Revival in South Lively Traffic At Southern Conference
W S Finley president of the Southern called a meeting of twenty chief traffic officers to discuss conserving labor interests and improving service. The conference, with affiliated road presidents, weighed rate policy amid crop prosperity and the railroads’ recent business conditions along Mobile and Ohio and Mississippi.
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In Memoriam Notice for ETHEL Departed
In loving remembrance of ETHEL who departed this life. A brief memorial note from mourners reflects on her life and memory, urging continued prayers and tribute from family and friends.
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Died Eats Day Bane at 18 in WILE TAM DAVIS
Died at 18 in an unspecified place, interment planned with notable relatives attending. The notice mentions sister Mrs 5 Tafeama and other family identifiers but is heavily garbled. Funeral arrangements are to be announced locally, with services to be held at a church or cemetery.
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Charles Steele
South Fairfax Street
Alexandria
Edgar Carpenter
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Bethel Cemetery
Bryan and Hearst Hold Quiet Chicago Meeting
In Chicago on July 26 William J. Bryan spent most of the day in the Auditorium Annex, meeting Frank Hitchonck and Democratic advisers while avoiding contact with William R. Hearst. Bryan planned forthcoming speech dates and discussed campaign setup with the Democratic national committee officials. Burton and Abbott were named to campaign roles as headquarters plans moved forward.
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Republian National Committee
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First Presbyterian Church
John A. Morison
Democratic National
Omaha
Aksarbon Thih
Willian TR. Hearst
New York
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Abbott
John R. Hurton
Kew Whi
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Henry Watter- Bor
Norman E. Mack
Auditorium Annex
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Hoffman
Mack
Hitalo
Texas Goes Dry? Vote Totals Pin Narrow Prohibition Stay
Returns from the Democratic primary show Gov. Campbell leading Williams by a narrowing margin, with Attorney General Travitson ahead of Wrenne by about 7,500. Prohibition remains uncertain as statewide races yield few decisive changes, with Williams carrying only Hopkins, Raines, and Didius counties and several statewide officials named, including Davidson as lieutenant governor and Milner as agriculture commissioner.
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Mexican Oil Fire Fierce Near Tampico
Special to The Washington Post Tampico Mexico July 2 Airfield fire near the San Geranin River 73 miles southwest of here has intensified with subterranean gas explosions creating new openings through which oil is now flowing Domini oilflow reported by government engineer sent to the scene The flames reach heights of 100 to 1300 feet and an estimated daily oil loss runs into millions of barrels per day
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Hughes Still Hears No Word On renomination
Gov. Hughes has received no communication from President Roosevelt or Chairman Woodruff about his party renomination. It was reported today that William F. Taft, the Republican presidential nominee, will visit a private camp in the woods on August 17 for a few days.
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May name Littlepage Miners Rally for Governor in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports a heated West Virginia Republican and Democratic scene ahead of next week's convention in Charleston. Miners from Kanawha are expected to flood the city to back Adam B. Littlepage for governor, while other candidates include Louis Hennett Thomas F. Hodges and David J. Johnson. Two rival Republican tickets deepen the fight as party factions clash and newspapers line up for support.
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Dewitt Clinton Smith Dead in Wheeling West Virginia
Dewitt Clinton Smith dies at his daughter Mrs Annie Browne home in Wheeling. He was born and raised in Maryland and New York namesake of Gov. Dewitt Clinton. He saw most U.S Presidents except two and witnessed Washington’s reinterment. Survived by daughters Mrs Towls, Mrs Browne, Mrs Andrew Browne, and Miss Elizabeth Smith.
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Rev Dr Samuel M Johnson to pastor Chevy Chase church
The Washington Post reports the Rev Dr Samuel M Johnson of Charlotte has accepted a call to lead the recently organized Chevy Chase Presbyterian church and will assume charge within a week or two. He has served Denver Chicago and Corning churches and organized the Corning Academy where he was president for two years. He is 48 with a wife and three children. The congregation has purchased a site for a fine church building to be erected soon.
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Carthage Traveler Twice Attempts Suicide in Winston-Salem
F C Adams, a traveling salesman from Carthage, tried to end his life in a Zinzendorf Hotel room by taking hyoscyamine this morning. Whisky apparently counteracted the drug, saving him. This marks his second suicide attempt in Winston-Salem.
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Rain Saves Tobacco Crop In Virginia Drought Breaks
Petersburg and Richmond report a six week drought easing with recent heavy showers and electrical storms. Tobacco crops were saved by timely rain though lightning damaged farms. prospects for fall curing look good with warm August ahead and markets described as dull and desultory.
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Man Arrested in Chicken Alley Assault Case
Police arrest of Thomas Farrall following Mamie Jackson and Henry Hammond reports of a blackjack assault in Alexandria’s Chicken Alley. Farrall to be arraigned in police court. Hammond corroborates the attack. Also notes funeral services for Samuel H. Dement and sermons by Rev. Richard R. Reidel, plus a new cradle at Dean & Son shipyard and the Seviers taking a vacation.
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Dean & Son
Not a Candidate Again Major Anderson Will Not Seek renomination
Special to The Wachington Post Richmond Virginia July 26 Attorney General William A Anderson declares he will not seek renomination in the Democratic primaries next year after nine years of public service he says fiduciary professional and other duties require his attention He plans to resume law practice with offices likely in Lexington and Richmond Judge W Williams who ran for the post twice is openly pursuing the offices
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William A. Anderson
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Market gears up as oil case looms and rail bonds rise
The Washington Post reports a third straight week of stock and bond market gains led by strong railroad financing and rising bond issuance. Court actions over Standard Oil and the Hepburn commodity clause test the era of easier credit, while foreign purchases and currency moves signal renewed confidence in US enterprise.
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Court of Appeals
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Duty is Christ's Kingdom Sermon by Rev Weston Bruper
The Fifth Baptist Church pastor preached on Psalms xci 16 arguing prayer is commanded for those who love God and that God answers in trouble. He noted God may say nay to reveal goodness and stressed that salvation requires duty and service, not mere enjoyment.
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Judge Speer Grants Preliminary Injunction In Rail Rate Case
Mount Airy Ga July 26 Judge Speer of the U S court grants a preliminary injunction restraining several railroads from applying increased rates on shipments of staple products from Western to Southern points. A hearing on the application will be held July 29 in Mount Airy. If the increases take effect the cost to shippers and Georgia buyers could reach 50 000 to 1 000 000 annually. The defendant carriers will have a hearing before the rates take effect.
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Stocks Heavy Abroad and American Markets Contrast
Foreign markets show heaviness in British consols amid Turkey concerns and a Solingen bank failure while American securities buoyantly rise on railway bond demand. Paris remains cautious despite New York gains, copper and tin gains, and news of a Turkish constitution.
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Fifty Years In The Pulpit At Grace Church Gaithersburg
The Rev J H Dulaney celebrated his fiftieth year as a minister in Grace Church Gaithersburg Md with morning services and a sermon recalling career incidents. Rev Henry W Burruss praised his faithful service and noted his upcoming departure. Dulaney, placed on the superannuated list two years ago, will relocate near Baltimore on September 1 after serving as supply pastor at various pulpits.
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Struck by Trains Leaves Two Dead in Roanoke Area
Special to The Weehington Pose reports Roanoke Virginia. C T Brantey Franklin county farmer died in hospital after being run over by a Norfolk and Western freight train near Rocky Mount Friday night both legs cut off. He was 2 years old and unmarried Salisbury Minnesota July 26 William Stewart aged 4 from Charlotte died after being run over by a northbound passenger train and arm amputation after operation. Swift and Company Fresh Beer sales in Washington DC for week ended July 25 averaged 7.8 cents per pound.
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