Interest in New Crop Overtakes Last Year’s Tobacco
Reports from Richmond to Lynchburg indicate last year’s crop nearly sold out and a promising outlook for this year’s planting. Weather improved in the old belt, though southward regions were damp and crops damaged. Prices remained strong for storages and hogsheads though new stock is not highly desirable.
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Richmond
Old Belt
South Carolina
Durham
Lynchburg
Yes
Divorce Case Splits Children Between Parents In Virginia
A high-profile Southwest Virginia divorce case ends with Prof RC Christie gaining custody of the three older children, while Mrs H OR Christie keeps the youngest. The three children were placed in Salem at a Lutheran orphanage, where a seven year old boy escaped and briefly headed toward Roanoke before being recaptured by orphanage staff.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Virginia
H OR Christie
RC Christie Christie
Washington College
Ennessee
Princeton
W Vo
Garisne
Salem
Hypnotized Sleeper Reawakens After 29 Days In Bed
Father P R Bradshaw arrived in early June and, after a deep sleep lasting twenty nine days, woke last Friday and returned home to Brunswick Md. He was reportedly hypnotized by a young lady from Colleen Nelson County. Nourishment was given as sweet milk and lemonade at intervals. Special to The Washington Post. Roanoke Va July. Radford marked a red letter day with the relaying of the cornerstone of the First Baptist Church. Thieves stole the cornerstone two months ago. The robbery remains unsolved.
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Washington Post
R Bradshaw
Brunswick Md
Colleen Nelson County
Bradshaw
Washington
Roanoke
Radford
First Baptist Church
Negro Preacher Dorsey Dies in Rockville at Fifty Five
A. B. Dorsey, pastor of the colored Methodist Episcopal Church in Rockville for years, died yesterday from a complication of Kinney and other troubles. He was about fifty five, respected across the community, leaving a wife and six children. Special to The Washington Foot. Winston-Salem N C July. Gov. Glenn addressed a large Elks audience on Temperance Law and Order discussing church closures during a mass meeting of the Ministerial Association.
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Rockville
R. A.B Dorsey
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Kinney
Washington
Winston Salem
N C
B Glenn
Elks Auditorium
Temperance Law and Order
Teen shooter captured after pistol duel in Knoxville yards
A youth about eighteen, who shot and wounded OM 2 FF White in the Southern Railway yards, was captured by detectives after a late night ruse. He refuses prison and says he prefers death. Neighbors mention Sevierville and a relative named Wynn.
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Washington
Bristol
Tenn
Sevierville
Wynn
Wal- Mam Whaley
Drowns While Bathing Near Frederick Junction
Peter McCready twenty two from Virginia drowned while bathing in the Monocacy River near Frederick Junction. He was seized with cramps and his body was recovered several hours later. He had been employed at Groves Stocklins near Frederick about two weeks ago.
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Monocacy River
Frederick Junction
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McCready
Virginia
Alice
Groves Strcklins
Frederick
Firemen Were Tardy In Highlandtown Fire
Baltimore County fire crews arrived half an hour after the alarm at a Highlandtown blaze that destroyed twelve residences. Contractor William C. Dorsey, involved in the property, was reported arrested after telephoning the Canton chief. two city fire companies responded, ending the fire. The incident prompted a county commissioner investigation amid resident indignation.
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Highlandtown
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Canton Fire Company
Spanish War Veteran Dies in Virginia
Richmond Virginia July 8 W P Kentles of Boston Massachusetts long at Lawrenceville Virginia for health died today of paralysis brought on by wounds from El Caney during the Spanish American war. A shot through the neck pressed an artery and physicians warned paralysis would follow. Kentles served as consul to British Columbia under McKinley until the 1898 outbreak when he enlisted as a soldier.
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W P Kentles
Boston
Mass
Lawrenceville
Wounda
el Caney
Kensos
British Columbia
McKinley
Bloodthirsty man killed on excursion train
Special to The Washington Four Fayetteville NC July 8 A passenger on a Wilmington to Stedman excursion train, Bledsoe, shot and killed Elliston after Elliston drew two revolvers and vowed to kill everyone in the car. Bledsoe claimed it was kill or be killed.
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Washington
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Stedman
Bledsoe
Elliston Elliston
Lawyers views on Thaw unwritten law in hypothetical case
Renowned attorneys across the country share opinions in a New York World survey about a hypothetical Thaw scenario. They debate whether a husband may kill a man who disparaged his wife, weighing unwritten law against statutory homicide and demanding clear proof of insult and danger.
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Henry L Lazarus
New Orleans
Maj Alexander St Clair Abrams
Chilter
Montgomery
Ala
E H Ratcliff
Natchez
Rateliff
James A Clinton
Hitt
L T Johnson
Frankfort
Peter Wo Meldrim
Awandan
American Bar Association
Ben-jamin
Richmond
Bar of Cumberland
Casa
John 3. Beard
Pensaccola Fla
James R. Landrum
Pensacola
Frederick We Iehmann
Gov Johnson
St Louis
William A Byrne
Covington Ky
Georgia
John C Moore
Tie
John W McAlpine
Mobile
Thomas H Anrobua
Jefferson City
Robert Powell
Jackson, Miss
Thaw Sways Evelyn Nesbit Through Years With White Rivalry
A New York World account details Evelyn Nesbit telling Assistant District Attorney Garvan the evolving romance among herself, Stanford White, and Harry K Thaw. It portrays Thaw’s jealousy from early on, Nesbit’s influence, White’s pursuit, lavish gifts, and tense confrontations leading to repeated outbursts and ultimately the murder case atmosphere.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Garvan
Nesbit
Stanford White
Harry K Thaw
Thaw
White
Tius
Evelyn Negbit
Evelyn
Sturgis Freni
Chase of Kidd Ends in False Alarm Near Barcroft
In Alexandria a mistaken lead to William Cornelius Kidd, wanted for murder, sent Chief Goods on a 30 mile horseback search toward Barcroft before no one was found. Kidd’s father urges surrender and aids police, while the case remains unresolved. George Hamilton, noted local jig dancer, died suddenly of acute indigestion at his Pritieaa Street home. Funeral for Peter Pulman held at Grace Church with interment in Presbyterian Cemetery. Invincibles catcher Everett sustained a broken thumb during Fort Hunt game, sidelining him for a period.
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Alexandria
William Cornelius Kidd
M & Kidd
Barcroft
Alexandria County
Young Kida
George Hamilton
Pritieaa Street
Boysl Street
George
J M. Hi
Peter Pulman
Fairfax County
Edgar Carpenter
Grace
Episcopal Church
Invincible
Invincibles
Fort Hunt
Everett
The Thaw Affair Deepens With Affidavit Allegations
The report details Miss Nesbit’s affidavit accusing THAW of coercive pursuit and lavish gifts including jewelry and a baby grand piano. White’s role in securing affidavits, withheld records, and subsequent estrangement from Nesbit are described along with Thaw’s attempts to reconcile, travel to Europe, and eventual marriage in 1893. Witnesses Miss McClure and Miss Collette are highlighted as key impending testimony.
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Abraham H Hummel
Thaw
Miss Nesbit
Stanfard White
Miss McClure
White
Europe
Pittsburg
Miss McCluret
Mra Mink
Dead at ninety two Josiah League dies after fall
Josiah League aged ninety two a Baltimore resident and great great grandfather died from injuries after a fall at his daughter Rhoda Greed’s home. He was healthy and had just attended a christening when a noise woke him at 2 am. He toppled from the staircase and lay at the bottom in a bloodied heap.
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Josiah League
Washington Post
Baltimore
Rhoda Greed
Eating heavy meals drains brain power from digestion
The text claims heavy foods divert blood from the brain to the stomach during digestion, reducing mental efficiency. It suggests a clear brain all day by consuming Apuero with cream for lunch and breakfast.
Apitezo cereal promises health and energy for all ages
An old advertisement touts Apitezo as a scientifically balanced food good for children and adults alike. It claims the cereal keeps the body supplied with red corpuscles and offers crisp taste with 15 natural vegetables, selling for 16¢ per package.
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