Virginia Prohibition Drive Moves State Wide Debate
Prohibition plans ripple through Virginia as the Methodist Conference reports push for a statewide vote on liquor bans. Delegates discuss church rule enforcement while Randolph Macon College faces a $1,000 annual increase tied to policy support. The conference signals a fall push for a state wide prohibition campaign this winter.
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Washington
Newport
Nevada
Antiiy 7 League
Virginia
James Cannon Jr
Eerce
Aginla
Hutton
Theonte Maest
Pomina
Death notices from Frederick and Washington area affects community
Interments for November days 1900 1909 mark memorials in Frederick Pro Street Maltles and Washington addresses. Notices list relatives, residence, and funeral details with multiple names and dates, reflecting local obituary notices for residents including brief biographical notes and interment dates.
Funeral directors and embalmers listed with prices and locations
A fragmented late 19th century list names funeral directors and embalmers including R F Harvey Sons, Thos A Costello, Frank Greier's Sons, Geo P Zurhorst, J W Illiam Lee, and John A Wright Co. with offices on main streets and 1088 telephones. Open day and night indicated as available service hours.
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R F Harvey
Pmealmers
Npel iuadSnune
WM H Sardo & Co
Stu Pin Crams
Ywnarvines
Peperi Beer Recados
Sergeon
Sccceseor
Cain
Costello
Fosepal Dipector
Fmbalwer
Frank Greier
Speare
Geo P Zurhorst
Uasertaree
Loibalmer
Parton Bi Saat
William Lee
John A Wright CO
Conference adjourns with transfers to Chesapeake Bay pastorates
The session announced that the Virginian conference will oversee certain pastorates on Chesapeake Bay and Newport News moves from the Hicdmond to the Newport district. Bishops finalized assignments and the conference adjourned to meet next year at Centenary Church in Richmond.
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Virginie
Chesapeake Bay
Wilmington
Newport News
Hicdmond
Passenger Refused Ticket Sparks Fatal Clash at Depot
Ralph Carney of Wetzel county lies in a hospital with a fractured skull after a Baltimore and Ohio depot confrontation. Sam Wilson, a Black porter for the company, demanded to see the ticket. Carney refused and was struck, knocking him through a door and causing a skull fracture. Wilson faces arrest as public anger grows.
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Washington
Clarksburg
Wo Va
Ralph Carney
Wetzel County
Carney
Baltimore and Ohio
Sam Wilson
Wilson
A C L Elects Board and approves big railway financing
At the Atlantic Coast Line Railway annual meeting stockholders authorize double tracking 120 miles of the main line, issue 20 million in four percent gold bonds, and 2.96 million in debentura bonds to secure 1929 debt, with stock exchange opportunities after January 1 1910. Forty five stockholders attended, representing 46 800 shares. The old board was reelected with Henry Walters as chairman and a Baltimore led slate elected to directors. Executive officers include Henry Walters York Alexander Hamilton Petersburg and Wilmington officials.
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Washington
Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Board of Direstors
Heny Walters
Michael Jennings Waldr
Baltimore
Wilmington
RD Crowly
Petersburg
Brea
W Scott
Wilmington NC
James F Post
WR Jones
Mouble Lee
Savannah Ga
Gadsden Secund
JD Kent Thiet
Confederate Veterans to Attend Dinwiddie Monument Unveiling
A Dinwiddie County Daughters of the Confederacy event invites Confederate Veterans of Peteraurg to attend a November 27 unveiling at Dinwiddie Courthouse for a county soldiers monument. Jamies Williamson, awaiting trial for forgery and suspected murder and bigamy, received ten months for a breaking offense after earlier being held on suspicion of his wife’s death. Williamson enlisted in the U.S. Army. a government survey boat will be loaded at Fredericksburg as the engineer corps surveys the upper Rappahannock. Roanoke contractor Beach was thrown from his wagon by a frightened horse and suffered a possible fatal brain fracture. grave fears persist.
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P Hill
Confederate Veterans of
Peteraurg
Dinwidde County
Daughters of the Confederacy
Dinwiddie
That County
Jamies
Willamson
Petersburg
Iie
Williamson
United States
Arew
Russell
Fredericksburg
Engineer Corps
Rappahagnock
Roanoke
Sas Lhown
Hts
West Virginia court rules Syrians eligible for naturalization
In Wheeling a federal judge ruled that the naturalization of Syrians is allowed, the decision stating the oath admits Syrians to the United States and makes them eligible. The report also notes a park purchase deal in jeopardy, a death in Parlers county, and other local items.
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Dayton
Wheeling
Landslide Kills Six Building Concrete Viaduct Crew
Winston Salem NC November 16 six workmen died as 4000 cubic feet of earth caved in at Salem Creek south of town while building two concrete distructs for Southern Railroad at 16 oclock. A second slide trapped rescuers delaying full recovery. Names include LESBO FREASLAND CARNAL BULLING CARL DORTGHSCHMIDT CARL EBNER LICBMAN LIPPNER ALFRED LIPPNER. Oscar Mise of Norfolk VA injured. Coroner to investigate tomorrow.
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Southheund
North Carolina
Winston Salem
Nmc
Salem Creek
Southern Railroad
Lesbo Freasland
Irédell County
Carnal Bulling
Stokes County
Carl Dortghschmidt
Carl Ebner Licbman Lippner
Alfred Lippner
New York
Oscar Mise
Norfolk Va
Fair Officials Indicted Over Wheel of Fortune Gambling
The grand jury returned an indictment against the Hagerstown Fair Association for permitting gambling on fair grounds. Seven counts allege wheels of fortune were run illegally, with the wheel deemed not lawful under the law. The report urges officers and deputies to enforce duties and curb crime.
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Apedal
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Grand
Hagerstown Fair Association
Fair Association
Joint
Plans for Ferry Service Between Alexandria and Glesboro Point
A conference led by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce committee on transportation and about 40 employees of the Navy Yard and the Firth Stirring Steel plant focused on extending passenger ferry service. Owner Edward Gamble attended as the Bartholdi may be retired December 1, risking worker commute. Negotiations with Gamble and committees from Navy Yard and steel plant are set to continue to secure a December 1 continuity.
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Tashington Post Bureau
Bing Street
Abanéna Va
Alexandria
Washington Navy Yard
Firth Stirting Steel
Glesboro Point
Committee On Transportation
Washington
Edward Gamble
Marian Gamble
Discus
Fara
Mutua Ices
Gambles
Navy Yard
Steel Plant
Gamble A. Tember
Chamber of Commerce
Jana
Bird’s eye view caper as local man climbs steeple for look
Amog Fisher, a well known Alexandria resident, climbed to near the top of the city hall steeple during repairs to the weather vane. He escaped after being noticed, declaring he enjoyed the dizzy survey of the surrounding territory. Fisher is a Mexican War veteran formerly with the First National Bank.
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Amog Fisher
Alexandria
Terest
Westerday
Alexandra
Mil Fisher
Uckel
Fruitland Station
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Mt Wehern
Fisher
First National Bank
Maryland Tax Rate and Slander Trial Report
Maryland notes report a 1810 tax rate of two dollars at Annapolis. A jury verdict in the slander case of James and Oswald Stallings against Thomas resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff claiming Thomas accused the plaintiffs of stealing his coal. The amount claimed was unspecified.
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Annapolis
James
Oswald Stallings
Dasac
Thomas
Fragmentary obituary notices from Baltimore and Richmond area
A garbled OCR bundle lists names and ages including Henry Seanrook 36 of Baltimore MD and Nettie Magan of The Rey DC, Constance F Johnson 18 of Richmond VA, Rev John FP Pagnell 33, Catherine A D Criste 7, Rev Grimes 48 and Catherine A D Criste 7, plus numerous other individuals with ages and locations. The fragmentary text references several clergy and residents across Maryland and Virginia with mixed spellings and errant punctuation.
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Constance F Johnson
Richmond
Rey
Bo MeLaughlin
Raman
Loulas
Paul Nenzel
Mitckellay
iMle Md
Mintle Grimion
Rey JL
Metahr Pisingen
Roughery
Mamie T “Daly
John
Pagnell
Maryland Obituary: Luther A. Oates Former Pastor
Luther A. Oates, former pastor of Falling Springs Presbyterian Church, died yesterday in a Philadelphia hospital. A native of South Carolina, he graduated from Princeton and married Ethelind Dennis of Beverly, Md. Surviving are one son, Pret Yacob Brewer Kerschner, and eight others including Charles Gustavus Kerschner’s son Elnathan, with burial in Emmitsburg yesterday. He taught twelve years at Mercersburg College and the Reformed Theological Seminary Aware and six children survive.
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Hagerstown
Emmitsburg
Flo
Mercereburg College
Reformed Theological Seminary
Virginia Weddings Staunton Nov 16 Henry Smith and Wiss Hastie Wiseman
The ceremony took place this morning at the Second Presbyterian Church with Rev W N Scott officiating.
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Staunton
Henry Smith
Wiss Hastie Wiseman
Wiseman
W N Scott
Second Presbyterian Church
Delegates Sail to Norfolk for Atlantic Deep Waterways Meet
Delegates from New England and the Middle Atlantic, about 38 in number, left Philadelphia and Elizabeth City for Norfolk to attend the Atlantic Deep Waterways Convention. The four day event opens tomorrow with a Taft visit expected Friday, led by Representative John H Small and Representative Charles R Thomas aboard the steamer Virginia.
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Norfolk
Taft
Philadelphia
New England
Middle Atlanai
Elizabeth City
Virginia
John H Small
Charles R Thomas
Baby Thrown From Window Saves Infant At Burn Scene Rescue
In Baltimore on Brevard Street two died and three injured in a morning fire. Victims include JOHN FOX aged 19 and LESTOR CLEMENTS aged 4. Injured are WILLIAM CLEMENTS 16, JOHN KELTY 2, and infant FLORENCE WHITAKER who was thrown from a second story window and caught by Joseph Batty before landing on the pavement. Florence survived, sent to St Luke’s Hospital amid suspicions of intoxication and potential motive.
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Parkersburg
Allan B Smith
Wheeling
Jievericksburg
J C
Sn Pson
Spottsy Lane
Jack Hamison
Burlington Town
Belpre
Parlers
Burg
Jerday
Charles Navié
Cha
Balimore
MD “Oy i
Brevard Street
John Fox
Lestor Clements
William Clements
John Kelty
Florence Whitaker
Mellon Whitaker
Dea
Disease Fatal to Horses Believed Linked to Poison Weed
The Wrehington Post reports a mysterious horse illness in Luray Virginia with many deaths in Moeksville and surrounding districts. Officials suspect a poisonous weed in pastures causes sudden death after notable exercise, with cases concentrated along the Stenandeal River area.
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Wrehington Post Luray
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