Willison in Control Drum for the State Senate
Allegany County Democrats appoint a county ticket and set October 3 primaries when multiple candidates contest offices. Frank J Drum of Yale Summit seeks state senate. others named for house, clerk, commissioners, and surveyor roles in Cumberland area. Organization led by Jas per N Willison faces internal tension over sheriff candidate Hodel.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Allegany County
Frank J Drum
Yale Summit
BAPTISTS AT ANNAPOLIS MEET IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Middle District Baptist Association held its annual convention in Annapolis with sessions continuing through tomorrow. The Colisee avenue church building was unavailable, so meetings occurred at the resolytueian Church.
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Middle District Association
Apecia
Washington Post
Annapolis
Middle District Baptist Association
Colisee Avenue
Resolytueian
Eloping couples wed in Hagerstown at night and dawn
Two Virginia couples tied the knot in Hagerstown after ten last night. Miss Ammie C Harris of Riverton and Mr George B Sargent were married near midnight by Rev A H McKinley at his home. A second couple Miss Annie Young and Mr Harrison Duncan from Luray were married this morning by Rev J M Tombaugh at the City Hotel.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Virginia
Ammie C. Harris
George B. Sargent
Riverton
A. H. McKinley
Annie Young
Harrison Duncan
Elopers
Luray
J. M Tombaugh
City Hotel
Former Washington Pastor to Dedicate Romney WV Church
Cumberland Md Sept 21 the new Methodist Episcopal Church South at Romney West Virginia will be dedicated on October 1 Rev Forrest J Prettyman pastor of Trinity and Calvary churches Baltimore formerly pastor of Mount Vernon Place Church Washington DC and for a short time chaplain of the Senate will preach the dedication sermon Rev H J Stephens Rev C Syd an d other former pastors will the dedication
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Washington
New
Rayner Wins Tight Maryland Democratic Primaries
Baltimore dispatch reports election supervisors canvassed Monday’s Democratic primaries in the Sixth and Eleventh wards. William B. Rayner led the Eleventh ward race for legislature with Milnes Maloy, while William I Norris defeated Edward F. Burke in the Sixth ward. Norris held six of eight delegation votes amid tied delegates, and Burke claimed one-third of the tied men’s votes. Executive results favored Humphreys over Forster in the Sixth ward. Eleventh ward results showed Rayner 618 delegation votes to Munley 323, with Goldsborough leading for executive and Littig an independent. Linthicum led for senator as Straus trailed. Defective vote proportion was high. canvass continues tomorrow across remaining wards.
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Baltimore
Wiliam B. Rayner
William Milnes Maloy
William
William I Norris
Burke
Norris
Superior Court
Forster
Humphreys
Rayher
Munley
N. Lee Goldsborough
Organization
M. Littig
Linthicum
Straus
Reform League charges against Maryland election supervisors
The Reform League of Maryland filed charges with Governor Warfield accusing Jefferson D. Robertson and John W. Millar, Democratic election supervisors of Charles County, of ballot irregularities and excluding minority supervisor W. W. Reech. The league seeks removal and claims bias, ineffective access, and improper ballot practices. Governor Warfield will hear the charges soon with Democratic supervisors to testify.
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Srecal
Washington Post
Baltimore
Reform, League of Maryland
Gov
Jefferson D. Robertson
John W. Millar
Charles County
Gov. Warfield
W. W. Reech
Germans Elect Officers at German Synod Session
The thirty first annual session of the German Synod of the Reformed Church convened in Baltimore with Rev. F. M. Dumstrey elected president and Rev. Dr. A. Dahlmann as clerk. The synod includes 58 churches with about 10,000 members and reported church property of 190,600 dollars and 10,400 on hand for charities. Reports noted ten mission charges and income of 5,883 dollars. the Franklin, Wisc mission house reported 93 students. the publication board posted 12,337 dollars income. Special report from Tazewell Va notes Charles Brown and Thomas Smith, both colored, wounded in Pocahontas after a quarrel over a game led to a shooting.
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Baltimore
The
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F. M. Dumstrey
Philadelphia
A. Dahlmann
Buffalo
Mission Board
Franklin
Wic
Minstry
Publication Board
Tne
Washington Post
Tazewell
Charles Brown
Thomas Smith
Pocahontas
Beth Necroes
Train wreck near Charleston silences West Virginia line
A westbound passenger train from Hinton to Charleston derailed seven miles east of Charleston at Carkin after striking dirt left on the track. One man was killed and six injured, with several workers buried by earth as the engine and cars toppled, while the passenger coaches remained upright.
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Charleston
W. Va
Washington
Carkin
H Hopkins
Noah Smith
Richmond
Wat Seales
Madison
William Smotherman
Salisbury
N. C
Alexander Thaxton
Huntington
Flying Rock
George Brown
John L Mo
Marmet
Richmond abandons plan for excise board in liquor control
Special to The Washington Fuss reports Richmond authorities dropped the proposal to form a board of excise commissioners to curb liquor outlets. The goal was harsher traffic controls to oust disreputable places, but police action has achieved the aim, and licenses will continue to be granted by the Hastings Court judge.
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Washington
Richmond
Board of Excise Commissioners
Hastings Court
Insurance Company Assigns Receiver for insolvent Richmond firm
Richmond insolvency report Sept 21 states Jefferson Fire and Marine Insurance Co was placed in the hands of a receiver, Roscoe C. Nelson, after a damaging judgment against it. Arkans as Democrat Co holds a $2,000 policy and seeks $1,250 fire loss. Nelson to bond $5,006. Special to The Washington Post. Huntington WV Sept 21 Gov Daw son pardons W N Davis for murder, Davis had been sentenced to three years in the state pen. Davis killed John Young in a store quarrel a year earlier. Richmond Sept 21 Newton Maxey, son of Rev R M Maxey, fined $10 for carrying a gravel shooter. he is 15. He recently shot Julian Travnum in the eye.
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Allupieu Rewas Stlings
Wareld
Consolidation Coal Company
Georges Creek
Jasper N. Willison
Richmond
Jefferson Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Ingram
Law and Equity Court
Roscoe C. Nelson
Washington
Huntington
W. Va
W. N. Davis
Hubbardstown
State
Dawson
Davis
John Young
Washington Post
Richmond, Va
Newton Maxey
R. M. Maxey
Julian Travnum
Stuart
Huwny Karis
G. A. Crotstey
Washington St
Erie Co
N.Y. Hoboken
New Jersey
Stuart’s
Phil
Auldrug
Rush New Rail Road in Virginia for Shenandoah Plant
Winchester Virginia September 21 The Winchester City Railway Company expanded its plant project along the Shenandoah River at Millville Jefferson County West Virginia by purchasing 37 acres including 32 foot waterfalls to gain additional power. Miss J H Rodgers of Baltimore sold the land for 4500 dollars. Construction workers are building a concrete dam raceway and powerhouse while a tramway moves heavy material to the site.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Winchester Jana Washington City Railway Company
Edward Purcell & Co
Millville
Jefferson County
W Va
Shenandoah River
J. H. Rodgers
Baltimore
Washingto E. Post
Staunton
Court of Appeals
Shirel Ys Grimley
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Greane County
Scott Vs. Patterson
Augusta County
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McDonald Administrators
Clarke County
Johnston
Commonwealth
Henrico County
Bond
Surface
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City of Bristol
Brown
Moora & Thompson Et al
Amherst County
Mack Alexander Sentenced to Eighteen Years for Murder
Roanoke Va Sept 27 Mack Alexander was sentenced in Franklin County Court at Rocky Mount to eighteen years in the penitentiary for the murder of Jeff Nowlin last July. The jury deliberated all night after Alexander shot Nowlin to death with a shotgun in Nowlin's home.
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Mack Alexander
Jeff Nowlin
Roanoke
Franklin County
Rocky Mount
Jef Nowlin
Alexander
Nowlin
Colonization plan to divide land into ten acre farms near Wilmington
The Carolina Trucking and Development Company, capital $500,000, with Hugh MacRae & Co. as chief stockholders, has secured 250,600 acres within fifty miles of Wilmington to create ten acre farms for colonists from the North West and foreign countries. The project, aided by lawyers and engineers, includes an electric road to Castle Haynes twelve miles away and is led by BE. W. Van C. Luces of the U.S. Army.
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Washington Post
Wilmington
N. C
Carolina Trucking and Development Company
Hugh MacRae & Co
United States
Castle Haynes
BE. W. van C. Luces
United States Army
Judge Witt Sets October 9 Richmond Election Fraud Trial
In Richmond Virginia Judge Witt of the Hastings Court schedules October 9 for trials of those accused in recent municipal election fraud. A jury will probe the plot to steal the election and reveal the alleged conspirators. L EK Cutherson faces serious charges and remains jailed without bail as a list of fifteen witnesses, including former grand jury members, is prepared for the grand jury next week.
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Specaal
Washington Post
Hastings Court
L. EK. Cutherson
Witt
Anti-Kisser Elope to Hagerstown Wedding of McCune Parker
Winchester Va Sept 21 Former state senator James G McCune of Meadow Malls Frederick County and Miss Mary A Parker eloped to Hagerstown Md yesterday and married in Hotel Hamilton at 9 pm The groom a lawyer aged forty the bride sixteen known for her beauty McCune famed author of the anti kissing bill now a schoolteacher in the county The bride’s brothers followed the couple to the station and to the train with one objecting to the match Their parents opposed the union due to Mary's youth The couple plan to live in Frederick County
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Hagerstown
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Bill
Washington Post
Winchester
James G. McCune
Meadow Malls
Frederick County
Charles , Parker
Cedar Creek
Hotel Hamilton
A. B. Statton
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Parker
Cumberland Valley
Maryland
Oswald
Dudley Man of Straw in Norfolk County Ticket
Samuel T. Montague of Portsmouth doubts W T Dudley will appear on Norfolk County ticket for clerk in November. He says Dudley is a straw candidate backed by the Democrats to aid Martin, who will likely be re elected. Montague believes fusionists keep Martin in office.
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Warhington
Richmond
Samuel T. Montague
Portsmouth
W. T. Dudley
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Alvah H. Martin
State Democratic Committee
Martin
Maryland Obituary Roundup From Hagerstown Dated Sept 21
Obituaries and notices from Hagerstown and surrounding towns dated September 21 honor Mrs Lillie Craig wife of Charles W Craig who died of paralysis aged 47, Henry Curfman a former deputy sheriff died of heart disease at Fotomac House Williamsport aged 43 and unmarried, Mrs Mary Ann Keplinger died of typhoid at Keedysville aged 55, Dr Norman B Scott a prominent retired physician aged 86 died of general debility in Hagerstown, Clayton McCauley reports his father James McCauley killed at work near Riverton Va, eight Frannie children mourn their mother returning from trip to fatherland, funeral in Cumberland, Walter Beall dies in Carlisle Pa at 56 from apoplexy, and notes on Beall’s civic ties and family connections.
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Lillie Craig
Charles W. Craig
Henry Curfman
Williamsport
Baltimore
Mary Ann Keplinger
Samuel C. Keplinger
Keedysville
Washington County
Jacob Rohrer
Exkles Mills
George E. Ridenour
Normanb. Scott
Frederick County
Washington County Medical Society
J. McP. Scott
Norman B. Scott
Alexander Armstrong
Claiyton McCauley
James Mcauley
Riverton
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Little Orleana
McCauley
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Erecta Bridge
Charles Frannie
America
Cumberland
Alpheus Beall
Beall
Hila
R. B. Johnson
Annie Given
Carlaile
Maryland National Guard
Col. Wardwell
Divorced wife letters land man fifteen months in prison
Fred C. Rievers of Wheeling W Va was sentenced to fifteen months in the State prison for writing letters to his divorced wife now Miss Josephine Preacher. Judge Dayton presided in the U S Court after the jury urged clemency. She testified to actions after legal separation.
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Washington Post
W. Va
Fred C. Rievers
Josephine Preacher
Dayton
United States Court
Rilevers
Fortunes in Apples Attract Pennsylvania Visitors
Winchester events outline plans to showcase Frederick County apple crops as a model orchard project aided by the U S Agricultural Department. The drive aims to lure investment and methods to boost harvest labor and Apple buyers report worker shortages amid a record crop. Daniel A. Eglieston Jr files expenses for the Democratic primary race reporting $807 22 total with $400 on travel and $200 on assessment.
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Washington Post
Winchester
H. C. Clevenger
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
United States Agricultural Department
8. L Lupton
United States
Willard Spends Heavily in Virginia Governor Race
Lieut. Gov. Willard filed a statement showing he spent 138 328 74 in the nomination race for Virginia governor. Major items include stationery printing and stage, express and telegraphs, clerk hire, advertising and subscriptions, travel licenses, and Richmond headquarters costs.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Willard
Hichmond
Veterans at Campfire Reunion in Bristol Virginia Tennessee
About 400 Confederate veterans gathered in Bristol under the S. W. Fulkerson Camp for their annual reunion. Dr. J. P. Howell welcomed attendees as Governor John Isaac Cox of Tennessee delivered the principal address. The day featured a basket dinner in the grove and recollections of the war.
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Bristol
Tenn
S. W. Fulkerson
Confederate Veterans of
Southwest Virginia
East Tennessee
John Isaac Cox
Tennessee
Alexandria wedding and court actions briefed
The Alexandria Post reports a quiet morning wedding at 22 North Royal Street as Eleanor L. Gilmore wed Andrew M. Brechin of Charlottesville. It covers ongoing court decrees, estate actions, a policy crime sentence, and retirement of George H. Harlow from Harlow Brothers.
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Alexandria
T. R. Gilmore
North Royal Street
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Andrew M. Brechin
Charlottesville
Frank J. Brooke
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Lunt
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Ridward Walsh
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Frank Shepherd
George H. Harlow
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M. B. Harlow
Sergis
Charles M. Smith
Leo T. Downey
Raymond
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James McCuen
King and St. Asaph
Henry Murray
Murray
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John H. Dashiell
Alexandria Hospital
Philadelphia
Frederick L. Mortimer
Annie EB. Krauss
Baltimore
Methodist Protestant Church
J. H. S. Ewell
O. F. Frippe
First Baptist Church
Wilmington
N.C
Negro Youth Indicted for Forgery in Winchester Court
Winchester Sept 21 grand jury indicted Heywood Johnson a young colored man for forging the name of his employer Harry W Hur on a Shenandoah Valley National Bank check. Johnson says a white man induced him to forge Hur’s name in Winchester Corporation Court proceedings.
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Harry W. Hur
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Opening of Richmond College in Richmond Virginia
Richmond College opened this afternoon and evening with promising attendance. New appointments were announced: W S McNeill as associate professor of law and J M Whitfield as acting professor of chemistry. Capt Johnson named as Republican candidate for House of Delegates in Elizabeth City County with plans for a campaign event in Hampton on October 11.
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Washington Post
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W. S.mcneill
J. M. Whitfield
Capt. Johnson
House of Delegates
Newport News
B. F. Johnson
Hilzabeth City
Hampton
Virginia Obituary Notices From Gordonsville and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report J L Sneed dying in Gordonsville at noon. Miss Kate Henson of Berryville Clarke County Va dies after lingering illness at thirty four, leaving three brothers and two sisters. Mrs Delia H Abbott of Spring Garden Pittsylvania County dies of paralysis at eighty, survived by two daughters two sons and several grandchildren. Mrs Lacey Watkins of Newport News dies after long illness, with survivors including daughter Mrs Lou Williams and several sons and relatives. Body parts moved to Warren County NC for burial.
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J. L. Sneed
Winchester
Kate Henson
Berryville
Clarke County
Virginia
Chatham
Delia H. Abbott
Spring Garden
Pittsylvania County
Newport News
Avs
Lacey Watkins
City
Lou Williams
Watkins
R. Bawwas
Chase City
M. Watkins
Yon
James Watkins
Uatrys Man
W. T. Geletrie
Hampton
Tye
Cameron
M Lou Williams
Warren County
N. C
Bleevis to Extend Coke Line With New Ovens and Rail Link
Morgantown West Virginia September 21 Senator Stephen Biking visited to inspect his Morgantown railroad property and announce fifty additional ovens at his Richard mine and 100 more at Deckers Creek near Dellslow. He plans to extend the line to Bowlesburg connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio main line. Martinsburg, Raymond Young and Miss Jesse Barker wed at Charlestown yesterday.
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Washington Post
W. Va
Stephen B. Biking
Richard
Deckers Creek
Eiking
Bowlesburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Reconstruction Era Race Relations in a Southern Novel
A novel presenting the vital questions facing the South after Reconstruction and defining the true relations between races in the region, exploring social and political dynamics through its narrative.
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