McCue murder trial opens with testimony on blood evidence
The McCue murder case in Charlottesville begins with a chemist testifying to finding blood on a bat and witnesses detailing the couple's pleasant relations. Prosecution calls a key witness as defense seeks time for conference and to decide if McCue will take the stand.
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Chemist
McCue
Addie Moore
Charlottesville
Crawford
Waller
Rome
Mette
McCues
Mnon
Morrow
Commonwealth
Gilmer
Capt
Weade
Newport News
J. B. Gary
John Gardner
Coyaner
Nervine Promises Relief For Nervous Prostration
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy for nervous exhaustion causing sleeplessness headaches backache and melancholy. It claims the product soothes feeds and rebuilds nerves and includes a testimonial from Mrs Chas Landrum of Carthage Missouri and an offer to refund if the first bottle fails.
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Miles
Chas. Landrum
Carthage
Found Her Husband Dead in Street Car Accident Suspicion
Mrs James Calder discovers her husband James Calder's mangled remains near Tus Meares. The 55 year old air brake inspector for Fredericksburg Potomac Railroad had left Calvary Baptist choir practice around 7:30 PM and was last seen alive at 9 PM. Authorities investigate murder vs accident as wife mourns with two sons and five daughters.
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Washington Post
Richmond, Va
James Calder
Tus Meares
Floyd Avenue
Choir of
Calvary
Calder
Fuchmend
Fredericburg
Potomac Realford
Valger
Washington Ros
Winchester
James Kelsoe
John Kelsoe
West ¥ Gloin Line
Kelsoe
Mary Johns
Fredericksburg
R. M. Anison
Richimond
Roanoke
Llewellyn S. Ranks
James Kelsne
George W. Dickinson
Greene County
Leesburg
Elizabeth Brown
Thomas Brown
New Jersey
Lincoln Friends
Virginia Weddings Chronicle in Fredericksburg Notes
Fredericksburg report covers multiple wedding notices from Oct 31 including William Tobin of Baltimore wed Ruby Lee of Mathews County, and Irene Andrews and William Andrews, with additional nuptials at Upper Aton Baptist Church and other local rites. Also notes a church ceremony and family details, with ancillary local society items.
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Fredericksburg
William Tobin
Baltimore
Ruby Lee
Nathaniel Lee
Mathews
Stiewing
Tobin
R. CL Falle
Pennsylvania
Irene ©. Andrews
William Andrews
Ex Comney
Upper Aton Baptist Church
Key
Broaddun
Myrtle Andrews
Henet
Arthur Fuller
Tuwaltuu
Lam Sage Jesunly
Anne
Dent
Rosser A. Peytun O
Mary Lillian Burruss
Edward Burruss
Spotts
Alexandria Political Rally and Peyton's Grove Sale
Alexandria Democracy hosted John F. Rixey, Harry Tucker, and C. C. Carlin at the Opera House as the crowd packed the lower floor and gallery. Peyton's Grove near King Street was sold at auction for 6500 dollars, with parcels sold individually to buyers including James Kelly and John A Marshall, totaling 6297 dollars in bids.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
John F. Rixey
Harry St. George Tucker
C. C. Carlin
Charles Bendheim
Opera House
Pistorio
Dixie
Maryland
Bendheim
Paff
James 3. Caton
K. Kemper
Gardner L
Mages
Carlin
Manassas
McKinley
Cartin
Rixey
Clevland
Cleveland
Harrison
Congress
Laws Office
Indian Bureau
Post-office Department
Tucker
Peyton's Grove
West
Peyton Streets
Samuel UW. Tanti
J. K. M. Norton
Cameron
Peyton
James Kelly
John A Marshall
Tarlow
HH Strauss
Dex
J. W. Robey
Tanac Efehberg
Julian Williams
Mo. Harlow
J. A Marsh
Charles Hendheim
P. T. Harrington
Charles Benedhelm
BP. T. Harrington
C. W Whating
Alexandria Athletic Association
Olympias
District of Columbia
Gtounds
Pyramid Pile Cure Promoted By Cleveland Testimonial
A Cleveland testimonial says Pyramid Pile Cure cured ten year piles without operation. The letter from Margaret Brady praises the suppository available from Pyramid Drug Co. for fifty cents, urging readers to buy and try it tonight. A follow up note mentions a later letter confirming continued relief and avoiding surgery. A local game at 4:30 this afternoon is noted as a crowd-drawing event.
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Margaret Brady
Whitman St
Cleveland
Ohio
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall
Mich
Doctor Lefew Feared Critical After Roanoke Stabbing
In Roanoke Virginia Dr Fred C Lefew lies in grave condition after a stabbing by banker Charles R Fishburn. Fishburn posted 1000 bond and faces murder charges if Lefew dies. Dr Stewart McGuire of Richmond arrived to consult Roanoke physicians.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Fred C. Lefew
Charles R. Fishburn
Fishburn
Lefew
Deaths and official notes from Virginia towns
A sequence of brief notices reports sudden deaths in Winchester Fredericksburg Roanoke and Leesburg with survivors listed. Also mentions Dr Robert Strange leaving St Pauls for episcopal consecration in Wilmington NY and a Washington Fest item about a juror dozing during Maggie Horn liquor case in Annapolis Maryland.
Motion in Ohlendorf Case Challenges Jury
Special to The Washington Poet reports that Dr. Joseph C. Ohlendorf, convicted of manslaughter in Prince George County, filed a motion in arrest of judgment and for a new trial. Attorneys contend improper jury selection and unconstitutional 1904 act, with hearing set for Wednesday, November 2.
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Washington
Upper Marlboro
Mds
Messrs
Marion Duckett
Robert W. Wells
Joseph C. Ohlendorf
Prince George County
Ohiendorf
Merrick
Baptist Ministers Demand End to Lynching Protest
Richmond ministers meeting October 31 adopted resolutions denouncing lynching. They will ask the Baptist General Association in Petersburg to urge the people to suppress the lawless spirit. They argue lynching fails to stop crime brutalizes communities harms law respect and fuels racial strife while inviting federal interference.
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Baptist Ministers of
Richmond
South
Washington Post
Way
Baptist General Association
Petersburg
Mountain man murders magistrate in Tennessee dispute
James Howell, enraged after F M Bunton's word was disputed, rushed Bunton with a knife in Elk Mills Carter County Tennessee and cut his throat. Bunton died minutes later. Howell fled and has not been captured. Bunton had presided a trial in which Howell's brother was involved and tensions rose.
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Washington Post
Bristol
F. M. Bunton
Elk Mills
Carter County
Tenn
James Howell
Bunton
Howell
Howells
Steel Men In Pittsburg Day of Strenuous Sightseeing
Iron and Steel Institute members left Washington and arrived in Pittsburg via special train. A Pittsburgh committee greeted them at Connellsville and escorted them to hotels. No formal program was set for the evening as visitors planned a full night of rest ahead of two days of planned excursions.
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Pittsburg
Iron and Steel Institute
Washington
Balthouse and Ohio Railroad
Connells~yMe
Medal for Medart Patent Machinery at World's Fair
The Medart Patent Pulley Co of St Louis won the gold medal at the World’s Fair for its transmission machinery display including pulleys shafting hangers and friction clutches. Daily demonstrations showed various power transmission methods. Also reported: a masked hold up in Tucson left the bandit serious after a confrontation with police. Grand Trunk official denies plans to buy Detroit Southern. theater panic in Atlanta caused by a moving picture machine fire with minimal injuries. Mrs. Mattie Carter in Jamestown shoots husband to protect her daughter. Elizabeth Large of Brunswick dies, aged about 118 to 120, possibly the oldest in Georgia.
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Washington
St. Louis
Medart Patent Pulley Company
Halloween Prank Precautions Cut Disorder in Washington
Police reports say Halloween night in Washington saw fewer disturbances thanks to special patrols and strict orders. Many house parties featured fortune telling, dancing and masking while a few masked revelers caused minor mischief. An early prank injured Sam Boyd in a sugar of lead drink and Irene Triplett was cut by a glass shard during festivities.
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Sylvester
Police Department
Washington
Metropolitan
Alang
Sam Boyd
Nineteenth Afrect
Sam
Irene Triplett
Draper's Court
Dr Sheep Rheumatic Remedy Ad
An advertisement for Dr Sheep offers a free full dollar package with no payment or risk. The copy directs readers to box the product to Racine Wisconsin and promises no promises or deposits. A rough Erie day note appears in the text.
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Dr. Sheep
Racine
Wis
Erie
Halloween night incidents and hospital treatments mix in Bear's court
A report details a series of local misdeeds and injuries. Cela Monday is taken to Emergency Hospital after a gunshot wound. Irene Briscoe allegedly hit Rose Davenport with a brick. Sam Butler and others face accusations of property damage and assault. A Halloween prank on a streetcar stops a conductor and leaves a victim. Spencer Lee, shot at Slyattsville, shows improvement but may be totally blind due to bullet injuries.
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Cela
Lawrence Swansan
Precinet No
Irs
Kate Foster
P Street
Homeopathic Hospital
Pennfvarin Avenue
Twelfth Street
Constable Vincent
Spencer Lee
Slyattsville
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Nervine
Virginia Weddings
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Spectral
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Luther Edwarda Rawles
Ely
Rosemond County
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Sue Washington
Aion {Colored) Baptist Church
Corning
John A. Jeffries
Carolina Steel Company
Virginia Bridge and Iron Company
Carolia Steel Bridge and Construction Company
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N. C
Cumberland
Henderson
James
Chin”’) Murphy
Earl Gordon
Silverleaf Club
Gampaigh
Messrs. Rixey, Cariif, and
DR. Lefew
Virginia
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Robert Strange
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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N. Y
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William Jobe
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Medart CO
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William E. Carter
Brunswick
Ehhzabeth Large
General Furniture Dept
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California Fig Syrup Co
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