Grandson shoots grandfather in house. detective's son arrested
Baltimore March 1 a 74 year old man John Welch father in law of Detective Peter B Bradley was shot three times in the head by his grandson Horace B Bradley 11 a year old son of the detective at 918 East Twentieth Street He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in critical condition The youth was locked up at Northeastern station pending a hearing and later released on $3000 bail for March 15 The shooting followed the elder Welch going downstairs to smoke and the boy mistaking him for a burglar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Baltimore
John Welch
Peter B Bradley
Headquarters Force
Horace B. Bradley
Brad
Bradley Home
East Twentieth Street
St Joseph's Hospital
Welch
Young Bradley
Bradley
Farnan
CAPT G D WISE III DIES AT SEVENTY SIX IN RICHMOND
CAPT GEORGE D WISE III a long time figure in Richmond politics and a former Commonwealth's attorney died after months of illness and a paralytic stroke. He served eight years in the U S House of Representatives and was active in city state and national campaigns. He was sixty six or seventy six? He was in his seventy sixth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
George D .Wise
Big Home
Wise
House of Representatives
Capt. Wise
Shock Kills Woman in Virginia Visit
Mrs Rosser Harris of Spotsylvania County went to the home of neighbor Mr Pulliam who had been ill. She found Mrs Pulliam dead, collapsed, and died shortly after. Harris, 40, sister of O D Foster of this city, survived by her husband and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Rederickeburg
Rosser Harris
Spottsylvania County
Pulliam
Page
Apedal
Richmond
Thomas Nelson Page
Washington
Oakland
Hanover County
Beaver Dam
Invents a New Temporary Rail Switch for Quick Use
A former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineer, Joney, now near Cumberland, Md, has devised a temporary cross-over device clamped to rails. It allows trains to transfer from one track to another within an hour, far faster than the standard one day. The invention targets accident responses and other urgent transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spestal
Washington Post
Baltimore
Mar
M. Jones
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland, Md
Joney
Had Too Many Wives Debtor Pleads Guilty to Digamy
Oscar Saxton pleads guilty to digamy before Judge Dobler in Crim inal Court and is sentenced to 18 months in prison. He married Elizabeth Schubert on October 14 in Baltimore after previously wed Mollie L. Andrew in Easton in 1893. The first wife learned of the second marriage and caused his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie L. Andrew
Easton
North Carolina bill creates Lee County and rail rate act passes
In Raleigh on March 1 the bill creating Lee County from parts of Moore and Chatham passed the house 74 to 44. The conference report on the railway passenger rate bill setting a 2.14 cent per mile rate passed its second and third readings, and the bill was approved by the senate becoming operative July 1.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Lee County
Moore and
Chatham
Senate
Freight Rate War Looms as Southern Roads Demand 10 Percent Increase
A New York meeting of the Dunkine Association reveals Southern rails push for a 10 percent freight rate rise. Northern lines resist large hikes and debate a smaller increase with a sliding scale, threatening to delay April 1 contracts and delay announcing new rates by tomorrow. Another Trunk Line Association meeting is expected March 10 to decide the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mar. L
New York
Dunkine Association
Washington
Trunk Line Association
Lash for wife beater
Baltimore judge ends whipping post use in city jail after twenty years. Sadler Brooks, a Black man, was sentenced to two months in jail and nine cashes after beating his wife Mary Brooks on February 19, ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Wright
Criminal Court
Sadler Brooks
Mary Brooks
Stay of execution for Spartanburg killer granted
Spartanburg March 1 Sheriff Nichols reported Chief Justice Pope of the Supreme Court issued a stay on John Shelton a negro convicted of killing his father in law. The stay delays the march to the scaffold until April 19 and Shelton had been notified to prepare for execution when the order arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
John Shelton
Negro
Sherif Nichols
Pope
Supreme Court
Whittlesey Named General Manager of Seaboard Line
T F Whittlesey appointed general manager of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in Norfolk after W A Garrett elected president in New York. Whittlesey, formerly general manager of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railway, will base his headquarters in Norfolk, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Whittlesey
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line Railway
W A Garrett
New York
Wedneadsy
Seaboard
Whittlesey
Mobile, Jackam and Kansas City Railway
Mobile
Hig
Mr. Rasin Very Ill In Baltimore
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports no change in Freeman Rasin condition after a severe stroke at his home. Doctors William Fleckwood and George Hartman say he remains very sick with little improvement since Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Freeman Rasin
Democratic Organization
Wiliam Fleckwood
George A. Hartman
Rasin
Death of Sam Devere vaudeville star at 65
Special to The Washington Post New York March 1 Samuel Devere a famed vaudeville figure died shortly after 6 am at his Brooklyn home He was born in Manhattan about 65 years ago and began as a sketch artist He rose to top vaudeville earnings in 1880 forming Sam Devere's Specialty Company which toured the United States and Europe A world tour and a Kansas City illness followed by a stomach cancer left him homebound and under medical care for about ten days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Samuel Devere
United States
Brooklyn
Mr Devera
Manhattan
Haverly
Mr Devere
Sam Devere
Death after appendicitis operation in Alexandria
William McArthur Green, a 25 year old Alexandria resident, died of peritonitis a week after an appendicitis operation at Alexander Hospital. He was a son of Mr and Mrs I Johnston Green, survived by his wife Rose Himma Appich, and a large circle of family and friends. Funeral plans not yet set. Other items note a new chancel window donation by Mrs S F Houston at the Episcopal Seminary of Virginia, and the marriage of McDonald Douglas and Hazel Kirk Brown at the seminary chapel in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
William McArthur Green
Alexander Hospital
Mr. Green
I. Johnston Green
Rose Himma Appich
Anna M. Appich
Green
First National Bank
Alexandria National Bank
8. F. Houston
Philadelphia
Episcopal Seminary of
Virginia
Wes
Mayer & Co
Munich
Germany
Washington
Christ
Houston
Potter
Sir Francis Plunkett Dead in Paris
Obituary notice reports Sir Francis Plunkett, former British Ambassador to Vienna and prior secretary of legation in Washington, died in Paris. Born 1835, he served as minister to Japan, Stockholm, Brussels, and Vienna, and married a Philadelphia-born wife. Also noted are deaths of Wilhelm Rapp editor and C Strang ex-minister, with brief tributes and local postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mer
Francis Plunkett
Vienna
Washington
Japan
Stockholm
Brussels
Francis
C. W. Morgen
Philadelphia
Rosina Brandram
Savoy Theater
Gerd
Vanderbilt Fears Wreck Over Swannanoa Private Car Sale
The Washington Post reports George W. Vanderbilt has sold his Swannanoa private railroad car said to be the finest and most expensive. He feared riding it due to rear end collisions, and plans to cut costs on the Biltmore estate. The buyer is reportedly a multimillionaire friend. sale price undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Asheville
N.C
George W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Vanderbilt Car Incident Injures Driver in Valence
In Valence France on February 27 the Vanderbilt touring car sped over a bridge injuring driver Coignard after striking a mute cart. The American party issued compensation and left, while police investigated potential further action. None of the Americans were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valence
France
Vanderbilt
Paris
Coignard
Isere
Tala
Garrett for Income Tax and Inheritance Tax Support
Baltimore March 1 Gov Warfield seeks inheritance tax and a graduated income tax with a strong ally in Republican Robert Garrett. Garrett, former Republican Congressional candidate, supports both taxes as fair, arguing the wealthy should pay more to fund government. He favors a proper income tax and the inheritance tax for equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wushington
Baltimore
Warfield
Mrr
Robert Garrett
Congress
Garrett
Butte Strike Spreads Across Mont Unions
In Butte Montana the strike of several unions spread rapidly with many workers quitting or being locked out. About 3,700 employees are idle as the Butte workingmen's union, covering most unskilled labor, ordered a strike today for higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Mar. L
Butte Workingmen's Union
Faber
Promises to mill girls in Greensboro immigrant case
In Greensboro March 1, the U S Circuit Court adjourned on juror illness amid a government case against Edward A Smith and Sumner Sargent over 71000 in alleged immigration act violations tied to Charlotte mills. English mill girls testified that agents promised free housing clothing and double wages to entice them, while others described terminations to free up jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
United States Circuit
Edward A. Smith
Sumner Sargent
Charlotte
Mass
Massachusetts
MIN Spinners’ Association of America
J. F. Hefie
Fall River
International Union of Textile Workers
New England
Howells Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Seclusion
New York March 1 William Dean Howells post and novelist marked his seventieth birthday at the Hotel Regent Seventieth Street and Broadway while ill with grip He spoke by phone saying he feels well for his age and plans to continue writing comparing himself to Mark Twain and asserting that a writer remains young while he can think new thoughts and see beauty in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
William Dean Howella
Regent
Seventieth Atrest
Broadway
Howells
Mr. Clemens
Clemens
Mark Twain
Drops Dead Near Home in Osborne Street Car Incident
Special to the Weshington West reports Hugens Howard Lewis a lawyer, aged about 79, collapsed in the street near Fifty seventh Street and Seventh Avenue as he stepped from a car. He died before a physician arrived at a drug store. Mrs Lewis, actress Amy Busby, had just recovered from a long illness and the shock was feared. Lewis, born in Potosi Wisconsin in 1852, leaves a widow and three children, the youngest three months old. He was to host friends for dinner tonight to celebrate his wife’s health.
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Weshington West
New York
Hugens
Howard Lewis
Osborne
Seventh Street
Seventh Avenue
Lewin
Amy Busby
Bomb Explodes at Cathedral Injuring Ten in Mass
Special cable from Madrid reports a blast at the cathedral during mass this morning. Ten people were seriously injured as crowds surged at the doors, women fainted, and panicked worshippers trampled others. No trace of the dynamiter has been found.
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Dimatch
Washington Post
Madrid
Mar. L
Masa
No Choice in Rhode Island Ends After Thirtieth Ballot
The seventh week of the Rhode Island senatorial contest closed with the thirtieth ballot. Goddard led with 40 votes, Colt had 27, Wetmore 3, and Utter 1. No further ballots will be held until next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Threaten Strike Looms as Railroad Yardmen Vote to Walk
In Philadelphia and nearby cities, about 9,000 Pennsylvania Railroad yardmen said to have voted to strike to demand shorter workdays and higher pay. Officials cite potential cross-department impact and await a formal statement from General Manager Atterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Uneo
Pittsburg
Erie
Brotherhood of Railroad
Fraternity Hall
Atterbury
Herrisburg
Harpe
Pennsylvania Hailroad Company
Aald
Youn
Pension funds rise at Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia March 1 The Pennsylvania Railroad Company reports a higher annual pension appropriation from 890 000 to 800 000 and 467 614 paid to retirees last year the largest sum yet. Since 1900 total pension payments reached 2 493 870 with 3 081 retirees and 1 090 deaths to date. The average retirement age is 71 years 3 months with 4 years 3 months service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tneylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Oliver Returns to Tennessee After Panama Canal Bid Rejected
William J. Oliver of Knoxville said he is returning home after receiving a $200,000 certified check from the Isthmian Canal Commission. He claims the Panama Canal Construction Company’s last proposition was not a bid and notes conditions were met before purported rejection. Oliver plans to seek reimbursement for bid preparation costs totaling about $35,000 to $40,000 and will withhold further comment pending Judge Morgan J. O'Brien’s upcoming visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tennessee
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Rog Rers
Oliver
Panama Canal Construction Company
Morgan J. O'Brien
New York
O'Brien
Mr. Oliver
Saaw to receive 525000 upon Cabinet retirement
The Treasury Secretary Leslie M. Saaw is set to become president of Carnegie Trust Company after leaving the Cabinet. The bank’s capital stock will rise from 1 million to 1.5 million with surplus increasing to 750000, and Saaw or partners will take 950000 par value of a new issue at 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Mar
Nicaraguan Troops Occupy Honduras Towns in Hard Fighting
Nicaraguan government forces entered Concepcion and Maria without resistance and captured Corpus Christi after heavy combat. Reports from Managua indicate Victory for Zelaya as three Honduran towns fell under control amid limited details on the Corpus Christi engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Managua
Nicaragua
Maria
Concepcion
Corpus Christi
Insanity debate marks Virginia court session
In a heated trial, lawyers clash over whether the Strother brothers acted from sudden impulse or conscious planning when Bywaters was shot. Judge Harrison allows a modified hypothetical to reach the jury, citing De Jarnette and denying unwritten law as a defense. The long argument ends with adjournment as Dr Clark remains on call for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moore
Harrison
Keith
Philip Strother
William F Bywaters
Strother Brothers
Bywaters
Virginia
Clark
Strothers' Cousin Weds in Culpeper Court House
Botis Strother cousin of James and Philip Strother elopes with Miss Helen Johnson of Culpeper after witnessing the Strother trial for the Bywaters case in Culpeper. Rev J A Ware officiated the bedside marriage in the Episcopal church. The couple celebrated at a luncheon before leaving on the evening train to Washington. Botts Strother is the daughter of L Johnson, a Culpeper merchant. Strother is a son of James Strother of Rappahannock County.
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Washington
Culpeper
Mar
Dan Cupid
James
Philin Strother
William F Bywaters
Strother
Botis Strother
Philip Strother
Helen Johnson
Culneper
Toolal
Mr Strother
Culeper
Welch
Wva
Bils
J A Ware
Viola Strother
William F. Bywaters
Episcopal Church
Fribes
Tames
Biratheer
Rappahannock
Limit Armaments Debate Response by Campbell-Bannermann
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermann defending armament reduction at The Hague conference. He argues no new events justify delaying disarmament and that years since 1888 reinforce the view that endless armament growth serves no useful purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Henry Campbell-Bannermann
the Nation
Listings of hotel guests across major cities
A long OCR based roll lists numerous visitors and guests staying at hotels in Baltimore Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond San Francisco Hartford Atlanta St Louis Cleveland Cincinnati Norfolk Wheeling and other locations. Names include West Bearden White Reack Stadtwill Thomas Wilmot Stadtwill Ebbitt Ferrer and many others with multiple households and spouses. The column enumerates guest names by hotel and city, reflecting a social register style from the period.
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Baltimore
W H West
Raleigh
R Bearden
H B White
Metropolitan
Louis M Reack
Shoreham
Helen J. Thomas
Nellie M
Wilmot
New Willard
Boston
Hayward
National Thomas
R. Harrison Riggs
Stadtwill
L. M. Stadtwill
Ebbitt
Richard FE Traster
Rujah George
Chicago
Norton
Biocomb
Releigh
M Silverman
MM Markwell
M. J
Splexel
Yew
York City
R H Bell
WD Shattuck
H de Bovier
H Bofexheim
John B
Ott
L. Conterns
Peter Fletschian
N B
Wade
James H Hyslop
National
B. Dieni
B P. Bharp
John 'W Cooner
Clark
George F Moore
God Wits
JG Murray
Rae A. Hemingway
St James
Nida Hewitt
Philip Menton
D Russell
Russell
Mia
YH Thurman
George EL Sherman
California
Meyer
San Francisco
H. G Cerpental
Victorvills
St. Jame
J. Connor
M & Mower
San Fransisco Shoreham
Connecticut
Charlea E Gross
Charles Sloan
Hartford
Merion
Higgins
Terre Haute
Harry F. Selmper
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Joseph L Rhincek
Covington
Wallace Wood Elkton Riggs
Massachusetts
George W Wall
Rocklacd
A. C Haven Brorshton
Metropolita
Marke
Lynn
John W .Wheeler
Orange
F Lennx
Lennox Tyan Shoreham
Charles Biles
Robert C Biss
Bliss Worcester
Hitchcock
New Bedford Epbit
Michigan
HM Armstrong Grand Rapis
Marileske
Detroit Ebbett
Gorham
Marybat
New Witard
Minnesota
Simon Nicelet
White Earth
Raleigh CA
Lirdburgh
Litue Falls
James J Tul
Misa Hui
R Brown
St Paul
Arlington
J @ Bal'ard
Minneapolis
New
OWKIO
T Owen
Norwalk
Reieigh
M Thompson
Cincinnati
Javes
Sampson
Youngstown
Gabriel and
Wite
Cleveland
Wood
Wits
John A Penton Cleve
Einsylvania
HK Keeley
Franklin
Nelson
Newport-News St James
Bitchner
Danville
West Virginia
Dennam
New Books Received Show Varied 1890s Publications
New books announced by multiple publishers include Norroy Diplomatic Agent by Georges Bronson Howard from Sanford Publishing Akron and The Psychic Riddle by Imesa H. F. F,, both praised for engaging style. Other titles announced include Birds Every Child Should Know by Nellie Bloschan and Labour Capital by Goldwin Smith, with notes on building business and labor themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norroy
Yorke Norroy
Sanford Publishing Company
Akron
Ohio
Norray
Georges Bronson Howard
Doubledly Page & CO
Nellie Blaochan
Mife
Mecmilien Company
Goldwin Smith
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G. D. Wise III
Willam H Stewart
Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
Jamestown
R D. Douglass
Lotte
Pearson
Mint
Orloe
Hachive
No. 2
Bate
North Carolina
Advange
Lash
Wife Beater
MR. Rasin
Wim. McArthur Green
Alexandria Hospital
Sir Francis Plunkett
Wilhelm Rapp
Ulineis Staats Zeltung
Chrstiania
Norway
H. C Strang
Christiansand
Watertown
N Y
George A. Fuller
New York State Grange
Fuller
Macon
Seaborn Reese
Sparta
Georgia Bar Association
Sella
Allegheny
Fifth Ward
Belleville
N. J
Hardmen Rubber Company
Gov. Warfield
Greanaboro
Wife
Rhode Island
P.B.R
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad Sbops
W. W. Atterbury
Shaw
Carnegie Company
Zelaya
Commonwealth Attorney
Capt Wood
Walton Moore
John See
Moore
Strothers
Ct. New
United States Army
W A Covington
Carwell Power
Lieut
RH Jordan
Ebbitt Foreign
J Donaldson
London Arlington N
Tohaykovsky
Alex Aladin
Petersburg
Whlard
Imea HK
Funk & Wagnills Company
Charlotte Feller
D Appleton & Co
Outing Publishing
Arthur Ruhl
Sot
the Four Feathers
A. E . Meson
Century Company
Pelee
Arizoux
George A. Fisher
B W Dodge & Co
American Legislatures and Legisla
Snkarunee
Paul S Rensch
Ralph Waldo Emerson
George Fidward Woodbery
Macmillan Company
Aq Exmerson
Emerson
Dumeld & Co
Emil Belen
Hutchine Hapgood
Cinett, Peabody & Co
Troy
Cloett
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