Junior Olympiad set for September at Virginia grounds
Special to The Washington Fest reports the junior Olympiad of athletic games to be staged at the horse show grounds near here on September 1. It will be the second season of the series with strong neighbor county attendance expected. The program lists races, hurdles, jumps, bicycle and team events including a new 10 yard dash for girls and various obstacle and relay contests.
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Washington
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Prince Wiliam
Warrenton Horse Show Opens Amid Record Attendance
Warrenton Virginia September opened the seventh annual Warrenton horse show with an unusually large crowd. Notable exhibitors included Mrs James K Maddux and Mrs Allan Potts showcasing saddle horses and jumpers while Mrs Henderson and Miss Cherbunniec drew enthusiastic praise. Manager Niall Johnson praised the event as a successful start with perfect grounds and lively music from a Washington band.
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Baird
Washington
James K Maddux
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Allan Potts
Henderson
Mixsen Cherbunniec
Baltimore
Warenthux
Niall Johnson
Fall Kills Steeplechaser at Maryland Draft Show
A steeplechase horse fell on jump during the Warrenton show in Towdoun area. The horse broke its neck, and the rider’s wife was left to mourn the loss as the event drew a large crowd. The draft horse show, featuring Percheron stock, highlighted exhibitors with Selma stables winning top prizes at state and national fairs and shows.
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Washington Post
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Chicago
New York
Atelphia
Emma Baker Dead in Chester Virginia
Mrs Emma L Baker wife of Tian Ho Baker and president of Baker Choco Co and Shenandoah Valley National Bank died at home after illness. Native of Gen County MI she was daughter of the late E and husband. Mrs Meredith of Winona and others note bankruptcy filings and losses following a voluntary bankruptcy in the U S court at Parkersburg with assets around twenty thousand dollars.
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Tian Ho Baker
Win- 1 Uy Touncil
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Eanter
Four Song
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Meredith
Virginia Obituary Notices From Tazewell and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report the deaths of Lewis Mullin of Tazewell aged five percent, and Alpert Hudson of Charlottesville at home on Bel Street after nineteen sins, with survivors including two children and family ties to local bankers and officials. Additional notes mention a Richmond area railroad contractor born in Caroline County and several local residents from Spotsylvania, Frederick, and nearby counties, detailing survivor counts and spousal relations.
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William Mullin
Tointy
Foils Mills
Gratt M Mullin
G&atatauhler
Tazewell National Bank
Ariottesville
Alpert Hudson Ry Aged & & Railroad
Bellstreet
Gen
Min WatTy Sowell
Aeco Nul
Mary J. Haden
Haden
Char
Eavtie Vredarickaburg
Caroline
Urner Chosen Chief Judge by Sixth Circuit Republicans
Special to The Washington Fest Rockville Md Sep 1 Hammond Urner of Frederick was nominated for chief judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Maryland by the Republican convention meeting in Rockville. He will oppose Democrat appointee Glenn H Worthington of Frederick. Delegates from Frederick and Montgomery counties attended. Urner lauded for integrity, knowledge, and independence. A committee was named to notify Urner of his nomination.
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Frederick
Maryland
Montgomery
Opera House
Glenn H. Worthington
Frederial
Willa B. Burdette
Republican County
Arthur Stabler
Thia County
A. C. McBride
Frederick County
Edward 3. Eichelberger
Urner
George R. Dennis
Renoe Harp
Leo Webbers
Beichelberger
Sawyer
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Col
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Melvin T Wood
Alpert M. Patterton
Calvin C. Zimmerman
Gist Blair
Willis B Burdette
Samuel B. Bond
W. D. Hendry
Montgomery County
Mr Urner
Nemington
Frederick attorney shot by stray squirrel in Virginia county
James Spencer of Frederick, Md attorney Milton G Urner's son Charles J Spencer, a Republican candidate, fired at by a Norfolk and Western fireman near Roanoke. The shot struck the man in the face and neck, leaving him wounded but alive. Urner, born December 4, 1863, educated in Frederick and at Dickinson College, and a former Frederick city attorney, was married to Mary L Floyd and has three sons.
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Mion G. Urner
Hoanoke
Tange Lobe Straus
Mary L. Floyd
South Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dickinson Coltere
Milton G. Utner
Congress
Frederick Bar
Object to Coaching Voters Maryland Republicans Fight Turned Voters
Maryland Republicans oppose the Turned-Votes on Democratic ballots. Attorney General Straus plans to hear arguments in Baltimore after criticism at the Republican State convention. The Wilson law dispute centers on voter literacy and implied disenfranchisement, with Republicans condemning the alleged unfairness and Democrats arguing that illiteracy should bar ballot access.
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Washington Post
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Holt Jurors Chosen in Rail Death Case
In Durham North Carolina a jury from a venire of 1% men was selected to try Reuban Barbee for the murder of engineer Fred Holt who was killed aboard a cab car. Three witnesses testified including Conductor Wad dell Wireman Taylor and Iverson Williatagon who saw a fleeing man after the gunshot and Barbee exiting the coal chute.
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Reuban Barbee
Fred Holt
Aebt
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J. J. Taylor
Iverson
Willlatagon
Barbee
Ores
Morgan descendants attend West Virginia family remnant in Fairmont
In West Virginia, about 1000 Morgan descendants gathered for a family remnant at Traction Park in Fairmont. Mayor M. M Neely delivered the welcome address. The Preston County Coke Co plans 10 new ovens at Cascade plant, doubling prior summer output. Oil from Benjamin Anderson farm near Clarksburg yields 1700 barrels daily, valued at over 1900 dollars per day. total four-warm wells bring about 3877 dollars daily. Relatives of Burt Burdette vow revenge for a Ross County murder. Legal action to prosecute ET Hatford continues with Parkershare lawyers. Will Reed released on $500 bail after stabbing incident. mother paralyzed. Further hearing scheduled. Trumpower recovering.
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Cascade Pliant
Burt Burdette
Ross County
Ohio
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ET Hatfard
Burdette
Washington Peet
Virginia Supreme Court hears cases on railroads authority
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals at Staunton on September 1 heard arguments in Roditiova Commonwealth and Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company versus Commonwealth. The state corporation commission ordered B and O to build a new passenger depot at Harrisonburg and establish through services with the Southern at that point. Next on the docket are McKennie versus Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway Company, Terrillya Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and Jetterman versus Charlottesville Lumber Company.
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Washington Post
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Roditiova Commonwealth
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Obiol
Ve Commonwealth
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Southern
McKennie
Charlottesville
Albemaine Ralway Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Jetterman
Charlottsvile Lumber ‘Company
Virginia Briefs Report: Farmhouse Burned in Frederick County
Lightning struck the George Cooke farmhouse in Frederick County and burned it to the ground with all contents. Cooke learned of his love only after visiting the farm yesterday. Anna E. Dunaway of Saluda Militesex County was selected by the Fredericksburg School Board to fill a vacancy in public schools. The Confederate Veteran of Westmoreland County plans its annual reunion at Montross on September 2. The will of Mrs. Harten B Lane of Fredericksburg, who died recently in Washington, probates in that city. Executors include H. B. Lane of Fredericksburg. A Durer family reunion at Galen Chapel, Greene County, near the Albemarle line, drew 20 relatives and 200 neighbors as the first such gathering.
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Frederick County
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Anna E. Dunaway
Saluda
Militesex County
Fredericksburg
Gerrude Martin
Culpeper
MraHten B Lane
Manly
Helen Lane Johns
Washington
Couneilman i B. Lane
Fredericksboro
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Lizale’ Dante
Richmond
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Durer
Galen Chapel
Greene County
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