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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
15
In a joint session the General Assembly discussed uniformity in Virginia schools and the single or multiple school district structure. The debate included a Norfolk bill modifying school governance and a measure to improve rural and urban education funding and administration. Names of leaders and attendees are recorded, with emphasis on reform proposals and legislative process.
The general assembly named committees to arrange the inauguration of Gov elect Claude A Swanson and Lt Gov elect J Taylor Hillyson. Swanson favors a simple ceremony due to a family bereavement. He will arrive in Richmond next Tuesday and take office February 1 at the executive mansion with a reception later in the day and a lieutenant governor hosted reception in the evening. Prominent figures from across the state are expected to attend.
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore January 24, Henry Zellers family endures rapid losses as three children die from bronchial pneumonia. The mother, severely ill, remains unaware of the deaths after delaying hospital transfer and later gives birth to a pneumonia stricken infant who dies.
Richmond authorities and a minister examined the Broad street penny arcade presenting electrically illuminated pictures of vice aimed at youth. Mayor Carlton McCarthy objected to a kissing scene and a stereotype of black patrons. Judge Crutchfield and the commonwealth’s attorney reviewed the exhibit and planned a decision for tomorrow morning.
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Virginia January 4 merchants protest police enforcement of sidewalks displays. More than ninety seven new cases added. City faces calls for amendment as signs and obstacles interrupt business.
A letter from A Jones, a noted contra tenor, credits Father John s Medicine with soothing the throat, preventing pneumonia and colds after exposure, and aiding vocal performance. The note emphasizes no alcohol or narcotics in the remedy and urges its use for throat and lung troubles.
Mill ion dollar losses reported as Cherry Holly and Elk rivers burst floodwaters. Richwood Oakwood avenue homes filled, B&O depot waiting room submerged, bridges washed away, timber yards flooded, town rescues by boat and horse. Marion Virginia area also suffered four foot floods, railroad bridges swept, residences wrecked, no lives lost.
About sixty coal and wood dealers from Virginia West Virginia and the Carolinas organized the Virginia Carolina Coal Dealers Association in Lynchburg Virginia with officers led by J Gordon Payne and a banquet to close the meeting at Hotel Carroll. Separate local items report a jail sentence for Ben Toliver a marriage license a railroad fire near Brunswick a child death in Jonesville and other regional notices.
The Virginia Horticultural Society's resolutions committee urged increasing state funding to 75,000 for the agricultural building and 10,000 yearly for the State Experiment Station maintenance. They endorsed the entomologist's work, backed immigrant recruitment, and called for agents in northern Europe. Samuel B Woods was reelected. vice presidents named from regional districts.
Police investigate murder theory after Simon Miller discovers a nude woman’s body in the snow at a tree in Garrett woods. Identified as Mrs John Switzer, boarding house mistress, missing a week. Her life was insured. tied to a drinking party at Switzer home before disappearance. Authorities pursue foul play suspicion.
Special to The Washington from Winston-Salem NC January 1944 reports officials fear delays in building Winston-Salem public offices. Superintendent W Roberts received word from Washington that work would pause to consider changing the frontage from Liberty to Fifth Street. A board of trade meeting was called to urge the supervising architect to stop further changes and to instruct contractors to begin work promptly.
Marriages unfold across Chatham and nearby counties with Rev William Motley and other officials presiding. Couples include Cora Tessie Payne and Lindsay A Motley in Pittsylvania. Viola Ashburn and George M Sardy in Baltimore. Willie Chanry and Joel Shelton in Keeling. George W Dunn and Sadye M Epps in Sunnyside. Joseph H Davis and Pauline Ward in Perryville. Middleton Thrift and Mary Sparrow in Whealton. Lestar M Cameron and Maudel Cameron in Luray. William Perley Gleason and Beulah Burgess in Charlottesville. Special reports cover pastor installations at Kensington and Rockville, with Christened officials presiding. A separate note reports Broderick Robinson’s arrest for housebreaking in Rockville and George C Luppert’s drowning in the Watauga River, with details of survivors and location.
Patersburg Virginia details a search led by Jane Alfred Jones of Sutherlands with a posse for an unknown male who attempted to decoy his young daughter. A reward of 60 dollars is offered for the fugitive’s capture.
Washington Post Bureau reports a George Washingtons Birthday Celebration Association meeting in Friendship Hall Alexandria last night. President A D Brackett said attendance filled all seats and committees reported encouraging progress for a larger demonstration than ever. Invitations target national officials and state leaders with Maryland officials likely to attend. Civic organizations, merchants, and industrial displays promise strong participation. Transportation improvements foretell easier crowd access from Washington. William M Smith elected chief marshal for the parade, route to be set by marshal and executive committee with no later changes. About fifteen brass bands expected and a central band concert planned with a cash prize for the best band.
Stephen Davis was arraigned in the Alexandria Police Court and fined 5 dollars for beating his wife Fannie Davis. In default he faces three months on the chain gang. Judge Caton voiced a wish to send him to the whipping post, lamenting Virginia lacks such a law. The abused woman testified to injuries and threats while Davis denied harsh treatment. The couple live near the old Braddock house opposite police HQ.
Isaac Wunder colored, sentenced to hang for the murder of Frederick T Rinehart, tollgate keeper at Dulaney Valley, allegedly tried to escape from the jail last Sunday. Authorities refuse comment while Wunder reportedly broke a door lock as he planned a dash for freedom. William Winder colored, also charged in the murder, seeks trial away from Towson with Belair set for a possible hearing.
Wilkes County reports J H Combs, wanted as a witness in the C W Samuel revenue fraud case, may surrender if bond not excessive. government offers 200 dollar reward for Combs who has hidden since the special federal term. Samuel’s defense claims Combs' importance as a source on whisky plant destruction, while Combs faces perjury and conspiracy charges with Samuel. In Greensboro, Samuel trial testimony continues with corroboration from a minister who preached against illicit stills and offered to guide seizures, later interrupted by a juror’s illness. The University of Virginia Magazine appoints new editors and managers led by Willam McC James. Virginia police case ends as Cambridge investigation of James Brown is abandoned.
Robert C Elliott has been arrested on larceny of United States government property described as old chains from a former enlisted man. It is alleged he sold the property to A A Stires who is already under arrest. Other arrests in the matter are expected.
Special to The Weabington Post Norfolk Virginia January 24 Jacob Jacobs an aged man working at the International Compress Company perished by suffocation as a fire destroyed the plant warehouse and Rogers McCabe & Co cotton in the cotton district about 3 30 oclock this morning The total loss is estimated at 115000 with most of it covered by insurance The fire originated in the Rogers McCabe & Co warehouse and rapidly spread to the adjacent compress plant due to lack of water The victim was found in the cotton warehouse where he slept and burned before help could reach him.
Multiple Virginia obituaries dated Jan 24 from Staunton Clifton Forge and Northville list deaths of Frank Jones Henry Edward Newham Lyda Whitlock Charles C Parrish and Mrs Sarah Liarher. Also notes about Beeshure and Rev Joint Warher family connections and local church ties.
Special from Fredericksburg Va Jan 24 Jack Val entitlement of Philadelphia given 30 days jail and $10 fine for passing fictitious checks and getting money under false pretenses dismissed illness shows tuberculosis authorities allow him to leave Richmond Va Jan 24 Representative R G Southall 17 with pneumonia not as well today Westmoreland Club condition worries friends Cumberland Md Jan Jane H K Miller 27 Baltimore and Ohio brakeman formerly Knoxville Md killed in South Cumberland yards by fall from train
An electric car on the Salisbury and Spencer Street Railway was wrecked near the town outskirts after unknown assailants placed spikes on the rails. The car collided with an electric pole, producing severe jolts and injuries to passengers. The motorman’s condition is noted as precarious. two white men were seen fleeing the area.
Special to The Washington Post reports Montgomery County resident Muighes was shot in the face by companions in North Carolina while traveling with Dr Robert Courfield and Rev W Locke. His right eye was removed after the incident. Also noted are brief court proceedings from the Supreme Court of Appeals and a Norfolk steamship accident injuring two stokers aboard the New York steamer.
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