Harris trial nears end as widow barred from testimony
In Warrenton Virginia, the Harris murder trial nears its close after judge Turner bars widow Mrs Thompson from stating whether the accused threatened her dead husband. The trial centered on expert testimony about powder and ball effects, with arguments over admissibility and witness credibility.
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Washington
Warrenton
Harris
Jeph
Hunt
McCormick
Byrd
Turner
Will Appeal Fee Decision In Virginia Settlement Case
Counsel for Parker and Green claim they acted as agents of the State in a Prout settlement. The state and federal government notify they will appeal Judge Carter Scott’s ruling in the city court. The dispute centers on claims exceeding 1.7 million dollars with 270 thousand due to two men for services. The money, loaned west, related to debt coverage by the State of Virginia and dates back to 1812 with counter claims by the federal government. Senators Daniels and Martin helped raise interest, with Virginia seeking full settlement of the claims.
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Swed
Washington Post
Fanmoud
Parker and Creen
Vegne
Sorgimi
Batil
Shin TV
Daniels
Martin
Virginia
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrivals and Sailings
Movements of steamers include arrivals from Hamburg and Bremen to New York and rotation through Cherbourg Turina, with sailings to New York and Rotterdam. Notable departures include Lincoln from Yor for Iverbourg, Friedrich Wilhelm from New York to Bremen, and several vessels bound for New York with varied schedules and ports of call offshore.
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Preydent
Lincoln
En Yor
Iverbourg
Hamburg
Noordam Tram
Rotterdam
New Fork
George Washington
Tremroon Vork
New York
Touraine
Festa
Yek
Lapland
Anthen Foe
Lenk
Geltei
Ow York
Eirzen Erarbouy
Southern Pacific Fined for Rebating Practice
The Southern Pacific Railroad was fined zero dollars after pleading guilty in U S district court to technical and unintentional guilt in a rebating case. Judge Welborn noted the maximum penalty could reach twenty thousand dollars. The charge involved rebating to Penn Fruit Company and Harris Newmark Company for shipments within California.
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Sponial
Washington Fox
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Welborn
United States District Court
Penn Fruit Company
Harris- Newmark Company
California
Califorata
Wilson in excellent condition after operation
Assistant Secretary Huntington Wilson is reported in excellent condition after a successful operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on October 1. Mrs Wilson is with him, and he is said to be recovering well.
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Baltimore
Huntington Wilson
Ieins
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Big Alexandria rally seeks good roads and bonds
A Washington Post report describes an October 18 rally at the Alexandria county courthouse Fort Myer Heights with Senator John W Daniel Representative Carl and others to form an Alexandria County Good Roads Association and discuss bond issues. Judge Mann governors candidate will speak on roads and Wilson explains road building while Fairfax invites two attorneys to address. A separate note covers a bid for a new trial and possible reprieve for Calvin Johnson, condemned for murder, with motions to Gov Swanson.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Wiliam Hodges Mann
Virginia
Alexandria County
Fort Myer Heights
John W Daniel
C c Carlin
Julian Wilson
Charles Lassiter
Virginia Good Roads Association
Alexandria County Good Roads Association
Imn
Killed On First Saloon Day In Bristol Virginia
Brstol Virginia opened two saloons after a court decision legalizing the July 8 local option. Ten carloads of whisky beer and spirits arrived. Charles Kenny a county merchant was killed when struck by a wagon while returning from the city after three years without a drink. The Tennessee side set a higher drunkenness fine.
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Brstol Va
Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia City
Charles Kenny
Notables Seek Big Game on Arizona Hunting Trip
Postmaster General Dent A Lyon and Ralph Cameron join a prominent hunting party in northern Arizona. Delegates and officials including Frank H Uitchcoth and BW Zachan plan to meet in Flagstaff then proceed to Holbrook to enter the wilderness for deer and other game. The Arizona natural resources committee member Woa Smith is expected to join.
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Dent A. Lyon
Cameron
Washington Post
Arizona
Frank H Uitchcoth
A Lyon
Republian National Comenttes
Fran Lexas
Ralph Cameron
Congress
Jat
Zachan
Flagstaff
Flolbrook
Woa Smith
Holbrook Deer
Dent
Arrest of Amsterdam Diamond Co President in Fraud Case
Buffalo authorities arrested the Amsterdam Diamond Company president on a mail fraud charge. Miller appeared before a U S commissioner and bail was set at 400 dollars. The case involves about 1000 dollars yearly business, with Miller denying illegality. Separate complaint notes a bettle Mattley crime with rewards and gas jets opened, no suspect found after precinct efforts.
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Buffalo
Amsterdam Diamond Company
United States
Wo Omer
Bettle Mattley
Thurstay
Mattley
Nannie Mattles
Fifth Precinct
BULLETS IN EXHUMED BOD Y TIES TO WEST TRIP SUSPECT
Bluefield W Va Oct 1 detective Felts reports exhumed Meadows body showed two bullets matching a revolver loaned by Little a married man with four children He had planned to flee with another woman and gave $2 for clothes He contradicts earlier statements and is to be moved to Grundy Va for trial in Buchanan county
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Washington Post
Little
Meadows
Juels
Littlie
West
Mia Justis
Maryland WCT elects officers at annual convention
The Westrington cum Hagerstown Maryland WCT adjourned Lovight electing President Mary R Wastup Vice President Paulhe W Helme Corresponding Secretary Annie D Starr Recording Secretary M Alice Wood Treasurer Frances A Csthem all Baltimore. Closing address by Ella A Boole New York secretary of the general missionary society of the Presbyterian Church. She recounted Dr Frederick A Cook once a milkman who attended a Brooklyn Methodist Church and stopped delivering milk on Sundays, saying his work prevented church attendance.
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Westrington
Hagerstown
Maryland
WCT
Mary R Wastup
Paulhe W Helme
Annie D Starr
M Alice Wood
Frances A Csthem
Battimore
Ella A Boole
New York
General Missionary Society of the Presbytenan Church
Boole
Frederick A Cook
Methodiat Church
Brooklyn
Wand
Cook
Woman Takes Poison By Mistake For Heartache Tablets
Mrs Marte Smith of 1115 New York Avenue NW was rushed to Emergency Hospital after taking a dose of poison by mistake for heartache tablets. She remained semiconscious around midnight as police learned of the incident. doctors had not yet identified the poison. Her two daughters were at the hospital and not allowed to see them.
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Marte Smith
New York Avenue
Magader
Mos Smith
Folleomen Holmes
Cullmane Wer
Smuth
Southa
Smith
MISS HARRIMAN TO WED
Miss Mary Harriman heir to a railroad fortune is expected to wed Robert Walton Goelet soon in a quiet ceremony. The engagement, though not formally announced, is widely anticipated within society and would mark the second Harriman sister to unite with a notable American fortune.
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Washington
New York
Mary Harriman
Robert Walton Goelet
J ‘Cs Hartman
Goelet
Quande
Lesper
Hal Top
Arden Ard
Harriman
Mary x
Cornell
Robert Livingston
Gerry
Bryan’s Silver Wedding Celebration in Tancolm Neb
Mariage twenty fifth anniversary observed by Mr and Mrs WJ Bryan at Fairview with flags flowers and world wide gifts. Three children and two grandchildren at home. Neighbors called and the couple paused daily duties to greet guests and celebrate together.
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Tancolm
Nebr
WJ Bryan
Fairview
Tretr
Bhe Bryan
Dan McAvoy vaudeville comic dies in New York
Francis Peter Reardon known as Dan McAvoy dies early today in Manhattan. He had paralysis since midsummer and died of heart failure. Born in Chicago 27 years ago, he rose in burlesque and vaudeville, impersonating Hebrew characters and starring at the New York Theater in The King's Carnival and The Giddy Throng. He performed with Marie Dressler and others, later partnered with Georgia Kelley in Dan McAvoy's Five Avenue Girls.
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New
Jeasie May
New York
Marie Dressler
Harry Bulger
Julie Mc Eee
Old-Time Minstrel Dead Famed for Diamonds and Fame
Georgs W Moore founder of the Moore Burgess Minstrels died at 90 in London. Born on Mulberry Street New York he ran away at 16 to join a circus then a pantomimist. He performed with Christy Minstrels and Hippodrome, later co managed in London and claimed vast diamond possessions and a princely ring. He was the father in law of Charley Mitchell the pugilist.
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Appelnd
Washington Est
London
Georgs W Moore
Moore-Burgess Minstrels
Mr Moore
Mulberry Street
York
Tom Thumb
Little Fony
Pony Moore
Francoals Hippodrome
Halfway House
Broadway
England
Crocker
Christy Minstrels
St James Hall
Moore Dingoss
Moore
Prince of Wales
Edward Vie
Eighteen Officers Begin Army Test Ride From Fort Myer
Eighteen army officers depart Fort Myer for a six hour mule mounted test ride covering nearly fifty miles to Fairfax Courthouse Virginia. Led by Col Robert H Bailes the party travels via Alexandria Rosalyn Falls Church and the route mirrors a prior expedition, including officers from engineers ordnance and medical corps among others.
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Lighteen
Fort Myer
Aiden
Asall
Alexandria
Rosalyn
Palls Church
Fairfax Courthouse
Robert H. Bailes
Yollard
Mormon Coast Atollery Corps
Governors Toland
Fredereh W Sibley
Fourth Cavalry
West Point
Charles Walcox Medwat
Fort Totten
Robert S. Srmil
Pay Department
New York
Chauncey
Baker
Corps of Engineers
Norfolk
Charles T. Potter
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Frederick P Reynolds
Fort Monroe Va
Odus C Mornes
Ordnance Department
Picatsany Arsenal
Dover
Herbert Denkyre
Philadelphia
Wendell L Simpson
Nineteenth Infantry
Amos W Kimball
William Tschanmit
Picatin Uyarsonal
Dover SF
Col Edware Pratt to Face Army Retiring Board
Col Edware Pratt of the Twenty third Infantry faces retirement board review at Vancouver Barracks Washington for examination. He entered regular establishment from Virginia in the 1920s and led the Thirtieth Infantry since 1801. Earlier he served as lieutenant colonel of the Fort Sixth Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War era.
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Edware Pratt
Placeth Infantry
Vancouver
Pratt
Virginia
Twenty-third
Fifth Infantry
Fort-sixth
Flood Victims Aid Raised by American Red Cross
The American Red Cross and the War Department sent aid totaling about 7000 dollars for flood victims near Vontecey Mevica. John Field, clerk at the Department of Justice, has traveled to Seattle for business related to the Alaska-Union-Pacific Exposition. J R Gaskin acts as chief clerk in his absence.
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Nes
Vontecey Mevica
Clef Clerk
Field
Seattle
I Field
Chasf
Department of Justice
Wash
Moors Inflict Heavy Loss In Reconnaissance Fight
From Madrid an official message reports heavy fighting at Sok-i-Jemis during a reconnaissance against tribesmen near Zoluan. Fifteen Spantaris and Gen. Diez Vicario were killed. ten Spaniards wounded. Spanish column of six battalions, three mountain artillery batteries, a Schneider battery, and three artillery squadrons repulsed Moor attacks as reinforcements arrive.
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Zeluan
Sok-i-Jemis
Diez Vicario
Zoluan
Chasseure
Schneider
lGen Vicario
Yaagier
Morocco
Maza
Spain
Melilla II
Molal Hafid
McKim Estate Bequest Sets Academy Rome Endowment Route
The will of Charles F McKim of McKim Mead White filed in the Surrogate's Office leaves the major part of his estate to the American Academy in Rome for its general purposes, with a cash or securities option to be approved by trustees. If the bequest fails, the remainder goes to Harvard University for New York architecture scholarships in Italy, Sicily, and Greece.
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New York
Charlies F McKim
McKim, Mead & White
Margaret McKim
American Academy In
Rome
Academy
Harvard University
School of Architecture
Italy
Sicily
Greece
Wilson Mizner in Brawl and Arrest at Jefferson Market
Special to The Washington boat New York Oct 1 Wilson Mizner wife of Charles T Yerkes, divorced after a year, was arrested today on a charge of disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate Finn and was discharged with reprieve. The case ties to a August dispute involving Theodora Gerard and writer George F Bronson Howard over an apartment sublease issue, with Mizner allegedly forcing a lock and threatening Margolles, prompting police action.
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New York
Wilson Mizner
Charles T Yerkes
Finn
Jefferson Market Court
George F Bronson Howard
Theodora Gerard
Mizner
Edward Margulies
Gerard Ives
Cut Man Slays Cellmate Over Bread Dispute
In Alm esburg a Philadelphia county prison cell a quarrel over a loaf of bread ends with Anton Zachissh stabbing Pietro Crambrane in the neck with a razor. Zachissh claims self defense alleging Grambrane took the bread for breakfast, and a razor was found in each cell.
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Philadelphia
Almesburg
Anton Zachissh
Pietro Crambrane
Prisoy
Person resigns his post as opposition embars president
A high level political shakeup unfolds as a senior official resigns amid intense opposition from South Dakota senators. The president faces embarrassment as critics insist his stance falters and policy plans lose momentum. Names and exact offices are not disclosed in the fragment.
Wellesley Hugger reports shock waves in town
The Washington Post wires reveal a sensational saga from Wellesley where students arm themselves, police hunt the so-called hugger, and Mrs. Akingon and Miss Gradsell are drawn into the scare. Amid political turmoil in Washington, resignation talk and South Dakota senatorial clashes color ongoing national drama.
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South Dakota
Presdent
Robert
Intener Department
Person
South
Kote
Wellesley
Sutingane
Jy Igen
Washington Post
James Akingon
Isabel Gradsell
Brooklyn
Forty kisste too many bluefield court ruling
In Bluefield West Virginia on October 1 the police judge urged Ed ward Schneider and his wife to separate after a dispute over daily kisses. He had allegedly threatened to kill her when she refused access to more than four kisses a day and the court dismissed the case while advising a breakup.
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Washington Post
Bluefield
W Va
Edward Schneider
Schneider
Far West Residents Seek Census Jobs
Far West residents apply to the civil service commission to take the census examination to be held October. About 1009 appointments expected from the exam, with terms from six months to ten years, averaging about one year.
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Far West
Civl Service Commission
Cenius
Envil Service
Exarmaa
Postal Economy Conference Aims Post Office Retrenchment
The article describes a planned conference in Washington on October 7 where Post Office superintendents and experts will discuss retrenchment and reorganization. The goal is to determine how the service can be more efficient and economical, with reforms expected from attending experts.
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Postatie 7
Alender Gantt Sapiint
Geralwa
Ser Ice Fg
Washine
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