Explosion kills five at mill in Virginia near Gilmerton
A mill explosion at the John L Roper Company plant near Gilmerton Virginia wrecked the facility and killed five workers. One employee died from wounds and six others were slightly injured in the blast. Local authorities investigated the 공
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John L Roper Company
Vietma
Will Ask For Fire Alarm Resolution in Alexandria
Councilman Birrell introduces a resolution at the next city council meeting requesting the city to ascertain the cost of installing a fire alarm system in Alexandria. The measure aims to avoid costly false alarms by considering a combined fire and police call box system, reducing fire department calls and expenses.
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Washington Post
Alesandsin
Conelimin Birrell
Sity
Gost
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Alan
Funeral of Robert Bell Held at Local Residence
Funeral services for Robert Bell were conducted at his home on Alexa Street with pallbearers led by Walter Roc. The service featured pastor Joseph Fe, with interment at the family plot. A later church examination addressed by Wilkinson and others followed at Alexandra.
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Robert Bell
Nuke Atreet Alexa
Walter
John Agnuw
Hall
Joseph Fe
Tr Pr
Abyterian
Malachind
Alexandra
Cripple Weds Blind Man Br J To Purush Fyes
Cripple weds blind man Br J to Purush Fyes and husband the tees for the Far ly am x f no pa "oa tomo grond r a tou i ws yA ag ba to frae hod sane t tor corr hts.
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Purush Fyes
Woman Killed as Husband Shot Self in Taxajem Case
A violent crime story emerges as a wife is slain with throat cut and skull battered while her husband shoots himself. The chaotic report references multiple names, places, and local legal actions, including arrests for liquor violations and a broader sweep of wartime veterans and community notices. details are fragmented, yet the core event centers on the fatal homicide and the suspect’s self-inflicted death in a turbulent domestic incident.
Virginia Conference Finds No Legal Tie to Randolph Macon
The Virginia Conference debated the Randolph Macon College system's relation to the Methodist Episcopal Church South after the college accepted a Carnegie grant. Conference reports found no legal bond with the church, but affirmed the colleges as Methodist schools morally and equitably. It also authorized a process to give the conference a voice in trustee elections.
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Hays Address Highlights Farm Education Plan
Assistant Secretary Hays of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke to farmers during the Southern Association meeting. He urged nationwide adoption of an intermediate or high school agricultural education system with Federal funding. Return to Washington followed the talk as the Cotton Committee prepared annual estimates for release tomorrow. Commissioner Judson of Georgia is favored as next president.
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Southern Association of Commissioners of Agriculture and Agricultural Workers
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Watson
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Georgia
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Wedding in Two States Elopers Married at State Line
George Akens and Miss Venna Sturgill eloped from Scott County Tennessee to Virginia. They crossed to the Virginia side with four country ministers to be married at the state line on State Street. The ceremony drew local clergy and a small crowd as questions about legality arose but the couple persisted.
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Virginia obituary for Sameiy So columbus WY Fassiter
Obituary notes the death of Sameiy So of Columbus Wyoming and lists survivors. It mentions spouse Lenavan Canary and son etc, with scattered details about location and a memorial event. The incomplete text recalls a person associated with Virginie Hospital and notes a funeral in Mooday Nin and a residence in King Connor County.
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Virginie
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Es Aolge
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Mooday
Tmase Allen
Kingconner County
Goasamptiog
Fragmented Norfolk church meeting agenda and notes
An OCR laden listing covers Norfolk district events and personnel for a church conference. It names numerous ministers and locations including Portsmouth Richmond Christian Adveesia and Epworth, with scattered notes on circuits, memorials, and a postponed meeting adjournment awaiting next year. The text also references Capeville Wood Bates and Epworth Church with a sermon by Rev Ri Smart of Coar Yotteaville.
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Owe Wricht
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Yotteaville
Rioters Quelled as Wage Cut Sparks Mine Workers Strike
Special to Poe Washington Belmore Md Nov 29 A wage cut from 17 to 16 1 2 cents a day at Westport station on the Washington Annapolia and Baltimore Railway provoked a riot. About fifty of eighty hands struck, threw rocks, and attacked nonstriking workers. Police intervened twice, arresting five ringleaders.
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Bean
Fidelity Contrasting Company
Ringtesders
Synod Bans Tobacco Use by Clergy and Officials
A South Associate Reformed Church synod votes to forbid college professors ministers and elders to chew tobacco or use any tobacco form. Separate items note Raleigh ballot on December 6 dispensary prohibition and various court and social events in Maryland Virginia and North Carolina with multiple individuals named.
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Washington
Charlotte
South
Associate Reformed Church
William Alexander Melwaine Pisaco
Florida
Receder College
Judge Dayton Refuses Habeas, Calls for Supreme Court Appeal
Judge Ay G Dayton of the Federal court refused to grant habeas corpus for Thomas Fielda of Washington DC, noting the case should go to the U S Supreme Court. He said the prisoner should not have been convicted and would have discharged him if he were trial judge, as the criminal statute was misapplied. Fulda Wil will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Revenue Frauds Charged In Danville Trial
In Danville Virginia United States court, WA Ramsey storekeeper and gauger at a local distillery faced charges of collusion to defraud the government. Revenue officers raided the plant about ten days ago and allegedly caught Shelton and an employee removing spirits into the retailing department and stamping barrels. The case, details presented as evidence, adjourned until tomorrow. John Dandridge, former storekeeper and gauger at LW Puryear distillery in Halifax County, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud the government and was sentenced to one year in the Atlanta penitentiary plus a $100 fine for aiding in removing unstamped spirit.
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LW Puryear
Halifax County
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Atlanta
Dandridge
Death in Dream and River Tragedies Reported in WV
Special to The Washington Post reports Vas Sherwood’s wife dreaming of his sinking before he disappeared and the couple's Little Kanawha River sighting. John Close, 14, the son of Tucker County official AH Close, drowned while fording the Cheat River near St George. Harry Brenner, an agent for P I Collier & Ben, is charged with embezzling over 100 from his city employer. he faces Corporation Court.
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Notable Surgeon William Macewen Hailed For Pioneering Brain Operations
Fragmented OCR recounts a historical figure, Sir William Macewen, performing early brain surgeries. It recalls his methods, a fractured skull case, and a notorious criminal, Gus Johnson, with references to murder, justice, and a frightened mother testifying at trial amid aged recollections.
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