Defies Court Order Board Removes Easter State Hospital Chief
A writ of prohibition was issued after a contentious board meeting at Easter State Hospital for the Insane. Dr L S Foster was removed for neglect and Dr J C Brink named his successor. Dr Henderson resigned. Dr M Kenderson’s resignation accepted with duties to continue until successor appointed. The board acted unanimously amid technical contempt discussions.
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Williamsburg Institution
Brank
Henderson
Washington
Richmond
Var
Wyte
Poster
Easter State Hospital
Pps Mwunton
Bouard
Cal
Lachess
Dr. Foster
Edlges
Judge Wyler
Connc
Dlunton
Dr. L. 8. Foster
J. ¢. Brink
J. M. Tkendersan Alta
Hiv
Hypnotism in Defense for William Haase Trial
The Washington Petal Fairhfire Midan reports William Haase charged with setting a plant fire for Edwin Ben Powers Company. His attorney claims Haase was hypnotized into confessing to a crime he did not commit. Capt Pumphrey denies hypnotizing him. jurors debated late into the night before a possible verdict.
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Washington Peat
Fairhfire
Midan
William Hanes
Edwin Ben- St Powers Company
Imug al Dresk
Stause
Iaaac
Puntphrey
Pumphrey
Haase
Officer's Wife Injured Near Norfolk Yard in Snowball Attack
Reports from Norfolk describe a snowball assault that left Mrs Henry J Baker, wife of Navy Lieutenant Baker, with a deep forehead cut requiring hospital care. Commonwealth's Attorney John G Dilton filed names of those to be summoned before the grand jury next Monday as part of the investigation.
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Washington
Norfolk
Commonwealth
John G.dilton
Sons of Norfolk
Henry J. Baker
Mig. Baker
Herbert Nash
Pailee Court
Fire destroys Calverton residence after blaze spreads
In Warrenton Virginia on January 53 a fire at a residence owned by W Latham caused the main house to burn completely. All household streets were lost and the insurer covered part of the loss. Separately Baltimore directors elected Blanchard Ran as president, replacing Douglas Wyle who had served two terms.
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Washington P
Warrenton
W. Latham
Calverton
Baltimore Chamber
Baltiamore
Baltimore Chamber of Commerse
Blanchard
Douglas
Wyle
Ofes
Maryland Obituary and Local Deaths Highlight Marbury and Myers
In Plata Jan 32 the obituary notes Mrs Elizar Marbury widow of Addison Marbury judge of Charles County Orphans Court died at about seventy five. Services were at St John Church Pomontwry with Rev Stewart officiating. Mrs Marbury died of heart trouble. Also reported Danville Va Jan Y Fred Amarto charged with murder of Joe Patrillo an Italian man Magsia Sullivan and Lawrence Sullivan released on $1000 bail.
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Plata
Elizartun Ho
Marbury
Addison Marbucr
Charles County
St. John's Church
Pomontwry
Mr. Stewart
Sehich
Occueré Sundaeast
Wertminster
Jon G
Philip
Myers
Cleleoun
Oript
Washington
Danville
Jan. Y
Fred, Amarto
Joe Patrillo
Magsia Sullivan
Lawrence Sullivan
Motley
Lechtider
M. Eb, Richardson
Washington Post
Ile
Colesville
Willicm Hobes
Walter van Hart
Justice Bill Expands Powers of Corporation Commissioner
Raleigh North Carolina January X The House passed Justice's bill enlarging the powers of the corporation commissioner by a narrow margin. The Senate considered a divorces bill after long separation, opposed as bad policy to reopen floodgates. General Counsel Watts of the Seaboard Air Line argued against rate cuts, warning state regulation could invite federal control erasing state rights.
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Aecesal
Wasnington
Raleigh
N.C
Jan
Senate
House
Watts
Seaboard Air Line
No Hope for Missing Men Near Chesapeake Search Ends
Baltimore crews failed to find five related men missing ten days after they set out from Miller's Shore in a small rowboat amid northwest winds. Capt. Joe Gunby warned no trace may appear until spring as bodies may rise with warmer water. The missing, all Baltimore residents, include Andrew Lorber and John Lorber brothers, John Torper, George Bauer, and George Sager, linked by family ties and occupations.
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Baltimore
Joe* Gunby
Miller's
Andrew Lorber
John Lorber
John Torper
Sears
George Bauer
George Sager
Lorbers
Lorber
Savers
Lorters
George Sauer
Join Lorber
Jake Lorber
Nelther
The
Saueta
Pill Peddler Arrested in Hagerstown Case
Dr Wagner a pill peddler was arrested for practicing medicine without license after Ellen Lane died following his treatment. Relatives told officers the manner of her care and his arrest followed. The Washington Post report notes the case from Hagerstown Maryland with further local items.
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Hagerstown
Fe Wagner
Wagner
Ellen Lane
Ala
Virginia Weddings Prompt Aboard State Street Church
Virginia weddings report several ceremonies across Roanoke Petersburg and Charlottesville. Nellie Jameson Calman married Jol Letham Evans at State Street Methodist Church with a large wedding party. Other nuptials include Lana Delle Ferguson and Walter F. Meintzes in Roanoke Pittsburgh. Gertrude Bondurant and J. Hannibal Martin near Leatherwood Henrico. T. G. Womble and A. A. Tusuieo in Chesterfield County. Lilian Adkins and an unnamed groom in Petersburg. Howard Dillon and Susie Nat in Fredericksville. Willie G. Chrisman and Rachel Cerr Eastham in Charlottesville. and the couple planning a wedding trip to New York and the East.
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Leuire Moorman
Margaret Ashworth
Maide
Henry Lavister
Henry Whitehead
Morace Hoskins
Wiliam Daniel
Sexton Dungan
Roanoke
Lana Delle Ferguson
This Chy
Walter FH. dMeintyes
Pitesburg
Hacker
Reformed Church
Misa Avale Bondurant
Petersburg
B.D. Adkins
T. G. Womble
Chesterfald County
A A. Tusuieo
Richmond
R. H. Winkes
Lilian Adkins
Harer
Wugh Justle
Loerst Grove
Pornetan County
Freierickaurg
Marhodtet
Charlottesville
Willie G. Chisiaman
Aof
Mies
Rachel Cerr Eastham
Ysher
North Part Street
Baltimore waitress kills herself over broken marriage plan
Gertrude Lamkin, 22, a Johns Hopkins household waitress, drank wood alcohol after Ernest Reed failed to honor a marriage promise. In Washington she met Reed, then planned to meet him at the railroad station. A Hopkins ambulance took her to a hospital where she died. Lamkin, a native of Westmoreland County, Virginia, had three brothers and two sisters, with several relatives in Washington and Lancaster.
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Spetter
Washington
Baltimore
Ernest Reed
Montiny
Gertrude Lamkin
R. W. W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Reed
Hopkins
Aed
Prof. Wood
Ong
Lamkin
Westmoreland County
Herbert Lamkin
Fitzhugh Lamkin
Weatmoreland Couny
Vee
Milas Rose
Viola
Lamin
Lancaster
J. W
Death by own action shocks Elizabeth City hotel crowd
W D Ford of Richmond Va committed death by own action in an Elizabeth City hotel after breakfast. A letter with telegrams and money for the board was found in his room. He had stayed at the hotel for three months. Ford, son of the late A I Ford, was a principal owner of Ford's Hotel. He leaves a brother Stuart Ford in Richmond.
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A. I. Ford
Ford
Stuart Ford
Mob Tries Lynch Thief. Aged Constable Dies
An aged Stewartstown constable Andrew J. Hedrick died suddenly amid a lust for vengeance after a chase for a horse thief. A mob in Stewartstown planned lynching. Newmarket authorities held the captured suspect. The crowd’s fury grew as the event unfolded. The report links rising horse thefts to local unrest. The episode ends with Hedrick’s untimely death during the tumult.
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York
Andrew J. Hedrick
Stewartstown
Newmarket
Voisin
Marsland
Boy's Wound Fatal in Accidental Shot
Archie R. Riley, sixteen, died after Ronnie Duke, also sixteen, accidentally shot him at a point near Portsmouth. A coroner’s jury ruled the shooting an accident and exonerated Duke as the weapon discharged while they were examining a revolver.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Archie R. Riley
Ronnie Duke
Cer 1 Point
Portsmouth
Duke
Riley
No Evidence Of Guilt In Lynching Case Trial
Statesville North Carolina January hearing tests three defendants Della Dillingham Henry Gillespion and George Irvin in the Lyerly lynching case. Few witnesses testified and no linking evidence was presented. The solicitor will advise a verdict of not guilty tomorrow.
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Epoclat
Washington
Statesville
N.C
Della Dillingham
Henry Gillespion
George Irvin
Virginia Planden Against White in Rail Road Trust Case
Judge A L Holliday cites William H White's declared stance against funding Virginia bonds as repudiation. Report argues Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad funds form a Virginia trust benefiting bondholders, and White’s refusal to honor the trust jeopardizes Virginia's interests and creditors.
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Richmond
Virginia
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Corporation Commission
A. L. Holliday
State Board of
Broxton
Whillan
H. White
William Hi. White
Frestericksburg
Peto
Mac Raimond
White
Galt
Mr. White
Bii
Tried to burn a town in West Virginia
Special to The Warngton rat reports Harry Howard declared Divine Providence instructed him to burn the towns of Smithfield, W Va. He was arrested leaving a hotel after an attempt to set the hotel and three other buildings on fire. Four men were shot during arrest, two fatally. A mob attacked the county jail but was driven off. Howard was later moved to the county jail.
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Warngton
New Martingville
W. Va
Divine Providence
Smithfield
Harry Howard
W. A. Lewis
Smithfield Bank
James
Howard
Jacob
Uncle Dan Henry 72 Dead in Virginia Town
Washington Post Bureau reports the death of "Uncle Dan" Henry a legendary Alexandria figure aged seventy two at 602 North Washington Street. A Kerry native who traced roots to New York and Connecticut his life centered on boxing horse racing and a public house near Fairfax and Princess Streets. His funeral will be at St Marys Church with interment in St Marys Cemetery.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Steel
Alexandria
Den
Henry
James A. McCauley
North
Washington Street
County Kerry
United States
New York
Connecticut
Loudoun and
Hampshire
Binc
Nlghta
Corbett
Sullivan
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St .Mary's Cemetery
A Good Law Endorses Pure Drug Principles for Health
The article endorses the Pure Drug Law and Food and Drugs Act, praising Cascarets Candy Cathartic for purity and medicinal merit. It highlights strong protections against fake medicines, urges trust in honest manufacturers, and urges readers to buy Cascarets to improve digestion and health.
Java rebellion ends as Dutch kill ringleader and followers
A brief clash in Java ends with the Dutch forces killing the rebellion ringleader and fifteen followers. Many wounded reported as troops suppressed the uprising on the island of Java.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Java
Gola Aet Indie
Sifked
Heen
Asthma and Heart Trouble Relieved at Seventy Five
Captain Jasper H. Warren of Wolfeborough Falls New Hampshire just turned 75 and credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as his health aid. The former Captain of Company I 25th Regiment U S Colored Infantry suffered asthma and a weak heart before finding relief, writing on July 30 about his experience.
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Wolfeborough Falls
N. H
Duffy
Warren
Co. I
U. S. Colored Infantry
Ms. A
J. J. Warren
Wolfeborourn Pali
N. EL
United States
Broxer
Willatcey
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N.Y
N. H. Shea
Pennsylvania Avenues
Virginia Obituary Highlights Railroad Figure and Local Figures
Virginia obituary notes Erneste Haines of Lynchburg railway circles once city ticket agent for Norfolk and Western, survived by widow, son, parents, and brother. Fredericksburg reports Tad Fuppa of Gowney died of pneumonia at home aged seventy, leaving three sons and five daughters. J C Newton, Confederate veteran, died at home aged seventy or more, survived by widow and ten descendants.
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Erneste
Haines
Elliesi
Martinguiths
Kinvitz
Norfolk and Western
Lynchburg
Fredericksburg
Tad Fuppa
Cures
Ny Gowney
Cear |Gulnoa
Saventy Verre
Hie
J.C. Newton
Btallant
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