War on R. R. Monopoly Faces Fractured Franchises
A Washington dispatch reports a vigorous session fight to retire the state from rail business. Bills seek repeal of a law preserving a railroad monopoly between Washington and Richmond and paralleling the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac lines. Senate action, franchise tax disputes, and plans to merge Greene County with Albemarle are discussed amid broader efforts to restructure insurance, taxation, and governance.
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Senate
Williams
Southeastern Tariff Association
Greene County
Albemarle
Washington
Richmond
Frederickaburg and Potomac
Judas Sinater Folkes
Hinens
Imitasion
Crcuit Court
Agargue Mor
Death by own action in sewer probe at Chester Street
A sewer collapse or incident on Chester Street led to the death of a man found yesterday by workmen. Investigator Cdward Streckfus watched the scene as the body was recovered near the pipe alignment and safety measures were reviewed.
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Thawonga
Cher Tyste
Lam
Norra Washinton
Pam
Chester Street
Dersarto
Weumei
Mia Bady Wis
Anime de Part
Intercollegiate Track Season Sees Strong Opens and Contests
The article sketches the upcoming track season with hopes for 200 men to depart for intercollegiate championships. It notes athletes Klubertanz and Whit, details race distances and laps, and highlights Walker and Wilkes as key performers.
Rearrested cashier faces fraud warrants in Portsmouth bank case
Alexander B. Butt, cashier of the defunct People's Bank of Portsmouth, was rearrested in Norfolk on two warrants charging accepting deposits while insolvent and a third for filing a false financial report with the State Corporation Commission. Bail set at 5000 dollars on each count, posted to secure freedom pending further action.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Alexander B. Butt
People’s Bank
Portsmouth
State Corporation Commission
John W. Hopper
A. E Warmer
Butt
Norfolk police officer charged with bigamy in three marriages
Sergi HoC Mc Bride, a Norfolk police member, was arrested on bigamy charges. The man, alleged to have two wives from an 1886 Rockingham County marriage to a woman, also wed Blanche Virginia Waterfield in Portsmouth in 1901 and reportedly married a third person in Norfolk while with the fire department under the name George Dallas.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Sergi Hoc Mc-Bride
Rockingham County
George D Walker
Blanche Virginia Waterfield
Portsmouth
George Dallas
Alexandria News in Brief Violations and Obits
Lorenzo Woolford and eight Old Dominion Glass Company teamsters were arrested for driving over a sidewalk on Princess Street to ease sand delivery, claiming the road was impassable and the city had used it as a dumping ground. Obituaries note deaths of elderly residents and local figures, with funeral plans announced.
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Washiington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Lorenzo Woolford
Old Dominion Glass Company
Princess Street
Washington and Omo
Southern Railway
Woolford
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Bedford City Water Supply
Special to The Washington vee Bedford City Jan 9 washing of clothing of a girl with typhoid fever in a water spring serving the city has sparked an epidemic many deaths reported and officials urged to investigate. Hagerstown Md Jan 9 Robert Bridges a prominent resident of Hancock died of pneumonia after grip at age 73. Several local legal notices and marriages are noted across the region including a Fredericksburg wedding of Miss Margaret Moncure to Harry Kellam.
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Washington
Bedford City
Sinta
Hagerstown
Robert Bridges
Hancock
Washington County
Lost Ship Leonora and Four Bodies Wash Ashore
Norfolk dispatch reports four bodies recovered from the schooner Leonora wrecked off Diamond Shoals in a Tuesday storm. The cook, the sole survivor who remained unconscious until afternoon, identified the vessel bound from Kound Point Maine to Charleston with fish scrap. Lifeboats failed. only the cook and a German sailor reached shore. Captain Gilchrist among the dead.
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Norfolk
Diamond Shoals
Leonora
Kound Point
Charleston
Cook
Gilchrist
United States Weather Bureau
Oregon Inlet
Lexington
Baltimore
Jane
Merchants’ and Miners’ Line
Savannah
Chesapeake Bay
Jiames Point
Trial of John F. Via Opens With Self-Defense Claims
In Staunton the Via murder trial focuses on whether his second wife shot herself after threats of suicide linked to his drinking. Via testifies that she threatened self-harm, renewed a liquor jug request the night of the tragedy, and that he woke to a gunshot as the jury plans to view the Craigsville scene tomorrow with one defense witness remaining before rebuttal.
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Washington Post
Staunton
John F. Via
Via
J B Tuttle
Buchanan
Craigsville
Tryon Palace Burns in New Bern Fire
New Bern NC January 9 The historic Tryon Palace building dating from colonial times and once a dwelling of James B Duffty was destroyed by a morning fire at about 9 oclock Officials attributed the blaze to a spark from a defective flue and noted the structure was in excellent preservation despite its age
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Newbern
James B Duffty
Atte
Wounds prove fatal in church night shooting tragedy
Alfred Patterson died from wounds after being shot by Gidger Tinley who also killed his brother James Patterson after a family dispute. The incident followed the sister of the Patterson family refusing Tinley’s escort and accepting Edward Williams’s instead. A street quarrel led to the deadly shooting after church services.
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Washington Post
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Alfred Patterson
Gidger Tinley
James Patterson
Pattersons
Finley
Edward Willams
James
Miss Patterson
Timley
Virginia Obituary Notices From Richmond and Nearby
Obituaries report Nicmond Jane Maj Lysander Courts, longtime Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad official and Confederate veteran, dies at home after months of feeble health. Doctor Gange L Stone, a noted Richmond physician, dies after months of illness. Jesse P Hogwood of Hogwood Contractors dies at home, survived by wife and four children. J A Blanton of Caroline County dies of paralysis at age sixty six, survived by wife and several children.
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Nicmond
Jane
Thomas Lysander
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomar
Otey
John H Dickinson
Gange L Stone
Richmond
Stone
Stout
Petersburg
Jesse P Hogwood
Frm
Hollingswoth
Hogwood Contractors
Fredericksburg
J A Blanton
Carolne County
Nervine touted as calm for tired women and nerves
The ad describes tired women suffering from worry, excitement and overwork with headaches nervousness backache and stomach trouble. It promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a splendid nerve tonic that soothes nerves and aids refreshing sleep and body building. A testimonial from Mrs W H Bozarth of Hamilton Missouri supports its benefits and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not help.
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Miles
W H Bozarth
Hamilton
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Death Bars Meeting of Oldest Pair in Country
A set of odd stories from Oakland and beyond recounts the death of Mrs. Mary Ramsey Woods, 120, ending plans for a reunion with Capt Goddard Esekiel Dodge Diamond, 112, longtime Civil War transport officer who befriended notable figures. Other items include a Pittsburgh case where farmer James R. Smith refuses to say sorry and faces years in prison, plus marital and criminal miscellany from across the region.
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Oregon
United States
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Missouri
Grant
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Jessie Benton Fremont
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Hillsboro
Orem
Tobacco War Inquiry Urges Full Probe In Kentucky
In Frankfort a senate resolution calls for a full investigation of the tobacco situation including night riders and the American Tobacco Company's Kentucky operations. Fire marshal C M Barnett, president of the American Society of Equity, resigns as tobacco growers leader to take office, pledging to do his duty under oath. The Equity Society challenges Gov. Willson to prove charges of guilt.
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Indianapolis
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Nurse's mistake kills her at National Soldiers' Home
Special to The Washington Post Newport News Va Jan 9 Miss Elizabeth Francis Stewart a young nurse at the National Soldiers Home hospital died today from bichloride of mercury after mistaking a bottle for epsom salts She swallowed over two ounces of a 19 per cent solution containing about 112 grains of the poison before antidotes could save her Her mother is en route from Canada.
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Newport News
Elizabeth Francis Stewart
National Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Home Hospital
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Canada
Actor lynched by mob in Pievel Johnston County incident
A long distance message reports a Black man lynched by a mob in Pievel Johnston County. The victim, posing as a show promoter, drew residents to a one man performance and was taken from a boarding house to the woods. his body was found on Southern Railway tracks at daylight. Identity not confirmed.
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Jennie Hilligoas
Grand Opera House
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Charlotte
Selma NC
Pieevel
Johnston County
Southern
Maryland Weddings in Rockville and Nearby
Mary land weddings report two ceremonies held this morning and afternoon. Rockefile Jane Miss Wellssa Imogene Elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Jame Elder and James Buchanan Welsh of Avery wed this morning at St Mary Catholic Church with Rev Philip Bo Me Guira presiding. The bride’s party included Miss Rone May Virts of Point of Rocks and William Elgar Roberson of Montgomery County. Later in Rockville a second ceremony united Agnes Hamilton of Alexandria Virginia and William E Hamilton of Fairfax County Virginia in a service led by Rev S R White of the Baptist Church.
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Wellssa Imogene
Mra Jame
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James Buchanan Welsh
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Philip Bo MeGuira Pantor
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Edward E Welsh
Aver
Rone May Virts
Point of Rocks
William Elgar Roberson
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Agnes Hamilton
Alexandria, Va
William E Hamilton
Fairfax County
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Supreme Court and District Docket Summary from 1908 Sessions
The record outlines proceedings before the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, listing admitted practitioners, cases captioned as original, in error, or reviewed. It includes adjournments, calendar calls, officer names, case numbers, and anticipated dates for further arguments and decisions across multiple appellate and circuit courts.
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District of Columbia
Justice Robb
Justice van Orade
Emory
Brvant
E Buffington
M_ Bur vins
John Abdin Smith
Paul Eush
Walter S Gilchrist
American Stove Company
Detroit Stove Works
Barstow Stove Company
Johnson
Evins
United States
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Stuart MrNamara
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Thompson
Leo Simmons
Appellant
Stuart McNamara
D W Baker
Appallee
Araignment
Griffin's
le Curer
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H T Blair
Davis
Robinson
F H Stephens
E H Duvaller
Drakera
E H Thomas
F HH Stephens
Lambert & McLean
R N Yeatman
Dobbins
Thomas
Leo Simmone
R Golden Donaldson
King Va
Cunningham Manufacturing Company Ve Rotograph Company
Wilson & Barksdale
Gittings & Chamberlin
Real estate transfers span numerous streets and parcels citywide
The record lists transfers across Northwest and Northeast sectors from First to Fourteenth Streets and beyond, detailing buyers and trustees such as Wilbur & Sash, Columba Velahia Realty, Peter Dentrenn, and Albert Marchalet. Many parcels include lot measurements, square sizes, and small cash considerations, with properties in locations like Myrtle Street, California Street, and streets labeled North, South, East, and West.
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Iercy Strett
Ind Street
Wilbur & Sash Crux
Rendail Bb Saund
Harles C Tavior
Diastase Bender
Noth Carrai
Saran
Abellot
Pdwail
Siumih
Viita
Calumba Velahia Realty Fompans Ta Maia
Peter Far
Tasior
Dentrenn
Ada Baumgarten
Teelfth
Aia Ranparten
William J Dentrese
Lea Trth
F Strefts
Jom T Branson
Mary A Lanson
Bealla
Marion Buller
Josiah Mo Yale
Frank P Vale
Tod
Squire
Pearl Aline Pellot
Maryland Avenue
Banfel
Albert Marchalet
Frank E Padgett
Mira McVehon
North Capital
First Streets
George Po van Wiek
Robert A Dove
Deeds of Trust and Property Security Notices in Square Sections
Listing of multiple deeds of trust for properties in several squares and streets, detailing grantors and trustees, secured sums ranging from $699 to $14,800, terms from 1 to 7 years, and semiannual interest rates around 4 to 6 percent. Includes named stakes like Walter F Wright, Margaret G Hanes, and others securing lot and block parcels in squares such as Eckington Pinehurst and Lincoln.
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Pandali B
Saunders Et Ux
Franklin Po
Nash
Harm
Ringe
Wilbor
Walter F Wright
Willam E Edmunton
George E Fleming
Elizabeth Clement
Eckington
Walter T Austin Et
John T Arms
A Trory
Serure
Brown
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Brosnan
Long
Ador
Margaret_G Hanes
Irene Danes
James Jo Becker
Harry Baan
Frank
Latie L Bum
James
Frank T Rawlings
Frank & Coline
Laward McC Jones
Pinenurst
James Fo Wood
Firmin Ro Harner
Pinehmst Park Company
Benjamin Leighton
Donoghue
Robert
Robert 4 Dore Dux
Edward Jog
Blelwagen
Thomas McGale
George P van Wrek
Sears
Inventor cited in restraining order case at Aransas Pass
Secretary Taft ordered to show cause on January 34 why a restraining order should not issue forbidding certain construction at Aransas Pass Texas. The War Department holds a contract with David M Picton and Alexander Mackenzie. Lewis W Haupt of Philadelphia is a named inventor seeking continued injunction until Congress compensates him for use of his dikes patent design.
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Gould
Aransas Pass
Tex
Wir
David M Picton
Picton
Alexander Mackenzie
Lewis W. Haupt
Philadelphia Pa
Congress
Clothing merchant sues former partner for damages
Hiyman Dadek of 11014 Seventh Street sues former business partner Samuel H Berman in District Supreme Court for 20000 dollars alleging malicious interference aimed at injuring Dadek credit and business standing by inducing Joseph Server not to pay 1600 dollars of notes.
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Hiyman Dadek
Seventh Street
District Supreme Court
Samuel H Berman
Dodek
Berman
Joseph Server
Roanoke Stave Factory Fire Destroys Plant and Contents
Fire at the Roanoke stave factory destroys the plant and machinery with a several thousand dollar loss. The blaze began in a nearby negro cabin adjacent to the factory, spreading to buildings and equipment.
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Roanoke
Washington Post
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