Denial From Simpers Gained by Threats in Maryland Trial
In Elkton Maryland on March 23 the Cecil County Court heard John W Simpers deny murdering attorney Albert Constable Bro. He claims Warden Wesley used a dungeon to force a confession and that the confession was coerced. Simpers signed a written confession but disputes its contents. His sister cried as witnesses testified and the jury could decide tomorrow on first degree murder.
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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 as Revenue Agents Find Still
Revenue agents battled underground moonshine operations near Rondu. Henry Anderson Franklin Woods and John Ross led conscripts who tunneled and blasted a hidden still. A powerful man, Bass, fought the posse. the plant was destroyed and three men were captured.
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Wasungton
Agnrlampson Re
Tom
Henry Anderson
Franklin Woods
John Ross
Rondu
Betisel
Winnon
Posse
Shot Brother-In-Law in Lit tle Ugly West Virginia Card Quarrel
Special to The Wellington Press Huntington West Virginia March 2 A man named Smith shot his brother in law Henon during a card game dispute at Little Tasty Lincoln. The quarrel drew in Lewis Frey Tym athe and Henon South w, with Smith firing a shotgun at close range. Smith survived and is described as a well known wealth merchant and timber dealer in West Nugget.
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Little Ugly
Wellington
Lincoln
Hienon
Lewis Frey
Smith
Lounskriet
Winnat Reener
Lewis
Marchant
West Nuginit
Richmond police order posters torn down at Weber All-star event
Special to The Washington Post from Richmond reports police ordered removal of posters and shirts for the Weber All-star Company promotion next Thursday amid objections to images of scantily clad maidens. Other items note murder charges against Cotton tied to James Medllem's 4 year old churchland killing, and multiple marriage notices from Norfolk to Staunton with local clergy and family details.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Aepartmart
Weber All-star Company
Eric
Theo
Tim
Atmatole
Lo Ffur
Fearful lynching looms as a suspect is brought for hearing
William Lea zer, a Black man who confessed to hiring Police Officer John McNamara at Curtis Bay, was taken to Annapolis for a grevinary hearing, remanded to the sheriff, and returned to Baltimore City. Authorities moved him due to intense local hostility toward him where the officer lived. He was escorted by Sheriff Samuel B Hardy and detectives Armstrong and Coghlin and appeared frightened, saying bad company caused his trouble.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
William Leazer
John McNamara
Curtis Bay
Baltimore City
Leagzer
Samuel B. Hardy
Armstrong and Coghlin
Republicans Alert Norfolk Committee Ignores Negroes in Reorganization
Norfolk session reports reorganization plans with Thomas Lowery to be succeeded and a new chairman elected Atenheim chosen as Lowery successor Ma Rk Banks resigns as port collector. the colored voters are reportedly ignored as the committee aims to form a municipal and legislative ticket.
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Washington Post
Slemps
New City Committee
Cit
Fortunate wind shift saved warehouses from fire
A change in the wind prevented a larger blaze that could have consumed numerous warehouses. Partial insurance coverage existed on the buildings, reducing potential losses.
Clash is Expected as Whitaker Glessner Strike Grows
Wheeling West Virginia March 29 1200 Amalgamated Association detectives arrive at Whitaker Glessner mill. Strike in progress for union recognition has escalated as mill is boarded and searchlights lit. Strikers guard the grounds armed and intercept strike breakers amid rising tensions.
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W Va
Wheeling Mills
Whitaker Glessner Company
Amal-gamated Association
Iron and Steel
Virginia Obituary Notice Highlights Local Deaths
A Virginia obituary roundup reports Mrs Rierson of Caroline County aged sixty nine, Mrs Annie Gould of Salem aged thirty nine, Mrs Garrett of Staunton aged forty two, Mrs Finley of Augusta County aged sixty seven, Mrs Johnston of Leesburg aged eighty four, L W T Bullfantine of Petersburg aged eighty, Rev J W Ryland of Middlesex County aged seventy, Prof H Mo Chamberlayne of Fredericksburg aged seventy two, Charles Carmichael of Fredericksburg aged sixty five, Rev Robb White of Warrenton connected to Savannah, and John L Thompson of Herronburg aged sixty five. Also notes a Norfolk merger conference on city consolidation.
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Rierson
H A Rierson
Corblas
Caroline County
Harrigonburg
Annie Gould
J M Gould
Bright
Salem
Wire Garrett
J D Garrett
Staunton
G W. Finley
Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church
Augusta County
Leesburg
Mary R Johnston
Ontown
Charles A Johnston
Shela
Petersburg
L W T Bullfant
Second Baptist Church
Fredericksburg
Middlesex County
J W Ryland
Warmitage Baptist Church
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
Fort Delaware
Dayton
Dunkard
Waste of School Funds Charged in Virginia Registers
Prince Edward County superintendent candidate Eggleston denounces profits from the Virginia school register. He claims districts pay 75 cents per copy while printing costs could be 15 to 20 cents, affecting over 9,000 teachers and district funds. He advocates single system adoption to curb costs.
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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 in Maryland Case Hits Court
Special to The Washington Past Ellicott City Maryland March 4 the town of Edward C Watts charged with killing his wife Catherine Gilzabeth Watts at Phenix Baltimore County on November 13 1902 began today The State represented by State's Attorney Robert H Busses Martin F Burke and John Grason The defendant's attorneys include Howard Bryant and John Young ex Senator John G Rogers The defendant was brought from Towson to Ellicott City Eight witnesses for the State and twenty six for the defense The court adjourned with seven jurors accepted After weeks of court action Mrs Watts had left her husband and found factory work Watts followed and assaulted her striking with a billy and firing a fatal shot
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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
Etneast City
Bilicott City
Towson
Watts
Body of Tracey Blount Found in Blackwater River
Report from Zuni Virginia notes the four teen age son of Peter Blount of Smithfield disappeared November 22, 1904 after being seen on a bridge. his body resurfaced after more than four months in the Blackwater River near Zum Virginia. The case follows appeals for reward without answer until today. Norfolk area dispatch adds a separate note on J Y T Andrews who shot his wife and himself. his condition remains unchanged as doctors search for the bullet in his neck.
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Washington Post
Suffolk
Blackwater River
Tracey Blount
Peter Blount
Smithfield
Funk Va
Lee Urquhart
Tracey
Zuni
Washington Fost
Newport News
J YT Andrews
Old Dominion Glass Factory Not Closing Soon
Washington Post Bureau reports extensive Alexandria items including a test suit by Millard Vsier against Alexandria City Council over King Street improvement assessments seeking $5920 and interest from Oct 1, 1908. Other notes cover a dog fight, thefts, a police case, local club elections, and a series of minor incidents across Alexandria Virginia.
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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 Factory
Old Dominion
Belle-Pre
Montague Club
King and
Washington Streets
Albert Bryan
Thomas A Fisher
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
Linccolnia
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 shocks Chicago
Chicago March 2 Frank Perley of Harlem Ill while awaiting an operation for an abscess in a Presbyterian Hospital private ward today committed death by own action by inhaling illuminating gas. He had been under treatment sixteen days and showed despondency. He was found by an attendant about to give medicine.
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Chicago
Frank Perley
Harlem
Presbyterian Hospital
Perley
Sisters In Sad Plight One Thought To Be Dying
Police found Miss Minnie Angen in a dying condition at 612 Louisiana avenue boarding house with her sister Lotta Angen in destitute state. They claimed to be pursued by enemies from England and said a well-dressed stranger aided them before vanishing. The sisters refused medical help despite pleas from Mrs Abrahams and officers.
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Lotta Angen
Minnie Angen
Louisiana Avenue
Sautter
Esterday
Abrahams
Lott
England
United States
New York
East Seventy-fourth Street
Virginia
Warrenton
Two Women Seized by Charities Board After Illness and Neglect
Mrs Abrahams alerted police about a doctor reported as treating her for consumption. The other woman is not ill but suffers from neglect and malnutrition. Both will be sent to a hospital today by the Board of Charities.
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Sautter
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Miners Threaten Strike Over 62 Cents Per Ton
Four thousand six hundred miners in the second Pennsylvania bituminous district threaten a mass strike near Saturday morning if operators do not pay 62 cents per ton by April. The joint scale committee failed to settle, delegates demand the present rate, and a Philadelphia operators meeting is to report to the union.
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Washington Post
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Miners Union
William B Wilson
Philadelphia
Health Department Reports Slight Increase in Deaths
Health Department data shows a diphtheria decline in the district last week with 137 deaths, up from 135 the prior week but below 150 a year earlier. Of the deaths 87 were white and 50 colored, with pneumonia leading causes at 22 deaths, and one death by incident. Three smallpox cases were reported.
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Health Department
Smallpot
Cure is worse than disease warning from Swift Specific
Contagious Blood Poison described as incurable by mercury potash treatments that damage stomach lining bones and teeth. promotes S S S as the only vegetable antidote that cleanses blood and builds health, with claims of curing thousands and a $1,000 proof offer. Atlanta Georgia ad notice.
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SS. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
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