Mad dog bites terror in Norfolk before being shot by officer
A rabid dog terrorized Norfolk with bites to two children and four adults including Patrolman Cooper and Detective McBride. Cooper killed the animal with a head-shot after the dog lunged for his throat, while McBride aided and sustained hand injuries. 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 Across Virginia Markets
Reports from Petersburg, Lynchburg, and Boston detail large loose tobacco sales and rising prices. Petersburg notes high bids for large dark wrappers and strong overall demand. Lynchburg cites a sturdy market with many lower grades but plenty of good stock and firmer prices. Boston records about 750000 pounds sold in six days with some grades advancing, weather aiding harvest.
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Wallangton
Petersburg
Petrsburg
Ttt
Boston
Lynchburg
Ready for Poultry Show at Masonic Hall
Calvin Hicks, secretary of the Columbia Fowl and Pigeon Association of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, announced that arrangements are complete for the annual poultry show at Masonic Hall, January 2 to 38. About 1000 entries have been received from across the East, South, Canada, and D C, with Mr Hicks as superintendent and Mr Joseph J. Tardroff of Washington in charge of the prizes.
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Washington Post
Calvin Hicks
Casspi
Columbia Fowl and Pigeon Association
Virginie
Columide
Masonic Hall
Moisitistn
Canada
District of
Infancy of human race hailed by Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge in Coventry argued the human race is only beginning to realize its power and that progress toward solving mental moral and physical problems signals a bright era. The same report notes a German cruiser Panther arriving at Newport News and future repairs for Berman and Venita as part of a fleet for the Jamestown Exposition. In Rockville Md a marriage was performed at the M E Church South with Rev Ernest J Woolfe uniting Charles Jonn Nafrn and Miss Rena Elizabeth Staub.
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Oliver Lodge
Washington Post
London
Coventry
Min
Newport News
Panther
Tofav
West Indies
Key West
Peciar
Wreck Delays Traffic Near Spencer Northbound Train No 40
A Southern Railway northbound trainNo 40 wrecked two miles north of Spencer at 6 AM on New Years Day due to a broken rail at a switch frog. The engine tender and two cars derailed, passengers shaken but none injured. Main line trains delayed until tracks cleared by wrecking crew. eight trains crowded the scene as hundreds waited in the field.
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Washington Post
Spencer
N. C
Heilwey
Landslide Strikes Train On Wabash Bridge
Early today a massive earth slip on the Wabash main line near the Ohio River at Mingo Junction, Ohio, toppled 700 feet of track and destroyed seven hundred feet of earthward bed. The westbound freight train led by Engineer Charles McCabe plunged as the lip collapsed. caboose and cars were demolished, brakemen escaped. Cross Creek bed filled, fields flooded, and repairs will take days as trains reroute.
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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
Laurens January 18 Arthur V Green a young white man was shot to death early today by Joseph Fant jr son of J R Fant Spartanburg dispensary constable Fant after a dispute at an oyster supper and a confrontation at Fant s boarding house where Green was refused entry and shot by Fant during an attempted entry.
Calumny claim from Hungary’s minister of justice
Budapest on January 18 the minister of justice Polonyi issued a declaration labeling an ex-burgomaster Halmos as making a calumnious charge. Polonyi says he would never abuse his office to benefit a personal friend and that neither the government nor municipal adversaries would tolerate such conduct if true.
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Budapest
Polonyi
Herr Halmos
Herr Polonyl
Murder suspects freed in Tazewell case
Three boys arrested in Polédhontas Friday night on suspicion of murdering T E George, a Tazewell County clerk, on January 4 have been released. They could not be identified as the persons seen near the scene.
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Washington Post
Tazewell
Polédhontas
T E George
Tazewell County
Plasterers Strike Over Pay at Exposition Grounds
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va December 18 plasterers on the exposition grounds walk to the contractor’s office after hours to collect pay. They demand payment while at work on scaffolds and seek a daily raise of 50 cents bringing pay to $6 plus car fare for travel to and from work.
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Washington
Norfolk
Dan
Exposition Grounds
Jealous husband wounds man at wedding feast in West Virginia
In Wheeling on January 12 John Sutski was slashed by husband Peter Slinski with a butcher knife after Sutski kissed Slinski's wife. The altercation occurred during the Gunnaki wedding celebration, and about six men attempted Slinski’s life. Police arrest many in Benwood in the wake of the melee. In Mount Savage, a five year old boy drowned yesterday in Jennings Run when a log bridge collapsed under a heavy rain swollen stream. The body was recovered at Barrellville near two miles downstream. The Washington Post dispatch notes. In Roanoke, Wallace C Meys, who shot and killed Etta Murray then killed himself at her home, body lying in morgue as parents plan to claim the remains tomorrow. Mrs Murray 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 in Virginia Steamer Assault Case
Norfolk dispatch reports George H V Miller died from injuries after a brutal assault by Brooks Ramsey, a deckhand on the steamer Virginia. Ramsey, once seen as a model worker, was killed by police after a desperate confrontation while authorities linked him to multiple brutal attacks.
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Sherrio
Wanngion Ry
Norfolk
George H V Miller
Brooks Ramsey
Virginia
Ramsey
Succeed in Fairfax County House Race Prominent Names Named
Walter T Oliver and H R Schade are top contenders for the Fairfax County seat to fill Col Robert Lees resignation. The race shapes Fairfax politics with others likely to enter. Also notes arrests of Henry Jones and John Ford colored men, a knife assault case, theft report at Payne and Queen, and updates on Mrs Maria Lee and Mrs Exima Evans funerals. The Isthmian Canal Commission member Charles Cuvillier left for New York then Isthmus trip. local officials James Sweeney and Ballenger cited with health updates.
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King Street
Alexandria
Robert Lee
Fairfax County
Eranson
Walter T Oliver
Fairfax Court House
Col
Lesby
H R. Schade
Herndon
Dranesville
Charles M Cuvilllier
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
New York
Award Upholds Land Award Against Susquehanna Power Co
In Harford County Maryland judges Burke and Van Bubber upheld a condemnation award for 1464 acres for the Susquehanna River project. The McCalls Ferry Power Company receives 56000 for the land. the Harford side property is valued at 560,000. The case, arising from an appeal, proceeds toward the Supreme Court of the United States.
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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 A History of Medical Progress
A historical note on medical practice from barbers to physicians, noting high mortality in early days and crediting medical advances. It cites dyspepsia as common and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a trusted remedy, explaining their digestive action and that they cure only dyspepsia and related ailments. Ends with a mail order appeal from I. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Ourtist
Stuart
Europe
America
At & Cents
I. A
Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Barn Fire Rumors Spark Firebug Suspected in Maryland
Incendiary theory swirls after a large Washington County barn near Clear Spring owned by M. Finley Sebert is destroyed with a horse, three colts, sixteen cattle, hay, fodder, implements, and a threshing outfit. Tenants Flatmmnes Hall and W. Scott Corbett hold partial insurance on the loss. The barn, the county’s largest, was valued at $000. Police say the fire appeared set in multiple spots.
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Hagerstown
Mod
Avondale Farm
Clear Springa
M. Finley Sebert
Flatmmnes Hall
W. Scott Corbett
Washington County
Lee Centenary Celebrations Stir Washington Ties
President Roosevelt supports the Lee centenary as a bridge between North and South. A New Willard meeting January 10 plans added speakers and an invocation with Bishop Satterlee and Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. Charles Francis Adams will speak in Washington, and the events honor Gen. Robert E. Lee amid a broader national commemoration.
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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 Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Hampton Roads waters wash away part of the exposition beach threatening the New York Building site. Clarence Luce met with officials to discuss selecting another site or making arrangements if needed to avoid losing space for the exhibit.
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Hampton Roads
Exposition Grounds
Washington Post
Norfolk
New York
Clarence Luce
Cotton Growers to Meet in Birmingham This Week
Southern Cotton Growers Association holds its annual convention in Birmingham Alabama with executive committee meetings Wednesday and Thursday. The convention runs Thursday through Saturday and an attendance of 5000 to 6000 is expected. President Harvie Jordan arrives from Atlanta and other officers are expected. Dr J B Hawthorne resigns from Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond Virginia after eight years, announcing retirement from active ministry.
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Ala
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Byvery
South
Harvie Jordan
Atlanta
Richmond
J. B. Baw
Thorne
Grove Avenue Baptist Church
Hawthorne
Virginia
Nashville
Tenn
Mrs Sage Gives 925 to Wilmington Charity Drive
Mrs Russell Sage of New York sent a 25 dollar check to the Wilmington Associated Charities. She had asked officials to investigate local appeals for aid but the gift arrived before full inquiries could be completed.
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Washington East Wilmington
Del
Wilington Associated Charities
Russell Sage
New York
Oppose Immigration Bill Urges Distribution of Newcomers
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports the National German Alliance of the United States adopting a memorial to President and Congress. It criticizes the immigration bill as inadequate and calls for distributing immigrants to states where they are wanted, recommending referral to a commission for impartial study.
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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
Mining Plant Burned At Ocean Mine No 1 Crushing 360000 Loss
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Jan 12 The Consolidated Coal Company Ocean Mine No 1 plant was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 360000 and leaving 750 men unemployed. Two large engines air compressors rope haulage and loading pipes were ruined A pine roaring burst during the blaze sent debris flying but no injuries were reported The mine capacity is 2003 tons daily.
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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 in Lynchburg by the girl and brought to Roanoke jail for safe keeping. He declared he is not guilty and that he has never been in trouble. Officers believe Miss Shelton may have mistaken him and maintain his innocence.
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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 church
Plans for a large granite monument in Keedysville Washington County mark the site of America's first United Brethren Church built in 1750. Subscriptions fund the project with a Whitsunday dedication to be led by Bishop J S Milla at the old Mount Hebron graveyard. The early church was logs, replaced in 1745 by a stone 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 PHILADELPHIA
Pau Une Gordon a nineteen year old girl went to the home of her suitor Samuel Hofman and drank carbolic acid in his presence after removing his gifts of furs and jewelry. He became frenzied and relatives kept vigil fearing self harm. The tragedy followed Hofman missing his sister’s wedding.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Pau- Une Gordon
Samuel Hoffman
Hofman
Suse Gordon
A L Frothingham Dead at Princeton
A. L. Frothingham well known art collector died in Princeton New Jersey today. He was once connected with Princeton University but retired years ago due to a hearth injury. He leaves a widow a daughter and a son who is a Princeton professor. Frederick Stearns dies in Detroit aged seventy five on his way to Egypt after planning a New York trip. Capt Thomas W. Dodd Texas Mexican Railway vice-president dies after a prolonged illness. Burdette C Gowing chief engineer of the Kearsarge dies at Tully New York aged sixty eight, retired since 1895.
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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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