Voters Decide on Warfield Block to Ballot Amendments
Annapolis March 23 Court of Appeals rules Poe franchise amendment can go to voters without governor approval mandamus to proclaim measure issued. Gov Warfield opposes the amendment, disputes legality, political breach with Sen Gorman deepens as leaders withhold bill. Court decisions also cover multiple Baltimore cases in a day of rulings.
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Washington
Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Amandamus
McSherry
Gov Warfield
Betty
John F Poe
Gorman
Senate
Guy Woarfield
Senator Garman
Maryland
Gay Woairfield
New York
Post
No Pain Is So Severe It Cannot Be Relieved
A historical advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pulse Secret remedy for relief and cure of every kind of pain including headache neuralgia rheumatic pain backache stomach ache toothache and menstrual pains urging readers to take it for aches and pains.
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Miles
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Relief Claim Proof
An advertisement for Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills promises quick relief from nervous headaches and neuralgia. It touts pleasant tiny tablets, claims 25 doses cost 25 cents, and offers a refund if the first package fails. A testimonial from Rachael J Johnson of Albuquerque, NM supports effectiveness.
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Miles
Rachael J Johnson
Albuquerque
Baltimore Southern Methodist conference meets in Cumberland invitation for next year
Winchester Va March 23 Rev J T Williams presiding elder invites the 171st Baltimore annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to meet next year in the new Cumberland Md church costing 20000 dollars. Presiding elder J W Duffy reports prosperity in Washington district and other districts. General missions outlay and Sunday school attendance figures are given. Several pastors are examined and Baltimore Southern Methodist is recommended as the official organ with Dr W B Bond named editorial writer. Bishop W W Duncan presided.
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Washington
Winchester
J. T. Williams
Moorefield
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Cumberland
J. W. Duffy
Henry P. Hamill
David Bush
Rockingham
James E. Armstrong
Roanoke
George P. Tyler
Lewisburg
General Board of Missions
Sunday School Board
Southern Methodist Church
D. L. Blakemore
Epworth Church
J. C. Hawk
Marvin Church
Fr. Prettyman
Mount Vernon Place
D E Kern
Harrisonburg
Objection by Virginians Over Appomattox Monument Plan
Lynchburg veterans and families hesitate to attend the North Carolina troops memorial at Appomattox due to an inscription deemed unsatisfactory to Virginia soldiers. The April 16 program will feature NC and VA officials, with remarks from Govs Glenn and Montague and other Confederate leaders, while guards and bands prepare for ceremonies.
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Washington
Lynchburg
Appomattox
North Carolina
Virginia
Garland Rodes Camp of Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Home Guards
Bethel
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Raleigh
Hev James A Weston
Thirty-third
Henry A. Lendon
Guy Montague
Gov. Glenn
North Caroline
Henry Jerome Stockard
William R. Cox
William P Roberts
Thomas S Garnett
United Confederate Veterans of Virginia
North Carolina Guard
Man Scalded In Boiling Water At West Radford Plant
Calvin A McCraw, a young veneer plant worker in East Radford Virginia, fell into a vat of boiling water this afternoon and was badly scalded from the waist down. He is expected to recover. In Hyattsville Maryland Mrs Young er of Nottingham died after a long illness at her daughter Mrs Hunt’s home. The Sunday Post promises a stronger upcoming issue.
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Washington Post
Radford
Calvin A McCraw
Hyattsville, Md
Younger
Nottingham
County
Charles Hunt
Appeal by Fishburne Errors in Roanoke murder trial
In Roanoke, Charles R. Fishburne seeks a new trial after a judge sentenced him to five years for murder. The appeal alleges many errors including juror exclusions, admission of statements and expert testimony, and defense witness restrictions. The Virginia Supreme Court reviews related railroad cases and refusals, with multiple writs of error granted or denied across several counties.
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Baltimore
Judec Jones
Frederick Haurenschmidt
William Daurenschmidt
Margaretha Brorenschmidt
Baltimore City
Pearce de
Washington Post
Richmond
State Supreme Court
Charles R. Fishburne
Roanoke
Fishburne
Frederick Lefew
Brown
Dr. Lefew
Prs. Jones and
Frye
Drs. Brown and Downey
KE. L. Stone
Harry M. Smith
Commonwealth
Evidence of Murder Found in Ironville Discovery
Roanoke Virginia reports an examination of a head and body found at Ironville indicates murder. The head, located by a dog about ten days earlier, shows a .82 caliber bullet hole in the right temple and a skull crack on the opposite side, suggesting a fatal blow.
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Tronville
Washington Post
Roanoke
Ironville
Fordham Morgan in Alexandria linked to bad checks
Alexandria brief notes W William Morgan alias Fordham Morgan was arrested in Pittsburg at a May Sylvester request for passing worthless checks. Once a publisher of score cards in several cities, he left Alexandria after a winter stay. English by birth with a Philadelphia family, his downfall tied to overzealous margins. In separate items, Italian laborer Antonio Tereborrelli died in an industrial accident near Steal. Samuel Johnson Jr burned by a gasoline stove. Mount Vernon Electric Railway to double track to Potomac shore with August 1 deadline. Pollard case continues in Corporation Court. William Simpson admitted to Roanoke bar.
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Washington Post Burmau
King Street
Alexandria
William F. Morgan
Pittsburg
May Sylvester
Washington Police
Fordham
Morgan
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Norfolk
Antonio Tereborrelli
Reiter, Curtis & Hin
Wheatley
Thin City
Ashton
Alexandria County
Samuel Johnson, Jr
Gibbon Street
Johnson
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
Potomac
State Corporation Commission
Corporation Court
The
Commonwealth
W O Pollard
Messrs Machen
Moncure
S G Brent
Brumbach
Pollard
William Simpson
Roanoke
Obituaries Across Virginia Report Several Deaths
Richmond and towns including Chatham Warsaw Fredericksburg Winchester Leesburg Roanoke report multiple deaths from March 23 83 year old W J Curry farmer D Herndon 3 children Mrs W B Harding J A Cropp Frank Jenkins Winterers Daniel De Jarnette Staples and others. Also state finances praised with four year bond activity and a net revenue uptick.
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Richmond
W. J. Curry
Chatham
DA Herndon
Pittsylvania
Warsaw
W. B Harding
Northumberland County
Harding
Fredericksburg
J. A. Cropp
Stafford County
Hartford Church
Frank Jenkins
King George County
King George
Leesburg
Winterers
Pauquier County
Upper Loudoun
Durham
N. C
Winchester
Sarah E. Stephenson
James W Stephenson
Clearbrook
Joseph Fawcett
Roanoke
Daniel de Jarnette Staples
Samuel Staples
Walter R. Staples
Misa Mary Waugh
Col. Waugh
Virginia
Weaherston Post
Dew
Negro In Her Room At Point Of Rocks Incident
Lulea Ingram, daughter of Thomas Ingram, found a man in her room last night in Point of Rocks. She fainted and is in critical condition. The assailant, named Charles Turner, was arrested in Washington but released. Turner had been earlier held on an attempted assault charge in Point of Rocks before Justice Talbot advised he was not wanted. Precinct Detective McCarthy had arrested Turner. authorities had notified nearby cities after the incident.
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Washington
Charlotte
E. P Syoon
Southern Railway
Spoon
Washington Post
Boyds
Lulea Ingram
Thomas Ingram
Point of Rocks
Charles Turner
Charlies Turner
McCarthy
Boardman
Justice Talbot
Turner
Shot in Henhouse Triggers Jail Cell Capture in Norfolk
Norfolk March 23 Joe Wright an elderly man about seventy is jailed after being found shot in a poultry house. A captor using a rope threatened him with execution unless he named accomplices. Wright was tied to a tree in a marsh before detention and is reported fatally injured as over 400 fowls were said stolen nearby.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Joe Wright
Wright
L &. Parkerson
Liberty Wright
Alderman Guest of Alumni at Richmond Banquet
President Edwin A. Alderman of the University of Virginia was guest of honor at the Commonwealth Club banquet in Richmond. He responded to a toast on the University and Montague’s theme on University ideals in public life. Tomorrow he will speak before the Richmond Education Association on The Education of All the People.
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Washington
Richmond
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Commonwealth Club
Alderman
Montague
Richmond Education Association
Tablet for the Virginia Likely Delayed in Favor of Bronze Tribute
Richmond dispatch reports that under guidance of ex Secretary of the Navy John D. Long the Colonial Dames may skip presenting the battleship Virginia with a silver service. Instead they might place a bronze tablet bearing Virginia's coat of arms and a bust of Commodore Maury. On May 13 they plan to lay the Jamestown church cornerstone for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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Washington Post
Richmond
John D. Long
Colonial Dames
Virginia
Commodore Maury
Jamestown
Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Bishop S Barton Shoop Disappears Under Cloud of Forged Notes
Special to The Washington Post reports Mapleville Md bishop S Barton Shoop, a Dunkard Church preacher and Mapleville school principal, vanished from his home amid creditors alleging 25 to 30 forged promissory notes totaling about 4000 dollars. District Court action seeks papers while church members withdraw offers to cover the defalcations. Shoop had avoided a county teachers institute due to scruples.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
S. Barton Shoop
German Baptist Brethren
Dunkard
Mapleville
Washington County
George W Petre
Petre
Shoop
Mapléville
Maryland
Montreal coal man jailed for contempt in WV
Cal C B Taylor of Montreal a major coal operator on the Norfolk and Western line in Mingo County was sent to jail by Judge Wilkinson in Williamson for contempt of court after he denounced prosecutor Douglas Brown as he criticized a felony trial proceedings.
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Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
Cal. C
Circuit Court
Martha Daniels
Douglas Brown
Col. Taylor
A Mar
Wilkinson
Murder mystery grips Wheeling as teenager found slain
Miss Hulda Schubert, seventeen, was found dead on Chapline Hill near Wheeling after noon yesterday. She was last seen Saturday with fiancé Frank Smith, rumored to have been robbed of a gold watch and rings, with investigations ongoing and no signs of assault per autopsy.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W Va
Hulda Schubert
Chapline Hil
Miss Schubert
Frank Smith
Smith
Charles O'Donnell
William Schubert
Will Succeed Rollins Changes in Prince George County
Hyattsville Md March 23 It is stated that either John T Fisher of Oxon Hill district or Wallace W Rollins of Kent district will succeed William T Rollins who recently resigned as a member of the Republican State Central Committee for Prince George County Two other members B E Perkins and James Belt are government employees but Belt is not in the classified service Perkins works in the Internal Revenue Service at Washington and will resign as soon as the order is promulgated He fought Mr Mudd in the 1903 McComas vs Bell primary contest
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Prince George County
Republican Committee
Washington Post
Hyattsville
John T Fisher
Oxon Hill
Wallace W. Rolling
Kent District
William T .S. Rollins
Republican State Central Committee
B. E. Perkins
James Belt
Perkins
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Mudd
Senator McComas
Marlboro Fair Grounds Sold to Wallington Co
In Hyattaville Maryland the Southern Maryland Fair Association grounds buildings and appurtenances were foreclosed and sold to two directors Charles Coffin and William H Smith for 32600 with a 1500 lien The association plans to reorganize and hold an agricultural exhibition in Upper Marlboro in August Also court reports from Rockville note several judgments in Circuit Court including Cronenburg Moore Smith and Ravage against Ravage Hughes and others with amounts ranging from 921 74 to 3123 14
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Pecal
Wallington Co
Upper Marlboro
Roe Washington Vom
Rockville
Ira J. Cronenburg
Clinton M. Moore
John W. Moore
Annie Smith
Executrix
Nathan Sheetler
Deering Harvester Company
Geol Ravage
Warder
Lessner Com
Negro Shot by Policeman in Danville Virginia
Maj Hairston alias John Major, a Black man, was shot by Police Officer J P Brooks after arrest. He allegedly snatched the officer’s hat and struck him with it before incident. The report appears in this edition of the Sunday Post.
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Danville
Maj. Hairston
John Major
J. P. Brooks
Sunday Post
Fortheunday Post
Washington
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Sleep and Nerve Strength
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a nerve tonic and sleep aid. It claims to rebuild tired nerves, improve health, and cure headaches and neuralgia, citing a Boston testimonial from C F Campbell and noting physician endorsements and wide availability.
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Paine
Charles F. ‘Campell
United States
America
E E Phelps
Dartmouth University
Tragic Rail Deaths and Local News Items From March
A freight collision near Val ley Bend claims Elisha T Wamsley, 37, track foreman for Wildell Lumber, his head severed as the train passes. In Richmond, Va a proposed girls reform school moves forward with no finalized site. In Charlotte Miss Alice Williame Cowles marries Osmond Lyer, a social highlight of the week. Switchman Clinton Baxter dies in a Charlotte yard accident in a tragic on track slip. In Norfolk, the Twin City ferry crew recover a river body, identity unknown, believed to be a jumper from Berkley dock before Christmas.
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Washington
Cumberland
Elisha T Wamsley
Wildell Lumber Company
Coal and Iron
West Virginia Central Railway
Valley Bend
Hilkins
Charlotte
Washington Post
Clinton Baxter
Southern Railway
Baxter
Norfolk
Twin City
Berkley
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cMeera
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Helen A. Linthicum
Page
Bently Shriver & Co
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Costa
Cowen and Warrar
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Christian A Dietrich
Superior Court of
Thomas Sheridan
Baltimore and Ohio
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Court of Common Pleas
Schmacher
Frances P. Reed
Amos Read
Circuit Court For
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Baltimore Humane Impartial Society
Aged Womens and
Tudge Boyd
Kenry J Handy
State of Maryland
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Theary
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Margaret Hill
Dr. Miles
Siewapa
MET
Trustees IV Bankruptcy
Blue Mountain Steel Company
Washington Run
Frederick
Jacob Roherback
Charles Waters
T B Keene Claggett
Blue Mountain Renand Steel Company
Roy A. Rainey
Catoctin Furnacs
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James P Gott
LDOT
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Whittle
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Johnsons
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Edward Johnson
Norfolk and Western
City of Richmond
Caruthers
Hastings Court
Newport News Corporation
Snead
Rankin
Harrisburg
Great Falls Power Company
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad Company
South and Western Railway Company
Virginia and Southeastern Railway Company
Corporation Court of Bristol
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Lee County
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Collier
Rockingham Court
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Fauquier
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Augusta
Gerard Va Leistner
Prince
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Tirana
Koading Grugeiste
Sumphry Ford
Massachusetts Avenue
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Richmond Club
Lowney
Chocolate Bondons
Walter M. Lowney
Rev. S. Barton Shoop
Mapleville, Md
Williamson
Will
Rollins
Marlboro Fair
Montgomery Court
C. F. Campbell
Washington St
Boston
Charles JF. Campbell
State Conference For Charities and Corrections
O. L. Barringer
A. W. Cowles
Charlotte, N. C
Alice Williame Cowles
Osmond L.yer
Paul Barringer
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