No Clue To Murderer Large Rewards Offered
Charlottesville Sept 4 the coroner’s jury in the McCue murder case adjourned after a day behind closed doors as $500 reward offered for the killer and Gov Montague asked to add funding. Ex mayor McCue and wife were slain, wife found in a tub with gunshot wound. details describe a masked attacker possibly hidden in the house.
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West Virginia
Washington
Groom Neatly Drowned in Frantic Effort to Escape
Baltimore dispatch reports Melisser Simpson of Accomac County Va and John Edward Galloway of Elkton Md eloped last week. Galloway drowned attempting to flee on a Chesapeake Railway wharf. bride remained ashore, tearful, as police stated they could not arrest him. Witnesses described the frantic moment and the couple’s brief marriage certificate timeline.
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Accomac County
John Edward Galloway
Elkton
Chesapeake Railway
John E Galloway
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Martindale
Havre de Grace
Pocomoke City
Poco- Moke City
Manassas Felon McInteer Arrested After Baltimore Return
Robert McInteer, long feared in Prince William County, has been arrested in Baltimore and brought to Manassas by Sheriff F C Berabaugh. He waives preliminary hearing and faces multiple felony charges. Once convict of attempted murder, he was pardoned, returned home near Dumfries, and threatened those who helped convict him. Several supporters face trial for aiding escape. Rewards totaling about $100 pose for his capture. If convicted again, he faces a five year term.
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Robert MciInteer
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Bragdon
Richmond
Christopher Manniger
J. Edgar Shine
Clifton Springs
Winchester
Hiram Whitacre
East Aford
C. V. Winfree
Lynchburg
Hattie Donahan
Luray
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Bertha L. Foltz
Jacob Folts
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Leesburg
John Dove
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Winuhestat
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It Springs
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Wilderhiess
Spotteylvania County
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Sevaney
Fredericksburg
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Race Riot at Holland Spurs Mass Fracas on Merry-go-round
Special to The Washington Poet reports a Holland Virginia race riot Sunday night in which both white and black residents were injured. Police could not quell the melee as about 150 participants used axes, grass hooks, bricks and other missiles. Guards and warrants followed, with men banding together to drive Negro residents off the streets.
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Holland
SATTLETRIGHT MAY LIVE INJURIES TELLTALE OF SHOOTOUT
Frank Littlebhtte lies near death after fourteen bullets struck him in a Sheriff posse confrontation near Princess Anne County. He has invoked counsel to avoid commenting on his wife's murder and may speak only when recovery ends. Meanwhile, Virginia racing and political notes fill the day with multiple weddings and shifts in party nominations across counties.
Labor Day in Old Dominion marked by widespread closures
Labor Day observances across Virginia were largely disrupted by heavy rain and extensive closures. In Norfolk and nearby Oak Grove, a parade and speeches by M. R. Pace and Hom Charles T. Bland occurred despite storms, with many events postponed. Gov. Montague and labor leaders spoke at Pine Beach as plans formed for a joint 1806 78 celebration.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
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Ocean View
Virginia Beach
Montague
J. B. Doherty
Ion
Claude A. Gwanson
Crystal Spring Park
Central Trades and Labor Council
A. W. McWhorter
Baird P. Chockley
Bakers Skip Frostburg Labor Day Parade
Labor Day in Maryland featured a Frostburg parade with 3000 attendees led by unions, while Cumberland and other towns observed holidays. Bakers in Cumberland refused to parade over nonunion bakery purchases, prompting a stormy talks session with organizers. Speakers included John H. Walker and Charles W. Stangler. Baltimore held a broad observance with parades, addresses, picnics, and excursions. Laurel hosted a fire department parade and a 10 to 9 baseball win over White Rose.
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Laurel
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White Rose
Death by Own Action After Short Marriage in Huntington
Special to The Washington Post Huntington West Virginia September 5 Harrie Handiey aged twenty five years committed death by own action today He was married less than a week ago to Miss Maggie Lemley He visited a saloon and after drinking a glass drew a revolver and shot himself He had been criticized by his parents for the marriage.
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Washington
Train passenger fatally strikes man on Chesapeake and Ohio
Special to The Washington. In Montgomery West Virginia on September 5 Wade Hilstein a white passenger on a Chesapeake and Ohio train attacked Frank Howard a Black man who boarded at Paint Creek and sat beside him. Hilstein drew a public safety item and struck Howard fatally then leaped from the moving train and escaped.
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Montgomery
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Chesapeake and Ohio
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Virginia Trap Shooters Open Amid Unfavorable Weather
The Virginia Trap Shooters Association opened its annual tournament in Richmond with 103 entries from Virginia, West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Maryland. Teams and individual championships will be shot tomorrow. Pierce Wytheville Todd North Carolina W R Winfree Lynchburg and H Daniel son of Senator Daniel lead in high amateur averages. Lynchburg was chosen for the next meeting. Dr Dennis was elected president with T F Nelson as vice president and Winfree as secretary and treasurer. The format change reduces cup-contesting teams to three.
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Virginia Trap Shooters’ Association
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Evils of Cocaine Habit Highlighted by Chief Judge
Frederick Maryland September 5 Chief Judge James McSherry addressed the grand jury at the opening of the September term of Frederick County Circuit Court. He urged investigation of cocaine law violations and noted a state act regulating sales prepared by Judge Motter, already habitually violated by druggists. The term is expected long with a sizable criminal docket including one murder case.
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Washington Post
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James McSherry
Grand Juory
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Motter
Maryland
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Official Programme for Grand Camp Meeting in Lynchburg
Official programme for the seventeenth annual Grand Camps of Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans meeting in Lynchburg Virginia September 14 to 16 outlines morning and evening sessions at Confederate Hall with prayers welcomes, addresses, parades, receptions, and notable speakers from Richmond Norfolk Staunton and Washington among others. Also notes local notices from Richmond about a mosquito pest and a separate incident of a boy drowning attempt resulting in an eighteen month prison term for a colored man.
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Richmond
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Fortsmouth
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Wytheville
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Staunton
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Randolph McKim
Washington, D. C
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Chatham, Va
Pittsylvania Camp
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H. Harvey
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Parke Whitehen
Freight train shooting wounds Huntington resident
At Cotton Hill on the Chesapeake and Ohio two white men fired from a passing freight train striking Mrs. Larkin wife of Homer Larkin a well known citizen. She is believed mortally wounded and a telegram was sent seeking help.
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Cotton Hill
Chesapeake and Ohio
Postum Helps Pittsburg Man Break Coffee Addiction
A lifelong hard coffee drinker describes severe health issues from coffee then credits Postum with a full recovery. After trying Postum, he stops coffee, regains strength, returns to work, and urges others to switch. He claims a friend also recovered after similar change, and offers to share the friend’s name and address.
Imperial Opera Company in Trouble at Richmond
Richmond reports the Imperial Opera Company split over payments with manager Thomas Gore. Fourteen members followed Gore to New York while others remain unpaid and stranded. Gore denies the accusation. a magistrate fined him for assaulting a company member as chaos with the troupe unfolds across Maryland and Virginia towns.
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Washington Post
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Gore
New York
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Boy Shot In Stomach During Rifle Repair Incident
A boy was accidentally shot in the stomach when a 12 gauge rifle discharged while his older brother Thomas tried to repair the weapon. The wounded boy was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in critical condition.
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Morton
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Montgomery Teachers Institute Opens in Rockville Court House
Montgomery County teachers gathered at Rockville for the annual institute opening in the court house. State Superintendent Bates Stephens directed the event with County Superintendent Samuel R. White. Rev. Packard led prayers and welcome remarks by Rev. Locke and Rev. Griffith followed.
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Samuel R. White
Dedication at Antietam draws veterans and officials
Col J W Hawley secretary Bosby and Gen W J Bol ton arrived at Sharpsburg to finalize plans for dedicating thirteen Pennsylvania monuments on Antietam battlefield September 17. The Forty-eighth Regiment Association frets over an allegedly inferior monument and may skip the ceremony, while discussing erecting their own at Petersburg, Va. Separately, Daniel Lovelace, a fugitive from Hinton jail, was captured in Danville after aiding two inmates. A $50 reward was posted for his capture. In Richmond, Woo Loz the Chinaman was buried at Oakland Cemetery with a white widow and mourners in purple garments, in a ceremony described as wild and strange.
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Oliver C. Bosbyshell
William J. Bolton
Pennsylvania Battlefeld Commission
Sharpsourg
Pennsylvania
Antietam Battlefield
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Battlefeld Commission
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