West Virginia lines eyed rail link to Keyser and Monterey
An American company plans a new trolley and electric railway from Keyser West Virginia to Charlestown Virginia, intersecting routes at Olifton Forge. The project would cost about 7.6 million dollars, run through Monterey and Antion, follow the South Branch of the Potomac, pass Upper Tract and Petersburg, and connect with the Baltimore and Ohio system. Key figures include John J. Stoutenburgh, John G. Roper, and Charles W. Lunsted, with Henry L. Doherty & Co. as purchasers of Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway interests.
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Cumberlard Frosting Senatoring
West Cruport
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John G Roper
New York
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Evankin
Wil Charles Wo Lunsted
Monterey
Olifton Forge
Upper Tract
Petersburg
Mays Ulaml Antock
Baltimore
Maryland
Ex Judge Savage Dead in Baltimore Hospital
Former Judge George Savage dies at Sreprand Britt Hospital near Lowcon after five years of illness. A Confederate Army veteran, he served as secretary to Mayor Tribe and as secretary to the police court. Survived by a daughter in Richmond VA.
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Atere
Savage
Ely
Sivnke
Tribe
Norfolk and Western railroad pass scam arrests
An alleged pass fraud involving a telegraph operator and a woman, identified as wife, led to their arrest after a scheme surfaced at a hotel. Police allege the operator used an official pass to claim access and subvert railroad rules, triggering charges.
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Wegaily
Norfolk and Western
Otte
Virginia governor orders national guard to protect Negroes
A chaotic scene near Charleston West Virginia unfolds as authorities threaten to muster the National Guard under Governor Glasscock to quell violence. Soldiers may be deployed to shield African Americans amid an assault on Mrs Vinot Lachhold and a mob incident, as tensions escalate in the wake of refusals to protect Black residents.
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Ilomal Gomind
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Sutton
Train Plunges Into River Near Thurmond Killing Engineer
A Chesapeake and Ohio freight engine derailed and plunged into the New River near Thurmond West Virginia. Engineer was fatally injured and fireman Hoover sustained minor injuries. Cause reported as a broken component on the track.
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Thurmond
W. Va
Washington Post
Charleston
Engneer Fileramin
Chesapeake and Oho
New River
Wreman Hoover
Watch Quality and Craftsmanship Emphasized in Adquires
The piece argues that purchasing a watch from a regular jeweler is as crucial as the watch being well made like a Waltham. It stresses trusted sourcing and enduring value, implying that the best timepieces combine reputable retail practice with superior manufacture.
WALTHAM WATCHES ADVISED FOR ACCIDENTS AND CARE
WALTHAM WATCHES have met with some accident in transportation or may need tightening or regulating. Only a good jeweler educated in his trade can be sure of selling you a watch in good running order. N B When buying a Waltham Watch always ask your jeweler for one adjusted to temperature and position.
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Lynchburg Sets November 16 as White Burley Day
Markets report leaf tobacco prices in multiple cities. Prices average around 12 cents per hundred for bright and other grades, with overall demand steady. Lynchburg schedules November 16 as White Burley Day, while volumes remain substantial across Durham and Petersburg with varied damaged and good quality lots selling between 30 and 186 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Washington
Boston
Durham
Lynchburg
Basco
Final effort to save Calvin Johnson from electric chair
A Black man, Calvin Johnson, one of three convicted for Walter F. Schultz murder, seeks executive clemency after appeals failed. Attorney Lewis H. Machen travels to Richmond to request Gov Swanson reduce sentence. Johnson’s execution date looms with Pines and Dorsey also named in case.
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Richmond
Swanson
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Johson
Commonwealth
Samuel 'S Brent
Machen Howes
Johnson
Henry Smith
Johmson
Richard Pines
Eugene Dorsey
Pines
Dorsey
Smith
Corporation Court
Insolvent Traders Bank Report Details Child Deposits and Debts
Trustees report reveals the bank owed President Ten. B Gordon and cashier AON Craver substantial sums. It lists deposits of 1880204 with overdrafts of 530, and notes misbalanced for seven years. Many savings deposits were from children, some in their own names, with scattered small amounts.
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Arginia Corporation Commission
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American Piano Player Company
Craser
Beagle Show At Charlottesville Draws Large Entry
The National Beagle Club of America held its annual bench show at Hunters Hall near Charlottesville Virginia with the largest entry list in club history. Judges included Chetwood Sith of Worcester Massachusetts and bench committee members Barclay Turnbull James W Appleton and Miflin Wharton, with George B Post Jr of Bernardsville New Jersey exhibiting imports for the first time in America and winning many prizes.
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Beagle Club of America
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George B Post, Jr
Bernardaville
America
William G Mackefeller
Prises ‘ Chetwood Sith
Worcester
Mass
Barclay Turnbull
Bernards-ville
James W. Appleton
Ipsvich
Factory and Wharf Fire at Money Point Destroys Imperial Company Plant
Fire at Money Point along the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River destroyed the Imperial Company's main factory building and wharf. The loss was estimated between 60,000 and 80,000 dollars. The nearby United States naval magazine raised fears for safety across the river.
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Money Point
Sposlal
Washington Port
Norfolk
Imperial Company
Elzabeth River
Norsk
States Naval Magazine
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Fire damages stables in Roanoke killing horses and poultry
Fire destroyed the stables of ML W London in Roanoke Saturday night killing three horses and about 100 chickens and ducks while around twenty horses were saved. A separate incident reports Stephen O Moorello fatally struck by a switch engine near Park Street crossing of the Norfolk and Western in Roanoke. Laurel, Md, reports Miss Barbara May Ludtke and August Horst married at the bride’s home with Reverend Herbert F Richards officiating.
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Roanote
Stephen O Moorello
Park Street
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Joe Jodd
Laurel
Washington
Woman saves mother as cow injures her in West Virginia
Special to The Weakington Pow Parkersburg W Va. Mrs William Piggott likely fatally injured while attempting to rescue her mother Mrs Delilah Stewart from a vicious cow. She diverted the attack and saved Stewart but suffered a broken collarbone and internal injuries. Troop C Fifteenth Cavalry and mounted band arrived in Laurel from Baltimore and will resume march to Washington tomorrow. Daniel Fahnestock, veteran Waynesboro conductor, will retire today as the oldest in service at Cumberland Valley Railroad. Adam Toms of Smythsburg, a track quad, was crushed by a handcar on the Western Maryland Railroad near Edgemont Saturday and is hospitalized in Hagerstown.
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Delilah Stewart
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Laurel
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Hagerstown Hospital
CAUGHT IN DURHAM Nelson Returned for Stabbing Charge
Nelson a 44 year old engineer at the Soldiers Home was arrested in Durham NC after a train stop while being brought back to Washington to stand trial for assault with a dangerous weapon on Hugh M Boyer last Thursday. Det Berman drove from Washington to secure the prisoner. Nelson allegedly stabbed Boyer twice during a quarrel with a real estate agent. Boyer was taken to the Soldiers Home Roopstal but expected to recover. Nelson escaped to Durham before capture.
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Washington
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Roopstal
Wife of Bolivian Minister Dies After Illness
Senora Arcadia Yarnell de Calderon wife of Bolivian minister Gon Ignacio Calderon died at the Bolivian legation in Washington after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at St Thomas Episcopal Church with burial in Havre de Grace Maryland. She was 60, previously Miss Arcadia Yarnell of Baltimore, active in church and charitable work. She leaves her husband two sisters and three daughters.
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Yarnell de Calderon
Senor Gon Ignacio Calderon
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St ‘Thomas’ Episcopal Church
C Ernest Smyth
Havre de Grace Md
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Supreme Court Obige
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Seles
Harrison Cook
Misa Arcadia Yarnell
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Washington
New York
Bilmore
Emma
Louise Yarnell
Senoritas Halles, Dallvian
Bena Caideroh
Widower Held After Housekeeper Dies in Fire
In Philadelphia on November 7 a 90 year old housekeeper Mrs Margaret Sausser was found burned and fatally injured in a room at the home of midlife widower William E Dutton. Dutton claims she set herself ablaze by stepping on a match and says he did not realize how serious her injuries were until reporting to police.
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Margaret Sausser
William E Dutton
Dalton
Dutton
Sausser
Four Army Prisoners Escape From Madison Barracks
Four Army prisoners escaped from the guardhouse at Madison barracks on Saturday night and remained at large. Privates Lee and Rochtachel, sentenced to two years at Fort Leavenworth, Private Bettinger, a Black inmate, under a five year federal sentence in leg irons, and Private Ayres, also Black, awaiting trial.
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Rochtachel
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The Washington Post Sunday Morning Edition Overview
The Washington Post provides comprehensive financial reports market status and business news for merchants and financiers. It also guides farmers on produce sales and offers leisure readers varied columns and news matter in its Sunday Morning Edition.
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Sunday Post praised as best visitor to households
The illustrated magazine section features selections by prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully chosen with timely, accurate illustrations, continuing the newspaper's reputation for quality content and reliability.
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The Sunday Post Pink Sheet Sports Preview
The Sporting Department of The Sunday Post covers all outdoor and indoor sports. Four pages each Sunday report baseball, track, billiards, auto racing, yacht contests, boating, golf, tennis, swimming, and every feature of the sporting world in accurate, comprehensive fashion.
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