Many Enter G. U. Meet Prominent East Falls Athletes
Prominent runners and field stars from colleges, clubs, and preparatory schools converge for the tenth annual George A. Ap games. Entries include Princeton Cornell Virginia Fordham Wesleyan Johns Hopkins Yale Wesleyan and Georgetown with Smithson and Fielding leading the New York Athlete Club contingent in the hurdles and track events.
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Hillman
Pennsylvania
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Maine
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Collemen
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Continon
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Fox to Meet Local Players in Key Exhibition
A former resident of New York and champion of a Monattan Caeas Club linked to the United States officials will visit the city tonight. He is to participate in a cable match and has been selected as a U S representative for the upcoming event, with a strong skill showing expected this evening.
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New York
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Simultaneous Chess Exhibition Planned by Local Club
Great Britain Secretary Lavender of the local chess clan plans a simultaneous exhibition to gain practice and may arrange a series of games against B. B. Walker, Departmental League champion. Washington players are invited to join the event at 8 o'clock at the chess club rooms, 412 Twelfth Street Northwest.
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Lavender
B. Walker
Washington
Rooths
Chess Club
Twelfth Street
Cars Meet In Same Block On Washington Rockville Line
Special to The Washington Post reports a near collision on the Washington and Rockville Electric Railway as two cars leaving Washington at 6:30 and 7:00 enter the same block before a stop. A defective signal at the transformer station or Holeriths switch caused the risk, with twenty or more passengers on board amid excitement. This marks the third double-car entry into the same block in three weeks on the line.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Washington and Rockville
Holeriths
Washington and Rockville Road
Bank Buys Building Site on King Street Alexandria
Washington Port Bureau reports MoB Harlow & Co negotiated the sale of property BOT 509 51 and 513 King Street Alexandria to the First National Bank. Steps will be taken to erect a handsome bank building bringing all Alexandria banks to the principal street and improving the neighborhood.
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Washington Port Bureau
Bing Street
Alexandria
Mob Harlow & Co
BOT
King Street
First National Bank
Ita
Alexandria Hosts George Washington Birthday Celebration
A meeting of the George Washington Birthday Celebration Association in Alexandria heard letters from officials praising hospitality. Treasurer Mas announced $1633 raised to cover all celebration expenses. Officers received thanks as President Williams spoke of the event’s success amid other local updates.
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George Washington Birthday Celebration Association
Alexandria
Nervous debility relief promoted by Dr Miles’ Nervine
An advertisement discusses how tired women suffer from worry and overwork with headaches nervousness and stomach trouble. It touts Dr Miles’ Nervine as a splendid nerve tonic that soothes nerves promotes restful sleep and body rebuilding. A user from Hamilton Missouri praises it and mentions money back if not benefited.
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Miles
Bozarth Hamilton
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Virginia Senate Overhauls Budget and Penal Reform
Richmond March 6 The Virginia senate approved a house appropriation substitute totaling 10 750 000 the 4000 reimbursement for Gov Swann’s private entertainment funds was defeated the teachers retirement fund bill passed the house with a 5 000 cap coke selling becomes a felony with prima facie guilt note ecution by electrocution replaces hanging with 1000 for a chair and a death chamber the law bars full execution details from newspapers and allows witnesses plus a single text book standard resolution passed urging uniform text book adoption
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Imperial
Washington
Richmond
Senate
House
DHS
Gov Swann, Son
Jamestown Ebt
Finance Committee
Virginia
Bil
Arbitration Favored In Pay Dispute At Norfolk And Western
Special to The Washington Fest reports Roanoke Va March 15 meeting set as chairmen of unions discuss wage question. Some N and W Railway employees favor sending the issue to the Interstate Commerce Commission if no agreement is reached with the management. A conference on proposed pay cuts for all road employees is planned.
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Washington
Roanoke Va
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Comminssion
Two Men Held on Murder Charge in Norfolk Case
A telegram received here reports George Hampton and Charles Weatherbee, recently arrested for smashing store windows, are wanted for a murder in Norfolk Virginia. AH Berry of Rome Georgia was killed in a hotel on October 20, 1907 and robbed of $200 and jewels. The men deny the charge and will likely fight extradition.
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New Orleans
Norfolk
Two Candidates In Tenth Democratic Primary
Special to The Washington Post notes Roanoke meeting in Virginia and political maneuvering for the Sixth Congressional district. It reports fires destroying a business area in Lynchburg and mentions Davis Brothers store, potential primary for Congress, and incumbents Carter Glass and RD Nyeman. Also cites legal notices, court proceedings, and obituaries of Frank Langley and local figures.
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Roanoke
James P Woods Poniel
Pha
Sixth Congressional District
Columbia
Lanchburg
Davis Brothers
Main Street
Congress
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Goulds Seek Extended Charter for Parallel Rail Route
Richmond and Southern Railway withdrew a request for a Ashland to Fredericksburg line to pursue a broader charter. Henry W. Anderson said the new application aims to build a longer line paralleling the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac, exploiting the Goulds plan for a southern outlet for the Wabash system.
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Washington Rose
Richmond
Richmond and Southern Railway
Ashland
Fredericksburg
Gould
Frederickeburg
Henry W. Anderson
Frederickeburg and
Aouthern
Richmond, Frederickeburg and
Potomac
Goulds
Richmond, Fredericksburg
Washington
Kent County Negroes Alarmed by Curriculum Cuts
The Kent County school superintendent Melvin suspends physiology physics geometry and other advanced subjects in Negro schools prompting protests. He argues the African mind cannot grasp such studies and urges concentrating education on the three R's and manual labor to suit their interests.
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Chestertown
Mary
Kent County
Public Schoola
Miltor
Melvin
Melin
Bank to Liquidate City National Bank in Greensford
Directors announce liquidation of City National Bank in Greensford after rumors of insolvency and heavy withdrawals. Deposit base stood at 255 068 with bills receivable totaling 405 868. bank expects to pay depositors in full and stockholders will be paid on their stock. Other banks may take over accounts. Doors will not reopen tomorrow.
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Washington Post
Greensford
City National Bank
Jbanka
Hungry as a Bear and Can't Eat
Dyspepsia ad promises relief with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming to digest food without stomach aid. It touts safety and effectiveness for indigestion loss of appetite gas and bloating and offers a free sample by mail from Stuart Co Marshall Michigan with tablets sold at drugstores.
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Addreas FA
Stuart Co
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Marshall
Mich
Bill To Bar Healers Increases Tax On Auto Owners
Maryland notes outline bills to tax automobiles for road funds and to limit nonmedical healers. Senator Claggett restricts Jim Crow measures to select Southern Maryland counties. Gov Crothers and lawmakers fail to agree on paid vs unpaid road commission and a broad corrupt practices act faces corporate opposition.
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Washington
Senator Claggett
Maryland
Pec al To
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Annapolis
Omer Hershey
United States
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Christman
House
Senate
Claggett
Prince George
Calvert Charles
Anne Arundel
Chesapenta Beach
Popes Creek
District of Columbia
Crothars
Gossip of Society continues from seventh page
The piece covers a society ball at Bellevue-Stratford with Miss Springer leading bucket water stunts as the crowd danced until 3 am. It notes London spring garden trends, tulips, narcissus, and Park Council plantings, along with lingering chatter about Mrs Anthony Drexel and Brariet in society circles.
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Phillie
Bellevue-Stratford
Clyde
Ettil
London
Brariet
Reval
Loncan County
Moss
Gardene
Virginia Fairs Association Formed in Roanoke Meeting
Reports detail the organization of the Association of Virginia Falls with representatives from Gala Radford Tazewill Roanoke Lynchburg and Richmond Fair Associations. Four hundred purses per meet and six weeks of fairs slated across Virginia starting September 23. Mentions a deadly accidental shooting near Bristol and a Windsor Suffolk marriage at Grace Episcopal Church.
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Roanoke Va
Radford Tazewill
Roanoke Lynchburg
Richmond
Association of Virginia Falls
Virgina
Bnstol
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