Endow the U O V project to raise 2 000 000 fund
A broad movement to endow the historic University of Virginia with a two million dollar fund is organized to honor Jefferson on the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. Roosevelt and other figures endorse the effort, naming the proposed Thomas Jefferson Memorial Fund. An advisory council includes Grover Cleveland Taft Dewey and others.
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Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Roosevelt
New York
Aiso
University of Yorubia
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Universits Restesyr
Advisory Council
Justee Pullers
Grover Cleveland
Elihu Root
Taft
Admiral Dewey
Hubert Foo Lancein
Clair McKelway
Carding Gibbons
Richard Olne
S. Weir Mitchel
Senator Hoar
Politician Killed by Engine Near Parkersburg
Special to The Washington Post. Parkersburg West Virginia November 8 1900. H Piersol aged sixty one was instantly killed by a Baltimore and Ohio yard engine two miles east of town while walking on the track and ignoring whistle warnings. He long chaired the Populist party executive committee in West Virginia and sat on the national executive committee. He had been the party's nominee for governor congressman and other offices.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
H. Piersol
Baltimore and Ohio
Pierson
West Virginia
National Executive Committee
Ticket Agent Accused in Misappropriation Case
Laurel Maryland November 20 John W Kell a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ticket agent and United States Express Company agent at Jessup Md five miles east of Laurel was arraigned and given a hearing before Justice of the Peace T M Baldwin on a charge of misappropriating company funds Estimates place the shortage at over 600 He was committed to Annapolis jail to await the court term Kell is a son of the late Rev Lex Kell ex Baltimore and Ohio agent at Strasburg Junction Va and lives at Laurel with his wife and four children He is a Mason and had many friends His alleged act has surprised his Laurel associates due to his previously fine reputation.
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Washington Post
Laurel
John W. Kell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States Express Company
Jessup
Justice of the Peace
T. M. Baldwin
Keil
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Kelley
Mr. Kellex
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Strasburg Junction
McCues Appeal Put Before Court On January 3
Charlottesville reports 46 pages of exception filed by condemned man J Samuel Meue sentenced to be hanged January 2 1905 for wife murder The appeal will be considered by the Court of Appeals in Richmond January 3 The record may exceed 300 pages with full copies to be provided to defense counsel Two weeks to prepare petition to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Guards surround Meue cell at Park Street home as authorities ensure safety
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Charlottesville
Cowisel
J. Samuel Meue
Court of Appeals
Richmond
Corporation Clerk
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
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KILLED BY DRIVING WHEEL AT ROANOKE PLANT
In Roanoke Virginia William P Stultz age twenty four son of R J Stultz was killed last night at about 1 39 at the plant of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company He was seen cit ing the crankshaft of an engine when his body was found wedged between the belt and the large driving wheel One hand crushed and the head badly mangled authorities believe he slipped while oiling the engine and the pulley drew his head between it and the wheel.
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Epettal Tane
Washington
Von
Roanoke
William P. Stultz
R. J Stultz
Weluck
Roanoke Railway and Electric
Putting It Strong Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Rest for the Stomach
The article argues chronic Dyspepsia is curable and that overdieting and bitter remedies worsen the condition. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick digesting aid, claiming they work even with inactive stomachs, allow rest, and provide lasting relief at low cost.
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Stuart
Police raid Norfolk clubs net sixty five arrests
Norfolk authorities conducted raids on Sunday social clubs and gambling houses after weeks of surveillance. About 65 patrons were jailed, including 23 at the National Club on Union Street and 46 at the Union League Club, one of whom was a white man. Police had been recording names of entrants to aid in future court proceedings.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
New York
Camden Man Dies by Cyanide Poison in Lexington Hotel
Swift death by poison from Camden, New Jersey, a draftsman named Webster, died at the Lexington Hotel after taking cyanide of potassium. His brother Noel B. Webster, living in Newport News, spoke with him last night. The body was sent to Franklin, Vermont, for burial.
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Speeial
Washington Post
Newport News
Tiugh S. Webster
N. J
Lexington Hotel
Webster
Noel B. Webster
Joan
Lexington
Frankton
Death on stairs linked to stimulant overuse
Howard W Morrison a 46 year old printer at the Law Reporter office Washington died at his Laurel Maryland home from heart failure caused by excessive stimulant use. He was found dead at the foot of the stairs this morning after returning home late. Funeral is set for Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church Laurel. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Washington Post
Laurel
Sixth Street
Mr. Morrison
George
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Morrison
Law Reporter
Washington, D
Tragic Death by Own Action Near Swannoa River
John O Grimes a 25 year old bookkeeper from Washington state, reportedly drank poison after a heartbreak, and died by his own hand on the Swannoa River banks in New Mexico. He had moved to the area eight years ago.
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Washington
Sheville
NM. C
John O Grimes
Swannoa River
Wolson
Grimes
Maryland Obituary Notices From Cumberland Area
Obituary notices from Cumberland and surrounding towns list Dennis Collins of Westernport aged 70, a pioneer miner, widow and ten children. Thomas Nowlin of Saxton dies at 37 from brain abscess after running a large drug store. Ignatius Fitzsimmons of Buckeytown dies at 65, survived by eight children and a second wife. Mrs Antonio Carlin of Slidell dies at 46, survived by two children. J William Cherry funeral train from Piedmont to Frostburg with 300 Eagles lodge members. Dr S S Ulrich dies in Baltimore at 60, survived by wife and two children. Rebecca Cresap dies at 88 at Rawlings, lineage tracing to Joseph Cresap and Michael Cresap with Cresap family ties and multiple survivors.
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Cumberland
Dennis Collins
Westernport
Georges Creek
Thomas Tztair Nowlin
Saxton
Hyndman
Frederick
Ignatius Fitazsimmons
Buckeytown
Frederick County
Boyds
Antonio Carlin
James S. Carlin
Slidell
Montgomery County
Praternal Order of Eagles of Lonaconing
Baltimore
Ulrich
Rebecca Cresap
Daniel Cresap
Joseph Cresap
Sarah V. Porter
Rawlings
This County
Howard McCarty
Michael Cresap
Oldtown
Boston
Cresap
Stabbing Tragedy in Huntington as Councilman's Son Slays Man
Anthony Martin was fatally stabbed on a Huntington street noon today by Burnie Coon, son of councilman John Coon. He and Sam Rittenhouse were challenged by a color ed man for a match, sparking a fight when Coon declared no gentleman should ask a Negro for a match. Coon stabbed Martin to death and wounded Rittenhouse in the back. Rittenhouse is expected to recover. Coon surrendered to police and awaits jail.
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Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
Ney
Anthony Martin
Burnie Goon
John Coon
Martin
Sam Rittenhouse
Coon
Rittenhouse
Prominent Cumberland Merchant Shot Dead in Street
Nash Bailey, a noted Cumberland merchant, was killed in Panther West Virginia when Roscoe Henderson fired three shots at close range as Bailey reached for an item in his pocket. Bailey died from the gunfire and Henderson fled into the woods as anger over a long running feud is noted.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Panther
W. Va
Nash Bailey
Roscoe Henderson
Bailey
Henderson
Riotous Laborers at Four Mile Run Quelled by Police
Rioting among Slavs Austrians and Italians employed on Alexandria County railway work triggered a midnight disturbance near Four Mile Run. Mayor Paff and city officers joined county constables to search arrestees, seizing knives and pistols as fifteen armed men were sent to the county jail. The clash stemmed from a fractured strike, with later reports noting imports of Black labor and ongoing contractor trouble.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria County
Four Mile Run
Paff
Webster
Lieut. Smith
Bolmen Young
Roberts
Arrington
Fred
Dirks
North Carolina
Mollie Keys
George W. Keys
Alexandria National Bank
Daughters of the Confederacy
St. Louis
Key
Johnson
West Virginia
West
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Charles Keys
Ravensworth
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Alexandria Eerie
Igies
First National Bank
C. I. Kluyden
Johnstown
Prgent
Janet Davidson
Francis J. Davidson
Robert Beverly Minis
New York
Emelia Voletge
Colvin race row at Kenilworth School sparks uproar
John Colvin, a tall Washington man with Indian ancestry claims he and his family faced public school racial pressure after three of his children attended Kenilworth School. He emphasizes he is white by birth and his wives were white, and that no Colvin child attended a colored school.
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Kenilworth
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Colvin
Washington
Kendall Green
Maryland
Government Printing Office
Schonts
Mr. Colvin
Gallaudet
Palmer
Otherhhan
John Colgin
Colyingy
Funeral of Henry Yenney Prominent Pythian at Brookland
The funeral for Henry Yenney, a popular Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee for twenty years, will be held today at his Brookland home. He died suddenly Saturday morning from acute indigestion. Yenney was active in Knights of Pythias and other fraternal groups. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery with rites by Mount Vernon Lodge and Brookland church members. He leaves a widow and seven children.
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Henry Yenney
Twelfth Street
Brookland
Yenney
Bureau of Nering and Printing
Bureau
America
District of Columbia
Venness
Grand Lodge
Knight of Pythi
Mount Vernon Lodge
Centennial Ounei, Sons of Jonadal
American Guild
Wrights Pribias and Sons of
Jonadal
EB. E. Marshall
Brookland M. E
Knights of Pythias
Thomas A Bynum
Warder
Mr. Yenney
W. T. Shane
Joseph Brashears
Julia Yenney
Victoria Yenney
Philip
Felix
Joseph Venney
Glenwood Cemetery
Order of Knights of Pythias
George ©. Hough
Washington's Newest Hotel Opens After Remodel
The New Cairo hotel in Washington has been redecorated and expanded at a cost exceeding 100000 dollars. It is praised as a leading modern hostelry with strong reservations from Senators and Congressmen, signaling broad representation during the season. Manager William Catto is credited with rapid occupancy growth. For relief, Dr King’s New Discovery is advertised.价格 0.10 dollars. All druggists'.
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Cairo
Hst
William Catto
New Furniture Auction At Sloan’s Galleries
An extraordinary sale at Sloan's Galleries 107 G Street features a $6.00 stack of furniture and other house furnishings from a local merchant who overstocked his premises. The items are new from factories, latest season patterns, on display Tuesday ahead of the auction beginning at 10 o'clock Wednesday, offering buyers a chance to bid their own valuation.
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Sloan’s Galleries
G Street
Seasor
Carnegie Library Opens to Public in Norfolk
The Carnegie Library in Norfolk Virginia will open to the public tomorrow with no ceremony. The building, a finer Southern example, is a smaller counterpart of the Carnegie library in Washington and follows the old library’s routine after being vacated months ago.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Washington
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