Slain Farmer and Kin Burned as Neighbors Foil Mob
Durham dispatch reports Nathan Montague charged with assaulting and murdering Miss Mattie Sanders, her father J. S. Sanders, and granddaughter Irene Overton near Hester. Bodies found in a well-lit house as fire revealed clues including a knife, clothing, and blood. Sheriff avoided mob with staged Raleigh transport. inquests heard screams and a pistol shot.
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Washington Post
Durham
N. C
Nathan Montague
Mattie Sanders
J. S. Sanders
Irene Overton
Harvard
Raleigh
Hester
Deurham
Sherif Wheeler
Oxford
Rexboro
Leurbain
Montague
Kirl
Court Rules Tax Law In Chancery Case In Virginia
In Port Richmond Va Judge Scott ordered Clerk Charles O Sayville to record a deed transferring property to Will im W Rountree under the amended tax law. The attorney general says the amendment applies and the case tests the extra recording tax of 10 cents per each additional 100 dollars. Williams plans to appeal to Virginia Supreme Court.
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Foren
Spo
Attorney Generals
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Rountree
Wiliams
Supreme Court of Virguna
Public to view automobile show with restrictions
Washington residents may attend an exhibition of passenger cars and accessories at the National Automobile Show while commercial vehicles are excluded from the February display. A possible April commercial show was discussed, and preparations for the 1911 show progress with deposits received and space sold.
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Washingon
Nght
National Automobile Show
Cook & Stoddard Company
H Street
Modoe
J. M. Stoddard
Rudolph & West Company
Lovers Colored Esbvard Marry Then Arrested in Baltimore
Minnie Breitenbach an 18 year old white girl and William J Connors a colored man were married at Ellicott City last Thursday. Police arrested them at John Brown's home in West Baltimore near Mount Winans. Connors faces perjury and violating the Maryland law that makes interracial marriage a felony. The couple, after arrest, expressed affection and insisted they love each other despite race.
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Washington
Baltimore
Minnie Breitenbach
William J Connors
Eilicott City
John Brown
West Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Mount Winans
Ellcott City
Beorer
Petition Heads Pardons Gain Keezel Backing
A petition signed by more than four thousand to Gov. Mann asks for the pardon of Max Hirsch, a Harrisonburg horse dealer who killed Louis Isaacs in a July family quarrel. Senator Keezel’s name tops the list as jurors note Hirsch’s tuberculosis threat and the heated moment claim. Also reported: Ohio River flood threats, Davis Bayha dies after a fall, Gov. Glasscock to discuss a West Virginia railway commission bill, Thomas Ramond to be hanged, and other regional notices.
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Harrisonburg
Spedat
Washington Post
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Max” Hirsch
Louis Isaacs
Hirsch
State Penitentiary
Keezers
Pure Food Man Visit Stops Exhibiting Uncovered Foods in Alexandria
Virginia inspector Paul Garrett under orders from Deputy Purcell visited Alexandria to halt displays of fresh meats dressed fowls grapes candies and other edibles exposed to dust. He issued notices to violators warning of prosecutions on repeat offenses as his preliminary work continues in the city.
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Washington Fort Bureau
King ‘Btreat
Alexandria
Paul Garrett
Virginia Food Department
Mr. Garrett
Benjamin L. Purcell
Garrett
Resignations in Virginia Road-Building Dept
Richard M. Johnson chief clerk of the State road building department resigns for ill health. David T F O’Neil assistant and stenographer named to succeed him. H Waverly Morton Jefferson ward alderman chosen to fill the vacancy. Changes take effect January 1 1911. Johnson credited with raising the road-building service to high efficiency.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Richard M. Johnson
State
David TF. O'Neil
H. Waverly Morton
Jefferson Ward
O'Neill
Johnson
Virginia
Two Life-Savers Drown Off Rockaway Beach
New York dispatch reports two volunteer life-savers missing and presumed drowned after a new 18 foot eight crewed boat capsized off Rockaway Beach. Five crewmen battled a heavy squall, with William Cassidy saved by reaching shore while Fred Vollmer and Willam Phillips also made it in.
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New York
Rockaway Beach
Long Island
Beuce Bond
David Jamison
William Cassidy
Fred Vollmer
Willam Phillips
Verdict for Prof Clark in copper breach case
In Wilmington Delaware on December 20 professor William Bullock Clark of Johns Hopkins University was awarded 72966 dollars in a US circuit court verdict against Ely Central Copper Company for breach of contract. He sued for 100000 dollars claiming he agreed to inspect Nevada mining property and prepare a report but the trip was not made.
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Wilmington
Del
William Bullock Clark
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Ely Central Copper Company
Clark
Nevada
Ice Closes C. and C. Canal at Williamsport Md
Heavy ice on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal halts a fleet of coal boats bound for Georgetown at Williamsport. Once unloading finishes and other boats reach ports, water will be drawn from the canal levels for winter. Closure expected around Christmas.
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Williamsport
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Georgetown
Boy Discovers Hand in Swamp as Body Found Nearby
In East Orange New Jersey a boy sledding on a hill saw a hand protruding from ice in a swamp. Police later recovered the body of Harry P. Wicks who had been missing from his home since November 29.
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N. J
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Harry P. Wicks
Railway Timetable Fragments from Union Station
A dense OCR of rail schedules lists Baltimore and Ohio routes, New York and Philadelphia connections, multiple Royal Special and Limited trains, dining cars, Pullman parlor cars, and extensive connections to Chicago, Cincinnati, Norfolk, and Southern Railway lines with office locations and times noted. The fragment cites numerous stations, hourly departures, and through sleepers to various southern and coastal points.
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Thomasville Plant Burned In Major Furniture Factory Fire
A blaze destroyed the main Cramer Furniture Company plant in Thomasville, with storage, finishing, and shipping rooms, plus 200,000 feet of lumber lost. Owner Starr W. Cramer and partners J. T. Cramer and John Myrea faced about 200,000 in damage not fully covered by insurance after four hours of bucket brigade efforts.
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Greensboro
N C
Thomasville
Cramer Furniture Company
Starr W. Cramer
Charlotte
J. T. Cramer
John Myrea
Whiting Company
Winton
Mays
Whipping post urged by petition across four West Virginia counties
Special to The Washington Post. Fairmont December 20 petitions to the legislature seek the establishment of the whipping post in Taylor Harrison Marion and Monongalia counties. Proponents frame the post as punishment for those who fail to support their children desert their wives or brutalize their spouses.
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Washington Post
Fairmont
W. Va
Taylor, Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Virginia Briefs Highlight Exams and Court Actions
Fifty seven applicants have registered to take the Lynchburg medical examination as the State medical board oversees sessions. A man named W. J. Mitchell was arrested for attempting to pass a forged check at First National Bank. J. H. Rodbell was moved to Staunton on a grand larceny indictment after years of pursuit. Rodbell had bought 200 empty whisky barrels with a nonpayment check. A county fruit shipments report shows 1,304 carloads valued at about $600,000. Samuel Ford, a Norfolk and Western brakeman, was killed in Suffolk while coupling cars. Mrs. Annie Tibbs of Richmond was jailed six months for carrying a saw into Junius Williamson’s cell. she was pardoned and released.
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Lynchburg
State Medical Board
First National Bank
T. J. Burns
W. J. Mitchell
Pocomoke
J. H. Rodbell
Staunton
Liscomb
Rodbell
Texas
Maryland Bank
W. A. McComb
Augusta County Fruit Growers’ Association
Samuel Ford
Notoway
Norfolk and Western
Suffolk
Annie Tibbs
Richmond
Petersburg
Junius
A. Williamson
Death notices and brief obituaries from Bords and surrounding towns
Multiple obituary notes and death notices from Bords Barnesville Hagerstown and surrounding areas. Entries record ages and relations from Hulda White to John Wesley Calomer, with brief mentions of causes of death and familial connections. A Jamestown fair subscriptions collection notice follows, detailing delinquent stockholders and collection actions.
North Carolina items mention abduction and murder sentences
Nash county resident Eugene Hyde faced charges of abducting the 18 year old daughter of Albert Wiggins in Toisnot township and reportedly abandoned his wife years ago. Edward Peyton was sentenced to 120 years in the state penitentiary for second degree murder of Will Dow, with both men connected to a county stockade killing.
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Eugene Hyde
Nash County
Wilson
Albert Wiggins
Toisnot Township
Hyde
Edward Peyton
Will Dow
Wilton
Peebles
Peyton
Dow
Maryland News Notes From Hagerstown to Leesburg Obits
Maryland notes report William Raffensberger a 26 year old railroad brake man dying from injuries in a derailment near Alterton after saying he planned Christmas marriage to a Carlisle woman. A fire damages a repair yard and outbuildings in Hagerstown, injuries occur during rescue. a body is found in Garrett county after a derailed train incident. Marriages occur in Petersburg and Leesburg with details on families. Randolph Carmichael, 38, dies of typhoid in Huntington and is buried in Lexington with ties to Washington and Lee. Susan Webber dies at 82 in Salem. C Linwood Mallory of Norfolk, forgery sentence, granted pardon by governor.
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Hageratown
Alterton
Carlisle
Bend
Garrett County
Piedmont
Lexington
Randolph T. Carmichael
Huntington
W. Va
Carmichael
Washington and Lee
Nellie May Hubbard
Charleston
Salem
Susan F. Webber
W. C. Murray
East Hill Cemetery
Washington
Richmond
C. Linwood Mallory
Norfolk
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