Dynamite Kills Four Workers in Ohio River Blast
Special to The Washington Post Huntington W Va March 3 four men were killed and ten injured in a dynamite explosion eight miles from Paintsville at about six pm The dead include foreman John Mullins Henry Kirk and two Italian laborers Giovanni Marchitti and Tony Mariani The wounded were Italian and black laborers The blast released over 400 pounds of dynamite as the gang prepared to quit for supper Mariani’s body was blown across the Big Sandy River while Mullins and Kirk were torn to pieces The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Big Sandy division yard was ruptured with a crater large enough for a three story block The cause remains unknown and the blast was heard as far as sixty miles away in Thisty and Ashland
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Huntington
W .A
Paintsville
John Mullins
Henry Kirk
Giovanni Mrachitti
Toney Mariani
Mariani
Big Sandy
Mullins
Kirk
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Thisty
Ashland
Ellis Glenn to Go Free Under Peculiar Circumstances
Parkersburg March 3. Hills Glenn four years ago faced forgery charges while masquerading as a man and will likely not be tried. Her case was set today but not reached due to court staffing issues. No eligible court officers exist to hear the case, as several officials also had roles in the prior proceedings. She remains on bond and has organized a company to drill in an undeveloped state region.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
Hills Glenn
Criminal Court
Circuit Court
Judge Kenley Will Filed In Chancery Court
Special to The Washington vest Richmond a. Warec 8 The will of Judge A M Kenley filed in the Chancery Court here by Straley Hasbrouck New York He was an International Court judge former mayor of Richmond and Virginia Democratic leader His estate valued at 150 000 mainly securities in New York Gorham of Wall Street sole executor After annuity and bequests to relatives the remainder divided among three children Niall Russell and George Kelley Chatham Va March 3 A writ of error in E D Oliver vs Commonwealth refused by the Supreme Court Oliver sentenced to eighteen years for murdering Jacob Davis in Pittsylvania County Mother beater Caywood of King George County jailed for months for assaulting his mother and sister tried again and sentenced to one year Ten Years Term for Murder William Jones colored found guilty of murder in Gordonsville and sentenced to ten years Cumberland Gap Bank receiver Charles Eager appointed for Bank of Cumberland Gap with liabilities and assets around forty thousand.
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Richmond A. Warec
A M Kenley
Chancery Court
Straley & Hasbrouck
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International Court
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Egypt
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Washington Post
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Supreme Court
Yesterdi Oliver
Jacob Davis
Fredericksburg
Joseph RB Caywood
King George County
King George Circuit
Orarge Va
Wiliam Jones
C M Patterson
Gordonsville
Virginia Weddings Tie Nuptials in Western Shenandoah Valley
At the Ho Downey home in Mount Jackson, Miss Mary Ollen Downey wed Edgar H Wisman of Woodstock Luray on March 2. In Stanley county, Kurby F Booton and Flora B Kure joined in marriage at the bride’s home and then traveled to the National Capital. Farmville reports Judge William Morgan Smith and Miss Elizabeth Latghorn Vaughan wed at Cumberland Court House yesterday, the bride a daughter of Mr and West Vaughan.
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United Evangelical Conference Recommends Boundary Changes
At Washington MD March 3 the United Evangelical Conference discussed reports from presiding elders. The boundary committee proposed moves including Tabernacle from Harford to Bryansville, West York mission name change, Berkeley Springs added to Morgan circuit, Patterson to Mifflin mission, Millmont down to single circuit, Juniata added to Altoona mission. Rev Dr Dunisp announced retirement after fifty years. Keystone League Christian Endeavor held a large rally tonight.
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United Evangelical Conference
Tabernacle
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Bryansville
Wherton
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Morgan Circuit
Patterson
Mifflin Mission
Millmont
Juniata
Altoona Mission
Dunisp
S. Aurand
Keystone League
Christian Endeavorur
Confederate Veterans to Lead Memorial Ceremonies
North Carolina Senate acts on divorce bill and state measures in Raleigh on March 3. The judiciary committee favors McNinch divorce bill after house passage. Other actions include creation of a geological survey with 7500 dollars, anti fraudulent trade measures, rail freight reforms, revised oyster law, and a general appropriation bill. Several resolutions touch education, cotton receipts, Serena Railway incorporation, solicitor salaries, bond issues, and judicial district reorganization.
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Senate Committee
Acta
Washington Post
Raleigh
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Senate Judiciary Committee
McNinch
House
Senate
Mason
Gaston
National Education Association
Asheville
Serena Railway
South Dakota
Schaefer
Risked life for baby in Fishersville blaze
Staunton Virginia March 3 The residence of B L Stratton in Fishersville Augusta County burned destroying all personal property. The father risked his life entering the burning house to save his youngest child in a cradle suffering only minor burns. He is a Chesapeake and Ohio station agent and rail telegraphers leader. Loss estimated at about 2000 dollars and matches blamed for the fire.
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Washington Post
Staunton
B& L. Stratton
Fishersville
Augusta County
Stratton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Order of
Chesapeake and Ohio System
Tidewater Railway Ordinance Faces Court Challenge
Norfolk reports plan to seek injunction to block mayor from signing the ordinance approving 95,000 dollars to buy right of way into Norfolk for the Tidewater Railway. A New York conference last Saturday tied to a bond, with Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western Railways opposing Tidewater, potentially shifting the battle to Virginia.
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Norfolk
Washington Post
New York
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway
Tidewater Railroad
West Virginia
Virginia girl charged after alleged drugging robbery in New York
A 19 year old girl named Katie Morrell was arraigned in Coney Island on a mamtoxication charge. She claims she was lured to a Fort Hamilton hotel where she was drugged and robbed of rings four dollars and a government check. Magistrate Voorhees ordered an investigation and remanded her. Newport News reports deny she is the postmaster's daughter with the Morrell name not found in the Ola Point directory.
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Saya
Washington Post
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Old Point Comfort
Voorhees
Coney Island
Fort Hamilton
Newport News
Kate Morrell
John B. Kimberly
Afteen
Morrell
Ola Point
Farmers Hold Cotton in Charlotte Amid Price Stand
Cotton merchants in Charlotte report farmers refuse even to consider current offers for spot cotton. Theodore Price seeks low immediate New York quotations and a large growers meeting in Charlotte will endorse the New Orleans convention’s stance to hold cotton at 10 cents.
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Washington Post
Charlotte
N. C
Theodore Price
New York
Price
South
New England
Mr. Price
New Orleans
White vetoes measures passed by West Virginia legislature
Governor White vetoes a slate of bills including six month school term limits and $75 000 for poor districts, motor vehicle speed rules, a Mingo County Criminal Court, freight charges on short-line railroads, Martinsburg public library, and Marion County intermediate court abolition. Senate bills for Richwood Independent District and Fairmont charter changes were vetoed. King land case bill became law without signature. Also reported: Tidewater Railway to locate terminals at Sewalla Point with Old Dominion Land Company offering free site and 200 foot right of way, but crossing the James River remains unresolved.
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Washington Post
Charleston
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Martinsburg
Marion County
Senate
Independent
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Nicholas County
Fairmont
Newport News
Buxton
W. N. Page
Tidewater Railway
Sewalla Point
Old Dominion Land Company
James River
Virginia Obituary Chronicle In March Notices
Warrenton and nearby towns report multiple deaths from March 1 to March 8. Notables include Benjamin Allen of Fanguter County, William Paxton of Staunton, Charles Copenhaver of Richlands, and William Abbott of Strasburg, with survivors listed for each. Also notes Penelope Wilson of Paconian Springs, Margaret House of Winchester, and Joseph Browning of Kanawha area, plus H W Straley of Princeton who left two sons and one daughter. Four babies born to Mrs Trone Sperry near Winchester, three died. Interments planned in local churches and family plots. obituaries emphasize long lives and community roles.
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Susan Jenkins
Fredericksburg
Benjamin W. Allen
Fanguter County
Susan Gann
Dearborn
Staunton
William G. Paxton
Leesburg
Charles HW. Virts
Joseph L. Virts
Mias Vickers
Tazewell
Thomas A. Witten
Tazewell County
Five Oaks
Winchester
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
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Abbott
Andrew Jackson
Penelope Wilson
Paconian Springs
Maryland
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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W. Va
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Kanawha
Boone
Logan
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Margaret M. House
Knoxville
Wiliam House
Samuel S. Houme
Washington, D. C
Thomas JL
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House
Philp Strider
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Robert TB. Pegram
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Tyne
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George W. Pegram
Memphis and
Vera Cruz and Pacific Railroad
Mexico
Annapolis
Bluefield
H. W. Stralay
Princeton
Salem
Southwest Virginia Baptist Institute
Decoy Letter Trap Lands Baltimore Post Office Clerk
Sidney Adams longtime chief clerk in the Baltimore general delivery office was arrested on mail tampering charges. A decoy letter contained marked money, found during search, and Adams confessed before United States Commissioner Rogers, being committed for grand jury action.
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Baltimore
Sidney Adams
General Delivery
United States
Rogers
Shots Stop Thief in Lynchburg Pocketbook Snatching
In Lynchburg Virginia on March 3 two policemen and three shots nabbed William Randolph after he allegedly snatched pocketbooks from three women on lonely streets. Randolph had just been released a month ago after a nine month sentence for similar offenses. Plainclothes officers, including two mounted ones, detailed the arrest.
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William Randolph
Washington Post
Lynchburg
Randolph
Inauguration Ceremonies for West Virginia Governor
March 3 Charleston W V ceremony details for Wilam M Dawson as governor tomorrow include brief remarks by ex Governors McCorkle and Atkinson on Gov White. Cavalcade led by Maj James E Verland of Huntington. oath by Judge Brannon. inaugural ball and reception held at capitol tonight.
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Washington Post
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W. Va
Wilam M. O Dawson
McCorkle
Atkinson
White
James E. Verland
Huntington
Brannon
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