Potomac Flood Threat Looms as Rivers Rise Across Maryland
Rail lines face shutdowns in Maryland and West Virginia as Potomac waters surge six feet since evening. Williamsport and Cumberland report rising floods, ice gorges, and landslides threaten tracks, with conveyors and can be moved to safety. Reports detail ice jams from Howlesburg to the Cheat and potential breakthroughs threatening canals and trestles.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Potomac River
Williamsport
Potomac
Dam No 6
Okonoko
North Branch
Cumberland
Wineus
West Virginia Central
Cheet River
Cheat River Bridge
Rock Falls
Tub Run
Shell Cut
Thomas
Hendricks
Huttonsville
Arnold
Reurge
Creek and Cumberland Railroad
Alleghany Grove
Baltimore and Ohio
Oakland
Harry Irwin
PH Frankfort
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Rier
Hancock
Willamsport
Virginia weddings and obituaries in a Virginia paper
Chatham reports the death of Miss Rush Huyler of Pittsylvania County aged eight. Leesburg notes Mrs Sarah White dies from stomach cancer aged sixty five. Orange records Mrs Virginia Bond widow of Cat Thomas W Bond dies from paralysis. Richmond reports Col Thomas J Bell of Auburn NY dies of pneumonia. Rev P B Price, 83, dies, longtime Presbyterian minister with surviving children listed. Fredericksburg wedding of Sidney Stevens and Florence Bourne. Winchester notes Tarther Kremer and Ella Harper married. an advertisement for bitters and tonics appears.
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Chatham
Rush Huyler
Bachelors Hall
Pittsylvania
Leesburg
Sarah White
Charles White
Woodburn
Virginia Bond
Thomas W. Bond
Auburn
Richmond
P. B Price
Jones
Ir. Price
F. Frank Price
Kashing
China
L. M Ferrell
Montvale
Miss Little Price
Pittsburg
Emmett Price
Washington, D. C
Mary Price
Marshal Price
Fredericksburg
Sidney DB Stevens
Florence FE
Bourne
The
Christian Church
B. H
Winchester
Tarther C. Kremer
Ella Haharper
Charles T. Weede
Market Street Methodist
Six Prisoners Escape Raleigh County Jail
Six men escaped the second story of Raleigh County Jail in Beckley after supper. They went to Atkinsville to drink whisky and play cards, returning to the jail by daybreak and locking themselves in. Each carried a two gallon jug of liquor. The jailer found them drunk at breakfast. One man remained at large. escape details and a stolen key link to a prior Kanawha County ace theft.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Raleigh
Beckley
Atkinsville
Kanawha County
Grant Dows
Suspect Not Pettis in Montclair Murder Case
Newport News Virginia March 9 Chief Gallagher of Montclair New Jersey arrived in Hampton and questioned George Brooks held on suspicion in connection with the murder of Mrs Hannah Ross and the arson of her Montclair home on February 22 Brooks was released and denied involvement stating he was at Poquoson in York County the night of the murder Pettis had been traced to Providence Rhode Island but the trail was lost.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Gallagher
Montclair
N. J
Hampton
George Brooks
Hannah Ross
Brooks
Benjamin Pettis
Pettis
Providence
R. I
Crockett
Poquoson
York County
Woman Given Five Years Under Indictment in Lynchburg Case
In Lynchburg Virginia March 9 Mrs Leslie Hanna alias Haley was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for poisoning four Faulkner family members and two others on February 1 She pleaded guilty amid sobs with no counsel and waived trial by jury Judge Christian noted the option to life but chose the minimum given her apparent penitence and hope for reform Two witnesses Lillie Viar a color girl who prepared the poison and Hamilton Faulkner testified to its effects
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Washington Post
Lynchburg
Corporation Court
Laslie Hanna
Haley
Christian
Hamilton Faulkner
Hanna
Lillie Viar
Faulknere
False Arrest Suit Filed Against Montgomery Deputy Sheriff
Ninian M. Perry of Bethesda district sues Deputy Sheriff William R. Embrey for 895 damages over an alleged false arrest last summer for Sunday law violations at Cabin John Bridge. Perry was acquitted at trial, and the suit seeks relief on grounds Embrey overstepped authority without a warrant. The case heads to Justice Joseph Reading and may go to the Circuit Court.
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Montgomery
Washington Post
Rockville
Ninian M. Perry
Bethesda
Edward ©. Peter
William R. Embrey
Perry
Cabin John Bridge
Embrey
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Reading
Labor Wins Its Case On Railroad Ticket Policy
Richmond March 9 The Virginia Supreme Court sustained the Corporation Commission for the fourth time in a labor centered dispute over railroad tickets and transfers. The court held the street car obligations are contractual and upheld the commission’s denial of petition to end two for five cent labor tickets and transfers to Seven Pines beyond the city limits. Sixteen opinions were delivered with several reversals and affirmations across circuit and corporation courts. Memorial resolutions for Robert H. Steger and James M. Matthews were presented to the court.
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Virginia Supreme Court
R. H. Steger
J. M. Matthews
Washington Post
Richmond
State Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Railroad Company
Seven Pines
Lmits
Supreme Court
James Keith
Robert H. Steger
James M. Matthews
L. L. Lewis
George Keith Taylor
Prison Association of Virginia
Russell
Chancery Court
City of
Virginia Passenger and Power Company Et al
Commonwealth of Virginia
Blate Corporation Commission
Adams Ve. Jennings
Circuit Court
Campbell County
Interstate Coal and Irom Company
Commonwealth
Circuit Court of
Wise County
Stevenson
Levinson
Newport News
Lynchburg Telephone Company
Booker
Corporation Court
Lynchburg
Johnston, Truntes
George D. Witt Shoes Company
Lewin
Apperson
Prince William County
John A Buchanan
Southern Hailway Company
Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Company
Roberts Et Als
Wine County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Harria
Fluvanna County
George M. Harrison
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Fritts
Warren County
Chadduck
Burke
Frederick County
Bond
Fewellyn
Southern Railway Company
Corporation Court of
Alexandria
Swanson Strongest Governor Candidate in Brunswick District
Richmond reports Brunswick leaders back Congressman Claude A. Swanson as the strongest gubernatorial candidate in the district. Lawyer-politician EB Buford says Brunswick favors him, with no expected delegate changes as Dr. R. S. Powell is anticipated to seek re election.
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Washington
Richmond
EB. P. Buford
Brunswick
Virginia
Claude A. Swanson
Buford
Swansea
House of Delegates
R. 8. Powell
Honors Requisition for Galloway in Seattle
Gov Meade honored the requisition of Sheriff L B Middleton from Prince George County Maryland for Edward Galloway wanted on a murder charge and jailed here The sheriff and party will depart east with their prisoner tonight Winchester Bakery Burned in Winchester Virginia the Vienna bakery plant destroyed by fire early today causing several thousand dollars in losses partly insured
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Galloway
Seattle
Wash
Winchester
Vienna Bakery
Virginia
Fox Hound Controversy Sets Va Fox Hunt Shakeup
In Richmond Virginia the wager pits Harry W. Smith of Worcester against A Henry Higginson of Boston over whether the Grafton American fox hounds can outpace the King H inform hounds of Middlesex Hunt. Trials will be in Loudoun County attracting notable fox hunters from across the region and beyond.
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Richmond
New York
Harry W. Smith
Worcester
Mass
Grafton
Middlesex Hunt
A. Henry Higginson
Boston
Higginson
Loudoun County
Virginia
Canada
Alabama
Richmond Boy Missing After Night Disappearance
Richmond Virginia March 9 search is under way for T Landon Gill a seventeen year old son of W and G who vanished the night of March 1 He worked in the Southern Railway offices and left a brief farewell note promising to write again later Gill 5 ft 4 in slim 110 pounds dark complexion black hair his disappearance prompts a large search and pleas for information from the public.
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Washington Post
Richmond
T. Landon Gill
The
Southern Railway
Young Gill
Standard Oil Tax Battle Spurs Big Legal Fight
Standard Oil is drawn into a major tax dispute as Morgantown officials order assessors to tax oil and gas leases as personal property and prosecutors seek five years of back taxes. Estimated unpaid taxes exceed 25 million dollars since oil and gas discovery, signaling a nationwide wave of similar cases. In Norfolk, Thomas J. Dashiel resigns after 35 years as Baltimore Steam Packet Company general agent at Portsmouth, with Thos W. Jordan Jr. named successor.
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Washington Peat
Morgantown
W. Va
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Standard Holdings
Norfolk, Va
Thomas J. Dashiell
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Portsmouth
Thos W. Jordan, Jr
Dr Shoop’s Restorative Free Trial Offer for Stomach Nerves
A vintage advertisement pitches Dr Shoop’s Restorative as a nerve-focused cure for stomach troubles. It promises free trials, urges letters to Shoop at Box L746 in Racine Wisconsin, and claims mild cases may be cured by a single bottle. It asserts the remedy targets automatic stomach nerves and warns against ordinary stomach medicines.
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Ime
Cine
Wis
Gale
Reed Sivas
Twelfth Street
N.W
Father Aided Elopers in Winchester Marriage
Nora Naomi Pentz and Frank Joseph Kralch wed last night in Winchester after her mother opposed the marriage. They traveled from Charlestown, West Virginia, escorted by the bride’s father, James L Pentz, a Charlestown merchant. Rev. Dr. James R. Graham officiated. The Pentz family history includes divorce and alimony settlements.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Nora Naomi Pentz
Charlestown
W. Va
Frank Joseph Kralch
Philadelphia
James R. Graham
Presbyterian Church
James L Pents
Genuine Gilbert Stuart Washington Portrait Verified
Fredericksburg experts confirm a portrait owned by Masonic Lodge No. 4 as a genuine Gilbert Stuart painting. Painted from life during Washington's second term, the portrait is said to have been a gift from Washington to the lodge, greatly elevating its value due to the rarity of Stuart works.
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Washington
Fredericksburg
Rendezvous Fund Grows for National HQ Meeting
United Spanish War Veterans plan a Washington rendezvous for officers and members of veterans societies. Since the St Louis convention subscriptions and pledges added about 11,400 bringing available funds to roughly 34,600. Efforts seek to buy the Justice Gray property at Sixteenth and I streets and the Army and Navy Club lease has been surrendered.
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United Spanish War Veterans
Washington
Military Societies of Veterans
Spanish War Volunteer Service
St. Louis
Justice Gray
Sixteenth
Army and Navy Club
Correction of Taylor Davis marriage account in Sunday edition
A reader cites errors about President Taylor and Jefferson Davis. The note outlines Davis’s 1830s career, his marriage to Sarah Knox Taylor, and the long estrangement with Taylor, mentioning later marriage to Varina Howell and the Bayou Sara and Buena Vista events.
Steamboats Resume Winter Schedule From Washington
Steamers have resumed regular winter routes from Washington as the river clears of ice. The Anne Arundel returned from Washington to Baltimore for the first trip since ice disappeared, while the Charles Macalester also resumed service to Mount Vernon. The Harry Randall is down river and will return today, with the Hotelle Rapaal continuing on its route since Thursday Norpiata also back on schedule.
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Washington
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Charles Macalester
Mount Vernon
Harry Randall
Anda
Hotelle Rapaal
Glee and Mandolin Clubs to Sing Tonight in Alexandria
The University of Virginia Glee and Mandolin Clubs perform at the opera house under the Old Dominion Boat Club auspices. Reserved seats sold out. Alexandria matrons serve as patrons. Clubs feature detailed lineups with leaders, members, and staff, signaling a high society musical event in Alexandria.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Glee and
Mandolin Clubs
University of Virginia
Old Dominion Boat Club
Louie C Barley
Mra
LM. Blackford
S A Wallis
Julian T. Burke
Louis § Greene
Hugh Mcuire
N. P. T. Burke
W. B
Daingerfield
W. B. Smoot
Frank Hume
W. J. Boothe
C. F. Lee
J. 3
Douglass
George Uhier
Marshall &, King
D. Blackett
Leadbeater
P. P. Phillips
W. J Morton
George
Arthur Snowden
Glee Club
R. B. Crawford
L. G Adams
J_H Stuckey
F. D. Boyd
L. D. Cole
TR. Turner
A. L. Rendolph
J. J.luck
le Roy B. Giles
Samuel Saunders
W. N. Page
Kery Jones
J. C. Hodges
L. R Hampton
J. Grifith
F M. Rummel
H. L Williamson
W. W Gount
F. R. Rogers
G. P. Edgar
George Wendling
McVeigh
J. P. Fletcher
Stanley Wimbish
W. McC. James
Mandolin Club
Robert Rosser
Frat
Cecil Dabney
Frank Morse Rummel
H Clay Michie
Jr. Trapa
H. W Kennedy
T. J. Wertenbaker
W. R. C. Cocke
George Heller
J. F Bryn
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Cumberland Md
West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railway
Cedar Cliff
Baltimore and
Ohis
Rawlings
Cedar Cuff
Douglas
Tunnel No 1
Coal and Iron
Cheat River
Howlesburg
Balhingre
Ohio
Potomac Ice Gorge
George W Brownley
East Liverpool
Virginia Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
5 Jones
Common Council
Maryland Hospital
Willam T. Noble
Western Maryland Hospital
Hyatteville
Hyattsville
Masonic Hall
Christine Owens
Eleanor O'Reilly
Orange
J. R. Owens
George B. Luckey
Washington Fort
Ted Sullivan
J. J. Grimm
Don Strothers
Cincinnati
Roanoke
Danville
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Washington Roar
Jurces
West Virginia University
Ohio State University
LABOR
Richmond Railroad
Swanson
Kal
Skelton
Annapolis
May Brown
State Fishery Force
Hacketts Point
Batthmore
Gastonia
N. C
A. J. Cremmer
Lowell
Winchester Bakery
FOX Hound
Virginia Hunt
Standard Oil IS
Dr. Shoop
Wrigley’s
Wm. Wrigley, Jr., & Co
Chicago
Father
Elopers
Stuart
Rendezvous
Taylor
Jefferson Davis
Weat Point
Davia
Indiana
Black Hawk
First Dragoons
Louisville
Sarah Knox
Zachary Taylor
Col. Taylor
Lieut. Davis
Davis
Richard Howell
New Jersey
Gan
Col. Davis
Buena Vista
William Taylor Thom
Alexandria News
University of Virginia Glee Club
Col. Biddle
Ste
Elias Raff Liquor Co
REGAL
Tain
Arthur Bryant
Bryan
Aonare
Albert Bryan
Gardner Tl. Boothe
L. Allen
George Warfield
Pawéeth
Rixey
District of Columbia
Col Biddle
Mr. Phillips
Alexandrias
Edith Barron
North Patrick Street
W.J Morton
Christ Church
Fenner
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
N.Y
Dear_Bir
W. B. Drew
Grand Rapids, Mich
Affleck
Pa.Ave
Adway
Radway
Wail Radway & CO
Elmet
TT En Sloans
Cook Remedy
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
Marryland
Medical
Shade
Fisk Elgin
W.t. Baldus
M. D
Tel Mae
Seseays
Oreral Olsearly
Onan Chemical
Lerrango
Gaenee
Paliadelphia Fe
the Sunday Post
Iewepa
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