Murder Suspect Identified in Curtin Case at Local Dock
George R Curtin, missing since December twenty third, was identified as the murdered man found at the dock by Fay ette alley. Autopsy by Dr William M Smith showed death from wounds, likely caused by an axe or knife, and police traced Curtin’s movements through several Ten derloin saloons before his disappearance. His wife reported he carried about two to three hundred dollars, and investigators sought the killer while dismissing propeller trauma as a cause.
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George R. Curtin
Cashington Poss Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
William R Purvis
Alexandra
George R Curtin
Fayette Alley
Purvis
William M Smith
Smith
Curtin
Walter Padgett
Ashb
Gotham
Tito
Cuuss
Bods
Curnn
North
Henry Street
S& Auter
Roberts and
Garvey
Tenderloin
Light sentences in Alexandria court for burglary and guns
Judge Louis C Bar presided as four men faced charges in the recent Alexandria court session. A defendant received three months in jail and a separate $6 fine for larceny. Other cases involved burglary, assault, and miscellaneous offenses with various outcomes. The session also covered corporate officer elections and a circuit court convening in the Eastern District of Virginia. The Independent Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Fairfax County held its 33rd annual meeting, electing directors J W Roberts and J W May among others.
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T Jin
Alexandria
Louis C Bar Jiding
Mma
William Tarpott
Attories Lewis
Farker
Sprouse
Council
Alex la Rae
Hume
James WeCuen
Sidney Fo Marshall
Errig
Ebr Taylor
Sidney Fulman
Annie Jopling
Potoma
Agave Tands
Wilbur Payne
Sprouse & Son
M Keenan
W H Wada
Attorfers
Independent Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Fairfax County
Gseworth
W Roberts J W May
Directors meet and reflect on officers named
The directors met and reflected on J W Roberts as president Walter Roberts as treasurer and Courtland Lukens as an official. Other names listed include J Nichols George B Ives I M Thorne C B Marshall MW D Hall Gagar Baker A Leke ALL. Crogs J N Gibbs E L ett and H P Dodge.
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J Nichols
George B Ives
I. M Thorne
C B Marshall
MW D. Hall
Gagar Baker
A. Leke
Nine Held for Rioting in Maryland Court Action
Special to The Washington Fest reports that deputies served warrants on John Moore John Sterling alias Wholloper Sterling James Moore James Johnason George Pruitt William Hunley Hance Moore Herbert Dougherty and John Whelson. Indicted by Somerset County grand jury for leading a disturbance at Crisfield during the Nelson brothers trial on December 29. Bonds set at 200 each for April term. crowd at trial threatened Justice Kennedy and caused a reversal of a verdict related to case at Tanger Packing Company beds.
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Washington
Princess Anne
Sterling
John Moore
John Sterling
Wholloper” Sterling
James Moore
Hance
James Johnason
Santa
George Pruitt
Hope
William Hunley
Hance Moore
Herbert Dougherty
John Whelson
Somerset County
Crisfield
Nelson Brothers
Page
Kennedy
Tanger Packing Company
Contests for Post Offices in Seventh Virginia District
Woodstock hearing dominates session as Virginia Seventh District patronage referees review claims for Woodstock Front Royal and Winchester post offices. Incumbent John M Davis faces challenger D B Logan amid bitter charges. decision delaying due to referee illness. Woodstock case to finish first, with other towns to follow soon.
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Virginia
Woodstock
Spec
Washington Post
Congessional
Front Royal
Winchester
John M Davis
D B Logan
James T Robson
Jail Break Foiled At Somerset Jail Bar Saws Cut
Sheriff Begley found two jail window bars almost sawed off and hinges on a cell door removed. Prisoners claimed a man named Saws lingered since Milton Sheets escaped in April 1909. Authorities secured the bars and pursued leads in Cumberland.
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Sherff
Somerset
Washington Post
Cumberland
W C Begley
Milton Sheets
Begley
Dixon explains he was not blown to atoms at powder house blast
Cumberland Maryland January 8 reports Charles Dixon in charge of the powder house of McCoy and Nugend subcontractors on the Western Maryland connecting link at Magnolia. The powder house containing 3000 pounds of dynamite exploded December 22. Dixon says his fear drove him to flee and avoid returning to the scene, despite initially feared to be among the explosion victims.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Charles Dixon
McCoy & Nugend
Marland
Magnolia
Dixon
W&s
Wrong Man Shot Near Oldhants During Fair
A 15 year old colored boy, Tate, died after being struck by a bullet at Oldhants during a local fair. The injury is linked to a Black man named Mace who allegedly shot at George Chandler after an accusation of talking to his sweetheart. Tate was hit instead. The incident occurred Saturday night near James Coster’s home. Immediate investigation and inquiries are underway.
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Washington Post
Warsaw
Ice Tate
Oldhants
Mace
James Coster
Oldhams
George Chandler
Mark
Tate
Acquitted of Murder in Suffolk Case Sparks Family Aid
Speral Hale, colored, was acquitted in Nange mond Circuit Court for the murder of Isaac Warfleet, also colored. Witnesses testified the killing was accidental and Hale had promised to pay medical bills and support Warfleet’s family after death.
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Suffolk
Speral
Washington Post
John H Hale
Isaac Warfleet
Nangemond
Norfleet
Hale
After La Grippe Nerve Remedy Endorsed by Dr Miles
A reader testifies that La Grippe left a weakened nervous system and says Dr Miles Nervine restored energy and function. The account claims Restorative Nervine rebuilt strength after multiple winter illnesses and notes druggists will refund price if it fails to benefit.
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Miles
Third &T
Shawaka
Branding his unknown author as infamous coward at UVA
Charlottesville dispatch reports counter Carpenter of Virginia Polytechnic Institute declares an editorial in College Topics insulting his character and says the author is not connected with the University. He seeks the writer by legal means, naming no one and inviting contact at Clifton Forge Virginia.
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University of Virginia
Polytechnic
Washington Post
Charlottesville
Carpenter
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
College Topica
General Athletic Association
Carpenters
Mi. Carpenter
Blacksburg
Lberty
Edward M Daniel
Clifton Forge
Front Royal Banquet Sees Officers Elected At Meeting
At a Front Royal Riverton Board of Trade gathering in the courthouse Saturday night officers were elected S F Rhodes as president IL Jackson first vice president M AY Johnson second vice president W E Carson third vice president The executive board includes W q Trenary H H Downing and others A banquet followed with speakers from rail and medical fields including Charles Lake W J Mulcutt F H in Baume and Prof James I Bueckwell The event featured remarks on Warren County’s iron outlook and closing by Capt R B Bayly with H H Downing as toastmaster
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Washington Post
Front Royal Riverton Board of Trade
S F Rhodes
IL Jackson
M AY Johnson
W E Carson
Q Trenary
H Downing
Joan W Morgan
W C Weaver
Ft & P Wilkins
Milar
M Naylor
J F Brickwell
P Kine
Carron
EH Naylor
Charles Lake
Southern Railway
Washington D C
J Mulcutt
Washington, D
White
Washington, DC
Baume
Norfolk and Weston Railroad
Roanoke VA
James I. Bueckwell
Legic
J Seber
Philadelphia
Warren County
S A Millar
Seventy Second Regiment Infantry
R. B Bayly
H H Downing
Girls Charge Pastor with Assault in Forsyth County
From Winston Salem N C and Richmond Va reports say Rev N L Glenn, a colored minister, is accused of criminally assaulting five colored girls who were church members when he pastored in Winston. He is also charged with abducting Mary Hairston and her daughter Pearl to Pennsylvania. Glenn claims the women went North to aid his meetings. The case heads to Forsyth Superior Court during Feb term.
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Pittsburg
Winston-Salem
Washington Post
Winston Salem N C
Jane
Cherlie Hutchins
Pittsburg Pa
N L Glenn
Winston
Caruar
Forsyth
Glenn
Mary Hairston
Pearl
Pennsylvania
Virginia Obituaries Highlight Local Dignitaries and Farmers
Staunton Mrs M J Lawton aged seventy three died after a lingering illness in Roanoke Jan. John Burrough long connected with Radford steam laundry died at Roanoke Hospital after an operation. Fredericksburg John Chilton of Spotsylvania died at home age eighty with widow and four children. Prince William County Mrs C C Leachman died of typhoid pneumonia survived by husband and five children. Staunton Cornelius Arehart died aged thirty eight, a well known Augusta County farmer, survived by widow and four children. Newport News Jan 8 J C Saunders longtime agent of Merchants and Miners Transportation Co died at sanitarium after kidney operation. Fredericksburg Jan 8 Joseph G Corington Middlesex County prominent citizen died after months illness aged sixty eight survived by widow, two sons and one brother.
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Staunton
M J Lawton
Roanoke
John Burrough
Radford
Roanoke Hospital
J H Taylor Knowles
Mise Annie Lindsay
Newport News
I. C Saunders
Merchiants
Fredericksburg
Joseph
G Corington
Middlesex County
Boyds
Simmons
Samuel
Davilla Simmons
Hyattstown
Tex
Cumberland
William M Gould
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
W Va
Frances C. Bitton
George W Hilton
Marland
Clarksburg
Samuel Scott
Virginia Weddings: Utz and Miss Belle Lindsey Wed
Fredericksburg January 83 P M Utz wed Miss Belle Lindsey daughter of Mrs J N Lindsey both of Madison County at the bride's mother's home with Rev L Leftwich officiating.
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Fredericksburg
M Utz
Belle Lindsey
J N Lindsey
Madison County
Rev. L. Leftwich
Sword of Lee Destroyed in Fire at Laburnum
Richmond January 8 The sword Robert E Lee carried in the Mexican War was burned in a blaze at Laburnum the country estate of Joseph Bryan Saturday night The weapon famed for its craftsmanship had an ivory grip and gold inlay Bryan had offered it to the Lee family but they declined The fire began on the third floor awakening the household who saved many items of historical value from the second floor and beyond The cause of the fire remains unclear
Plucky Lad Fends Fire as Three Children Escape
In Winchester Vavan the home of Charles P Kremer three children narrowly escaped death when a lamp toppled and oil spilled igniting a blaze. An explosion followed before a six year old boy seized a water bucket to help, as the father carried the children to safety. Two suffered minor burns.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Vavan
Charles P Kremer
Safet
Man killed by fright shocks Washington area crowd
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore January 8 fright called Samuel Jones a colored man this morning The negro feared a companion hit by a passing wagon and died from fright before help arrived William H Williams survived and walked away hours later the incident left bystanders startled.
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Washington
Baltimore
Samuel Jones
William H Williams
Killed in Bluefield Yard
Special to The Washington Coast Bluefield W Va two men were killed and one seriously injured in railroad yards today J B Robinson a conductor aged thirty six was killed while on duty by stepping in front of another tram George Wilson and Sam Smith were on a repair track when cars were shifted onto them Wilson was cut in two and Smith lost a leg and other injuries All three were mailed but Wilson was a newlywed husband of two months.
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Washington Coast
Bluefield
W Va
Jane
J B Robinson
George Wilson
Sam Smith
Wilson
Smith
Tannery in Flames at Petersburg Destroyed in Snowstorm
Special to The Washington West Petersburg Va Jan About 10 o'clock tonight fire broke out on the second floor of the tannery of W W N Jonesy & Co. The blaze, aided by wind and heavy snow, consumed the entire building and machinery along with hides and skims. Loss estimated at 34 000 with partial insurance. Origin of the fire unknown.
Missing Graham College leader leaves town on lecturing tour
The Washington Post reported that Professor A L Peterman principal of Graham College in Bluefield West Virginia left several weeks ago for Texas to lecture and was due to return by January 3 but has not appeared or indicated plans to return. The college trustees are at a loss, and Peterman, a board member, was said to have managed the college funds and possibly held about 1600 dollars intended for the term.
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Washington Post
Bluefield
Wva
A L Peterman
Graham College
Texas
Peterman
Suit for Smouse v Morgart over timber coal deal
In Cumberland Maryland January 8 a lawsuit filed by Thomas F Smouse against William Morgart seeks 92700 as Smouse’s share of proceeds from a timber and coal land deal in Garrett County. Morgart denies Smouse’s participation, with witnesses from Washington and other states. Accommodations in Rockville report a late night marriage of Hugh Cordell Jr and Martha Rogers and other local nuptials including Downs Miles and Miller Yates with ministers summoned from sleep to perform ceremonies.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Thomas F Smouse
Willam Margart
Cunningham
Garrett County
Henderson
Smouse
Morart
Jennings Bros
Roeblings
Trenton
N J
George Brew
Ronceverte
Joseph & Bayard
Harrisburg
George Frick John J Eeplan
Daniel Sheckey
Washington DC
Messrs
Smouse and
Morgart
Washinngton
Washington
Rockville
Hugene F Cordell Jr
Martha D Rogers
Maurice Clinton Downs
Saneca
Sarah Frances Miles
Beallsville
S R White
Wilbur Hirne
Mother Driven Insane by Grief Over Railroad Tragedy
Special to The Washington. Samuel R. Nicols a freight brakeman, age thirty, was killed today on the Western Maryland Railroad at Highfield near Pen Mar when he fell from a train en route from Hagerstown to Baltimore. He was the last of three brothers killed on the railroad. an older brother was killed on the Baltimore and Ohio twelve years ago, and another was run over by a train at McCoys Perry five years ago. Nicols' mother has become insane from grief.
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Washington Post
Winchester
West Virginia Central Railroad
Elkins
W Va
Stratton Shirley
Shirley
Frederick Shirley
Baten
Washington
Hagerstown
Samuel R . Nicols
Western Maryland
Highfield
Pen Mar
Baltimore
Nicols
Baltimore and Ohio
McCoys Perry
Lebeck Faction Defeated in Westernport Local Election
In Cumberland Md January Westernport held a hotly contested election with 295 votes cast. The Lebeck led ticket for council lost to the Citizens ticket. W Lebeck 111, W Ross 101, Christopher Kuhnle 18, Richard Stein 1eg. Prof O H Bruce ran unopposed for clerk with 288 votes. The council president at organization acts as mayor. J Miller presides, with William Fazenbaker and Washington Matthews as hold-overs.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Westernport
Adam Lebeck
Citizens
William Fazenbaker
Washington Matthews
Witnesses Absent Delays Revenue Fraud Trials in Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina January 8 a further postponement of revenue fraud trials occurred due to witnesses not appearing in the case against G W Samuels. Adjournment was taken until tomorrow as Judge Boyd ruled that remaining indictments with the same defense as in the Patterson case would be a waste of time. An appeal from that decision was noted, and the judge suggested continuing the other cases until the Circuit Court of Appeals rules.
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Washington Post
Greensboro
N C
Federal Court
G W Samuels
Tomoron
Boyd
Patterson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Resident declared insane sent to Springfield Hospital
Walter Bur roughs of Rockville Maryland has been adjudged by county commissioners to be of unsound mind and this morning admitted to Springfield Hospital Sykesville for treatment. His mind dwells on published feats of Hous dint the lock picker and religious matters.
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Tne
Wasuinginu
Rust
Rockville
Walter Burroughs
Springfield Hospital
Sykesville
Hous
Scott's Emulsion described as a food medicine for all ages
The advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a food medicine combining the benefits of food and medicine. It claims value in wasting diseases and imperfect growth for children and weakness in adults, with production by Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Fire to hide murder leads to arrest in Pittsburg tragedy
Lena Able aged twenty seven was found dead in her cellar with burn injuries and knife wounds. Her husband Andrew J Able was arrested after a late investigation while police and coroner pursue a rigid inquiry. The scene sparked rumors of a staged lamp explosion and a killer attempting to bury evidence. Policeman James Loyd became insane after viewing the body and fled the scene before capture.
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Pittsburg
Lena Abie
Andrew Able
Brownsville Avenue
Able
Mra Ables
James B .Loyd
Mrs Able
Norfolk murder case ties James Franklin to Dr Chiles
An nolle prosequi was entered in the James Franklin case as an accessory to murder involving Miss Sarah Atkinson. Franklin remained held on 1500 bond for reindictment by the February grand jury. Dr L R Chiles faces trial January 15 for second degree murder amid private counsel for the Atkinson family.
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Norfolk
Nolle
James Franklin
Sarah Atkinson
L R Chiles
Miss Atkinson
Franklin
Commonwalth
Dr Chiles
Atkinson
Young Franklin
Strikers sue newspaper over use of union label
Cumberland Maryland printers sue Cumberland Evening Times to bar the use of the union label claiming it is registered property. The case will be presented to the grand jury with the Times arguing the label lawful until January 31 under a printer contract. The dispute involves union officials and local editors, with legal counsel including Pearce and David J Lewis.
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Cumberland Times
Washington Post
Cumberland
Jane—Cumberland Typographical Union No 244
Cumberland Evening Times
Grand Jury
Times
Statutes
Maryland
Pearce
David J Lewis
Col Avirett
the Times
Lynch
Edith Kirby
Joh W Ariett
Bride Fatally Wounded as Husband Arrested in Connecticut
Bridgeport Connecticut woman, Mrs Stephen Leotard, two weeks married, died from a gunshot inflicted by her husband during a quarrel. Leonard Leotard, twenty one, in custody, says the revolver discharged accidentally while cleaning it. The couple had been living with Mrs Leotard supporting them from work at a corset factory. Police are seeking to have Stephen return to work.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Jan
Stephen Leotard
Leonard
Tome
Stephen
Poison Fatality at City Hospital in Cincinnati
George Stevens, a Harvard graduate once wealthy from steamer operations between Boston and New York, died after accidentally ingesting poison beside his sick brother-in-law in Cincinnati. Robert Louis Gillespie, his brother-in-law, aged sixty-five, died less than an hour later. The men’s fortunes were diminished by the cotton crash two years earlier.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George Stevens
City
Robert Louis Gillespie
Stevens
Harvard
Boston
New York
Rough Riders seek gifts for Miss Roosevelt marriage
Ardmore Ind Jan 8 Rough Riders Association requests each member including President Roosevelt to contribute to a handsome present for Miss Alice Roosevelt on her forthcoming marriage to Congressman Longworth. United States Marshal Col Bent secretary urges donations from all Rough Riders. LAURIER TO SPEAK AT EASE. Ottawa Janes Sir Wilfrid Laurier accepts invitation to be guest of Erie Chamber at annual banquet. Fairbanks Penrose Knox to attend banquet. Mayor Todd arrives in New York. Todd, mayor of Son Inez Porto Rico, sails to Washington to seek a law for an elective senate on the island. Hearting Belegate from the Porto Rico Muntelpat Esaeue.
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Rough Riders’ Association
Ardmore
Ind
Rough Riders
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
United States
Marshal Colbent
Rough Rider
Roosevelt
Laurier
Presdent Fairbanks
Penrose and
Knox
Ottawa Janes
Wilfrid Laurier
Eries
Pa.) Chamber of Commerce
Prescient Fairbanks
Mayor Todd
New York
Jane
Robert H Todd
Son Inez
Porto Rico
Juan Hae
Washington
Congress
Complete Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A Philadelphia reader reports that Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cured his daughter's eczema after persistent itching and sores from infancy. He describes initial pimples and scales on the face and scalp that bled from scratching, then notes complete recovery with Cuticura products and offers to publish further information. June 10, 1905.
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Wm. F. Knox
35Th St
Philadelphia
Cure of skin ailments through Cuticura remedies praised
A Baltimore man testifies in 1905 that after a year of hair loss dandruff and facial pimples he found relief using Cuticura remedies. He endorses Cuticura Soap Ointment for babies and mothers and notes their world wide sale through Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston Mass.
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Ben I Kastner
Ashland Ave
Baltimore
Draggista Potter Drag and Chem Corp
Boston Mass
Battle with waves tests Norway bark Arabs at sea
The Norwegian bark Arabs, sailing from Mowmea New Dale to Australia, battled fierce seas around Cape Horn. Lifeboats smashed, masts threatened to part, and the crew endured days of hurricane, calms, and exhausting vigilance before reaching Baltimore.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Jan S—A
Cape Horn
Tlis Port
Mowmea New Dale
Mir Australia
Cape Hain
Elaware Breakwater
Siamen
Artilleryman Drowned in Java River Rescue Attempt
Special to The Washington reports artilleryman from Newark New Jersey drowned in the Java River while attempting to repair a submarine torpedo cable near Fort Caswell. He and five men were in a boat when it capsized and their bodies were not recovered.
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Washington
Winnington N
Michael Wiber
States Just Artillery
Fort Caswell
Java
Weber
Newark NJ
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William F Weinck
Fairview
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