Fitting Funeral for Gen. Lee Draws Virginia Masses
Fifty thousand people lined Richmond streets as Gen Fits Hugh Lee was laid to rest beside Jefferson Davis. Cavalry units, bands, and a riderless, flag-draped horse led the two mile procession from St Pauls Church to Hollywood Cemetery. Flowers and Confederate imagery marked the grave, with dignitaries including US Senators and Maryland’s governor attending.
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Virginia
Richmond
Davis
Washington Post
Fitshugh Lee
St. Paul's Church
Jefferson Davis
Holywood
Richmond Light Infantry
Nerolc
St Paul's Church
Veteran Cavalry Association
Army of Northern Virginia
Philippines
Gen. Lee
Robert E Lee
John J Flickok
Gen Lea
United States
Daniel and
Martin
Hagen
Col
Wiliam A Anderson
Mra Lee
George Mason Lee
Charles T. O'Ferrall
St Paul's
Hollywood
Joseph E Willard
Montague
Warfield
Maryland
Beard
Lee
Gev Douglas
Massachusetts
Curtis Guild, Jr
Lees
Cubs
George Wayne Anderson
C. Gray Bossieux
James B. King
Alexandria
Stanley W Martin
Danville
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Farmville
Staunton
Frederickburg
Memorial Service Arranged by Confederate Veterans Camp 17
Confederate Veterans Camp 17 met and selected committees to organize a memorial service for Gen Fitzhugh Lee on the 11th. Daughters of the Confederacy and Southern Banner Society invited, with prominent speakers. A second committee set plans for a Confederate veterans memorial at Arlington on June 4 for dead Confederates interred in the National Cemetery.
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Confederate Veterans’ Association
Camp 17
U. C
William A. Gordon
L.L. Lomax
Robert W. Hunter
Confederate Veterans of
Meeting notes of DC Daughters of the Confederacy officers
A brief record shows a District of Columbia Daughters of the Confederacy meeting with officers named Ka. Arca Younes as president and Lillian Pike Roome as vice president. The document notes a signing and discusses leadership roles within the Rob ert E. Lee Chapter.
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District of Columbia Civi- Daughters
Confed- EE Ee Ee Oe
Arca Younes
Robert 3 Lee
Lillian Pike
Roome
Consolidation Shifts in Virginia School Superintendents
The Washington Post reports May 4 that after selecting many district superintendents, the State school board adjourned to May 23 to finish the rest. Notable consolidations include Accomac and Northampton counties with the slate led by G. G. Joynen and J. K. Heneah among others. numerous appointments and reappointments listed across counties and cities from Alexandria to Wythe.
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Apeeigl
Washington Post
Hol Ve
Accomac
Northampton
Asteriaks
G G. Joynen
Abbemarle
Joseph W. Everett
Alexandria Gounty
Jalan P Baldwin
Alisghany
F. W. King
Ame Mg
Lewis Harvie Irving
Amherst
Danville
Willam Holmen Doyle
Dickenson
W. A. Dyer
Dinwiddie
EC Powell
Elisabeth City
James Mo Wilis
Bessa
KR. Baird
Fairtex
Hail
Fauquier
WC. Marshall
Floyd
Sheltoo
Flavanne
Thomas H. Shephert
Fracklin
J. D. Dilland
Gites
A Hardwick
Gloucester
H. L. Bridges
Grayson
JK. Fulton
Greene
Robby White
Greenasville
Henry Manna
Hanrco
Incheon Davis
Henry
W. C. Shackelford
Highland
J. L Jones
the of Wight
Gavin Rawls
James City
F. EE. Ma
John Cowles
King
D. Baker
Wythe
George BR
Hufford
Yori
James
Phillis
Red Men at Barbecue Torchlight Parade Ends Salisbury Session
The Great Council of North Carolina Red Men closed in Salisbury with a torchlight parade attended by hundreds. A noon barbecue was held under Salisbury tribe management. Raleigh was chosen to host the next state convention. In May 1908 F. M. Hodges was elected great sachem and E. P. Strunk keeper of wampum. A. Bunn became great prophet.
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Salisbury
Washington Post
N. C
Great Council of
North Carolina
Red Men
Salisbury Tribe
Raleigh
F. M. Hodges
Greenville
E. P. Strunk
Wilmington
A. Bunn
Charlotte
Death of J P McKenzie Turf Writer in Baltimore
John P McKenzie a forty year old turf writer and journalist died at his home in Baltimore after contracting lockjaw. He fell ill yesterday and doctors diagnosed cerebro spinal meningitis before an anti toxin treatment failed. He was active in the Washington Post chain of papers.
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Spada
Washington Post
Baltimore
John P. McKenzie
Tetrius
Ant
Harmony Restored in Wilmington City Council After Feud
Factional divisions in Wilmington North Carolina city council eased today after threats of government disruption. Attorneys pursuing an injunction in Clinton failed to secure delay, allowing the board to proceed with business.
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Wilmington
N.C
N. C
Clinton
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Offer Quick Relief
It claims relief from dreadful headaches in minutes with no side effects. The ad suggests taking one pill to cure pain from any cause, promoting the product as a simple cure.
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Cauas
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills claiming relief from pains and nervous headaches within minutes. It promises rapid, near-total escape from distress and offers a money refund. The copy imitates period promotional language and warns against bulk sales.
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Arela
Miles
Alexandria News in Brief Head-on Collision and Death in City
Washington Post dispatches from Alexandria report the death of John D. H. Lunt aged 53 at his South Columbia street home after a stroke. He once ran a drug store at King and Washington, served as city treasurer, and recently helped promote a proprietary medicine. Also recounted are a near head-on by two trains under the Mount Vernon bridge, overcrowding cases to be presented to the state corporation commission, and various local notices including probate suits and funeral processions.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Streat
Alexandria
John D. H. Lunt
Columbia Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Samuel Lunt
Hanish
Mary H
Samuel H. Lunt
King and
Washington Streets
M. 8. Harlow
Lunt
Hoe Ia
Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon
Loni Bridge
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Amon
Commission Io
Leo FP. Harlow
Alexandria County
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company
Lefendant
Katie Baier
Nest
Elizabeth Baier
Ida Breen
Mary A. Breen
Nettie C. Elsom
Margaret_ N. Germond
Efe M_ Germond
Adelaide M Strobel
William J. Blake
John M. Botts
Miases Baier
Breen
Rmond
En. Fitzhughen
Tchmond
Alexandrian Light Infantry
Lee Camp
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
John W. Green
J. Wal Jace Hooft
John R Zim- Merman
J. Clinton Milburn
J. J. M. Norton
John R. Zimmerman
Episcopal Conference
William B. Smoot
William H. Lambert
James Duncan
William J Morton
Christ Episcopal Church
Union Cemetery
Mayor Bans Raffles at Newport News Fairgrounds
Newport News May 4 Mayor Buxton issued a proclamation banning raffles and lotteries at city fairs and gatherings. He stated future raffles or lotteries will be violations of the statute and referred the matter to proper authorities. Reverend B H Wellford supported actions to stop gambling in the city.
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Newport News
Buxton
Faira
BH. T. Wellford
Wellford
Missing Boy Found Aboard Navy Ship In Norfolk
A 17 year old boy from New York who had been missing nearly a year was found aboard the USS Franklin in Norfolk Virginia. Detective Connors identified the youth as Leo Fleischman after he initially denied it. Stephen OBrien of the New York Detective Bureau was notified and the boy's father was expected to arrive.
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Norfolk
Leo Fietachman
Allay Farrell
New York
United States
Prenklin
Stephen O'Brien
New York Detective Bureau
Wielkchmen
Flotachman
Roush
Connora
Iranklin
Leischman
Tria
Indictments Bellied for Post Office Robberies in Va
The Washington Post reports eight true bills by a Norfolk grand jury. Indictments name James Delay Frank Williams Ed Morgan and John F McCarthy for the Port Norfolk post office robbery on June 16. Additional charges cover Gordonsville and Louisa post offices in 1903 and a Newport News case involving shipmaster Celestino Azcarreta.
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Norfolk
Washington Post
United States Court
James Delay
Frank Wiliams
Ed Morgan
John F. McCarthy
Port Norfolk
John E. McCarthy
Willie Dunn
Charles Cross
Gordonsville
Louisa
Celestino Azcarreta
Hallan
Niceto
Newport News
Allens
Leon Garatedeau
Mulla Mamet
New Orleans
Nicato
Rockville Council Re Elects Clerk and Bailiff
At a Rockville mayor and council meeting Carey Kingdon was re elected town clerk and James F Green re elected bailiff. The annual statement shows town receipts for the year ending April with taxes water rents and county levy among items. Expenditures include salaries street work power house supplies and fire department equipment. The balance on hand is 3048 55. Also notes on candidacy for county commissioner from the second district and a publicized bid for delegates. A separate report from Winchester notes H C Stages sought for hotel board in Rockingham County. In Kin area two painters were injured by an electric shock on the elevated road.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Carey Kingdon
James F. Green
Balliff
Balarles
Barnmore
Michael Brown
John Bowers
Boy Killed by Playmate in Virginia Incident
A May 4 report from Suffolk describes the death of Thomas Wynne, son of T. F. Wynne, who was accidentally killed by a rifle wielded by a colored playmate. The boy believed the gun unloaded when the other child pointed it and pulled the trigger.
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Washington Post
Suffolk
Everyville
Thomas
T. F. Wynne
Wynne
Virginia Obituary Notices From Luray and Staunton Area
Obituary notices from Luray Staunton and Petersburg report deaths of Miss Minerva J Keyser in Houston aged, G C Long of Nassanutten age about twenty four, John H McCormick aged 31, Philip Jep king aged 60, Barnett Cox 11, Robert H Anderson 71, Robert L Watson 76, with notes on military service and family relations in Virginia communities.
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Luray
Minerva J. Keyser
Houston
Tex
Keyser
Page County
Lersy
G. C Long
F. P. Long
Nassanutten
Staunton
John H McCormick
Augmate County
Tuessay
Hare
Wise Sallie Hamilton
Loras
Philip Jepking
Pao County
Casumne County
A. H Jenkins
J . Amareon
Fourth Virginia Cavalry
Petersburg
Robert L. Watson
Watson & McGill
Glasgow
Beotlend
Robert Laalle
Teeconsat
Petersourg
Lialis Ip
Watson
Sohn McGill
Ir. Watson
B” Grays
Trelith Vir- Biola
MarQik
Archer
Dattalion
Avery
Petarwturg
A. P. Hmi Owrap
Cuthodorata
Ore
Heavy Loss to Truckers Strains Eastern NC Strawberry Crops
Heavy rains cripple trucking in Eastern North Carolina, leaving at least 100000 crates of strawberries awaiting shipment south of Wilmington. Car shortages on the Wilmington Columbia and Augusta division delay returns of empties, risking spoilage and losses to growers. The Truckers' Association seeks nearly 100000 dollars in damages from carriers for failed contract shipping.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Wilmington, Columbia
Augusta Divion
Chadbourn
Truckers’ Association
Transportation Nea
Armour Refrigerator Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Salisury Man Selwyn Blake Extradition Papers Placed
Warrant papers signed by Gov. R B Glenn of North Carolina arrive for Selwyn N Blake extradition to Salisbury on embezzlement and conspiracy charges. He is expected to arraign May 16 under a fugitive from justice warrant. Blake denies guilt.
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S. N. Blake
Providence
R. L
R. B. Glenn
North Carolina
Selwyn N. Blake
Salisbury
N. C
W. B. McCandlers
Wachonia Loan and Trust Company
Blake
Galloway Said to Be Insane by Court Report
A Maryland murder defendant known as William or Bagot Galloway, colored, faces questions of sanity after trial for second degree murder in the 1399 killing of Edward Dorsey, also colored, at Bladensburg. He tears clothes, is under medical watch, and sentence has been suspended.
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Wabun
Annepolis
Wikliam
Bagot
Galloway
Edward Dorsey
Bladensburg
Politician itinerary and labor news from Virginia towns
Senator Martin outlines campaign and educational speeches in Manchester Farmville Campbell Court House Appomattox Court House Lynchburg and Culpeper with dates May 4 in Richmond Virginia. L P Summers appointed Western district collector removes J L Hamilton to install C A Heermaans in Montgomery County. change effective next Monday. Five hurt in Georges Creek Coal plant cage collapse near Fairmont West Virginia. no fatalities. Governor Montagu still bedbound but improving in Richmond.
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Martin
Washington
Richmond
Manchester
Farmville
Campbell Court House
Appomattox Court House
Lynehbay
Culpeper
Summers
Washington Port
Lynchburg
L. P. Summers
J. L. Hamilton
Rockpridge County
C. A. Heermaans
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
Bpacial
Fairmont
W. Va
Georges Creek Coal Company
Here
Virginia Weddings Report Two Local Marriages
May 4 Winchester Virginia reports Flord A Tabb of Berkeley County West Virginia wed Mita Ate McKown of Clearbrook county. The couple will reside in Berkeley County at the bride’s birthplace. Also May 4 Leesburg Virginia notes Kilon V Tribby son of W Tribby Noereville wed Miss Nota Beamer Morrisonville. The newlyweds left for a brief bridal tour and will live at Wheatland where the groom runs a mercantile business.
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Winchester
Flord A. Tabb
Berkeley County
W. Vn
Mita
McKown
John W McHown
Gleartrack
Thia County
Birida
Leesburg
Kilon V. Tribby
W. ¥. Tribby
Noereville
Thic County
Nota
Beamer
GE. Beamer
Morrisonville
Thid County
Tribby
Wheatland
Gronms
Busine
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J H Gilkeson
E W Owens
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Culpeper Minutemen
Mecklenburg Guards
Warren Light Infantry
Petersburg Grays
Roanoke Light Infantry
Ling
Hichmond
Norfolk Light Artillery
W. E. Simons
Wapt W. Mr. Myers
M. C. Keelang
Norfolk Blues
Gen Lee
Flaga
Court of Law and Chancery
Geselon
Norfolk Railway
Vir
J. P. McKenzie
Weller
Court of Appeals
Cas Waemings
Annapolis
van Camp Facking Company
Ve. Smith, Rouse & Wabster
Harford County
Maryland Steel Company
Baltimore County
Clarence Engleman
Hertford County
Hagerstown
Webster Gron
Circuit Court
Kington County
Alexander Somerville
James E. Cophage
Bt. Marys County
Italian Trust and Sporting Company
George Dobbin Poonman
Campbell Carrington
City Trust and Banking Company
Baltimore City
van Carp Packing Company
Smith, Rouse & Webster
Merford County
John T. Wright
Annie R. Brown
William Henry White
Martha Helen Curtin
Charles (. Whittington
Harriet WW. Howe
Main
Cape Henry
von Boerrel
Bremen
Pilot
Sea King
Leader
Dr. Miles
Alexandria News
John
EL Lunt
God
Washington Fort
Joseph T. White
Oiphens
Andrew J Cummings
Chev. Chase
Cummings
Montgomery
H.C. Stages
Wolfe Bros
Has Company
Columbus
Ohio
Painter
Eledric Shock
D. L. James
Joseph B. Thomas
Boston
Hays
Edgar E. Driaco
G. D. Blake
Judgs Waddill
Henry Duke
Negra
Bell, Brandford
Feldmeyer
Grocer
Morophray Coffee and Tea Co
Iinre
Trais
W. B. Moses & Sons
F St., Cor
Chestnut Farms
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Health Department
Satan Prat
Montgomery Grange
Tnewaonington Point
German Bmith
Minera
Epental
Gov
Montagus
Imperial Export
Hars
Wrabingtoh Brewery Co
Ne. Farr
Manhattan Laundry
Florida Ave
North
George F. Hebbard
Ninth Street
Beckuss
Washington el
10Th St
Erwick
Fiore. Com
Strayer
Y3th
Fats
Bonnetwie i
Ang
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Berlitz School OF Languages
A. Gonard
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Katlan
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Teachara
Tatteos Ale Igst
Aenor Gomar
Prin
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Mme Eaputa Daly
Plano Studs
Amusements
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Shepard
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Philadelphia
Palais Royal
Eleventh Streets
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Enth Stree Stel
Columbia
Mat
Joseph Hart
Carrie DE Mar
Charles B
Hanford
Marie Drofhah
Shakespeare
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New National
Elw & Erlanger Co
Ins
Charles Hawtrey
Sears Belling
Gat, Mata
Chase
Bat & Iiane
Wiefred. Clarke
Mim
Theo Carew
Lous Wesley
Maid
Tor Witton
Mile Heloise
Milea Amorce
Alotien
Wily Zimmerman
Elsie Janie
Harry le Cale
Lafayette
Wittentiel
Lefayette
the Mask and Wis Glub
Ramlet
Denmark
Bests
Ao Bele
the Sunday Post
SF Mall
Bencit of Washington
Friendship
John B McLean
Fort Myer
HALY
Sandera
Stuyman
Tennally
North Gate
Aura
Kernan
Bigknell Young
National Theater
F. Henrietta Muller
Soe
Atap
Assamelt
Sucabram Hotel
Eady
Fulton's
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