Southern Building Corp Plans Large Office Block at 15th and H
The Southern Building Corporation led by Jo Schneider proposes a $1.5 million modern office building at Fifteenth and H Northwest on the former Mathews Church site. The Southern Commercial Congress will occupy part of the building and hold stock in the project to raise funds. The venture aims to attract subscriptions citywide and may host an influential Southern Club in Washington. Public officials and stockholders will discuss financing and subscriptions as the plan moves forward.
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Southern Building Corporation
Jo © Schneider
Fifteenth
Anteette Orthwest
Southern Commercial Ongress
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Schneider Charles Douglas
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Rob* Monell
South
Dhe Corporation
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Jared
Bulldog Corporation
Southern Comcial Congress
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Schneider
Bay Steamer Disabled Off Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Seamship Company steamer Augusta, sailing from Baltimore, was disabled near Wind Point Chesapeake Bay on November 4. In tow by the steamer Tavise, Augusta arrived at port this morning after cracking her vertebra and injuring engines, with assistance from the Washington and Longville. minor distress reported and crew cared for.
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Baltimore
Cyhader
Port Notte
Chesapeake Seamship Company
Tag Tavise
Chesapeake Bay
Nortel
Washington Ster
Old Pont Comfort
Lonsvalle
Poisel
Dyspepsia Linked to Irritation From Poor Mastication
The article notes digestion complaints common as functional dyspepsia and links irritable nerves, sedentary work, and mental strain to poor digestion. It emphasizes that inadequate chewing, habit patterns, and nervous temperament contribute to digestive discomfort among scholars, administrators, and professionals.
Digestive Aid Ad Warns of Dyspepsia Relief
An old newspaper ad touts a digestive remedy claiming to cure dyspepsia by aiding gastric digestion. It promotes tablets that supposedly enable the stomach to digest food properly, preventing discomfort after meals and promising safe, free trial offers through the Stuart Company.
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Chicago Sox
Fox Central
Mbera
Dlecomn
Mimeroud
Eton
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Xia
Pete Bus
Stuart Building
Marsnall
Yan
Synod Meeting of Virginia Presbyterians Opens in Washington
A summary of the annual gathering of the Virginia Presbyterians Union meets this afternoon in Central Presbyterian Church Washington DC after a two day session. Mrs. Ie year presiding, with officers elected including Aire J Calvin Bly of Richmond as president Mrs T Johnson Union Theological Seminary secretary Miss J Rutherford of Richmond treasurer and other officers named from Staunton and Chevy Chase.
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Syecla
Washington
Union of the Spat
Mra. Ie
Preas Nh
Axit
Chesapeake
Aire
Calvin Bly
Richmond
T Johnson
Union Theological Seminary
Misa J. Rutherford
Gt Richmond
Geer Sms
Hom ? Rang
Seungpean PL
Beatle
Chevy Aa
Iterature
Moe A. M. Howlton
Staunton
Enforcing Revenue Laws Lemuel Crawford Arrested
Lemuel Crawford of Alexandria county was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal Joseph F Glover on a warrant for selling liquor without a government license. He pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing and posted 700 bond for a grand jury appearance in the U S circuit court for the eastern district of Virginia. Minnie Nolan Dies at 1113 Duke Street in Alexandria survived by husband Robert L Nolan and eight children. Granville Broughton, son of WH and WH Broughton, died at home on King Street. The canvassing of Alexandria ballots showed figures nearly unchanged from Wednesday.
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Washington
HOS
King Street
Alexandria
Lemuel Crawford
Alexandria County
United States
Joseph F Glover
Aleksandia
Fountain
Seattle
Internal Revenue
RF W Garnett
Crawford
Eastern District of
Vir
Minnie Nolan
Robert L Nolan
Duke Street
New $100000000 Mechanics and Metals National Bank Formed
New York November 4 reports a merger creating the Mechanics and Metals National Bank by combining Mechanics National and National Copper Bank. The new bank will have about 100 million in deposits and is led by Gates McGerrah, formerly president of Mechanics National.
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National Copper
New York
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Mechanics and Metals National
Mechanics National
National Copper Bank
Mechanics National Bank
McGerrah
the Mechanics
Rubber Companies Merge to Form Continental Rubber Co
Intercontinental Rubber Company and Continental Rubber Company of America merge, forming the Continental Rubber Company with 340 million authorized capital and 300 million preferred. Notable names on the merger certificate include United States Senator Udrich of Rhode Island and financier Daniel Guggenheim among others. The item notes stock details and an array of commodity market figures, including wheat and oats, alongside various price quotes and market activity.
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Intercontinental
Continental United
Fronton N J. Novo
Intercontinental Rubber Company
Continental Rubber Company of America
Mereta Company
Tatercontinental Rubber Company
United States
Udrich
Rhode Island
Layard
Mudisch Herman
Baruch Henry
Daniel Guggenheim SR
Guggenhein Paul Morton Alisa A
Yan and
William Sproule
Federal Appeal Tribunal Begins Fall Term in Richmond
The U S circuit court of appeals opens its fall term in Richmond with decisions issued on several cases. Notable rulings affirmed lower court outcomes in land dispute cases tied to Hatelyn and Wyoming Counties West Virginia dating to 1815, confirming title ownership and remanding others for new trials or further actions.
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Richmond
Tan Wespington
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Abraham Card
Western Pocahontas Corporation
United States Ditriet Court
Charleston
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Hatelyn
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James Welsh
Wilson Gary Nicholas
Rochester
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Chumici
Roanoke Horse Sales Company
Huntington
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Connie
Morris Afhmad
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George Wvarne
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Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company
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Howell
John Ware
Green
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Piaindtt
Hugh Gordon Millar
Norfolk Et
Judes Kaller
Tagurence Compans
Home Water Supply Company
Fudge ScDowell
Autome Maryland Coal and Coke
Quemaboning Coal Company
Ta’ Ortor
Baltimore
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Coat and’ Coke Company
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Tonga Telley
Courthouse Rededicated at Berkeley County in Martinsburg
Special to The Washington Post Martinsburg W Va Nov 4 The Berkeley county courthouse rebuilt at a cost over 30000 was rededicated this afternoon D H Lemaster president of Berkeley county court presided Judge F Boyd Faulkner gave the principal address tracing the county history from 1772 The present building erected in 1854 served as a Civil War prison for both sides and is regarded as one of the county’s handsomest courthouses
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Berkeley
Martinsburg
Washinston Post
W. Va
Berkeley County
D .H. Lemaster
Circuit Court
F Boyd Faulkner
Berkeley Cannty
Stach
Augusta County plan to fund a consumptives home in Staunton
The Augusta County Medical Society opened a drive to establish a senitorium for consumptives and will seek cooperation from the county supervisors and city council for an appropriation. In Roanoke, Mary Rudin, one year old daughter of General Freight Agent J B R Rudin, died after burns from a leaf pile fire near her home.
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Augusta County Medical Society
A & Movement
Staunton
Mary
J BR Rudin
Roanoke
Noonan Divorce Granted at Winchester
Mrs Emma Noonan was granted an absolute divorce from Henry Noonan yesterday at Winchester. Noonan is a well known horse trader in the valley. At Pattonsville Scott county, TM Wednesday evening the young wife of Tanae Smith was burned to death in the presence of her three little stepchildren. Shannondale Springs Hotel near Charlestown was destroyed by fire yesterday evening. The building contained about 45 rooms. The fire is believed caused by a defective flue or from the shingle roof. Loss partly covered by insurance.
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Henry Noonan
Winchester
McNoohan
Pattonsville
Scott County
Tanae Smith
Shannondale Springs
Charlestown
Bulding
William F. Kearney
Cincinnati
William F Kearney
Treasury
Washington, DC
Katherine H Hear~ney
Alexanaria
Virginia Weddings in Richmond and Tidewater Areas
In Richmond at Grose Avenue Baptist Church Miss Mary Lela West wed Petcy Ashton Seaton with Miss Manile West as maid of honor and An mett Seaton as best man. The couple plans to reside in Richmond. Also, Miss Ate Miner and Dr James Weary Calener married at the bride’s mother’s home on Colonial Avenue. In Frederickburg, George A Garnett and Ann Elizabeth Carter married at Plain View. In Tazewell, Visy Nanda Gillespie wed Thomas Ritchie Pears at the Raw S 0 Hall of the Presbyterian Church.
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Richmond
Grose Avenue Baptist Church
Mary Lela West
Mra West
Petcy Ashton Seaton
James
Manile West
Anmett Seaton
Norfolk
Ate Miner
George Miner
James Weary Calener
Béldue
Colonial Avenue
New Sparks
Melton
Freemason Street Baptist Church
Frederickeburg Hay
George A Garnett
King William County
Annte Eiizabeth Carter
HM Carter
Caroling County
Plain View
James T Lubank
Tazewell
Visy Nanda Gilles Ple
Joseph & Gilespie
Thomas Ritchie Pears
Presbyterian Church
Relief Through Cuticura Cure Story From Philadelphia
A patient recalls relentless itching and skin sores spreading on the head. After visiting several doctors and failing patent medicines, hospital doctors diagnosed earborrehos and slow improvement. A Cuticura remedy brought relief and healing, ending years of suffering. E Jefferson, 1518 Reed St, Philadelphia, Pa. January 24, 1909.
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Hector
E. Jefferson
Reed St
Pphia
Obituary Highlights From Virginia and Adjacent Notices
Richmond native Spirit of Spottsylvania County dies in Memoria Hospital at age 7. Mrs India Cleveland of Richmond has paralysis and teaching history with two daughters. Helder Miner Berry of Fredericksburg dies of typhoid at home aged 41. Ro Mann, 70, a wealthy Tidewater figure, dies. Ged elected governor kin. John W P John, master of motive power, dies at 65. Mrs Loula M Alsop dies at sister’s home aged 70. Two sisters survive Miss Virgins B Tey, 65, dies at Mary Washington Hospital. Street Car Company faces $50,000 suit in Roanoke. plaintiff alleges obstruction and crushed legs. Lena Burt and Henry Richardson wed in Rockville. other marriages in Washington and Cincinnati. William F Kearney granted divorce in Cincinnati. wife’s departure details.
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Spottsylvania County
R. Lee
John B. Graves
Charlottesville
India Cleveland
Thomas Trowers
Richmond V
Sarah Phelps
Norfolk
Predericksburg
Helder Miner Berry
Berry
Gate City
Ro Mann
Ged
Tredericksburg
W P Johnson
Potomac Fredericksburg
Piedmont Railroad
Hila
Loula M Alsop
Miss Wattle
Mountain forests ablaze near Winchester and Orkney Springs
Forest fires driven by wind scorch the Massanutten and Great Mountains area near Winchester Virginia, destroying timber and homes. Multiple fires rage across Woodstock Luray and North Mountain with hundreds of acres burned. several large buildings and hotels at Orkney Springs are threatened. the Dunkard Church survives after heroic efforts. communities mobilize to fight spread across Blair Valley and Punch Bowl Mountain with over a mile of firefront.
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Speciel
Washington Post
Winchester
Great North Mountains
Woodstock
Orkney Springs
Notten
Luray Va
Dunkard
Hagerstown Ma
Gillands Knob
Hale
Rose Warner Walliam Chaney
M L Beard
Albert Houck
Jacob Myers
Punch
Bow! Mountai
Blair Valley
Hurt on way to Pimlico
Washington Post report from Baltimore November 4 describes a runaway carriage near Belvidere Avenue that frightened the horse and caused a wreck on Park Heights Avenue. Three occupants, including George E Davis, were injured as the carriage toppled and horse climbed an embankment.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Pimlico
Park Heights Avenue
Belvidere Avenue
George E. Davis
Huntington
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Mary E Davis
W Es Parker
Washington
Bryson Wood
R Jones
Department of
State Uniersity
Horae
Cee Ailon
Davie
Forty Have Narrow Escape In Lynchburg Tunnel Blast
Sixty feet of trench collapsed in the Lynchburg Virginia tunnel of the Southern Railway during a blasting operation. Sixty feet section caved in while men awaited smoke clearance. The workers escaped unharmed, and no one was trapped. The incident delays the project by only a few days.
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Lynchburg
Lynchbug
Southern Railway
Disfranchising Law Sought by Maryland Democrats
Special to The Washington Past Hagerstown Democrats in Maryland plan to push a bill in spring to disfranchise Black voters at municipal elections. The measure mirrors an Annapolis and Frederick policy, barring all Black residents from voting unless they own property worth 3500, while whites would not be disfranchised. The legislature can enact it without voter ratification. Cardinal's Day at St Charles College observed with a solemn service and a luncheon in Ellicott City.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Annapolis
Westington
Ellicott City
St Charles College
Cardinal Gibbon
Edwin R Dyer
St Mary
Semmer
Cardinal
Recovery of several patients amid controversial early 20th century treatments
A May 1909 bulletin recalls cases from Hot Springs and other cities where physicians report mixed outcomes from orthodox therapies. Despite breakthroughs, some patients with Bright disease and typhoid fever allegedly improved only after experimental remedies were stopped, while others faced uncertain recoveries as debates over treatment efficacy continued.
Receivers Favor Probe Court Decrees Appointment of Master
In Norfolk Virginia the Norfolk and Southern railway receivership moved toward reorganization after the defendant failed to answer Fergus Bed, minority stockholders petition. A report by Harry K. Wolfe t and Hugh W Kerr recommends appointing a special master to examine the railway’s finances and its constituent companies. Judge Waddell ordered a decree for appointment to define the master’s scope and investigations.
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Norfolk and Southern Railway
Ailway Company
Fergus Bed
Weadheraer
Harry K Wolett
Hugh W. Kerr
Reid
Norfolk and Southern Railway Company
Waddul
Resigning Pastor to Lead Maryland Sunday School Group
Rev Bradley W Kindley tendered his resignation as pastor of Bedfond Beuet Methodist Protestant Church to become State secretary of the Maryland Sunday School Association. He will move his family to Baltimore by December 1. A frame barn on T W Morris farm near Hagerstown burned, with 1600 bushels wheat, 160 bushels corn, two mules, hay, fodder, and farming implements, losses near $1000, largely uninsured. Fire at Admiral Selfridge's Rockville farm destroyed outbuildings and grain, two horses perished, losses about $600, insured. Cause cited as farmhand smoking in a building.
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Bradley W Kindley
Bedfond Bueet Methodist Protestant Church
Maryland Sunday School Association
Baltimore
Morris
Washington
Thomas Shank
Hagerstown
Admiral Selfridge
Washington Post
Rockville
Ture
Fwo
Calyon
Meuranca
Captain's license revoked for steamer City of Milford
Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels revoked Capt BF McHorney’s license as master of the steamer City of Milford operating Norfolk to eastern North Carolina after an alleged assault on assistant hulls inspector Alexander O Calcott Lloday. Also notes life preserver requirements and game wardens named as appointed by the governor for Maryland.
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Arfold
Convicted on Third Trial in Lynchburg Murder Case
Special to The Westington reports Angela Hamilton was found guilty of first degree murder for the June 18 killing of Mrs Satie B. Hixhare in Lynchburg Virginia after a 23 hour deliberation. Two motions for a new trial were entered. Judge Christian will hear them on November 7. The case had two mistrials at the October term.
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Westington Fost
Lynchburg
Angela Hamilton
Satie B. Hixhare
Drnsdale
Christian Will Hea
Accident Hounds 17-Year-Old in Maryland Shooting
Oliver F I P Glare Huguess Clark, a county commissioner’s grandson, aged 17, was accidentally shot while bunting on a farm in Rockville Maryland. His gun exploded as he looked into a lumber pile for a rabbit and he was taken to a Washington hospital in critical condition.
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Oliver FI P Glare Huguess Clark
Washington
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