Waylaid by bandits two suspects under arrest
Special to The Washington Post May 26. William Goodwin and Sam White were arrested on charges of whitecapping after they allegedly waylaid and attempted to kill John Beard near Jayart in Greeneville County. Beard, warned to leave the Scotch settlement, resisted, and a volley wounded Beards’s assailants. Beard reportedly drew his weapon, killing one man and wounding another before fleeing with help from neighbors.
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Death by own action in Virginia and local political notes
A string of OCR fragments from Virginia, May events detail a man in Fredericksburg shooting himself and a Loudoun County former superintendent seeking state Senate seats. Additional notes mention a Berryville merchant and a sheriff’s deputy, with various informal references to local incidents and figures.
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Will Pind a Place for Gibbens in Congress
Local reports indicate Ma Gibbens is to be ratified for a position in Congress, with Morgan Treat as United States marshal and a Washington Post mention. A splice of notices covers allied legal actions, bail decisions, and regional obituaries and marriages in Virginia and nearby towns.
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Ma Gibbens
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Washington Post
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Newport News
Roanoke Chamber Opposes Esch Rate Measure
At a Roanoke Chamber of Commerce meeting after L. E. Johnson of Norfolk and Western spoke on regulation of rates, resolutions urged against government rate making, arguing it harms business growth and is unnecessary. Johnson cited I C C monetary powers as adequate and warned against vesting broader rate authority.
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Independent Citizens' Union Opposes German Disfranchisement
The Independent Citizens' Union, led largely by affiliated German societies, voted unanimously to adopt a report and address opposing the proposed disfranchising amendment. The committee members presenting the report were Messia, Karl A. M Schultz, and A. F. Trappe, at the May 1 meeting in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Independent Citizens’ Union
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Commercial Travelers Elect Officers at Charleston Convention
The United Commercial Travelers held their second day in Charleston Wisconsin May 26 electing grand council officers for the next year and deciding the Washington D C meeting site. Officers include T J Phelps Roanoke J T Morgan Louiaville EO Hichie Parkersburg W Va W J Connell Charleston W Va WT Shepherd Richmond Va EB Woodward Bluefield W Va Bentty S C Stechling Choksburg W Va and J L Reed Covington Ky. The day featured a parade with over five members, amusements and river and fall excursions, a ball game won by Charleston, and a closing ball and banquet with more excursions planned for visitors remaining in the city.
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Choksburg
W Va
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Covington
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Sale of Roper Property In Norfolk Sale
A report that John L. Roper Lumber Company has been sold to a syndicate of financial interests is partly confirmed. The offer cited is 1,260,000 with buyers including J. T. Odell Rudolph Kleybette & Co Goodkin & Chadbourne FP E H Deway and Oakley Thorne. The deal may involve timber lands between 60000 and 1000000 acres.
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Threaten a strike over Western Maryland rail plan
Redal to The Washington Fest. Hagerstown Maryland May 2 Metropolitan era report states several railroad men arrived from the West to work as conductors and engineers on the Western Maryland Railroad. The new men will begin training next week. An experienced Western Maryland employee warned that if the company replaces existing staff with the new hires a full road strike could tie up operations.
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Western Maryland
Banquet to Welcome General Manager Fitzgerald
Fairmont West Virginia May 28 With gala attire the city to greet Thomas Fitzgerald former manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway The Baltimore and Ohio will host a banquet honoring him Thousands of citizens will assemble on the public square to greet Mr Fitzgerald Several special trains will bring guests including Governor Edwin Warfield Governor William M.O Dawson Judge Nathan Goetz Alston G Day ton and other prominent figures from Maryland and West Virginia.
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Maryland
William M.O. Dawson
West Virginia
Nathan Goft
Alston G.dayton
Federal Contin
Clinchfield Buys 75 000 Acres Coal Lands in Virginia
Clinchfield corporation purchases 75 000 acres of coal lands in Russell Dickenson Buchanan and Wise counties Virginia from Interstate Coal and Iron Company for about a million and a half dollars. The deal follows previous litigation involving George Carter and the Union Trust Company.
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Baltimore
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United States Court
Richmond
Interstate Coal and Iron Company
Russell, Dickengon, Buchanan
Wise Counties
Obituary notices from Fredericksburg Virginia May 6
Fredericksburg obituary notices report Joseph H. Down of Falmouth Stratford County died aged 68 at home. Frances Raines widow of John M. Raines died at her daughter Myra Froslow’s home in Stratford County aged 82. Mrs Murray F Taylor died at midnight, formerly of Fredericksburg, at Ranch Piedra Blanca California, of heart disease. Capt Murray F Taylor was a distinguished officer on the staff of Gen. A. P. Hill and son of the late Dr. Jobe B. Taylor of Mall HUA near the city.
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Josph H. Down
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Mia
Frances Raines
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Mya
William Froslow
Fredericksburg
Mra Murray F Taylor
Ranch Piedra Blanca
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Thly Chix
Richmond Councilmen in Hot Philadelphia Gas Row
A Richmond Virginia committee visiting Philadelphia to study the gas plant was mistaken for local officials by the Philadelphia sergeant at arms. Believed to be criminals, the visitors were roundly denounced before escaping unharmed as they toured the city. The event follows an education rally in Virginia and a railroad coach derailment near Ripley with minor injuries.
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Washington Post
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Death of Charles Hoard Vickery in Kingwood West Virginia
Charles Hoard Vickery, aged sixty two, died at his home in Kingwood West Virginia. A native of Maine he once worked as a Baltimore and Ohio railroad telegraph operator. His widow is a daughter of General Buckner Fairfax.
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Cumberland, Md
Charles Howard Vickery
Kingwood
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Maine
Baltimore and Ohio
Buckner Fairfax
Train suspect in Hat Crump shooting faces arrest
On Hat Crump s train in North Carolina authorities allege Nat Crump tried to shoot H C Grubbs and Clarence Thompson of Davidson County. Crump was sent to Bridgewater on the Western North Carolina road yesterday and later shot at by Marion officers. He was with another black man thought to be in the outlawed gang. A Hot Springs message says two men suspected of the crime have been arrested there and held for identification. Grubbs will identify them if needed.
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Aliabury
N. C
Nat Crump
H. C. Grubbs
Clarence Thompson
Davidson County
Bridgewater
North Carolina
Marion
Hot Springs
Julian C. Rowan
Grabbs Hinself
Juror Illness Halts North Carolina Murder Trial
The Earl Carpenter murder case in Gaston County halted when a juror fell ill. Brought before Judge Justice, defense witness S. Campbell testified Kale fired first, corroborated by C. G. Carpenter. After a long delay, the court adjourned to resume the next day.
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Hardin
N. C
Washington Post
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Earl Carpenter
A. M. Kale
Gaston County
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Carpenter's Mill
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Prison for moonshiners in Wilkes County
In Wilkesboro federal court Judge James E. Boyd sentenced L C Hoton to fifteen months and J L Nichols to thirteen months in the Atlanta Federal Prison for illicit distilling. W W McEwen and Jesse McEwen were convicted of operating an illicit steam distillery. Will McEwen received a $1000 fine and five months in jail, while his brother drew a $20 fine and six months.
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N. C
Washington Post
Winston-Salem
James E. Boyd
L. C. Hoton
J. L. Nichols
Atlanta
W. W
Jesse McEwen
Wilkes County
Will McEwen
Five Hundred for a Tree Victory in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that Asheville residents win damages from an electric company after a tree shading a yard was felled. The court found the cutting not necessary for municipal purposes and barred the city from allowing the act for a private corporation. The owner was awarded $500.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
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Trolley wreck kills one in Baltimore suburb spill
A rear end collision of two Westport bound trolley cars near Baltimore results in one dead, about fifty injured. Victim: William Stemler on the rear platform of the forward car. Injured include motorman Sebastian Hoelldorfer with a skull fracture and Henry Parker with injuries to limbs. Others feared fatally hurt, and two Black men, Daniel Jones and Henry Parker, are among the injured.
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Westport
William Stemler
Sebastian Hoelldorfer
Henry Parker
Daniel Jones
Mattress Cleaning and Upholstery Service Ad
A mattress and bedding factory offers thorough cleaning and restoration. They take mattresses to pieces, clean and card hair, replace ticking if needed, restretch springs, steam feathers, and return the item as good as new at a low cost.
Have Your Carpets Cleaned This Summer
Annual cleaning promises longer lasting, better looking carpets. A local plant advertises top carpet cleaning in the district with secure moth and fire proof storage for the summer at low rates.
Real estate growth boosts office space in Washington area
A bustling Washington scene shows Atkinson Ballard leasing the entire building at 183 New York avenue after relocating from 401 Street, signaling rapid growth. Nearby, Augustus Dean & Son drive a piling project at Colonial Beach while local firms expand services and promote wares along Fourteenth Street with a mix of real estate, advertising, and retail updates.
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New York Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Washington
14Th St
Cherie Eokateln
Holtstein Han
City
Augustus Dean & Son
Alexandria
Colonial Beach
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