Wife Planned Murder for Insurance, Hartinville Man Confesses
Bub McCloskey, jailed in Harrisville, admits to conspiring with Bert Hendricks in the Brookville murder of Henry Blackshire. He says Mrs. Blackshire hired them to kill her husband for a $1,490 life policy. She allegedly devised multiple plans, watched by the couple as police close in. McCloskey and co defendants await trial.
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Hartinville
Hendricks
Blackshire
Byelal Lo
Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bub” McCloskey
Harrisville
Henry Blackshire
Brookville
Sherrit Gaines
Walhaun County
Jiury Blackshire
Bert Hendricks
Elegaya
Wert Mendricka
Fred
Jack Pettit
Blackshire Henitoka
Virginia Commencement Plans at University of Virginia
The official commencement programme for the University of Virginia's eighty sixth session lists events from June 1 to June 13. Highlights include a baccalaureate sermon by Bishop David Seasons, a June 12 literary society debate, and the general alumni association address by Judge C. F. Moon. Continuous campus activities feature receptions, prize presentations, and degrees awarded, with events in Madison Hall, the gymnasium, and the rotunda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Eveccives
Ase Sesson
University of Vig Wa
Davia Seasons
Bisop
Lewistome
Woyngton Aml Jeterson Literary Soctetles
Peston
Then University
Auin Ho Smith
Grequares
Confederate Memorial Exercises At Warrenton Va
June 2 memorial ceremonies in Warrenton Va honored Gens Hebert B Lee and Stonewall Jackson with a Mary Custis Lee chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy presenting 130 Bronze Crosses of Honor to veterans. Betsel Military Academy closed after a successful session. Cadet Ripley Robinson won a scholarship medal. Governor Glenn set National Guard encampment dates for Wrightsville and Charlotte in late July and early August with target practice expected to be a major feature.
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Pat Levagton
Hebert B Lee
Stormwall Jackson
Don B Houas
Lynchburg
Prial
Washington Post
Warrenton
Bethel Miliary Academs
Ripley Robinson
Warrentud
W. Packett
Charleston
W. Va
H W Lewis
Washington Prat
Glenn
Qe National Guard
Wrightsville
Charlotte
Virginia Weddings in Winchester Details Two Marriages
Hubert M Murphy of Linden Warren County wed Augusta Smith daughter of Rev A M Smith at the bride’s home in Virginia last evening. The ceremony in Charlottesville included J Keley Harris of Washington DC and Alice Pearl Dickerson at Mrs Davis home. The Harris couple left for Asheville after a late train. Public notices show travel and conference details with rail fare and return limits.
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Winchester
Hubert M. Murphy
Linden
Warren County
Augusta Smith
A M Smith
Lenore
Charlottesville
Jimes Keley Harris
Washington, D. C
Alice Pearl Dickerson
Maggie Davis
Davis
John B. Turpin
Harris
Washington
Benbow Seeks Western North Carolina Tax Collector Post
Friends of J. T. Benbow of Winston-Salem push his candidacy for the collectorship of the Western North Carolina internal revenue district. Benbow, a young lawyer with Benbow & Hath, stood as a Republican candidate for State senator Fant fall. Support favors Winston-Salem for the post as Harkins of Asheville has held the office eight years and whisky stamp business wanes under the Watts law.
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Washington Post
Winston-Salem
N. C
J. T. Benbow
North Carolina
Internal Revenue District
Benbow
Benbow & Hath
Fant Fall
Watts
H. B. Harkins
Asheville
Black boy faults Lipscomb in deadly fork assault at King William
A King William County incident reports Henry Lipscomb, a farmer of Manquin, fatally injured by a Black boy who attacked him with a pitchfork. The boy reportedly drove the fork into Lipscomb’s body fifteen times after an argument.
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Waamington Somr
Richmond
King William Court House
Henry Lipscomb
Manquin
Lipscomb
Hampton Faces Supreme Court Over Treasurers Row
The town of Hampton contests who holds the office of treasurer after Alonzo A. Patrick’s contested appointment. Judge Blackstone ruled Captain Jesse B. Jones kept the books and funds, ordering nearly $2,000 in commissions paid, prompting an appeal to Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals. The case raises whether Hampton has one, two, or three treasurers amid shifting county officials.
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Hampton
Supreme Court
Washington Post
Newports News
Alonzo A. Patrick
Capt
Jesse
Jones
Elizabeth City
Capt. Jones
Patrick
Montague
Blackstone
Capt. Jones Antl
Pattick
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Shoul
Davila Johnson
May Change Church Name by German Baptists at Bristol
German Baptists at Bristol Tennessee hold a conference to consider changing the church name to drop the word German while retaining Brethren. The conference aims to boost missionary work and address ministerial power distribution. Nine special trains with about 720 delegates arrive for the annual meeting and host cities include Dayton Springfield and Winona Lake.
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Bristol
Washington
Tenn
Bible and Banday-School Institute
Dayton
Ons
Springfield
Winona Lake
Death of Mrs. H. Stikeman Special in The Washington Port
Newport News Virginia June 2 Mrs H Stikeman of New York died here at Hotel Warwick today after lingering illness She was wife of H B Stikeman representative of the Babcock Cox Boiler Company now installing boilers in warships under construction at the royal shipyard Mr Stikeman was in New York at the time to bid farewell to a son bound for Mexico due to pulmonary trouble The body likely will be shipped to New York today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Port
Newport News
H. Stikeman
New York
Mexico
Special Term at Rockville Court to Try Removed Cases
A special term of the Circuit Court for this county will be held next Wednesday in Rockville to try cases removed from Frederick County. Spent jurors for the March term are summoned to attend. Cases include Ebert and Sons vs Frederick Wheel and Bending Works and William C. Boteler vs executor of the Yazt will. Henry Graf of Parkersburg died. his will gives 28,500 to Weinsberg Germany with nine tenths of interest for the poor each year and one tenth added to the principal.
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Spretal
Waarmgvon Ros
Rockville
Cirreuit Court
Frederick County
B. Ebert & Sons
Frederick Wheel and Bending Works
Wiliam C. Boteler
Edward S. Eichelberger
William
Boteler
Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
Henry Graf
Weinsberg
Germany
Post House Lawsuit Over Smallpox Hospital
R Lasulter filed suit in Hastings Court against the city of Petersburg seeking 3500 damages. He alleges the city’s smallpox hospital erected on the almshouse farm near Birdsville, home of May Lasdlet, harmed his property.
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Washington Post
Petersburg
R. Lasulter
Hastings Court
Petersiburg
Birdeville
May. Lasdlet
Fall from scaffold injures Naval Academy worker
Special to The Washington Fort reports Ernest Jones, a 23 year old African American man, fell fifty feet from scaffolding at the Naval Academy chapel under construction in Annapolis on June 2. He sustained fractures to his arm leg and jaw but survived.
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Washington Fort
Annapolis
Ernest Jones
Naval Academy
Maryland Weddings in Rockville and Towson
Mary land notices report Carroll D Wood and May May Mitchell Arnold both of Alexandria Virginia wed at the minister's home in Boyds with Rev Thomas H Campbell officiating. Also announced is the marriage of Della J Emerson formerly of Boyds to Frederick Burlingame of Providence Rhode Island in Towson Baltimore County.
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Rockville
Carroll D. Wood
Mias
May Mitchell Arnold
Alexandra
Thomas H. Campbell
the Baptist Church
Boyds
Della J. Emerson
E. &. Emerson
Berwyn
Prince George County
Frederick Burlingame
Providence
R. I
Towson
Baltimore County
Martins campaign in Virginia amid wedding detours
The Virginia campaign scene broadens with Democratic leaders visiting Washington en route to a Winchester wedding. Senator Martin plans a Monday return after errands and a busy list of valley stops including Winchester Front Royal Leesburg Berryville and Luray. Supporters forecast a statewide majority while Montague rivalry stirs chatter in Alexandria and Manassas.
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Virginia
Washington
Mamie Russell
Mr. Brown
New York
Winchester
Joseph Button
Appomattox
Martin
Hal Blood
Botetourt
Col. Button
Baltimore and Ohio
Front Royal
Loudoun
Leesburg
Berryville
Luray
C. C. Carlin
Alexandria
B. A. McIntire
Warrenton
Daniel Trigg
Abingdon
Representative Hay
Madison
Hay
Ota Chapel
Clarke County
Montague
Richmond
Commonwealth
Haleigh
Manassas
Swanson
Swansay
Mayor Reed Resigns Amid Election Constitution Violation
Special from Portsmouth reports Mayor Reed resigning after four weeks in office amid a constitutional issue in his election by the city council following the death of J Thompson Baird. He cited wishes not to embarrass voters and urged councilmen to run, with the resignation effective July 1. Also noted is Talbotts withdrawal from the Democratic nomination for the county house of delegates.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
Reed
J. Thompson Baird
Talbott
Washington Post
Rockville
Thomasos, Talbott
House of Delegates
H. M. J .Talbott
Royall Attacks Martin in Richmond Speech
Special to The Washington Fest Richmond June 2 Willam L Royall prominent lawyer and Confederate veteran harshly criticizes Senator Thomas S Martin asserting investigations into railroad campaign funds were throttled by supporters He claims Martin sits in the Senate under a cloud and recounts the 12 year old campaign dynamics in his remarks Gov Montague speaks to Winchester voters tonight Senator Martin is due to address Winchester Monday night.
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Washington
Richmond
Willam L. Royall
Thomas
Martin
Royall
Fitzhugh Lee
United States Senate
Man Charged With Assault In Cumberland Carnival Incident
Charles Wilson, about thirty, jailed on $5000 bail in Cumberland Md for criminal assault on two girls under ten identified him after being drawn to the merry go round tent at the carnival. He operated the engine of the ride and a crowd followed to the police station.
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Cumberland
Washington Post
Charles Willson
Florence Swelger
Henry Sweiger
Bva Scarlet
Richard Scarlet
Wilson
Injuries Proved Fatal to Virginia Engineer
Special to The Washington. Newport News June 2 Vincent Godwin a young civil engineer died at the hospital from injuries after a railway velocipede jumped the track near Williamsburg This morning He was en route with Adolph Wagner engineer for the Old Dominion Land Company when the machine sped on the track Godwin was thrown to the ground and his putt was fractured The casualty report notes Wasner was not rk.
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Washington
Newport News
Vincent Godwin
Williamsburg
Willamsburg
Adolph Wagner
Old Dominion Land Company
Young Godwin
Wasner
Alexandria News in Brief Summary of Local Events
Closing exercises for white and colored public schools are set for June 28 and 30 in Alexandria. Gov. Montague appears at the Opera House tonight as a Democratic Senate candidate. Commonwealth’s Attorney Crandall Mackey heads a liquor raid near Waterloo arresting two Italians for selling Aquor. A personal injury suit is filed against the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway. A carnival will be held on old fair grounds by the Alexandria Light Infantry. George W. Palley Jr. travels to New York to demo his automatic collision device for city fire officials. Mrs. Martha Underwood dies at Xi Wolfe street after paralysis. In court, William Fendall named administrator of Alexander Canway’s estate.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Strant
Alexandria
Commonwealth
Crandall Mackey
Alexandria County
Depue
Howard Field
Howard Smoot
Jesse Thomas
Harry Colline
Waterloo
Petro de Giorgia
Joseph Apoti
Isaac Burrell
Mackey
Justice Burrell
Bupt
Kemper
Hubert Snowden
Montague
United States
Thomas 9. Martin
Opera House
Capt
Albert Bryan
Montague Club
Gar
Leo P. Harlow
Mra
Elizabeth Rhivers
Circuit Court
Washington
George W. Palley, Jr
New York
Fire Department
Martha Underwood
Andrew Underwood
Xi Wolfe Street
Westmoreland County
William & Fendall
Alexander Canway
Rival factions at war in Republican ranks
Greensboro New York June 2 Two rival Republican daily newspaper corporations were organized today to carry on the fight. The Daily Tar Heel promoted by Congressman Spencer Blackburn elected H L Grant president and R Don Laws first vice president and business manager. Laws plans to move his Yellow Jacket plant to Greensboro and begin a new paper within sixty days. The Industria News was formed by ex Senator Marion Butler Judge Spencer Adams and State Chairman Rollins with Thomas Rolling president and Robert D Douglas secretary treasurer. Blackburn accuses the state chairman of betraying the party to Butler and federal officeholders.
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Weahington Post
Greensboro
N. Y
Tar Heel
Spencer Blackburn
H. L. Grant
R. Don Laws
The
Yellow Jacket
Moravian Falls
Vicce
Laws
Dreptars
C. J. Harris
Canddidate
Bradshaw
Tar Heel Club
Washington St Noion
Associated Press Service
Pubaa
Marion Builer
Spencer Adama
Rollins
Thomas 8. Rolling
Robert D. Douglas
Industria News
Blackburn
Republican
Butler
Federa
Congress
Rolting
Hollins
Adams
Rojiins
Tablet for Poe room at Virginia accepts gift
President Alderman of the University of Virginia accepts a bronze memorial tablet offered by Miss Bangs of the National Cathedral School near Washington. The 36x15 inch tablet with a two inch border will decorate Poe’s old room No 23 and bear the inscription Edgar Allan Poe MDCCCEEVI Domus Parva Postes Magni.
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Alderman
Miss Bangs
Washington
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
National Cathedral School
Poe
Range
Edgar Allan Poe
Mdccceevi
Domus Parva Postes Magni
Adams Restored as Antietam Superintendent After Protest
Charles W. Adams, superintendent of the Antietam battlefield, was reinstated in Hagerstown Maryland after opposition from Congressman George A. Pearce and a War Department conference led to rescinding the removal order. Adams had been replaced by Ezra A. Carman. Adams previously served as House doorkeeper. Hilahowe at Sharpshure.
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Antietam
Washington Fort
Hagerstown
Charles W. Adams
Antietam Battlefield
Oliver
Myr. Adams
Ezra A. Carman
Kentucky
Carman
Bat- Ulefeld Commission
George A. Pearce
House of Representatives
Hilahowe
Sharpshure
Delicious ice cream and Ices offered at low prices
A crowded advertisement page notes various local offers from Davide at 1718 7th St NW selling ice cream and ices at $1 per gallon and half gallon. It also lists promotions for cigars, gentlemen’s clubs, and a range of goods from ranges to hardware. The page mentions a driving club formed in Springfield MA, a motorcar championship at Morris Park NJ, and other assorted notices from local businesses and events.
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Davide
7Th St
Washington
Krause
Krause's
St. Nw
Profitable Investment Advertised by Seventh Street Merchants
The Post debuts a department urging Seventh Street merchants to place ads, claiming The Post is the best city medium and promises high business prominence. The page also lists diverse local notices from loans and concerts to ships, railways, and retail sales across Washington.
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The
Post
Washington
Seventh Street
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McCloskey
Ekelling
Alys
Demarie
Watoh Tim
Davis Sessums
Levvagton
Esthel Academy
Land of the Sky
Southern
Rwy
Farmer
H. &. Stikeman
R Rockville
Post House
Maryland
Lee
Alexandria News
Carter
Gal Carter
Iver
Pillsy
ODD Fellows
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Fairmont
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of
Noel
Sewell
Fred Jt. Ramer
Martinsburg
Morice
Alderson
George W. Jackson
Montgomery
E. D. Finney
Kimball
FC Prise
Elkhorn
J H, Dingeld
Cedar Grove
MB. Frye
Worth
W L
Janea
Wheeling
W Hughes
Huntington
Allen Debooney
Gregory
Radstar
G W Wattington
Elkharn
F H. Jackon
F. W. Wright
F. B. Hatfield
Brooks Edelon
Hatfleln
Raleigh
State Agricultural Department
J. C. Reed
Haling
Evansville
Ind
Virginia Veterans
Louise Fletcher Greens
Rappahannock
Valley of Virginia
Louisville
Brucie Funkhouser
Strasburg
Fauquier Institute
Fauguter Femats Institute
Mra. Wood
Margaret Mrs
Humes.lowers
Bilas Mael
Misa Helen Falveven
United States Realty Company
Secigara
Walons
St.aw
Horsemen of
Mass
Hamilton Driving and Horse Shaw Association
Tou Dillon
California
Aoe
Bud Doble
Horae
Kinney Lou
Empire Track
Havana
V. Coby
American Automobile Association
Morris Park
N. J
Tve Tales
Beime
J. H. Simms
Tibst
North 19
Fortville
Wis
Cal
Nels Davis
Langley
Ation
Spain
United
Jeres de la Frontera
Home Savings Bank
7Th Street
Mags
Avenue Northwest
Mary Beker G. Eddy
Concord
Christian Science Share
Boston
Brooklyn
New York Motor Club
William Cannon
Glacobifil
Niece
Mpt
Nauck
Trist
Fla
National Museum
Upper 7Th Street
American Ice Co
Pa, Ave
Provost Rabin
United States Navy
Navy
Reading
Moore & Hil, Inc
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Young Men's Christian Association
South Cumberland
Utah House
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Everything In Sporting Goods
Whacher, Mgr
14Th St
W.c
Douglas Bros
Attra
Ridgeville Cuenel
Washington Junction
Mount Airy
Poat'a
M. Laws
7Th St. Aw
Dwight
Lawson
Thirtieth Infantry
Donkhhorst
W. W. Rockbill
China
Peking
Folk
Merritt & Chapman Company
Port Inglis
Florida
Geadltano
Fort Inglis
Moore & Hill, Inc
Lath St
Marine Band
President's House
Capitol Grounds
White House
Engineer
Washington Barracks
Cavalry Band
Port Myer
Bayling
New Era Shoe Co
Seventh St
Endeavor
Potomac
Jos
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
St. Asaph
Lloyds
Qaywood
Eiking
Credit Banka
Dodek & Berman
Monarch
Moore & Cullinan, Furnighers
Carter & Clark
Areboat
Portland
Oreg
Robert B. Peary
Horth Pole
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Great Britain
America
Paris
Mule Rendall
Steiner
Tatlor
Wiseneyn
Pines
St Cecilia Academy
Sixth
East Captol
Arkhart
107Th St. Nw
H. Burnham
Freund's
Tenth Street
N. W
James A. Shipton
Artillery Corps
Fort Willams
Hee
Maslin
Dimity
Silas
Neal
Newts
Si G-street
Jackson
Oe High School
George & Co
Tth
River View
A. J Riles
James Smith
United Singers
Charles J Piltt Co
Qfson
Elmore
EO J Eytinge
A. Glenzman
Tallor
John K Herr
Seventh Cavalry
Philippines
United States Army General Hospital
Maurice
7Th St. Nw
G. F. FE. Harrison
Navy Department
Newport
Naval War College
Navy Yard
Smokeless Powder Factory
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Henry Adler
77Th St Mw
St. Sw
Conrad E. Koerper
San Francisco
General Hospital
Hampton's
Price
Ike
Albert MN. Conner
England
Cromer Links
H. Pore
Ith St, Nw
United States Supreme Court
Beast Watch
Meinspring
Thos
Nugworth's
Maryland Steel Company
United States Army Engineer Corps
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Dow
C. H Watson
Marea, de Cuba
James Sweeny, Jr
Messrs. Cogswell & Bro
Addie
Hillyard
Joseph
Ray
RF Se Company
Salisbury
Aeimors
Naire
Tacksonvill
Hornurg
Cor
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