Denial from Simpers Gained by Threats in Maryland Trial
In Elkton Maryland March 23 the State rested in the John W Simpers murder case against Attorney Albert Constable Bro in Cecil County Court. Simpers denied the crime and alleged Warden Wesler of the Maryland Penitentiary used threats to extract a confession. He admitted signing a written confession but challenged its contents, while witnesses described his demeanor as restrained under cross examination. The trial drew emotional testimony from his sister and a Philadelphia witness who supported Simpers, as neighbors warned of intense public feeling. A verdict of first degree murder was anticipated with sentencing to follow and Simpers scheduled for return to the Maryland Penitentiary.
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Moonshiners Foe in Underground Still Battle
Revenue agents report a raid against moonshiners near Rondu where three men, Henry Anderson Franklin Woods and John Ross, tunneled to distilleries underground and attempted escape through hidden shafts. A large resisting figure confronted officers, but the plant was destroyed and three men were captured or killed.
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Shot Brother in Law in Little Ugly West Virginia
Special to The Wellington Peea Huntington West Virginia March 2 A quarrel over a card game led to violence as Henon Smith shot his brother in law in the breast with a shotgun. The dispute involved Lewis Frey, Tymouth, and Henon Smith, with Smith firing after interference by his son in law Lounskriet. The incident shocked a well known local merchant and timber dealer named Lewis Prevane in a community on the Tug River.
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Richmond Police Remove Posters At Weber All Star Event
Special to The Washington Post reports police in Richmond ordered the removal of posters for the Weber All-star Company and related promotional images amid controversy over clothing in photographs. The article also covers multiple legal notices and local marriages and a fugitive manhunt ongoing in Bluefield and nearby counties.
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Weber All-star Company
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Suspect Held After Preliminary Hearing In Annapolis Lynch Fear
William Leagzer, wanted for hiring of Officer John WeeNamara at Curtis Bay, was brought to Annapolis for a preliminary hearing at the jail. He was remanded to the sheriff and sent back to Baltimore City due to intense local tension. Sheriff Samuel B. Hardy and detectives Armstrong and Coghlin escorted him. Leagzer appeared frightened and blamed bad company in his trouble.
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Annapolis
William Leazer
John WeeNamara
Curtis Bay
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Samuel B. Hardy
Armstrong and Coghlin
Republicans alert in Norfolk city committee reshuffle
Norfolk March 29 Republicans report a color line in the newly elected city committee with Atenheim named chairman to succeed Lowery amid calls for a stronger campaign. Slemp urged leaders to resign if they fail to show strength. The color vote was reportedly ignored as the organization remained “lily white.”
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Washington Post
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Windy blaze near warehouses sparks insurance note
A fortunate change in the wind prevented wider destruction as a blaze threatened several warehouses. Authorities mention partial insurance coverage on the buildings involved.
Clash Looms as Detectors Guard Whitaker Glessner Mill
In Wheeling West Virginia 1200 Amalgamated Association members strike for recognition. The Whitaker Glessner Company has boarded the mill installed searchlights and sworn in guards. Strikers watch for strike breakers and a clash is feared as tension rises.
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Wheeling
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Wheeling Mills
Whitaker Glessner Company
Amal-gamated Association
Iron and Steel
Virginia Obituary Notices From March 29
Obituaries from Caroline, Augusta, Staunton, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Warrenton and nearby areas list widows and widowers, ages from 39 to 84, with causes including illness Brights disease meningitis and tuberculosis. Names include Mrs Rierson Mrs Gould Mrs Garrett Mrs W Finley Mrs Johnston L W T Bullfant Rev J W Ryland Prof H Mo Chamberlayne Charles Carmichael Rev Robb White John L Thompson and others with survivors noted. A Norfolk Portsmouth Berkley merger discussion is also reported.
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Middlesex County
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Yestilene
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Herronburg
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Dayton
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Waste of school funds in Virginia school registers
Prince Edward County superintendent candidate D Eeg gleston Jr accuses wasteful use of district funds in buying and printing Virginia school registers. He notes the single system yields large profits for printers, charging districts 75 cents while cost is 15 to 20 cents, harming both rich and poor and citing extensive statewide use by about 9000 teachers.
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Richmond
Eeggleston, Jr
Prince Edward County
Superintendent of Public Instruction of
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J W Southall
Eggleston
Virgina
Eagleston
Wife Murder Charge Placed in Ellicott City Case
Special to The Washington Past Ellicott City Md March 4 Edward C Watts is charged with killing his wife Catherine Gilzabeth Watts at Phenix Baltimore County on November 13 1902. State’s Attorney Robert H Bussess Martin F Burke and John Grason lead the prosecution while Howard Bryant John Young and John G Rogers defend. Eight witnesses for the state twenty six for the defense and seven jurors accepted by adjournment after a day of technical disputes. Mrs Watts had left him and found factory work when Watts allegedly trailed her then struck her with a billy and fired the fatal shot.
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Martin F Burke
Elliott City
John Grason
Baltmore County
Howard Bryant
Baltimore
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Harford County
John G Rogers
Etnealt City
Bilicott City
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Watts
Body of Tracey Blount Found Floating in Blackwater River
Fourteen year old Tracey Blount of Smithfield Va vanished four months earlier after reportedly being seen on a Zuni bridge on November 22 1904. His body surfaced in Blackwater River near Zum Va near Funk Va on March 29. His father Peter Blount had offered rewards for news of the missing boy. The case remains unresolved.
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Funk Va
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Tracey
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Old Dominion Glass Factory Not Closing Down
Washington Post Bureau reports in Alexandria that the Old Dominion glass plant will keep full force employed through the season. rumors of a shut down are unfounded. The piece also notes local incidents, court cases, and a horse theft report, with several brief notices from Washington and Richmond about fires, accidents, and a multiple marriage confession.
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Death by own action in hospital in Chicago
Frank Perley of Harlem, Ill., while awaiting an operation for an abscess in Presbyterian Hospital, inhaled illuminating gas and died today. He had been in treatment sixteen days and had shown periods of despondency. The body was found by an attendant who entered his room to administer medicine.
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Harlem
Presbyterian Hospital
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Sisters in sad plight after aid refused at boarding house
Police found Miss Minnie Angen in dying condition at 612 Louisiana Avenue boarding house with her sister Lotta Angen who claimed English nobility and persecution by enemies. Their rescuer, a well dressed stranger, reported to have brought them to safety during heavy rain as they begged for shelter and work.
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Two Women Hospitalized After Charity Board Review
Dr Sautter says one woman is ill with consumption while the other is not ill but neglected and starved. Both are to be sent to a hospital today by the Board of Charities following Mrs Abrahams alarm and police inquiry.
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Miners Threaten Strike Over 62 Cents Per Ton
In Altoona on March 29, about 400 miners in the second Pennsylvania bituminous district threaten a strike if operators do not pay 62 cents per ton by April. The joint scale committee failed to settle disputes after two sessions, with National Secretary William B Wilson warning of a historic strike unless the rate is maintained. An operators meeting in Philadelphia is planned to present the issue to the organization.
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Pennsylvania
Miners Union
William B Wilson
Philadelphia
Health Department Reports Slight Rise in Deaths
Health Department data show a diphtheria decline in the district over the past week with 137 deaths versus 135 the prior week and 150 in the same period last year. Of the 137 deaths, 87 were white and 50 colored, pneumonia remains leading with 22 deaths, one death by incidence. Three cases of smallpox developed.
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The Cure Is Worse Than The Disease Contagious Blood Poison
An advertisement arguing against mineral treatments for contagious blood poison. It claims mercury and potash worsen health, cause mouth ulcers, hair loss, and bone damage, and that the vegetable remedy S S S cleanses blood without harmful side effects. The Swift Specific Company offers a $1,000 proof and home treatment book from Atlanta, Georgia.
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