McKay in Rockville Denies Murder of Mother-in-law
William H McKay of Wheaton is charged with killing his mother in law Mrs Mary Lang. He describes a long blackout from Friday night to Wednesday, recalls talks with son and minister, and claims another person may have committed the crime. His son visited, urging caution, while the defense plans proceed as McKay’s condition is described as serious and improving only gradually.
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Wheaton
Washington Port
Rockville
Mar
Charles W. Parr
Prince George County
Robert B. Peter
Elizabeth McKay
Wiliam H. McKay
Fall Here
Mary Lang
Circuit Court
Washington
McKay
Campbell
Edward
Peter
Jaiter William Trail
Despondent man cuts throat seeks family in Hagerstown
George D. Keller once a long time Hagerstown resident lies dying in a Denver hospital after an attempted suicide driven by unemployment. He desires to see his three children in Hagerstown before death. Edgar Keller will travel to Denver. Keller separated from his wife about twenty years ago. Ida Stonebraker, daughter of John W. Stonebraker, a paper magnate and president of the Hagerstown Fair, is his former wife and their children live here. May change Homecoming Week for Jamestown exhibition Virginia Day may shift to coincide with Gov Swanson proclaimed date.
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Hagerstown
Pe Lal
Singerstown
George D. Keller
Jeneer
Denver
Cole
Keller
Hir
Hagers Town
Edgar Keller
Weller
Ida Stonebraker
John W. Stonebraker
Weathy
Washington Post
Norfolk
Jamestown
Swanson
Virginia Weddings Report from Multiple Local Notices
Virginia weddings reported in Spottlvania and surrounding counties include Frederickaburg on March 1 with Benjamin L Mestin and Mian Made Wheeler of Spottaylvania County married at Spottaylvania Court House by Mer. 3. P. H. Crlemond of Warrenton weds Leo Bialer and Mice Sarah McKe3 at residence of F. E Stepp. Fraser couple depart for New Orleans, plan to settle in Luray after March UW. Rev A Pos Fiaude and Ida Pendergast married at Markeville parsonage with Rev J F Stump officiating. Suffolk brides Wilber J Vaughan of Portsmouth and Fiorine Bradshaw wed at bride’s home in Bavneyville. Miss Mary Vaughan as maid of honor, Floyd Bradshaw as best man. Miss Fera A Hale of Paola Stock Farm marries Walter A tine of Washington DC at his residence. ceremony by Rev 2. arformed. Bridal trip to Nortonia planned, then to reside in Washington.
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Luray
Mar
A. Pos Fiaude
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Markeville
This County
Ida Pendergast
Sanis Pines
Io Methodial Parsonage
J. F. Stump
Suffolk
Baveneyville
Wilber J. Vaughan
Portsmouth
Mies Fiorine Bradshaw
Nathanel Bradshaw
Mary Vaughan
Floyd Bradshaw
Robbers chloroform and rob river captain in Norfolk
River thieves last night chloroformed Capt J F Rutledge of the schooner John Paul and ransacked the cabin. They took 15 in cash and a 1299 dollar check drawn in New York on Corn Exchange Bank, signed by C M Cook for A H Burk & Co. Masters keep guns under pillows and vow to shoot any suspicious aboard.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
J. F. Rutledge
New York
Corn Exchange Bank
C. M. Cook
A. H. Burk & Co
Metropolis
Acid Thrower Strikes Girl In Baltimore Neighborhood
Police seek a 25 year old man six feet tall with dark hair and mustache, wearing a long black overcoat and black slouch hat. He threw vitriol on Elizabeth Dash, 15, daughter of Patrolman Andrew Dash, near Fairmount Avenue and Rose Street. Eye witness Miss Cash described the suspect and police have been alerted to watch for him.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Jack
Fairmount Avenue
Hogestreet
Elizabeth Dash
Andrew Dash
North Luzerne Wheat
Rose Street
Cash
Beasley Murder Trial Linked to Beasley Feud Motive
In Elizabeth City North Carolina Joshua Harrison stands trial in Pasquotank Superior Court for kidnapping and the murder of Kenneth Beasley nine son of State Senator H Beasley of Currituck County. Prosecution seeks motive in a feud over liquor legislation with threats alleged by Beasley. Kenneth disappeared from Poplar Branch High School two years ago and body has never been found.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Joshua Harrigon
Kenneth Beasley
3. H. Beasley
Currituck County
Pasquotank Superior Court
Beasley
Harrison
General Assembly
Poplar Branch High School
Currituck
Kennedy Faces Scrutiny In Virginia State Library Probe
In Richmond on March 4, the State library board finished reading evidence from the legislative school book investigation. John P B Kennedy, the state librarian, remained in the room throughout, planning cross examination after witnesses testified to several instances casting doubt on his qualifications and judgment.
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Washington Pa
Richmond
State Library Board
Legislative School Book Investigation Committee
Senate
John PB. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hailstorm devastates crops across Norfolk area
A severe norfolk hailstorm struck between 9 and 10 pm causing extensive crop damage. Thunder and lightning accompanied the storm, with hailstones two inches deep covering the ground. The storm stretched over a wide area, felling twigas from trees and destroying growing crops.
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Washington
Norfolk
Mar
Virginia
Bristol Voters Few Qualify for Local Election
Bristol Virginia march 14 saloon men petition Judge John W Price to void the order fixing April 22 for a local option election arguing only about twenty two voters would qualify under the law. Temperance counsel call the move a subterfuge and seek to stop the election.
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Bristol
Apedal
Washington Post
John W. Price
TRY THIS FOR YOUR COUGH VIRGIN OL OF PINE REMEDY
An old patent remedy claims mixing half ounce pure Virgin Ol of Pine with two ounces glycerine and half pint whisky will break up a cold in twenty four hours heal the lungs and cure curable coughs. It urges buying only genuine Virgin Ol of Pine in sealed half ounce vials from Lench Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio and warns against adulterated oils.
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Pine Woods
Maine
Lench Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wright Faces Death as Circuit Court Affirms Conviction
The State Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court for Alexandria County in Joseph Thomas Wright's murder case. Wright, sentenced to hang for assaulting M iss Risley at Luna Park on September 9, 1906, awaits a possible rehearing while maintaining his innocence and reading the Bible.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
State Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Alexandria County
Cane of
Joseph Thomas
John Wright
Mabel Risley
Forrest Gooding
Washington
James E. Clements
Wright
Supreme Court of Appeals
Clements
Clements Hope
Mias Risley
Luna Park
Court House
Gen Lees Order Ignored At Confederate Reunion
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Va March 14 Gen Stephen Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans says he will not appoint sponsors for the next reunion in June Division commanders bill to appoint maids and sponsors include Andrew Weat of Atlanta George Gorton of Memphis George Manson of Montgomery Cabell of Texas and others across states who insist on honoring the veterans by presenting Confederate young women at the gathering
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Spencers
Washington Post
Richmond
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
David A. Brown, Jr
Gene
Andrew W. Weat
Atlanta
George W. Gorton
Memphis
George P. Manson
Montgomers
Cabell
Texan
A. J. Fripp
Suryiana
Doling
Petersburg
John 5. Sarr
North Carolina
John Lb. Galt
Indian Territory
John W. Jorion
Graveland
Ohls
Thomas W. Carwine
South Carolina
Robert White
West Virsiala
J. Adolph. Prudehomme
Louisiana
Pitan H. Jewell
Ybelde
Hapad Lowry
Mlesissippl
Robert H. Young
Henttekyy W. Jo Gavel
Trumt-Aticsisalppl
Leksslon
J. H. Herr
Arkaneag
W. C. Har Clon
California
City Cannot Accept Carnegie Gift For Free Library Branches
Baltimore officials face limits on accepting Andrew Carnegie’s $500,000 gift to establish twenty Tinoch Pratt Free Library branches. City Solicitor Bruce states the city lacks authority to maintain such libraries or incur $80,000 yearly costs, and that the Enoch Pratt Free Library is private, not public. The opinion warns spending would create debt needing legislative approval and voter consent.
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Washington Pits
Baltimore
Bruca
Andrew Carnegie
Tinoch Pratt Free Library
Bruce
Chacter
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Lynchburg Race For Senate Sees Halsey Backed
Don P. Halsey, former state senator from Campbell County, declares candidacy to succeed A. P. Thomas. He supports John W. Daniel for U S Senate and rails at Bryanite railroad policy. Culpeper Wood withdraws from race due to health. district includes Culpeper Rappahannock Orange Madison.
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Washington Post
Lynchburg
Don P. Halsey
State Senate
A. P. Thomas
United States
John W. Daniel
Thomas
Daniel
Senate
William Jbryan
Halsey
Campbell Court House
Campbell County
Virginia
Culpeper
A Wood
Rappahannock County
Sterte Senate
Rappahannock
Orange
Madison
ELOPERS EVADE PARENTS IN VIRGINIA NIGHT SKIPPED
Roanoke Va Mar 14 Roy A Thrasher of Norfolk and Western offices and Miss Dassie Ward of Vinton eloped to Bristol this morning. Parents followed and the plan to go to Hagerstown was thwarted. A friend found the girl in Hollins and they rode to Salem then to Radford where Thrasher met her at 1 am. They proceeded to Bristol. Twenty one appeals decided by Virginia Supreme Court today include reversals and affirmations across Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, and other cities with numerous circuit and chancery cases listed.
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Man
Washington Post
Norfolk
Ada Sattershite
Thomas Murden
Portsmouth
Murden
Washington
Bristol
Joseph McCracken
Pemberton
Virginia
Radford
Mr. Thrasher
Supreme Court of Virginia
Richmond
Ollows
James Keith
Westchester Fire Insurance Company
Ocean ‘View Pleasure Fiee Company
Cirewit Court
Norfolk County
Timberlake
St al
Moors
Chancery Court of
City of Richmond
Armistead
Kirby
Chevit Court
York County
Willcox
City County
Coong Ve. Coons
Circuit Court of
Culpeper County
Webb
Lynchburg Rhoe Company
City of
Roanoke
Commonwealth Et al
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Testitute
Elizabeth City
John A. Buchanan
Thomas
Alvan Wright
Commonwealth
Circuit Court
Alexandria County
Cardwell Snd Whittle
Southern Railway Company
Ve. Brocktom
Orange County
Ve. Armstrong
Court of Law and Chancery of
City of Norfolk
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Circuit Court of Franklin Couns
George M. Harrison
United States Mineral Company
Camden
Driscoll
Buckingham County
Sfirmed
McCunty, Publicates
O'Rourke
Chancery + Court of City of
Kecoughton Lodge
Kevin Steiner
Charles Kaufman
Elizabeth City County
Penneyivents Railroad
Ve. Smith
Circuit Court of City of
Bord
Richlanda
A. Morris
Draka Va
Blythe
Southampton County
Bond
Barnes Yn
Tidewater Railway Company
Corpoation Court
Wapareedeas
Ke Saunders
Cowmonwealth
Corporation Court
City_of
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Halfway Rockville
Louisa G.company
Scott County
Mueller
Takoma Park
Charles P. Mueller
Buena Vista Mills
West Buena Vista
Rockridge County
Steuben County
Cirevilt
Buchanan County
Weil
Error
Breckenridge Vs
Howell
Circuit ‘Court of
Bota
Court County
Smith Vs
Elizaveth City
Heiser & Co
Seatons & Anne
Elliott
Weat Fals Church Milling Company
Lewis Ve. Palmer
Brunswick County
Ysehburg Heatery Mills Company
Chesterfield Manufacturing Company
Willem L. Royall
Estor
MiYhe
Merriteva
Bunting
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chiles
Citicans’Railway and Light Company
Taylor
Vaetteh
Jenkins
Batng Nom
Fire destroys Tunnelton building in Maryland West Virginia line
Special to The Washington Fest reports a blaze in Tunnelton, a mining town in Breston County, West Virginia, near Oakland, Maryland. The fire caused about 76000 dollars in damage to a recently built structure housing the Tunnelton Bank, Bonafield offices and stores, Merchants' Coal Company offices, West Virginia Northern Railroad office, Dr. F B Bone, and F E Parracts law offices, with a basement restaurant. Lightning is suspected to have triggered an electrical fuse box, gutting the building.
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Cumberland
Tunnelton
Breston County
W. Va
Baltimore , Ohio
Oakland
A. J. Bonafield
Tunnelton Bank
Mr. Bonafield
Bride Missing After Wedding Assembly in Warsaw Virginia
William Youtman a widower forty five wed Miss Annie Jackson sixteen at Taylors Min in Warsaw. The bride disappeared after the ceremony and searches failed. Yeariman demanded reimbursement for the trousseau from the bride's mother Pau paid, and Youtman returned home alone to Lancaster.
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Washington Post
Warsaw
Taylors Min
William Youtman
Annie Jackson
Yeariman
Pau
Lancaster
Schoolgirl Elopes and Weds in South Carolina
Miss Lillian Gauble a seventeen year old pupil of Eeliszbury Graded School eloped with John Cudahy to South Carolina and were wed this afternoon. She left home this morning on her way to school but boarded a south bound train with Cudahy. Also Rockville Maryland licenses issued to Robert Carter and Gertrude Meyer and Maurice Fisher and Dora Semmes. In Bluefield West Virginia a man named Counts Crown of Algoma Coal was struck by a train at Burke and killed.
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Washington Post
Sallabury
N. C
Lillian Gauble
Eeliszbury
South Caroline
John Cudahy
Cudahy
Rockville
Robert Carter
Gertrude ‘Miey
Maurice ¥ Fisher
Dora
Semmes
Washington
Bluefield
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
Burke
Virginia Obituaries From Bristol to Fredericksburg
Obituary notices report deaths in various Virginia towns including Bristol, Portsmouth, Fredericksburg and Leesburg. Highlights: Hil Barker, a Virginia Southern engineer, dies at Southwesters Hospital after six weeks of illness. R J Johnson succumbs to appendicitis at 68, long in charge of city street work. Anna M Staples, widow of G Staples, dies aged 72, survived by seven children. Robert Snelling of Bradord County dies at home aged 66, Confederate veteran. Gilbert B Gibson, Upperville lawyer and prominent citizen, dies at 65 from heart disease, alumni of W&L and VMI.
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Bristol
Hil Barker
Virginia and Southern
Southwesters
Mariom
Droville
R. ‘J. Johnson
Fortsmouth
Mar
Annle M_.C. Staples
G. Staples
Portsmouth
President Hayes
Fredericksburg
Robert Snelling
Braford County
Fed
Hats Chapel
Leeaporg
Dar
Gilbert B. Gibson
Upperville
Loudoun County
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Military Institute
Apartments Wanted For Three or Four Room Relocation
Wanted notice from reader seeking a three or four room apartment northwest for a family, with mother and daughter seeking a furnished unit for several months. Willing to pay nominal rent, summer term likely, seeking location near a convenient center. Read by mail addressed to this office box.
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Norfolk
D Sts
Siktouma
Ave
New House
Thec
Florence Court
Columbia Heights
Boutekeeping
H St
Anita
Mosis
C. A. Rines
J. Hi Ic
Harrizon
HM Wyatt Ride
Mother
Daugh
Pate
Fue
Horses and Vehicles at Willard Storage Office sale
Classified ad style list of horse gear carriages wagons harness and tack for sale at Willard Storage Office Speedway Stables 34th Street NW and 410 34th St NW Baltimore and Washington area with transfers motor power replaces horse and sale of 100 head of horses and mules and wagons. Includes vehicle types from broughams to phaetons and cart outfits and related equipment.
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Rockaway
Victoria
Goverdesa
Brewster Horse
Willard
Speedway
34Th St. Nw
Mth St
Pa. Ave
Young
Pat Aore
West
Pratt Street
Cs Greene
Baltimore
U.S. Transfer Company
W. Praitst
Cor. Greene
Sell'bros
Burgy
Waters & Son
Testimony in Hasty Revenue Fraud Case Concludes
Greensboro North Carolina March 14 government wrapped up testimony in the Hasty revenue raid case in federal court twelve witnesses testified for the prosecution and two for the defense. Prosecution witnesses said Mark Pruiths ilicit distillery was not destroyed but fixtures and liquor moved before officers arrived. The district attorney struck counts concerning fifteen county in the indictment after no supporting testimony. Sentencing for previously convicted revenue officers will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Greensboro
M. C
Mark Pruiths
Man survives 80 foot fall from Baltimore bridge
A.John Thompson, twenty eight, plunged through the Huntingdon avenue bridge trestles into Stacy Run in Baltimore. He survived with shock though no bones were broken. He lies in St. Luke's Hospital with little hope for recovery as the bed is eighty feet below the bridge and he struck soft sand. The plunge occurred between midnight and 1 am this morning.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Mar. A
John He.taswsaa
St. Luke's Hospital
Huntingdon ‘Avenus
United’ Railways
Stacy Run
Thirty-first Street
Cedar Avenue
Thompson
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George B. Clucus
Thirteenth Cavalry
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Ancient
Order of Hiberniane
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RB. F. Knox
A. D. Kirby
Fairfax County
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Carnegie
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Virginia Senate
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Chas
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Apply Singer Sewing Machine CO
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Sentile
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Lorain
Ghovuel Kovates
Toe
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X.Y. Ave
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F St
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Fulton B. Gordon
Robert EH. Heater
Colorado Building
Livingston Heights
Craig & Royce
Colorado
Treasury
S.W. Pickford
Falls Church
Capital Realty and Brokerage Company (Inc
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Northwest Park
William F. Matteson
Bath
Coop Lawy
Trait Tress
Maryland
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O‘iem
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Addresa
Sleurban
Adareex J. Nelson
Harmon F& CO
13Th Ct
Collinsguerry
12Th St
Modwan
Metzerott
Cape Henry
Nelson Holmes
Cane Henry
West End Storage Company
Omer
Weschler's
Alevandria Co
Itil de Sales St
Kenilworth
William F. Heller
Benning
Torfido Boltpee
Ourap County
Pickett
Mutual Life
Buffalo 18
Wellington
11Th St
Jn Elty
Oser
Hugo Seaberg
Raton
N. Bex
C. Spitzer
Randle Sighlards
HD .T
MO Negroes
Fayetteville
N.C
Renta
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Renin
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Aize
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Marxland
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Soule CO
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Loak
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Calambia
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REED
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15Th St
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A. F. Fox CO
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D. Cs Res Estate
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Tyler & Rutherford (Incorporated
Building Association
C. A. Baker
F ‘St
District of Columbia
Walter H. Acker
D. C
F. H. Smith CO
N. FT. Ave
J. Fisher & Co., Incorporated
Fst. Aw
Saunders & CO
Burnstine's Loan Office
Pennsylvania Ave
Morey Isanedra
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