Denial from Simpers Gained by Threats Claimed by Prisoner
Elkton Md March 23 The State rested in the Cecil County Court trial of John W Simpers charged with the murder of Attorney Albert Constable Broo on August 1 He denied the crime and accused Warden Wesler of Maryland Penitentiary of coercing a confession by threats He signed a written confession but disputed its contents His sister Wept as he testified and neighbors painted him as guilty A verdict of first degree murder was expected tomorrow with heavy guard and intense public feeling recorded at the hearing
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Elkron
Washingto Post
Elkton
John W. Simpers
Cecil County Court
Albert
Bro O
Simpers
Wesler
Mirviland Penitentiary
Baltimore
Simpurs
Maryland
Anuwidge
Bassim
Owens
Sid Burke
Philadelphia
Weel
Riggin
Murrow
Moonshiners Fought by Revenue Agents in Underground Stills
In March 29 raids, agents encountered moonshiners near Rondu tunneling underground caves. Henry Anderson Franklin Woods and John Ross led crews to subterranean chambers where two stills operated, one with a two-bale daily capacity. A confrontation with a large posse member ended with Bass unconscious and the plant destroyed as three men fled.
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Froial
Wasungton
Agnrlampson Re
Betisel
Winnon
Posse
Bass
Shot Brother-In-Law After Card Game in West Virginia
Special to The Wellington Peat Huntington West Virginia March 2. At Little Tasty Lincoln, a man shot his brother-in-law during a quarrel following a card game. The dispute involved Lewis Frey, Tymonth, and Henon Smith. Smith intervened to protect his father-in-law. Louanksriet shot Smith in the breast with a shotgun. Smith died. The participants include a well known West Virginia merchant and timber dealer.
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Little Ugly
Wellington
Huntington
Lincoln
Hienon Smid
Lewis Frey Tymoath
Henon Smuth
Alispute
Smith
Lounskriet
Richmond Police Crack Down On Posters And Murder Case
Special to The Washington Post Richmond March 29 Police ordered destruction of posters for the Weber All-star Company and images of living maidens and tight clothing, following Richmond city policy. Separately, Joseph Cotton was bound over to Norfolk County Court for murder for allegedly shooting James Medlem four years ago at Churchland.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Aepartmart
Weber All-star Company
Eric
Theo
Tim
Atmatole
Lo Ffur
Specia Ts Tre Washinton
Norfik Yi
Joseph Cotton Eclomd
Flossie Magruder
Southern Railway
Manchester
Magruder
Gustave Wolfe
Wolfe
Fear of lynching follows Curtis Bay murder confession
William Lea Zer, a Black man who confessed to hiring Officer John WeeNamara at Curtis Bay, was brought to Annapolis for a preliminary hearing. He was remanded to the sheriff and sent back to Baltimore City due to intense local hostility. Sheriff's group transported him. Zer appeared frightened and blamed bad company in his trouble.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
William Leazer
John WeeNamara
Curtis Bay
Baltimore City
Leagzer
Samuel B. Hardy
Armstrong and Coghlin
Republicans push white only city committee plan in Norfolk
Norfolk session details election of a new chairman to replace Thomas Lowery and Slemp ally, with Atenheim elected as chairman successor to Lowery. Colored voters were ignored as the committee discussed municipal and legislative tickets. Also reports mention Governor Montague's campaign stop plans and a Norfolk harbor collision between Royal Capt Williams and Carrie Clark, plus a Wisconsin youth Kid Shea pardoned on petit larceny. A Lensburg NC fire caused $70 000 in losses including tobacco warehouses.
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Norfolk
Washington Post
Slemps
New City Committee
Cit
Norfolk Harbor
Royal
Williams
New Orleans
Hamburg
Luckenbach
Carrie Clark
New York
Barber
Clark
Fortunate wind shift spared warehouses from fire
A partial insurance on the warehouses appears to have aided a fortunate wind shift that prevented widespread damage, as several buildings narrowly escaped flames. The incident highlights the fragile nature of downtown storage facilities and the value of coverage in disaster scenarios.
Clash at Whitaker Glessner mill as strike widens
In Wheeling West Virginia 1200 Amalgamated Association members strike for union recognition at Whitaker Glessner, after the mill is boarded up and searchlights are installed. Guards are sworn in and clash feared as strikers guard the site day and night and intercept strike breakers.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W Va
Wheeling Mills
Whitaker Glessner Company
Amal-gamated Association
Iron and Steel
Virginia Obituary Notices From Caroline and Nearby Counties
Obituary notices report multiple deaths across Virginia and neighboring counties including Arniderieksburs near Corblas in Caroline County, Annie Gould of a merchant family, Mirs Garrett of Staunton, W Finley of Tinkling Spring, Mary R Johnston of Leesburg, L W T Bullfant of Petersburg, Rev J W Ryland of Middlesex, Prof H Mo Chamberlayne of Staunton, Charles Carmichael of Fredericksburg, Rev Robb White of Warrenton, John L Thompson of Dayton, and a Norfolk Portsmouth Berkley merger discussion. Details include ages, brief illnesses, and surviving family. The notices also reference a conference on city mergers and note The Sunday Post availability.
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Arniderieksburs
Rierson
H A Rierson
Corblas
Caroline County
Harrigonburg
Annie Gould
J M Gould
Bright
Salem
Mirs Garrett
J D Garrett
Shela
Petersburg
L W T Bullfant
Second Baptist Church
Fredericksburg
Middlesex County
J W Ryland
Warmitage Baptist
Olver Church
King and Queen County
H Mo Chamberlayne
Yestilene
Walter Days
Chamberlayne
Virginia School For the Deaf and the Blind
Charles Carmichael
S W Carnihael
BR B Carmichael
Washington
Warrenton
Robb White
Qurist Church
Savannah Ga
St James Church
Meg White
Herronburg
John Lo Thompson
Dayton
Mr Thompson
Tenth Virginia Infantry
Spottsylvania Court House
Fort Delaware
Dunkard Church
Waste of School Funds Charged in Teachers Registers Sale
Richmond March 29. D Eeg gleston Jr superintendent of Prince Edward County schools running for Virginia superintendent accuses wasteful spending on teachers registers. He cites the Virginia school register as a blank book sold for profit and argues the single system imposes high costs on districts. He notes a Virginia printer offers cheaper copies and asserts over 9,000 teachers must have registers, with funds drained for decades.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Eeggleston, Jr
Prince Edward County
Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Virginia
J W Southall
Eggleston
Virgina
Eagleston
Wife Murder Charge Opens Trial for Watts in Maryland
Edward C Watts stands trial in Ellicott City charged with murdering his wife Catherine Gilzabeth Watts near Phenix Baltimore County on November 13, 1902. State's Attorneys and defense counsel clash over procedures as eight State witnesses and twenty six defense witnesses prepare. Witnesses recount Watts allegedly followed Mrs Watts, struck her with a billy, and fired a fatal shot as she walked to a cotton factory job.
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Washington
Ellicott City
Edward C Watts
Catherine Gilzabeth Watts
Phenix
Baltimore County
Robert H. Busses
Martin F Burke
Elliott City
John Grason
Baltmore County
Howard Bryant
Baltimore
John & Young
Harford County
John G Rogers
Etnealt City
Bilicott City
Towson
Watts
Boy Found Dead in Blackwater River at Zum Virginia
Fourteen year old Tracey Blount of Smithfield Virginia disappeared on November 22 1904 and after lying at the river bottom for over four months his body surfaced near Funk Virginia. Report notes he was seen on a bridge in Zuni prior to the drowning. Authorities offered a reward but no clues emerged until now.
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Zum
Washington Post
Suffolk
Blackwater River
Tracey Blount
Peter Blount
Smithfield
Funk Va
Lee Urquhart
Tracey
Zuni
Old Dominion Glass Factory Not Closing Down
Washington Post Bureau report details that Old Dominion Glass will keep its full force employed through the season. Also covered: a North Columbus dog fight ends with firearms, the Belle-Pre company adding workers, Montague Club elections, a horse purchase dispute, and thefts in King street shops with trousers stolen.
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Washington Post Bureau
Kiog Street
Alexandria
Messrs . C Carlin
Douglas Stuart
Millard F Vsier
City Council
King Street
Columbus Street
Charles Smith
Smith
Hansborough
Hansboough
Old Dominion Glass
T C Burke
R E Knight
Louis H Machen
Charles BR Cass
John Harrison
George L Simpson
Henry FF. Robertson
Frank S Harper
Joseph Ward
Linecolnia
Washington
Isaac H. Harris
Wiliam Whaten
Harrie Robinson
Franconia
Robert Scott Hume
Frank Hume
Ann M Crump
Demaine & Son
P. P. Phillipa
Death by own action in hospital kills patient before operation
Chicago March 2. Frank Perley of Harlem Tl inhaled illuminating gas to end his life rather than undergo an operation for an abscess. He had been under treatment sixteen days in a private ward at Presbyterian Hospital. Despondent at times, his body was found by an attendant entering his room to administer medicine.
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Chicago
Frank Perley
Harlem
Presbyterian Hospital
Perley
Sisters in Sad Plight Enduring Persecution and Illness
Police found Miss Minnie Angen in a dying condition at her boarding house in 612 Louisiana Avenue with her sister Lotta in a destitute state. Detected wandering in streets by a gentlemanly stranger who claimed he was in Washington for racing season, the sisters said enemies from England had followed and persecuted them. Mrs Abrahams, who held the boarding house, reported they had been there since last Sunday with limited room access and refused aid while a doctor attended Minnie. The sisters claimed wealth and past residence in New York and Virginia, alleging an English enemy caused their misfortune and that they had been arrested in Warren ton before coming here. The man who aided them refused to reveal his name.
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Minnie
Lotta Angen
Minnie Angen
Louisiana Avenue
Sautter
Esterday
Abrahams
Lott
England
United States
New York
East Seventy-fourth Street
Virginia
Warrenton
Mrs Abrahams Seeks Police Aid Over Ill Women
Dr Sautter testifies one woman is ill with consumption while another shows neglect and malnourishment. Both women will be admitted to a hospital today by the Board of Charities.
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Abrahams
Sautter
Board of Charities
Miners Threaten Major Strike Near Altoona
On March 29 in Altoona the 400 miners of the second Pennsylvania bituminous district threaten to strike if operators do not restore 62 cents per ton before April. The joint scale committee failed to settle, and the district union vows the greatest strike in its history if demands are not met. A Philadelphia meeting of operators is planned to review the situation.
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Washington Post
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Miners Union
William B Wilson
Philadelphia
Health Department Reports Slight Death Increase in District
Health Department figures show a rise in deaths last week with 137 deaths compared to 135 previously and 150 for the same period last year. Of the recent fatalities, 87 were white and 50 colored, with pneumonia accounting for 22 deaths. One death by Incid. Three cases of smallpox developed during the period.
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Health Department
Smallpot
The Cure Is Worse Than the Disease Exposed
An advertisement argues mercury and potash worsen contagious blood poisoning, cause dental and digestive damage, and fail to cure. It promotes S. S. S. as a safe plant based remedy that cleanses the blood, rebuilds the body, and removes lingering poison from prior treatments. The piece claims a $1,000 reward for proof of minerals in S S S and invites readers to request a home treatment booklet.
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SS. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
Orme St
Newark
N. J
Harry McHay
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