Hazing Probe At U S Naval Academy Involving Guiler
An Annapolis report details a hazing inquiry at the United States Naval Academy led by a board of officers. Midshipman Robert P Guiler Jr of Canton, Ohio is charged with inducing a junior to adopt a nickname, amid broader investigations of fourth class hazing across the corps.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Robert P Guiler, Jr
Catsis
Ohio
Godfrey D Chevaler
Massachusetts
Guiler
Negro servant Lewis dies by suicide in Wheeling jail
The obituary notes that an old retired enslaved man, Martha Lewis, killed himself in Wheeling jail by hanging with twine. Arrested for insulting a white woman, he feared lynching despite weak substantiation. He came from Virginia after the Civil War, aided by Chester K Hubbard and worked for Alonzo Loring, a Mexican War veteran, and supported a son at Booker T. Washington School in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Byedlal
Washington
Wheeling
Marthur Lewis
Edward Morgan
Lewis
Chester K Hubbard
Congress
Lnte
Alonzo Loring
Tuskegee
Ala
Former Salem Police Chief Charged with Fraud
W Va Oct 11 Former Salem police chief and constable Sutton arrested and released on 2607 bond to await grand jury action on fraud charge. The case stems from a circuit court decision in a note dispute with Silas Fittro who denied signing a note, saying rents were collected for him. Fittro contends no note was given. Jury ruled Fittro not owing the money.
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Salem
W. Va
Washington Post
Clarksburg
W Va
E Sutton
Sutton
Silas Fittra
Fittro
Button
Futtro
Prices and Market Notes From Virginia and North Carolina
Prices held up in Virginia and North Carolina markets despite tension. Warehouses in Petersburg report week sales near seven thousand pounds of loose stock with prices steady or up slightly as buyers seek quality crops. Officials note policy shifts and logistics remain crucial to ongoing market stability.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Antisrac
Tr Petersburg
Pet
Roanoke Mountaintop Manhunt For Policeman Slayer
Roanoke Virginia reports a posse hunting Jona Gardy after he shot Policeman Robert M Beard in a raid on the AllaShany Institute. Gardy eluded capture, surrounded on a nearby mountain as hundreds of armed men pursue. The slain officer was given a large funeral with Masons and Red Men marching, while city officials consider safe custody arrangements.
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Washington Post
Roanoke
Odid
Jona Gardy
Robert M Beard
Old Allashany Institute
Hardy
Alne
Joel Gutchin
Woous
Indian kills assailant in Robeson County village
In Robeson County near Lumberton a Creek Indian, Oxendine, accused of multiple murders, tried to shoot John Locklear during a drinking party. Locklear shot Oxendine in the struggle and then surrendered to the sheriff, ending the violence in a small village near Lumberton.
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Charlotte
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Croatan Inglan
Robeson County
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Funeral services for William Wells Boyle in Rockville
Funeral services over the late William Wells Boyle were held at his residence this afternoon, with Rev Dr Buck of Rock Creek Episcopal Church officiating. Interment followed at Rockville Cemetery. Pallbearers included Judge James B Henderson and William Welsh among others. the Rockville Bar Association attended in a body.
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Rockville
William Wells Boyle
Dr Buck
Rock Creek Episcopal Church
Washington
Rockville Cemetery
James B Henderson
Wiliam ‘W Welsh
Edward C Peter
John L. Grunett
Remag R Darby
WH Clinton Alnutt
James J Trundle
Walter B Mobley
Montgomery Finances Show Tax Collection Rise Under New Treasurer Law
Robert G Bu ton new county treasurer reports for the quarter ended September 30 1908 receipts total 116 525 62 expenditures 64 091 85 leaving a balance of 52 437 48. Nearly 69 percent of taxes have been collected since the treasurer law took effect. The item also notes the death of Gen Richard Thomas longtime bank cashier in Baston Maryland.
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Washington Fost Rockville
Robert G Buton
Net A cour en jare al
Net A cour en jare al is a compact local item noting a court or legal matter in progress with limited readable details and no explicit dates or parties identified in the available text
Seventeen Balloons Compete in Berlin International Race
An international balloon ascent drew 50 000 spectators at Tegel parade ground outside Berlin. Seventeen contestants from Germany Belgium Austria and Switzerland launched in five minute intervals. The Helios balloon led from Vienna Aero Club Dr Schlelm. one mishap occurred when Graudens basket snagged wires.
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International Aeronaut Society
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Whipped four in fight ends in arrests in Marion
In Marion Indiana on October 11 James Goen is dying and three others are seriously injured after a free fight at Hert Middleton’s home. James Goen William Compton and George Ailwell went there to whip Middleton but Middleton fought back leading to a bloody clash. All combatants were arrested.
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William Compton
George Atilwell
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Reminiscence of a South African War Staff Officer Tale
A fragment recounts a South African war memory where a staff officer sends a message to a neighboring column and jokes about the sun setting in the east in the southern hemisphere. A colonial trooper is instructed to keep his back straight, illustrating officers’ conduct. The scene shifts to a humorous exchange about engraved visiting cards bearing Mrs and Mr Henry Peck.
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Mutilation of Swiss Valley Sparks Alarm in London Times
A letter to The London Times condemns Lidustuaism in Switzerland as the Val d Anniviers valley is cut from Sierra to Vissoyeig. The text claims the landscape is being eviscerated to create an artificial alimentary canal for an aluminum factory, signaling urgent ecological concern.
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Switzerland
London Times
Val d’Anniviers
Sierra
Vissoyeig
Reef makes tanning fish takes bran misread wording
A garbled Philadelphia Public Ledger item discusses a misread line about reef, tanning, and fish brains. Authorities investigate the odd wording to clarify meaning and determine if any error or joke affected the report.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Talent and tragedy mix in Alexandria real estate and art
Alexandria real estate sales are listed for the day with Del Ray and two tracts at the courthouse. Ruth Sypher Clemente, daughter of James H Clements, heads to Rome to continue art studies after a prize winning painting and Jamestown Exposition poster work. A colored man named John Bayles dies suddenly on a sidewalk, with coroners citing heart trouble. The Bartholdt steamer resumes runs to the gambling area off Jones Point amid county raid fears.
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Washington Post Bureau
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Alexandria
Ruth Sypher Clemente
James H Clements
Alexandria County
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Corcoran Art School
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Southern Railway
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del Ray
Lang
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Hebrew poetry and its raw earnestness in the Old Testament
The Atlantic Monthly argues Hebrew poetry grips readers with living immediacy rather than theatre. It claims Job and other texts express genuine distress and faith, revealing real human experience behind the verse.
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Atlantic Monthly
Job
Suspected Arson Arrest After Fireat Broadus Residence
Mary Young twenty eight colored was locked up at No 5 police station on suspicion of setting fire to the home of her mother in law at 4734 Sherrit Traad northeast owned by Eugene T Broadus and occupied by Anne Young Police report she had threats against her mother in law and had been on bad terms with her. Surviving brother found Police locate Jacob Bishop and start for Pittsburgh after learning his brother in Pitts pore was dead and he is to attend the funeral He was located at 1222 W street southwest and began his trip last night. A telegram asked authorities to locate Bishop Saturday but he could not be found until yesterday.
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Limited readable item about a Cincinnati business venue
Fragmented OCR text describes a political figure from Ohio helping a young friend's son into a Cincinnati business house. The passage is garbled, lacking clear names, dates, or concrete actions, and does not provide verifiable events or outcomes.
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Strom Success
Ohio
Cinennati
Contempt Case Involving Sheriff Shipp Heads Supreme Court
The case of John F Shipp sheriff of Hamilton County Tennessee and more than twenty defendants comes before the U S Supreme Court to show why they should not be punished for contempt. A mob hanged the prisoner after a telegraph notice directed Shipp to keep custody. The court seeks testimony and plans to hear arguments on alleged contempt by the sheriff and others.
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Justiea Harlan
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Department of Justice
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Tudson Hariman
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Shipp
Tfe
United States
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After Twenty Years Indigestion Relief Story from Baltimore
A.B. Clark of 1912 Clarkson Street Baltimore relates a near miraculous recovery from twenty years of indigestion. He says Paw Paw Pills from Munyon's Remedies revived his appetite within days and helped him digest fats after ten days. He credits the remedy with restoring his health and appetite.
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Munyon
Warin Fort Road Bermondsey cited for paper debt
In the London City of London Court Thomson Bros Limited of Knightrider Street sought to commit the Rev Baward B War ren of Fort roid Bermondsey for nonpayment of 5 pounds 1s 4d for paper supplied. The deposition stated the defendant on Sunday failed to pay.
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City of London
Thomson Bros (Limited
Knightrider Street
Baward
Warren
Fort Roid
Bermondsey
Contempt Acts Tied to Court Order In Invalid Message
A garbled passage describes acts meant to show contempt for court orders and undermine the court. It notes authorities attempting to verify authenticity with a governor or judicial official and ensure information reaches the proper officer in an unquestionable form.
Shipp Confident As He Faces Contempt Charge In D C
Capt JS F Shipp of Hamilton County Tennessee arrives at the Ebbitt House with lawyers and friends to hear the contempt of court case. Judge McReynolds notes loyal electors and Shipp’s duty on the night Johnson was hanged, while Shipp’s character and Civil War ties shape the narrative.
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Washington
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Copper Prices Rise on Natural Causes Says Cassier Article
An article in Cassier's Magazine argues copper's price advance over the past 25 years reflects natural factors, not merely speculation. U S production remained high in 1905 at 709,000 tons, with Mexico Portugal Spain Australia and Japan supplying notable shares, while aluminum is suggested as a possible substitute for high-pressure electrical work.
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Mexico
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Divorce schemes and bank heists in a cafe confession
An anonymous lawyer-narrator recalls satirical tales of divorce schemes, money at stake, and a banker husband rushing to shield funds. He describes marriages manipulated for alimony and the dramatic, often ruined, outcomes of legal plots and failed hopes.
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