Mutineers on Stand Aboard Berwind After Mutiny Off North Carolina
Three colored sailors Robert Sawyer Henry Scott and Arthur Adams testified at a preliminary federal hearing in Southport after the mutiny aboard the Harry A Berwind off the North Carolina coast. Scott claimed self defense in the killing of a fellow seaman named Cokely. Adams said he killed the engineer. all three denied other killings. They are held without bail in the Southport jail awaiting federal action.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Harry A. Berwind
Philadelphia
Southport
United States
Collier
Pinner
Taoey
Robert Sawyer
Henry Scott
Arthur Adams
Sewyer Ard Adams
Seon
Rumilla
Scott
Moblie
Cokely
Adams
St Vincent Inlands
Poolroom cases called in Maryland court
Arthur Wall president of the Maryland Telegraph Company faced five indictments for bookmaking on horse races at the Kenilworth pool rooms in Kenilworth Prince Georges County. Perct T. Pumphrey owner of the building was indicted for renting the property to sell pools. Cases called in Circuit Court for trial next Wednesday.
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Washington Post
Upper Marloro
Arthur Wall
Maryland Telegraph Company
Kenilworth
Prince Georges County
Perct T. Pumphrey
Roested
Grand Jury
Wall
Pumphrey
J. C. Rogers
Robert W. Wells
M. Hampton Magruder
T. Vai Claggett
Ade
Perennial Methodist leaders listed at Holston Conference
The Washington Post reports in Bristol Tennessee that twenty two superannuated ministers were presented and given character at the Holston Conference. Notables included Dr. Tigert of Nashville and Dr. H. M. Dubose of Nashville among others. Special items note marriage licenses issued in Rockville Maryland and several local notices from Virginia and North Carolina.
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Holston
Washington Post
Bristol
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Tigert
Nashville
P. H. Whisner
Woulsville
Brooks
North Carolina
H. M. Dubose
Lambuth
J. L. Kennnedy
Anti-Saloon League Leader Denies County Endorsements
Wesley A. Maxwell, president of the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League, declares the group has not endorsed any candidates in the county and took no stand in the recent Democratic primaries. He emphasizes the league remains unaffiliated with any party and will act in politics only when temperance concerns require it.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Wesley A. Maxwell
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League
Anti- Saloon League
League of
Maxwell
League
Baltimore Doctor Morris Wiener Dies at 94
Dr Morris Wiener a Baltimore physician playwright and novelist died at ninety four. Born in Germany he came to the United States as a youth and lived in New Orleans where he did newspaper work. He helped edit Der Deutsche Correspondent before the Civil War and wrote plays performed before German royalty before later returning to medicine.
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Baltimore
Morris Wiener
Germany
New Orleans
der Deutsche
Wiener
Husband shoots mother in law over Christian Science dispute
In Wilmington on October 12 Thomas A. McCraw shot and killed his wife’s mother Mrs. Mary E. Wright at the kitchen door. He was arrested soon after, leaving a note attacking Christian Science and claiming influence over his wife. The dead woman’s daughter pleaded for mercy for her husband and three children.
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Wilmington
N. C
Mary E. Wright
Thomas A. McCraw
Lgvor
Thinaty
McCraw
Christian Science
Wells Against Amendment Opposes Suffrage Restriction Ticket
Anne Arundel Democratic Leader Dr. George Walls declares he will oppose the proposed amendment restricting suffrage. He objects on principle and due to antipathy toward current State leaders after the courts named his friends’ ticket as the regular Democratic ticket.
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Anne Arundel
Washington Post
Annapolis
George Walls
Almshouse Couple Marry at Advanced Ages
Special to The Washington Fest from Salisbury North Carolina reports Joe McDaniels and Miss Susan Daweon wed near Salisbury this afternoon. The groom 84 and bride 73 are county home inmates and Rowan County commissioners approved the marriage.
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Washington
Salisbury
Joe McDaniels
Susan Daweon
Rowan County Commissioners
Virginia Weddings Chronicle Across Cities and Counties
Frederickeburg and Luray report multiple weddings as officials in Spottsylvania and Petersburg preside. Couples include Harold Reed with Miss Ide Weimer and Charles Cearl Campbell with Miss Mary Ainea Ayler. Others: Lillian Irene Thacker with Charles H. Smith in Petersburg. J B Gray Jr. with Nannie B. Warren in Fredericksburg. Oscar Curtis of Ohio with Helene B. Walker in Stevensburg. Bessie Archer Holland weds Alpheus Dabney HtH in Richmond. Lucius Forest Johnson and Arthur B. Caldwell wed on East Franklin Street. Milas Frances Craddock Owen and Dr Emmett Wide Shackelford wed near Denniston. Julia Graham Robinson and Paul Kernan wed in Grahams Forge.
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Methodist Biscopal Church
Petersburg
Lillian Jirene Thacker
T. B. Thacker
Charles H. Smith
Washington
de Frederickeburg
J. B. Gray, Jr
J. 5. Gray
Stafford County
Misa Nannie B. Warren
Aund
W. E. Warren
Wilson
N. C
Mr. Grey
Gray
Fredericksburg
Oscar Curtis
Ohio
Helene B. Walker
Edward Walker
Orange County
Mr. Hart
Stevensburg
Culpeper County
Hunt
Richmond
Bessie Archer Holland
Alpheus Dabney
EB. M. Stone
Russell Halland
Holland
Det
Lucius Forest Johnson
Benjamin F. Johnson
Arthur B. Caldwell
L. J. Caldwell
North Carolina
East Franklin Street
M. Ashby Jones
Atlante
Black Walnut
Denniston
Halifax County
Milas Frances Craddock Owen
Walter Shackelford
Middiesex County
Mixs Sua Owen
Tidewater
D. W. Owen
Gottheide Virginis
Radford
Grahams Forge
Wythe County
Julia Graham Robinson
John William Robinson
Paul Kernan
Big Stone Gap
H. F. Kale
Wytheville
Mary Hello
Elizabeth Robinson
Julia Leonard Pendleton
Taxewell
Margeret Hicks
Chilhowie
Emme Allizon
Agnes Kerpen
Washington, D. C
Bells Woodrun
Pearseburg
Harry Graham Robinson
Philadelphia
Webb — Witletts
Santa Barbara
Cal
C. Hyatt
Morton
Gale
Roanoke
Ernest Graham Robinson
Grahama Forge
Robert Carr
Norton
Kernan
Greenaway Wins Clerk of City Courts in Alexandria Primary
Newell Greenaway defeated Charles Bendheim by 66 to 608 votes in the Alexandria special Democratic primary for clerk of the courts to fill the vacancy left by John Beach. Ward results showed Greenaway leading in all wards. Moore wins magistrate in second ward. Harvey Robinson elected constable. Also reports assault on Charles White, the funeral of Charles Randolph Dobgan, and engagement of Lillian M. Alexander to Clarence Leadbeater.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
John
Beach
Newell
Greenaway
Bendheim
Washington
Naval Gun Factory
North Columbus Street
Democratic Committee
William A. Moore, Jr
Frank Mason
Harvey Robinson
Charles White
Jack Muse
White
Muse
Old Fair Grounds
Upper King Street
Alexandria Hospital
Charles Randolph Dobgan
South St. Asaph Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John T
Deborah Dobson
Char
Richmond
Paff
Medals for orators offered to Montgomery pupils
Brainard H. Warner awards gold medals to the best orator in each of Montgomery County thirteen school districts and $20 in gold to the overall district winner. District contests set by county school commissioners, Rockville hosts the $20 judging. Special to The Washington Post.
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B. H. Warner
Montgomery
Washington Post
Rockville
Brainard H. Warner
Cuticura Cures Baby Skin Ailment Fast
Mrs Jeannette H Block recalls a delicate baby with a severe skin sore that resembled raw flesh. After trying various remedies with no relief, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and saw soreness vanish within two weeks.
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Bey
Jeannette H. Block
Rosedale St
Rochester
N. Vo
Frederick Has Clamm Seeks Congress Help On City Ransom
Maj. Baward Goldsborough of Frederick met Gov Warford in Baltimore on October 12 and left a copy of an appeal to Congress for Frederick to be repaid 200060 dollars paid as a ransom to Confederate forces on July 9, 1864. The payment was made for the citys safety during Gen Harrys levy. The governor said he would cooperate to recover the money.
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Washington Parc
Baltimore
Maj
Baward
Goldsborough
Frederick
Gov. Warford
Sim
Congress of the United States
Monocacy
Maj. Goldsborough
Reopens Telephone War in Winchester Court Injunction Sought
Winchester Virginia October 14 The Winchester and Jordans Springs Telephone Company a subsidiary of Southern Belt Company asked Judge T W Harrison in the Circuit Court for an injunction to restrain United Telephone and Telegraph Company from further work on their line along the Martinsburg pike into Winchester and to require cutting five feet from poles. The filing reopens the long running Bell versus United conflict in Winchester.
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Southern Belt Company
Winchester
Washington Post
Winchester and
Jordans Springs
Harrison
Bell
United Company
Warfield visit headlines Hagerstown fair crowds and races
In Hagerstown Maryland on October 12 crowds estimated at 50,000 cheered Gov. Edwin Warfield and party arriving by special train. The program featured horse races with purses up to $1,000 and unfinished events. noteable entrants included Miss Virgie P and Grace K with results listed for trots and pacing races. Snow white peaks and other weather details marked the day, with West Virginia mountains recorded a two inch snowfall at Pickens.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Fair
Edwin Warfield
Frank Brown
Gordon T. Atkinson
Oswald Tilghman
Adi
Clinton L. Riggs
John Warfield
Tantula
B. m
Mben Clark
Allentown
Ozone
Br. G
W. I. Bear
York
Princeas Yatlve
B. B. Keener
Morgantown
W. Va
Hishop
B. G
Wilton Stock Farm
Havra de Grace
Virgie P
B. m. H. N. Gitt
Hanover
Grace K
Pox Hall Farm
Catonsville
Mid
Alfats
Chom
J OG Fendt
Johnstown
I Walters
B. S
Mitchell Walters
South Bethlehem
Issbel
Bom
M. B. Smith
Hartford Conn
Ates
Kenneth K
Berner
Lebanon
Prince
Harry McHenry
Rector
W. L. Rhodes
Guttenberg
N. S
Bauke
Ana
Seariest
Ch. m
Clifton Laughlin
D. C
Monadnock
Elkington
Nannie Ordway
Oot Green
Fredericksburg
Gunston
Frank Mason
Roanoke
Lathrop
S. T
W. P. Wray
Catlettsburg
Madam Satan
L. C. Campbell
Arlington
Mysores
H. N. Gitt
Sampson
R G
N. J
Alt Dim Daley
Bb. G
PBR
Gacar
B. A
Ohio
Seesere Bot
General Shafter
W. B Brown
Derby
Conn
John Burns
G. G
Frank Hedrick
Sonnetown
T. B. Davis
Keyser
Harrison Wilkes
Riverdale Stock Farm
Nflela
N. H
George M
A. x
Chantosburg
Gan
Admiral Sohter
J. A. Shaffer
Dawson
D. KR
E F. Hall
Washington
B.c
Tillie S&s. Bm
H. Bernheimer
Baltimore
West Virginia
Weston
Pickens
Association Fifty Years Old In Washington Butchers
The Washington Butchers' Beneficial Association met at Bessier's Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue with President Christopher Rammling presiding. An English address by Simon Woll and a German sermon by Rev. Burr opened the session, followed by routine matters and a resolution to hold a banquet ball on October 2 at the National Rifles' Armory to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary. A banquet committee was named: Charles Graff, Carl Mueller, George J. Bessler, and Joseph Geir. Officers for the coming year were announced: President Christopher Remmling, Vice President John D. Dietz, Secretary Fritz Hess, Treasurer George J. Besaler.
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Washington Butchers’ Beneficial Association
Bessier’s Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Christopher Rammling
Simon Woll
Mr. Burr
National Rifles’ Armory
Charles Graff
Carl Mueller
George J. Bessler
Joseph Geir
Christopher Remmling
John D. Dietz
Fritz Hess
George J. Besaler
Jumps Night Highlights Watson Entrants at Richmond Show
W A Watson of Baltimore dominates the Richmond horse show with Lord Baltimore and My Maryland winning team prizes in harness. Helen Miller ridden by Mrs Watson captures ponies under saddle with Mosler winning ladies saddle class. Heatherbloom by Howard Willets leads high jump. Summary lists entries and awards across classes including four-in-hands and ponies in harness.
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Baltimore
Mam
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Helen Miller
Washington Post
Richmond
W. ‘Watson
Virginia
West Virginia
Mrs. Watson
Peacock
George Watson, Jr
New York
Mosler
Heatherbloom
Howard Willets
Clesa
Horoes
Burnesa
Nowlees
Drst
C. W. Watson
Witch Hazel
Queenie
Wood & Hall
Bellevue
Moving Picture
David Dunlop
Petersburg
Cluebell
Stewart Johnson
Williamsburg
Randle
W. Watson
King of Hearts
Allen Potts
Cobham
David Duntop
Raffles
Chiffon
Delight
Merle
Sue Kearsley
Saint and Stoner
C. A. van Hausen
Inglersint
Ingleside
Joseph
Wiesenfeld
Horsga
C. W. Iron
Tantalus
John Spratley
Elberon
Superior
Ladien Bumters
Confidence
John W. McComb
Hichmond
Nancy Lee
Firelight
Cygact
Westchester Farm
No Reflection On Shonts In Isthmian Contract Cancellation
Gov Magoon dispatch confirms Markel contract for Isthmus feeding canceled by mutual consent, reframing initial doubts about Shonts. Official word shows Shonts in accord with canal commission. Also notes Hamburg American Line to shift Virginia and Venetia to Panama service with fortnightly sailings.
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Markel
Gov. Magoon
Commission
Shonts
Canal Commission
Cgnal
Panama
New York
Hamburg-American Line
Virginia
Venetia
BIG FOX HUNT PLANNED IN CHASE CITY STYLE MEET
The Virginia Carolina Fox Hunters Association based in Chase City Virginia plans an autumn meet from October 24 to 28 with daily field sport and a social program. A german event and a banquet with toasts and speeches are part of the schedule. Attendance expected to include huntsmen and friends at Hotel Mecklenburg. Advertising Clubs convention opens in Chicago with Charles H. Jones presiding and Mayor Dunne welcoming attendees.
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Fox Hunters’ Association
Chase City
Ecklenbure
Chicago
Ameriéa
Canada
Charles H. Jones
Chicago Advertisers’ Association
Dunne
British Admiral Welcomed by Tokyo Officials in Garden Party
Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel led a British squadron into Yokohama and Tokyo arriving by special train. He and his party received a royal reception at a garden party hosted by Tokyo's mayor in Hibiya Park with Prince Tokugawa and other officials present. About 1,000 British sailors and marines joined crowds across the city while a Maple Club dinner for 100 officers capped the day.
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Tokyo
Gerard Henry Noel
Yokohama
Hibiya Park
Prince
Prince Tokugawa
House of Peers
England
Noel
Japan
Orient
Maple Club
China to Show New Army in Modern Maneuvers
Peking reports forthcoming Chinese military maneuvers near Paotingtu from October 25 to 29. Over 4,000 men of all arms will participate on modern lines, first of their kind in China. Yuan Shikai urges troops to excel and avoid foreign ridicule in the display.
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Peking
Paotingtu
China
Yuan Shai Kai
Japan Trader to Receives High Honor for Portsmouth Role
Shaw T. Nishimura, traveling from Tokyo to Montreal as the Japan Central Year Traders' Association representative, reports the war office will award a high decoration from the Emperor for services at the Portsmouth peace conference.
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Anese War Office
Portsmouth
Shaw T. Nishimura
Tokyo
Montreal
Canada
Japan Central Yea Traders’ Association
Praise of Congo conditions by Austrian explorer Baron von Krints
Brussels October 12 Baron von Krints returned from the Congo Inde pendant State and voiced a favorable view of conditions There is better housing clothing and feeding for natives than fifteen years ago Factories and native schooling have been opened by the government Conscription is not slavery and officials guilty of cruelty are punished The Hague peace conference claim is officially disputed
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Brussels
Belgium
Baron von Krints
Congo
Leopold
Hag
Lora Danman
Belgian Congo
the Hague
German camp captured in Hottentot rebellion action
Cape Town report states Marengo and Morris of the rebellious Hottentots captured Jerusalem Camp between Warmbad and Scult Drift after severe fighting. Lieut Surmang and five men died, eight wounded. Hottentots suffered no losses and seized stock and stores, several Germans were taken prisoner but disarmed and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Marengo
Morris
German Forces Advance After Morengo Letter
Lieut Gen Von Trotha receives Morengo note claiming Hot tentots ready to strike back. Kiplaats garrison burns stores and deserts to Descondesdam while Niceas strengthens with nine men and artillery. Vladivostok ends siege. schools reopen as of Oct 12.
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von Trotha
Morengo
Vladivostok
Heyl ends testimony in Milwaukee trial over will dispute
In Milwaukee on October 12 Jacob Heyl concluded his testimony denying undue influence on his mother in law Mrs Schandein who left most of an eight million estate to Heyl s wife He disputed the 1896 agreement and said he objected to the proposed terms He admitted years of European travel and explained one half share would have gone to the Heyl family at the death of Mr Schandein but for the estate plan The case also notes cross examination details and multiple European trips with limited dates provided
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jacob Heyl
Schandein
Heyl
Mr. Schandein
Mr. Heyl
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