Rate inquiry drives session as bill on freight rates passes
A joint resolution authorizes Senate and House committees on railways to investigate freight and passenger rates and call witnesses. A telegraph bill to force prompt telegram transmission gains favorable report. A narcotics ban in soft drinks is approved. Maj Gen Robert P Hoke declines attendance citing limited means.
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Wandington
Raleigh
Senate
House
Robert P. Hoke
Lee
Hall of the House
Gen. Hoke
National groups back Roosevelt over Brownsville incident
In Baton Rouge the Grand Council of the National Industrial Association of America endorsed Roosevelt’s dismissal of Black soldiers over Browns matter. In Little Rock Senator Legate urged a resolution praising Roosevelt for sanctioning Twenty Fifth Infantry actions. In Birmingham the Southern Cotton Growers Association approved a resolution commending Roosevelt’s Brownsville stance.
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Baton Rouge
Grand Council
National Industrial Association of America
Roosevelt
Browns Mo
Little Rock
Afk
Gan
Senator Legate
Senate
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Brownsville
Boy Confesses Murder Plot In Raleigh Robbery Case
Raleigh residents seize an 18 year old and a 17 year old son accused of killing Confederate veteran Mitton Bunnell for his money. According to the boy’s confession the Smiths lured him to rob then struck with an ax and moved the body to a railroad track after the killer urged by Mare Smith. Marie Smith denies involvement as the pair await trial next week in Troy.
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Raleigh
Marie Smith
Charles
Troy
Kiling Mitton Bunnell
Lunnett
AL Um
Smiths
Mare Smith
Bunnell
Charles Smith
Motorist in Blizzard Test Drive From Baltimore to Hanover
A Baltimore motorist and four companions tested a car during a deep snow blizzard. They left Baltimore at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, reached Westminster at 10 a.m., Hanover at 2 a.m., and returned to Baltimore at 7:50 a.m. The trip ended with the driver briefly freezing, needing assistance to exit the car.
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Inetial
Washington Post
Haliimere Md
Jani—e J. Lambach
Baltimore
Hanover
Thursdax
Westminster
Retian van Leinbach
Reisterstown
Detectives pursue Walter Clayton in Baltimore capture
Richmond dispatch says Capt Lam uungan of the local force heads to Baltimore to seize Walter Clayton alias Walter Ross, detained there after a Baltimore capture. Swanson to speak at Roanoke for Confederate veterans centennial of Gen Lees birth ahead of the event.
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Swanson
Roanoke
Washington Post
Richmond
Gov. Swanson
Gen. Lees
Seward Case Close After Five Day Hearing
Washington Prat Baltimore Jan 18 After five days the United States government case against J H Seward ends. Calvin W Cheatnut rests his defense after examining witnesses. Commissioner Rogers will announce ruling tomorrow at noon. Bail for defendants remains at 5 000 each, Seward at 20 000. Testimony highlighted laxity in customs procedures and government inspector testimony.
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Irciat
Washington Prat
Baltimore
United States
J. H. Seward
Calvin W. Cheatnut
Rogers
Seward
Customs Department
Frank J. Calhoun
Calhoun
Chestnut
Asheville Southern Sued Over alleged fraud to block competition
Frank Carter and H C Chedester sue the Southern Railroad Company and officials in Superior Court alleging a fraudulent Asheville Southern charter to condemn private lands and bar competing rail from reaching Asheville. The case seeks quo warranto to revoke the charter and halt the scheme. Defendants include Col A B Andrene W W Finley H W Muller H Ansley J Hays and Fairfax Harngan. Judge Cook set to hear Jan 2? at Marshall.
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Washington Post
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railroad Company
Frank Carter
H. C. Chedester
Sternberg
E. Sternberg
Asheville Southern
Secretary of State
Southern
Fairfax Harngan
Spencer
Boy's Neck Broken in Portsmouth Timber Accident
Five year old Leonard P F Chapman was crushed to death near a bridge timber pile in Portsmouth Virginia. Two timbers rolled onto him and broke his neck. His mother was in critical condition and expected to die. Special to The Washington Fest. Location Norfolk Virginia. Date January 18.
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Washington
Norfolk
Leonard PF. Chapman
Portsmouth
Man fatally shot at Mrs Sink's Franklin County home
John Foster was killed last night at the home of Mrs. Sarah Sink in Franklin County by Arthur Stanley who escaped. Sheriff Dickenson pursues the suspect. Also reported is the death of Charles Pexton, found with a crushed skull near Smitha Creek, ruled an accidental death. A heavy fog delays coastwise shipping along Hampton Roads and the lower Chesapeake Bay, anchoring many vessels.
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John Foster
Franklin County
Washington Post
Roanoke Va
Arthur Stanley
Sarah Sink
Stanley
Sherif Dickenson
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake
Capes
Carrie Nation
Alexandria
Nation
Hagerstown plans 1.0 million sewer system project
A group of Hagerstown capitalists forms to finance a sewerage system costing about 1 million dollars. They also seek a franchise from Williamsport officials to install a water works system in that town.
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Washington
Virginia obituary notices from Fredericksburg and surrounding areas
Fredericksburg and Winchester obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Alleen Evans wife of Judge ARB Evans age sixty nine after brief illness and Mrs Annie G Cartmell long time Frederick County clerk age fifty. Mrs Elizabeth De Haven wife of Jackson De Haven and Mrs Martin Nottingham connected to Roanoke and Bay View announcements include service details and locations with multiple family survivors.
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Frederichsburg
Alleen Evans
Arb Evans
Middlesex
Eixty
Winchester
Preumena
Annie G Cartmell
Thomas K Cartmell
Frederick County
Winebeeter
Mra
Elizabeth de Haven
Jackson de Hiasen
Winchensr
Cape Charles
Holmes Presbyterian Roanoke
Spellding
Bay View
Wiss
Southern Cypress
Martin Nottingham
John E
Alexandria in Brief Sees Contests and Obituaries
Colored man fined 100 for selling cocaine. Judge Charles H Ashton of King George County dies at 63 in Alexandria. Lee birthday observances planned with church services and a banquet. Mutual Ice Company dredges dock to host summer traffic. Catholic Woman's Benevolent Legion installs officers. Eiberns Auxiliary installs new officers. Carrie Nation speaks again in Alexandria praising temperance.
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Gen. Lee
Washington Post Bureau
Sof
King Street
Alexandria
Charles H. Ashton
King George County
W. H. Barkesdale
Alexandria County
Ashton
Virginia
Congress
King George
Noah Green
James Bell
Green
Bell
Arrington
The
Mutual Ice Company
Cameron and
Queens Streets
Helen McCarthey
Washington
Misa F. McCarthey
Kengife Council
Catholic Women's’ Benevolent Legion
St. Mary’ Hall
Mia James Roche
James McCuen
William H. Breen
Mra T J. Fannon
Minnie Chalk
M. Bowers
A. A. Lucas
Mamie Baker
A. Stoutenburgh
C. Nugent
Marie Fanton
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Order of Eibernians of
Elle Lawler
Mee Wilken Breen
Defends The President at Suffolk Address by Fred R Moore
Fred R Moore a Black orator from New York spoke to a large audience at Israel Hall Suffolk praising Roosevelt and defending the dismissal of negro troops. Moore, traveling for the National Negro Business League, was sent by Booker T. Washington.
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Roosevelt
Brownsville
Suffolk
Fred R. Moore
New York
Israel Hall
Moore
National Negro Business League
Booker T. Washington
Warrenton Electric Plant Wrecked by Explosion
Warrenton Virginia January 18 the engine room of the Warrenton Electric Company was wrecked by a midnight explosion leaving the town in total darkness for several days until repairs can be completed.
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Warrenton
Warrenton “Electric Company
Revocation Requested for Captain Cahoon License
Spectai inspectors Tapely and Bray reported to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor recommending revocation of Capt A L Cahoon master of the Port Norfolk ferry steamer Volunteer for alleged violations and neglect of duty. A Washington Post report from Norfolk also notes a separate rail passenger agents conference endorsing exposition traffic rates and advertising Norfolk on all railroad tickets.
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Spectai
Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
Tapely
Bray
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
A. L. Cahoon
Norfolk
Volunteer
Tne
Washington
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co Fans Virginia Tidewater Reach
The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company offers daily service at 6 20 p m to Old Point Comfort and Notrothe, enabling easy round trips from the capital. Nearby attractions include Portsmouth Yorktown James Town and the exposition site with cafes and spacious state rooms aboard the superb steamers. They connect in Norfolk with boats to New York and Boston and trains to Southern winter resorts.
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Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Virginia
Old Point Comfort
Notrothe
Portsmouth
Yorktown
Jamestown
Norfolk
New York
Boutog
Fire loss and local notices in the city report
Copeland reports fire damage on North Capitol Street with an estimated loss of 1200 dollars. Notables include Josephine Dit appointed second grade teacher at Lenox, and Rev Hershaw to speak at Second Baptist Church on Friday about First Principles. Bankruptcy petition filed in District Supreme Court. assets valued at 5250. Funeral services held for Julia E Perkins. Ontario apartment fire caused by waste paper. minor damage. Jury in District Supreme Court declares several individuals of unsound mind. two defendants released from proceedings.
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Mackmond
Supreme Court of Appeals
Columbia Amusement Company
Pine Beach Investment Company
Circuit Court
Norfolk City
Fontresa 1S
Pocahontas Fowling Club
Ctrwut Court
Princess Anne County
Southern Beltway
Clarke
William Leigh
Julian Meade
Wilcox Et Ali Ve
Widcot & Olds
Uart G Christian
George L. Christian
John A. Lamb
Samuel A Anderson
Pennsylvania Iron Company Limited
Va W
Trigg Co Pt A
George Boan
Jenksna Et al
Rhoades Et al
Berkeley Street Railway Company
Simpson, Norfolk and Western Railway “Company
Withingon Et Ali Richardson
Jones ,Subtrersurer
Wehoe
Lenehbure Shos Company
HF. Copeland
North Capitol Street
Miox Josephine Dit
Normel
Lenox
Hershaw
Julia E. Perking
Northwear
Eany
Rhos
M. P. Chiarch
Gui
Ontario
Ontario Road
District Supreme Court
Justice Tarsard
Sarah Bennett
Sodocia Butler
John B. Cunningham
Abner C. Proctor
Benedict Stullmuller
Daniel Taylor
Carle Simons
Marla Chifela
Powers Interprets Cyrano in Reading at Columbia Theater
Leland Powers of Boston gave a noted reading of Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac at Columbia Theater, replacing a concert in the Washington College of Music series. He portrayed the roles with clear elocution, explained events sparingly, and let poetic phrasing shine. The performance emphasized precise diction over stage business, concluding with a brief cue for each act.
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Leland Powers
Boston
Columbia Theater
Washington College of Music
Mr. Powers
Rostand
Powers
Bill Fails to Smoothly Pass Jamestown Exhibit Funds
Charleston January 18 55 000 appropriation for an exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition stalled in the senate unlike its house passage. An attempt to dispense with committee reference was blocked and sent to the finance committee. Hatfield’s election bill failed under suspension and moved to the judiciary committee. House saw new bills including one defining trusts and penalties. Senator Henry C Davin spoke to railroad committees on a proposed railroad commission law and favored the idea.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Hatfeld
Judiciary Committee
Henry C Davin
Fire at V M I Gym Damages $2000 in Lexington
A fire broke out under the Virginia Military Institute gymnasium floor in the furnace room and coal cellars. Cadets formed a bucket brigade and Lexington volunteers extinguished the blaze after several hours. damage estimated near $2000 as equipment was ruined.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington Volunteer
James Ward Hanged for Murder at City Jail In Virginia
James Ward a Black man was hanged in an enclosure in front of Richmond's city jail this morning. The смерть trap sprung at 4 o'clock and he died at 4:14 after the execution for the May 18 killing of his sweetheart Carrie Meekins. Ward gave conflicting statements, saying he deserved punishment yesterday and that the shooting was accidental today.
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Apedal
Washington Post
Richmond, Va
James Ward
Carrie Meekins
Ward
Side of House Collapses Trapping Col Dellicker
Special to The Washington Post from Parkersburg West Virginia dated January 18 reports the entire side of Col L R B Dellicker's residence collapsed this morning carrying part of the second floor into the room where he had lain near death for three weeks. He was rescued by neighbors and doctors fear the accident may hasten his death.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
Col L RB. Dellicker
Col. Dellicker
United States District Court
Midshipman Mueller Deranged at Annapolis
Midshipman L. C. Mueller of the second class at the Naval Academy is described as mentally deranged. Dr J C Byrnes reports hysteria from over study and exam anxiety, with rest likely to restore him. A medical board recommends several days of unposted leave.
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Washington
Annapolis
L. C. Mueller
J. C. Byrnes
Naval Academy
Mueller
Medical Board of Survey
Two railroad workers crushed in Alexandria roundhouse accident
B Whalper a 50 year old machinist from Pennsylvania and John Welch 27 a helper of Alexandria were crushed by a switch engine in the Southern Railway roundhouse at 10 last night. Welch suffered serious internal injuries and possible death while Whalper is expected to recover. They were moved to Alexandria Hospital for treatment.
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B. Whalper
Pennsylvania
John Welch
Alexandria
Southern Railway
Welch
Whalper
Alexandria Hospital
W. M. Smith
Chickens All Stuck Up In Bloomfield Auction Tale
New Jersey poultry breeder George Westerman faced a comical mess after his chickens ate glue sizing dumped by neighbor Herbert Fields. The birds’ bills became glued together, sticking fast in a bizarre incident during a Bloomfield Fairview auction day.
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New York
George Westerman
Fairview
Bloomfield
N.J
Herbert Fields
Fields
Westerman
Early English clocks and the bird cage era in Massachusetts
The article describes early English clocks, including lantern and bird cage designs, noting the first Massachusetts clock in 1628 and famed Quaker clockmakers Tompion Quare and Graham. It covers fret patterns like the dolphin and heraldic designs, bracket and long case clocks, pendulum evolution, dial ornamentation, and case decoration with marquetry and inlay.
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New York
Catherine
Braganza
Pepys
Massachusetts Colony
Dedford
Joseph Stratton
Henry Parks
Hartford
Ehpreh
Thomas Tompion
London
Tompton
Daniel Quare
George Graham
Quare
Society of Friends
White Plains
Jayrison
Graham
Clockmaking evolution and notable Willard clocks in America
An archetype overview traces clock design from ornate pre eighteenth century tops to the arched Tompion style. It highlights willard family clocks, brass wheels, wooden works, and the shift to affordable brass wheel mechanisms around 1837. It also recalls New England makers Ell Terry and James Harrison and a daring New Haven Railroad escape tale from Darien Connecticut.
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Tompion
Canterbury
Preston
Worcester
Makare
Purchengr
New England
Ell Terry
Windsor
Conn
James Harrison
Waterbury
Benjamin Henks
Litchfield
Terry
Daniel Burnep
Bilas Merriam
Thomas Harlard
Timothy Peck
Seth Thomes
Herman Clark
Asa Hopkins
Willards
Europe
Annala
America
Willard
Simon
Aaron
Benjamin
Simon, Jr
Banjo
Boston
Grafton
Roxbury
Housekeeping by Letters at Myrtle Avenue Court
In Myrtle Avenue Court Magistrate Nanmer hears James O Sullivan a Civil War veteran and his wife dispute over a house kept by correspondence She complains that he writes letters about the house yet won t live with her and she seeks evidence of support while recalling a failed marriage and past finances The exchange highlights a quarrel over domestic duties and separation and features the couple s reflections on love and home life.
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New York
Horale
Nanmer
Myrtle Avenue Court
James O'Sullivan
Koschiske Street
Poat
O’sullivan
Paper of Needles Contract Sparked by Navy Yard Bid
A Navy Yard procurement process shows the U S paid 495 for a five cent paper of needles. The Pensacola yard requisitioned from Brooklyn, which created multiple requisitions and bids. The lowest bid charged 5 cents per paper plus 4 cents for telephoning and 2 cents for courier. Inspectors review the needles and express costs total 2 cents per item to Pensacola.
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Kew
U 8. A
Pensacola Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Yard
Bureau of Yards
Bureau of Supplies
Washington
Navy Yard
Manhattan
Pensacola
Enoth 48 Feet off Pike's Peak Title Revisions
Dover Dispatch reports the Pike's Peak summit once praised as Lord of the Range has fallen in esteem after a Times note. The peak is wrongly cited at 4 147 feet while the true height is 14 009 feet per USGS. Promoters urged a resurvey to claim it stood taller than 14 147 feet.
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Dover Dispatch
New York Times
Pikes Peak
United States Geological Survey
Hi Fe
Pike's Peak
Notable Exchange Between Jones and Companions at Crested Cathhet
In a clipped dialogue the phrase nicknamed Jones as a "woord-swallower" is contested as a misreading. A companion asks if he was seen in a dime museum, while another corrects the insinuation by noting he was observed in a to-day restaurant, highlighting misperception and humorous banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathhet
Jones
Ten Nights in a Whist Room Ballad in Refrain
A fragment from the Baltimore Sun laments a mother who lingers at the club while home duties crumble. The verses urge returns by the fire and warn of a sick child Bennie, a desolate father, and a town aware of the mother’s downfall as dawn breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie
Baltimore Sun
Dentists Practice From Utah Proposal on Prisoner Dental Training
Gov. Joan Cuger supports a Utah plan to allow dental candidates to demonstrate skills by treating inmates at the state prison. Opinions split. inmates react with mixed views on safety and benefits, noting potential training value and personal risk.
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Best Lake
Abe Majors
Charles Botha
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
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Ranavalona
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S. J. Mondray
Tomorrow
Washington Sunday Post
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Yale
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T. W. Wood & Sons
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