Rangoon Telegraph Operator Mattox Under Scrutiny After Wreck
Brother of G D Mattox, Rangoon block telegraph operator, says his sibling did not sleep or leave the office the night of the crash. He claims the operator attempted three times to notify Lawyers operator of No 38's approach and did not respond, insisting no wrongdoing or flight.
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Yanchburg
G. D. Mattox
Rangoon
Southern Railway
Spencer
UL. D. Mattox
Campbell County
Lynchburg
Wilmers
Mattox
Tottis
Merrill
St. Andrews
Theity Hospital
Wreck Victim Davis Buried in Alexandria
The funeral of D Walter Davis killed in a rear end collision on the Southern Railway at Sawyers station was held at 3 pm yesterday from his father in law Edwin C Joyce 13 King Street Alexandria The service at the house was led by Rev Dr WF Fisher of First Baptist Church Alexandria assisted by Rev Dr Muir of Tenth Street Baptist Washington The cemetery service was by the Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons Davis was a member pallbearers included locals andMagonie fraternity officers and Southern Railway officers A passenger Curtis who aided Davis delivered messages to his widow and Davis faced death calmly and with resignation before Curtis left for Jamestown to attend the funeral
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D. Walter Davis
Tenth Street Baptist Church
Washington
Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons
Mr. Davis
Henderson
Vernon Slaughter
M. L. Dinwiddie
Harry B. Caton
Maurice Wilkins
Allen Thompson
R. H. Roland
C. A. Milger
O. G. Balthis
Magonié Fraternity
Southern Railway
Te Christian Endeavor League
Aptist Church
Curtis
Jamestown
Davis
Meath
J Mx. Curtis
Spateer
George
University of Virginia
Spencer
Rixey
Navy
C J. Faulkner
Thomes Nelson Page
Conzosa G Lee
Randolph H. McK.m
Miny
Peter Laws
Frank Palmer
Henry Wilson
Anthony Phaiilips
Benjamin Warrick
Thomas Winters
George Jones
Willam Brown Mesangey
Southern
General Headquarters
General of
Death of Samuel Spencer Draws Notables to Funeral
Washington Post dispatch notes Spencer NC death prompts regional leaders to send mourners to Washington. Spencer served as Southern Railway president, with Spencer and Salisbury citizens traveling by rail to attend. Delegations from Rockville Charlottesville and University of Virginia extend tributes, praising his long service and endowment support.
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Washington Post
Winston-Salem
Board of Trade
Spencer
theSouthern Railway
W. Hinshaw
H E Fries
P. H. Manes
F J Lilpfert
Spencer and
Salisbury
Washington
Samuel Spencer
Southern
Rockville
Southern Railway Counny
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Charlottesville
James Jorrig Page
University of Virginia
Fashington
Encer
Hiamni
Ago
Morgan Arrives in Washington for Spencer Funeral
J Pierpont Morgan and party reached the Baltimore and Ohio station in Washington at 11 20 PM aboard a special train. They were driven to the Arlington Hotel to attend the funeral of Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway, scheduled for 2 PM today. Morgan will stay until Monday noon, with companions Jonny L. Cadwalader Charles Breele George F. Baker and Mr and Mrs W S Hamilton. The party included two private cars and a parlor car.
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Mr. Morgan
Jonny L. Cadwalader
Charles Breele
George F. Baker
Mrs. W. 8. Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia
Reading
Baltimore and Ohio
Funeral for Samuel Spencer Draws Vast Attendees
Friends from rail and business circles gather for the funeral of Samuel Spencer, late president of the Southern Railway, to be conducted by Dr. Roland Cotton Smith at St John’s Episcopal Church. Messages of sympathy arrive from ambassadors, alumni groups, mayors, and railroad leaders, with floral tributes pouring in from across the country.
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Roland Cotton Smith
St. John’s Church
Ambassador McCormick
University of Virginia
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
St. John's
Massachusetts Avenue
Parla
France
Colle Frieng
Spander
Ysaily
McCormick
Spencer
PAGH
Alumni Association
South
U L. H Chappell
Raleigh
N.C
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Joseph G Brown
Nashville
Nashville Board of Trade
Lynchbug
Spenser
Wilton Velvet Rugs sale mixed in price list
A dense advertisement lists Wilton Velvet Rugs and other carpets with promotional prices. Includes 27-inch all wool Saxony Moquette rugs, Brussels rugs, fringed mats, oilcloth crash, and all wool Axminster and Kasmir rugs with sale prices and regular values. Also offers a Bissell carpet sweeper free with carpet purchases and a popular sweepers price.
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Saxony
Bissell
Plagio design order sparks cost discussion near force office
From the South comes a costly plagio design order worth 500 dollars. Flowers are profusely arriving despite the season. General Manager H Ackert of the Southern, on an inspection tour, returned to Washington yesterday after visiting Georgia. He learned of Mr. Spencer's death late Thursday night and immediately departed for the North Friday afternoon.
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H. Ackert
Southern
Washington
Georgia
Mr. Spencer
DIES ON EVE OF WEDDING IN ALLENTOWN
Frank Bichteheimer of Ringtown Pa died by accidentally re opening a cock after turning off the gas at a local hotel. He and his fiancee Miss Sue Koch of Pottsville had come to look at a farm for after their marriage. They missed the last train home. The death occurred in his room when Koch went to call him.
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Allentown
Frank Bichteheimer
Ringtown
Miss Sue+ Koch
Pottsville
Miss Koch
Ins
Bibleheimer
Revolution for Turkey Prompts Ottoman Reform Calls
Constantinople reports circulation of revolutionary manifestoes linked to the young Turk movement. One pamphlet urges restoration of the 1878 constitution in revised form and unity against a despotic regime while pledging to protect imperial succession. Another notice calls all Ottomans to unite against oppression and to establish law and justice.
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Constantinople
Young Turk
Ottoman Liberty Committee
Artificial Diamonds Plan to Meet Diamond Shortage
Special cable from London reports German inventor Professor Moissan outlines a method to produce real diamonds chemically. An electric furnace heats a carbon crucible with iron, silicon, and phosphorus to 7000 Fahrenheit, then rapid quenching forms a central mass. The process supposedly yields crystalline diamonds from carbon crystallization.
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London
de Beers
South Africa
Moissan
Paris
Godless oath measure nears French court reform
A special cable from Dieppe reports France plans to abolish divine oaths in juror exams and curb religious references in court. Justice Minister Briand issues circular guiding how public worship will operate after December 11 under the Associations Law, with clergy acting as church occupants and offertories subject to regulation.
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Washington Post
Minister of Justice
Briand
Jail-Breakers Caught After Queens Jail Break
Three of the Ten Men who escaped from the Queens County jail in Long Island City were captured in Paterson New Jersey. Alexander Templeton John Singleton and Thomas Simonette leaders of the jailbreak were held at police headquarters and placed in reinforced cells. Seven escapees remain at large and investigators seek how the breakout occurred amid tightened prisoner searches including visitors even babies.
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Long Island
Speast
Washington Pout
New York
Alexander Templeton
John Singleton
Thomas Simonette
Queens County
Long Island City
Paterson
N. J
Templeton
Market Street
Erie Railroad
McGrath
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