Martin Re-elected to U S Senate in Virginia Clash
Senator Thomas Martin of Scottsville was re elected by the Virginia General Assembly to the U S Senate in a formal ratification. The vote followed years of battles with opponents including Governor Tyler and Congressman Montague, with Sen Slemp and Sen Noell supporting Martin. The assembly also passed a February 1 induction for Gov elect Swanson and Lt Gov Lilygen and debated reapportionment and oyster ground laws.
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Virginia lawmakers consider Martinsville normal school and road improvements
The report notes Senator Garrett's bill to establish Patrick Henry Female Normal School at Martinsville with a $100,000 building appropriation and $25,000 annual funding, to educate white female teachers. It also mentions Sen Echols' rural carrier petition for better state roads, arguing carriers travel long distances and face personal risk while serving the public.
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Frogs Sing On Potomac Amid Unseasonable Warmth
In Hagerstown Maryland on January 23, oldest residents note an unusual warm spell with frogs croaking in swamps along the Potomac. Caterpillars ants and other insects appear early as buds on fruit trees swell and maple trees begin blooming prompting concern for later frost damage to crops. In Norfolk Virginia the weather remains midsummer like with temperatures around 70 recorded, 74 in the last day, while a west cold wave nears the state.
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Liquor Dealers Organizing to Fight Nearby Sale Law
Prince George County liquor dealers unite to oppose a bill banning liquor sales within two miles of the District line unless a license applicant gains majority owner support near the proposed saloon area. The law would also raise the license fund to 4 dollars. Sixteen-dollar fines were imposed on several arrested men after a disorderly incident in Hyattsville.
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Bigamy charge leads to Spencer man’s arrest in North Carolina
Spencer railroad worker Wratter Frazer of Spencer North Carolina is jailed on bigamy charges after a warrant by Mrs Sigme Wren of Charlotte asserts Frazer married her daughter Fannie Lee Pace while his first wife was living. Frazer says he obtained a divorce. police chief J R Cruse and deputy sheriff Ross transported him to Charlotte where his first wife resides. another Mrs Fraizer lives in Salisbury. Also notes appointment of Frank Bennett as assistant postmaster of Butgers town, and a murder suspect William Young held in Belair. Joshua Hatcher’s will probated in Leesburg leaving most of $300,000 to grandchildren.
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Obituary notices from West Virginia dated Jan 23
Aarupsburg resident John Chin aged 84 dies Sunday night in Rome He was born in Starport Maryland and is survived by his wife four sons and a daughter Mrs Cathrine Stemp dies at her county home Sunday night Born Williamsport Maryland March 31 1917 She is mother of Rev J P Stump pastor in Alexandria Virginia and grandmother of US Fish Commissioner George M Fowers
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Mary G. Stow
Roanoke County
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Fredericksburg
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George Audibert
Charles Miller
Philadelphia
William Smith
Petersburg
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Saxony
Germany
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George L. Crider
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Joseph G. Hunton
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Reward Raised in Curtin Murder Case Angers Mayor
City council and board of aldermen approve a 250 reward for the apprehension and conviction of George R. Curtin's murderers despite the mayor and state’s attorney opposing any payout. Other actions include street paving requests, sewer and fire department improvements, and a Washington’s Birthday celebration fund.
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Samuel P Fisher
Paff
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Virginia Court of Appeals precourt items in Richmond
Virginia Court of Appeals actions reported from Richmond on January 23 include arguments in Leo et al v Patilla and Langhorte et al, with appellants represented by W H Mann and J Singleton Diggs. several cases submitted or continued. next cases listed include First National Bank of Richmond v Richmond Electric Co and others. unrelated local notices follow.
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Mangled by a Bulldog in Richmond Onlookers Fight for Woman
Mrs Mary Shope wife of Robert Shope of Thirtieth Street was severely mauled Saturday by a vicious bulldog while waiting at a neighbor's home. The dog bit her throat and thigh as she tried to help her daughter. James Shope struck the animal with an iron bar, killing it, but Mrs Shope remained in critical condition. The dog owner, Virus Brown, denies lax confinement, while neighbors claim the animal roamed free.
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Montgomery Health Report Highlights Color Line Mortality
Montgomery County health officer Dr. William L. Lewis releases 1905 year report showing 508 births with 181 colored and 317 white, 304 deaths including 124 colored deaths. Tuberculosis killed 31 colored, lung disease 21 white. pneumonia caused 15 colored deaths. Typhoid 101 cases with 12 fatalities, diphtheria 27 with 2 deaths, scarlet fever 12 with no deaths. Five hundred four school children vaccinated, opposition to vaccination reportedly disappeared.
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Burton Arraigned Convicted Entertainer Faces New Charge
Chadwick Burton, previously sentenced to six months for swindling a Methodist church, was arraigned in Police Court in Richmond on a misdemeanor linked to his relationship with a woman he claimed as his wife. The case was continued to Thursday as defense counsel sought more time. four related cases involving alleged theft of money under false pretense also awaited hearing.
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Chadwick Urton
Hastings Court
Hattie N. C Burton
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Veteran swindled in $200 mail scam from false son
John Metz, a Lonaconing veteran, sent $200 to a man posing as his Coast Artillery son from Fort Slocum. A New Rochelle letter claimed the son was sick in a hospital. The con man cashed two $100 money orders after being identified at the post office. Metz returned home and holds the swindler responsible. his son was not ill.
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Dr Alexander Scott Ahl Killed In Maryland Accident
Dr Alexander Scott Ahl, a veterinary surgeon, died after being hurled down a forty foot embankment near Catonsville on Frederick Road while en route home. The fatal accident occurred in Howard County near Ilchester as he was returning from a farm business.
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Ilchester
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Policemen Found Guilty In Harford Avenue Car Incident
Baltimore officials discharged two patrolmen and fined sixteen officers after a January 19 disturbance on Harford avenue car No. 1k. Conductor Francis Reilly testified that Patrolman Thomas W. Sporrer grabbed his throat and struck him, while Patrolman John H. Atkins warned him not to report the incident.
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Raid Warning in Church Sparks False Destruction Claims
Greensboro January 23 witnesses testified in the Samuel fraud case that four stills reported destroyed in the Wilkes County raid in April 1905 were still intact and that reports of destruction of butts beer and paraphernalia were false. Samuel claimed eleven illicit distilleries and thousands of gallons of beer were destroyed, and notes say news of the raid reached the settlement Sunday and was announced in church.
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Thief Steals Organ Pipes At Star Baptist Church
A theft leaves the Star Baptist Church in Baltimore short of 20 organ pipes valued at 823. John W. Chalmers was arrested for feloniously entering the church and stealing the pipes. bail set at 200 with a hearing next Saturday. Police seek the pipes as worship resumes Sunday.
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Flood Devastates Willis and Roanoke Rail Lines
Bluefield West Virginia January 28 flood damage devastates Willis fifteen miles east of Bluefield wiping out most of the hamlet leaving only three houses on high ground. Train No 3 submerged with water in the engine firebox and coaches. the fireman washed away but not drowned. Fifteen landslides disrupt rails between Bluefield and Lurick, delays 12 to 15 hours. Big Bend tunnel flood four feet deep halts freight. passenger service ten hours late. Roanoke and Bristol links reopen after 24 hour tie up. water and washouts heavy west of Marion and along Holston River bridges swept away. Police reports note widespread damage, suspended service, and crews racing to repair.
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How's Your Stomach and Health Foundations
A brief health note states that in China the morning greeting reflects concern for well being. It argues the stomach is the root of health and that good digestion supports general vitality, asserting the body's constitution at eighty and the necessity of caring for this organ.
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Beecham's Pills Promote Digestive Health Worldwide
Beecham's Pills claim to keep the stomach well and the liver active while regulating the bowels. They purport to dispel sickness and create health, curing dyspepsia indigestion and constipation when taken according to directions. The advertisement asserts over 30 years of use and wide recognition as a world famous remedy, available in boxes.
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Man Found Dead in Alley in Huntington City
A neatly dressed man was found dead in an alley behind the Bennett block at about 5 pm. Bruises and cuts on his throat suggest foul play as officials investigate. No identifying items on the body. a telegram from Newark, Ohio, to EE Turner in Hot Springs, Arkansas, signs as Bese and hints at the victim’s identity as EE Turner of Newark.
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Wife of Baltimore Physician Disappears After Confession
Dr Pinkney Jn Davis of 100 North Fulton avenue reports his wife Jane left their city home January 1 with their two sons to stay with her mother in St Denis Maryland. She later vanished with no trace found. He cited their amicable marriage and police investigations underway. She is described as about 39, with dark brown hair, weighing about 150 pounds.
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Old Officers Re-Elected at Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk January 23 The Jamestown Exposition board re elected all current officers for the coming year. President St George Tucker absent, auditor's report said satisfactory. Officers listed include Alvan H Martin first vice president Joseph Bryan second vice president W E Barrett Gordon Cummings C Sher Wood Judge T S Garnett N Beaman Parton Myers G T Shepperd T J Wool D Batchelor and Dr R L Fayne medical director. Executive committee to nominate a board of governors at a meeting in three months.
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Tug Captain Warned in Collision Report to Use Whistle
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va Jan 23 report on October 31 harbor collision between Southern Railway tug Piedmont and torpedo boat Truxton. Inspectors dismissed the case but warn Capt Williams to use steam whistle not his mouth for signals. Barge towed by Piedmont damaged.
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Horticulturists Meet Opens Virginia Society Session
The tenth annual meeting of the Virginia Horticulture Society opened in Richmond with President Samuel B. Woods delivering opening remarks. Mayor McCarthy welcomed attendees and Gov. Montague urged farmers on labor migration amid rural labor scarcity.
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Maryland road plan to use convict labor on state highway
In Annapolis on January 23 the Maryland legislature debated a measure by Dr. Hill to build a public highway known as State of Maryland road No 1 from Washington to Baltimore along the old Baltimore and Washington road. The project would pass through Prince George Howard and Baltimore counties with 30 to 60 feet width. The State highway commission would oversee construction and condemn lands if needed. If towns object, the road would be rerouted. Prison labor would perform the construction with up to 100 inmates at a time under House of Correction supervision. Funding includes $40,000 now and $2,500 later, plus $30,000 in 1906-07 for machinery.
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Want closer union plan for Maryland colleges
Representatives of three Maryland scholastic institutions met in Annapolis to devise a plan for closer union. The University of Maryland Baltimore St John’s College Annapolis and Maryland Agricultural College Prince George’s County agreed to a cooperative union along specific lines after months of discussion.
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Policy Forgery Case Targets Staunton Preacher
Staunton Virginia January charge filed against William Wayt a colored preacher and Retail Magistrate N Wehn for forging and altering a True Reformers life insurance policy on Lucy Bosley The policy of 125 was payable to Albert Boxley and altered to Wayt The Boxley woman is said to be of unsound mind.
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Not Guilty of Charge in Hastings Court Case
Richmond Virginia January 23 Charles B Lockhardt was acquitted in Hastings Court of a charge of attempted criminal assault on Miss Gertrude Brown. He allegedly visited the girl’s home posing as a detective to arrest her harboring a child. Aimed to take the girl to the police station, he led her to a reservoir where an attempted assault occurred. The Commonwealth failed to prove the case and the jury returned not guilty from their seats.
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Judge orders gamblers to leave Charleston or seek work
Police Judge Wortz, who once closed the city's gambling houses, ordered all gamblers to quit Charleston or take jobs. He cited the gamblers as too conspicuous on the streets and said Charleston has no place for them. The move follows a crackdown after a period of gambling activity in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Cured by Warner's Safe Cure
A testimonial touts Warner's Safe Cure for chills from uric acid and malaria affecting kidneys. The piece urges doctors to prefer Safe Cure over quinine, notes a home urine test for kidney failure, and promotes the product as a safe, vegetable remedy sold in drug stores at $1 a bottle.
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Analysis Free Urine Test Offer From Warner Safe Care Co
A dubious notice urges sending two urine samples to Warner Safe Care Co in Rochester North Carolina for analysis. It promises an report with advice and a medical booklet. The wording implies a medical service solicitation amid unclear credentials.
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