Seven Lost in Storm Aboard Alvira D French
Survivors Max Schulz and Arnold Nelson tell of days adrift after the four masted schooner Alvira D French foundered off Montauk Point. They watched companions perish in the gale while several passing vessels failed to aid before being picked up by the schooner Margaret Haskell.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Max Schulz
Arnold Nelson
Alvira D. French
Newport News
Portsmouth
Montauk Point
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Atlantic Seaboard
Margaret Haskell
Seaman Shulz
Shulg
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Abin
Schulz
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Haskell
Lamberts Point
Shulz
Ality
Nel
Lynchburg Man Charged in Pittsburgh Yardmaster Murder
Special to The Washington Peat. J W Ezell of Lynchburg is charged with murdering Yardmaster J W Porter in the Newell yards Fayette County Pa by slashing his throat. Ezell, telegraph operator, allegedly attacked after being dismissed for drunkenness. He reportedly confessed and will be taken to Lynchburg and then to the crime scene.
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Washngton
Petersburg
Dinwide Mounty
Washington Peat
Buena Vista
J. W. Ezell
Lynchburg
J. W. Porter
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Newell
Fayette County
Dugan
Fittsburg
Ezell
Washington Post
Bristol
Southwest Virginia
East Tennessee
Hare
Fairmount Park
Fulkerson Camp
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Hubert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Fire on Minnesota and Virginia court notes sweep Bristol
A Norfolk fire aboard the steamship Minnesota was caused by spontaneous combustion while loading coal at the erene Point piers. Capt. Truebridge called the damage trifling as crew battled the blaze. Separate dispatches cover Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals proceedings, Bristol Confederate veterans reunion plans, fraud arrests in Philadelphia, a Bristol jury verdict in a 1908 shooting case, and legal actions in Raleigh and a miner’s death in Montgomery West Virginia.
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Great Northern Line
Erene Point
New London
Truebridge
Seattle
Philadelphia
Virginia Weddings in Several Cities on Sept 20 21
Multiple Virginia nuptials reported across Chatham Richmond Fredericksburg Charlottesville and nearby areas. Notables include Miss Low W Tucker and George L Weibler of Pittsylvania County marrying at Hotel Bennett in Chatham, Rev W D Barr officiating. Also Miss Willie Beil Baldwin wed to William M Jones in Richmond and Arch ie P McCalles with Bessie Wells wed in Washington on a wedding trip to the World’s Fair.
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George L. Weibler
Pittsylvania County
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Afernoon
W. D. Barr
Richmond
Willie Beil Baldwin
William M. Jones
Portsmouth
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Washington
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Mica Ida Holden Rhodes
Cartersville
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Janet Mincoop
John Duke
Houston Crowder
William Dabney Duke
Richmond, Frederickaburg and Potomac Railroad
Wake Forest
N. C
Jane Elizabeth Taylor
Charles Taylor
Wake Forest College
Virginia
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Ivy D. Carter
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F. W. Deffenbaugh
Austin Tex
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Charles Carter
Covington
Rosa Lee Gleason
Fannie Kent
Antioch
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J. ©. Deffenbaugh
Harmon Dinwiddie
Charlotterville
Jr. R. Bloss
Huntington
W. V2
Carter
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Dr Miles New Heart Cure Promises Quick Relief
If you suffer fainting spells shortness of breath heart palpitations and chest pain start Dr Miles New Heart Cure now. A testimonial from John K. Toad Uniopolis Ohio says six bottles cured him two years ago with no symptoms since. The first bottle may help or money back by the pharmacist.
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Harper Remedy Co
Chicago
Til
Affleck
McCue murder case delays as defense challenges juror
In Charlottesville Judge Morris hears defense pleas over Henry Lyman’s residency to determine if he is a valid grand juror. McCue breaks into tears as proceedings extend, with a jury to be convened at 10 o'clock tomorrow to decide Lyman's qualifications amid ongoing defense contention.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
George W. Morris
McCue
Henry L. Lyman
Harmon
Lyman
Frank Gilmer
Commonwealth
Mistaken for Burglar Ends in Fatal Home Shooting
Ralph Coles, mistaken for a burglar, was shot and killed early today by Jesse Diggs who shared his home near Portsmouth. Coles, returning home, tried to enter his room without waking the Diggs family. Diggs fired after three unanswered calls, and a minute later found Coles injured on the ground.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Ralph Coles
Jesse Diggs
Portsmouth
Coles
Diggs
Barton Held for Murder in Hagerstown Case
In Wagerstown Maryland Charlies Barton was held without bond for the November court after a hearing before Justice Johnston on charges of murdering Simon Talheim last week. Witnesses Mrs Mary Wolfe and John Smith were released in recognizance. State experts concluded the shoe spots were blood, not paint, as Barton claimed.
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Wagerstown
Simon Talheim
Hagerstown
Charlies Barton
Justice Johnston
Mary Wolfe
John Smith
W. Stokes
Lehman
State Chemist’s Office
Barton
Murders in Roane County and nearby incidents in West Virginia
Special to The Washington Foat reports two Roane County murders in a few hours. James Finner killed his son Worthy with a bolo while cutting corn. the son died instantly. In a separate near Looneyville, Jessa Ferrell killed Tully Dilworth in a livestock dispute. Dilworth died next morning and Ferrell was arrested.
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W. Va
Roane County
James Fiinner
Worthy
Jessa Ferrell
Tully Dilworth
Looneyville
Ferrell
Dilworth
Rrell
Bo Chums
Maryland Weddings Attract Area Notables In Early Fall
In Borkville Miss Ella May Henderson daughter of James T Henderson of Sandy Spring wed Prof Richard Thomas West of Laytonsville at her home with sister Beulah Henderson as attendant and William H West of Belair as best man. In Gaithersburg at Ageen sian Episcopal Church Miss Katherine Munro daughter of Mr and Mrs David M Munro wed Mr Thomas Maurice Talbott attorney to the Rockville board of election supervisors with a large wedding party and music by Mrs F T Lybrand of Washington.
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Laytonsville
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Board of Election Supervisors
Rockville
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Mias Grace ‘Munro
Yfaibott
Conrad P. Carter
Virgina
F. TR. Lybrand
Washington
Margerat Moore
Virginia
Said to Be Expert Hotel Thief Arrested in Chicago
Chicago police claim Charles Burke an expert hotel thief, arrested at the Auditorium Hotel. Keys, letters, and checks belonging to hotel guests in Chicago and St Louis found on him. He allegedly cashed a $200 check under the alias William H Hopkins at the Auditorium Hotel, later called a forgery. Burke denies the charge.
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Mayor Aims for Police Reform in Alexandria
The Alexandria city board of police commissioners discussed reorganizing control of the force with the mayor gaining authority while the board retains review power. Chief Webster was instructed on changes, beats to shift by October, and desk sergeants and a patrolman were proposed for future consideration. Also reported are a wedding at 919 King Street, a theft case against Andrew Jackson with fines, probate of Patrick Dwyer’s will, naturalization for John Foley, and finance committee organization with Capt. Kart Bryan as chairman.
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Death of Charles C. Whelan and local accidents
Charles C. Whelan, 38, former lunch room operator on Fifteenth Street, died early Tuesday at his sister Emma Downs home from tuberculosis following pneumonia. Funeral at 9 this morning at Downs residence, then requiem mass at Church of the Holy Trinity, Georgetown. interment in Pleasant Hill, Montgomery County. Also reports a bricklayer, George Reed, fell twelve feet at a Georgetown University building site, suffering head and body injuries. and a heavy stone injured Benjamin Johnson at Smith's Stone Quarry near the Potomac above the Aqueduct Bridge, with both men treated at Georgetown University Hospital.
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Washington
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Georgetown University Hospital
Neglected gunshot wound endangers Edward Davis life
Edward Davis an eighteen year old African American youth was shot in the foot after a work quarrel near Cherry Hill Maryland on September 13. He arrived in Washington by train last night and was taken to Casualty Hospital with a severely swelling foot and possible blood poisoning that could require amputation. His home is Richmond Virginia and he works on railroad construction.
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