Beasley's Son Kidnapping Trial Sees Confession Allegations
In Elizabeth City trial of Joshua Harrison charged with kidnapping and murder of Kenneth Beasley witnesses recount seeing Harrison with a boy matching the victim's description on the day of disappearance. Prosecution cites statements about producing the boy and motives while defense presents Harrison's sons asserting the father was home.
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Elizabeth City
Caar
Eligabeth City
N. C
Joshua Harrison
Kenneth Beasley
3. H. Beasley
Currituck County
Harrison
Asny
Kenneth
R Leven
Beasley
Baum
Baker
Harrson
T. C Woodhouse
Harrison Tuld
Woodhouse
Coal men’s sui t begun in Baltimore court
In Baltimore on March 15 the suit of Pitcairn Coal Company and other independent operators versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began in the U S Circuit Court before Judge Morris. The petition asks restraining orders over coal car distribution on the Monongahela division alleging discrimination by the railroad. Respondents include Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad and several coal firms.
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Baltimore
William A. Glasgo
Pitcairn Coal Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
United States
Morris
Glasgow
Pitcairn -Cos Company
Balttary and Ohio Railroad
Monongahella
Railroad Joint
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fairmont Adak Col Y
Somerset Coal Comany
Keburn Fuel Company
This Consolidation Coal Company
Southern Coal and Transportation Company
Pittsburg and Fairment Fuel Company
Candidates for Senate in Frederick Shenandoah Winchester
Special to The Washington Post from Winchester Virginia March 15 a sharp fight for the state senate district of Frederick Shenandoah and Winchester between Judge Frank Taverner and Robert M Ward a June democratic primary will decide the race with rotation in office cited by Ward and party dynamics noted plus other briefs from Newport News Frederi ck Md and Petersburg on government resignations and missing persons and a deserter captured in Upper Marlboro Maryland.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Frank 8. Taverner
Shenadoah County
Robert M Ward
State Senate
Frederick
Shenandoah
Tavenner
Ward
Navy
Upper Marlboro
George Leonard Calvert
United States Navy
Frank P. Hurd
Whos Farm
Marrs Station
Portsmouth
Reed
Richmond
Norfolk and Portsmouth Tracton Company
William Jembr Brown Obituary in Virginia Section
William Jemnex Brown, a widely known farmer and Confederate veteran, died suddenly at his home near Kentuck. He would have been seventy three today. He leaves a wife and several children. Augustua Owens, father of the present North Carolina Jim Crown Taw, died today at his daughter's home in Dover. Owens, a prominent North Carolina politician, was fifty five and survived by four children. Mrs Charles W Price, aged forty nine, died in Staunton this morning after a heart cure. she is survived by her husband and two children.
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Gavilie
Wiliam Jemnex Brown
bin Bome
Kentuck
Portamouth
Augustua Owens
North Carolina
Jim Crown Taw
RS. Downing
Berkley
Owens
Columbus
N. C
Tne
Tyrrell County
Staunton
Charles W Price
Reece by wife's tears and plea frees husband in Maryland
Grace Gallagher, wounded by her husband John F. Gallagher in January, begged Justice Laden to drop the charge and forgive him. She wept and proclaimed she did not want to prosecute, claiming love and a desire to live with him. The judge dismissed the case and warned Gallagher to treat her properly.
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Jpsctal
The
Washington Post
Baltimore
Grace Gallagher
University of Maryland Hospital
John F. Gallagher
Justice Laden
Western
Lttle
Gallagher
South Paca Street
Justice Loden
Prince George Contests for House Nominations Fight in Marlboro and Mellwood districts
Indications point to bitter primaries in Prince George County Maryland as both Democrats and Republicans name candidates for four delegates, treasurer, sheriff, register of wills, county commissioners, State's attorney, Orphans' Court, and a surveyor. Friends of Hal clash with Magruder for Marlboro stronghold and Clagett's stance could sway the delegation while Sweeney and Hurd backers in Mellwood prepare for a GOP bid.
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Washington Post
Upper Marlboro
House of Delegates
Register of Wills
Board of County Commissioners
Orphans’ Court
Marlboro
Richard S. Hal
Hampton Magruder
William B Clagett
Magruder
Mellwood
Samuel E Sweeney
Frank P. Hurd
Thomas H. Garrison
Elyattsville
A. van Horn
Chillum
Democrats
R. Lee Manning
Piscataway
B. J. Gallent
Vansville
William Yolmead
Kent
St. J
Wiliam Miller
Survatte
Wiliam R. Smith
John T. Fisher
Oxon Hall
T. M. Underwood
Rufus H Vincent
Hyattsville
George B. Merrick
George C. Merrick
Circuit Court
Lumberman Loses Suit Over Lake Drummond Water Level
Norfolk dispatch reports William N. Camp lost his suit against the Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company in U.S. District Court. The lumberman claimed deepening the Dismal Swamp Canal lowered Lake Drummond, harming his business and seeking damages. The judge ruled for the defendant. appeal expected to the U.S. Circuit Court. Also noted, a west-bound freight crew found a dead man near a Norfolk and Western siding near Petersburg, death unconfirmed, and Newport News watchman J Anderson, 50, was found dead by gas in his room. relatives sought.
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Norfolk
William N. Camp
Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company
United States District Court
Waddill
Comp
Fort Petersburg
Norfolk and Western
Peterspurg
W. P. Roush
Bedford City
Newport News
Washington Post
J. Anderson
Board of Visitors At Virginia Elects New Faculty
Virginia board of visitors announces appointments and gifts at Charlottesville meeting. Dr Stephen H Watts joins as general surgery professor and hospital director, Dr Thomas L Watson named economic geology professor, Dr Robert M Bird to chemistry chair, Dr Arthur Austin to physiochemical adjunct post. Fr a resignation by Prof Francis H Smith. gifts include 20000 to Barbour Page lecture fund, 1000 for Isabel M Tunstall Library, Merry Mills deed to Albemarle, Carnegie organ thanks, 2600 Jamestown Expo exhibit, and summer school funds raised to 4600.
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Washington
Charlottesville
University of Virginie
Stephen H. Watts
Johns Hopkins University
University Hospital
Watts
Lynchburg
Johns Hopking
Thomas Leonard Watson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Watson
Chatham
Robert Montgomery Bird
University of Missouri
Bird
Petersburg
Arthur ©. Austin
Boston
Francis H. Smith
Thomas Nelson Page
Washington, D. C
Richard B Tunstall
Norfolk
Isabel M. Tunstall
John Armstrong Chanier
Merry Mills
Albemarle County
Andrew Carnegie
Cabell Hall
General Education Board of
New York City
University
Heavy Loss To Truckers In Norfolk Hail Storm
A fierce hailstorm in Norfolk and nearby areas damaged truck crops including spinach kale and cabbage with houses in hothouses wrecked. Losses run into thousands as crops not wiped out will take weeks to recover and shipments of spinach and kale are affected. In Suffolk the storm brought hail, heavy rain and an electric display with many truck crops injured and many home window panes broken.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
Conductor Arrest Stuns Spencer Rail Crew Robberies
Special to The Washington Fast Spencer NC March 15 Captain A L Pritchard a well known Southern Railway conductor of Spencer was arrested today on charges of robbing freight cars in and around the town. Warrant by Special Agent Biegle. Confession from Brakeman S P Wall who was arrested yesterday leads to related arrests. Pritchard and Vail face a preliminary trial next Monday. Norman Benson and J T Banks two Spencer railroad men were arrested at Greensboro on car robbery charges by Southern Railway detectives.
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Washington
Spencer
A. L. Pritchard
Southern Railway
Biegle
Southern Railway Detective Force
S. P. Wall
Pritchard
Vail
Norman Benson
J. T. Banks
Greensboro
Suing for absolute divorce in Washington Circuit Court
Maria Capst Albaugh sues John W. Allegneh Jr for absolute divorce claiming desertion since March 14. They married July 3, 1888, in Long Branch New Jersey and lived in Baltimore. She seeks custody of three children and notes his residence in New York.
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Washington Peat
Baltimne
John W. Allegneh, Jr
Focal Theatricals
Marie Capst
Albaugh
Bernard Carter & Sons
Long Franch
N. J
Leonard Shortage Stuns Salisbury as Agent Vanishes
Salisbury March 15 A notice reports the disappearance of Ticket Agent H A Leonard of the Southern Railway aged 91 or 93? and 350. authorities and Southern officials have not located him after three weeks. A salvage of $1250 is mentioned, with no trace found.
Photos in damage suit reveal new medical expert aid
In Baltimore on March 15 the defense showed jurors dramatic photographs of Frederick Hausman in a damage suit against United Railways and Electric. The images allegedly contradicted his paralysis claim, showing him moving with aid and handling heavy loads. The jury awarded $500.
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Baltimore
Frederick Hausman
United Railways and Electric Company
Snarp
Heysman
Garrison Avenue
West Arlington
Albert E. Donaldson
United Company
Mr. Donaldson
Hausman
Vanderbilt Offers Rewards to Save Western North Carolina Lands
George W. Vanderbilt proposes annual sums to townships across five counties for depredation protection on his 225000 to 250000 acre estate in Western North Carolina. He cites forest and game losses over twelve to fifteen years and posts lands with fishing and hunting bans while directing funds toward roads and public improvements. He has had many mountaineers arrested for trespass and depredations but few convictions.
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Washington Post
Asheville
N. C
George W. Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
TAX SUIT BILLS FILED OVER STOCK ASSESSMENT METHOD
Two equity bills filed in Anne Arundel Circuit Court challenge the method of taxing Baltimore City stock held by Montgomery County institutions. Montgomery County officials sue Blair Lee trustee. Col. Buchanan Beheley State tax commissioner named defendant. Key issue whether Baltimore City stock can be credited against Montgomery County property taxes to avoid county taxation. Additional notices from Richmond and Portsmouth follow. George Lynch, 68, longtime local resident, dies at his brother’s home in Boyd.
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Washington Post
Annepolis
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
Blair Lee
Col
Buchanan Behiey
George H. Lamar
Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Senator Lee
Lamer
Federal quarantine halts ships bound for Norfolk area ports
Beginning today in Hampton Roads, federal quarantine officials will stop all vessels heading to Norfolk or Newport News from Southern or West Indian ports. If their bills of health show an infectious disease at the port of origin, they may be held for five days.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Newport News
West Indian
Alexandria Ministers Beating Suspects Held Awaiting Injury Result
In Alexandria Virginia Rev J Hopkins colored man was assaulted near Alfred and Oronoco streets. John Travers E J McDermott Tanner Trigger Luther Sutherland arraigned before Justice Caton in Police Court. Six men are held on $400 bond each as the investigation continues.
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John Travers
E. J. McDermott
Tanner Trigger
Luther Sutherland
Justice Caton
Rev. J. Hopkins
Alfred and
Oronoco Strats
J. Milton Hopkins
Washington
Fravers
George HB. Clucus
P. T. Harrington
Alexandria County Grand Jury Eyes Murder Case and Arrests
The grand jury yesterday heard testimony on a case involving a man named Cluoug linked to a hired team. Chiots confessed to hiring the team but claimed intoxication erased details. The State's Attorney plans to press murder charges next, with George Midgeta alias William Johnson named for the Corporation Court trial. Alexandria Lodge members honored L. Ruben, and local political clubs endorsed CC Carlin for Congress in the Ninth District.
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Autor
Harrington
Cluous
Alexandria County
Cluoug
Washington
Chiots
G. Brent
The
Commonwealth
George Midgeta
William Johnson
Charles T. Smith
Corporation
Alexandria-Washington
Edmund Clarke
del Ray
Jeffersonian Political Club
Workingmen's Protective Association
Ware
CC. Carlin
Congress
Highth
Poisoned by Ptomaine In Newport News Family
Newport News Virginia March 16 Mrs W W Ives and her two sons Lee and Melvin are recovering at home in Hampton after ptomaine poisoning from canned foods. Doctors say the mother may recover but the boys are in critical condition and may not survive the night. Both canned salmon and peaches were eaten recently. In Rockville Maryland March 15 J Alby Henderson plans to seek the Democratic nomination for State's attorney in Montgomery County at the coming primary. He is a Rockville lawyer and son of Judge James B Henderson. His entry leaves four candidates for the post.
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Spbotat
Washington P
Newport News
W. W. Ives
Lee
Melvin
Hampton
Appelal
Washington
Rockville
J. Alby Henderson
Montgomery County
Henderson
James B. Henderson
Circuit Court
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Alice
Bent
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Daniel Beasley
Posy Petersburg
Blackstone
R. B. ‘Traxler
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Magindet
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Lamberman
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Vy Chiles
Veltch Ve Jenkins
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Universaliat General Conference
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Lee Camp
H. Russell
L. M. Shumate
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Jamestown
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W. EF. Fisher
Bruce A. Payne
Charles G. Maphis
J. D. Eggleston, Jr
L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
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Washington Shoe Store
Pen. Ave
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Maerzen
Liege
Phone West
National Capital Brewing CO
Bock Beer
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Fife
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Masons Temple
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