Republican Conventions Nominates in Maryland and Virginia Districts
Republican conventions in Baltimore and Jackson meet to nominate state senate candidates and house delegates. Resolutions denounce disfranchisement efforts and pledge vigorous opposition to the Poe amendment. Gov Vardaman plans several campaign addresses in Maryland after local quarantines end.
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Mississippi
Pe.tal
Washington Post
Baltimore
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House of Delegates
Jrank Robinson
Addison E. Muliikin
Siateenth
Edward Kure
G Alford
Murry
Danks
James
Godwin
John H Smith
Twents
Jo Jones
Treaty
T. Green
Forth
Benjamin H Stone Jackson
van Diver
Democratic Executive Committee of
Blackland
Aidaman
Maryland
Grand jury finishes city election fraud probe in Richmond
The Richmond grand jury completed its inquiry into alleged election frauds and will file a report with no further indictments expected. Witnesses including Dr C Y Carrington testified, with Carrington a city committee member long seeking Beveridge’s removal.
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Washington
Ichmond
C. Y. Carrington
J. H Beveridge
Second Lee
Beveridge
JUDGE LEWIS AT RADFORD IN VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
Special to The Washington Post East Radford Sept 27 Judge Lunsford Lewis Republican governor candidate addressed a large Radford audience replying to Democratic attacks He defended his 185th letter to President Grant about Petersburg troops and said he acted on the evidence and fulfilled his sworn duty Democrats seek to divert attention from their record The event featured brief speeches by S H Hoge of Tienoke and Hermens.
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Lunsford Lewis
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Tevis
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Petersburg
S. H. Hoge
Tienoke
Mr. Hermens
Virginia Democrats Likely to Welcome Williams and Rayner
Specks to The Washington Post reports that Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi will tour Virginia to support Swan son’s candidacy with planned speeches and a Salem barbecue on October 20. Senator-elect Isador Rayner of Maryland also plans to assist Democrats in the Old Dominion. In Front Royal a large crowd heard Republican speakers W F P Kint and Robert W Blair with L Pritchard presiding. both talks drew praise from attendees.
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Washington Post
Richmond
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Mississippi
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Virginia
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Salem
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W. F P. Kint
Robert W. Blair
Wythe County
L. Pritchard
Shooting wounds two in Caroline County carriage incident
Special to The Washington Post from Fredericksburg Virginia on September 27 reports Rev. and Mrs J S Ryland of Caroline County were shot at while driving along a public highway. A drunken shooter fired through the buggy curtain, injuring both in the shoulders. doctors call the injuries seriously painful.
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Xirs J S Rosland
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Ryland
Baltimore Judge Tests Back Alimony Claim In Divorce Case
Bernard A Achmitz a Baltimore lawyer and clubman faced Circuit Court No 2 in a petition by former wife Anna Isabel Dorsey Schmitz to compel payment of twelve weeks back alimony or jail. Judge Dennis found his income ample to satisfy the decree and allow a weekly payment for the children, delaying confinement until a future date. Schmitz, an invalid with consumption, had been granted custody of two children and a prior weekly alimony. she and her children live with her schoolteacher mother in Annapolis, with no income of her own.
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Says Rouss Tricked Her in Sham Marriage Claim
Elizabeth Slattery Cowan, now age forty six, files suit against the estate of Charles Broadway Rouss seeking eighty nine thousand two hundred fifty dollars. She alleges he tricked her into a marriage at Niagara Falls while she was sixteen and he later renounced the union. The suit follows other estate filings after Rouss's death.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles Broadway Rouss
Elizabethal Slattery Cowan
Jersey City
Rouss
Cowan
Niagara Falls
Stranded Vaudeville troupe in Easton seeks funds
The Yorkville Vaudeville Company from New York, led by Max Hartfield, arrived in Easton to perform Monday and Tuesday. The show drew fair attendance but was poor. manager Higgins canceled the second night and handed proceeds to a troupe official. The money vanished this morning, members sought pawn loans to pay hotel bills, while locals raise funds to assist. The company comprises six women and six men.
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Wasasgile
Easton
Yorkville Vaudeville Company
New York
Max Hartfield
Higgins
Music Hall
Adopts the Bond Plan Reorganizes Maryland Trust Co
Maryland Trust Company stockholders approve a plan by Hugh L Bond Jr to reorganize after receivership. Capital to drop from 2 125 million to 531 250 with 3 000 000 new preferred stock issued to New York bankers. Existing holders may subscribe to 12 points of their holdings in common stock. Also reported: marriages in Rockville Gaithersburg and Hagerstown, a Virginia lumber mill fire, and a murder self defense acquittal in Bristol.
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Maryland Trust Company
Baltimore
Hugh L.bond, Jr
New York
Virginia weddings in Roanoke and Bristol details
In Roanoke Miss Ida Love Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace G Brown married Morris G Thompson of the Norfolk and Western traffic department at the bride's home with Rev W C Campball officiating The couple left for a Northern tour In Bristol Miss Minser of Bristol wed Rev H B Brown Sr and Dr R G Waterhouse attended with Rev Charles B Richardo officiating
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Horace G. Brown
Morris G. Thompson
Norfolk and Western
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D D
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Bristol
H. B. Brown
Sr Emery
R. G. Waterhouse
Emery and
Henry Café
Petersburg
Lulu Frost
R. E. Baater
Charles B. Richardo
Parkview Church
Raid at Jackson City Crowds Tied to Virginia Jurisdiction
A late raid led by Commonwealth's Attorney Crandall Mackey on the Jackson City poolroom ended with John Nelson and James Le Fontaine fined 2500 dollars each and jailed six months, while others received smaller fines. The event sparks a jurisdictional dispute over Alexandersland between Virginia and the District.
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Pennypacker
Long Bridge
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James le Fontaine
J. H. Ryan
C W. Smith
John W. Hipley
John Tighe
H. C. Kauoze
Alexandra County
Fort Myer Heights
Justice Supplee
Nelson
Veterans at Montross gather for Confederate reunion
The Westmoreland Camp of Confederate Veterans met at Montross with about 700 attendees. Maj Robert W Hunter of Winchester and W B Sanders of Whitestone spoke as the occasion’s orators, introduced by Dr M M Walker.
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Washington Post
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Winchester
Historical Society of Virginia
W. B Sanders
Whitestone
Lancaster County
Petersburg
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
Accident at fair grounds ends in shooting amid arrest
Albert Overstreet of Montvale was shot in the left side at the fair grounds during a dispute as officers arrested three men for pickpocketing Ballard Wyrick of Pulaski. Detective Albert Baldwin fired, claiming Overstreet tried to seize prisoners. Overstreet is hospitalized in serious condition. Races reported include a $17 trot and a $10 pace with times listed.
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Roanoke
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Montvale
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Willam Baldwin
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Fret
Pharva
Maryi
Panella
Stauket
Gas Plant Condemned in Richmond Work demanded overhaul
Richmond gas works judged deplorable and in danger of collapse by gas expert FH Bruce. Report calls for complete overhaul and new machinery. Plant cannot meet current consumer needs as population and gas use have risen. Building a new plant may cost about 1.5 million dollars.
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Richmond
Bruce
Pastor's Arm Torn Off in Mill Accident at Whitacre
Special to The Washington Post from Winchester Virginia reports Rev Calvin J Racey a United Brethren minister was badly injured at Whitacre s mill when he tried to loosen a tangled belt and was drawn into a shaft and pulley His left arm was torn off and doctors later amputated the mangled stump He remained in precarious condition as his wife received care.
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Circus Animals Escape Near Hagerstown
Two deer and a kangaroo belonging to the Frank J. Robbins circus escaped when their cages were knocked from a moving train at Edgemont Maryland. Fifteen additional cages with wild animals fell off before the train stopped. Lions and panthers roared for a mile as workers conducted a search through the mountains.
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Struck by a Train Injures Young Woman at Beaver Dam
Miss Alice Hall of Beaver Dam Virginia lies at death's door after a Chesapeake and Ohio train strike while she was driving this afternoon. She suffered a compound hip fracture internal injuries and a severe scalp wound. She is undergoing surgery tonight.
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Boys Convicted of Arson Five Years Each for Fire at Stanley Property
In Greensboro, Thomas Farrington and his two sons were convicted of arson for burning Isaac Stanley’s store and bath in Sumner Township last April. The two youths received five years’ hard labor each. Farrington’s case ended with a hung jury on the first count, and he posted $1,000 bond for a new trial. Evidence included threats against Stanley and a confession by Fred Czemont that Farrington sent him and the sons to commit the fire. Farrington had long been in the illicit liquor trade.
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Return of Middies Postponed on Account of Typhoid and Diphtheria
Nine fully developed diphtheria cases and twelve less marked among midshipmen at Annapolis plus five typhoid cases prompt naval authorities to postpone the midshipmen return from leave until October 7. First major contagion in academy history concerns medical officers. Virginia W M T A elects officers in Portsmouth Norfolk.
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