Miller's Trial Ends With No Testimony by Defendant
Midshipman John P Miller of the first class was found in a case involving four fourth class cadets who performed the automobile stunt in his room. The verdict was sent to the Naval Academy superintendent. Meriwether also faced trial with six specifications, delays followed, and jurors prepared verdicts on both cases for submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menwether
Tra Washington
Annapulis
John P Miller
Academy
Minor Merwether Jr
Col
Lauchheimer
Miller
Muller
Tad Miller
Millers
Sixleath
Iain Khemer
Tate
Milir
Zaza
Lanchbhemmer
Col Lauchheimer
Demott
Naval Academy
Meriweather
Jim Ishazine
Meriwether
James MT Munroe
Annapolis
George Hi Mann
New York
Janes W Munroe
Mernlis
Munroe
Noice
Sone
Vurt
Girl Changes Her Mind Elopes Marries Brakeman in Maryland
In Winchester, sixteen year old Bertha Bowers, daughter of hotel owner Mrs. Annie Bowers, elopes with and marries Lorendo Price, a Cumberland Valley Railroad brakeman, after previously being betrothed to Lester Haines. They traveled to Hagerstown, Maryland, for the ceremony and plan to return home tomorrow seeking forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Post
Winchester
Bertha Howers
Annie Bowers
Lorendo Price
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Hagerstown
Miss Bowers
Lester Haines
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Haines
Washington, D. C
Price
Indicted for Assault in Ballantine Case Probe
Special to The Washington Post from Charlottesville Virginia reports an indictment against Jo Anton Ambroselli for criminal assault on Rosa Dudley fourteen, as part of a grand jury inquiry into extortion and blackmail tied to the Ballantine matter. Prosecution assistance and adminstration details are noted while police seek Duncan's whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Charlottesville
Corporation Court
Jo Anton Ambroselli
Rosa Dudley
Arthur Dudley
F. C. Duncan
John 5. Hawkins
Henry C Michie
Robert D Ballantine
Richard S Kerr
Commonwealth
Augusta County
McCue
Ballantine
Hugh Young, Jr
Newark
Duncan
Samuel L. Russell wreck sighted near Tail of the Horse Shoe
Norfolk reports the derelict schooner Samuel L. Russell drifting on beam end in the Chesapeake Bay approach. Ruth Merrit and Fannie H. Stewart arrived, shipping interests will seek Navy action to destroy the wreck. Six crew members are abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ruth Merrit
Fannie H. Stewart
Samuel L. Russell
Navy Department
Maryland Obituary Notices From Cumberland Area
Obituaries from Cumberland region January dates report William Shartzer of Wolfsburg dying in his sleep from heart trouble aged about 80. Christopher Heffner of Cloppers dies aged 70, buried in St Mary’s Cemetery in Washington after serving at St Rose’s rectory. widow Theresa Heffner survives. Albion M Christie, former blood stock breeder near Hagerstown, dies age 69 at Sykesville State Hospital. Civil War blockade runner, later poverty and mental decline after wife’s death. buried locally.
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Cumberland
William Shartzer
Wolfsburg
Boyds
Christopher Heffner
Cloppers
Washington
St Mary’s Cemetery
Heffner
St. Rose's
New York
Senator Stanford
California
Gen. Withers
Kentucky
Richmond Congress Probes Virginia Institutions and Charter Reform
Richmond reports that a special committee will investigate the Virginia Military Institute and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute to probe management and conduct. Politicians push charter amendments to elect city officers, including police and water officials. New lawmakers furniture arrives as plans for road funding and a 5 cent state tax rise surface. reconvening at noon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Capitol
Wwedal
Washington Post
General Assembly
Virginia Hilary Institute
Virginia. Polytechnic Institute
House
Chapman
Gay
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Ught
Water Department
Paul McRae
Rockingham and
Cumberland
Two Barns Burned Near Harrisonburg Va
Special to The Washington Dispatch reports two separate fires in Virginia. A barn near Harrisonburg owned by J. Perry Swank burned, origin unknown, about 3000 in losses with 1500 insured. eleven horses killed along with wheat hay corn and fodder. Fire discovered late at night, responders delayed. Nearby the HE. X. Miller barn at Bridgewater destroyed with nearly 5000 loss. Also notes appointment of RE L Bunch as traffic manager for Norfolk and Southern and Atlantic and North Carolina. Grand jury in Cumberland did not indict J J Robinson for libel. Wardson failed to appear. H Claiborne Wilson appointed stamp clerk in Petersburg revenue office. Eastwood, a British steamship, struck a reef off Virginia coast and was able to float. survey planned.
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Washington
Harrisonburg
J. Perry Swank
HE. X. Miller
Bridgewater
Norfolk
RE. L. Bunch
Norfolk and Southern
Atlantic and North Carolina
Washington Post
Cumberland
J. J. Robinson
Lonaconing Star
William M. Wardson
United Mine Workers
Wardjon
Robinson
Wardson
Petersburg
H. Claiborne Wilson
Collector of
Internal Revenue
M. K. Low‘rey
Maj
Harrison Waite
Virginia Weddings Tie In A Twin Petersburg Andersonville Pair
Fredericksburg reports Oscar Anderson formerly of Middlesex County wed in Andersonville Tennessee to Gertrude Irwin. In Petersburg Miss May Catherine Bullock wed Charles Waverly Curtice in Washington D C with Rev William McWhite officiating. The couples are well known locally.
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Fredericksburg
Oscar Anderson
Middlesex County
Andersonville
Tenn
Gertrude Irwin
Anderson
Petersburg
May Catherine Bullock
Charles Waverly Curtice
Washington, D. C
William Mcc. White
Keezel Picked for Harrisonburg Postmaster in Virginia
The Federal patronage board for Virginia's Seventh district recommended Attorney Charles M. Keezel for the Harrisonburg postmastership. Funkhouser and Hammer did not appear before referees but sent communications. Keezel's backers include county and district committees and notable figures Park Agnew and Senator Revercomb. The contest moves to the White House.
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C. M. Keezel
Harrisonburg
Washington Post
Federal
Virginia
John Acker
James T. Robson
Rockingham
J. Hoffman
Woodstock
Charlies M. Keazel
A. P. Funkhouser
Charles A. Hammer
Keezer
District Committee
State Committee
Park Agnew
Brown Allen
George A. Revercomb
Covington
Messrs
Funkhouser
Hammer
Keezel
Paint Creek Coals Merge With Scranton Capitalists
Paint Creek Company Incorporated with 5 million capital completes a purchase of all but two coal operations on Paint Creek, Kanawha County. A new Paint Creek Collieries Company is formed in Charleston with W. D. Boyer of Scranton as president and E P Hucklow as treasurer. Remaining independents are Imperial Colliery and Waco Coal.
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Paint Creek Company Incorporated
Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Scranton
Paint Creek Collieries Company
W. D. Boyer
E P. Hucklow
M. T. Roach
Hickory Camp Coal and Coke Company
Greenbrier Coal Company
Grose Colliery Company
Nuckols Coal and Coke Company
Horton Coal Company
Detroit and Kanawha Coal Company
Standard Splint and Gas Coal Company
Banner Coal Company
Paint Creek Coal Company
Scranton Splint Coal Company
Richmond Catering Company Bankrupt Receivership Declared
In Richmond Virginia creditors Cohen Company Levenstein and Ball and J W Gilham filed for bankruptcy after the Richmond Catering Company a newly formed firm sought adjudication. The court appointed Frank T Sutton Jr as receiver with a 1500 bond. Col Will T Beach, former deputy internal revenue collector, is the firm president.
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Richmond
Washington Post
Cohen Company
Levenstein & Ball
J.W .Gilhiam
Richmond Catering Company, Incorporated
United States Court
Richmond Catering Company
Frank T. Sutton
Col
Will T. Beach
Indiana
Internal Revenue
Virginia League Organized for Baseball Season Opener
The Virginia Baseball League is formed with six teams Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth Lynchburg Danville and Roanoke. The season begins April 26 and runs to September, with committees named to push the project and strong interest reported from all cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Richmond
Virginia Baseball League
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Lynchouse
Danville
Roanoke
Ella Smoot on the Stand in Will Case Hearings
Ella Rosé Smoot testified in the Smoot will dispute before Judge Bailey and a jury in Alexandria. She claimed her sister, the second Mrs Jones, struck her in the face and described strained relations with trustee Reverend William Strother Jones after his remarriage to another sister. The cross examination by Judge Norton featured sensational exchanges as the trial continued with the jury decision anticipated.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Smoot Will
Bailey
Corporation Court
Ella Rosé Smoot
Frances P. Smoot
Hev
William Strother Jones
Jones
Breat Kneth
Miss Smoot
Norton
Burch
Francis M. Burch
R ESTS IN CURTIN CASE PROMPT ARRESTS IN ALEXANDRIA MURDER MYSTERY
State's Attorney Brent helped secure warrants for the arrest of Harry Meeks and Herbert Foster in the Curtin murder case in Alexandria. They were jailed without bond after questioning by city officials, as detectives seek more complete statements about Curtin's movements the night his body was found in Fayette alley dock. A mysterious man in a light overcoat was seen with Curtin early that morning. In Bristol, George Anderson, 19, died after taking ten grains of strychnine, claiming heartbreak drove his act. In Charlottesville the Brotherhood of St Andrew held a farewell for Dr Claude Marshall Lee bound for China. Depositions were ordered in the von Roques case as attorneys travel to gather statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Brent
Curtin
Alexandria
Caton
Harry Meeks
Herbert Foster
Meeks
Foster
Wieut. Smith
Smith and
Ferguson
Fayette Alley
Polie Webster
Washington
Bristol
George Anderson
William S. Anderson
Sullivan County
Tenn
Washington Pass
Charlottesville
Christ Episcopal Church
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Claude Marshall Lee
Mary Willoughby Duke Slaughter
China
Harry B. Lee
Mr. Hubbard
H. B. Lee
WANT ENGLISH LABOR
Richmond Virginia January 15. Commissioner of Agriculture Roinerts reports daily letters from Virginia farmers seeking to join a listed group willing to take labor from the unemployed in Great Britain. A major Virginia plant offers 200 jobs first to be brought over, with more later. The legislature will be asked to fund a commission to Britain to select 20,000 of 2,000,000 unemployed. British vice consul P A S Brine has received many pleas for work from Britain.
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Washington
Richmond
Virginia
Great Britain
P. A. S. Brine
Track Work At Virginia Promises Strong Spring Showdown
Charlottesville January 15 Track work has begun at the University of Virginia with Capt Waples and trainer Lannigan guiding a returning relay squad that captured top honors at Franklin Field. A new outdoor track around the tennis court near Madison Hall will host winter practice, featuring a tenth mile loop and seventy five yard straightaway as preparations intensify for the Johns Hopkins meet in Baltimore February 4. Major sprinters Mabnry McNagny Crenshaw and last year’s stars are back and training hard for a bright season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Waples
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Lannigan
Franklin Field
Mabnry
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Southern College
Madison Hall
Young Men's Christian Association
Virginia
Johns
Capt. Waples
Hiram Smith
Archie Randolph
Jack Burke
Found Murdered in Sound Near Currituck
The body of George Hopper, a colored man, was found in Currituck Sound near Comtock by Henry Dunston. He was hacked with a razor and shot in the head. Armed men detained five men and one woman from a lumber camp. three men remain jailed after a Currituck justice released two and a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Elizabeth City
N. C
George Hopper
Henry Dunston
Currituck Sound
Comtock
Hopper
Justice Walker
Marriage license refused in Rockville over age rule
Young Washington couple, Lester R Knapp aged nineteen and Miss Mary Parsley aged eighteen, were denied a marriage license in Rockville Maryland because he is under the required age. They were told the consent of his mother Mrs Kate Knapp of Washington was necessary before reapplying and left to obtain it, planning to return for the ceremony.
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Washington
Richmond
S. P. Critzen
Lettle Woodward
J B Hutson
Miss Woodward
Baltimore
Arenia
Mary Woodward
Rockville
Lester R. Knapp
Mary B Parsley
Florda Avenue
Kate Knapp
Bank official in Wadley Dies by Suicide
E L Humphrey, cashier of the Bank of Wadley and Sunday school superintendent, shot himself this morning at the bank. He leaves a widow and four children. cause of death unknown. President Rentz stated the bank books show no discrepancies and requested a bank examiner and accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadley
E. L.humphrey
Bank of Wadley
Humphrey
Rentz
Park
Eaten Alive by Dogs in Richmond Stable Case
A horse owned by Edward Cole was found nearly dead after being eaten by dogs while confined in a rickety Richmond stable. S P C A agent FE Taylor testified the animal had severe sores and missing flesh and was shot to end its misery. The case is continued for ten days for more evidence. Also, J Lambert and Maude Rue La Fevre married in Rockville Maryland at the minister’s home.
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Richmond
Ted
Washington Post
Poticee Court
FE © Taylor
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Edward Cole
Agent Taylor
Dove
Cole
Rockville
J. Lambert
Maude Rue la Fevre
Ryan, Va
S. R. White
Improvements urged for Richmond Federal building renovation
Improvements proposed total sixty to seventy five thousand dollars for the Richmond Federal building to remodel and overhaul the interior and possibly alter the exterior. An electric passenger elevator is among the most needed upgrades to heating and lighting systems.
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Richmond Federal Building
Washington
Richmond
Treasury Department
Julius C. Holmes
United States Inspector of Public Buildings
Fool a Lazy Liver with Artificial Exercise
An old health ad extols indigestion as a disease starter and promotes Cascarets to “adjust the bowels.” It urges regular use, likening it to watch care, and claims immediate effect to energize digestion and ward off discomfort. The ad emphasizes genuine Sterling Remedy Cascarets and urges carrying them at all times.
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Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
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Apecith
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Robert Leatherman
Fledmont Pulp and Paper Company
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Abnapolis
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Thomaus Gaither
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Morton Stough
J R R. Cook
Solitude
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W. T. Evans
William T . Haislip
Spottsylvania County
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Middleburg
James
M. Thomas
Orange County
Barboursville
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Culpeper County
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Augusta
Landram
J. W. Bunch
Albemarle
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Myre
Myers
H. Myers
Abner Fer
Rueon
Abner Settle
Crook County
Settle
Fauquier County
Berryville
Jan
S. F. Baughman
Mr. Baughman
Gettysburg
Miss Parshall
Vincent Parshall
Ella
Harry Weeks
Sweetheart
von Roques
Montagua
Lexington
Louis Ile
Baroness von Roques
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Johannes Miersch
14Th St. N.W
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C Street
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Herndon Morsell
Francesco Lamperti
Milan
Boston
McCautl
Fifteenth St
Oscar Garrissen
Rochamberu
Edith Pickering
Masenchussets Ave
University of Music and Dramatic Art
St. N. W
Katie Wilson-Greene
Mew
Thomas Evans Greene
Terror Sotaist
New Studio
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Main
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Jacques Gron
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Huntington
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Ohio
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Tne Aty
Pennsylvania
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Frostburg
Watson
Piney Grove
P. A. Clites
Baltimore and Ohio
Hindman
John T. Dillard
John “F P. Dillard
Foamoke
Amherst County
People’s Savings Bank
14Th St. N. W
Pfeiffer’s
Pfeiffer
UB OW Street
Webers
Knabes
Hazaltons
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
D St
Rentef
Droop A Sons Co
Fctearance
Klee
Ababa Leo Street
Pexn Athove
Professor Rand
Perez Pufling Remedy Company
Ouicaga
New Warke
Newspapre
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