Governor denies change of venue in race riot case
A motion to change venue for the Onancock race riot case was denied amid testimony describing the incident as an allegedly spectacular governor’s act. Prosecutors argued militia deployment followed a tense county election atmosphere, while defense blamed overreach and sensationalism by authorities.
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Miptia
Unancock
Shotra Copland
Melcle
Secomac
Mackstone
Most 3Fren
Miivox
Norfolk
Feutn
Aveo Na Tee
Cotta Arconri
Full Retraction Notice Involving Steal Case and Officials
A local retraction notice outlines a theft incident tied to a farming community and an investigation involving named officials. It mentions a former war era context and referencesBuxton County forest records, the date line, and a formal signatory. The piece presents a procedural notice of charges and public record status.
Fragmented OCR wedding notice with garbled names and vows
A disrupted text fragment describes a wedding event with unclear names and roles. It mentions the bride, groom, and family members amid many garbled words, suggesting an ornate ceremony and a wedding party, but details are unreadable.
Fragmented OCR text on rates and incidents
A garbled OCR passage discusses restoring old rates and mentions various eroded fragments about policy, approvals, and an incendiary incident. It names no clear dates, places, or people, making exact events and entities hard to extract.
Virginia Weddings Report Confusing Union Ceremony
Virginia wedding notes describe Winneater and Mary Seg wedding with Pastor Howard of the church officiating. The ceremony took place in Baltimore with attendees including Mr Bourhier and Mrs Lee A White, while Buckner and Ray performed prayers. the couple will reside in Leesburg after a winter reception.
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Winneater
Barlen H Heater
Frevuan Cfoye Sare
Sxricunturs
Vmvitt wTaughter
Preway Weyl Femer” Seg
Ste
Mra
Gandaria Annotncig
Pitt
Thei
Lintry Bouchier
Nam
JR Bourhier
Hig Plate
Baltimore
Boortier
Sderlesh
George T Mitehalt
Boggett
Rae Perrles
George B. Ray
Aged Woman Under Arrest In Short Change Ring
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore Maryland September Miz Tutu F Lynt aged nearly seventy, widow of a Confederate flyer, arrested with Arthur Stanley Ray in a short change scheme. Police describe Ray as an expert swindler. They say the duo fleeced storekeepers of two to five dollars each by fake thrift purchases. Lynn claimed she sold her South Carolina home years ago for Stanley, who spent about $2,500 of her funds. she has only a pension from South Carolina.
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Washington Fost
Baltimore
Miz Tutu
Aler
South
Gurr
Lina
West Lexington
Arthur Stanley
Alan Arthur Ray
Marshal Aroun
Mrs Lynn
Stanley Ory Ray
Mra Lynn
Dillon
South Carolina
Stanley
Ray Mra
Lynn
Tay
Penguin
South Caroline
Controversy Over Rockville High School Principal Dismissal
Special to Thawanniamten from Rockville Maryland reports Montgomery County public school commissioners dismissed Rockville High School principal Prof Cooke D Luckett. Community leaders consider petitioning Governor Warfield to remove commissioners. Indignation rose after Bethesda’s War Dove principal removal. patrons weigh mass withdrawal to shut the school.
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Gov Warfield
Misa War Dove
Bethesda
Barr Names Sogial Aid To Head Exposition Entertainment
Dir Gen Barr appoints Col Barton H Grundy to manage entertainment and social diplomacy for the Workington Post Tamestown Exposition Grounds. He succeeds Charles W Kohlsaat who was asked to step down after protests from Taekar supporters. Kohlsaat had represented the exposition in prior functions. Effective September 1, Barr states Grundy will handle duties and relations with distinguished visitors.
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Workington
Tamestown Exposition
Valent
Barr Toey
Barton H Grundy
Charles W Kehlenat
Harton
J M Barr
Bell Chief of Eagles Election in Fraternal Order
Norfork Vu Sept acknowledges a decisive election for the Fraternal Order of Eagles officers. The full ticket is expected to win, with Theodore A Hell named grand worthy president and J. Monsgiut grand worthy vice president among others. final results to be counted tomorrow afternoon. Also noted: Supreme Court in Appalaula handled various cases with multiple county claims and subproposals presented.
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Kant
Order of Eagles
Ak Odda
Parry
Theoden Hell
California
Theodore A Hell
Ft J. Monsgiut
Philadelphia
Conral T Mann
Btwauken
Frank Herring
John A Cline
Ghlo
Edward Maltride
New York
M Armetrong
Texas
Arid Worthy
A. Worrett
Lenavasuo
Martin B Gray
Connecticut
Mfr&Innes
Michigan
Thomas Hayes
New Jersey
Wadsworth
Iowa
Bell and Monaghan
Bell Estate
Geta Charter
State Corporation Commission
Potomac Sup Ply Corporation
Alexandria County
CB Perry
Nreident B Cates
Meg
JW Marshall
Richmohd
Accidental shooting murders wife in Virginia rooming house
A 35 year old gardener in Gate City Virginia shot and killed his wife during an apparent accidental pistol discharge while a seven year old boy fought to stop him. He then killed himself with a second shot after dragging his wife from bed. A prior pattern of assaults is noted with two earlier attacks. A six hour train tragedy in Farmville involved a brakeman killed by a wheel.
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Pitinburg
Pater Boyle
Gardoner
Gate City
Ruther Girth
Compton
Gus
Mimaelf
Peter
Washington
Lyrehbure
William Efforta
Farmville
Boyle
Norfolk and Western
Union
Bayle
Ita
Hoyle
Candidates 1x Debate in Alexandria Opera House
Machen and Wedderburn spoke before a large Alexandria audience in the Opera House. The lively exchange mixed humor and campaigning points, with both men defending positions on regulation, liquor laws, and legislative reforms while attendees, including several women in the gallery, laughed and applauded.
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Washington Post
King Silver
Atyzanéria
Lewis H. Machen
al Alexandria
Alexander J. Wedderburn
Fairfax County
Alexandria Opera House
Georgion
Isaacs
Iva
Hendhelm
Democratic City Committee
Be Machen
Third Gondlante
Veteran Killed Walking Tracks Near Martinsburg West Virginia
George T Laght mayor of Charlestown mourns after death of his brother William B Laight killed by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Martinsburg while walking the tracks. William served with Carl Colston's company Hedgesville Blue. He enlisted at the Kearnstown battle and surrendered at Appomattox.
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Simalal
Virginia Obituary Fragmentary Death Notices
Fragmentary obituary notes from Virginia detailing deaths of William Cal a Hicks and Rebecca Bland Bland, with mentions of survivors including wives children and a brother. The text is garbled but indicates multiple death notices and familial relationships in a local Virginia area.
New Trial for Thurman and Related Court Actions
Fragmentary OCR records indicate petitions and appeals in various courts including Washington County and Rockingham. Entries mention Thurman and others, with references to Circuit Court orders, privilege documents, and refusals, among scattered case notes and names such as Smithy, Choate, and J. A. Tatchawon.
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Waliat
Leo Thurman
Omas
Pam Eomber
Simone
Kotor
Norfolk Thom
Arar
Vancouver
Columbia
Court of Appeals
Clecatt Coun
Amelia
Salen
Randerad
Choate Court
Washington County
John Advltsér
Dante Armentiant
Sdgunat
Clevalt
Rockinghail
Minter Wallace
Anpervedean
Cireuit
Alburmain
MiCarmick
Spitier
Threat of Lynch Mob Follows Assault Near Layadum
An alleged assault in Layadum prompted a feared lynching as a mob hunts a suspect described as a pasty faced man. A girl at a store resisted an offer to buy for him and was dragged into a house where she was threatened. She later notified her parents, leading to an arrest.
Married Divorced Couple Reunite for Family’s Sake
A Washington Post notice from Baltimore reports the remarriage of Fannie Rosalie Zell Hull and Robert Henry Hull, both prominent Baltimore families. The pair had divorced in 1900 after Mrs. Hull sought a Wyoming decree to block her husband from disposing of a mortgaged share of his late father’s property. Accusations and defenses over joint access to a speculative gif t were aired but dismissed. Neither party is in Baltimore tonight. friends say reconciliation and remarriage aim to benefit their two children.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
York
Fannie
Rosalie Zell Hul
Robert Herry Hull
Bull
Wyoming
Dr. Bull
Cough
Death Ends Pleasure Trip in Elk River Tow Rescue
Irvin George twenty years old and Mrs Walter Merrey drown in Elk River three miles south of Hiktoc after a small boat capsized while a party sought crabbing and fishing. The Merreys and Irvin George were part of a group from Hilton, Mi traveling upriver. a tug towed cows passed, George grasped a line for a tow, the scow capsized, Merrey and George disappeared, Merrey rescued, search ongoing for George and Mrs Merrey.
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Washington Post
Hilton
Irvin George
Barad George
Mra
Walter Nerrey
Elkton
Elk River
Hiktoc
Walter Merrey
Mia William Mervey
William Merrey
Walter Merray
Murrey
George
Mr George
Bs Walla Merrey
Missing Husband In Washington Navy Yard Mystery
Mrs Harry Routzahn of Hagerstown seeks news of her husband who went months ago to work at the Washington navy yard and has not been heard from. A Navy Department reply offered no current whereabouts, while neighbors fear he may have harmed himself or been a victim of foul play. Routzahn, formerly of Middletown Valley, is thirty, from a well known family, and his family remains hopeful amid worry.
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Washington
John Hamnung
Routzahn
Middletown Valley
Dr. Groh
Jones fixed for murder in Pullman-area shooting
In Berkeley Springs West Virginia on September 6, after a brief trial at Hancock station a jury found William T Jones guilty of first degree murder in the death of Morria Van Gosen. Jones testified that a man named Barnes had enticed his wife away and that in darkness he mistook Van Gosen for Barnes. He faces a life sentence.
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Martingbore
W. Va
William T. Jones
Morria van Gosen
Hancock Station
Berkeley Springs
Cearls
Barnes
van Goaen
Mistrial in Gravely Case in Danville VA
Special to The Washington Post Danville Virginia September 6 The jury in the George D Gravely felonious assault case facing Bemuel G Smith deliberated since yesterday afternoon and reported a mistrial this afternoon. The jury favored guilt but could not agree on degree of punishment. A separate railroad death report from Bristol Tennessee dated September 6 notes Richard Malone a 22 year old brakeman died when crushed between cars in a Virginia and Southwestern Railway freight collision near Phillips Virginia.
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Gravely
Washington
Danvife
George D. Gravely
Bemuel G. Smith
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Philips Va
Richard Malone
Maryland Obituary from Baltimore German Journal
August Gizin, founder of the Baltimore Journal (German) died at his home in Germantown. The obituary notes his wife and one child, plus his parents, and references his son James Carter of Dumfries County. The article provides fragmented details from the Maryland obituary in a Baltimore newspaper.
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August Gizin
Baltimore Journal
Bia Ome
Bilepy Carter
Germantown
Ale
Rann
Jamas Carter
Dumellwn
Hla County
Deadlock at Danville Causes Delay in School Openings
Danville Virginia residents plan a Monday night meeting to address the tangle in the board of aldermen that has delayed the opening of the public schools. Indications suggest it will be some time before schools begin as citizens consider next steps.
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Byselal
Wassigmnoo
Danville
Board of Aldermen
Vanderbilt Lunacy Hearing Highlights Sealed Letter Read Ineffectively
In Brooklyn a lunacy commission hearing tested Mrs. May Pepper Vanderbilt as she failed to read a sealed letter offered by counsel for Edward Ward Vanderbilt's daughter. The proceedings touched on her alleged unconscious states, payments to "Bright Eyes" and private seances with Vanderbilt, with questions about her reading ability and control during trance episodes.
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New York
May Pepper Vanderbilt
Lunacy Commission
Brooklyn
Autortey Rosenberg
Edward Ward Venderbi
Vanderbilt
Kyéa
Ankad
Board of School Trustees
Rosenberg Teensee
Mra Pepper-Vanderbilt
Lavaches In Collision At Arkansas Launch
A caravan of travelers near the Academy camp describes a collision between a touring launch and Arkansas launch during a strong rainstorm. The Ark launch sank, a passenger was injured but spared serious harm, and Col Barnett along with two others escaped the line of danger as a hole opened in the vessel.
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Aere
Trust at Bristol faces anti trust action in Tennessee
Dairymen around Bristol and nearby territory are warned that forming a price fixing trust may violate Tennessee anti trust laws. An advance of about 38 1 3 percent is to take effect September 15 with a uniform price, drawing protests from consumers.
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Wanhington Hottel
Tenn
Ibnstol
Tennessee
Pristol
Felstol
Income Tax Inquiry Probes Danville Notables
Grand jury in Corporation Court conducts exhaustive inquiry into alleged income tax violations. Investigators note records show more than $1000 in income from citizens who appear to earn thousands annually. Several hundred leading citizens’ names revealed. about seventy five examined today.
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Sectar Ya Corramen Ure
Danville
Grand Jury
Corporation Court
Ea Plan
Setien
Avenue Books
Geveral
Hummel not in danger says prison official
Special to ine waansmgrou sus New York Sept Carmmlestoner Cogey of the department of curvention land prison said to-day Abraham Hammast b not seriously ill and that the condition now fa ne worse than when he Srat entered the pen on Blackwella Isl and Hummel is not a well man by any means but he is up every day and wali about the hose pital ward of the pen He is not able to perform the work usually required of innates of the prison but there is ha immediate.
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Ine Waansmgrou
New York
Carmmlestoner Cogey
Department of Curvention Land
Abraham Hammast
Blackwella Island
Hummel
Wali
Drowning Victim Thomas D Ball Recovered near Winough Beach
A 45 year old man from Columbia BC named Thomas D Ball drowned while bathing at Winough Beach off Wenkington Port. He is believed to have suffered a stroke or heart issue before slipping underwater. The body will be sent back to Columbia by his brother Eagles.
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Offolk
Thoman D- Ball
Columbia
Winough
Brother Eagles
Carnegie to fulfill $500 gift to Timory and Henly College
Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate, is expected to donate 500 dollars pledged two years ago for the Improvement of Timory and Henly College at Emory, Virginia. The board of trustees must raise 75,000 dollars more. Rev Hey Jo Straley has been appointed to lead fundraising efforts, and substantial subscriptions have already been pledged.
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Andrew Carnegie
Ateel
Timory
Henly College
Lumoris
Emory
Carhedie
Board of Trusteen
Rains
Sinewheare Hey Jo Straley
Holston
Reguslar
Talaing the Sands
Carncaic
Aight
Women Complaint Seeks Police Protection in Richmond
Residents of Richmond complain to the police about young men who loiter on street corners and press their attentions on women without escorts. Women from across the city urge protection against insults from street loafers.
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Richmond
Dela
Grape-Nuts Aids Digestion through Chewing and Saliva
The text explains that Grape-Nuts are hard crisp granules meant to be chewed until liquid, aiding digestion by grinding with teeth and stimulating saliva. If teeth are weak, soften with cream or milk and let soak a minute. The reason given is both teeth preservation and saliva production essential for digestion.
Summer Cottage Burned in Blue Ridge Resort Area
Special to The waanmaran rear axerstown Md Sept The cottage of Mrs Maris Shaw of Washington burned at 2 o clock in the Blue Ridge Mountain resort near Buena Vista, destroyed by fire with losses of several thousand dollars. The family escaped in night clothing. This is the sixth fire this spring in the region, raising fears of a firebug at work.
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Mra Maris Shaw
Washington
Blue Pidge Mountain
Buene Vinta
Troumad
Anti-Bribery League Action in Easton Maryland
Special to The Washington Poet reports a petition sent to Col. Edward Lloyd as chairman of the Anti-Bribery League of Talbot seeking a new league meeting. The group aims to pressure Republican and Democratic leaders to pledge their wives against money in the campaign a public campaign for reform.
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Easton
Col
Edward Lloyd
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