White Sulphur Springs GOP conference aims to rescue party
A July 20 meeting at White Sulphur Springs hotel gathered prominent West Virginia Republicans to oppose Elkins and what they call reckless leadership. Senator Sam Montgomery disclosed a Wheeling Intelligencer telegram, stating the group aims to prevent further Democratic gains and remove self serving leaders, with no bids for office among participants.
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Apodal
Washington
W. Va
Parkersburg
Sam Montgomery
Preston
Wheeling Intelligencer
Intelligencer
Wheeling
Georgia veterans mark Manassas battlefields at reunion
One hundred plus Confederate veterans from Georgia arrived in Manassas Virginia for their annual reunion. They placed markers at the two battles and were hosted by the local Daughters of the Confederacy chapter. Addresses were delivered by Col Edmund Berkele y and Dr C North Robert Hutchinson. The program included poetry by HL M Clarkson and remarks by Rev Dudley Powers. The group plans a Confederate picnic and a farewell return home tomorrow.
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Manassas
Loral
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C. North
Robert A Hutchinson
W. J. Hudson
Georgia Volunteers
HL M Clarkson
Dudley Powers
Powell
Montgomery County Day at Washington Grove Camp Meeting
Large Montgomery County turnout filled Washington Grove camp meeting events with Bishop Earl Cranston delivering the morning sermon and Rev James Smith and Rev T Maydwell preaching later. A young peoples meeting led by Rev A H Zimmerman preceded the evening service for a lively program. Next Tuesday continues Montgomery county observances.
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Washington Post
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Earl Cranston
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James &, Smith Occupied the Pulps
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Waugh
Norfolk Man Dead by Own Action in Heat Wave Worries
Norfolk July 2. John N. Dowell a retired merchant formerly in wholesale grocery long troubled by estate litigation over a Paducah farm of 201 acres shot himself in his back yard section of his home about 6 am. He died at Sarah Leigh Hospital before noon. The death followed heat and anxiety over suits to claim the Kentucky property and a dispute with attorney Duval over ownership and rents. A Washington conference with Dowell and the Kentucky issue was held yesterday.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
John N. Dowell
Sarah Leigh Hospital
Paducah
Dewell
Duval
Washington
Dowell
Kentucky
Mother and child killed in runaway near Beverly West Virginia
Beverly West Virginia July 40 A Mrs W W H Lantz driving with three children eight miles from town when horses bolted The two older children escaped with serious injuries The mother clung to the reins with her baby in her arms and the buggy overturned She and the baby died about a half hour after rescue by a farmer The account notes a ragged heavy half a mile of distance to the scene.
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Mra. W.W
Wakmpemen
Winchester
Simon Stickles
Clarke County
Stickles
Lightning kills dairyman near Newport News in storm
A severe thunderstorm in Elizabeth City County caused major damage and fire. R H Redding, a local dairyman delivering milk in the city, died when lightning struck his residence. Samuel Randall, a colored man, was struck fatally while Thomas White slept nearby. Redding’s home three miles away burned completely, with the family escaping but losing all possessions.
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Newport News
Washington Post
Elizabeth City County
R. H. Redding
Charles Randall
Redding
Mr. Redding
Mountain Top Estate Sold to Tom Watson in Virginia
Charlottesville July 2 Tom Watson of Georgia has purchased the Mountain Top estate a notable summer retreat on the Blue Ridge seven cottages twenty springs covering about 800 acres spanning Albemarle Nelson and Augusta counties The Watsons took possession today and will spend four to five months annually at the Virginia home while maintaining their Georgia residence.
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Tom Watson
Georgia
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Hugene C. Massie
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Augusta
Mra. Watson
Virginia
Continuance granted in Mrs Blackshire murder case at Grantsville
In Grantsville this afternoon Judge Parsony granted a continuance until August 1 in the case of Mrs Henry Biydkahire charged with murdering her husband. Defendants health and witness absence prompted the delay. A special term will hear the case August 1 with Hendricks and McCroskey, who pleaded guilty, to testify as witnesses.
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Parkersburg
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Grantsvile
Gulty
Stumph and Lyford Advertise Carpet Cleaning Services
Stumph and Lyford at 631 to 639 Mass Ave offer carpet cleaning by competent workers using a thorough method that cleans without harming fabrics. They promise excellent methods, safe handling, and fireproof storage facilities in the district.
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Eggleston Leads in Virginia Primary Race for Endnotes
Special to The Washington Times reports the Virginia primary field for supervisor of public instruction and U.S. Senate. Eggleston appears likely to top rivals Martin and Montague in a tight contest while Harvey may withdraw. Richmond candidates must file entrance fees by noon Saturday.
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Sam
Virginia
John A. McGilvray
Department of Education
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Montague
United States Senate
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A. J. Montague
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Firemen Contests At The State Tournament In Winston Salem
In Winston Salem on July 2 the state firemen tournament closed with Raleigh winning the book and ladder race in 47 1 8 seconds. Salem dominated hand reel and grab reel events, setting a state record of 184.5 seconds in the latter and taking the top prize. A separate Annapolis dispatch notes the comptroller distributing 140000 dollars for the school book fund, with allocations planned for Montgomery and Prince counties.
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Aghaville
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Violence and upheaval as new Annapolis board seeks control
Annapolis Md July 2 The new board of education supervisors appointed by Gov Warfield faces a bitter dispute with the rival elections board. Frank Revell, ousted head, asserts illegal removal and vows to continue fighting. W Meade Holliday, installed by the governor, reports the room entered by force with a broken transom but finds the safe contents intact. The dispute extends to Republican primaries date changes and a question over Robert L Werner a Republican board member and candidate. Counterfeiting arrests near Pace include Alfred Addins and W J Alberthorn with seized half dollars. Multiple obituaries from Richmond to Winchester note deaths, ages, and survivors.
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Washington Post
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Board of Education
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Jamey FP. Bannon
Robert Moss
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Washington G. Tuck
Republican State Central Committee
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Bead Man Unidentified Lays Hidden in Laurel Inquest
An inquest in Laurel Maryland on July 2 examined a man found dead beside the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Mistleton Springs. The unidentified adult male, about 45, well dressed, with gold teeth and a National Watch Co watch, weighed around 175 pounds. He claimed to be from Northumberland County Virginia, spoke of a freight train, and was said to have fallen from a freight car. The jury absolved the railroad of blame. burial expenses will be county funded.
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Shot girl in cafe shocks Washington Post region
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports Thomas N. Connaway of Berlin Maryland opened fire in a crowded Fayatts Street cafe garden injuring Mollie Apple in the shoulder as her escort Samuel Kennedy fled. Connaway then shot at himself. the bullet hit the ceiling. Apple was taken to a hospital where doctors could not locate the bullet and Kennedy remained missing. Connaway was helped to his feet and remarked that a woman could ruin him. Police marshal Farnan withheld public comment on the suspect’s statement.
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Samuel Kennedy
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Drowning Tragedy Near Tyone Creek Reported
Drowned near Tyone Creek at Surry Courthouse was Cooper son of ex Postmaster J Cooper. Body recovered today after incident during night vigil. In Winchester, July 2 an unknown assailant fired at Harry E K Guyer as his grocery closed. bullet shattered glass but no injuries reported.
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Stolen Kisses Captured the Ribbon at Monoguna Show
The Monaguna Horse Show closing day in Manassas Virginia drew many politicians including Attorney General William A. Anderson and Lt Governor candidates J Taylor Buyson and J Andton Cabell along with Congressman John B. Alxey. Winners across divisions included Stolen Kisses in handicap jumpers, Watch Me in harness, and Virginia’s Tournemant stallion shown by Thomas Kloro dith.
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Southern Wins Case On Demurrer In Receiver Hearing
Asheville North Carolina July 2 Judge Pritchard of the United States Circuit Court sustained the Southern Railway Company demurrer in a case seeking a receiver for the South Carolina and Georgia branch from Charleston to Augusta. The treasury depletion alleged by South Carolina merger suits totaling $470,000 prompted the stockholder complainant to seek relief. President Spencer and three vice presidents of the Southern attended the hearing.
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Admitted Taking Money by Trusted B & O Employee
George W. Hetsel, a trusted Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee at Gaithersburg station, was arrested on a freight train as he headed to Washington. He admitted taking the money from the office till during lunch, returning about half, claiming he merely borrowed it. He is about 26, lived with his mother, and had an excellent reputation. In Rockville he was educated.
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Washington Post
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Edvi Jal
Rockville
Virginia Weddings in Various Towns
In Frohmond Miss Madeline Cullen Gran and Charles David Schwarts were married at St Patrickia Church. In Warrenton Clara Dixon Donnelly and Walter Maxwell Ingram, both of Savannah, Ga., wed at home of Mrs W T Wille. In Charlottesville Robert WH Jarman and Mary Louis Jamyon were married at the home of the bride's parents on Eleventh Street, ceremony by Rev Harry B Leg.
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Thery
Smuggling Bust Taints British Steamer Oakmore at Baltimore
Sumatra tobacco found in bunkers of the British steamer Oakmore after discharge of cargo. Captain A Moor fined 9100 by Collector William Stone as 51 pounds seized. Tobacco hidden under coal aboard the ship from Antwerp, searched by Special Treasury Agent Leslie Collom and port staff.
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William F. Stone
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UVA Board of Visitors Considers Four Professors
The University of Virginia board met in Charlottesville on July 20 in a special session. Members included President Charles F. Jones and Rector R. Walton Moore. The agenda earmarked the election of four professors: two for the medical school to fill chairs vacated by Dean William G. Christian and Dr. Augustus H. Buckmaster, plus two in the academic department, including a professor of secondary education with Curry Memorial School and a professor of philosophy.
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Washington Post
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Augustus H. Buckmaster
Curry Memorial School
Marr Resigns Engineering Chair for Virginia Tech
Robert A. Marr, longtime professor in the Virginia Military Institute engineering department, resigns to accept the chair of engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg Virginia.
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Cal
Robert A. Marr
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Virginia School of Chemistry graduates in demand nationwide
The demand for practical Usamista graduates of the University of Virginia School of Chemistry exceeds supply. Those graduated in recent years have quickly secured roles as chemists for iron foundries phosphate works augers and related industries. Industrious and capable young men may complete a year of training and employment. Apply to Edwin A Alderman, President.
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University of Virginia
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Wall
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