Urged to Kill Police Better to Die Fightings
Richmond police face strong resistance after a Richmond negro journal the St Luke's Herald advised blacks to resist arrest and, if necessary, kill officers. The article cites Statesboro Georgia's burning of two black men and urges defiance, prompting authorities to tighten control as mourners and local figures noted multiple obituaries and incidents across Virginia.
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Organ of Negro Order
Statesboro
Richmond
Richmond Negro Journal
St Juke's Herald
Grand Council
Order of St. Luke's
Stateshare
Betig
Whisky at church meeting leads to arrests in Flat Top
At Flat Top Raleigh County a Primitive Baptist Association gathering saw Deputy U S Marshal Dan W. Cunningham arrest 29 year old S. W. Wills and 25 year old Miss Ella Pitman for selling whisky without a license. They were held awaiting federal action after a hearing in a barn loft. The duo could be moved to Huntington jail. Officials feared moonshiners would disrupt proceedings and carried signals and lookout posts. A Winchester shot signaled a possible liquor source and other alerts warned of approaching officers.
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Flat Top
W. Va
Washington Post
Hinton
Raleigh County
Primitive Baptist Association
United States
Dan W. Cunningham
W. Wills
Ella Pitman
Hudgins
William Sweeny
Will |Et
Huntington
Cunningham
Hightall
Former Sheriff Mullican Struck by Train Near Home
Rockville Maryland August report says Salathiel T. Mullican former county sheriff and chief deputy was killed instantly by a Baltimore and Ohio line near his home while returning for dinner. Body found on westbound track after eastbound train passed. He was about sixty with four children. Justice held an inquest this afternoon.
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Mullican
Rockville
Washington Post
Salathiel T. Mullican
Arthur Williams
Baltimore and Orie
Here
Justice of the Peace
John B. Brewer
Son of Japanese Official Dies of Typhoid in Virginia
Sangi Ogawa, 22, son of a Japanese government official, died of typhoid at Dixie Hospital Hampton while a Randolph Macon student. He planned graduate study at Vanderbilt University before returning to Japan. The youth contracted the fever after a Mathews County visit with friends. His remains will be shipped to Richmond for vault placement until relatives are notified.
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Randolph Macon
Hampton Hospital
Washington Post
Newport News
Sangi Ogawa
Dixie Hospital
Hampton
Richmond
Ogawa
Randolph- Alacon College
Vanderbilt U"niversity
Japan
Mathews County
America
Death by Own Action at Niagara Falls Suspected
A key with a note Good bye world water won't tell and $92 was found near the American falls. It belonged to the Prospect House and pointed to L M Halery of Charlestown W Va who disappeared two weeks ago leaving his luggage. Authorities suspect Halery killed himself. A Washington Post special from various Virginia locations reports hearings, sales, and a wedding among other items.
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Niagara Falls
L. M. Halery
Charlestown
W. Va
Halery
Nrlestown
Charleston
Firesmen entertained at Charlestown and memorial trip planned
Washington Post Bureau notes cocaine arrests by Officer Bettis and a witness, Betty Clarkson, in Alexandria. Fire department members were guests of Charlestown hosts, Bull Run Daughters of the Confederacy members head to Wellington for Manassas memorial. Local deaths include William E Arnold and Francis Pulman. councilman elect Strauss returns from Charlottesville. others travel or visit for family and leisure.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Police
Bettis
John Howard
Washington
Ferguson
Betty Clarkson
Howard
R. Herbert
Frank Pettit
Charles Duffey
Lucien Duffey
W. L. Crane
R. H. Smith
Horace Allen
John Ennis
Richard Mansfield
L. Miller
Henry Posey
Charlestown
W. Va
Theitizens
Bull Run
United Daughters of the Confederacy
A. BE. Lee
Wellington
Groveton Cemetery
Manassas
Wiliam E. Arnold
Baltimore
William and Jane Arnold
Francis
Duke Street
Henry Strauss
Charlottesville
Phil Letermann
Myrtle
Irene Jones
George Pugh
Danville
Pitts
Pender
Fairfax County
Yeatman
Lloyd
White Sulphur Springs
George L. Simpson
Qunpror
Atlanticity
Genevieve Lurkett
Rapidan
W. B. Smoot
Magnolia
Mass
Obituary Notes From Maryland Locales
The column records several Maryland notices including the death of Mrs. J R Lillard of Barnesville after an operation at Frederick City Hospital, survived by husband and seven children. Clarence Dronenburg of Clarksburg dies in Baltimore from Brights disease, leaves siblings and father William Dronenburg. Cromelin Lodge Knights of Pythias held its annual banquet near Potomac with broad county and Virginia lodge representation. Gera Butt and Howard Butt from Washington face a compromise on assault charges after a local incident. Edward L Needy of Hagerstown killed by a train near Williamsport. a companion injured. Lindsay Edmonds, five, nearly drowns at Little Falls, saved by father. Deputy Sheriff James T Small assaulted by Louis Pinkney in Annapolis, Pinkney beaten, Small treated for minor injuries.
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Ang
Virginis Wilson Stevens
George Woodstevens
Tia Poatrosd
Ball
Hottywoor
Fbaclock
Mere Stevens
Rama
Gieassie
Leeshure
Franklin Osberne
Cotmmts
Sewhkis
Agudy Eiehiv
Pentyrain Usburmie
Jefferson County
Sewicrity
Warratar Ug
Wiliam
Primrose
Icelock
John Tongue
Stow
Baltimore
Sondon Park
Boyds
J. R. Lillard
Lillard
Barnesville
Frederick
Clarence Dronenburg
Clarksburg
Maryland General Hospital
Bright
William Dronenburg
United States Navy
Washington
Rockville
Cromelin Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Cromelin Wall
Potomac
Virginia
Grand Lodge
Col
Spencer ©. Jones
Whitehouse
Washington Post
Hagerstowny
Edward L. Needy
Hagerstown
Baltimore and Ohio
Williamssort Tunnel
Brunswick
Needy
Horsehead and Scitico on the Scantic joke vignette
A Southern woman from Horsehead meets a New Englander from Scitico-on-the-Scantic in a humorous exchange about origins. The Philadelphia Bulletin source highlights regional quirks through playful dialogue and a Borscht Belt style gibe.
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Harpers Weeasy
New England
New
Woman Sole Heiress Receives Estate Worth 50 Million
Will of William Weightman head of Powers and Weightman chemicals probated in Philadelphia. Entire estate valued over 50 million goes to daughter Anne M. Walker widow of Congressman Robert J. C. Walker of Williamsport. She becomes sole proprietor of the chemical works and manages real estate holdings nationwide.
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William Weightman
Philadelphia
Powers & Weightman
Anne M. Walker
Robert J. C. Walker
Williamsport
Holy Name Fair Opens With Wares and Amusements
The Holy Name Society opened a ten day fair on church grounds beside St Peter's Catholic Church. Men prepared booths while women contributed desserts and table service. Flags from many nations formed a backdrop as an orchestra played and dancing occurred. Misses Moore, Sullivan, Luckett, and many others assisted. W S Riley led preparations. A tug of war is planned for tomorrow evening between local athletic club members and a Royal Arcanum team.
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C. Peter's Catholi
Holy Name Society
Ireland
W. 8. Riley
William Gilbert
James C. Barry
Richard Casey
Miss Moore
Joanna Sullivan
Miss Wathen
Miss Morris
Misses Dove
Warfield
Lulu Warfield
Mrs. Mitchell
Missea Laura
Lucy Luckett
Oscar Luckett
Jala Hamilton
Alice van Gant
Rela. van Sant
Dooley
Charles Welsh
Eugene Chelnut
Bertha Petiit
E. V. Rice
Genevieve Rice
Lucy McKenna
Mary McKenna
Violet Tull
Catherine McKenna
W. S. Riley
T. Bean
William McMnahon
O'Brien
Gallen
Dowling
Kismet Council
Royal Arcanum
Pennsylvania Rounhouse
Discrimination charged in ICC complaint by Davenport firm
Davenport Brothers & Co of Helena and McRae Georgia accuse Southern and Seaboard Air Line Railways of unjust discrimination in grain flour hay and canned goods rates harming Helena McRae and local merchants in favor of Cordela and Wittgerild Georgia. They urge cessation under interstate commerce law.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Davenport Brothers & Co
Helena
McRae
Southern
Seaboard Air Line
Ges
Cordela and Wittgerild
Pocket Umbrella Invention From Minneapolis Man
A Minneapolis inventor creates a twenty six inch umbrella that folds into a pocket sized unit using telescoping steel ribs and a hollow wooden handle. Silk covering adds minimal bulk and a small case fits the entire device, promising easy concealment and potential fortune if priced reasonably. The piece also notes White House furniture adds 150 gold framed chairs as a statement of democratic simplicity.
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Minneapolis
Indianapolis News
White House
Platt Poem in Owego Sketches Portraits Political Verse
The Brooklyn Times notes Senator Thomas Platt contributed a pastoral poem to Owego Authors’ book to aid the First Baptist Church of Owego NY. The piece parodies Peter Ishmael Potter’s figure, mixing humor with references to water, whisky, and wartime fame, ending with a macabre nod to death and a quip on Pig Potter. Also mentioned is a Harper’s Weekly illustration of a 200 foot long Buddha figure in Rangoon Burmah noting Buddhist religious art.
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Senator Platt
Brooklyn Times
Thomas ©. Platt
Platt
Hood
Saxe
P. J. Potter
Peter Ishmael Gamaliel Potter
Pig Potter
Berkshire
Harper’s Weekly
Rangoon
Burmah
India
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Hubert I. Shiflett
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Joseph McDowel
Navy Yard
McDowell
Epg
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Sperial
Roanoke
Order of
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Paortsmout
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J Creamer
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Chapman Company
James Duane
Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Company
Chapman Coal and Iron Company
Gosnen
J. T Sampson
Pim
James W. Beckham
Chewasangtonton
Sanchburg
Garland-Rodes Camp
George Christian
Grand Camp
Dole May
Tazewell
Grace Glenn Greever
Chilhowie
Washington Pose
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Milton
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Crewe
Cme
Chatham
Ed Jackson
Adrian Jeggines
Pittsylvania County
Franklin Junction
Jackson
Jeffries
Cape
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Petersburg
Charles RB. Stewart
Sussex County
Anna Bolling
Johnson and Hammett
Jarretts
Tobacco Company
Lynchburg
Commonweaalth Tobacco Company
Universal Tobacco Company
W. H. Butler
New York
Ehington Bagh
Arthur Adkins
Negro Primitive Baptist Association
George Giles
Jack Carter
Justice Hurt
William Scarlett
Clara Mater
Harpers Ferry
Richard Scarlett
John Mater
Bolivar
Father Collins
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Hamilton
Leesburg
Joseph W. Chalmers
Houston
Hamilton High School
This County
Annie Peugh
Mark McFarland
Mitt
Alexandria News
Negro
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Maryland
Cromelin
Gera Butt
Howard M. Butt
Ada Ricketts Donaldson
Justice of the Peace Brewer
Williamsport Tunnel
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George L. Edmonds
Tdttle Falls
Annapolis
James T. Small
Louis Pinkney
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St. Peter’s Church
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Chicago
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General Furniture Department
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Great Discount
Oy Mattresses
Adam
Rockefeller
Somervill Journal
Mint
Bureau of, Engraving
Moma
Newbro
Edward Stevens
Cide CO
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Detroit
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Maine
Leslie
Congress
Cleveland
McKinley
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Benning Rage
Labor Day
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T. Arthur Smith
Sanders & Stayman's
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Richmond Timey-Dispatch
Christopher Colmbus
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San Salvador
Florida
Georgi
Oglethorpe
Asia
France
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Central
Benning Race Track
Chase
TF Resersarcans
Kent Oniy
Theatir Prask
Lew Bloom
Molo B. Too Marton & Slit
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Herrmann
Chasey Io
Rat Walsh Les Wee
Christopher Ase
Academy
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Kentucky Belles
Belle
Big Grasse
Newt Serke
Teever’ Hig
Chevy Ghase Lake
U. S. Marine Band
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