Railroad Exposion Rates Touch Off Virginia Senate Row
Richmond Va Feb 19 The Churchman railroad passenger rate bill encounters a Senate snag as railroads resist concessions for expos and want to maintain prescribed fares. The House bill and nine other measures crowd calendars with calls for a tax commission and a state accountant. Major speeches reveal disputes over rural schools and three new normal schools while investigations into the Virginia Corporation Company proceed behind closed doors.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Churchiman
Senate
General Assembly
Guy Swanson
Mann
Byrd
Machen
Alexandria
Virginia
House
Glenn
Bey
Montes
Tus
Secrey
Hares
JB Baldwin Loslop
Lanier Accepts Position in Philippines For Attorney General Aid
Special to The Washington Post Richmond and Va Feb 19 Naj AR Tanter, once an assistant clerk to the corporation commission, was dismissed from that tribunal and will leave Richmond soon. He travels to the Orient to accept a lucrative post as assistant to the attorney general of the islands. Lanier hopes to assist in the move and secure opportunities there.
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Gail
San Francisco
March
Maj. Lanier
Corporation Commission
Virginia Corporation Company, Incorporated
Maj. Lamer
Virginia Corporation Company
Washington
Richmo
Washington Oet Charettesville
Antonio Ambroselle
Rosa Dudley
Arthur H. Dudley
Corporation Court
Commonwealth
Washington Post
Tappahannock, Va
Grand Jury
Elmore Chapman
Isaac Smith
Dick Frennolds
Joe Bailey
Elijah Johnson
Roanoke
Richard Bushnell
Manslaughter Charged Over Detroit Mine Disaster
Washington Post report from Charleston West Virginia February 19 states the coroner s jury holding Deputy State Mine Inspector Bonner N Hill Mine Superintendent John E Minor and Mine Boss Townsend responsible for the January 18 Detroit mine explosion that killed eighteen. Warrants issued for the three officials charging involuntary manslaughter. The Detroit and Kanawha Coal Company deemed grossly negligent since January 2 190%. The jury urged strong law changes including granting the State mine inspector authority to close a mine when unsafe without lengthy legal steps.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Detroit
Paint Creek Collieries Company
Bonner N Hill
John E. Minor
Boas Townsend
Detroit and Kanawha Coal Company
ELOPERS ARE CAUTIOUS IN WASHINGTON PAST
Miss Gertrude A Coffman and Mr Samuel George both of Columbia Furnace Virginia eloped to Hagerstown Maryland and wed at Evangelical Church. They met at church services and traveled twenty five miles to Capon Bridge, then boarded a train for Hagerstown. After the ceremony the groom said they would not return home for a few days hoping the brides father would be cooled off.
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Waskington
O Hagerstown
Gertrude A. Coffman
Samuel George
Columbia Furnace
Hagerstown
Evangelical Church
W. H. Lilley
Capon Bridge
Oride
Perjury charge filed against Hagerstown butcher
John H. Griffith, a Hagerstown butcher, was indicted for perjury after testifying before the grand jury that he provided drinks in a saloon on a Sunday to Justice of the Peace Ernest Hoffman and Constable Charles Alexander, a declaration Hoffman said was false and prompted an investigation.
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Hagerstown
Justice .of the Peace
Washington Post
John H. G
Rnfith
Grand
Justice of the Peace
Ernest Hoffman
Charles Alexander
Editors Arrange Meeting for Virginia North Carolina Press
The joint executive committee of the Virginia North Carolina Press Association met in Richmond and planned the next annual meeting between June 25 and July 10 at Mecklenburg City, with two days in session in Chace City before a water trip to Boston.
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Washington
Richmond
Virginia- North Carolina Press Association
Mecklenburg
Chace City
Boston
Mass
Parade Will Be Long Red Men Over 300 Strong
Washington birthday parade in Alexandria will feature over 300 Red Men in war paint, 700 Washington High School cadets, and the Richmond Howitzers. Route changes set a two o'clock assembly with a large military division, secret organizations, fire companies, and trades displays. Headquarters will be at King and Washington, with a reception for distinguished guests at R. E. Lee Camp Hall and a band concert by the Naval Gun Factory Band at the reviewing stand. Miss Margaret B. Auld dies in Fairfax County after a Scottish birth, aged 76.
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Washington
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandra
Committee On Secret Organizations
Order of Red Men
Washington High School
Richmond
Fairfax
Duke Streets
Duke Street
Patrick
Prince
King
Cameron
Queen
Peabody School
Fairfax Street
Prince Street
South Fairfax Street
Rutal Fire Department
Washington Fire Department
Lee Street
Kings Street
Wharf
Lee Streets
Press Committee
Business Men’s League Rooms
King and
Washington Streets
General Committee
Friendship Engine-House
R. EH. Lee
Association
EH. & Downham Issieghourman
William M. Smith
Naval Gun Factory Band
Moody
Hall
Remick
Lampe
Bennett
Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti
Rathburn
Meacham
Marc
Hennie
National Air
Key
Wonderful Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Mary Metsger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes a severe eczema outbreak last year that covered her body except face and hands. After four months of torment and failed treatments she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as directed and was greatly relieved, now recommending the remedies.
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Mary Metsger
Sweetwater
Okla
Cuticura Remedies Promoted for Skin Ailments
A vintage ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for eczema psoriasis scalp disorders and severe itching. It claims global proof and urges readers to purchase through Patter Drug and Chem Co. AGP.
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Cuticurs
Olpte Ee Ereoutin
Hermes Dingleset
Atten Care Patter
Death of Mrs Bowie in Fairfax County
Mrs Alce Bowie of Fairfax County died in Alexandria hospital at 10 30 PM from a bullet wound to the heart and a dose of carbolic acid She had been separated from her husband about eight years and reportedly suffered melancholia She reportedly acted alone in her home Sunday afternoon funeral arrangements not yet made. James Parsons Wood former Richmond resident died Sunday in Alexandria funeral set for 11 AM at Thomas W White residence on South Washington Street Governor Swanson granted pardon to Richard C Burnett sentenced last summer in the Corporation Court to pay a 340 fine and one year in jail for selling liquor without a license.
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Fredericksburo
John S. Tinder
Orange County
Fredericksburg
Sallie B Edenton
Joseph
Edenton
Lewiston
Spottsylvania
Richmond
John Finnerty
Luray
Terre Haute
Ind
Sedwick
Pae
Sheriff Seawick
Winchester
Joshua Whitacre
Sais
Dehaven
Thomas Dehaven
Charleston
J. Bernard Pe
Baptist Temple
LM. Wood
Huntington
Staunton
Col
Peyton
Albemarle
Alce Bowie
Mount Vernon
James P. Wood
James Parsons Wood
Alexandria
Thomas W. White
Washington Street
Burnett
Swanson
Richard C. Burnett
Corporation Court
Traal
Dr L R Chiles Acquitted After Court Trial
In Norfolk on February 19 Dr L R Chiles a leading local physician was acquitted of performing an operation alleged to have caused Miss Sarah Atkinson's death. The trial lasted through the day in Corporation Court with many physicians testifying for the defense and James Franklin former suitor to Miss Atkinson electing separate trial scheduled for March term.
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Washington
Norfolk
L. R Chiles
Sarah Atkinson
Corporation Court
Chiles
James Franklin
Freight Train Wreck Near Bear Run
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train wreck near Bear Run, Cumberland, occurred when the train split and sections jammed. Injured: James M. Baker of Cumberland with a dislocated shoulder and broken arm, possible internal injuries. Martin King of Connellsville, left arm broken, scalp and body wounds. Frank Kelley of Cumberland, cut about head and body. Conductor and cab crew were thrown about as the engine derailed and the train wrecked.
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Washington Byst
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Bear Run
James M. Baker
Martin King
Connellsville
Frank Kelley
Death of Fannie Lesher Dolly Harris Leader during Civil War
Mrs Fannie Lesher aged sixty one died of heart failure in Chambersburg after a dramatic history making moment at Antietam. She reportedly rushed from her home and waved a Union flag before Confederate troops, denouncing them as traitors. She left a husband and several children.
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Fannie Lesher
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Dolly Harris
Antietam
Circuit Court Adjourns for May Term in Richmond and Asheville
Special to The Washington Post details the United States Circuit Court of Appeals adjournment for the May term 1906. Judges Wolstard Waddill Jr of Richmond and James W. Boyd of Greensboro named. term starts May 1 in Richmond and May 31 in Asheville, with part of session in each city.
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Washington - Richmond
Drowning Case Trial Opens in Page County Circuit Court
Isaac Keyser Mid gar Breeden and Dock Comer stand trial in Page County Circuit Court for the drowning of George Henderson a North Carolina negro near Ingham twelve miles south of Luray. Several accomplices fled the county at the time and remain at large as Judge T W Harrison presides. Henderson was pursued into the Shenandoah River amid local prejudice against a track man.
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Luray
Isaac Keyser
Midgar Breeden
Dock
Henderson
Shenandoah River
Gold medal to Patterson at South Florida golf qualifier
Special to The Washington Post from Palm Beach Fla Feb 79 The South Florida championship qualifying rounds decide cups with thirty six holes. J G Patterson of Fox Hill Golf Club wins gold for best score followed by Walter Travis silver and Walter Fairbanks bronze. Final totals list many players with scores ranging from the high 140s to low 160s.
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Palm Beach
Fla
South Florida
J. G. Satterson
Fox Hill Golf Club
Walter J. Travis
Waler Fairbanks
JG Hatterson
John Shepard
Walter J ‘Travis
N Fowler
Walter Fairbanks
F. Hact
Iov. Turner
R Towle
Corey
R. FE. Phifer
N. W
Teaja
Marne
John Moller, Jr
Matin
Ige JR
Suydam
I. Smith
Christian
Mila
Painter
F. Bustin
McGielign
O. Wickham
Schmetzer
T Brown
John Dunlaw Jr
W Buton
Hill Swain Shot By Boy at Mine in West Virginia
J X Hill Swain, president of the Haden Park Coal Company and a leading Guyandotte Valley figure, was shot and killed by eighteen year old Erwin Porter as he headed to his office. Porter, who fled to the mountains, was captured later that day. Porter reportedly threatened Hill after a Sunday dispute over mine matters. Hill had moved from Cincinnati years ago and built the first company to open mines on the Guyandotte River. He numbered among West Virginia’s wealthiest citizens.
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Washington Fost Huntington
W. Va
Hill
Haden Park Coal Company
Guyandotte Valley
Erwin Porter
Porter
Hil
Minea
Hull
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Guyandotte River
Elopers at Rockville Maryland wed in secret ceremony
Charles OC Koetzie and Miss Liin Hewkins both of Baltimore married in Rockville on February 19. They planned to return to Baltimore and keep the wedding private for a time. In Baltimore a separate report says Eugene H. Adams, son of Victor Adams, killed himself after a dispute with his brother.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Charles OC Koetzie
Liin & Hewkins
Baltimore
J. E. W. Dorman Company
Eugene H. Adams
Victor Adams
Catoctin Mines Change Hands Auctioned in Frederick County
Special to The Washington from Frederick Maryland February 19 ex congressman Joseph E K Chropp of Pennsylvania today bought at auction the Catoctin furnace property in Frederick County comprising over 10 000 acres with iron mines and other mineral deposits the price paid was 1 000 Special to The Washington Rockville Maryland February 19 on Washingtons Birthday Brainard H Warner of Washington will present to Rockville High School a handsome American flag The exercises promise to be interesting the county school commissioners will be present and it is hoped Governor Warfield will attend
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Washington Post
Petersburg
Stephen Shablowski
Sussex County
Whna Pont Office
Charlestown
W Va
William Campbell
Laurel Run
Greenbrier County
Donaldson Lumber Company
Laurel Rigs
Greenbrier
Anthony Creek
Washington Rose Frederick, Md
Joseph Ek.chropp
Pennsylvania
Catoctin
Frederick County
Washington
Rockville
Brainard H. Warner
Owill
Gov. Warfield
Cascarets Claim Rapid, Widespread Popularity Across America
An advertising pitch extols Cascarets as the preferred laxative of millions. It cites vast daily, monthly, and yearly sales, urging trust in the product’s merit and warning of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to steal its goodwill.
Cascarets Promote Health by Gentle Digestive Aid
Honest business emphasizes time tested merit. Cascarets are the implacable foe of disease germs, purifier and strengthener of the digestive canal. They act like exercise on the Bowen muscles, keeping them strong and active to help themselves stay clean. They guard innocence against deadly dangers to little lives. Purely vegetable, harmless, reliable, and efficient.
Dishonest Purpose and the Hidden Cost of Casterats
A cautionary note on misleading sales pitches and health risks from a fake product. The ad promotes Cascarats by the Sterling Remedy Company claiming genuine tablets marked CCC, warns against bulk sales, and offers a French designed bonbon box as a free lure. It urges sending stamps and mentions Chicago or New York offices to appear legitimate.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
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Lanear
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Howard Nicholly
Pactfic_ Trapixe Company
St. Louis
Peoples Pharmacy
Seventh St
FRICE
Pather
Virginia and
North Carolina Association
Charles A. Weaver
Wheeling
Moundsville
West Virgina
West Virginia Bankers’ A Association
Richdon
Aeb
R. L. Chriatore
Maan Street
Jesse Armel
Brother
Margaret B. Auld
Strathbane
Georgeauld
Fairfax County
Miss Auld
Scotland
Cuticura
Bowie
DR. Chiles
Barbara Frietchie
Asheville
Port
Edal
Winston-Salem
N. C
R. J. Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Newark
Reynant
Vella
Danville
Willie Carrington
Southern Railway
Virginia Weddings
Charles C. Peyton
Estelle Kilby
EL Killby
Madison County
Hev. T. UF
Grange Court House
A. J. Harlow
Herbert Mei Ghee
Mary Dickinson
C. M. Dickinson
Louisa County
R. T. Clarke
Susan A. Meade
Greene County
Susan Collins
That County
I I. Doffermyre
Gilet
Samuel Itcher
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Fac Simile Signature
Cory
Bears
Castoria
Page County
Sloan
G Street
U.S. Treasury
Westminster and Whittington
Harriet Lane Johnston
White House
Buchanan
D. K. Este. Fisher
May S. Kennedy
Wm. G. Johnson
G St
Treasury Dept
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C. G. Sloan & Coo
Auds
Batterson
Travis
Fairbanks
J. X. Hill Swain
Lad
Eugene W. Newsome
Balenes Creek Street
Raleigh
N.C
Alex Alexander
Ben Williams, Jr
Williams
Elopers
Warner
S.S.S
S. S.S
Atlanta
Gae
America
Cascarets
Cascaret
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Berne
Fe Ra
Edee
Te Zell Drug CO
Galion
Ogram’s Drug Store
Cor. Ps. Ave
13Th St
Marvel
Ifagen Ates
Marvel IL. CO
Cook Remedy Co
Mashhic Temple
Hoff
Hoc
Vienna
Austria
Amsterdam Drug CO
Greene Street
Ogram's
District of Columbia
Gorner
FaceLe
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