Man Arrest in Newport News Implicated in Montclair Murder
George Brooks, arrested in York County on suspicion of being Benj F Pettes, the coachman tied to the Hannah Ross murder in Montclair, NJ, is identified by Rev JF Green. Brooks, a former Camden cab driver with a jail history, gives conflicting past stories and admits naval enlistment under a false name. Montclair detectives seek to confirm if he is the same man as the Hampton suspect.
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Hannah Ross
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Washington Post
George Brooks
York County
Benj. F Pettes
Hannah Kors
Montclair
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Chestnut Avenue Methodist Church
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Pole Gallagher
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Mas Ross
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Railroad to Urbanma in planning stages
A proposed railroad from this city toward Uri Vanna Middlesex County gains traction with New York capitalists showing interest. The plan foresees a 59 mile main line through Honeco Hanover King William Queen Anne and Middlesex, plus branch lines to Gloucester Point and Tappahannock.
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Washington Post
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promoted by Traveling Salesman
In a printed testimonial a traveling salesman from St. Louis extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for quick relief from headaches and various pains. The advertisement promises 235 doses for five cents, asserts harmlessness, and offers a money back guarantee if the bottle fails to benefit the user.
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Crazed by grip ends in suicide near Richmond
W B Burton of Henrico County shot himself with a single barreled shotgun after a grip illness left him despondent. He lived with his wife and nine children. A son found him this morning in a pool of blood, the gun still by his side.
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Governor Montague Denies Roosevelt Patronage Talk
Richmond March 8 Special to The Washington Post Gov Montague vigorously denies a report that President Roosevelt planned to consult Southern men on federal patronage during inauguration week He says there was no conversation with the President about patronage and finds no foundation for the rumor
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Judge Lewis Denies Governor Nomination Report
Richmond March 8 Judge L L Lewis flatly denied a Washington report that he wrote to a friend agreeing to accept the Republican nomination for governor. He said he had written no better on the subject confidential or otherwise It is hoped he may be brought to accept. The rumor noted BHC Deyer as likely to be appointed collector of internal revenue if Colsa Rogers is removed.
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Deserters Charged against Tancred Captain in Norfolk
The Tancred arriving from Tampico is tied to a dispute over three West Indian men left ashore in Norfolk. The men say they were abandoned for demanding warmer clothing as part of their shipment, and authorities plan to prosecute Captain Anderson. The men, British subjects, are in custody as government witnesses and paid daily while under guard.
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Denies Vanderbilt control of Richmond Horse Show stock
Richmond March 8 J T Anderson president of the Richmond Horse Shows association said reports that Reginald Vanderbilt gained control of the association’s stock were unwarranted. He confirmed James T Hyde of the National Horse Show Association became secretary, and that officers for the coming season had not yet been named by the directors.
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Farmer Accused of Fraud in Virginia District Case
Special to The Washington vest Richmond Virginia March W S Buchanan of Oakland Louisa County engaged in farming was held for the grand jury of the United States District Court on a warrant charging him with using the mails to defraud. He allegedly dealt with about seventy firms across various cities as a traveling salesman, received samples and expense money, then failed to remit orders or return money or goods.
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May appeal to states for Jamestown Exposition funds
Norfolk reports a board of governors meeting concluding immediate efforts to secure state financial support for the Jamestown Exposition. Gen Les will travel to Harrisburg to address the Pennsylvania legislature while delegates will go before Massachusetts Illinois and Missouri lawmakers to push for aid.
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Health For Women Faces Kidney And Liver Disorders
The article notes that many women suffer from nerve debility caused by kidney disorders. It describes telltale signs such as dark circles under the eyes loss of sleep nervousness loss of appetite and flesh backache headaches bearing down sensation and irregular periods signaling kidneys and liver are seriously affected and unable to work properly.
Warner's Safe Cure Promises Cure for Women's Ailments
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a vegetable tonic that purifies blood, restores kidneys and liver, improves the complexion and energy, especially through change of life. It cites testimonials, notes price, and offers free analysis of urine, while warning against substitutes and listing Safe Pills for bowel relief.
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Wide Wheeling merger to form city transit empire spans utilities
Cleveland financiers and traction men push a merger of Wheeling city and suburban lines with electric light water and bridge interests. The deal will absorb Wheeling Traction Company Wheeling and Elm Grove Traction City Railway Suburban Water and Light Company Steubenville Mingo and Ohio Traction Wheeling Bridge Company Wheeling and Western Traction and Wheeling and Western Park Association into one large corporation controlling the city rail system and related utilities. The assembly of valued properties totals seven million nine thousand dollars with final negotiations in New York.
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Fined for Gambling in Norfolk Portsmouth Case
Felix Cosgrove of Portsmouth was fined 100 dollars and bound for good behavior on gambling house charges. Witness William Hyslop testified that cracked dice were used during a February 7 game, with Cosgrove’s place as the scene. Other gambling trials were postponed.
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Smithsburg promiment citizen John Slaughenhaupt dies at 70
John F P Slaughenhaupt a leading Smithsburg figure and former town commissioner dies of paralysis at seventy in Smithsburg. He was related to ex president Grover Cleveland and survived by widow and three children in Boyds.
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Miners Die in Cable Disaster at Shrewsbury Mine
At Shrewsbury coal mine near Charleston four miners killed and ten seriously injured when a cable broke. Names of the dead are Andrew Hunt William McCurley John McCurley and Edward McGlothin. Victims most seriously hurt include Herbert Harrigan James Sheets William Martin and Charles L Harlings. Cars carrying workers plunged 1600 feet to the base as tipple and car structure wrecked. Chief Mine Inspector J W Faul reported to Shrewsbury and a coroner's jury was impaneled to probe the accident.
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Boy Killed by Steer in West Virginia Encounter
Special to The Washington vest Buffalo Creek West Virginia March John McIntyre sixteen son of a prominent farmer near here was instantly killed this afternoon in an encounter with a steer He was driving a herd to Wayne when a steer enraged killed two cattle and scattered the rest It charged his horse striking with such force the horse fell and the boy was thrown high in the air landing on his head breaking his neck and dying instantly.
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Four Prisoners Escape From Lexington Jail Inmates named
Four prisoners escaped from the Lexington jail last night in Lexington Virginia. The escapees were John H Mazingo serving four years for housebreaking S C Van Landingham jailed twelve months for liquor sales in a local option district and Jack Lam and Waderaham awaiting trial for housebreaking. They pried bars from iron doors using braces from their beds and fled through the back yard after removing the back door lock.
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Richmond Bakers Strike Opens Citywide Controversy
Seven bakers quit work at J. E. Nolde’s shop after a notice declaring the shop an open one. Richmond bakers have run union shops under an agreement expiring April 1. Potential wider trouble in local bakeries may follow as developments loom.
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Three persons injured in Broad Street streetcar crash
A runaway Broad Street streetcar in Richmond collided with a second car and a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train occupying the grade crossing. Passengers suffered minor injuries including Motorman Co. Cumberland cut by glass, and Miss Ethel Enos and Mrs. W T Johnson hurt.
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