Alleged Slayer of W H Davis Faces Arson Aftermath
Norfolk report from October recalls a tragedy at Purgo Princess Anne County where W H Davis was shot by John Dawley, his friend. Dawley then allegedly set fire to his father's barn, escaping severe burns. Davis died after a struggle over a revolver and a buggy chase. Dawley, 22, is held under guard awaiting jail transfer.
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Black crewman fatally stabbed on schooner Richard Tait
Special to The Washington Post reports on a Cambridge incident where a Black deckhand, Hb, was fatally stabbed by mate William Rody aboard the schooner Richard Tait. Rody, after a confrontation earlier in the day, grabbed a knife and attacked as Hb moved toward the cabin, with Rody later surrendering.
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Frederick Fair Programme Promises Bigger County Exhibition
The fortieth Frederick County Agricultural Society fair opens tomorrow with enrollments already surpassing prior years. Entries close tonight, the Washington Automobile Club will tour the fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Almas Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine arrive from Washington on a special train, and Admiral Senley will be the society’s guest that day.
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Battle with Blockader near Wilkes Watauga Line
Minston Salem North Carolina October 16 A clash occurred near the Wilkes Watauga line between revenue officers and a blind tiger owner named Dave Handy. Handy resisted arrest and opened fire, drivers fled. The next morning officers returned, broke into Handy’s yard, exchanged shots, and captured Handy. An injury to Handy’s head was linked to a Winchester bullet from Richmond.
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M C A Campaign Opens In West Virginia Cities
Special to The Washington Post from Parkersburg W V Oct 16 marks the first in a series of M C A buildings to be erected in West Virginia. The $80 000 Parkersburg structure is among the nation's handsomest with Senator Camden and Henry G Davis among speakers. Pledges total 1150 000 across Charleston Fairmont Williamson while Wheeling and Huntington pursue builds. A Mikins project in Mikins town is also underway. Separately Spencer NC reports the Young Men s Christian Association cornerstone laid for a 27000 structure with 22000 donated by Southern Railway. Local speakers include G B Hanna of Charlotte and H O Williams of New York.
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Bonaparte to Speak From Train in Maryland Campaign
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte plans a whirlwind Maryland campaign to push the Democratic suffrage amendment. If plans hold, speeches will be on November 1 and 2 from Western Maryland train rear platforms, stopping at Brunswick Cumberland Cherry Run Frederick Hagerstown Westminster and other towns before reaching Baltimore.
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Boom for Col Schley in Maryland governor bid
In Hagerstown Maryland on October 16 supporters of Col Buchanan Schley, Democratic leader in Washington County and state tax commissioner, consider him a potential governor candidate. An ad in a Baltimore paper solicits names for nomination. Schley says he knows nothing of it though he notes many gubernatorial aspirants, while friends feel he could run under certain conditions.
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Western Maryland Merger Consolidates Subsidiaries
Meetings of stockholders in Baltimore on October 16 led to the consolidation of several Western Maryland subsidiary lines with the Western Maryland Railroad Company. The merged entities include the Western Maryland and Tidewater Railroad Company, Potomac Valley Railroad Company, Potomac Railroad Company of West Virginia, Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company of West Virginia, Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company of West Virginia, and the West Virginia and Pittsburg Railway.
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Embezzlement Charge in Lynchburg Case Arraigned
Lynchburg police brought R W Craton to town for trial on embezzlement allegations involving 175 dollars. Craton, arrested in Bristol on a warrant by C H Hancock, has a wife and family in Washington and recently traveled from Morfolk to Lynchburg for the case.
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Old Colorado Miner Sermons For Postum Health
A hill tale from Colorado features a blunt miner whose plain speech and vivid testimony for Postum outshine eloquent sermons. He claims coffee caused misery and bloating, while Postum brought relief, and urges readers to seek the product’s benefits as shown in a Postum Co. testimonial.
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Aged Virginia Race Speech Aims at Judge Lewis
Congressman Wil lam A. Jones campaigned in Fredericksburg Virginia denouncing Judge Lewis as unworthy of Virginia's governor post. He cited alleged 1877 78 intermarriage remarks and warned Anglo Saxon pride voters to oppose Lewis. He framed today’s events as the campaign’s early momentum in Virginia politics.
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Mystery Death of Front Royal Farmer Found in Meat Shop
Samuel R Richardson, a prominent young Front Royal farmer, was found dead in a meat shop early Sunday morning with a butcher knife by his side. Officials deny murder, noting he died about an hour before discovery. he was 30, unmarried, son of Warren County Treasurer, with a prosperous estate. Funeral held that afternoon amid large attendance.
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Barge Edward Burns in Chesapeake Bay Disaster
The barge Edward bound from Philadelphia to Norfolk burned in Chesapeake Bay last night after a hawser parted off Wolf Trap. Captain David Schlear was badly burned escaping the flames. crew saved by the Curtin and landed in Norfolk. Also, a large farm barn in Dinwiddie County was destroyed by fire, suspected incendiary, with bloodhounds deployed to track the culprit.
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Obituary notices from Virginia and nearby towns
Regional obituaries report Virginia B Todd of Caroline County dying at her sister’s home in King and Queen County. William R Love of Prince William County, a Confederate veteran, dies leaving six children. Isaac Bentzell of Winchester dies of consumption at 27, leaving five siblings. Mrs Lucy Gray Brown, widow of Rev William Brown, dies at 74 in Fredericksburg of alexia. she leaves a brother and sister. John M. Grubbs, 21, dies near Winchester after a six month illness, naming pallbearers for his funeral. Rev Dr David M Gilbert, 67, pastor in Harrisburg for 15 years, dies. he leaves a widow, five sons, and one daughter.
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Negro suspect arrested in Thompson murder case
A Richmond dispatch reports a black man matching the New York murder suspect description was detained in Richmond Va. and to be produced in court. New York police later denied the Richmond link and said an innocent hire was traced to Richmond and kept under surveillance in the still unsolved Editor Thompson death case.
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Prisoners Escape Buncombe Jail Using Shoes Tricks
Eleven inmates cut through steel cage and window bars at Buncombe County jail in Asheville after sharpening steel from shoe springs. John Pate, jailed for murder, among desperate suspects. none captured. Mrs. Duncan, wife of an escapee, arrested tonight as possible aid. Ring leader Bob Duncan linked to prior Hendersonville escape.
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Richards Trial Begins In Floyd Court Indictment For Murder
In Floyd County Virginia on October 16 a grand jury indicted John Richards for the murder of Maurice Francis of Roanoke. The circuit court session drew the largest audience as 159 witnesses were summoned for the case and Richards faced trial proceedings.
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Lottery Agents Fined in U S District Court
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore Md Oct 16 Judge Morris sentenced six men arrested in the summer on lottery law violations Jacob Leon Baltimore 250 and costs Haward C Wiles Baltimore 350 and costs Harey D Lanner Cumberland Md 00 and costs William C McCardell Hagerstown Md 100 and costs William Noel Frostburg Md 100 and costs. The agents acted for Panama and Mexican State lotteries. San Francisco agency raid led to arrests and guilty pleas.
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Largest Gasser Ever Struck Near Weston West Virginia
Parkersburg October 16 thirty million feet of natural gas escaping daily from a well said to be the largest ever struck. Drilled by Philadelphia Gas Co near Weston in Lewis County. When the chamber was penetrated a rush hurled boulders from the derrick and drove all from the rig. Well pressure estimated at 1400 psi. efforts to control it have failed. Roar audible for miles and the phosphorescent gas shines at night like a five story column above the derrick.
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Cure of Eczema in Child with Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Jerle of Brooklyn says Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured her two year old son’s chronic eczema after doctors failed. She spent $1.75 on the regimen and reports the skin remained clear for over two years, praising its toilet use and suitability for children. February 9 1905.
Yost After Swanson Pure Elections Debate in Virginia
A Staunton speaker and Alexandria County candidate Jacob Yost and John B. Henderson addressed a Republican rally in Alexandria City Hall. They urged honest election laws and school development, attacked Democratic fraud, and criticized the State electoral board and Swanson while praising Roosevelt and party unity.
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Explosion on Submarine Near Spithead
Portsmouth reports a narrow escape for the sixteen crew of submarine boat No 4 during diving practice off Spithead. Water leaked through exhaust pipes causing gas buildup and a slight explosion that damaged machinery. The crew raised the vessel and a nearby gunboat assisted, towing the submarine in for repairs.
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Unmarried Mother Admits Baby Crime in Des Moines
Miss Mattie Teager, an unmarried mother, confessed to a physician attending her that she killed her newborn child by slitting its throat and hid the body in the bottom of her trunk shortly after birth in Des Moines Iowa on October 16.
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Aged sisters die in Hagerstown gas asphyxiation
Mrs. Isabella Reamer eighty three and her sister Mrs. Mary Sowers seventy two were found dead in a Hagerstown residence from gas escaping a stove. Prof Ly men AH Reamer found them after returning from Baltimore. bodies lay on the floor beside chairs. authorities say inquest unnecessary.
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Protests Rise as Norway Plans King Race Amid Throne Feared
News from Christiana and Stockholm on October 16 describes King Oscar II potentially declining Norway’s throne offer while Prince Charles of Denmark is urged to accept. Republicans push for a plebiscite as Storthing votes loom, and a union dissolution between Norway and Sweden is enacted with a new flag to replace the old union mark.
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Kaiser lauds Prince of Monaco at observatory event
Emperor William honored Abbott Rotch of Boston with the Red Eagle third class and praised scientific work. Rotch had asked the Carnegie Institution for $10,000 to fund an Atlantic atmospheric study project. the request was not approved as the committee only handled routine matters at its fall meeting.
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Unions Oppose Bank Plan in Chicago Federation Meeting
Chicago unions rejected a plan for a Union Labor Bank after a banking committee proposed establishing and supporting such an institution. Delegates denounced the scheme as graft linked to financial manipulation and declared banking outside organized labor except for a Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank already existing.
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Women’s War Chronicle of Georgia Occupation by Union Troops
A wartime memoir contrasts Sherman’s Georgia campaign with a woman’s account of the hardships inflicted on civilians. It highlights house intrusions, ransacked drawers, torn books, and damaged privacy, noting the brutalities faced by women and families during 1864 65. The piece also references a separate book praising a regiment of Ohio Volunteers and criticizes omissions of the women’s suffering in that narrative.
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Lieut Bilse Alive Rumor of Death Quashed
Berlin October 14 a rumor that Lieut Bilse author of A Little Garrison killed himself or was murdered was investigated. He is alive and in good health at Brummen.
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