Death on Old Point Comfort Moat Walk In Navy Officer Fall
First Lieut. Moses Ro Ross of Pennsylvania and Washington and Jefferson College died at Old Point Comfort when his bicycle chain broke on a cement path by the moat. He fell into deep water, was stunned, and drowned after being found later by a sentinel. Ross served in the Forty sixth United States Infantry and artillery corps, twenty seven years old.
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United States Infantry
Artillery Corps
Fleishman Son Sought for Navy Release
Mrs. Alois Fleishman travels from Washington to press for her son Leo Fleishman to be discharged from the brig Franklin after desertion. The NY boy, found aboard the receiving ship, has prompted several factories to claim a $1000 reward for information.
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New York
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Eagles Remember Comrades Memorial Services Across Western Maryland
Memorial services were held in Cumberland and nearby towns for deceased members of fraternal orders. State Senator David J. Lewis delivered the principal address in Cumberland. Speakers included Father Thomas J. Stanton, ex-State Senator David E. Dick, and Urner G. Carl. A future ceremony at the Masonic Temple in Hancock was rescheduled to Saturday June 2.
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Baltimore
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Drowned Man From New York Pitcher in Ohio River
Albert Mays once a New York National League pitcher drowned in three feet of water at Glen Nerhassett Island in the Ohio River as a current prevented his return to shore. Frank Huft, present, watched Mays drown after being caught by the boat. location Gladesville West Virginia. Other notices report Wesley Fortney death near here aged sixty four. James Turner died of heart trouble in Newport News. Mrs. Susan Armentrout died in Grant County at ninety one. Nathan Enoch collapsed near Jakes ton in West Virginia. Miss Bette Watson funeral held in Cumberland. Rev. William Walker, noted mountaineer preacher, died at Madison Creek. a rabid dog incident in Huntington caused a panic with police firing many shots.
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Ohio River
Washington Post
Parkersburg
Wva
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New York National League Baseball Club
Glennerhassett Island
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Gladesville
W. Va
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Newport News
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Cumberland
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South Branch
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Grant County
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South Pennsylvania Oil Company
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Jakeston
Charlottesville
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Albemarle
Joseph Kent
Virginia Cumberland
William Walker
Madison Creek
Baby Drowned Near Home in Cumberland
James Murray Kendall aged sixteen months son of Morrow Kendall living near Big Cove Tannery fifteen miles north of Hancock drowned accidentally in a spring about fifty yards from his home yesterday while playing in the yard. Floyd Jones probably fatally injured at Howeervilla by a horse accident while riding to a dance when his horse reared and fell, breaking his skull and causing other injuries. Health at Small Cost. A few theses of Dr Kings New Life Pills will cleanse tone and invigorate the whole system. Try them. Only 2c. All druggists.
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Delegates in Disorder at Bnai Abraham Convention
Special to The Washington county Baltimore May 7 Pandemonium marked the Bnai Abraham convention at Hazarer Hall as two factions split over leadership. Grand Master Samuel Dorf faced heckling over a $1500 stipend described as a gratuity, while First Deputy Grand Master Charles Dushkind led a rival push for his own authority resulting in a violent platform confrontation.
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Noted Atlantic counterfeit gang seized in Portsmouth
Secret Service agents captured Charles Fairbanks Thomas Brewster and Robert Slack of San Francisco in Portsmouth Virginia on counterfeiting charges. They were jailed for hearing before United States Commissioner Bowden. The gang's activity traced from Key West to Buffalo as the money’s point of manufacture and spread through Wilmington and Portsmouth.
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Printer Bernard Schneidereith Found Dead in Home Fire
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore Maryland May 7 The body of Bernard A Schneidereith a prominent German member of the firm W Schneidereith & Son printers was found in a storeroom at his Harlem avenue home. He suffocated by smoke after attempting to fight a house fire alone and wrapping a coat over his head to shut out the smoke. Firemen later located him after neighbors raised the alarm.
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Susie Edwards Brought From Norfolk for Poisoning Probe
Detective Garvan arrived from New York to take Susie Edwards back as a witness after she was arrested in Norfolk on suspicion of involvement in poisoning a young negro child found dying on the Old Dominion Steamship Company pier. Edwards claims an unknown woman left the child with her and then disappeared.
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Maryland Obituary Highlights Baltimore Society Leader
Baltimore May 7 Frank G Baldwin son of the late William H Baldwin died this afternoon at the Buckingham Hotel New York after a brief illness from stomach trouble He was thirty four years old Charles William Slagle senior partner of Charles Slagle Co in Baltimore died this morning of syncope and edema of the lungs He also ran oyster and fruit packing enterprises and a large Biloxi Mississippi factory He survived by a wife and three sons and a daughter A brief note covers other regional notices including a Norfolk report on the collier Abarenda damaged in Pensacola and a Mountain Mills funeral for Mrs Otto Cook The Cumberland forest fire near Piney Grove burned hundreds of acres and the Findley body was recovered from Greenhole Dam with signs of foul play.
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Alexandria News In Brief
Alexandria city records show 1474 citizens paid poll taxes by Saturday night with about 1 percent Black voters qualified to vote in November. The report notes Democratic prospects, a Washington Post Bureau dispatch, and local happenings including new streetcar No. 21, a minstrel show benefit, fireside tales, and a police arrest linked to a Charlottesville case.
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Washington Post
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Washington Duke Sinking In Durham Manor
Washington Duke founder of Duke Tobacco and a major figure in American Tobacco shows rapid decline in Durham after a fall. at eighty four he weakens further as J B Duke, Z B M Duke, and Brodie L. Duke stay by his side. His fortune runs to several millions.
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Gov Montague Campaign At Standstill In Richmond Va
Gov Montague remains confined to his room and will not resume campaigning until he can leave. Lieut. Gov Willard handles official matters daily as Sen Martin intensifies efforts with stamps and mailings. Campaign stops include Campbell Court House Appomattox Lynchburg Culpeper with multiple engagements planned.
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Attack at Back River road ends in mob justice
Peter Arnold, 11 year old, of Highlandtown, was robbed by William Winston, a colored man, on the Back River road. The white youth fled and was shot in the back. Peter Shaun, his ally, struck the assailant with an ax, chopping his head. The mob captured Winston and marched him toward Highlandtown as Arnold’s condition remained critical.
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Negro Preachers Adjourn at Cumberland Conference
The Baltimore Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church adjourned in Cumberland Md. and planned two scholarships at Kittrell College NC. The year saw 1193 conversions and a committee will raise funds for a Baltimore home for aged preachers. Bishops ordained deacons James Edward Jackson and David Johnson and elders Edoward Hughes Hunter and Edward Ernest Tyler. A burial fund was set aside for deceased preachers.
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Corner Stone Laying for Grace M E Church at Gaithersburg
Masons and clergy will officiate as Gaithersburg plans the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church corner stone ceremony on May 20 at 2 p m The event includes Grand Master Thomas J Bhry ock and lode members from Gaithersburg Rockville Kensington Frederick and Point of Rocks Gov Warfield will deliver the principal address Readings from Baltimore Washington and nearby counties expected along with a 20000 church cost. ות
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Stewart in Miner's Gare Ex Senator Heads Nevada Trip
Ex Senator W M Stewart at seventy eight leads a picturesque party on a six mule drawn overland journey across southern Nevada. James D Finch Jr, formerly of Washington, accompanies the group with plans to visit Lida Valley Death Valley Bullfrog and Las Vegas as a future goal. The expedition uses a sheep herder wagon and miners garb reflecting the rugged trek.
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Separate schools proposed for Japanese and Chinese students
San Francisco officials report the Board of Education has adopted a resolution to bar admission of Chinese and Japanese pupils to white schools, signaling a policy toward segregation in city education. The measure, approved unanimously, aims to establish separate facilities for these groups.
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Separate schools urged for Chinese and Japanese pupils
A fragmentary report notes declarations opposing miscegenation and pushing for future policy that favors the establishment of separate schools for Chinese and Japanese pupils. The text reflects era attitudes and policy debates on racial segregation in education.
Fatal street duel over marriage ends in death
In Terrell Indiana and Pottsville Pennsylvania reports, two men die in separate incidents. Joe Matthews is killed by his son in law Bruce Roberts after a marriage dispute. John Mellieha is stoned then found dead. five suspects are in custody.
Demurrer Sustained in Neal Embezzlement Case
Guthrie Oklahoma May 7 Judge Baya Hainer sustains the demurrer to the federal indictment charging Thomas A Neal clerk of the first judicial district with embezzlement by accepting interest on public moneys. Case to go to the next grand jury as DOJ agents return to Washington. Delano conservative on Wabash leadership path. Huntsville Alabama May 7 clash between white and negro youths ends with Charlie Tallaferro shot, Burt Novel injured. no arrests yet.
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