Pensions for Judges Gorman Praises Judiciary
Maryland senators clash over pension for judges amid charges of insult and political motives. Gorman defends the bench stating the law unconstitutional and that current judges prove capable. Canal stock sale probe and oyster survey measures outlined with committees empowered to investigate and report within ten days.
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Annapolis
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House
Tan Aay
Gorman
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Maryland
Perkins
Vir Gormans
Blair Lee
Seth
Vhntsomery County
Clagett
Ponce George
Biddison
Wr Gormans
Chesapeakht Fay
Senator Linthicum
Oystermens
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Senith
House of Delegates
Baltimore
Ohia
Federation of Labor
Judiciary Committees
Bernard Carter
Atterbury
Inspecting Gas Plants Arrive to Probe Norfolk Plant
A National Federation commission on municipal ownership and operation of gas plants arrived to investigate and report on the Norfolk gas plant operated by a private corporation. The party declined to be interviewed.
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Neifith Va
National
A) Federations Commission On
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Norfolk
Norfolk Banker Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Charles K. Hannan of Philadelphia files for voluntary bankruptcy in Norfolk alleging debts of 465 with no assets. Formerly in the mill business in Philadelphia, his largest creditor is Samuel Fisher of Philadelphia owed 0,000. The petition lists residence in Norfolk for months and seeks relief from debts.
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Orfolk Wioth
Charles K. Hannan
Philadelph
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Samuel Fixerr
Berryville Horse Show Dates Reduced by Directors
Mrs. George Gould of New York visited Berryville area estates seeking a country home. She made a handsome offer on one property, but the owner did not sell. other estates will be inspected during her visit.
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Gould
Washington Post
Fredeneksturg
George Gould
New York
College student injured after dorm fall in Union College clash
Ro Schenectady New York February 27 William Collins of Petersburg Virginia a freshman at Union College was locked in his third story dorm room during a class scrap last night He tried to escape via a clothes line from the window but the rope broke and he fell three stories to the ground suffering a broken arm and severe spinal injuries with rays of recovery uncertain
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Schenectady
William |. Collins
Petersburg
Union College
Collins
Fire destroys Horner dairy barn in Culpeper
In Culpeper Virginia on February 27 a large dairy barn owned by Frank R Horner of Washington burned early Saturday night. The fire claimed forty eight cows and seventeen horses and mules, plus large quantities of grain and farm machinery. Loss estimated at $15000. Cause not known. Most employees were away at the time.
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Culpeper
Frank R Horner
Washington
Not His Sister's Murderer Chef Witness Against Read
Benjamin Read, indicted for murdering his sister Mrs Eliza Read Dietding near Pocahontas Virginia, faced a nolle prosequi after Commonwealth's attorney J Bowen dropped the case following the capture of Arthur Turner the eastern state star witness. Read had stood trial on charges alleging the December 17 slaying of Mrs Fielding who lived two miles from Parahontas and was found murdered with prior quarrels noted. she had significant royal income from coal interests with Pocahontas Cisterces Company.
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Washington Post
Lazewell Va
The
Commonwealth
Benjamin Read
Eliza Read Dietding
J . Bowen
Farewell County
Arthur Turner
Fielding
Tuelding
Parahontas
Nerbert
Pocahontas Cisteres Company
Read
Drunkard Alfred Kennedy Bows to Whisky Suffering
Special to The Wartington Chronicle Baltimore February 27 Alfred Kennedy a known figure at Lexington and Pine streets begged his last drink after years of alcoholism and exposure He went to Bayview Asylum yesterday Likely to spend his final days Kennedy once a fresco painter says whisky claimed him He left a battered letter that may be a will He endured seventeen years of constant drinking exposed to alleys cellars rain and snow with no food and now his body is burnt out across his vital organs
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Wartington
Baltimore
Alfred Kennedy
Lexington
Pine Streets
Bayview Aslum
Kennedy
May escape hanging in late February parole decision
Special to The Washington Post Wilmington Del Feb 27 The Board of Pardons will meet at Dover on Thursday to decide the fate of John Boozer alias Charles W Thorn alias John Williams a colored man convicted of murdering George D Farr a farmer near Wilmington on December 14 1897 and sentenced to be hanged last September He was captured about eight years after the crime at Harrisburg Pa and granted two respites after new evidence showed he was employed by the Southern Railway at Pinns Point Va at the time of the murder
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Wilmington
Del
Dover
John Boozer
Charles W Thorn
John Willams
George D. Farr
Harrisburg
Southern Railway
Pinners Pot
Murer
Harrisonburg Va
Barto Rimel
Pendleton County
W Va
West Virginia
Moundsvalle
Rimes
Staunton
Marriages in Virginia and nearby regions reported
Multiple marriage notices across counties show Minnie Mure and Ule Belfield wed in Washington yesterday morning. Dora Belle Bagant and Robert Hugene Borden married at Reynolds Store with William Mark officiating. Lea Boyes and Annie L Clark united at Southern Methodist Church parsonage with Rev Charles D Bun. Fannie Dawson and William A Metzger tied the knot at the bride’s Leesburg home with Episcopal and Presbyterian church involvement.
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Hrathsvie
Minnie Mure
Ule Belfield
Westmoreland County
Washington
Winchester
John W Basgeant
Reynolds
Shenandoah County
Annie L Clark
Jonathan Clark
Southern Methodist Church
Charles D Bun
Leesburg
Fannie Dawson
L. G Dawson
Philadelphia
Charlestown
William A Metzger
George T Metzger
Hoger ‘Tyler
Episcopal Church
Hanmiilton
J W Lupton
Presbyterian Church
Metzger
Obituary Notices from Virginia 2 27 Morning edition
Obituaries from Virginia counties list Heathsile Middlesex County Bruce Taylor 45 died of apoplexy at home Fredericksburg Feb 27 Spottsylvania Hugh Burke 75 died at home survived by wife and six children Smithers Wharf Mrs Mattin Wilson 35 president of Merchants and Planters Bank Smiths erd died at home Ferguson's Wharf Leesburg Robert M Preston 54 died of heart disease at home longtime officer People National Bank survived by widow Harriett Aldridge one son two daughters Loudoun Ruth Bennett 54 died after pneumonia wife of E L Bennett formerly clerk of Circuit Court sister of J E Carruthers former treasurer Loudoun Ad notice follows about advertising in Evening and Morning papers
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Middlesex County
Fredericksburg
Hugh Burke
Spottsylvana
Suffolk
Mattin Wilson
Leesburg
Robert M Preston
People 8 National Bank of
Hhs
Harriett Aldridge
Ruth Bennett
E L Bennett
Loudoun County
J E. Carruthers
Insurance Debates Shape Virginia Legislature Action
In Richmond on February 27 the Senate and House clashed over measures on liquor sales in sanitariums, extended judicial circuits, and a voting trust bill. Debate focused on a Mann liquor measure, a Williams anti-compact fire insurance bill, and a general appropriations plan to fund government for two years. The house shifted the voting trust bill to committee, while amendments to expand judges and fund state projects were carried forward.
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Wickham
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Mecklenburg
Senate Committee On General Laws
Thomas
Lynchburg
Anti-Saloon League
Committee On Finance
Thomas, Sale
Shackelford
Mann
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Greene
Madison
John M White
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Culpeper
Orange
Louisa
Gondilard
Daniel A Grimsley
Rappphannock
Pauquier
Loudoun
Rockingham
Page
Buchanan
Russell and
Scott
Wit
Isle of Wight
Princess Anne
Portsmouth City
Amherst
Nelson
Buckaghan
Committee On General Laws
Martin
Wiliams
Committee On Courts of Justice
Bhackelford
Sears of
Mathews
A M Bowman
House Finance Committee
University of Virginia
Legislature Dinner Honors Lieut Gev Ellyson at Executive Mansion
Members of the legislature and delegates were invited to attend a dinner at the executive mansion this evening honoring Lieut Gev Ellyson. Notables invited included Senators Las alter Phiegar Wickham Thomas Sims Sears J AL Campbell and delegates Roger Gregory Jr A B Coleman M M Green G ET Lane W W Old M Barrett and R Withers.
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Lasalter, Phiegar
T H. Wickham
Thomas, Sims
Sears
J AL Campbell
Roger Gregory
A B Coleman
M M Green
G ET Lane
W W Old
M © Barrett
R. Withers
Cat Bite Kills Boy In Cumberland Maryland
Albert Riehl thirteen son of Jacob Riehl of Wells Street Cumberland died from complications after a cat bite two months earlier. He had tried to break a fight between a cat and a dog and was bitten on the nose. Symptoms of rabies appeared a week ago and he died at Western Maryland Hospital. The cat had bitten two other boys, one his brother Jad.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Albert
Jacob Riehl
Welles Street
Western Maryland Hospital
Jad
Clear the Sidewalks Controversy Over Chicken Coops on Walks
Alexandria city council debates an sidewalk display ordinance affecting merchants on King street. A clash arises over a clause banning chicken coops while allowing goods display. Amendments permit fish and poultry within a three foot zone and set height limits. The meeting also passes tax and sewer resolutions and authorizes a stone crusher purchase for streets.
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King Street
Alexandria
City Council of
Committee
Marshall
Hellmuth
Burke
Spinks
Lee Street
Prince Street
Machen
Caton
Simpson
Board of Aldermen
Shooting at cake cutting in Martinsville party kills man
A cake cutting party near Inisburg in Martinsville county ends in gunfire. Henry Adams is killed and Ed Waller and Henry Fountain are seriously wounded but expected to recover. The house was riddled with bullets.
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Martinsville
Inisburg
Reuben Mahes
Henry Adams
Ed Waller
Henry Fountain
Lanier Clerk Testimony Conflicts With Upshur In Probe
May A Lanier discharged clerk testifies at the corporation commission inquiry that Upshur knew of the Virginia Corporation Company. Norvell Atkinson and A J Newby, also discharged clerks, support Lanier. Irving Campbell, Lanier's former law partner, says Upshur was in the room, talked with them, and showed interest in their affairs, contradicting Upshur's denial.
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Corporation Company
Washington Post
Richmond
Corporation Commission
A S. Lanier
Norvell Atkinson
A J Newby
Irving Campbell
Virginia Corporation Company
Upshur
SIX YEARS A FUGITIVE RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Suffolk Virginia February 27 After more than six years as a fugitive John Sears colored returned near his home and was arrested in Rocky Mount North Carolina He is wanted at Windsor North Carolina for the murder of William Henry Keene The motive alleged was robbery Keene had 2200 dollars in currency in his house Sears allegedly lured Keene to his door and shot him and wounded Keene's wife who was crippled for life Sears fled with the money Rewards totaling about 1000 had been offered but detectives failed to catch him
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Washington Post
Suffolk
Canadia
Cuba
John Sears
Rocky Mount
N C Sears
Winton
William Henry Keene
Keene
Robbing Mail Charged in Concord Case
Special to The Wellington Fort Asheville February 27 United States District Court ended this afternoon with indictments against George L Patterson postmaster at Concord charged with abetting in delaying and opening mail matter and Missa Sallie Kime an employee of the Concord office accused of detaining and stealing mail The postmaster was recently ordered removed under charges of immorality.
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Wellington
Asheville
United States District Court
George L Patterson
Concord
Missa Sallie Kime
Patterson
Ellyson Honor Event At Executive Mansion
Gov Claude J Swanson entertains lawmakers at the Executive Mansion in Richmond Virginia on February 27 as part of a formal reception honoring Ellyson and the state legislature.
Convicted of Forgery in Maryland and Other Local News
The report covers Mrs Hillen Brown found guilty of forging indorsements on a Kohler check cashed at Wurst National Bank. Also noted are Barto Rimel convicted of horse stealing in Pendleton County and Dr J S De Jarnette named superintendent of Western State Hospital in Richmond. Additional items include a unidentified body found near Black Mountain and local post office investigations.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Hillen Brown
Abram R .Kohler
Kohler
Wurst National Bank
Chained to a Corpse The Ancient Punishment Reappears Today
An essay argues Roman punishment of chaining a victim to the corpse mirrors modern life with guns. It decries indigestion as a social malaise, extolling Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure. The ad promises relief and a rosy mood after use.
Wachovia Bank Names New President After Two Decades
Special from Winston-Salem NC Feb 27 reports W A Lemlyn resigns as Wachovia National Bank president after more than twenty years. James A Gray, longtime cashier, elected president at a special directors meeting.
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Washington
Winston-Salem
Wachovia National Bank
W. A Lemlyn
James A Gray
Divorce Makes Him Taaane Near Hagerstown
Special to the issue from Hagerstown Maryland reports Edward Slifer a young farmer of St James Washington County became violently insane after receiving news that his wife Gaza Slifer had secured a divorce from him recently in South Dakota The incident occurred in late February and details describe a sudden mental breakdown linked to the separation news.
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Nungum Coe
Hagerstown
Edward Slifer
St. James
Washington County
Gaza Slifer
South da
Sleuth as marble cutter in Curtin murder case
Leaked rumor places Jack Vedder Pinkerton detective working as a marble cutter at Chauncey Brothers' yard in Alexandria and boarding at the Tonting Hotel to gather evidence. Hotel owner George Patterson is under arrest on related charges, Vedder has left town, hearing for Patterson and Stephen Davis set for next Tuesday morning.
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Jack Vedder
Pinkerton
Chauncey Brothers’ Marble Yard
Alexandria
Tonting
Curtin
George Patterson
Vedder
Patterson
Stephen Davis
Schooner Becomes Wreck in Hampton Roads Blizzard
The three masted schooner John A Beckerman commanded by Capt Mathewson of Boston foundered in Hampton Roads during a blizzard while carrying 914 tons of coal from Lambert's Point to New Providence. The Norfolk and Washington steamer rescued seven crew members, while the Beckerman sustained a bent stern and shipowner valued her at 8000 dollars.
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Hampton Roads
Washington Post
Newport News
Norfolk and
Old Point Comfort
Matthewson
Man Explodes At West Virginia Nitro Plant
Special to The Washington Post from Parkersburg West Virginia reports a nitroglycerin explosion at a magazine of the Manetta Torpedo Company a mile above Williamstown this afternoon. The blast instantly killed H B Kerr an employee and blew his body to pieces scattering fragments up to a half mile. A team of horses and the glycerin wagon were also destroyed. Nearby residences sustained damage.
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Parkersburg
Manetta Torpedo Company
Williamstown
H B Kerr
Kerr
Fire at North Morgantown destroys several buildings
A blaze in North Morgantown around 2 pm caused about 1500 in property loss with a bucket brigade as the only defense. Buildings burned included a business and flat occupied by J W Tissue and J Lewis residence, plus homes of B W Burns Newton Noldex Charles Harvey and Frank Smith. J T Tissue grocery stock of 2500 destroyed. most occupants lost household effects. about one third insured. origin suspected from Mr Lewis home above the grocery store due to a defective ...
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Morgantown
J W Tissue
Lom Lewis
B W Burns
PF Flem Ing
Newton Noldex
A E Fleming
Charles Harvey
DHL
Lewis
Warners
Jesus Mary
Kingsbridge Ave
Kingsbridge
New York City
Warner
Bright
Warner’s
Safe Cure Co
Rochester
N. Y
Supreme Court will hear Savage alimony case appeal
Winchester Virginia February 27 The Sevees bankruptcy and alimony dispute has reached the United States Supreme Court after the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held Ralph Savage must pay his divorced wife Adah Savage four hundred dollars annually. Judge Jeter C Pritchard dissented noting remarriage waives alimony and that the property should be sold for creditors. Joseph H Savage, a creditor and Ralph's brother, petitioned for a writ to take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Ralph Savage
Savage
Adah Savage
Clendenning Co Saloons Placed Under Receivership
The Clendenning Company owning about a dozen Parkersburg saloons and thirty statewide was declared bankrupt by Judge Dayton in Philippi. Judge Moss then appointed a receiver for the company’s property in the Circuit Court, while the U S court declared bankruptcy and appointed John F Dowd of Parkersburg as receiver, enjoining further Circuit Court action. Liabilities run about 31,000 with assets around 70,000.
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Clendenning Co
Washington Post
Parkersburg
Wva
Clendenning Company
Dayton
United Sere | Court
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Moss
United States Court
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Circuit Court
Sted
Shot Wife, Killed Self in Mannington Tragedy
In Mannington West Virginia Albert Hunter a young local figure shot his separated wife at her home then killed himself Both under twenty and married over four years the couple quarreled repeatedly The wife may recover the incident follows a history of separations and disputes from Mannington and Cumberland Maryland February 27 192? details note additional local notices including a court decision exempting a streetcar operator from city license tax and a marriage at St Peters parsonage Harpers Ferry with plans to reside there
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Mannington
W. Va
Washington Post
Cumberland
Albert Hunter
W Va
Nationals New Men Lead In Pacific Coast Batting and Fielding
National league notes highlight Starkell McCoy and Smith as top pitching and fielding in the Southern League with Starkell leading in fielding among pitchers. Schaffly shines in the Pacific Coast League as a top base stealer and strong defender for the Nationals prospects. McCoy shows solid hitting and Starkell leads in batting among pitchers.
Flames at Shinnston Fire Destroys Opera House and More
A blaze in Shinnston torn through the opera house and adjacent buildings tendering $19,000 total losses. Fire started likely from a defective gas line and jet. The opera house, Shinnston Plumbing Co, and Shinnston Weekly News suffered heavy damage, with two frame houses burned and insurance covering about half of the losses. Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias met in the opera house, with records and furnishings destroyed.
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Opera House
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Shinnston Weekly News
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Thinks He Is a Forger Tazewell Man Arrested at Norfolk
Norfolk police detained Hanshaw of Tazewell County after he claimed to have forged a check for 3b. He was held until his confession could be verified and will be released when his relative sends for him. He is subject to illusions including belief that he forged a death.
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H P
Hanshi
Tazewell County
Hanshaw
Physicians In Session Special In The Washington St
An eighth annual meeting of the State Medical Association brings physicians from North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and DC together in Spartanburg. Dr C A Ros appears as president at the opening. sessions continue with talks and elections.
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Ti State
Medcal Association
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Whitestone
Dre C A Ros
Norfolk
Richard Mansfield Notes Editor Post
A note from Richard Mansfield of Buffalo New York dated February 27 refutes rumors that Tim suffers from an incurable disease stating he is in perfect health and thanking God for his condition The report notes stories published yesterday misquoted Mansfield and misrepresented his health status.
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Buffalo
Wr Mannsfield
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