Bonaparte Sees Consequences of Constitutional Change
Secretary of the Navy Charles Bonaparte spoke in Baltimore on the Toe Amendment and the next Maryland constitutional convention. He warned that a successful ring would enable vacancies in offices and judgeships, undermine protections, and empower the ring to steer state politics, inviting strong partisan reaction and a tense public debate.
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British Steamer Angola Held For Clearance Papers
The British steamer Angola, arriving distressed, was refused clearance by Customs and held as authorities decide further action. She sailed Havana to Sydney Cape Breton but coal shortages forced her to dock. She lacks U S health clearance after quarantine review. The coasting schooner Annie arrived with a sick mate and exhausted captain seeking relief. The Pepe Ramirez collided with the US collier Lebanon. both vessels must repair before sailing.
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Died on trolley car Rev John F Butt NC minister
Rev John F Butt a veteran North Carolina Methodist minister died suddenly on a trolley car en route to his suburban home. Heart trouble caused his death. He had served over half a century in the North Carolina Methodist Conference and in recent years worked as an evangelist. He was highly esteemed in the community and had accumulated a sizable fortune.
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North Carolina
Washington Post
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North Carolina Methodist Conference
Variety of witnesses at Old Nick trial in Greensboro
Federal Court heard a stream of witnesses from wagon drivers and saloonkeepers to revenue officers. Testimony covered diverse origins from Jacksonville to Indianapolis and Nashville to Atlanta, with dispensary managers also present. The government has not yet made a decisive move in the inks matter, leaving bystanders unengaged.
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South Carolina
Moore at Winchester Drives Roosevelts Praise to Republican Rally
Thomas Lee Moore of Christiansburg, U S attorney for the Western District of Virginia, spoke to a large Republican audience in Winchester. He praised the Republican state platform and denounced Virginia’s Democratic administration, referring to President Roosevelt as the world’s greatest statesman and peacemaker, drawing tremendous applause. Commonwealth’s Attorney Harry R. Kern introduced the speakers.
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Thomas Lee Moore
Christiansburg
United States
Virginia
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Harry R. Kern
Blaze destroys portion of Southern Railway bridge
Special to The Washington Post from Charlotte North Carolina reports about fifty feet of the Southern Railway bridge over the Catawba River twelve miles south of Charlotte was destroyed by fire in the early morning. A freight train approached the burning structure at 4:30 o'clock and the engineer barely saved his train. All trains north and south on the Southern Railway were delayed several hours due to the blaze.
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Virginia Obituary Notices From Staunton Area
Staunton obituaries report the death of Angeline Henkle in Arizona with body to be brought for burial, Mrs Sophia R Schmitt dies at 74 at nephew J J Proter’s home, and Bello Lefora Lefora of Caroline County dies after brief illness aged about 50. Rachel Burgess of Ryan dies from typhoid fever at 53, with two daughters and two sons surviving. Samuel R Weely of Winchester area dies at 50 from typhoid fever, leaving husband and daughter Virginia, plus siblings. William G Farris, prominent Nuwerie citizen, dies suddenly at 79, once a member of the Stonewall Brigade and later a Baltimore-area worker before venturing into mercantile business at Newberne.
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David Henkle
Angeline Henkle
Arizona
Sophia R Schmitt
J J Proter
Lutheran Church
Frederickaburg
Mra
Bello Lefora Witox
Lefore
Caroline County
Robert Catlett
Leesburg
Rachel Burgess
Ryan
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William Frame
Purcellville
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Winchester
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Lebanon Church
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Margaret Son
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Stonewall Brigade
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Newherne
NewPublications in Everybody's Magazine reviewed
A brisk note on Everybody's Magazine for November. Lawson writes a spicy foreword by Charles Edward Russell to Soldiers of the Common Good. The piece emphasizes a Square Deal appeal to eighty million Americans while noting a few thousand seek favors.
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United States
Everybody’s Magazine
Lawson
Charles Edward Russell
Democrats Rally Tonight Headed by Senator Martin in Alexandria
Democrats in Alexandria county prep a major rally at the opera house with Senator Thomas Martin as principal speaker. Republicans campaign aggressively led by state figures as county races heat up, while legal notices and local incidents unfold across the city.
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Bendheim
Shaw
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Alexandria County
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House of Delegates
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Washington Southern Railway
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Virginia
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Oliver and Brumback
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Crandall Mackay
Nison
la Fontaine
Jackson City
Aneppal
Children Poisoned Deaths Across Family in Magazine
In Charleston West Virginia Nova Walter and Herbert Thum aged eight and ten died from poisoning. Owen Thum aged thirteen is ill after consuming the same food. Indications point to arsenical poisoning and an autopsy is planned to determine the cause.
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Women Conference Opens in Baltimore at YWCA
The eighteenth biennial conference of the International board of the Women's and Young Women's Christian Associations opened today in Baltimore in the YWCA building. Delegates gathered as Mrs James Carey Jr welcomed them and stressed trained organization work across church, university, and economic sectors.
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Trusty Slid Down Hope in Virginia Penitentiary Escape
Special report from west Richmond Virginia on November 2 details William Lewis a black trusted inmate at the state penitentiary escaping from the new steel building. He climbed a ladder reached the roof cut out at the top and swung via a rope made of sheets to liberty while others ate breakfast. Bloodhounds are tracking him and a reward is offered. Lewis had been imprisoned for four years from Norfolk for robbing a freight car.
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Farm Buildings Burned near Hagerstown Prompt Rescue Attempt
A large barn on the Fusketown turnpike near Hagerstown was destroyed by fire. Harvey Finafrock, tenant of William Watts, risked his life trying to save two horses as 1,200 bushels of unthrashed wheat, hay, corn, straw, and farming gear were lost. Insurance stood at 3,000 dollars of a total estimated loss of 6,000.
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Washington Post
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Rough Rider Dies From Injuries At Weverton Junction
T. W Maney of Brunswick Maryland, aged thirty, has died of injuries from a railroad accident at Weverton Junction on October 30. He died at Emergency Hospital Frederick. A Spanish-American War veteran, he served in the Rough Rider Regiment and was well known in Loudoun County. He is survived by his widow.
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Fairmont to Be Connected by Trolley with Morgantown
New Marion County lines grant two electric railway franchises. One line will link Fairmont with Morgantown spanning twenty five miles, the other will connect Fairview over fifteen miles. Construction to begin within a year. The Fairview line is backed by Overholts of Pennsylvania whiskey interests. Leesburg reports a concurrent Farmers Association formed in Loudoun and Fairfax counties at Herndon with A G Hutchinson as president to promote mutual protection and agricultural progress.
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Washington Post
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Tilles Jong
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Virginia Weddings in Rich Virginia City Areas
A series of Virginia wedding notices detail ceremonies at several homes and churches. Jennie B. Kitts hosted Virginia A Kitte and Frank Dulaney as business peers wed in Hiwatha West Virginia. Jane Wellwaina Wedghan married Robert Hamilton Seabury with Beasley as best man and Vaughan as maid of honor. Edna Shriver wed Thomas Rummel Shefton with Rev W Young officiating. Anna Louise Bird married Hubert Houston Payne as a local neighbor’s ceremony concluded with a luncheon and trip, followed by plans to reside near Mount Jackson.
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Miso Viginia A Kitte
Frank Dulaney
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Peterburg
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Walde
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Brewer’s Indian Legends Told With Tender Grace
Kate Brewer presents four Indian legends in a beautiful brown and white 16mo volume. Critics praise its natural charm and sympathetic style, calling the tales singularly tender and winsome. The Birmingham Age-Herald notes the first story is especially praised and each tale is exquisite.
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Mas Brewer
Birmingham Age-Herald
Prairie Romance Novel Note From Southern Prairies
A fragmentary OCR reading mentions a charming prairie romance set in southern prairies. A tiny baby grows into a sweet girl described as wild rose, generous and frank, within a prairie home, referencing The Neale Publishing Co and New York address.
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the Neale Publishing Co
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Flatirén Building
Washngton
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Riots in Sevastopol and Russian towns rock Nov murder spree
Reports from Sevastopol Minsk and Rostov describe anti government riots with volleys fired by troops. Dozens killed and many wounded as shops banks and hospitals report damage. Civilians and soldiers alike suffer amid looting and street fighting across multiple cities.
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Hodges Named Pastor Emeritus At St Pauls Church
At a vestry meeting of old St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Rev Dr J B Hodges who served thirty five years resigned as rector and was elected pastor emeritus. He will receive 3600 dollars a year for life, with the option cited as restored emeritus status.
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St. Paul’s Church
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Public Ownership Debate Highlights Banquet Speakers
Elkins West Virginia November 2 The first annual Board of Trade banquet at Randolph Hotel featured former Senator Henry C Davis as the main speaker with addresses by Senators Scott and Davis Mayor Talbott and others Davis argued government rail ownership would stifle competition harm national progress and create a large political machine He cited municipal rail failures in Cincinnati and Baltimore as warnings and urged private capital.
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New Preparation For Indigestion From Stuart's Tablets
An advertisement extols a dyspepsia remedy claiming tablets digest food, stimulate digestive fluids, and cure the cause of indigestion. It features testimonials from Phil Brooke of Detroit and other readers praising relief, urging readers to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a common sense remedy.
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Railroads Ordered to Obey ICC Soap Case Ruling
United States District Attorney McPherson moved to compel major railroads Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Pennsylvania Big Four and Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern to obey an Interstate Commerce Commission order. The suit before Judge Thompson asserts the railroads discriminated against Procter and Gamble on soap shipments, seeking compliance with lower class rates. The railroads argue ICC lacked authority for the ruling.
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Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Re elected Old Officers Rock Island Directors Make No Changes
The board of directors of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company re elected retiring officers at a New York meeting. They named executive committee members W W Moor D G Raab Boy Yokan W B Leeds of New York J H Moore Marshallfield and Robert Mather of Chicago. The Rock Island Company lessee re elected its retiring officers and chose G T Boggs East Orange as vice president and J J Quinlan as vice president with assistant secretary and treasurer.
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Missouri Pacific deal eyed for Twin Cities entrance
Minneapolis dated note indicates Missouri Pacific plans to gain access to Minneapolis by using Gould interests control and Hawley lines through Albany Des Moines route, claiming the shortest Minneapolis to Kansas City link. Treasury receipts show internal revenue and customs totals with deficits and expenditures listed.
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