Norfolk Newsdealer tries to kill wife then wounds himself
Nathan Jacobs a Norfolk wholesale and retail newsdealer attacked his wife as she dressed for breakfast slashed her throat with a razor, then wounded himself and leaped from a window. He survived but is not expected to live. Mrs Jacobs was hospitalized and is expected to recover. The couple, related to a prominent Norfolk Jewish family, have a history of mental illness.
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Nathan Jacobs
Wholesale Newsdealer
Norfolk
Washington Post
Norwich
Niety
Aweet
St. Vine Hostal
Jacobs
Lana la
Kia O
Fda
Rome
Bank clerk admits short accounts in Elm City scam
Telegrams from Elm City pretended to be from Tolsnet Bank to Richmond and Wilmington banks asked for money, but funds not called. Telegraph operator and express agent suspected. the man confessed this morning saying he sent fake telegrams to benefit himself. bank guarded after alert.
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Winnie M. Mar
Elm City
Tolsnet Bank Ag Coompany
Richmonc
Sorfets
Wilmington
Sxua
Im City
Flo
Eeeal Nibtat
Man Arrested After Alleged Razor Attack on Wife
A Washington Post clipping reports a man arrested Sunday after an incident in which he allegedly attacked his wife with a razor, breaking away during a struggle as she tried to defend herself. The woman reportedly wounded but alive, with doctors treating her injuries as police review the case.
Tragic Steamship Collision Kills Man Aboard Queen
A man named Anton Pic perishes as an oil cake crushes him during a steamship mishap near the Queen WIE Asa Leenet Point. The vessel reels after the collapse, injuring others as debris scatters and alarms sound aboard.
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Divorce suit withdrawn amid fines on social notes from Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia on March 4, a divorce suit filed by Mrs Stern against Mr Wes Steen was withdrawn. Separately Miss Resena Kelso Palnust and Miss Kelley were fined $250 for charges related to alienation of affection. Stern, proprietor of a clothing store, appears in local police court records.
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Norfolk
Washington
Nofolk
Mra
Joseph Sean
Getusi
Wes Steen
Mis Stern
Miss Resena
Kelso Palnust
Misa Kelley
Stern
Tobacco Chewers Barred in Danville Courtroom
Danville Virginia March 4 Judge M A Tiken of the Corporation Court bans tobacco chewers from the courtroom ordering removal of all spitting evspidora from the building. A heavy fine and jail term will be imposed for violations sparked by a witness’s repeated spitting during yesterday’s trial.
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Washington Post
Danville
M. A. Tiken
Corporation Court
Evspidora
Aiken
Mother Accused in Death of Robert Owens in Moundsville
In Moundsville Virginia on March 4 the body of twenty year old Robert Owens was found in his bed with a bullet wound. His mother and a younger brother are under arrest charged with murder for life insurance. A pistol with one empty chamber was found in the mother’s room as neighbors reported hearing shots and notifying police.
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Washington Post
Moundsville
Robert Owens
Lfe
Dawkins Repudiates Anderson Fire In Temperance Fight
Maryland House votes confidence in Dawkins as anti-saloon league clash erupts over local option bill. Dawkins labels Anderson an incendiary and falsehoods follow. Resolution praising Dawkins passes. bill's fate looks dim amid railroads testimony and county league actions.
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House
Anderson
Washington Post
Annapolis
House of Delegates
Dawkins
Temperance Committee
W. H. Anderson
Anti-saloon League
Machen to Be Free Friday in Moundsville Prisoner to Leave State Penitentiary
August Machen, near end of his sentence for post office frauds, will be released Friday. Locals note his long-running freedom in Moundsville, with sightings of him at a central restaurant and even a Wheeling theater visit. He often lounged along the Ohio River bank and recently disrupted a photographer's shot with a camera.
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Wica
Machen
State Penitentiary
Post-office Department
Tie
Wheeling
Washburn Crosby mills grind flour with steel rolls
Twenty sets of steel rolls at Washburn Crosby mills grind Gold Medal Flour slowly and evenly. Each roll reduces particle size to the same level, ensuring dough and batter mix evenly for perfect baking.
Clarksburg Shootout Ends as Suspect Surrenders to Sheriff
Frank Johnson, a Black man, who killed Mrs. Carl Martin and faced a 2000-strong mob at Gypsy, West Virginia, surrendered after hours in a log barn nine miles from Clarksburg. He had repelled deputies with rifles and shot at three men, wounding two. The slain woman’s husband led the crowd. Johnson finally handed over his weapons and was escorted to jail as the National Guard arrived too late.
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W. Va
Frank Johnson
Carl Martin
Washington
William Matheney
Hart Cork John Ramsey
Johnson
Flanagan
Clarkshoro
Jall
Narrison County
Joansen
Mrs. Martin
Gypsy
Sycamore Creek
National Guard
Pure Food Bill Passes and Redistricting Moves Through Virginia Senate
Richmond reports a dairy and food commissioner bill passed under suspension of the rules after debate on food quality. The Senate also approved a redistricting measure shifting Floyd County from the Fifth to the Sixth district and Craig County from the Ninth to the Tenth, with a strict party vote. Judge J W G Blackstone accepted service of the summons notifying the assembly intends to proceed against him, amid calls for removal.
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Washington Post
Richmond
House
Hart
Roanoke
Virginia
Senate
Hurd
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Floyd County
Craig County
J. W. G. Blackstone
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Canada Still Missing Promoted Railway Men
R W King promoted to general manager of the road at Rockville Md succeeding Joseph Col- Accounts of Glen Echo postmaster found correct. Petey i.cit named assistant superintendent. Disappearance of Canada linked to financial worry over his wife illness. Mrs Canada in worse condition at Red Cross Home Glen Echo. Search ongoing. river near Dixie's Landing and nearby woods dragged. Also brief notices: death and obituary items from Alexandria and Fredericksburg areas.
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Joseph
Glen Echo
Washington
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Washington Post
Rockville
Instanca
Bopdamen
van B. Canada
Petey I.cit
Glen Imeho
Clift
Alexandria Cont
Canada
Red Cross
Friends of Canada
Dixie's Landing
Chain Bridge
Bankruptcy follows Richmond wedding runaway spouse
C W Fleming a Richmond baker and candy maker married last week and on returning from honeymoon finds creditors have forced involuntary bankruptcy. Liabilities stated under $7 000. The marriage was a runaway affair and creditors were alarmed by his absence. Fleming says he could have met all legitimate demands if not for the forced issue.
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Washington Post
Richmond
C. W
Girl aged 16 commits suicide in Amelia County
Miss Josie Hooker sixteen daughter of J C Hooker of Lodare Amelia County died yesterday afternoon by taking carbolic acid. She had been recovering from grippe and is believed despondent over illness. Her father is a successful Western farmer who once purchased Osmore estate, a county show place.
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Josie Hooker
J. CG. Hooker
Lodare
Amelia County
Miss Hooker
Grippe
Osmore
Barksdale
Winans son elopes in Paris defying Baltimore father
Wealthy Baltimorean Mr. Ross Winans confirms his son Thomas Winans married a Spanish actress in Paris against his wishes. The pair slipped away aboard a Liverpool bound steamer, leading to tension and rumors of revised will provisions. Father reportedly bitter over the marriage.
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Liverpool
Washington Post
Baltimore
Ross Winans
Thomas Winans
C. Latrobe
Winans
America
Ross Wlan
Deelief
Seaman Stabs Companion on Ice Schooner Clara 4 Donnell
Anton Afgron a seaman on the schooner Clara 4 Donnell discharging ice at Mutus Ice Company's facility is charged with murderous assault on fellow worker John after a heated argument Afgron allegedly drew a knife and slashed the other man causing a deep wound requiring twenty six stitches He threw the knife overboard and made no attempt to flee leaving the injured man in serious condition
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexendria
Anton Afgron
Clara
Donnell
Mutus Ice Company
What
John
Afgron
Algren
Entry Rules for Washington Post Contest
The notice outlines contest entry rules forbidding missing answers and forbids employees or relatives from influencing results. It allows entries from schools or organizations, notes eligibility for groups under their names, and directs all contest communications to the Contest Editor in Washington DC.
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Virginia Weddings Reported in Fredericksburg and Nearby
Fredericksburg on March 4 records the marriage of William J. Dunlop of Washington to Elizbeth Lee Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Powell of Pepchun County at the bride's parents home near Bound Hill Rev B Lake officiating The Brides now Mrs B W Chancellor of the city also wed in Washington Elinor McCracken of the city left for Washington to marry Harry M Fox of Buffalo N Y Jessie P Piper of Middletown and William C Adams of Stephens City wed in Winchester and will reside in Stephens City.
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Willam J. Dunlop
Washington
Elizabeth Lee Powell
W. L. Powell
Pepchun
Bound Hill
B. Lake Omotatiner
B. W. Chancellor
Eleanor McCracken
McCracken
Heready
Early 1900s Rail Schedule Notes and Pullman Services
Railroads announce extensive Pullman and diner services from Baltimore to New York and Philadelphia with sleepers to Atlantic City Annapolis and Florida. Listings cover Chesapeake and Ohio Southern Southern Railway Seaboard and Norfolk routes with multiple departures and guaranteed connections, including through sleepers and dining cars.
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