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Murder at Jennings's Hotel shocks Astostows scene
The report says Captain A C Natt cashier of the Pennsylvania State Treasury was fatally shot in a Jennings's Hotel room by N L Dukes a Fayette county figure and incoming state legislator. Dukes surrendered after the deadly duel with Natt who had returned from Harrisburg for the holidays. The motive remains unknown and threats of lynching arise locally.
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