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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1910
Page
2
State leaders warn income tax may rise five to seven cents to cover unusually large appropriations for new programs. Utilities funding becomes a major battleground as the budget faces intense legislative consideration.
An advertisement touts a winter remedy for eczema and related skin conditions promising rapid results after a single application. It claims to clear symptoms, with overnight use and mentions product packages and sample offers from multiple shops and a laboratory.
A Methodist Episcopal conference yesterday barred Pastor Salisbury from membership after a two hour special committee review. The action cites conflict unbecoming a priest, fraud and embezzlement, with $232 not accounted for in telework funds. Four years earlier Baker faced similar charges but was reinstated by the general conference judiciary and assigned to St Michael. The bishop expressed approval of the decision.
The death of Mrs Middleton widow of John Van Al Middleton is announced. She died Friday at her brother William Thompson’s home. A funeral service will be held at Oak Hill Church with Rev Henry Thomas officiating.
Local union members of the United Brotherhood of Labor Workers rally in Richmond demanding ten hours pay for eight hour work. The movement alleges employers abandoned the effort after a local meeting, with three firms reportedly resisting the demand and threatening outcomes.
Fragmentary text mentions Republicans, Slemp, and naming congress, with garbled months and possible dates. No clear event or outcome. Entities are unclear due to damaged OCR. only partial references to political figures and timelines remain.
An advertisement for a free trial of a stomach ailment remedy from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan. The full sized package costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists nationwide.
Roanoke physician faces two charges after the death of a patient during a medical operation. The first case involves the death of Mrs Nettle, with a pretrial hearing set for March 2. The second case concerns Maal Mather, charged in connection with an unrelated incident in Roanoke. The defendant, aged forty something, arrived in Roanoke from Virginia to face the charges.
Article recounts organization of 4 Natural Laws at a home with 1660 capital subscribed, note on charter petition by Stan Kirkendall Parker John Wotong Cooper WT Beatty and others, plus various local notes including a probationary penitentiary theft case and a homicide defendant’s sentencing.
The State historical board led by Chief Justice Walter Clark teams with public schools to mark historic sites in North Carolina. Dr Charles W Stiles travels to Raleigh to consult with Dr John A Ferrell who has been appointed to lead antibookworm efforts as assistant secretary to the State board of health. Aged woman Harnet Taylor, 80, burned to death at White Hall in Winchester on March 19, with the house consumed by flames before escape was possible.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Potomac Lodge No 38 of Alexandria celebrates its 71st anniversary with a program at the Young People’s building of the Methodist Episcopal Church South tomorrow evening. Dignitaries WW Milan and John B Goodwin join district and state grand representatives to deliver addresses. The Philharmonic Quartet of Washington will perform with readings by John Alle and others. Prominent members depart Washington by private car Mount Vernon at 7:20 tomorrow. exercises begin at 8:00.
A laborer named Fenlenton, described as a Negro about five years old, cut his throat with a razor at the home of Izrene Sparrow on Queen Street yesterday afternoon. He was removed to Alexandria Hospital in critical condition. The incident followed his two weeks of boarding with the Sparrows and working as a laborer.
A committee of independent coal operators from Northern West Virginia plans to travel to Baltimore to press President Willard and the Baltimore and Ohio to adopt a standardized car allocation system and introduce a distribution method on the Chesapeake and Ohio. The operators demand gate against larger concerns and push for broader access to rail capacity.
Dainville Mat 19 wife of Frantis Martin died at her home today of pneumonia aged 21. Berreville Mat 39 M P Pulliam aged 87 died at home. native of Page county had lived in Beirwille over 1 year, survived by three sons and three daughters. Charles & Janssen aged 2 died at home of consumption. survived by two brothers and one sister. Caroline Brockman of Orange county died at Mrs Lucy Brockman’s home aged 7. Survived by two sisters. Robert B Beard of Kennetts died aged 68. survived by two sons, two daughters, two widows and two sisters. Mrs Tida Moge of Pembroke died at Jefferson Hospital aged 48. daughter of Dr R H Hoge of Giles county. Marriage notice: W De tron and Miss Hattie Dory Brow, married January 7 at Belmont Baptist Church.
Advertisement for a Dr Blosser catarrh remedy claiming to cleanse the head nose throat and lungs without sprays or internal medicines. It offers a free trial by mail from Dr J W Brosser of Walton Street Atlanta GA and promises relief from catarrh deafness bronchitis colds and related ailments with an illustrated booklet.
A Maryland obituary roundup notes multiple deaths including Elizabeth Barles of near Dawsonville aged 8 son of Dr Dawson and descendant of John Larles, and George W Cromwell Sr of Cumberland aged 68, former hotel manager. Other notices mention Jim Tracey of Antietam, William Bond of Shorkingville, and Margaret Fitzgerald of Hagerstown, with families and local officials notified. The varied obituaries reference heart disease, pneumonia, and age-related causes, reflecting local residents’ final chapters and communal acknowledgments.
In Danville Virginia, court sessions exposed two alleged wives conversarion amid testimony about marriages to Pal ley and Ina Putz of Gastar county NC. Reports detail separations, desertions, and a northern property dispute, with related local church events and police actions nearby.
Amid short time work drives, North Carolina mills idled about half a million spindles. Industry figures show producers cutting output to cope with demand declines and rising costs. Local labor groups warn of continued pressure as mills adjust schedules and seek efficiency.
Virginia briefs report Postmaster George T Hammer serving under President Harrison era and Gen Thomas J Rossy named postmaster at Charlottesville. In Caroline County John T Withnstead named bankruptcy referee for Sampson Accounses. In Eastville, a 14 year old Davis Davis is charged with shooting Russell Taylor after a dispute. Fonetburg smallpox hospital treats patients. Lynchburg prison quarantines prompt printer sentences in Lynchburg. Virginia Railway Co seeks bids to build shops and a roundhouse at Roanoke costing 200600.
Police in Baltimore and other cities are asked to locate George E Sutton aged four, secretary of the Wholesale Fish Association, who vanished Wednesday morning while en route to his office. Friends describe his health as excellent, with no sign of foul play or valuables on his person.
Rostal Tenn War reports contest over the Tennessee State Senate nomination as rival refuses to vote claiming the congressional primary was illegal. Samuel Sell T on opporen dec ined av a f alegts fhal the primary was hed on glat ag the Sate and Bae Inq star Cokes also Was nominated.
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