Patterson Denies Corrupt Intent In False Voucher Trial
In Greensboro federal court the defendant Patterson testified that he paid 25 cents for meals and charged the government 35 cents, claiming other expenses were included. The case centers on padded vouchers and false claims against government funds for 1904 and 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Greensboro
Washington Post
Nct
Furmer
Berta Patterson
Treasury Department
Washington
Pataan Tan
Hollen
Attecreys
Counsarl
Tent
Swain
Trustees Pay and Court Actions Highlight Maryland News
Special reports from Washington and Maryland detail compensation to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal trustees, estates settlement with Baltimore and Ohio officials, and trustee salary increases starting January 1. Separate items note a grand jury forgery case and a fatal accident in Hagerstown involving a city lighting plant worker’s son.
Rich Gitt endows Guilford College memorial fund
Donations to Guilford College total 25 000 from Dr LD K Pearson of Chicago and 400 from others, boosting the South’s leading endowed memorial. The Washington Post reports Staunton election results with Capt Harry W Bowling and JoR Tucker, while Lt. Gore’s selection is postponed after a deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santeros W.van A
Sailal
Washington Post
Staunton, Va
Staunton
Ehine Kaneles
Harry W. Bowling
Jor
Tucker
H. L. Gore
Donation Boosts Fire Department Funds in Matinsburg
George Alneak Jr a former Washington member now living here donated 1000 to the local fire department for improved equipment. Sallie Hosey died in Roanoke Hospital from a self inflicted pistol wound received December 19. she hailed from Wytheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Matinsburg
W. Va
George Alneak Jr
Washington
Fire Department
Washington Pot
Roanoke
Sallie Hosey
Roanoke Hospital
Wytheville
Death of Fred Schaefer Leaves Mystery Still
Parkersburg West Virginia January 4 coroner Davidson reports inquest into the death of Fred Schaefer. He was found dead in his chair two weeks ago after three days of death. His wife unconscious in same room. Chemical test invalid due to embalming. Poison detected in stomach from embalming fluid. Gas fumes ruled out as cause. Coroner’s jury returns verdict of death from unknown causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Davidson
Fred Schaefer
Schaefer
Rose
Sailors' Lives Saved by British Steamer off Charleston Coast
Norfolk, Jan 4 A British steamship Elswick Manor under Capt Drewery arrived from Savannah and landed four Charleston fishermen who were adrift forty miles off Charleston Harbor since Dec 31. They were without food or water and had become lost after leaving their schooner to fish. The captain heard cries, rescued them, and delivered them to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Elswick Manor
Drewery
Savannahb
Europe
Charleston
Charleston Harbor
Twal ‘Am
Elswick
WABASH EXTENSION ROUTE TO TIDEWATER VIA WHEELING
Engineers at Wabash works report the Western extension route chosen. Gould interests favor a tidewater path through Wheeling Uniontown Cumberland and Baltimore rather than via Pittsburgh. This Cumberland Wheeling link shortens the distance and eases grade over the Alleghenies, tying Western Maryland to the Gould lines. The Cumberland to Wheeling distance is 165 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
Wheeling
Cumberland
Washington Post
Wabash Works
Pittsburg
New York
Gould Interests
Uniontown
Baltimore
Gould
Maryland
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Goulds
Cherry Run
Lake Erie
B& O Denies Valley Railroad Extension Plans
Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad deny a report that an extension of the Valley Railroad of Virginia will connect Lexington to Salem. The company says no parallel line to the Southern between Strasburg and Harrisonburg is planned. Negotiations continue for through trains over the Valley branch from Shenandoah Junction to Lexington, with details unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Valley Railroad of
Virginia
Lexington
Salem
Valley
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Valley Branch
Shenandoah Junction
Frederic k Iron Works formed to take over Montrose plant
Special to one Washington rest. Frederick Maryland January 4 Samuel Ross and George C Johnson of Washington DC Thomas M and W T Traiven of Frederick and John J Kidd of Baltimore have filed articles of incorporation for the Frederick Iron Works with 25000 capital stock. They will serve as directors and have taken over the Montrose Iron Works plant and business. Baltimore and Ohio Brakeman Killed in Connellsville yards. Cumberland Maryland January 4 W O Miner a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brakeman was fatally injured in the Connellsville yards. He is survived by his father two brothers and three sisters. Frederick Maryland January 4 The daughter of Charles KE Mercer near Newmarket died after being accidentally shot by her brother yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Samuel Ross
George C. Johnson
Washington, DC
Thomas M
W. & T. Traiven
John J. Kidd
Baltimore
Frederick Iron Works
Montrose Iron Works
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington Post
Cumberland
W. O Miner
Frederick, Md
Charles KE. Mercer
Newmarket
Chatham
Mies Emma Il. Long
Albert J. Sigman
Salisbury
N. C
Brasville
N. E. Clements
Roanoke
Wilson Baldwin
Abbie Deweese
Bent Mountain
Belmont Baptist Parsonage
FP. H.' Chelf
Emma Lucy Motley
Pennsylvania
Thomas Bruce Barnes
Greensporo
George F. Greene
Danville
Leesburg
Joshua Hatcher
Lincoln
My. Hatcher
Inutoun County
Winchester
Jan
Joseph H. Savage
Kernstown
This County
Natalia Vallar
Maj. Vallar
John McVorr
Sacred Heart Catholc Church
Lurey
J. Camden Dawson
Staunton
Mary Ida Hargrove
Robert
Hargrove
Amherst County
Sbride
Luray
G. S Kennard
The
Baptist Chural
Self defense plea in Ruffner murder trial at Luray
Lester Ruffner on trial for killing his uncle Isaac P. Ruffner in November testified that he shot in self defense His wife testified to threats by the dead man and the grandfather supported the defense describing the uncle as a desperate character The State produced rebuttal witnesses as the trial moved into argument with Maj EB Armstrong leading for the State and defense attorneys Col RF Leady and Capt HS Parks for the prisoner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Ruffner
Luray
Washington Post
Isaac P. Ruffner
Ruffner
EB. J. Armstrong
Keyser
R. F. Leady
H. 8S. Parks
Self Slain Before Mirror In Mooresville Merchant Tragedy
John Atwell a former Mooresville resident aged about fifty ended his life at his home early this morning by cutting his throat with a razor after showing weeks of despondency. Mrs Atwell witnessed him at a bureau before a mirror and fled as he attacked himself, dying later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
N. C
Winston-Salem
N.C
John Atwell
Atwell
Guthrie Dead After Illness In Salisbury North Carolina
Charles S. Guthrie, New York financier and chairman of Republic Steel and Iron Company, dies at a Salisbury sanitarium after appendicitis and peritonitis. He had traveled to Durham County to hunt on a preserve he owned. Specialists were flown from New York for an operation. The body was sent to New York on a special train with George W. Perkins accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Carolina
Washington Post
Salisbury
N. C
Charles S. Guthrie
Republic Steel and Iron Company
Guthrie
Durham County
Southern Railway
New York City
George W. Perkins
Application for Receiver Enjoins Baltimore Firm in Court
Union Manufacturing and Power Company of Baltimore faces an injunction in the United States Circuit Court. Judge Brawley orders restraint on disposing of assets and incurring debts except for custodian needs. The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company is barred from selling bonds. Defendants must show cause January 17 why a receiver should not be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Manufacturing and Power Company
Baltimore
Charleston
D. C
United States
Brawley
Union and Buffalo
Unto
National Bank
Mahanoy
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company
Girl's Gown Ablaze in Winchester Home
Miss Ruth Ford of Clarke County narrowly escaped fiery death when a roman candle struck her gown at her Boyce home. Several young men threw coats over her to smother the flames, saving her life at the cost of minor burns and the gown. In a separate item, a fire on the Faulkner Building third floor in Winchester caused damage to the floor and dry goods. Gov. Glenn appoints militia delegates to the Interstate National Guard Association meeting in Washington. The Virginia Hotel Association held its annual meeting in Norfolk with a banquet and harbor tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Winchester
Ruth Ford
Clarke County
Charles A. Ford
Boyce
Faulkner
Main Street
Glenn
Raleigh
N. C
Interstate National Guard Association
Washington
W. I. Robertson
Wilmington
H. Hobgood
Greensboro
Hugh A. Leve
Waynesville
F. A. Macon
Adj
T. BR. Robertson
Norfolk
Virginia Hotel Association
Nedda
The
Atlantic
Pine Beach
Old Point
Academy of Music
N. M. Minnix Company Incorporated charter granted
The State corporation commission granted the charter for The N. M. Minnix Company, Incorporated. Principal offices at Rosslyn, Alexandria County. Incorporators N. M. Minnix and E. S. Emery, both of Rosslyn. Capital stock $15,000. Objects include manufacture and sale of typewriters, office furniture, supplies, and appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
N. M. Minnix Company
Incorporated
Rosslyn
Alexandria County
N. M. Minnixz
E. 8
Emery
Kenova votes end in bloodshed as mayor re elected
GUN PLAYS AT ELECTION. Huntington W V Jan 4 One of the liveliest municipal elections occurred at Kenova today with less than 500 voters. Sheriff deputies called to preserve order failed and polls closed at 3 to prevent bloodshed. Mayor York and Porter fought. Porter wounded. York re elected by fifty votes. Other towns Williamstown Harpers Ferry Bolivar report shifts with various mayoral results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apecal
Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
Kenova
York Ans
Porter
York
H. Lambert
Parkersburg
W. Vac
Williamstown
John Kellar
Bolivar
Governor Refuses Pardon for Liquor Sale Convict
Richard C. Burnett, convicted in the Corporation Court six months ago of selling liquor without license, was sentenced to one year in jail and an $800 fine. Gov. Montague declined to act on a pardon request despite sympathy from court officials. Burnett, a cripple who lost a leg in a railway accident, risks health decline under confinement. State Senator Lewis H. Machen led the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tost Durbal
King Street
Alexandria
Richard C. Burnett
Corporation Court
Montague
Barley
Commonwealth
G. Brent
Burnett
Lewis H. Machen
Machen
Hichmond
Senate
Col Smoot Elected and Fire Company Officers Named
Col William A Smart is listed as president of the Columbia Wire Engine Company of Alexandria for the current year. The piece details elections of officers across several Alexandria fire and civic groups, including Friendship Veteran Fire Association and Daughters of America, plus marriages, deaths, and local civic appointments from Chatham to Roanoke with multiple named individuals and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Fire Engine Company
Columbia Wire Engine Company of
Alexandria
Col
William A. Smart
George Uhler
William IX. Griffith
W. C. Treakie
C. 9. Herbert
Edward Hughes
Charles Duffy
I. S. Leadbeater
J. F. Pettey
John Travers
Edward Forn
Shill
R. L. Merchant
J. i. Duffy
Robert Cline
KE. McDermot
L. Millan
H. Murray
H. Sutton
C. Phillips
H. Lunsford
P. Hall
A. Roberts
F. Mansfield
George Crump
E. Craven
E. Rogers
T. Tharp
William Craven
N.C. Treakle
J. K Rogers
I. L. Entwisle
Friendship Association
Friendship Veteran Fire Association of
Friendship Fire Company
George Washington
HK. H. Downham
F. J. Paff
W. T. Emerson
Julian Y. Williams
A. D. Brockett
James IF. Webster
John H. Trimyer
P. F. Gorman
Fred Didszonell
J. FE. Webster
B. Wheatley
J. M. Bradshaw
W. W. Ballenger
Mine Inspector Report Urges Safety Reforms in Maryland Mines
The 1940s Maryland mine report for Garrett and Allegany counties shows 4,277,196 tons mined and 96 workers employed from May 1 to May 1. Thomas Murphy urges mine foremen or assistants visit each working place every two days and proposes cutting through distances to 70 or 8 feet for thin veins. He also seeks a rule change on using oil in mines to ensure air remains uncontaminated by smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Washington Post
Cumberland
Thomas Crmony
Garrett
Allegany
General Assembly
Women Banquet Marked by Toasts at Rockville Home
Rockville Maryland January banquet hosted by Rockville Woman's Club at Mrs. Wallace Welsh home. Toasts led by Miss Anna Waiters featured speakers including Mrs. Robert Warfield and Mrs. John Brewer on topics from The New Year to Graft from a Woman's Viewpoint. Original poem by Mrs. N. D. Offutt and songs by Miss Rose Armstrong highlighted the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Wallace Welsh
Washington Post
Rockvile
John B. Brewer
Otho Talbott
Woman's Viewpoint
Hervey Brown
Cleveland
Arthur B. Gleason
N. BD. Offutt
Carne
Writ of error in case of condemned Richmond man
A writ of error was granted in the case of Austin Johnson colored, sentenced to death in Henrico County jail for an alleged assault on Ruth Pinchbeck. The case advances to argument next Tuesday. Locals near the scene say another man committed the crime. Johnson reportedly died by his own hand at Dutch Gap last summer while playing craps, fearing police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Austin Johnson
Henrico County
Ruth Pinchbeck
Johnson
Dutch Gap
Lfe
Baltimore Conductor Killed in Fog Shunting Crash
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rear end collision near Chester Pennsylvania claimed the life of Henry A. Mulford a Baltimore conductor. Dense fog obscured signals triggering the wreck which set the. fires damaged both locomotives and cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Baltimore and
Henry A. Mulford
Baltimore
Overdose of Strychnine Near Riverside Park
James A. Murphy, brother of Jeremiah Murphy, found dead under a tree in Fores Park. Morgue examination found no carbic acid burns. a bottle of strychnine was in his pocket. Jeremiah Murphy Jr. says the uncle used strychnine for pain after a streetcar accident and the overdose was likely accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Uuis
James A. Murphy
Jeremiah Murphy
Fores Park
Jeremiah Murphy, Jr
Exports Rise Dramatically in First Eleven Months of 1205
Commerce Department reports total U S exports exceed 2.5 billion dollars in the eleven months ended November 1205. Agricultural goods drive gains with corn exports leaping from 21 million to 40 million. Imports of manufactured materials reach 6512 million, while manufactured exports total 3520 million, up from 469 million the prior year. Crude materials imported for manufacturing amount to 369 million, compared with 309 million a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore markets net steady grain and meat prices
In Baltimore on July 4 the market showed quiet to firmer trends across grains with spot and futures modestly higher for wheat with No 4 red Western around 87, spring and steamer bids mixed. Corn held firm near 49% to 50% on various months while oats stayed steady and rye softened to around 7 cents. Receipts included 190,664 bushels of corn and 27,482 bushels of oats with hay steady, fats steady and wholesale beef cuts ranging from No 1 rib at 18 cents to No 3 rump at 4 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jah
Liverpool
Cork
TCR
Herpicide Promises Dandruff Cure Against Aging Signs
An advertisement claims Newbro's Herpicide kills the dandruff germ to prevent hair thinning and grayness. It stresses middle aged fear of looking old and offers samples from The Hemicide Co. in Detroit and various local pharmacies and barber shops as agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Sendic
Stampa
Hemicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Stevens’ Pharmacy
9Th St
Affieck’s Pharmacy
Pa. Ave
Banks Could Face Antitrust Action Over Check Fees
The Tilngis Manufacturers Association in Chicago begins legal steps against the Caledonia Clearing-house Association after banks plan to charge one-tenth to one-quarter of one percent for out-of-town check collections. The move could cost manufacturers about $25,000 daily in losses, while banks would gain. Attorneys were authorized to pursue action if necessary, with ultimatums to be presented at a Chicago National Bank meeting. The dispute signals a potential collusion case to fix prices, challenging antitrust provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Bankera
Tilngis
Caleaga Clearing-house Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Levy Meyer
Stepdad
Chicago National Bank
Not to fix cotton prices internew co meeting
Boston Jan 4 An internew conference between cotton growers and manufacturers in New York Jan 24 was discussed by J R McColl president of the New England Manufacturers Association who disputed remarks attributed to President Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association The plan includes a joint conference in April with an International Federation of Europe as a participant and notes that price fixing is not likely to be addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
McColl
New England Manufacturers’ Association
Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Atlanta
McGoll
International Federation of Europe
Coinage Report From the Philadelphia Mint for 1905
The Philadelphia Mint struck 141 45,148 United States coins in 1905, with 10 003 318 sent abroad to the Philippines and 2 724 862 to Panama and 900 000 to Costa Rica. Gold coinage totaled 5 282 441 and silver coinage declined as stock neared exhaustion with no new white metal provisions. No dollars were minted in 1908 while other silver coins reached 3 028 661 in value and nickels and pennies totaled 32 298 555.4%
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Philippines
Panama
Costa Rica
New Orleans
San Francisco
Congress
Suit over bank assets in Conneaut case
Trustees in bankruptcy for Charles M. Traver and Orville C. Lillie filed suit in the U S District Court of Cleveland against the two ex officers and Receiver L S Miller to recover real estate and notes alleged to have been conveyed to the bank while insolvent. Traver and Lillie were declared bankrupt about a year ago and await trial on charges of wrecking the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles M. Traver
Orville C. Lillie
First National Bank of
Conneaut
United States District Court
Traver
Lile
L. S. Miller
Line
Weight of Cotton Bales Shows Decline Across Regions
New Orleans on January 4 reports actual average cotton bale weight at 619.48 pounds for the four months September to December, a decline from last year. Detailed regional figures list Texas 585.63, Louisiana 523.483, Alabama 628, Georgia 606, South Carolina 495, North Carolina 503, Virginia 466, with notes including Memphis and St Louis overs land. A second item from Cincinnati notes Harry H. Baird of Pataskala named receiver for Newark Water Company after municipal ownership funded new water works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Hester
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee, &c
Memphis
St., Louis
Overs Land
Water Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States District
Harry H Baird
Pataskala
Newark
Receiver for Brokers Ordered in Odell Company Case
Cincinnati January 4 A receiver for the Willam J Odell Commission Company was sought in U S Court on a petition by the Chicago Board of Trade alleging unpaid costs and damages from injunctive suits The government receipts and expenditures report shows internal revenue 644390 customs 0 miscellaneous 0 and total expenditures 2080000 with note of 1698869 in bank note redemptions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Willam J. Odell Commission Company
United States
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Boston bank must close after injunction placed on Provident Securities
Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against the Provident Securities and Banking Company of Boston amid a state move to appoint a receiver. The South Dakota chartered bank with $1.5 million capitalization faces 8,900 depositors and about $183,000 allegedly poorly invested. Samuel Dalton, longtime Massachusetts adjutant general, is president. Lorenzo W. Burlen is secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jan
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Massachusetts Supreme C Court
State Savings Bank Commissioners
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Watch
Samuel Dalton
Massachusetts
Lorenzo W. Burlen
Columbian National Bank
City
Slow
Mr. Hedges
Ancient and Honoratic Artilery Company
Walliam H. Brigham
Guv Crane
Charles D. Curley
Brookline
Mass
Col Hedges
Gen. Brigham
Rock Island Passes Dividend by Directors
New York January 4 The Rock Island Company of New Jersey directors voted to pass the quarterly dividend on the preferred stock at a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
New York
Rock Island Company
New Jersey
Rock Island Railroad System
Also Mentioned on This Page
Collector of Revenue
Lsavu
Swin Woo
Sanate Omee
Leiter General
Reid
Boyd
Pays C. & C. Canal Trustees
Jane-Jidge Keedy
Joseph Bryan
Wash Ll Bond, Jr
Chesapeake and Ohio Cannel
Ue Jate
Joan W. Cowen
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Tweaty Fl
Needy
Stwaa
Mattie
Mer
George Keog
Malally Barmif
Marshu
Minnie Lee
Viefre
Perial
Staimiun
Kelly
National Valley Bank
C Oo
Armstrong
Augusta County
Challea
Qans Boy
Ectal
Hagerstown
Electra
Bfiland Koons
John Koons
Atu Carriage Works
Rich Gitt
Guilford College
Staunton Rifles
Wabash Extension
Frederick Iron Works Incorporated
Spandard Cevon
World Precolley
B. Priestley & CO
Grand Street
New You Cay
Virginia Hotel
N.M. Minnix Company Incorporated. Int
Japan
Grove
Gun
R. C. Burnett
Col. Smoot
Express Company
George W. Knox Express Company
W. S. Knox
G. V.knox
J. O. Knox
J. Gittinga
J. J. Darlington
G. V. Knox
J. Q. Knox
W. 5. Knox
JF. Gittings
Virginia Weddings
E. M. Holdren
Virginia and Tennessee Telephone Company
Keen Jones
Virgines
St. Louis
Washington Beef Market
Herfpicidhe
Boston Bank
Welsbach
Pie N. W
Enderson
F Street
Freonen
Credit House
Cor. 7Th and
H Sts
Magruder’s
Connecticut Ave
K St
Ceres
Bollet
Ali
Warner
Do.tora
Et Arug
Imo
Alea
Warners Safe Cure Company
Rucbeater
Caralins Strire
Emporis
Diamond Dyes
Pelicctan
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