6090, sale commissioners 750 each, auctioneer 500, special master 5000, counsel for receivers 10000 plus 1500 expenses, Provident Life and Trust Company counsel 7000, trustee 500, Nelms Wise co-counsel 7500, clerk Grady 1500, Bowes auditor, two years and a half of receivership.
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Hampton Roads Railway
R. I. Mason
Carter Perkins
Goodrich Hatton
R. G. Bickford
W. J. Nelmis
W. ¢. Taliafero
J. V. Bickford
N. H Little
R. G Bickford
Goodrich Hatton and Associates
Provident Life and Trust Company
Philadelphia
Provident Life and
Seven Buckshot Wounds Man in Prince George County
In Prince George County near Newville a man named Turner was shot by F J Hartsfield. Seven buckshot struck Turner's shoulder and Hartsfield is held for trial. The incident occurred yesterday.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Prince George County
Newville
Turner
F J. Hartsfield
Hartsfield
Paroled convict slain in quarrel at Henry's Mills
Thomas Chandler was shot and killed by James Henry after a dispute at Henry's Mills Halifax County Virginia on Wednesday Chandler a former prisoner on conditional pardon had been accused of burning a house near Henry's mill Bitter feuding existed Henry 38 is in Halifax jail Chandler was under arrest The scene followed an earlier arrest and shooting involving Chandler at Pittsylvania county. The incident occurred amid a string of railway wrecks and arson attempts in the region.
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Chatham
Thomas Chandler
James Henry
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Halifax County
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Henry
Halifax
Chandier
Constable Yates
Pittsylvania
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