Virginia rail bill may cut excursions from state
Virginia legislature debates a churchman rate bill for railroads to curb excursions and fix passenger charges. The measure, backed by Machen, would outlaw bookmaking and create a three member tax commission to modernize the tax system. The session faces long hours as bills advance, with ongoing investigations and public accountability issues surrounding the corporation commission.
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Tax Commission
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Friends of High and Normal Schoola
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Montes
Tus
Secrey
Hares
JB Baldwin Loslop
Lanier Accepts Position as Island Attorney General Assistant
Special to The Washington Post Richmond February 19 Naj AR Tanter former assistant clerk to the corporation commission was dismissed from that tribunal and will leave Richmond within weeks for the Orient to accept the post of assistant to the attorney general of the Philippine Islands Lanier hopes to proceed.
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Washington
Richmo
Manslaughter Charged In Detroit Mine Disaster
Charleston WV February 19 The coroner s jury found three officials Deputy State Mine Inspector Bonner N Hill Mine Superintendent John E Minor and Mine Boss Townsend responsible for the Detroit mine explosion of January 18 that killed eighteen men They swore warrants charging them with involuntary manslaughter The Detroit and Kanawha Coal Company was declared grossly negligent since January 2 1900 The panel urged stronger laws including power for the state inspector to close a mine without lengthy court action
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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 Tie The Knot In Hagerstown
Miss Gertrude A Coffman and Mr Samuel George both of Columbia Furnace Virginia eloped to Hagerstown Maryland and married at the Evangelical Church officiated by Rev W H Lilley The couple met at church services last night and drove twenty five miles to Capon Bridge then boarded a train for Hagerstown The groom stated they would not return home for a few days while the bride’s father who objected to the marriage 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 Involving Hagerstown Butcher
John H. Griffith, a Hagerstown butcher, was indicted for perjury after testifying before the grand jury that he supplied drinks in a saloon one Sunday to Justice of the Peace Ernest Hoffman and Constable Charles Alexander, a statement Hoffman called false and which led to Griffith's indictment under Sunday selling laws.
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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
Special to The Washington voa Richmond Va Feb 19 The joint executive committee of the Virginia North Carolina Press Association met tonight and decided to hold the next annual meeting at Mecklenburg City between June 25 and July 10 with dates to be finalized by presidents and secretaries. The association will be in session in City for two days then take a water trip to Boston Mass.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Churchiman
Senate
General Assembly
Guy Swanson
Washington
Virginia- North Carolina Press Association
Mecklenburg
Chace City
Boston
Mass
Parade Will Be Long Red Men Over 300 Strong
Washington birthday parade in Alexandria to feature 300 Red Men, 700 Washington High School cadets, and Richmond Howitzers. Route changes set parade route from Fairfax and Duke to King, Patrick, Cameron, Washington, and Queen. Headquarters at King and Washington, with press rooms at Business Men's League and Friendship engine house. Reception for guests at R E H Lee Camp Hall with a 12 to 2 o'clock window. Naval Gun Factory Band to perform at reviewing stand with a program including The New Colonial and Lucrezia Borgia excerpts. Miss Margaret B Auld dies at Strathbane in Fairfax County.
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Hennie
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Wonderful Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Mary Metsger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes severe eczema spreading over her body with intense itching. After months of suffering she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent following the given directions and was greatly relieved, now recommending the Cuticura Remedies. June 28 1905.
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Mary Metsger
Sweetwater
Okla
Cuticura Remedies Advertised for Skin Ailments
An ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for eczema psoriasis and scalp disorders. The copy claims worldwide proof and urges readers to obtain these products through local drug suppliers.
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Olpte Ee Ereoutin
Hermes Dingleset
Atten Care Patter
Death of Mrs Bowie in Fairfax County
Mrs Alce Bowie of Fairfax County died at Alexandria General Hospital from a bullet wound and carbolic acid. She had separated from her husband eight years ago and reportedly suffered melancholia. Funeral arrangements not set. James Parsons Wood of Richmond died in Alexandria. funeral at 11 a.m. from Thomas W White residence. Governor Swanson pardoned Richard C Burnett, previously fined for selling liquor without license.
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Alce Bowie
Mount Vernon
James P. Wood
James Parsons Wood
Richmond
Alexandria
Thomas W. White
Washington Street
Burnett
Swanson
Richard C. Burnett
Corporation Court
Traal
Dr Chiles Acquitted In Virginia Murder Trial
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Virginia February 19 after a ball ended just past midnight Dr L R Chiles a prominent physician was acquitted on charges he performed an operation that caused the death of Miss Sarah Atkinson The case had a day long trial in Corporation Court with little material evidence presented Prominent physicians testified on Dr Chiles behalf James Franklin former suitor of Miss Atkinson indicted with Chiles won separate trial pending March term The only woman in court was Dr Chiles wife.
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Washington
Norfolk
L. R Chiles
Sarah Atkinson
Corporation Court
Chiles
James Franklin
Freight Train Wrecks Near Bear Run in Cumberland
Special to The Washington byst reports a Baltimore and Ohio freight train wreck near Bear Run Cumberland on February 19 when the train parted and jammed. Injured include James M. Baker of Cumberland with a dislocated shoulder and possible internal injuries, Martin King of Connellsville with a broken arm scalp wounds and body injuries, and Frank Kelley of Cumberland with head and body injuries. The conductor and cab crew were thrown about as the engine derailed and nearly the entire train was wrecked.
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Washington Byst
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Bear Run
James M. Baker
Martin King
Connellsville
Frank Kelley
Dolly Harris praised by waving flag before retreating Confederates
Mrs Fannie Lesher of Hagerstown Maryland died of heart failure at sixty one. Known as Dolly Harris, she became famous for waving a Union flag and denouncing Confederate troops as they passed Antietam en route to Chambersburg. 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 1906 Moonlight
U S Circuit Court of Appeals adjourns after hearings. May term designated judges Wolstard Waddill Jr of Richmond and James W Boyd of Greensboro. Part of term to be held in Richmond May 1 1906 and in Asheville starting May 31. The report appears in The Washington Post.
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Drowning Case Trial In Page County Courthouse
Isaac Keyser Mid gar Breeden and Dock Comer stood trial in Page County Circuit Court for drowning George Henderson a North Carolina man near Ingham twelve miles south of Luray. Several others implicated fled the county. Henderson was chased into the Shenandoah River and drowned amid local prejudice against a track man.
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Isaac Keyser
Midgar Breeden
Dock
Henderson
Shenandoah River
Gold Medal To Patterson At South Florida Qualifying
The South Florida championship qualifying rounds were held in Palm Beach on February 79 with 36 holes to qualify for three cups. J. G. Patterson of Fox Hill Golf Club won the gold medal for best score. Walter J. Travis earned the silver. Walter Fairbanks the bronze. The field list includes John Shepard, N Fowler, W F Hact, J R Towle, R E Phifer, W Avery, John Reid, D Wickham, and many others with scores ranging from the low 140s to the 180s.
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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 Dead by Miner Porter at Mine
J X Hill president of Haden Park Coal Co in Guyandotte Valley shot and killed by 18 year old Erwin Porter. Porter captured after surrendering later. Hill died two hours after the shooting amid a dispute over a mine matter. Hill once a Cincinnati resident and key figure in WV mining wealth.
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W. Va
Hill
Haden Park Coal Company
Guyandotte Valley
Erwin Porter
Porter
Hil
Minea
Hull
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Guyandotte River
ELOPERS AT ROCKVILLE MARRY IN SECRET
Charles OC Koetzie and Miss Liin Hewkins of Baltimore wed in Rockville Maryland after eloping. They planned to return to Baltimore and keep the marriage private for a period. In Baltimore a separate report says Eugene H Adams shot himself after a dispute with his brother at a boardinghouse. he died an hour later.
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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 at Auction
Ex-Congressman Joseph E K Chropp of Pennsylvania bought the Catoctin furnace property in Frederick County at auction. The tract includes more than 10,000 acres with iron mines and mineral deposits. The price paid was 1,000 dollars. Brainard H Warner of Washington plans to present a handsome American flag to Rockville High School on Washingtons Birthday. The event will feature an address and the county school commissioners will attend, with Gov Warfield hoped to attend.
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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 Endorsement Drive Signals Stellar Sales
The advertisement touts Cascarets as a trusted daily aid with nationwide reach. It claims millions of users and substantial annual spending, while warning of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to siphon profits from the brand’s “good will.”
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Cascaret
Cascarets
Cascarets Honest Cleanser Claims Safe Digestive Aid
Honest Business touts Cascarets as time tested and reliable. The ad asserts they suppress disease germs, strengthen the Bowen muscles, and keep the digestive canal clean. It emphasizes they are purely vegetable, harmless, and effective for guardians of children’s health.
Dishonest Sales Tactics Around Cascarats Remedy
A warning against dishonest selling practices for Cascarats from the Sterling Remedy Company. It emphasizes genuine CCC tablets, warns of slick salesmen and false promises, and notes a free French designed trinket offer. Readers are asked to send stamps to verify authenticity and mention Chicago or New York.
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New York
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