Local option killed and anti-saloon actions debated
Special to The Washington Bast reports the local option bill defeated in the House, Senate action on a temperance measure, and Senator Baker's order to rework the bill. Seth challenges Anderson of the Anti-Saloon League as speeches are recorded by a stenographer. Lee proposes higher auto taxes amid new measures. Senator German pitches a primary election bill with provisions for nominating U S Senators by counties.
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Anti-Saloon League
Lee
Washington
Senate
Baker
Hliatard
Ent Anderson
Seth
Bite
Semitay Lee
Tao
Dinekepower
German
United States
G W U Loses Debate in Washington University Series
In a college debate held at the Washington campus, Washington University seniors faced the Clemson team with representatives from South Carolina and Michigan. Judges included Professors Sykes and Wy, and the event was overseen by Dr. Nea Gen.
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Washington Tse
Mar
Washington University
Nori
Carolina
Mart Dienoen
Lan
Chet Warsiine
Bisehier
Coham- Haat
Aebredh
Michigan
Heth
Roow Andrews
Ryeal
South Carolina
Ur Grate
Trechieni
Titan
Sykes
St Whee
Dr Wy
Washington
Eoielics
Girl Accuses Aged Man in Richmond Court
A 75-year-old defendant faces a serious charge in Richmond Court. The case centers on alleged assault during a duel style dispute, with details limited by fragmented OCR text and ongoing prosecution. Authorities report the incident drew local attention and court action continues.
Miners Fined and Discharged After Lamp Incident
In West Virginia a general manager reports that miners were fined and discharged after a lamp incident at Ishind Tre Uo Vonmans. The authorities say such practices are common in many mines as miners face penalties for unsafe oil use, raising concerns over widespread hazards.
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Romnanagton Peat
Horrgren
Ceh
J.C. Veo
Ishind
Uo Vonmans
Ifplden
Hepas Lis
Heo
Jaac
Minners
West Virwinie
Gold in South Mountain Five Fractures in Skull
George Gif ford died last night after a eighteen day flight with five skull fractures and open fractures into the brain. Barnes, his alleged assailant, was freed on a 36000 bond after habeas corpus proceedings. Jared Man attended to his work before noticing his serious condition and convulsions.
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Faoiat
Charlotte, N
George Gifford
Barnes
Jared Man
No Case Against Slavs RCS Release In Marion Jail Case
A bundle of local criminal cases from Marion were released as the state dropped charges in the We-South and Western Railway line murder of cooks during camp construction. The ruling, delivered near Raleigh, indicates the state’s case weakens as judge Viewty of Alin Park notes the decision. Several defendants remain under scrutiny in related proceedings.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
Marion
We-South and Western
Colt
McDowell County
Alin Park
Freeman
Mont Ali
Maneral Wheels
Cappes
Smelatto
Annie Houck
William H. Allnut
Gee Een
Richard Herdy
Washistow, Malonaulsis
Mexander Hill
Samuel W
John W. Blagel
Murgomery
Natimel Bark Va
George H. Gaburay
Montgomery County
Hag
Mar
Ruat
Santel
Bieness
Swetather
W. J
Beanue Suetzh
Josephine
Genter Hi
Taye
Us City
Gawcence
Howell
Akron
Ohio
Pittsburg
Maryland Obituary Digest From Calvert and Baltimore Regions
A Maryland obituary digest notes deaths in Calvert and Baltimore areas. John W. Peterson, a Democratic House member from Calvert County, is reported dead after an illness. Stewart Darrell, noted as a renowned Englishman in Baltimore, dies at City Hospital at seventy eight. Elizabeth Steinbraker, widow of Jacob Steinbraker of New York, dies at eighty four in Charlestown. May A. Lockett of Richmond origin dies in Danville after pneumonia. Mary Billing, eighty eight, dies at a Stafford County home. Confederate veteran D. C. Cunningham, sixty, dies in Galveston, Texas.
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Lepper
John Gepper
Erick County
Elizabeth Steinbraker
Vic Washington Post
Charlestown
W. Va
George W. Thomas
Jacob Steittbraker
New York City
Danville
Mar
May A. Lockett
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Mary ‘i. Billing
Bi. Tayloray
Stafford County
C. Cunningham
Galveston
Tex
Test trip signals progress for new Washington Baltimore line
A trial run of the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway car from Academy Junction tested clearances and current supply. The line aims to begin operation by April 1 with power from Potomac Electric Company. Substations at Academy Junction and Bead Street Baltimore support the main line toward Annapolis.
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Speeial
Washfigte
Baltimore
Washireston
Arinapolis Electric Railway
Leompany
Academy Junction
Ttpe
Potomac Electric Company
el Waxifington
el Waxifington; There Belt Distributing Substations At “Academy Junction
Annapolis
Beatt
Blaylock Shot by Newspaper Route Agent Dies
John C. Blaylock building contractor was shot at Lamberts Point by Henry J. Hyslop a newspaper route agent and died at Norfolk Protestant Hospital. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of homicide. Witnesses testified Blaylock cursed Hyslop and said he would pay him when he was ready while Blaylock family disputed the accusation. laylock owed Hyslop 70 cents.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
John C. Blay
Blaylock
Hyslop
Norfolk and Western wage talks fail to yield gains
Roanoke Va March 20 wage conference between Norfolk and Western officials and labor leaders ended with a rejection of prior concessions. If monthly earnings stay below two million the railroad will revert to pre adjustment pay rates for ten months, with a wage reduction likely if business does not improve. Union leaders had pressed for higher pay amid ongoing talks.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
L. B. Johnson
New York
Maher
Wi H. Lewis
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Assessment Increase in Prince George County
The Washington Post reports Prince George County assessors completed returns totaling 12 805 283 dollars, up 342 889 from last year. The Chillum district led with 406 140 dollars, largest in the county, and six upper districts show increases over 300 000 dollars each. Tax rate likely under 0 counts on the 890, funds slated for new school buildings and system improvements.
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Washington Post
Amer Marlboro
Mar
Prince George County
Counnty
Chillum
Janos Ray
Wedding Surprise As Alexandria Bride Weds Railway Clerk
Laura Danenhower of Alexandria marries Robert Falle Green of the Southern Railway in a Hamline Methodist parsonage ceremony in Washington at 10 am. The couple, sources say, plan travel to New York and Boston before returning home. the nuptials were kept secret by both families.
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Washington Post Bureau
S21
King Street
Alexandria
Laura Danenhower
Mary Frances Smoot Danenhower
Robert Falle Green
The
Southern Railway
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church
R Street
Washington
Charles E. Guthrie
Hamling Church
James Rector ‘Smoot
Green
J. Johnston Green
First National Bank
Thia City
Margie Ramey
da Wolf Hopper Opera Company
Marguerite Clark
Braddock Heights
Drunkards Directory May Not See Light in Alexandria
Commonwealth's Attorney Samuel G. Brent states the Byrd squor law does not compel saloonkeepers to refuse liquor to habitual drunkards. they must judge cases themselves. Bride Kate Wilkins, sixteen, marries How ard Hardy, twenty eight, at Alexandria church parsonage with Rev. Humphries officiating. J W Jefferson sues W C Van Metre in Corporation Court for dissolution of partnership and receiver appointment in a moving image business in Alexandria and Washington. Judge Bailey appoints J Clinton Smoot to Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church South trustees. Funerals held for Mrs Margaret E Green and Mrs Mary Bartlett in Alexandria with Rev J Regoster and Rev John J May officiating.
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Pallea
Alexandria
Commonwealth
Samuel G. Brent
Howard Hardy
Kate Wilkins
Alexandria Methodist Protestant Church
Humphries
J. W. Jefferson
Corporation Court of
W. C. van Metre
Jefferson
van Metre
Washington
Judge Bailey
Alexandria Corporation Court
J. Clinton Smoot
Washington Street
Methodial Episcopal Church South
John T. A
Margaret E. Green
Gibbon Street
J. W. Regoster
Mary Bartlett
Columbus Street
John J.” May
Funeral tribute as William Pinkley Whyte laid to rest in Baltimore
President and Mrs Roosevelt lead homage at Emmanuel Church for U S Senator William Pinkley Whyte. More than 2000 mourners thronged the church and outside crowd while a Senate delegation paid respects. A lily and rose wreath from the president rested on the casket before the procession to the cemetery.
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Roosevelt Seni
Senate
Baltimore
United States
William Pinkley Whyte
Emmanuel ‘Protestant Episcopal Church
Austin L. Crothars
Isidor Rayner
John Walter Smith
Henry G. Davin
West Virginia
John Lee Carroll
Frank Brown
Edwin Warfield
Iseane Lobe Straus
Murray Vandiver
John Gill
James W. Denny
Frederick Rogers
John P. Poe
Henry V. Ward
Eerv Mahoot
Ofelack
Trade activity in dry goods and allied lines faces cautious outlook
Bradstreet notes improvement in demand but under conservative purchasing, with spring jobbing trade peaking earlier and fall opening four to six weeks late. Dry goods lead activity, millinery strong. textiles show quiet demand and reduced output. Wages cut for millhands in New England, overall uncertainty persists into coming months.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Worrow
New England
United States
Hen Lays Easter Egg With Portrait On Shell
Special to The Washington Post Danville Virginia March 2 Samuel Slayton a well known farmer of Wills this county has a hen which recently laid an Easter egg bearing on the shell a tree and the features of a woman as clearly defined as if drawn by an artist. Special to The Washington Post Hyattsville March 20 Miss Lois Mc Gee daughter of Col J L McGee of Riverdale Prince Georges County and D H Yant Jr of Fairview West Virginia were married this afternoon in Pinkney Memorial Church Episcopal by Rev Robert B Browning assistant rector of the Pro Cathedral Washington.
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Washington Post
Danville
Samuel Slayton
Wills
Washington Pont. Hyattsville
Lois McGee
Col
J. L. McGee
Riverdale
Prince George's County
D. H. Yant, Jr
Fairview
West Virginia
Pinkney Memorial Church
Robert B. Browning
Washington
KILLEEN WINS SUIT AGAINST MONTGOMERY COUNTY
John F. Killeen of Washington wins a $2,000 verdict against Montgomery County after a three day trial over a disputed $8,000 claim for building a mile of Shoemaker pike near Bethesda. The county had refused payment citing noncompliance with specifications.
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Washington
Rockville
John F. Killeen
Montgomery County
Killeen
W. W. Crosby
State Highway Commission
Lottery Marriage Sparks Divorce Suit Near Asheville
A divorce petition filed in Superior Court by J A Brookshire and Kathrene Gentry alleges their marriage began as a lottery at a dance near Asheville. They claim the ceremony was forced by others, who drew lots and arranged the union. The couple say they never lived together and repudiated the marriage the next day.
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Asheville
Bath
Washington Post
N.C
J. A. Brookehire
Brookshire
Kathrene Gentry
Aghevilley
He Knows Consult your doctor freely about medical matters
Prompts readers to discuss health with a physician and to ask about Ayer s non alcoholic Sarsaparifia for pale delicate children and when blood is thin or nerves are weak, emphasizing trust in doctor guidance.
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Ayer
Another Death In Feud In Fayette County West Virginia
Rameey Wood of Michigom Hill was found with a fractured skull in a gulley near his home. Obed Clennnin Clenden Nin has been arrested for murder after being seen following the victim from a saloon the night before the body was discovered. The case follows a long local feud and a prior Christmas shooting involving Clendenin. Prosecuting Attorney Pierson secured magistrate’s hold without bail. Special to The Waphongoon rym. Fredericksby Mar 3. Judge Goolrick orders real option election here.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Wood
Clendenin
Dick Willin
Wond
Night Riders Threaten Virginia Tobacco Farms
In Pittsylvania and neighboring counties amid a farmers war on the tobacco trust, letters signed Night Riders threaten burning barns and tobacco beds unless farmers join the tobacco growers association. Several prominent growers, including W. D. Neal and J. Motley, received warnings. a large packing barn burned recently at Belle Grove farm is linked as possible retaliation.
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Pittsylvania County
Kentucky
Penial
Denville
Pittsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Tobacco Trust
Sevral
Tobacco Growers’ Associaion
Farmers' Union
Farm Era
Night Riders
W. D. Neal
W. N. Terry
BL. Terry
J. W. Fitzgerald
J. ¥. Motley
Pittsylvana County
B.L. Terry
Motley
Bright Tobacco Growers’ Protective Association
Tobacco Troat
American Tobacco Company
Tts
Belle Grove
Swanson Banquet Guest Highlights Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Newport News Virginia March banquet of the chamber of commerce drew notable figures including Guy Swanson Representative William A. Jones Judge William H. Mann Henry C. Stuart and Carry St George Tucker who are candidates for governor. The program featured talks on the Philippines American relations Newport News optimism and Virginia politics with Governor Claude A Swanson presiding.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Guy, Swanson
William A. Jones
Wiliam H. Mann
Henry C. Stuart
St. George Tucker
Clarence Porter Jones
Hotels and guests listed city wide in hotel ledger
A long OCR read lists names of guests staying at major hotels across Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond and many other cities. The fragment shows numerous individuals with titles and spouses and areas of origin or residence.
Gen Hall to be promoted amid general officer changes
Secretary Taft announced Brig Gen Charles B Hall in charge of the General Staff College Leavenworth Kans will be promoted to major general on the 27th upon Maj Gen A W Greely retirement and Cmdr John B Kerr commanding the Twelfth Cavalry Fort Oglethorpe Ga will be named brigadier general replacing Gen Davis Hall hails from Maine and served as a lieutenant in the Twenty fifth and Thirtieth Maine Infantry during the Civil War He will retire for age April 23
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Taft
Charles B. Hall
General Staff College
Leavenworth
Kans
A. W. Greely
John B. Kerr
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Oglethorne
Davis
Hall
Maine
General Brush takes command at Department of the Columbia
Brig Gen Daniel H Brush promoted February 18 to replace Gen C B L Davis and assigned to command the Department of the Columbia with headquarters at Vancouver Barracks. Brush led the Twenty fourth Infantry in the Philippines and returned to the United States with that regiment recently. In medical notes, Dr W S W Tomes cites eye exam records showing 99 percent of reflex or neuralgic headaches linked to ocular defects, with over 600 patients unaware of their condition.
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Daniel H. Brush
C. B. L. B. Davis
Department of the Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
Brush
Terenity
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Philippines
United States
Toms
It Didn't Turn Out Right
President Woodrow Wilson called great orators good talkers and warned that even one idea could become irresistible. Bryan recalled drawing a European influence, but the hope faded as predictions proved inaccurate.
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The
Sioux City Journal
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
Europe
ARMY ORDERS AND NAVAL MOVEMENTS REPORTED
The dispatch lists first lieutenants and captains assigned to general hospitals and forts including San Francisco Prescott and Bayard New Mexico with duties and leave transitions. It covers inspections of military education in Newark and onboard assignments, and names various assistant surgeons pay directors and warrant officers. Also notes vessel movements, ship commissions, and the Monongahela replacement by the Newark and New Hampshire fleet changes.
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Herbert C. Gibner
General Hospital
Presidio of
San Francisco
William H. Waseell
Fort Bayard
N. Mex
Wallace de Witt
Fort Yellowstone
Wyo
Abiel L. Smith
Worcester
Mass
Rex
van den Corput
Coast Artillery Corp
Brockville
Ocario
Canada
Water C. Harris
Julius A. Pena
George Wethelton
Michael J. Lenihan
Gensrat Stat
Milwaukee
St Louia
Ab Mere
Des Moines
Dubuane
Death of Col A M Winchester noted in West Virginia
Col A M Winchester of Parkersburg West Virginia and secretary of the state commission to the St Louis world fair died suddenly of heart disease at Spillman today. He was sixty and a leading lumber man.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
A. M. Winchester
West Virginia
St Louis
Spillman
Naval officers orders issued for Newark duties and promotions
The document lists officers assigned to the Newark and Wisconsin commands including Commander H Harlow and Lieutenant J Walker. It notes retirements, ongoing duty aboard naval vessels, and medical officers assigned to naval hospitals and schools. The record reflects transfers effective February 13 1908 and includes several passed assistant surgeons and specialists.
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H. Harlow
Newark
J. A. Bell
H. Menner
J. &. Walker
D. Lyons
L. S. Coz
C. Taylor
B. V. Lowe
E. A Wolleson
M. Cooley
H. Jones
J. T. G. Stapler
J. P. Oling
G. A. Alexander
W. AL Glassford
Gr. RS. McDoneld
W. A. Hale
H. J. French
BW. Wallace
R. Witlaon
W. Drake
A. ©.Wilhelm
D.C
C. H W. DeLaney
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J. W. Brown, Jr
Omaha
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George E. Dineck
Ellenbath
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Sayreville
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Franklin Navy Yard
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United States Naval Hospital
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San Franscisco
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Jettreg
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F. Spear
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United States Naval
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A. Gey
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Say Cooke
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