Tragedy at Lynchburg Orphans Home Fire
A fire at the Presbyterian Orphans Home in Lynchburg Virginia destroyed a large wing of the building. Five children died and several women were injured while rescuing remaining youngsters. The superintendent and trustees appealed for money to rebuild and aid victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shonder
Fanny Jackson
Aleng
Ruby Moorefield
Hite
Presbyterian Orphans” Home
Lynchburg
Robert H. Fleming
George BE. Caskie
N. B. Handy
Terry
Richard Hancock
J. A. McMurray
Multiple Death Notices from 1909 Obituaries
A string of obituary notices lists numerous individuals with dates in October 1909. Names include Ellen, Archibald, Leme Gaddis, Maria, and others, with details on residences, ages, and church associations. Interments are noted at various locations, requests to omit flowery flow, and private services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinson
Ruemiay
Bile
Serers
Velleaw
Fite
Mary Aukinsg
Weala
Otmett
Hiaventh Siren Serrhwest
Ellen
George HL Corbett
AUDTS
Nintie
Muntiax
Sam
Archibald
Baltimore
Huband
Nero
St Chase
Nis
Euritass
Gervices
St Xion
Maria
Shreve
Girl Tells of Assaults in Maryland Requisition for Negro Crime Punishable by Death
Marlborough Md Oct 28 State's Attorney M Hampton witnessed 16 year old Grnved daughter of Clinton Harvey claim Walter Ford the Negro twice assaulted last Friday near Landover Prince Georges County. She said he threatened to kill her if she reported. Requisition papers were prepared to seek Ford's transfer to DC authorities for safekeeping if Maryland murder penalty applies. Ford, indicted for robbery and assault, refused to answer in court, requesting counsel later assigned by Justice Gould.
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Washington Post
Marlborgo
M. Hampton
Margruder
Thomas H Garrison
Werenes Harvey
Clinton’ Harvey
Grenndale
Prince George
Walter
District of Columbia
Ford
Sherif Garrison
Maryland
Gor. Crothers
Clabaugh
Haltimora
Alatboro
Justin Gould
McComas Hawkins
Tustle Gould
Hawkins
Gould
John B. Laskey
Rudolph Kf. Yeatman
Democrats Hear Marbury Oppose Suffrage Amendment at Kensington
In Kensington and Rockville Maryland Oct 26 Democrats gathered for a campaign meeting with Baltimore’s William L Marbury as the main speaker. He argued against a proposed suffrage amendment saying negro suffrage has been a major error and urged policies to curb racial differences while citing the District of Columbia as an example. Senator Rayner and Filip D Lair also spoke to a large, enthusiastic crowd.
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Marbury
Rockville
Washington Post
District of Columbia
Congress
Kensington
Isidor Raynes
Filip D. Lair
Hoskville
Martinsville Hotel Fire Prompts Quick Fire Company Action
In Martinsville Stephen's Hotel was damaged by a Monday night blaze. Firefighters acted swiftly to prevent greater loss as the alarm drew a prompt response from the local fire company. A Salem youth, 17, Charles Flowers, is held by officers on a charge of attempted assault against James Pandleton's 40 year old daughter. Flowers escaped in the darkness.
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Stephen's
Martinsville
Charles Flowers
Salem
Beng Union
James Pandleton
Flowers
Deny Cash For Roads Sparks City Council Debate
Alexandria council balks at funding outer road work awaiting inner-city improvements. A $4,000 North Washington Street proposal stalls amid arguments to favor heart of city projects and a push to pave cobblestone street with brick. Debate touches on gas discounts, almshouse repairs, and speed ordinances as notices on Mary Strobel and Elks comedy event follow.
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Washington Post Sureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alz
Washington Street
Snowden
Ang Spinks
Leadbeater
Saugre
Hallenger
Council Chamber
Ballenger
Marshall
King and Queen Streets
Committee On
Light
Chairimah Marshall
Punite
Martha Grigg Bride Marred at Petersburg Church
Miss Martha Goodwyn Grigg wed Marshal Carter Hath at Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church in Petersburg with Rev. Bernwall officiating. Bridesmaids and ushers from Petersburg Fredericksburg Richmond Woodbury Forest and Baltimore attended. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs E W Grigg, wore white satin and duchesse trim, while her brother acted as assistant to Alexander Hamilton, vice president and general counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line Railway.
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Washington
Petersburg
Var
Martha Goodwyn Grigg
Marshal Carter
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
OW. Bernwall
Jessie Goodwyn Anderson
Spottswood Braxton Wall
Fredericksburgs
Filizabeth Beale Davis
Richard Tylor Wilson
Robert Beale Pavin
J. Wylie Crawley
Lou Taylor
Wilkim , White
Arte Eit Son Reynolds
Richmond
Oscar Lemaing
Baltimore
John Walker
Woodbury Forest
Ana Mra. E. W. Grigg
Bristlegroom
Alexander Hamilton
Atlantic Coast Ling Railway
West Virginia Trials And Ceremonies In Wheeling And Bowie
Judge Moss appoints a commission in Parkersburg to test Lucinda Rexroad for sound mind to choose which daughter she will live with. Ben Wood faces trial in Charlestown for assault on 18 year old Lacy Barron, jury likely today. Tablets placed on Revolutionary graves in Stone Church Cemetery Wheeling with Adelina Rits presiding. Rymer Snodgrass and A D Eddy of Huntington seek Carnegie medals after bravery saving Rog Dalton and Owen Dye. both at Kessler’s Hospital recovering from severe burns. B&O Railroad ponders temporary shift of western terminal from Fairmont to Grafton to test feasibility for shorter division. In Bowie, Democrats hold mass meeting with candidates speaking including C C Clarke, Gilmore, B Vor, Ogle Marlory, Jeremiah Craney, Frank Hurd, Millard Thorne, Samuel Sweeney, W Bee Connera and John Riggles.
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Hunter A. Moss
Parkersburg
Carnegie
Rymer Snodgrass
A.D. Eddy
Huntington
Rog Dalton
Owen Dye
Kessler's Hospital
Bowie
Democratic Club
C. C. Clarke
Gilmore
B. Vor
A. Wells
Ogle Marlory
Jeremiah Craney
Frank Hurd
Millard Thorne
Samuel Sweeney
W. Bee
Connera
T John Riggles
Correction notes 49 years of Lansburgh & Bro career
A published item in Fact Sundays Post misstated Louis Goldsmith’s tenure with Lansburgh & Bro. It clarifies he joined the firm in 1870, not 1878, and that he has 39 years with the firm rather than the incorrect figure.
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Lansburgh,& Bro
Washington
Louis Goldsmith
Rem
Goldsmith
Lansburgh & Bro
Richmond Mission Gifts Double. Subscriptions Reach 69100
The Richmond laymen's missionary convention concluded with five local church rallies. Subscriptions for foreign missions for the next year totaled 69100, doubling last year's. Speakers included Rev G Hoenshall on Korea evangelization, Rev R W Patton on civilization’s debt, and J Campbell White on the convention’s five-part plan: Prayer, study, plan, give, serve.
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Richmond
G. Hoenshall
England
America
Korea
R. W. Patton
Episcopal Churc’n
Harry Tyler
Baltimore
Col
E. W. Halford
Washington
D Clay Lilly
North Carolna
J. Campbell White
New Rorte
Hutson Trial Delays As Counsel Argue Technicalities
In Charleston, W V Oct 26 the second trial of Col A B Hutson on embezzlement charges faced delays as counsel argued technicalities. Two witnesses testified partially, with Boggs detailing funds paid to Hutson for militia claims and Sims describing duties of the assistant adjutant general.
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The
Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Gol. A
Klutson
Edwin L. Boggs
Hutt ‘Son
Charles N. Sims
Hulson
Skeleton Found by Hunters Near Bladensburg
Special to The Washington Post from Hyattavile Md Oct 26 two hunters found a largely intact human skeleton in the marsh below Bladensburg about 14 miles east of the Eastern Branch and 14 miles north of the District of Columbia line in Prince Georges county. The skull and limbs were well preserved. County officers were informed and are investigating. No identification was found with the skeleton.
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Washington Post
Hyattavile
Frank Gosch
Henry Hartley
Bladensburg
District of Columbia
Prince Georges County
Photographer Christal Found Dead in Hotel Room
Montgomery Oct 25 John Ghrivtal a New York photographer was found dead in a local hotel room with four stab wounds in his throat. The room showed disorder and a small pocket knife lay nearby. Coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide with no one else present.
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Shoctal Zn
Washington
Montgomery
W. Va
John Ghrivtal
Vpateterluustrove
New York
Christal
Guicide
Milk dealers sign price raise in Hagerstown meeting
Milk dealers and dairymen held a meeting in Hagerstown today and signed an agreement to raise the prices after November 7. Milk to 6 107 cells per quart and cream to 51 cents per quart. Several large Washington dealers attended, negotiating for shipment of a large quantity of ink to that city. Double wedding at Bristol as two marriages were solemnized by Rev. Burroughs.
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Bysdal
Wantington Post
Hagerstown
Washington
Bristol
Washington Post
John Oliswhite
Ben L. Collins
Bedfor County
H. Burroughs
White
Naomi .Wyly
Collins Mise
Mary W. Wylly
Virginia Campaign Spars as Graft Claims rise
In Roanoke and surrounding towns Democratic figures attack Republican Gov candidate Kent, accusing graft and corruption while arguing party loyalty. Reginald Glass blasts Kent from Guatemala to Washington, invoking anti-saloon leagues, with Mann meeting leaders to resolve Roanoke dissensions. Salem and Stafford hosts feature GOP speakers advocating the state ticket.
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Salem
Vec
Nor Judge Mann
Roanoke County
Stafford
W. Tyler Page
Maryland
Joseph J. Crapper
Alexandria
M. K. Lawry
Miss Mara Benson Fends Off Assailant Near Royal Oak
Miss Mara Benson elder daughter of J D Benson of Talbot county was assaulted near Royal Oak while walking home from shopping. She fought off a Negro assailant who grabbed her arm, then fled to her father’s house and described the attacker to authorities.
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Secal
Washington
Zaston
Todgy
Royal Oak
Mara E. Henson
J.D. Benson
Talbot County
Hoya
Urat
Benson
Royal Gal
Local groups oppose league plan in Hagerstown area
Residents and business leaders in Hagerstown and Washington County held or planned meetings to oppose a proposed local option on a state ballot. The Trades Unions of Hagerstown today adopted resolutions opposing the option and urged people to vote against it. The executive committees announced the legislature had sent letters to state officials regarding the plan and its potential statewide implication.
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Sya
Solnister
Opers
Iresses
Busin
Hagerstown
Rockrilie
Eiety
Setdoy
Glen
Sahethér
Plans Near Ready for Alexandria Macadam Road Project
Surveying finished about ten days ago and officials expect detailed specs and estimates by mid next week. The Department of Agriculture and the Virginia State Highway Commission will assist in compiling figures to persuade public funding, with widening near Lake Park and possible moving of a car track spur.
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Washington
Alexandria
Department of Agriculture
Alexandria County
State Highway Commission of Virginia
J. E. Pannybacker, Jr
Office of Public Roads
Department”of” Agriculture
Plang
Lame Park
Virginia Highway
Thni
North Carolina Masons report record growth this year
Grand Secretary Drewry of the grand lodge notes fourteen new lodges in year and a total NC membership of 2000. Other items: a critical bout of typhoid for State Bank examiner Coughton in Lenoir. State Auditor Dixon to Pem broke for Croatan Indian gathering. frost limits cotton damage. Dr Thomas L Banks dies in Durham. Claud Noblin jailed for two days for intoxicated derailment. Cobb of the Herald-Atlanta auto party to speak on baseball in Winston Salem. Prof J Allen Holt near death with Bright's disease. Methodist Children's Home at Winston-Salem scissors ten cottages and facilities after talks with NY gardener and Charlotte architect.
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Drewry
Grand Lodge of Masons
North Carolina
Thomas L. Banks
Durham
Claud Noblin
Y Cobb
New York Herald-Atlanta Journal
Hong
Winston Satem
J. Allen Holt
Oak Ridge Institute
Bright
New York
Charlotte
Methodial Children’s Home
Winston Salem
General Board
Western North Carolina
Shields Alleged Slayer Held for Grand Jury
Richmond is the scene as James N. Conway is held for the grand jury after a police court trial for the alleged killing of Robert K. Torrence. Mrs Torrence testified to a clandestine relationship and confessed complicity, saying she was responsible for the tragedy and Torrence had moved his family away.
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Speetal
Washington
Richmond
James n.Conway
Robert K. Torrence
Conway
Ta Joon
Torrence
Richmond rail seek rate rise sparks intrastate plea
Washington Southern Railroad asked the State Corporation Commission to raise its maximum intrastate passenger rate from 2 to 3 cents per mile amid claims of annual interstate passenger traffic totaling 24 736.46. The hearing was continued to November 23 due to Commonwealth Attorney General Anderson's scheduling conflicts.
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Richmond
Washington Southern Railroad Today
Anderson
Night Riders Burn Tobacco Barn In Cabell County
Huntington West Virginia October 26 final outbreak of night riders in southwestern West Virginia hits eastern Cabell county. Everett Blake tobacco barn containing his entire crop of thousands of pounds of tobacco destroyed fire Blake refused to pool his tobacco. Annapolis Maryland October 24 James Smith colored pleaded guilty in the dreult spurt today of manslaughter for shooting another James Smith also colored near the sky Smith sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Cabell County
Everett Blake
Blake
Wallington Post
Annapolis
James Smith
Smith
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Backache Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a harmless, world renowned remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims rapid relief from backache rheumatic pain nervousness headache and fatigue, urging readers to pursue a second treatment if symptoms persist and to trust the pharmaceutical endorsement of Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati.
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Nan
Pape
Pellegra Fatal in Danville Wife of Cotton Mill Operative
Mrs Mary E B Putney aged 27 wife of J Putney a cotton mill operative who moved from Greensboro North Carolina died from pellegra in Danville Virginia Oct Suffering from a mouth sore eruptions on hands and skin peeling into black scaly scales she grew emaciated before death The case recalls a 21 year old woman who died in Danville in 1907 with similar symptoms and little attention given to care at the time.
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Washington
Lynchburg
Shelton Cottage
Ayrod
Virginia
Danville
Ruby Muurefield
Lynentarg
Keene Mosrefield
Ruytivids
Hath County
Marie Hickgran
Campbell County
Mary Tools
Davis
W. Va
Asa Hageman
Priest
North Carolina
Mary EB. Putney
J. Putney
Greensboro
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Cook
Virginias Synod Institution
Colin
Apple
John R. Wrig
Thos
A. Costello
Ald Hamalser
Northwast
Lavery Incannes
FRANK GEIER'S _SONS
Teleworth
W. R. Speare
Undertaker
Embalner
F Street
William Lee
I Lee
Faneat Punbaiuar
Inganesti Sloaera
Crematorinin
Mtoe
Jartubia
Sieh
Jon
Blackistone
Monts
Florence Harvey
Rayner
Virginia Briefs
Paris
France
Muscatel
Kalon
sathSe
Ontekiite
Mary Strobel
Mary Elizabeth Strobel
Charles H. Strobel, Jr
Commerce Street
Elks
Dramatic Club
Alexandria Lodge of Elks
Martha Grigg
M. C. Hall
Atlantic Coast Line
Stone Church Cemetery
Wheeling
Adelina Rits
Boston
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fairmont
Grafton
Maryland City
Marthie Bates
Weablngton
Martinaville
Val
Marchie Bates
W. G. Bates
Methodist Church
J. H. Pharrlah
Church Street
Winchester
Wizabeth C.pratt
A. G. Bluslek
Pulkerson
MarUnsvile
Julia Lee Dove
Iseaes
Wilam “B. Isanes
Grand Lodge ‘of Masons of Virginia
John Love
Maxon
Dove Lodge
Slemp
Caesar
Glass
Roanoke
Gurfolk
Reginald’ Carper Glass
Capt
Kent
Zovernor
Capt. Kent
Guatemala
Dpe
Republican State Committee
Mahone
West Virsila
Tee
William Hotges Mann
Democratie
Democrata
Capt.Kent
Roanoke Antisaloon League
Supreme Court
Phelgar
Man
Licantisaloan
Jeany
Micialy
Astinn Whit
Talbot
Logal
Washington-Alexandria
Swental
Eligabeth Bridendolph
Bellevue Asylum
Coughton, Wi
Lenoir
Dixon
Pembroke
Robeson County
Indiana
Shields
Washington and Southern
Francis Lyride
PopularAesazine
Ralph D. Paine
Edgar Beecher‘Bronson
Louis Joseph Vance
N. E
Ninth and
K Streets
Geo. S Cooper
Huse
Navy Yard
Simpson-Sullivan Co., Inc
St. N. W
Pellegra
Remington Typewriter
Remington
Remington ‘Typewriter Company
New York Avenue
N. W
Washington, D.C
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