Congress Unqualified for Prison Oversight Demands Board of Control
May 8 Richmond Va A national conference of charities and correction urged a public health department and a board of control for U S prisoners. Dr Walter Lindley supported constitutional changes for discipline and employment while HS Whittaker argued an aggressive committee cannot oversee penal institutions. The meeting covered housing conditions poverty and charity finance with statistics and debates on old age pensions and unemployment.
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California
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Arson Case Held Against Norfolk County Group
In a Norfolk County arson case several defendants faced charges as the court reviewed written confessions and ongoing testimony. Key figures include the principal suspect and a fire chief, with details of alleged involvement and outcomes discussed by the presiding judge.
Auto Injury Case Trials and Appeals Reach Md Circuit Court
A Washington-People court report describes a motor vehicle accident case where Miss Warle Kauffman sues Thomas McNeson for $1900 in damages after a collision near Lombardsburg. Testimony covers car operation, negligence claims, and motions for a new trial as appeals proceed involving multiple parties and law firms.
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Enecal
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Warle Kauffman
Thomas McNeson
Loambersburs
Nelons
Olson
Kaifman
Severa Witessen
Automobie del Bitter
Neloons
Railroad Sued for Damages
A suit filed in the court seeks $4 900 damages from the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Telegraph Company and others for a wreck on February 7 at Arundel station involving the Baltimore and Washington line. The plaintiffs are We She Wah navn ree mye Ml May 8 Groree W Mies ant Waltuy Hendus. The case names the railroad and two corporate defendants as liable for injuries.
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Arundel
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphy Haltmore
Washington Tail Ad Company
Obituary for Keagret N VA Mars and family health ad
Maryland obituary notes the death of Keagret N VA Mars at sixty six with mention of associations such as the Ground Army of the Republic Freemasons and the Three sisters. The piece shifts to a health advisory praising Hood Sursaparilla as a preventive tonic and remedy to restore appetite strength and endurance, urging timely use.
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Oratorical Prize Divided Among Five Universities
The Central Oratorical League held its third annual contest in Charlottesville Virginia with De Roy and Ransom Fonville of the University of Virginia and George G Bogart of Cornell sharing first prize. Clarence A Bales of the University of Chicago took second. Prizes totaled 100 and 50 dollars. Judges included Congressman David A De Armond and professors from George Washington University Randolph-Macon College and Muller School. Members of the league span Columbia Cornell Ohio Wesleyan Chicago and Virginia.
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Charlottesville
Central Oratorical League
de Roy
Ransom Fonville
Cornell University
Ohio Wesleyan University
The
University of Chicago
University of Virginia
Vows to Prevent Lynching Trial Begun in Rand Assault Case
The Washington Post reports the trial of Arthur Rand on charges of assaulting Mary Ward began with an all white jury of eleven men. Court security was heightened as townspeople feared a lynching. Rand was led from the courtroom to the rail for viewing. Ward did not testify today amid concerns she could not endure the ordeal. The State alleges Rand used an ax and a gun in ward room incursion, then removed two women from a barn and forced them to flee.
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Ward
Washington Post
Arthur Rand
Mary Busey Vanl
Warran
Guus Hay
Death by own action in Maryland family member
The Washington Fost Hyattsville Maryland reports that Misa Alve Payton a four years old and sister of Richard PB Winterley of East Hyattsville died by overdose of chloroform. Justice Von Dahler signed the death certificate declaring suicide obvious, making an inquest unnecessary. Payton descended from a longtime Maryland family. she had been an invalid and recently an inmate of a sanatorium. Body found at Sodak. Dr Wills said death occurred an hour before discovery. Door broken after room was barred. Funeral set for 11 am Monday at St Marks Episcopal Church Waslington. burial at Congressional Cemeteries.
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Waslington
Two Years for Mrs Peebles in Murder Trial
The second trial of Mrs Ldmoria Peebles for her husband’s murder ended with a verdict of voluntary manslaughter. A two year sentence was imposed after the jury retried the case following a prior deadlocked vote. The defendant, showing self control, became hysterical when the verdict was announced. A twelve year old daughter testified to intimidation used by her mother and the escape of Peebles’s eldest son before the trial.
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Tedford
Cly
Ldmoria Peebles
Commonwealth
Weight Reduced by Knife Lets Heavyman Hope for Life
Andrew Bazzle, a valley figure once weighing about 490 pounds, underwent surgery in Redmond to remove 60 to 70 pounds of excess flesh from his abdomen. The operation yesterday went well but he remains in a precarious condition, with a wife and family awaiting his recovery.
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Washington Post
Andrew Bagzzl
Redmond
M. Bazzle
Virginia Obituary Highlights From Harrisonburg and Staunton
May 8 reports list Robert Liskey aged 73 dying at his home from heart disease. He left a wife and three children and built a fortune of about 20000 through farming and lending. In Staunton William J Bailey, 46, longtime Chesapeake and Ohio engineer, died, leaving a wife and four children. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. In Richmond Charles Franklin Snow, 71, a Confederate veteran of the Fortieth Virginia Infantry Jacksons Corps, died at home, survived by his wife and one son.
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Robert Liskey
Here
Mr Jaskey
Staunton
William J Bailey
Chesapeake
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Richmond
Charles Franklin Snow
Fortieth Virginia Infantry
Jacksons Corps
Methodist conference stirs by liquor ads in Baltimore pamphlet
Delegates at a Methodist Episcopal General Conference press conference react to liquor advertisements in a Baltimore merchants pamphlet. Bishop Thoborn of India and James W. Baghford of Shanghai describe famine in China and opium issues while legal notices and church reforms are debated. the document promotes Maryland whisky and provokes sharp remarks among attendees.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
J M. Thoborn
India
James W Baghford
Shanghai
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General Conference
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Delett
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Chesapeake
Merchants and Manufacturers Association of
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Carrol
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Bishop Goodsell
Nnion
Heath
Ming
Maryland
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Maine Monument Unveiled At Salisbury Cemetery
May 8 Confederate and Maine veterans attended the dedication of a Civil War memorial in Salisbury North Carolina honoring 13000 Confederate prisoners buried there and 6000 attendees heard speeches by Maine and North Carolina officials. A Maine delegation led by MF Burns visited. Gen Joseph I. Simall spoke among others.
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Gov Glenn
North Carolina
Grimes Mayor
Hoyden
Salisbury
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Joseph I.simall
Mein
Winchester Va
Pennsylvania
Crothers Visits Maryland Agricultural College Trustees Meet
Governor Austin L. Crothers presided as ex officio president at a Maryland Agricultural College trustees meeting in College Park. He plans to address the graduating class, delivering diplomas to 29 seniors, the largest class in the college’s history, and then depart with the state highway commission for boulevard inspections and a public hearing on Hyattsville to Washington work. Other trustees present included David Seibert F Goldsborough Marold Walsh E G Merryman Charles H Evans Charles A Councilman and W Lee Carey.
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Agricultural College
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College Park
Austin L. Crothers
Maryland Agricultural College
State Highway Commission
Washington-Baltimore
Evattsville
Hyatts
Alexandria council to hire day labor for clerk court project
The Alexandria city council public property committee decided to hire day labor under city engineer supervision to remodel the clerk of the Corporation Court and install a fireproof record room after rejecting contractor Julian D Knight's bid of 4090 for a 5000 appropriation. The plan moves the clerk’s office to the first floor east wing of City Hall and frees second-floor space for judges and the States attorney.
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King Street
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Julian D Knight
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Knight
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Salomon Kann Memorial Cottage Planned for Jewish Consumptives Home
Baltimore leaders instruct architect Charles M Anderson to draft plans for a memorial cottage at the Jewish Home for Consumptives. The one story weathered shingle building will be 7 by 34 feet with eight 12 by 11 foot patient rooms and a 100 foot porch, to aid incipient tuberculosis treatment.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Anderson
Grand Spring Furniture Auction 1908 13 14 May at 10am
Auction of high end furnishings from a large apartment house including pianos desks chairs parlor and dining room sets lace curtains wardrobes and beds. Cash deposits required and full payment due at each session. Sale held at No 1407 GST for the account of the apartment house company.
Roanoke Lynchburg Ten Inning Tie In Darkness
Roanoke and Lynchburg played ten innings with the score tied when darkness halted the game. Anthony Bowen and Raley led Roanoke. Haganes, Painter, and Moss produced key hits as Oakley pitched for Roanoke while Morrissey worked for Lynchburg.
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McMahon
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Virginia League standings and orphanage site purchase
In the Virginia League standings Norfolk Portsmouth Roanoke are listed with records. A separate note reports the Western North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Conference selecting a site for the Methodist Orphanage, buying the Gee Dwire 165 acre farm west of the city at 106 dollars per acre. Construction will begin at once, and the timber offer of two thousand dollars was rejected.
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Washington Post
Winston-Salem N CC
Western
North Carolina
Amity Club Dinner Recipes and Grocer Promotions
A pastiche menu and multiple home style recipes appear with notes on ham croquettes mock turtle soup and a variety of sauces and desserts. Grocery listings include Fairfax Whiskey and O Keefe groceries with prices and contact details.
Despondent suitor in Meyersville attempts suicide at bakery
Eighteen year old Guy Shank of Meyersville employed at Jacob Hoesmers bakery in Hagerstown Maryland tries to hang himself after a troubled romance with Miss Mars Roward. He is found by coworkers in the cutting room and rescued after a physician treats him. His love interest is warned by her mother that continued meetings would end their relationship.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Guy Shank
Meyersville
Jacob Hoesmers
Miss Mars Roward
Sutene
Shani
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Stronger Heart action
Short Breath Palpitation and feeble pulse signal weak heart action. The ad claims Dr Miles Heart Cure relieves chronic heart trouble and suffering. A testimonial from Mrs Lilele Thoblas of Upper Sandusky Ohio says she gained health and weight after using it. money back if the first bottle fails. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind
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Lilele Thoblas
Upper Sandusky
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Miles Medical CO
Elidrert
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Upper Potomac Flood Damages Widespread As River Falls
Potomac River at Williamsport stood twenty feet above normal at noon and began falling by evening. Lowlands along the river were inundated and Chesapeake and Ohio canal banks damaged. Some farms and streets reported flooding, with canneries and houses reached only by boat. In Cumberland the river neared normal but last night was very high. In Walkersville near the Monocacy a farm tenant John Togto, twenty, drowned accidentally while fishing. coroner cites accidental drowning. he leaves a wife and six children.
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