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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1905

Page

17

Stubbs Denies Challenge to Sears in Massie-Stredte Contest

Gloucester Court House report states James Stubbs disclaimed intent to contest Lloyd Sears’s state senate election from Massie-Strode district and pledged support. The state committee faces a delicate decision as Amherst County ballots and candidates including Aubrey Campbell are discussed amid accusations of irregularities and internal party friction.

Amherst County Committee Campbell Felte Washington Richmond Gloucester Court House James Stubbs Jloyd Sears State Senate Ma Stubbs Sears Ersuids Carte T Stubbs Dass Gieta T. & Barnett Teotha Speetry Democratic Uae Mathews al Stites Shey Lth Stobbs Teiboater Swuvbe-Sears Tard Massie Aubrey Pitan Ko Va Don J Campbell Ceres Poyly Amherst Campbell and

Republicans Name Council and County Nominees in Washington County

Republicans highlighted nominees for county and state positions in Washington County. The slate includes candidates for district court, house of representatives, and local circuits, with committee chairs and procedural notes from a county convention.

Girl Drowned in Sewer Suits City for Damages

A Baltimore father sues the city for 20000 dollars after his thirteen year old daughter drowned while swept into a storm sewer. The suit alleges the open sewer and street conditions caused the fatality and seeks damages for negligence. Local authorities pursue the case as the investigation continues.

Baltimore

Virginia Bond Suit Returns to Virginia Lawyer

Special to The Washington Post Winchester Virginia September 5 Maj Holmes Conrad prominent Winchester lawyer and government special counsel in postal fraud prosecutions has returned after a rough voyage from England and Europe He is expected home tonight He allegedly went abroad for health and to discuss with Brown Brothers the Virginia debt case against West Virginia In August a suit was filed in the U S Supreme Court for a hearing on the matter.

Washington Post Winchester Holmes Conrad England Maj Conrad Europe London Engish Brown Brothers Virginia Commonwealth of West Virginia Conrad United States Supreme Court

Mann Mauls Wife in Richmond Shooting Attempt

Special to The Washington Post from Richmond Virginia reports Curtis Chittenden a Richmond railroad man tried to kill his wife Fannie during a home dispute. Poor marksmanship spared Mrs Chittenden as he fired a shotgun failing to hit her. He chased her to the street firing again as a fence was damaged. He was subdued and restrained. Mrs Chittenden, 35, has been married twelve years.

Washington Post Richmond Jessons Curtis Chittenden Fannie Witenden Chittenden

Refusal Led To Sharp-Object Incident In Benwood Saloon

Paul Kosonak dying after a Sept 3 assault by foreign workers from National Tube Works at a Benwood saloon. After a foreman asked him to buy a drink Kosonak refused and was set upon by about a dozen men, cut with sharp objects, leaving him mortally injured. He recently married a Hungarian woman who had followed him.

Washington Post Paul Kosonak Benwood National Tube Works Kosonak Kunsonak

Augusta Baptists Meet for Missions Relief Education

The thirtieth annual Augusta Baptist Association session met in Harrisonburg with 104 delegates and about 145 in attendance. The body, comprising 335 churches across Allegheny Augusta Bath Rockingham and Ta kbridge counties and totaling 6000 members, opened with a welcome by J C Staples and an address by Rev M K E Wood. Afternoon talks covered State missions while evening events included a devotional and discussions on ministers relief and education. The three day session continues.

Washington Post Harrisonburg Augusta Baptist Association Allegheny Augusta Bath Rockingham Kbridge J C Staples

Norfolk man swims James River in seven hours on wager

A Norfolk County man, A F Zorn, swam the James River from Pigs Point opposite Newport News to Tasina in seven hours. He started at 9 AM and finished in the afternoon, after a wager that he could not complete the crossing in under ten hours. The distance is estimated between six and seven miles.

Washington Newport News A. F. Zorn Norfolk County James River Zorn Tie Pigs Point Tasina

Indictments for Assault in Lynchburg Court

The Lynchburg grand jury returned sixteen indictments in Corporation Court. The most serious case names Rawley Dawson, a white man, charged with morally assaulting a little deaf and dumb girl identified as Bessie Shelton. Professor Wm Bimbs of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb has been summoned to act as interpreter.

Lynchburg Washington Post Iveckburg Corporation Court Whch Rawley Dawson Bessie Shelton Wn Bimbs Asylum For Deaf and Dun

Averted Jail Delivery by Prisoner Confession

A wholesale jail delivery plot at Henrico County Prison was foiled after a prisoner confessed. Convicts had been at work on a wall since Saturday, removing bricks before officials detected the plan. A member of the gang revealed where they had been hiding the escape route.

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Unites Old Families Ceremony At Lynchburg Va

Miss B Rosale Slaughter MD of Washington, a physician from a Virginia family, marries Baxter Morton a New York lawyer in St Pauls Church Lynchburg. The ceremony features 1830 style bridesmaids and a garden setting with bride roses and a canopy of clematis.

Washington Medical Society Virginia Washington Post Lynchburg New York District of Columbia B. Rosale Slaughter Washington John F. Slaughter Baxter Morton New York City James Owens St. Paul's Church Nellie Morton Morton Manor Sturgis Durham Evelyn Slaughter Philadelphia Grace Sale Ladson Hall Louise Humphreys West Virginia Edith Prehn Elizabeth Brewer Washington, D. C Brussels Messrs. Brown Morton Joseph Stebbins South Boston Trighman Hendrick Robert Brock Henry Holladay Rapidan Morton Holladay Colston Blackford Daniel Sale Helen Duke Banister Slaughter Aistes

Stabbed son leads to Kenosha murder attempt case

Chicago man Peter Achten, a retired business figure, is jailed in Kenosha Wisconsin charged with attempted murder of his son John Peter Achten at the family summer home Camp Lake. The son was stabbed twice, arm and near the heart, in a Sunday night attack. The hearing was postponed ten days as the son’s condition remained critical. Bail was set at 4000. Domestic quarrels are cited as the motive.

Chicago Peter Achten Kenosha Wis John Peter Achten Familly Camp Lake Achten Lfe

Knight Gase Waiting Justice Caton Out of City

In Alexandria Mayor Paff delayed the investigation of Officer Herbert Knight for insubordination after two key witnesses, Police Justice Harry B. Caton and Richard L. Carne, were absent. The inquiry continued after testimony from the chief, the accused officer, and others. The mayor then addressed complaints about care for the poor, discussing physician duties and proposing a resident physician at Alexandria Hospital to serve both the city and hospital. Funeral services for Donald McLean were announced, with details of the Mason lodges and service times.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Paff Webster Herbert Knight Harry B. Caton Richard L. Carne Knight B. A. Gorman Gorman Afayor Paff Alexandria Hospital Donald McLean St Paul's Episcopal Church McLean Alexandria- Washington Lodge of Masons

Bloody fighting in Shusba sparks Caucasus turmoil

Telegraph dispatches describe Tartars and Armenians clashing in Shusba with townsmen set ablaze. Official counts cite hundreds killed and wounded, with private reports suggesting far higher losses as fires rage in Baku and surrounding oil districts. Casualties and property losses threaten Russian oil industry, rail lines disrupted, and authorities seek Imperial protection.

Baku Washington Tiflis Caucasus Elisabethpol Shusba Seon St Petersburg Muntuschell Company Russia Tiflis Society Nomani Sabunto Nicholas

Kramer Defeats Lawson for American Half Mile Title

Frank Kramer won the American professional half mile championship at the Valisburg cycle track in Newark. He tallied 85 points to lead Iver Lawson, who has 82, after a hard-fought victory that restored Kramer to the top of the championship table. Lawson defeated Fenn in a half mile match race, while Alfred Ashurst won the amateur half mile in Newark.

Newark N. J Frank Kramer Valisburg Iver Lawson Kramer Lawson Fenn Alfred Ashurst Teddy Billington National A Sherwood New York A. C Frank I. Mramer Hant Orangs N J Salt Lake City W. & Fenn

Stanley Beats McBurney in Stockbridge Tournament

W W Stanley of Wyantenuck defeated Malcolm McBurney, Harvard golf captain, on the nineteenth green in the opening round for the Stockbridge Cup at Stockbridge Club. McBurney had tied for second in the morning qualifying round behind Deverealty Emmett of Carden City who won the medal.

Harvard Stockbridge Mass Malcolm McBurney W. W. Stanley Wyantenuck Great Farrinston McBurney B. Bowers

Nathaniel Gordon Dead Ex-Teacher and Banker of Exeter

Exeter New Hampshire September report notes the death of Hon Nathaniel Gordon aged 85 at his home. A Dartmouth College alumnus, he taught in Washington and Baltimore before entering law and then finance. He built wealth through banking and insurance ventures and supported colleges and academies nationwide.

Washington Post Exeter Nathaniel Gordon Washington Baltimore Dartmouth College South

Washington Girl Won In Taft Party Rickshaw Race

At Hongkong Sept 5 Taft and Maj Gen Corbin were hosted at lunch. A racing club event featured a race between leading American and English ladies pulled by Englishmen. Miss Alice Langhorne of Washington DC won. A British Indian parade followed with a ball at the Hongkong Club and a Government House dinner by Guy Nathan. The Korea sails at 4 PM. transport departs at daylight Wednesday.

Taft Hongkong Corbin Racing Club Alice Langhorne Washington, DC Guy Nathan Government House Korea

Folk to Oregon to attend Lewis and Clark Exposition

Gov Folk will leave for Portland Oregon next Sunday to attend Missouri Day at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. In his absence Lieut Gov McKinley is expected to assume the governorship and would become Missouri's first Republican governor since Reconstruction.

Missouri St Louis Folk Portland Oreg McKinley

Cornell Oxford Track Meet arranged for next summer

W E Sehult former Cornell athlete and Rhodes scholar at Oxford organizes a dual meet between Cornell and Oxford in Ithaca to coincide with the Yale Harvard Oxford Cambridge international contest when the English visitors come to the United States next summer.

Ithaca E Sehult Cornell Oxford America

Tidewater Trestle Collapses In Norfolk Road Work Accident

Special to The Washington Frost reports at Suffolk Virginia on September 5 a Tidewater Railway trestle over Lake Savage in Mansemond County collapsed under a road building locomotive. The engineer jumped into shallow water and mud as the small engine sank.

Washington Frost Suffolk Lake Savage Mansemond County

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