Tragic suicide at Hagerstown ends three-day cluster
Andrew G Jamson a 50 year old Swede and former keyboard maker at Mollers pipe organ works killed himself at his boarding house in Hagerstown after resigning his post and facing personal troubles. His death follows two prior self inflicted deaths in six days as James Blair and Amos Davis had also taken their own lives. Jamson left a wife and daughter in Tallapoosa Georgia. His body to be shipped to Georgia.
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A. G. Jamson
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Andrew G. Jannson
A. C. Seibert
Jannson
Seibert
Justice Hoffman
Charles B. Boyle
Jamson
America
Tallapoosa
Moller’s
Hartford
Georgia
James Blair
Blair
Amos Davia
Toda Janson
Conference to Curb Negro Youth Crime in Norfolk
Local colored ministers in Norfolk plan a conference to reduce criminality among their youth. The theme is The Reduction of Accessions to the Criminal Ranks as they transition from rural apprenticeships to city life and risk bad company and court trouble. Rev. Dr L H Reynolds of Bute Street Church emphasizes urgent action to prevent or lessen the growing problem.
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Saint Post
Norfolk
Iror
L. H. Reynolds
Bute Street
Two Railroads Consolidate In Maryland Region
Cumberland Maryland March 193 The Westernport and Lonaconing Electric Railway Company gains control of the Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway linking Cumberland to Lonaconing a total of thirty three miles. The deal cost about 3500 000 and unites two separate firms under president War ren H Reynolds with ex Judge R H Koch as an ally in Pottsville Pa.
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Washington
Cumberland
de Warren H. Reynolds
Westernport and
Lonaconing
Loaeyer
Georges Creek
R. H. Koch
Pottsville
Cumberland and Westermport Road
Bryants
Philadelphia
Maryland Obituary Highlights From Cumberland Area
Obituaries from Cumberland Maryland report Elizabeth Lowder age ninety two died in Grastsville Garrett County leaving eleven children fifty six grandchildren and fifty one great grandchildren James Yost Confederate veteran and farmer found dead at Ellerslie apoplexy cited Mary A Fahey wife of Mr Fahey died at Westernport after a three year illness aged forty eight Surviving son Patrick Fahey a theological student and sister M Marcelline of St Joseph both named among relatives
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Cumberland
Elizabeth Lowdermilk
Grastsville
Garrett County
James Yost
Ellerslie
Mary A. Fahey
Fahey
Westernport
Patrick Fahey
St. Charles' College
Baltimore
M. Marcelline
St. Joseph
du Pa
Dr Miles Restorative Nervine Ad Claims Heals Nervous Ailments
Dr Miles Restorative Nervine advertised as a tonic rebuilding worn nerves and treating brain spinal cord and nerve disorders including dizziness headache fits melanchol y insomnia and epilepsy. A testimonial from J S Wills cites a son cured after ten months with nervine and nerve and liver pills and promises a money back guarantee.
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Miles
Wills Dep. Co
Dallas Co
Gambling raid targets Main Street rooms in Lynchburg
Special report from The Washington Poet notes police last night raided second floor gambling rooms in prominent Main Street locations. Tom Hawes Bob Guthrie and Michael Wall named as operators. About forty well known citizens arrested and bailed for mayor's court Tuesday morning as hundreds watched the procession.
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Lynchburg
Main ‘Street
Tom Hawes
Bob Guthrie
Michael Wall
Memphis police seek Newport News man tied to forged check
Newport News Virginia March 19 Chief of Police Johnson received a telegram from Memphis asking that John W. Rodgers alias John Roddy be held for Memphis police. They believe he forged 387 dollars at Germania Savings Bank in Memphis and is the man wanted on that charge. Rodgers, enlisted in the navy, was arrested for enticing Mrs. J T Andrews away from her husband. extradition matters loom as he fights surrender.
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Tennessee
Newport News
Washington Post
Johnson
Memphis
Tenn
John W. Rodgers
John Roddy
Germania Savings Bank
Rodgers
J. T. Andrews
Andrews
Navy
Gen Cummings Dead In Virginia At Age Eighty Three
Bristol Tenn March 19 Gen Arthur Co Cummings died at his home in Abingdon Va age eighty three He was a Virginia Military Institute graduate class of 184 He studied law two years later He served in the Mexican War organizing two volunteer companies He was brevet major for gallant conduct at Vera Cruz and crossed with Maj Lally He led the Thirty third Virginia in the Stonewall Brigade at Manassas He was three times elected to the Virginia house of delegates and was noted as a military figure
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Washington Post
Bristol
Tenn
Arthur Co. Cummings
Abingdon
Virginia Military Institute
Mexico
Polk
Vera Cruz
Lally
City of
Cummings
Virginia Volunteers
Jackson
Harpers Ferry
Manassas
House of Delegates
Virginia
BALKED AT MILITARISM Refused Drill Leads to Suspension
Norfolk police sergeant M. M. Freeman was suspended by Police Chief Housha for refusing to fall in and drill with a squad under a Seventy first Regiment lieutenant. He faces insubordination charges at the next police commissioners meeting. The Worfolk force recently trained with repeating shotguns and military tactics under a military instructor. Freeman opposes militarism and repeatedly refused to report for drill.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Seventy-first Regiment
M. M. Freaman
Housha
Worfolk
Boush
Sergt. Freeman
Atlantic Coast Line Changes Names in Management
John R. Kenly will retire as general manager of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway to focus on duties as fourth vice president. He is succeeded by W. N. Royall, now general superintendent. No succession for Royall's replacement as general superintendent is announced. Other items note the March 1 term of Circuit Court at Rockville beginning, trials including a bank looting case and a local option law case, plus drownings and horse-related fatalities in Cumberland and Kingwood areas.
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Wumuugwu
Cumberland
William Dodds
Appleton
Maryland Coal Company
Murphy
Wilmington
N. Y
John R. Kenly
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
W. N. Royall
Royall
Washington Post
Rockville
James Batley
Con Shorty
Sandy Springs Savings Institution Bank
Chavy Chase Club
Inquest Finds Railroad Death In Alexandria County
The coroner reports an unknown man, about thirty, found by the Washington Southern tracks near St. Asaph, died from being struck by a locomotive. The body will be held at Wheatley’s undertaking rooms. The article also notes brewery workers organizing Local 261 branch No. 1, and an arrest attempt of two car thieves at the railway station. An address by W. Sherman of the Electrical Workers’ Association is planned at Sarepta Hall.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Ashton
Alexandria County
Washington-Southern
St. Asaph
Wheatley
Portner’s
Washington, D. C
William Wenk
Joseph Martin
J. Harrison
W. S. Sherman
Eilectrical Workers’ Association of the
Rabid Dog Attacks Six Children in Winchester
Six Winchester children, one girl and five boys, were bitten by a rabid dog on Friday. The youngsters, including Norman Cooper twelve and two other teens, will travel to Baltimore’s Pasteur Institute for Pasteur treatment as a precaution after the dog’s head was sent to Dr Keble for testing. Local officials order dog muzzling and city police to enforce the measure. two bitten dogs were killed.
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Washington Post
Winchester
8. P. Latane
N. G. Keble
Pasteur Institute
Baltimore
J. H. Renner
Thei Orear
Cooper
Griffith
Callum Bg
Robert G. Calluma
Washington
Baker
Found Dead by Her Husband in Hagerstown Home
Mrs. Annie Hutchings, 45, wife of Capt Walter Hutchings, was found dead in bed with gas from a worn tube escaping from a stove. Husband, a N and W conductor, returned home to a locked house and gas odor. doctor deemed death accidental after brief inquiry. She is survived by son Edward and brothers Evan Powell and HK Powell.
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Hagerstown
Annie Hutchings
Walter Hutchings
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
H. K. Derr
Hoffman
Arrested for Counterfeiting Linked to Barrel Murder Mystery
Peter Latutta also known as Louis Pierro and Veto Labora, once tied to the New York City Italian barrel murder case but acquitted, was captured in Old Forge near Wilkes-Barre on counterfeiting charges. U S Marshal Snyder Chief Lofton and Old Forge Chief McKenna made the arrest. Latutta resisted, leaped from a window, and was confronted with a drawn revolver. He faces a hearing Monday.
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Peter Latutta
Washington Post
Wilkesbarre
Louis Pierro
Veto Labora
New York City
Old Forge
Here
United States
Snyder
Lofton
Pittston
McKenna
Latutta
Daily Foreign Mail Schedules March 25 1905
The document lists weekly Trans Atlantic and Trans Pacific mail closing times for March 25 1905. It details daily routes from New York to Europe Africa the Caribbean and the Pacific including ships such as Kronprin Wilhelm Cedric Noordam Liguria Le Savoie Lucania St Louis Vaderland Princess Irene and Columbia with specific cutoffs and directing instructions. It also covers regional overland routes to Central and South America the West Indies and Bermuda and notes special dispatches for Hawaii Japan China Australia and New Zealand with varying deadlines and connections.
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Europe
Kronpinz Wilhelm
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
IPALY
Prinz Oskar
Naw Zoek
Cedric
Queenstown
Lverpool
France
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Egypt
Greece
British India
Nethlands
Noordam
A. Noordam
IFALY
Liguria
Liverpool
Scotland
Ireland
Lucania
Ss. St. Louis
Belgium
Parchls-Post
Vaderland
Cp. A. Vader-land
Princess Irene
Bootland
S. Colombia
Columbia
Central and South America
West Indies
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Silvia
Nicaragua
East Coast
Honduras
East
Salvador
Panama
Canal Zone
Cauca Department
Colombia
Ecuadon
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Colua
Inagua
Haiti
Santa Marta
Magdalena Department
Newfoundland
Rosalind
Grenada
ST. Viancent
Trinidad
Ciudad Bolivar
Guiana
Maracas
ST. Thomas
ST. Croix
Dominica
Barbados
Pretoria
Cuba
Yucatan
Campiche
S. Havana
Mexic
Havana
Mexico
Santiago
Tampica
Manzanillo
Manzenillo
Bermuda
Bermudian
Cauca
Magdalena
S. Gs. Alleghany
Costa Rica
Brazil
S. &. Clarence
Para
Manaos
Prince
Overland
Ispetch
Port Tamspa
Pia
New Orleans
N.Y
North Sydney
Jamaica
Boston
Philadelphia
Algo
Bahamas
Porcela
Miami
Fle
British Honduras
Guatemala
Hawaii
San Francisco
Hero
Alamo
Aawaii
Japan
Korea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Dispatch
S. A. Hyades
Hawaiis
S. x. Nebraskan
Australia
Maila
West Australia
Pat Islands
New Caledonia
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
Bonoma
Kanagawa Maru
Manchuria
8. S. Mariposa
Cochin China
Niuchwang
Port Arthur
Siberia
Busia
Zealand
San Franeluco
Ymenan
Hawai
San Fransiego
Historic early 1900s rail schedules face Atlantic City and Florida routes
A wartime era timetable snippet lists BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD services to Philadelphia New York and Atlantic City with Pullman cars and diners. It includes Florida Atlantic Coast Line connections from New York to Jacksonville and other Florida points. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Washington Southern Railway schedules intermingle with multiple daily departures and sleeper services to Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Louisville and Virginia Hot Springs.
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Southeen Railway
Harrisonburg
Warrenton
Danville
Way
Washington and
Florida Limited
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
United States
New Orleans
Harrisonburn
Manassas
Charlottesville
Southern
Palm Limited
New York
St Augusting
Aiken
Augusta
Southern Rail Way
Atlanta
Columbus
Pinehurst
N. C
Sunset
Touriat
Washington
San Francimo
Florida
Memphis Limited
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Southwestern Limited
AH Pullman
Macon
Stespers
Nashville
Bluemont
Leesburg
Blaeamont
16Th
Pa. Ave
Pennsylvania
Baswee
W. H. Ackert
W. H. Hardwick
W. H. Taylor
BROWN
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Penna, Ave
Petersburg
Raleigh
Wilmington
Savdonah
Tepps
Birminham
Mobile
Pensacola
New Orreans
Seaboard Mail
Pullman Sloper
Jacksnville
Fiz
Hamlet
Pullman Sleeper
Dautly
Seaboard Tioiday Limited
Et Augue- One
Fla
Pollman
BSF
Seaboard
Ckeonville
Tampa
Dintog
Sg Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk
Berryvillé
Luray
Shenandoah
Treme
Artive Pennsylvania
Strect
New Fox
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixth
B Streets
Pittsburg
Chicago
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Louis
THE
Pennsylvania Limited
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago Limited
ST. Louis Express
Pullman
Western Express
Chisago
Chicas
C.liveland An and Cin
Marrisburg
Cinenets
Pacific
Buffalo
Emorium Junction
Kane
Canandaigua
Roch Center
Niagara Palla
Bostop
Atlantic City
Ste
Oro P
Fort Annapolis
Wor Pope
Creek Ling
Fickvet
Watterbury
J. BR. Wood
Geo. W Boyd
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New Jersey Age
St. Royal Blue Line
Philadelphia
Atlantic Coast Line
Jackconville
Thomasville
Port Tamera
Charleston
St. Augustine
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Pennsylvania Rae Road
Alt
Washington, D.C
W J. Craig
H M Emerson
Trafic Manage
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania Station
St Louie
St Louis
Virginia Hot Springs
Cincinneti Portman
Lexington
Lewisville
Virginian Hot
Fourteenth Street
H.W Fuller
Washington Southern Railway
Richmond
Pointe South
Alezeandra
Fredericksburg
Seaboard Airline Railway
Newport News
Patrot
Trates Yeaying
Dave Acrommo
Quantico
Ime Arriva
Gueranternt
W.D. Dere
C.W. Culp
W. P. Taylor
Van
Man
Tref
Biela
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Memphis Police
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Homburg
F. Droop & Sons
Rotterdam
Boulogne
M. Noorfam
Statendam
Ryndam
Ammerlen
Droop & Sons
Frank C. Clark
Mhs
Dasndt
Cece Ee
Mount Vernon
Tomb OF
Charles Macalester
Fort Myer
Arlington Falls Church
Aqueduct Bridge
Damask
Tapestry
Massachusetts Avenue
N. J
Dennis
Wi. J
Hotel Dennis
Walter J. Buzby
Fel,m.w
St, Charles
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Rulaine
Seta
ATONE
Aor
Iwlin Haines
Grand Atlantic
Oveard Beach
Atlantis City
Foster
Mitchell & CO
Traymore
White
Chalfonte
Leeds Company
Young’s
Jas
R. Keenan
Josiah White
Haddon Hall
Aelt
DS & Lippincoty
Green’s
Hotel
Isles ‘Worth
Mehig
D&s
Chelsea
Ocean
J. H. Thompson & CO
Savoy
Betch
Rees
M. Hanley
Islesworth
Virginia Ave
Ah Bophiet
Mehésat Osborne & Painter
GA Hotel and Sanitarim
Young
Mgr. Hall
Berkshire
Dickinson
Clarendon
Jookings
M. D. Neiman
Apter
Rosey
Bert
F. Cook & Aon
Rudolf
Ntle City
O'Locke
Hal
R. Myers
Wiltshire
Harrison Browning CO
Hotels
First Presbyterian Church
East End
Rennie
First Presbyterian Church of
Arnold Hall
Ee 1
Munyon
4Th ST
Schmid's Bird Store
Hwt
Virginia Resorts
Ola Point Comfort, Va
Seorge F. Adams
Driscoll
Corner Island
Sts
N. W
U.S. Capitol and Grounds
Connecticut
Connecticut Avenue
M Street N. W
Gairo
Inder New Management
William Oatto
Tudor
Nahant, Mare
St. James
Arundel-On-The Bay
Annapolis
Smith, Corner
1St St
Indiana Ave
Country Board
Remington
Southern Railway
J. Armstrong
Remmediti
Strayer
Business College
Jose DE Gomar
Hall-Noyes School
Frances Mann Ball
A. M
Berl School
A. Ganard
Prine Te
V. Frud’homme
Holy Cross Academy
Muric
Mana
CIA
Tormire Vile
Lady Thachers
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co
Fort Monroe
Portsmouth
Steel Palace
Norisk
QLD Dominion Steamship CO
MINER
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14Th St
Colorado
John Callahan
W. H.callahan
Eae Ee
Eae
Northwest
PolicroNami
BT. Louis
Columbes
Wheeling
Bret
Fredenion
Ratown
Gaithersburg
Weehington Junction
Way Pointe
Unday
Union Transfer Company
New York Ave
Isthet
B. Hege
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