Agnew resigns Virginia GOP chair. Slemp chosen
Park Agnew resigns as Virginia Republican State central committee chair at a Lynchburg meeting attended by most members. C Bascom Slemp, son of Rep Campbell Slemp, is unanimously elected to succeed him with pledges of support. Judge L L Lewis later touted as governor candidate, while party urged vigorous county by county fights.
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Virginia
Agnew
Washington Post
Lynchburg
Park Agnew
Republican State Central Committee
C. Bascom Slemp
Camphbell Slemp
State Central Committee
Brown Allen
R. Taylor Gleaves
Wythe County
Bascom Slemp
Campbell Slemp
Morgan Treat
Richmond
Davis
Franklin
Coles
Northumberland
Hamilton
Hockbridge
Bailey
Washington County
Bummers
Abingdon
Blair
Wythe
Lowrey
Stafford
Pemberton
Tazewell
Keesel
Rockingham
Stemp
Keesell
L. L. Lewis
Floyd Hughes
Thomas Lowrey
Braunton
Slemp
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Jorge A. Revercomb
Covington
Congress
Cal
James A.der
Rockbridge Alum Springs
John &. Collins
Greencastie
Augusta County
JIM CROW LAW PROTEST IN WASHINGTON SENATE
Special to The Washington to Charleston Wica Jan 21 Reverend J Builam Stullock pastor of Colored Baptist Church opened the senate with prayer and urged a law to separate races on railways calling it conceived in the depths of infamy. The joint resolution on prohibiting intoxicating liquor deliveries was amended to read if not unconstitutional and adopted. Fairmont waterworks bill passed both houses. A bill to add secretary of state to the board of public works was introduced. A resolution to amend the constitution on voter qualification was presented, eighth such proposed amendment this session.
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Washington
Charleston
Wica
J. Builam Stullock
Colored Baptist Church
Senate
Northcott
Congress
Fairmont Waterworks
Secretary of State
Board of Public Works
Mitchell
Ellyson Declines Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Jan 2 State Chairman J Taylor Ellyson said he would not seek the lieutenant governor’s seat. The campaign for superintendent of public instruction draws two clear rivals J D Eggleston Jr and John A McGilvray. Eggleston has publicly announced his candidacy while McGilvray is expected to declare soon. The contest hinges on views on the single versus multiple book lists and the influence of major publishers. McGilvray’s long service in the education department traces back to Dr John A Buchanan era and he now serves as assistant secretary under Superintendent Southall. Brown of Blue Ridge Springs has announced a bid for the State Senate.
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Richmond
J. Taylor Ellyson
Bilyson
Ste
Superintendent of Public Instruction
McGilvray
Department of Education
John A. Buchanan
John E. Massey
Buchanan
Massey
Joseph W. Southall
McGilyvray
Southall
Phil F. Brown
Blue Ridge Springs
Botetourt County
Senate
Thrown From Carriage Injures Petersburg Woman
Mrs Belle Spottswood of Petersburg and her daughter Miss Katherine Spottswood were thrown from a carriage when a frightened horse bolted near Main and Mingia streets Blandford. Mrs Spottswood suffered a severe head wound and unconsciousness. Katherine was shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Belle Spottswood
Petersburg
Washington
William F. Spottswood
Katherine Spottswood
Main
Mingia
Blandford
Virginia Obituary Notices From Various Cities
Obituary notices from Fredericksburg Leesburg Woodstock Winchester Chatham Roanoke and Winchester report deaths from January 21. Subjects include Lewis Stoffregan of Fredericksburg at age forty from consumption leaving a widow and children. Ann Rose of Hamilton at seventy five. Jonas Jackson of Santa MUSA who served in the Confederate army. Philo Leith of Bloomery Hampshire County. Mrs Kate Laycock wife of Charles Laycock of Orleans Ohio. Nathan F Shelton of Pittsylvania County. J T Cline of Catawba who died at Roanoke almshouse from pneumonia. and Margaret Richard of Hayfield at eighty five on her wedding anniversary, leaving two daughters and two sons.
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Fredericksburg
Lewis F Stoffregan
Leesburg
Ann H. Rose
Hamilton
Eli Tavenner
Richard W. Ruse
Woodstock
Georgia
Winchester
Philo Leith
Hampshire County
W. VI
Bloomery
Frederick County
Leith
Lesaburg
Kate J. Laycock
Charles F. Laycock
Urleans
Ohio
Mra Laycock
Mise Fulton
Baltimore
Chatham
Nathan F. Shelton
Shens
Pittsylvania County
Hla Witow
Roanoke
Fao
J. T. Cline
Catawba
Almshouse
J. B. Cline
Margaret
Richard
Henry P. Richard
Hayfield
Uniformity in Standards for Virginia Entrance Exams
Virginia college presidents meeting at the University of Virginia agreed to pursue uniform entrance examinations across the state. A three member committee will liaise with the Southern Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools to adopt its uniform plan and consider a local board of examiners. The group expressed strong support for public and private secondary schools and pledged cooperation to strengthen Virginia’s education system.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
Conference of
College Presidents of
Virginia
Alderman
University of Virginia
Southern Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
Southern Association
Edwin A. Alderman
Robert E. Blackwell
Randolph-Macon College
Fred W. Boatwright
Richmond College
J. A. Morehead
Roanoke College
Lyon G. Tyler
William and Mary
Jumped From High Window in Newport News
Thomas J. Riley, a Lexington Hotel attache, leaped from a third story window twice during a spree amid hallucinations of being pursued. Lightly injured first fall, he returned to bed, then jumped again at about 1 am. He was arrested by a police officer, appeared in Police Court with few ill effects, and was sent to hospital detention for a few days.
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Newport News
Thomas J. Riley
Lexington Hotel
Theater barred police in Richmond incident
Richmond Virginia January 21 the Academy of Music refused entry to Police Captain Whitelock. Mayor McCarthy ordered Chief Hulce to arrest and take any door keeper or employee who refuses to admit a on duty police officer.
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Washington Post
Academy of Music
Whitelock
McCarthy
Hulce
Capt Whitelock
Backache Caused by Kidney Disease Warners Safe Cure tale
Miss Estelle Blanchard shares a kidney disease recovery story after Bright's disease diagnosis. She credits Warner's Safe Cure with rapid relief and full cure after one week and three bottles. Urine tests and early treatment are urged, with claims the product is widely used by physicians and hospitals.
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Estelle Blanchard
New Orleans
Warner
Bright
Eistelle Blanchard
Columbus Avenue
New Orleand
Rochester
N. Y
Warner Safe Cure Company
Warner's
AAFE
Rockville to Let Electric Railway Reenter Town
Rockville officials approve an ordinance to extend the Washington and Rockville Electric Railway into the town limits. The company must bond for compliance, extend to the western edge within two years, and keep car speed under six miles per hour. If terms are unsatisfactory, the road will not be allowed to reenter. Negotiations have been ongoing for months.
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Warrington Post
Rockville
Washington and
Rockville Electric Railway Company
Counsil
Extra Steam Trains to Washington Urged by City Officials
Alexandria leaders plan a meeting with Maj. Myers of the RF&P Railway to discuss placing steam trains in service during rush hours until the electric line is upgraded. Also reported: pension board reappointed. damages verdicts on Swann property tied to railway tracks. various local incidents including arrests, a funeral, a stroke, theft, and a fire in Winchester.
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Washington
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Paff
Maj. Myers
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Business Men’s League
South Dakota bond suit prompts North Carolina senate move
Raleigh January 21 the North Carolina senate introduced a resolution creating a commission to study the South Dakota bond suit and sent it to the claims committee. House actions included pardons for the criminal insane department and constitutional tweaks about session timing and homestead waivers. Bills passed defined act titles for gun penalties and related topics. A separate fire drill at Virginia Christian College saved a building in Lynchburg.
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Senate
Washington Post
Raleigh
South Dakota
Committee On
Workington Post
Lynchbore
Virginia Christian College
Hotel for Men in Washington Builds Local Spotlight
Healey's Hotel for Men at 2 D Street NW, owned by D. J. Healey, rose from his brother's estate. The article notes Healey's rise from immigrant youth to proprietor and his focus on catering to men. Also, tailor Horn at 637 F Street NW offers free trousers with suits and overcoats ordered, promoting low prices and guaranteed durability.
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Horn
F Street
Fire at main building, costly loss narrowly avoided
We summarize a string of brief notices from Annapolis Winchester Morgantown Forest Glen Newport News Staunton and other localities. A fire in a main building started on the third story about 11 this morning caused less than 100 in damage while a 40 000 structure stood endangered. Nicholas H Green of Annapolis was appointed State's attorney of Anne Arundel County by the circuit judges to fill the remainder of the late Edward C Gantt's term. Warrants issued for a man named Johnson in Warren County for a murderous assault on James Ritter near Front Royal. Katharine C Donley widow of John P Donley died in Morgantown of pneumonia at 66 leaving six children. A M Proctor denies he is seeking Newport News postmaster. Newport News council deadlocked over early closing ordinance amendments. A M Simpson aged 95, Staunton's oldest citizen and likely the nation’s oldest Odd Fellow, is near death.
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G. A. Smith
Alexandria Shoe Company
Board of Commissioners of Pensions
John M. Johnson
F. J. Davidson
J. C. Milburn
Alexandria County
Nicol
Sarah
Mary Swann
Lawrence Bright
Roach and
Sherwood
Duke Street
Wiliam Ennis
South Lee Street
Yasterday
Frank J. Hrocke
W. Ee Yeatman
W. A. Smoot
P. F. Gorman
G Ww. Ramsay
B. F Bettis
J. Www
Garner
Park Agnew
Josef L. Cropper
Onehhure
State Republican Committee
Agnew
Norfolk Kirby
Demaine & Son
Cutler
Hydraulion Veteran Firemen’s Association
Tional Institution
Washington Pace
Annapolis
Nicholas H Green
Anne Arundel County
Edward C. Gantt
I. Thomas Jones
William H. Thomas
James Revell
Gantt
Richard H. Green
St. John's College
Washington Post
Winchester
Johnson
Warren County
James Mitter
Ritter
Front Royal
Morgantown
W. Va
Jan. IL
Mirs
Katharine C. Donley
John P. Donley
Nebraska
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Norfolk
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Washington, D. C
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Friend of Humanity
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Stillale
Moses Cary
Wwe
John Tyler
Southern Tobaccoulstard Manufacturers
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Richesmond, Va
Seawright Magnesian Lithia Spring Co
Staunton, Va
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