Mad dog in Norfolk bites eight before officer shoots it
A rabid dog terrorized Norfolk’s eastern district injuring Jennie Munden four, Percy Chick, Patrolman Cooper, Detective McBride, and four others. Cooper killed the animal with a shot after it latched onto his neck. The dog’s head was sent to Washington for analysis.
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Washington
Washington Post
Norfolk
Wan Keled
Jennie Munden
Percy Chick
Cooper
Detective McBride
McBride
Vietme Arc
Newbil
Dr & D
Mehitle
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Department
Large Tobacco Sales Report Across Virginia Markets
Reports from Petersburg Lynchburg and Boston detail large sales of loose tobacco, with high prices for large dark wrappers and strong activity across warehouses. In Petersburg much of the crop has been marketed, with rising expectations. Boston notes about 750000 pounds sold in six days and price gains. Lynchburg reports open sales with steady or higher quotations across grades, indicating favorable conditions for the next weeks.
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Wallangton
Petersburg
Petrsburg
Ttt
Boston
Lynchburg
READY FOR POULTRY SHOW IN MOSIAC HALL
Aye md Calin Hicks secretary of the Columbia Fowl and Pigeon Association announces the annual poultry show at Masonic Hall January 2 to 8. About a thousand entries have been received with exhibitors from Canada and the Eastern and Southern states plus the District of Columbia. Hicks will be superintendent. Joseph J. Tardroff of Washington will oversee the persons in charge.
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The
Washington Post Ruckyilk
Calin Hicks
Calspli
Columbia Fowl and Pigeon Association
Virginie
Columide
Masonic Hall
Moisitistn
Canada
Human race in infancy and a German naval visit
Sir Oliver Lodge argues in Coventry that humanity is only in its infancy with power to improve itself mentally morally and physically. In Newport News Virginia a German cruiser and two others arrive for repairs ahead of a Jamestown Exposition naval display. Charles Jonn Nafrn and Miss Rena Elizabeth Staub wed in Rockville with Rev. Ernest Woolfe officiating at the minister's home.
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Oliver Lodge
Washington Post
London
Coventry
Min
Newport News
Panther
Tofav
West Indies
Key West
Peciar
Wreck Delays Southern Railway Passenger Train
A northbound Southern Railway passenger train No 40 derailed two miles north of Spencer at 6 am due to a broken rail at a switch frog. The engine tender and two cars ditched, several passengers shocked but no injuries. Main line trains delayed until late afternoon as wrecking crew cleared the track. Hundreds waited in the field amid the Sunday scene.
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Washington Post
Spencer
N. C
Heilwey
Landslide strikes railroad track near Mingo Junction
Early today a massive earth slip on the Wabash main line at the Ohio River bridge near Mingo Junction, Ohio, destroyed seven hundred feet of track and a freight train. Engineer Charles McCabe and crew escaped as cars, caboose, and freight scattered. The slide, extending 700 feet, filled Cross Creek bed and left tracks unusable for days while alternate routes are used.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wabash Railroad
West Virginia
Ohio River
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Charles McCabe
McCabe
Cross Creek
Young Man Shot to Death in Laurens District
Arthur V. Green, a young white man, was shot and killed early today in Laurens by Joseph FR Fant jr, son of a Spartanburg dispensary constable. The dispute followed an oyster supper. Green returned to Fant's boarding house and was fatally shot after attempts to gain entry were made.
Calumny claim mars Budapest politics
Budapest reports Minister of Justice Polonyi issues a formal declaration denying an ex-burgomaster Halmos accused abuse of power to aid a personal friend. Polonyi asserts he opposed the government and faced municipal council opponents, denying the charge in full.
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Budapest
Polonyi
Herr Halmos
Herr Polonyl
Murder suspects freed in Tazewell county clerk murder case
Three boys arrested in Polédhontas on January 4 for the murder of T E George, county clerk, were released after investigators could not identify them as the persons near the scene.
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Tazewell
Washington Post
Polédhontas
T E George
Tazewell County
Plasterers Strike At Exposition Grounds
Plasterers employed at the exposition grounds in Norfolk Virginia have walked out alleging they must walk to the contractor’s office after hours to receive pay. They seek payment while at work on scaffolds, a 50 cent per day wage increase to $6, and car fare for travel to and from the site.
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Washington
Norfolk
Dan
Exposition Grounds
Jealous husband slashes man at wedding feast
In Wheeling West Virginia January 12 a jealous husband John Sutski slashed Peter Slinski with a butcher knife after Slinski kissed Mrs Slinski, a first wife. Several men tried to kill Slinski. arrests followed in Benwood as the melee disrupted the Gtjnaki wedding celebration. Also reported a five year old boy drowned at Jennings Run near Mount Savage after a log bridge collapsed in heavy rain. His body recovered at Barrellville. In Roanoke January 12 Wallace Mayes, who killed Etta Murray and died by his own hand, lies in a morgue as parents plan tomorrow’s return with the remains. Mrs Murray was buried yesterday.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
John Sutski
Peter Slinsk
Fust
Slinski
Sutski
Gtjnaki
Benwood
Wva
Fort Cumberland
Jan IB
Perry Cosana
Mount Savage
Jennings Run
Newtown
Bridget
Barrellville
Washington
Roanoke
Wallace C Meys
Staunton
Etta Murray
Murray
Stell Hes
Mays
Victim Dies After Assault by Steamer Virginia Deckhand
Norfolk dispatch reports George H V Miller died from injuries after being assaulted by Brooks Ramsey a deckhand on the steamer Virginia. Ramsey killed by police following a fierce confrontation, previously described as a model worker but linked to multiple brutal assaults.
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Sherrio
Wanngion Ry
Norfolk
George H V Miller
Brooks Ramsey
Virginia
Ramsey
Want to Succeed R. E. Lee in Virginia House Race
Fairfax County political scene centers on replacing Col. Robert Lee who resigned as delegate. Walter T. Oliver and H. R. Schade are named as potential candidates, with discussion of Col. Les remaining in mind for Congress if Rixey retires. Also notes on arrests, theft report, Canal Commission travel, and local obituaries and health updates.
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Washington Fost Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Robert Lee
Fairfax County
Eranson
Walter T Oliver
Fairfax Court House
Col
Lesby
H R. Schade
Herndon
Dranesville
Award Upholds Land Claim in Susquehanna Power Case
Special to The Washington Fort Belair reports that Circuit Court for Harford County in Towson ruled against McCalls Ferry Power Company, upholding a condemnation award of 56,000 for 1,464 acres and 68,000 for Harford County property, overruling plaintiff’s exceptions and sending the case toward the U S Supreme Court.
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Susquehanna Power Company
Fort Belair
Towson
Burke and
van Bubber
Harford County
McCalls Ferry Power Company
McCalls Ferry
Susquehanna River
McCall Company
Supreme Court of the United State
From Chicken Pox to Cholera in Early Medical Practice
An ad recounts early barber shops as makeshift operating rooms and physicians bleeding patients for all ailments from chicken pox to cholera. It credits modern medical advances for lower mortality and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the remedy for dyspepsia and related digestion issues. The tablet claims to digest foods, restore gastric juice, and cure dyspepsia without laxative effects, with trial packages offered through I A Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Ourtist
Stuart
Europe
America
At & Cents
I. A
Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Fire suspected at Washington County barn blaze
Incendiary fire destroyed the barn and Avondale farm near Clear Spring owned by former Sheriff M. Finley Sebert and tenanted by James Hull. One horse three colts sixteen cattle and hay fodder and equipment were lost. Fire discovered in multiple spots indicated arson. Barn valued at 000 with only partial insurance for owner and tenant.
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Hagerstown
Mod
Avondale Farm
Clear Springa
M. Finley Sebert
James Hull
W. Scott Corbett
Washington County
Arranging Lee Centenary Meets North South Ties
Roosevelt backs memorial gathering at the New Willard on January 10 to honor Gen Robert E Lee. The plan includes additional speakers Senator Berry and Rep John Sharp Williams, with prayers and music by the Marine Band.
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Robert J. Lee
Washington
New Willard
Ralph Walsh
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Senator Berry
John Sharp Walliams
Bishop Satterlee
Roland Cotton Smith
Marine Bang
Roosevelt
Gen. Lee
Lee
Daniel
Beltimore
Thomas Nelson Page
Richmond
Siar
Charles Francis Adams
Massachusetts
Les University
Leslie
Adams
Robert E. Lee
Aattle
Confederacy
Wheeler
Fitzhugh Lee
Spain
Virginia
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
George II
United States
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Abraham Lincoln
England
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Waters Erode Exposition Beach Threatening New York Building
The Hampton Roads waterway is washing away part of the Jamestown Exposition beach threatening the New York Building site. Clarence Luce met with exposition officials to discuss relocating or adjusting arrangements if needed.
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Hampton Roads
Exposition Grounds
Washington Post
Norfolk
New York
Clarence Luce
Cotton Growers Meet in Birmingham This Week
The Southern Cotton Growers Association holds its annual convention in Birmingham Alabama with executive committee meetings Wednesday and Thursday and sessions Thursday through Saturday. Attendance is expected between 5000 and 6000 with representatives from every Southern state. President Harvie Jordan arrives from Atlanta and other officers are expected. Dr J B Hawthorne resigns as Grove Avenue Baptist Church pastor in Richmond Virginia after eight years in Virginia and prior service in Atlanta and Nashville. The church may try to persuade him to stay.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Byvery
South
Harvie Jordan
Atlanta
Richmond
J. B. Baw
Thorne
Grove Avenue Baptist Church
Hawthorne
Virginia
Nashville
Mrs Sage Gives 925 to Wilmington Charities
Mrs Russell Sage of New York sent $25 to Wilmington Associated Charities after officials began investigating local appeals for help. The gift arrived Jan 13 and came before a full inquiry into the cases could be completed.
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Washington East Wilmington
Del
Wilington Associated Charities
Russell Sage
New York
Mra
Sage
Heln
Oppose Immigration Bill Urges Distribution of Newcomers
Baltimore, Jan 13 The executive committee of the National German Alliance of the United States adopted a memorial asking that immigrants be distributed to states where they are wanted rather than admitted under the present bill. The memorial urges referral to a commission for impartial study and cites objections to the educational test and higher head tax. Representatives from multiple states attended, with letters of consent from twenty-two state execs.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
National German Alliance of the United States
United States
Congress
Maryland
Ohio
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
North Carolina
National Alliance
Senate
Florka
Sali
Board of Special Inquiry
Alliance
C J. Hexamer
Adolph Timm
John J. Tjarka
C Lineau
George Grime
Ax Heaving
Kurt Vaelziener
C W. Bente
Kurt Mellitz
K A .M. Schultz
A. F Trappe
Herman Badenhoop
North Caroline
Ww. Brach
Carl Salzner
Lloyd Breamshin Company
Ocean Mine No 1 Coal Plant Burns In Maryland Blaze
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Jan 12 The Consolidated Coal Company Ocean Mine No 1 plant burned destroying two large engines air compressors rope haulage and loading pipes The fire plus a bursting pine caused explosions with flying debris no injuries and 2003 tons daily capacity lost 750 workers unemployed due to the blaze
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Consolidated Coal Company
Ocean Mine
No. 1
Denies Guilt Of Assault In Lynchburg Case
Danville Va Jan 18 Peter Hudson an eighteen year old Negro charged with assaulting Miss Gladys Shelton daughter of an Amherst County farmer last Monday was identified by the girl at Lynchburg and brought to Roanoke jail. He said in his cell I am not guilty and that he has never before been in trouble. Officers believe Miss Shelton may have mistaken him.
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Misa Shelton
Washington Post
Danvile
Peter Hudson
Mias
Gladys Shelton
Amherst County
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Shelton
Gladys
Hudson
Miss Shelton
Monument on church site marks first United Brethren edifice
Large granite monument planned in Mount Hebron graveyard near Keedysville Washington County to honor America’s first United Brethren Church built in 1750. Subscription funded. dedication planned on Whitsunday with a sermon by Bishop J S Milla. The earlier church stood on the site, later replaced by a stone meeting house known as Getting's Meeting House.
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United Brethren
America
Washington Fost Hagerstown
Mount Hebron
Ear Keedysville
Washington County
Whitsunday
J. S Milla
DIES AT SUITOR S FEET IN DESPAIRING LOVE
Philadelphia January 18 A nineteen year old girl Pau Une Gordon in Hoffmans home drank carbolic acid in his presence after discarding furs and jewelry. The act followed Hoffmans failure to attend the wedding of Sir Gordons sister and left him and his relatives fearing a similar fate for themselves.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Pau- Une Gordon
Samuel Hoffman
Hoffman
Sir Gordon
A L Frothingham Dead
Princeton January 14 Well known art collector A L Frothingham died here today He once worked with Princeton University but retired due to ill health He leaves a widow a daughter and a son The son is a professor at Princeton University Savannah quoted January 18 Frederick Stearns of Detroit head of Stearns Manufacturing Company died last night of lung congestion He was seventy five Captain Thomas W Dodd vice president of the Texas Mexican Railway died after a prolonged illness at Laredo on January 13 Burdette C Gowing chief engineer of the Kearsarge at its 1854 wreck died yesterday at Tully New York aged sixty eight He had been retired since 1895.
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Princeton
N. J
L. Frothingham
Savannah
Frederick Stearns
Detroit
Mich
Stearns Manufacturing Company
New York
Egypt
Laredo
Tex
Thomas W. Dodd
Texas- Mexican Railway
Capt. Dodd
Georgia
Syracuse
Burdette C Gowing
Kearsarge
Tully
N. Y
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Caboose
Arthur V. Green
Halmos
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R. E. Lee
Walter T. Oliver
H. R. Schade
Virginia House
Henry Jones
John Ford
Henderson
Jones
Alexandria County
Charlottenville
Thomas Johnson
Walter Bryant
Johnson
Bell
Edgar Padgett
Wiliam H. Peck
Payne and
Queen Streets
Charles M Cuvilllier
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Maria Lee
Reat
North Fayette Street
J H. 3. Ewell
Methodist Protestant Church
Bethel Cemetery
Exima Evans
Paul R Evang
South Henry Street
O’elocit
J. A. Jeffers
Trinity Methodist Malecopal Church
St Paul's Cemetery
Howard Banks
Thomas Eizle
Gov. Swannon
Ife
John T. Sweeney
Board of Aldermen
South Columbus Street
W . Ballenger
Providence Hospital
Alis
Dr. Hawthorne
German Alliance Memorialize Congress
New York Medical Journal
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Tennison
Miss Chatters
Ola Roxley
Miss Gidday
Brom Smart
Merritt
Southern
California
Los Angeles
A. L. Frothingham
Princeton University
Atlantic City Hotels
Hotel Dennis
Atlantic City, N. J
Walter J Buzby
Haddon Hall
Atlantic City
Goran
Leeds & Lippincott
Marlborough
Blenheim Josiah White & Sons
Rudolf
Tpeeti
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Runkel Brothers, Inc., Mfrs
Qunkel
Chalfonte
D. Leeds Company
Galen Hall Hotel
Ocean Steamers
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Buccaneers
Moltke
ST _ THOMAS
Forto Rico
Fort DE France
Martinique
Barbados
Trinited
Venezuela
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Carscar &c
Colon
Penama Canal
Janisien
Cuba
Naseau
Broadway
E. F. Droof £ Sons
Ave
Azores
Mammoth
Cedric
White Star Line
Washington Oitce
Japan
Frank C Clark
Broefway
R M Hicks
Lf Fston
D C Pfeiffer
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company
Wasktanssa
Aisraperia
Norfole
Meares
Monroe
Sao
Portsmouth
Poel Ar
Waehington
Gen
Eral Meket
St. Caigrada Bee
Callahan
Abe Fort Myer
Arlington Falls Church
Aqueduct Bridge
Rey
Everett
Pwepa
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