Killing of W H Davis by friend John Dawley shocks Purgo
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk reports a fatal shooting in Purgo Princess Anne County where John Dawley, a close friend of W H Davis, allegedly shot him after a dispute. Dawley then escaped a barn fire he allegedly started fueling his alleged flight from the scene. Davis died at home after a buggy ride to a physician. Dawley, aged twenty two, was held at home under guard awaiting jail transfer.
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Norfolk
Purgo
Princess Anne Courty
W H Davis
John Dawley
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Dawley
Davis
Dawles
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Dawie
Megro
Danville
Bob Coles
Coles
Luray
Wiliam Tatwiler
Page County
Noah Sours
Fatal stabbing on schooner Richard Tait leaves Black deckhand dead
Special to The Washington Post reports on a Saturday night incident aboard the schooner Richard Tait. Mate William Rody fatally wounded a Black deckhand identified as Hb after a confrontation over discipline and rumbling threats. Rody wrestled the knife from Hb and fled to his cabin, while Hb attempted to escape using a dinghy as the vessel moved.
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Washington Post
William Rody Mite
Richard Tait
Jevin Tewis
Rady
Obes Ayders
Jie
Suome
Rody
Fred
Mlon
Frederick County Fair Opens With Record Exhibits
The forty sixth Frederick County Agricultural Society exhibition begins tomorrow in Frederick Maryland. Entries closed to-night, surpassing all prior records. The Washington Automotive Club will list the fur on Wednesday and Thursday. Alma Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine arrive from Washington on a special train. Admiral Senley will be the guest of the society on that day.
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Washington Post
Frederick Md
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Willisit
Shriat
Washington
Admiral Senley
Wil Wiso
Battle With Blockader Near Wilkes Watauga Line
A clash near the Wilkes Watauga line involved revenue officers and a man named Dave Handy who sold blockade whisks. Handy resisted arrest, shots were fired, officers returned at daylight, broke into his horse’s yard, and captured Handy after further gunfire. An injury to Handy’s head was noted from a Winchester bullet.
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Eooal
Washington Post
Minston Salem
N C
Ulves
Wilkes-Watauga Hne
Dave Handy
Handy
M C A campaign opens WV as $80,000 building leads
Special to The Washington Post Parkersburg West Virginia October 16 marks the opening of the first in a series of M C A buildings for each city in the state. The Parkersburg structure costs 80000 and ranks as one of the country s handsomest. Senator Camden and Henry G Devis spoke as donors and organizers allocate pledges across Charleston Fairmont Williamson Wheeling Clarksburg and Huntington.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charleston
Fairmont
Williamson
J M Vance
Wheeling
Alto
Clarksburg
Huntington
MCA
Mraf
S. G. Elians
Mikins
Bonaparte to Speak From Train in Maryland Campaign
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte plans a whirlwind Maryland tour to campaign against the Democratic suffrage amendment. If plans hold, most speeches will be on November 1 and 2 from the rear platform of a Western Maryland train, with stops at Brunswick Cumberland Cherry Run Frederick Hagerstown Westminster and other towns before returning to Baltimore.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Maryland
Cherry Run
Washington
Brunswick
Cumberland
Frederick
Hagerstown
Westminster
Boom for Col Schley in Maryland governor bid
In Hagerstown Maryland on Oct 16 supporters believe Col Buchanan Schley may run for governor two years hence. An ad in a Baltimore paper urged Democrats to send names to Col Schley, though he knows nothing of the bo popular campaign and joked about many gubernatorial aspirants.
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Maryland
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Buchanan Schley
Democratic
Washington County
Baltimore
Wiliam F Hang
Frank P Reynolds
Col Schley
Western Maryland Merger Consolidates Subsidiaries
Meetings of stockholders in Baltimore on October 16 led to the consolidation of several subsidiary lines with the Western Maryland Railroad Company. The merged firms include Western Maryland and Tidewater Railroad, Potomac Valley Railroad, Potomac Railroad of West Virginia, Piedmont and Cumberland Railway of Virginia and West Virginia, and West Virginia and Pittsburg Railway.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Continental Trust Building
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Western Maryland
Western Maryland and Tidewater Railroad Company
Potomac Valley Railroad Company
Potomac Railroad Company
West Varginia
Piedmont and Cumberland Railway
Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Embezzlement Charge Tails From Bristol Arrest
Lynchburg, Va Oct 16 Chief Pendleton returns with R W Craton arrested in Bristol on a warrant from C H Hancock charging embezzling 175 dollars the proceeds of a note for an insurance policy premium Craton recently came from Norfolk and is said to have a wife and family in Washington
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Lynchburg
Washington Post
Pendleton
R W Craton
Bristol
C H Hancock
Hime
Craton
Norfolk
Lewis Barnes
United States
Miler
Pasquotank County
Barnes
Raleigh
Old Colorado Miner Endorses Postum Over Coffee
A Colorado miner in a hill tale delivers a plain spoken testimonial about Postum, claiming relief from coffee’s misery after switching to the product. The piece contrasts eloquent preaching with simple faith and notes Postum’s branding and the slogan There's a reason.
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Colorado
Postum
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Wellville
Aimed Attack in Fredericksburg Campaign Speech
Congressman William A. Jones denounces Judge Lewis in a Fredericksburg Virginia speech, claiming allegiance disputes and a 1877 78 intermarriage bill stance. The event highlighted campaign tensions as Braxton and Egeles ton toured Courtland and Luray for statewide issues.
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Willam A. Jones
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George Hundley
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Hundley
Suffolk
Allen Caperton Braxton
Staunton
J D Egeleston
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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State Corporation Commission
Col Slemp
Hgegleston
Luray
Rivercomb
Gov Montague
Mystery Death Of Front Royal Young Farmer
Samuel R Richardson prominent Front Royal farmer was found dead in a meat shop early Sunday morning with a butcher knife beside him. Authorities say death was sudden and not murder. funeral held this afternoon attended by many.
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Washington Port
Winchester
Samuel R Richardson
Richardson
Warren County
Barge Edward Burned in Chesapeake Bay Fire Rages
The barge Edward bound from Philadelphia to Norfolk burned in Chesapeake Bay as a heavy sea drove it to roll. Captain David Schlear was badly burned escaping the burning cabin after the hawser parted. The Curtin rescued the crew and brought them to Norfolk. the vessel was a total loss. Bloodhounds later trailed an incendiary suspect at a Dinwiddie County barn fire.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Tog Curtin
Chesapeake Bay
Edward
Philadelphia
Wolfe Trap
David Schlear
Curtin
Obituary notices from Virginia and nearby areas Oct 16
Fredericksburg and Winchester obituaries note deaths across Caroline County King and Queen Prince William and Harrisburg. Among the deceased are Miss Virginia B Todd Mrs Lucy Gray Brown William R Love Isaac Bentzell John M Grubbs and Rev Dr David M Gilbert. Surviving relatives and ages listed where provided.
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Virginia B Todd
Caroline County
Billa Henshaw
King and Queen County
Wiliam R Love
Prince William County
Winchester
Isaac Bentzell
Henry Bentzell
Lucy Gray Brown
William Brown
Alexy
A Roy
Brown
John M. Grubbs
Matthias J. Grubbs
Grubbs
Harrisburg
David M. Gilbert
Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Gilbert
Zionoogelical Lutheran Church
Negro Suspect Arrested Over Editor Thompson Murder
A Richmond dispatch reports the city detaining a black man matching the New York murder description. New York police later denied any link to Editor Jacob H. Thompson's death, saying two hotel workers fled the scene and were traced to Richmond but found innocent. Police keep the suspect under surveillance in case his presence is needed in the unresolved case.
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Thompson
New York
Rishniofid
Crhede
Jacob H. Thompson
Morrow
Richmond
Pson
Eleven prisoners escape Buncombe County jail in Asheville
Eleven inmates cut through steel springs and bars to escape the Buncombe County jail last night. One suspect, John Pate, was held for murder, and no escapees are yet captured. Investigations note possible involvement by Robert Duncan’s wife and Bob Duncan, long-time jail breaker and ring leader in prior escapes.
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Washington Post
Asheville
Buncombe County
John Pate
Robert Duncan
Bob Duncan
Hendersonville
Nyc
Richards Trial Begins Indictment for Murder in Floyd
Floyd Va Oct 16 John Richards charged with murdering Maurice Francis of Roanoke was indicted after a grand jury session in Floyd County Circuit Court. The trial opened with 159 witnesses summoned, the largest attendance in Floyd court history.
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Maurice Francis
Washington Post
Floyd, Va
John Richards
Roanoke
Floyd County
Richards
Floyd Court
Lottery agents fined in Maryland court action
In U S District Court Judge Morris sentenced six men from Baltimore Cumberland Hagerstown Frostburg and other Maryland towns for violating lottery laws They acted as agents for the Panama and Mexican State lotteries The San Francisco agency raid by Secret Service linked them all These men pleaded guilty and faced fines and costs
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United States District Court
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Jacob Leon
Haward C Wiles
Harey D Lanner
Cumberland
William C McCardell
Hagerstown
Willam, Noel
Frostburg
San Francisco
Stryke
Themen Menitoned
Largest gas well ever struck at Weston West Virginia
Thirty million feet of natural gas escape daily from a new well drilled by the Philadelphia Gas Company near Weston in Lewis County. The chamber pressure is estimated at 1400 psi and attempts to control the gusher have failed. The roar is heard for miles and the gas glows phosphorescent at night like a column above the derrick.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W Va
Philadelphia Gas Company
Weston
Lewis County
Cured by Cuticura at expense of $1.75
Mrs Jerle of Brooklyn shares a testimonial from February 9, 1905 attributing her two year eczema cure to Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent after hospitals and doctors failed. She notes initial relief then permanent healing after using the full Cuticura set.
Yost Swanson debate stirs Staunton crowd for clean ballot
A Staunton audience heard Republican nominees Jacob Yost and John B. Henderson condemn past election frauds and demand honest election laws and ballot integrity. They pressed for improved public schools and state development while criticizing Democrats over alleged mismanagement and a disputed Richmond election.
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Washington Post Bureau
Kings Street
Alexandria
Jacob Yost
Staunton
John B. Henderson
Alexandria County
House of Delegates
Roosevelty
Fairbanks
Yost
Henderson
Park Agnew
Wiliam B. King
Loudoun County
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R W P Garnett
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Agnew
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Frank M Phillips
Democratic Party
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Fredericksburg
Charles White
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Chr Heurich Brewing Company
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Charles Heismer
August Dietz
Charles Jacobsen
Charles ‘Meyer
Explosion on Submarine Boat No. 4 at Spithead
A crew of sixteen aboard submarine Boat No. 4 escaped serious harm during diving practice off Spithead when water leaked through exhaust pipes causing gas buildup and a small explosion. The vessel submerged, rose stern first, and was towed in for repairs with a nearby government gunboat aiding the crew.
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Spithead
Unmarried Mother Confesses After Baby’s Death
In Des Moines, Iowa, Miss Mattie Teager admitted to cutting her newborn baby’s throat and hiding the body in a trunk shortly after birth. A physician and caretaker were summoned to attend her and heard the confession within an hour of the act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mattie Teager
Aged Sisters Found Dead in Hagerstown Gas Leak
Special to The Washington Port Hagerstown Md Oct 16 Mrs Isabella Reamer eighty three and her sister Mrs Mary Sowers seventy two wife of Peter Sowers of Washington County were found dead late tonight in a bedroom at Mrs Reamer residence in Hagerstown both suffocated by escaping gas from a stove Prof Lyman AH Reamer son of Mr Reamer discovered the bodies after breaking a window entrance coroner ruled no inquest necessary.
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Washington Port
Isabella Reamer
Mary Sowers
Peter Sowers
Fairview
Washington County
Lymen AH. Reamer
R. Reamer
Baltimore
Protests Rise Over Crown Choice as Norway Breaks Union
From Christiania to Stockholm reports reveal fear Prince Charles of Denmark may be invited to become King of Norway, while Republicans push for a plebiscite and the Storthing is urged to authorize the invitation. In Sweden the Norway Sweden union dissolves with a restored blue field flag and a yellow cross, ending the 1814 arrangement.
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Christiana
Norway
Oscars
Prince Charles
Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
Senate
Emperor honors Rotch and Carnegie grant inquiry
Emperor William at the Royal Prussian Aeronautical Observatory dedication awarded the Red Eagle third class to Abbott Lawrence Rotch of Boston for his atmospheric studies. Rotch sought $10,000 from the Carnegie Institution for Atlantic atmosphere research, but the executive committee did not grant the request as routine matters were addressed.
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Prussia
William
Prussian Aeronautical Observatory
Monaco
Andrew D White
Abbott Lawrence Rotch
Boston
Mass Rotch
International
Carnegie Institution
Abbott L Rotch
Rotch
Unions Oppose Bank Plan Amid Labor Meeting
Chicago labor leaders rejected a banking proposal at the Chicago Federation of Labor meeting. Delegates denounced financial schemes as graft and said banking lies outside organized labor’s realm. A banking committee had favored establishing the Common wealth Trust and Savings Bank, but the motion was smothered.
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Union Labor Bank
Chicago Federation of Labor
Corporation
Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank
War memories of Georgia women during Sherman’s march
A vivid account of privations endured by Georgia women during the 1864 65 occupation by Federal troops. The piece contrasts the glories of Sherman’s march with harsh details of house invasions, ransacked rooms, and assaults on women, based on a woman’s eyewitness narrative. It notes a New York Saturday Review bank story and a Chicago trades union angle in a separate report.
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Georgia
Sherman
Ohio
Jack London
New York Saturday Review
Lieut Bilse Alive Refutes Murder Rumor from Berlin
Berlin reports an investigation into the rumor that Lieut Bilse author of A Little Garrison had killed himself or been murdered. The inquiry finds Bilse alive and in good health at Brummen on Saturday October 14.
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Lieut Bilse
Brummen
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