Ward Bill Passes in Senate Amid Bitter Fight Over Distilleries
A fierce Senate battle ends with passage of a bill to abolish all distilleries in towns under ward rules, author Senator Simmons attacked by opponents. Large vote supports the measure, amid warnings it would end distillery towns and curb liquor access. Critics say it weakens local control while supporters hail the move as necessary reform. The vote follows heated debate and lobbying. final action to be taken in the House or by further Senate steps.
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Senate
Simmons
Conference Frustration Delays Bond Case Settlement
Reports indicate no agreement yet on the New York bond case as conference efforts continue this afternoon. State officials and bond holders may reconvene while a legislative committee prepares a report on the action and implications.
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New Bork
Legislative Committee
Tax redemption on Buchanan County land tops copies
Treasurer W L Dennis of Buchanan County turned over about 1800 in delinquent taxes on a 200000 acre tract in the Pearson community to the State. CW Tebault of Norfolk redeemed the land though title remains clouded by long standing matters. The property is rich in minerals and timber.
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Washington Post
Richmond
W L Dennis
Buchanan County
Pearson Tract
CW. Tebault
Norfolk
Dwyer Defeats Munroe in Birmingham Wrestling Match
Dwyer outwrestled Munroe at a Birmingham wrestling contest before the Birmingham Athletic Club. He won the match by taking two falls out of three, securing the decision tonight.
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Dwyer
Munroe
Birmingham
Ala
Jawyer
Jack Munroe
Pimningham Athletic Club
Infidel on Grand Jury Does Not Disqualify Duty
Special to The Washington Post Frederick Md Feb 28 The court overruled a defense plea arguing an infidel on the grand jury invalidated the indictment The judge held belief does not disqualify a juror The other case notes William D Ecker found guilty of manslaughter in Rupaville sentencing three years in Maryland penitentiary
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Washington Post
Frederick
William C. Mercer
Grand
Aaron Davis
William D. Ecker
Willam Sears
Gleitner
Rupaille
Ludsy
Metrey
Ecker
Maryland
Amending Revenue Bill Passes in West Virginia Senate
Special to The Washington from Charleston W Va Feb 28. The legislature failed to finish as expected. The House approved the general appropriation bill and sent it to the Senate. The Senate began amending the measure in many areas and had tackled about one third of it at adjournment. The key amendment provides 5000 dollars to erect a building on the State University grounds for agricultural education with plans to follow with the second year appropriation.
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Washington
Charleston
W. Va
House
Senate
State University
Senoent
Bay Shore Hearing and Western Maryland Equipment Plans
Bay Shore Railway receivership issues surface in Norfolk with Wright Snyder and Engstrom set to testify before Special Master Thorp on lien priority of certificates versus supply and mechanics liens. In Baltimore, Western Maryland Railroad announces a $1.9 million equipment upgrade including twenty six locomotives, rails, and over 1800 cars after bids. Other items: San Ignacio de Loyala wreck dispute. a Norfolk actor claims delivery. a Newport News robbery acquittal. University of Virginia president Alderman to attend Richmond alumni banquet on March 23.
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Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
W LL Wright
Sidney L Snyder
Philadelphia
Bay Shore Railway
Norfolk
Bay Shore
Alex H Engstrom
Bay Shore Road
Wright
Snyder
Engstrom
Western Maryland
Baltimore
F .G. Landstreet
Western Maryland Railroad
Virginia
Wiich
Torri
Phladelphia
Tarris
St. Vincent's Hospital
Alderman
Richmond
E A Alderman
University of Virginia
Virginia Obituary Roundup From Newport News to Frederick
Multiple obituaries from February across Virginia and nearby areas. J F Adams dies after long illness in Newport News. Robert B Rivers of Franklin County passes at the Retreat for the Sick. Rev Joseph A Lauer, Redemptorist priest from Baltimore, dies at St Clement’s College. George Bortz, 93, dies in Cumberland Valley. Annie Sours of Luray passes at ninety. Mrs Bennett, widow of Charleston’s John C F Bennett, dies in Richmond. Mrs J H Lapsley of Paris Kentucky dies in Newport News. J T Farley 29, Amelia County, dies in Petersburg. Dr J Thomas Sim, Frederick County physician, dies at 67. S H S Alexander, 35, dies in Newport News from hydrophobia. Joseph P Richard, 82, Winchester area resident, dies of apoplexy.
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Newport News
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Florida
Fitchmond
Robert B. Rivers
Franklin County
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Saratoga
Joseph A. Lauer
Baltimore
St Clement’s College
Alexander Lauer
Cumberland
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Cumberland Valley
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Centerville
Luray
Annie Sours
John Sours
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Souis
Richmond
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Charleston
James Gardner
Lynn
Mass
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Paris
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J Thomas Sim
Frederick County
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Thomas Sim
Hver
H. S. Alexander
Winchester
Joseph P. Richard
Bliss
Richard
Lutheran Church
Susan E. Larrick
Thomas J Carter Elected Alexandria School Trustee
Alexandria notes election results show Thomas J Carter elected to fill the Fourth Ward school trustee vacancy after multiple ballots. Other local items include city paving debates, sewer outlet discussions with federal officials, and a wedding in a Methodist church with Dr Arthur Barton Crane of Washington and Miss Mary Wallace Pollard.
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Alexandria
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Ronett F. Greene
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Miss Simmons
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Fred Nobles
Washington
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Drowning of Harry Hendricks Follows Chase by Winchester Crowd
Report from Winchester Virginia states Harry Hendricks a Black man was chased from Ing ham Station after being set upon by men and boys. He attempted to cross the Shenandoah River dam to escape the mob but was washed away in a flood and drowned his body not recovered. Sheriffs and prosecutors examined the scene with no arrests yet and divers continued the search.
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Washington Post
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Harry Hendricks
Page County
Norfolk and Western
Ingham Station
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Wey
Sedwick
Jonel Hudson
Keyser
Historic Papers Returned From Massachusetts to Virginia
Massachusetts Historical Society sent a large bundle of old documents to Virginia including items dated as early as 1754. The papers, many private and legal in nature, came from the capitol archives seized when Richmond fell to Union forces and may prove highly valuable as they are in good condition. The collection touches many sections of the state and could aid descendants seeking ancestors.
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Richmond
Washington Post
Samuel A Greene
Commonwealth of Virginia
Capitol Building
Dr Shorp's Rheumatic Cure Free Trial Offer
A promoter offers a dollar’s worth of Dr Shorp’s Rheumatic Remedy free to any rheumatic sufferer with no deposit or payment. The text explains rheumatism as blood poisoning and claims the remedy both cleanses the poison and halts its formation, costing $490 per pound for the German chemical component and asserting near-universal relief without turning joints back to flesh.
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Riak
Germany
Shopp
Free Rheumatism Remedy Offer From Dr Shoop Ravine Wis
The notice invites all readers to request a free dollar package of a rheumatism remedy by writing to Dr Shoop Box IC 748 Ravine Wisconsin. No conditions or requirements are stated beyond sending an order and a response.
Couple Weds At Kilgour Home In This Vicinity
Town resident Clarence Burtiss and his bride were married this morning at Col. William Kilgour's home with Rev. W F Locke of the M E church South officiating. In Richmond Virginia two condemned criminals Peter Dancy and Edward Austin were baptized in a bath tub at the city jail as two negro ministers officiated. Both men asserted they were saved as a petition for Dancy’s clemency was sent to the governor for consideration by the court officials who oversaw the trial.
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William H. Stombock
Ng Wonington
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Joseph Hammers
Washington
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Pel
Tsuan Munroe
St John
Muss
Munaroe
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Norfolk
Rey Wood Smith
Sc Ty 'Ss
Tinascapal
William
New York
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Lesington Va
Horn
Miranne Martin
Margaret St John Trelndun
Lucien D Starke
Clarence Burtiss
William Kilgour
W.F. Locke
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Richmond
Washington Post
Peter Dancy
Edward Austin
Central Pennsylvania Evangelical Conference Opens in Hagerstown
The sixth annual meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church opened at St Paul’s United Evangelical Church in Hagerstown Maryland with about 150 ministers and an equal number of lay delegates. The opening session was conducted in secret focusing on examinations of preachers and applicants for ministry. The first public meeting and Missionary Society anniversary are scheduled for tomorrow evening and Thursday morning features an address of welcome by Mayor A C Britte. The conference rules include Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and a few New York churches.
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Washington Post
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Dmty
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A C Btrite
Hartzier
Harrisburg
Heil
R Dubois
W L Stanford
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylania
New York
THREE KILLED ON TRACE NEAR EVITTS CREEK
Wabash train No 12 derailed near Evitts Creek Maryland killing three workers and injuring one. Dead are John O'Brien of Philadelphia aged 28 and two unidentified men about 30. Ed Hays of New York, 26, was only slightly injured.
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Pere
John O'Brien
Philadelphia
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John Hamilton
Ed Hays
New York
Fie
Jerome under Fire in Grand Jury Minutes Bid
In New York on February 28 a motion to inspect grand jury minutes for defendants in the Dodge Morse conspiracy case was argued before Justice Kenefick. The defendants Abe Hummel Benjamin Steinhardt and former Judge Edgar L Fursman demanded access while District Attorney Jerome faced sharp criticism for delays and lack of preliminary Police Court examination.
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Supreme Court
Jerome
Castriet
Ain
Dr Adler Made President of American Jewish Historical Society
In Cincinnati on February 28 the American Jewish Historical Society closed its session with a banquet. Dr Cyrax Adler of the Smithsonian was elected president, with Simon W Rosendale and others named as vice presidents and officers. Joseph Jacobs elected to the executive council, succeeding the late Myer S Isaacn.
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Cincinnati
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Cyrax Adler
Smithsonian Institution
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Philadelphia
Taylor Phillips
New York
Max J Kobler
New York City
Joseph Jacobs
Myer
S Isaacn
Seawright Magnesian Lithia Water Ad Campaign Letter
Letters from 1905 1906 praise Seawright Lithia Water for gout rheumatism and purity. John McClary Miss Cutle Mrs Robert 4th Tenney and Lucius F Cary report relief, repeated shipments, and strong advocacy for students and sedentary life.
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Washington DC
Seawright
Robert 4Th Tenney
Seawright Water Praised by East City Physicians
A collage of testimonials from well known physicians praising Seawright Water for varied conditions. Statements claim restoration of chemical balance and success in diabetes, eruptive diseases, stomach and bladder issues, and a severe eruption case. Physicians hail it as a premier remedy and urge wider medical adoption.
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Ralumoe
Twenty Skeletons Unearthed at Missionary Ridge Site
In Chattanooga Tennessee workers digging to supply dirt for a viaduct approaches unearthed about twenty skeletons in the eastern city area. The remains are believed to be Union soldiers killed during the assaults on Missionary Ridge and hastily buried in trenches. Brass buttons bearing Union insignia were found near the skeletons. More skeletons are expected to be removed as work continues.
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Peh
Schmidt on Trial for Murder in Sherman Farm Case
Paul Herbert Schmidt faced a first degree murder charge in Bridgeport for the August killing of William Taylor at the Crittenden farm in Sherman. Both men were farm hands for W. D. Crittenden, a New York manufacturer, with jewelry and cash totaling over 160 000 said to have been stolen. Schmidt was later arrested in Kentucky. Utica also announced West Shore Railroad electrification steps to begin within two weeks between Frankfort and Herkimer, four miles, then extend toward Syracuse.
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Kentucky
Utica
West Shore Railroad
Frankfort
Herkimer
Syracuse
Trish Regret Boutwell Death Cable Message
Boston official confirms a Fenns A cablegram from John IE Redmond noting Trish Parliamentary party leader John O Callaghan United Irish League of America received the cable stating the party deeply regrets the death of Gov. Boutwell a consistent friend of Irish freedom
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Mass
John IE. Redmond
Trish Parliamentary Party
Gov
George & Boutwell
John O’callaghan
United Irish League of America
Trish
Gov. Boutwell
President Harper Returns to Duties at University
Chicago Feb 25 President William R Harper of the University of Chicago resumes work less than a week after surgery for cancer of the colon. He sits up in bed at Presbyterian Hospital and attends to duties as head of the university.
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Harper
Chicago
William R Harper
Theniversity of Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Two Kalled by Fall of Coal in Shamokin Mine
Shamokin Pa Feb 28 A miner loosening coal in a breast at Richards Colliery today triggered a huge fall that killed Anthony Welcome and Joseph Antumsky while several other workers escaped serious injury.
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Richards
Anthony Welcome
Joseph Antumsky
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