Millionaire Ryan Buys Vault Space for Richmond Cathedral
New York financier Thomas F. Ryan and his wife obtain papal permission to be buried in vaults beneath the altar of Richmond’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The vaults, directed by Mrs. Ryan, will also burn the bishops of the Diocese of Richmond, with costs near half a million dollars for the cathedral project and related church works.
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New York
Virginia
Muulti
Pope
Washington Post
Richmond
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
Sir Ryan
United States
Uusiness
Equitable Life Assurance Seciety
Nhs
Holy See
Tuyvar
Van
Murder Charge From Long Ago Lands Suspect in Jail
Constable C H Sturt arrested John H Davis at Cedar Bluff on a murder charge tied to a shooting in Russell County Virginia where George Steel was killed. Another participant Martin died in penitentiary years ago. Davis, who left the area, has now returned and is held in Lebanon awaiting grand jury action.
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Weslington
C. H. Sturt
John H. Davis
Cedu Bluff
Davis
George Steel
Swords Coch
Russell County
Martin
St Aid
Watstale
Lebanon
Russell
Conference votes to hold next session at Moundsville
The Methodist Conference voted to hold the next annual session in Moundsville West Virginia and is likely to adjourn tomorrow evening Bishop Goodsell and the conference council finalized the appointment list Readings and Memorial service addresses occupied the day with multiple preachers officiating in various churches Local fires in Cumberland Maryland caused property damage and a coal lamp incident led to several blazes A foggy morning caused two Camden Interstate Hallway streetcars to collide with one motor man fatally injured The Parkersburg Y M C A building was formally dedicated and opened to the public described as the handsomest of its kind in the state
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Morgantown
Methodist Conference
Moundsville
Goodsell
Conference Council
Devotinn
J. K. Fitnwater
Methodist Church
J. K. Grimes
AL E Resteger
Baptist Church
V. A. Hanna
EO D Felisis
Christian Church
E. L. Burre
E. Si Hannah
Methodist Protestant Church
D. H Clark
Presbyterian Church
Waadston
Parkersburg
W. Va
C. A
Obituary notices from Hagerstown and Maryland figures
Mary Winders of Hagerstown dies at home aged 74 after illness leaving sons William R Winders of Benevola and Joseph E Newcomer of Hagerstown and Cumberland. Rev Ben Knepfer, longtime minister known as the Merrying Parson, dies at 89 near Frostburg. George E Brooke of Rockville area dies at 92 in Brooke Grove, noted Democrat and ally of Gov. Warfield, survived by three children.
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Hngerstown
Mary Winders
Josepl LE Newcomer
Samuel Maysiles
Wiliam R Winders
Benevola
Joseph E Newcomer
Hagerstorn Cumberland
Del
Bensuem Knepfer
Wellersburg
Jurion
Frostburg
Connellsville
Mason and Dixon Line
United States
Rock
George E Brooke
Montgomery County
Broolm Grove
Sandy Spring
Mr Stoake Ia
George
Gov. Warfield
James PB. Stabler
Washington
Charles ¥. Kirk
Olney
Charles E. Brooke
Deserters Targeted as Norfolk Reinstates Arrest Policy
The Norfolk police board authorized renewed arrest of army and navy deserters, ending a period when deserters found safe havens. Naval deserters had previously profited from arrests, with officers devoting time to it. The new rule, effective midnight, prompted many deserters to seek safety, aided by local spots that swap uniforms for civilian attire and by Secret Service Agent Cutchins locating government property and uniforms.
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Norfolk
Washington Post
Army
Navy
Bronze tablet marks Poe room at University of Virginia
A bronze tablet was placed on Hagar Allan Poe’s dormitory door at UVa in West Range room No 13. Gifted by Miss Lois A Bangs and Miss Whiton of Washington DC, the 15 by 30 inch plate honors Poe on the fifty sixth anniversary of his death in Charlottesville. The ceremony drew professors, students, and other attendees as Dr. Harrison reported on the event.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
Hagar Allan Poe
No. 13
West Range
University of Virginia
Lois A Bangs
Whiton
National Cathedral School of
Washington, D. C
Poe at the University of Virginia 1826 Rooming History
A scholarly paper on Poe delivered at the University of Virginia details his first year in 1826. Dr James A. Harrison notes Poe, then seventeen, registered among the 17 initial students, initially roomed on the Lawn, then moved to Room No. 13 West Range for ten months, ending December 15, 1826, with remarks on his enduring literary influence.
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William M. Thornton
Alderman
Poe
University of Virginia
James A. Harrison
Virginia
Charles W. Kent
Béth
Maes George
T. G. Tucker
William Wertenbaker
Jesse Maury
West Range
Attacker Strikes Woman in Portsmouth Synagogue
In Portsmouth during Yom Kippor services, Setrick Ekmekiian a silk weaver from Lamberts Point Virginia assaulted a woman at the synagogue. He knocked her unconscious then a struggle with patrolmen led to his overpowering and arrest.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Setrick Ekmekiian
Lamberts Point
Portsmouth
Whimekjan
Patrol 1
Ekmekjian
Jealous girl drinks poison after seeing sweetheart with another
Miss Daisy Fillinger sixteen years old is dying in a Huntington hotel after drinking carbolic acid following a street sighting of her sweetheart with another girl. The incident unfolds as a rash act amid a scene on the street.
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Daisy Fillinger
Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
Insurance Agent to Pace Trial in Norfolk Police Court
Norfolk Va Oct 8 Two local insurance firms figure in a case to be tried in the Police Court tomorrow J F Morrissette an agent of the National Insurance Company will be given a hearing on the charge of erasing the addresses of patrons from the books of the Southern Mutual Aid Association while employed by that company recently
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Washington Post
Norfolk
J. F. Morrissette
National Insurance Company
Southern Mutual Aid Association
Indicted Lyon in Fatal Mill Assault Case
A coroner jury ruled William Graham died from pistol wounds fired by David C. Lyon during a defense against a murderous attack at a Virginia mill. Witnesses say Graham provoked the clash. Lyon faces trial with bail up to 106000, his wife in Washington at the time.
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Washington Post
Suffolk
William Graham
David C. Lyon
Graham
Lyon
Copeland
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
DEDICATED TO WORSHIP Christian Church Free of Debt in Waynesboro
The new Christian Church at Waynesboro Maryland was dedicated with Rev. C. M. Smith of Cincinnati delivering the dedicatory sermon. Rev. J A Hopkins the first pastor. Rev. H C Kendrick and Rev. Walter Scott Hoye assisted. The building, purchased for 2800 from St Pauls Reformed, underwent remodeling costing about 4500 and is now debt free. A pastor will be chosen soon.
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New Christian Church
Waynesbor
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
C. M. Smith
Cincinnati
Christian Foreign Mission Board
J. A. Hopkins
H. C. Kendrick
Walter Scott
Revenue Fraud Trial Resumes in Greensboro Today
U S District Attorney Holton, who collapsed during the case against Revenue Officer G W Samuel, is expected to resume the trial in Greensboro North Carolina Monday. If Samuel is acquitted, other indictments may be quashed as prosecutors press for a conviction. Holton faces strong opposition with eight openly appearing attorneys and many more retained.
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Greensboro
N. C
Washington Post
WN. G
United States
Holton
G. W. Samuel
Samuel
Child burns to death in Maryland orchard tragedy
Four year old daughter of Amadee La Clair, near Masontown in Cumberland County, went into an orchard with coal oil and ignited a wood pile. The blaze consumed the child and both parents were burned while attempting rescue. the mother is believed fatally burned.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Amadee la Clair
Masontown
Grafton
Tramps blamed for fatal shooting in Wharncliffe
In Wharncliffe West Virginia on October 8 a freight train passing through town fired several shots. Emil Swanson, twenty years old, was struck by a bullet and died. Authorities suspect drunken tramps in a freight car carried out the shooting.
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Special Tone
Wespingter Srost
Wharncliffe
W. Va
Emil Swanson
Atone Sinner Turns Himself In at Police Station
William A. Wilson, 56, of 706 Bedford Street St. Paul Minn, walked into New York police headquarters confessing remorse and surrender. He admitted skipping out October 21 with 215 dollars from the United States Army Building messenger job and asked to be held while detectives are sent from St. Paul.
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New York
Oct
Lliam A. Wilson
Bedford Street
St. Paul
Minn
Detective Bureau
Police Headquarters
United States Army
J. J. O'Connor
Wilson
Soldier dies after fall from electric railway trailer
Special to The Washington Post Newport News Oct 8 Albert Berger 23 an artilleryman at Fort Monroe killed instantly when he fell from a Newport News and Old Point Railway trailer car entering Millcreek Bridge trestle at 5:40 pm. He struck a trestle abutment. body recovered in water with severe injuries. Berger, a Carrollton Indiana resident.
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Albert
Berger
Fort Monroe
Old Point
H Electric Company
Millcreek Bridge
Carrollton
Ind
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Offney
Pennsylvania Station
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Florida
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Richmond, Va
Alexandria News in Brief: Police HQ Delays and Local Bits
City council set to review slow remodeling of Alexandria police headquarters after weeks of chaos and partial use of the Police Court room. Other items note Bachelors' Club elections, a minor fire on Prince Street, a horse fall at King and Pitt, Rechabites activities, Day of Atonement closures, and synagogue services led by Rabbi Gross.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Police Court Room
Police Court
Bachelors’ Club
Pitt and
Royal Streets
Douglass Stuart
W. W. Ballenger
O. H. Kirk
Julian Y. Williams
J. William May Wil
Lfe
J. H Bitzer
Prince Street
Reliance Engine Company
King and Pitt Streets
Perseverance
Order of Rechabites
Methodist Protestant
Order
R. S Laurenson
J. H
Ewell
First Baptist Church
Dr. Fisher
W. JL. Griffin
Perseverance Tent
Washington, D. C
Rabbi Gross
Cincinnati
Fraternal Order Ruling on Liquor Sale and Beneficiary
Kansas Supreme Court rules that a fraternal order cannot void a member’s beneficiary certificate by adopting by law banning liquor sales. The case involves Jane Haddock widow of John Haddock, a member who sold intoxicants, and the lodge’s challenge to a premium payment after his death.
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Topeka
Kans
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Woodmen of Kansas
Jane Haddock
John Haddock
Supreme Court
Lodge
Baltimore and Ohio trains to Philadelphia and New York schedule
Rail notices publish vast B and O timetable details with routes to Philadelphia New York and Atlantic City. Listings include hourly departures from early morning to late night with diner Pullman and parlor car services and through sleepers to multiple cities. Damage notes mention a fire victimizing a building and a neighboring millinery shop.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New Jersey Ave
Royal Blue Line
Philadelphia
New York
Atlantic City
Open Shop Declared at NCR Factory in Dayton
Dayton Ohio Oct 8 The general manager of the National Cash Register Company says the factory now open to nonunion workers will start Monday as a nonunion establishment. Union labor vows to strike and awaits President O Connell of the machinists international. The manager also states 250 discharged for missing a factory meeting will be rehired Monday.
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National Cash Register
Dayton
Ohio
National Cash Register Company
O’connell
Machinists’ International
Action Against Guardsmen Threatens Norristown Citizens
Norristown authorities move to prosecute the Second Regiment of Philadelphia guardsmen after they held Sunday target practice on a river island near Norristown. Citizens fear stray bullets endangering lives and report the granite shaft of ex Gov John F Hartranft at Montgomery Cemetery as a target.
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Philadelphia
Norristown
Washington Post
John F. Hartrantt
Montgomery
Two Trainmen Killed in Fog Shrouded Rear-end Collision
Two Philadelphia and Reading Railway crewmen died near Rogersford Pennsylvania when a freighter collided with a coal train in dense fog. Fireman Christian Zimmerman of Harrisburg and George W. Montgomery of Reading were trapped under wreckage. relief arrived too late.
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Pottstown
Philadelphia and
Reading
Rogersford
Here
Christian Zimmerman
Harrisburg
George W. Montgomery
Gasoline Line Explosion Kills Mother and Son in Cleveland
In Cleveland on October 8 Mrs. Gustave Bigham aged 52 and her son Edward 26 died from burns after a gasoline line explosion as Mrs. Bigham prepared supper. Mrs. Eayward Bigham, bedridden, fainted while trying to escape from an upstairs window and was saved by neighbors. her condition is precarious.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Gustave Bigham
Edward
Bigham
Eayward Bigham
Daughters of the Confederacy Elect Officers in San Francisco
The United Daughters of the Confederacy elected officers for the coming year in San Francisco. President is Miss Lizzie George Henderson. Other posts include Mississippi first vice president Mrs Alfred H Voorhies and second vice president Mrs V A SVaught. Recording secretary Mrs P Hickman. Tennessee corresponding secretary Mrs A W Ritter. Mississippi custodian of crosses Mrs R Yabpott. Georgia custodian of flags Mrs A Cantril. Kentucky treasurer Mrs James Lee. Underwood Will Not Leave Erie reported as remaining president of the Erie Railroad and taking charge of new acquisitions.
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San Franciscus
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lizzie George Henderson
Mississippi
Alfred H. Voorhies
San Francisco
V. A. S Vaught
Louisiana
Mra. P. Hickman
Tennessee
A. W. Ritter
R. Yabpott
Georgia
A. Cantril
Kentucky
James ¥. Lee
Historic Rail Schedule Fragments for Washington 1906
A dense excerpt lists multiple rail services and timings from Washington, detailing connections to Harrisonburg Warrenton Charlottesville New York Atlanta and more. It mentions trains like the Washington Southwestern Limited and New York Express with Sleeper cars and dining services, plus notes on Bluemont branch departures and station offices.
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Dally
Harrisonburg
Werrenton
Danville
Way
Washington
Florida
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
United States
New Orleans
Manassas
Dailly
New York
Memphis
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Washington and Southwestern Limited
Pultiman
Atlanta
Macon
Nashville
Bluemont
Leenburg
Charlottesville
15Th St
Pa. Ave
Pennsylvania Station
Baggaire
H. Spencer
S _H HARDWICK
Pasa
W. H. Taylor
Brown
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South Cumberland
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R. L. Carter
Lakeville
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Chris Dingerfelder
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Alexandria News
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Fifth Ave
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Pope’s Creek
Juan A . Paes
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Norfolk and Western Railway
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Chattanoo
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Pullman Parlir
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Lincoln Hotel
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Galen Hall Hothe, & Sanatorium
F. Ll. Young
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Chalfonte
Leeds Company
Tt Hotel
Rudolf
C. KE. Myers
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co
Fort Monros
14Th St
Colorado
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GLD Dominion Steamship CO
Foot 7Th St
14Th Et
John Call
Pras
W. H. Callahan
Pass
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Louise
Great Falla
Steimer Louise and Mule Yacht
G. M. Mason
Jefferson Ave
Mount Vernon
Charles Macalester
Fort Myer
Arlington Falls Church
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