Father shoots as lovers clash in Lincoln County killings
In Lincoln County near Midkiff two Lucas brothers and Octavo Adkins were shot. Ira Lucas fired at William Adkins after being barred entry to the Adkins home. Lucian Lucas and Ira Lucas were killed. Miss Martha Williams wounded. Miss Adkins mortally wounded. Octavo Adkins mortally wounded. William Adkins uninjured and in custody. The girl, Miss Adkins, is recovering. The two youths will be buried tomorrow.
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Lucas
Adkins
Washington Post
Huntington
W.a
Lucian
Tra Lucas
Octavo Adkins
Midkiff
Lincoln County
Ira Lucas
M Dkiff
Martha Williams
William Adkins
Ira
Miss Williams
Miss Adkins
Mr. Adkins
Stephew
Lucas Boye
Octave Adkins
Raleigh
WN. C
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Grand Lodge of Masons
Aycock
Glenn
Richmond
Levi Church
Prince Edward County
Richard Young
Andrew Page
Page
Young
One Man Stabbed Over Coal Bill in Hagerstown
John Mumma of Whelan Coal Company stabbed John Davies son of Prof Rowland Davies in the back and shoulder with a knife in Hagerstown Maryland on December 26 after an argument over a coal bill. Mumma says he acted in self defense.
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Hagerstown
Washington Post
John Mumma
Whelan Coal Company
John Davies
Rowland Davies
Mumma
Davies
Woman Hotel Proprietor Charged With Receiving Stolen Poultry
In Wheeling West Virginia Justice Fitzpatrick held for the grand jury Mrs Lula Swartz owner of the Stone House Elm Grove on a charge of receiving stolen chickens She could not post 2060 bond and was jailed Her son in law S H Dickerson fled John Smith and Sam Austin also jailed in default of 500 bond The Elm Grove hen houses had been raided for months with poultry found at the hotel
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W. Va
Justice Fitzpatrick
Lula Swartz
Stone House
National Road
Elm Grove
Bridgeville
S. H. Dickerson
Virginia Weddings in Leesburg and Hillsboro
John F. Bodine son of Harrison Bodine and Gracie M. Stunkie daughter of Dc A. Stunkie were married at the bride’s home by Rev. C W Clymer. They will reside near Ashburn. P H Wagaman of Hillsboro and Mary L Stobs daughter of George W Stobs were married at the bride’s home by Rev. W M Waters and will live near Hillsboro.
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Leesburg
John FE. Bodine
Harrison H. Bodine
This County
Gracie M. Stunkie
Dc. A. Stunkie
Belmont
C. W. Clymer
Presbyterian Church of
Ashburn
P. H. Wagaman
Hillsboro
Mary L
Death on Baltimore and Ohio track near Muirkirk
John F. Dewald of Muirkirk formerly of Laurel was killed by a train about a half mile west of Muirkirk while returning home from Laurel on Christmas Eve. An inquest ruled accidental death and exonerated the railroad. Dewald, 35, never married, planned marriage soon.
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Washington Post
Laurel
John F. Dewald
Muirkirk
Baltimore and Ohio
Dewwald
Dowald
Justice of the Peace
T. M. Baldwin
Dewald
Fatal church stabbing ends in double shooting melee
In Nolan, near Williamson West Virginia, at a Christmas tree gathering, Everett Thompson attacked Mike Duncan after Duncan demanded order. Duncan fatally stabbed Thompson, then shot him dead. Nimrod Thompson, father of Everett, was shot in the temple and is gravely ill. Duncan is not yet arrested and may turn himself in if he survives.
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Washington Post
Williamson
W. Va
Nolan
Here
Mike Duncen
Everett Thompson
Nimrod Thompson
Mike Duncan
Thompson
Duncan
Everett
Explosion Wounds Three Brothers In Richmond Home
Three Ferguson brothers aged 23 to 28 were injured in a Christmas celebration blast in their Richmond residence. They built an 85 pound cannon, loaded it with a steel ramrod, and as they reloaded a hammering incident caused a massive explosion. One ramrod shattered into William Ferguson, tearing two fingers and injuring his thigh. The blast tore flesh near Charles Ferguson’s heart while Thomas Ferguson escaped with burns and bruises.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Charles
William
Thomas Ferguson
Staira
William Ferguson
Charles Ferguson
Thomas Verguson
CAPT. J. W. COLLINS DEAD
Capt. Joseph W. Collins, a former Laurel resident, died at his Brighton Massachusetts home from pneumonia and kidney inflammation. Born Islesboro Maine August 8 1839 he served on federal fishery boards for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and 1898 exhibit in Bergen Norway. He authored many works on fisheries and lived in Laurel ten years.
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Washington
Laurel
Joseph W. Collins
Brighton
Mass
Capt. Collins
Islesboro
Harrison
Bureau of Fish and Fisheries
Government Board of Management and Control
Chicago
McKinley
United States
Bergen
Norway
Halter States
Aged Woman Struck by Stray Bullet in Norfolk Crowd
Special to The Wasungton sum reports in Norfolk Virginia on December 26 that Tucy Bell, an elderly woman, was struck by a stray bullet at the Main and Bank streets corner. The bullet pierced her leg and caused serious injuries, though not necessarily fatal given her age.
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Norfolk
Main
Bank
Tucy Bell
Cuba praises sanitation record amid rumors of yellow fever
In a formal statement from Havana the Cuban government reports a steadily falling mortality rate since the republic's founding with Havana August to November rates near 18.24, 16.60 per 1,000 and overall island rates around 15.51 to 14. It notes no epidemic since the republic and claims proper handling of suspected yellow fever cases. Officials vow continued sanitation funding after congressional approval and cite Guantanamo community support for street cleaning.
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Senor Quesada
Cuba
Republic
Havana
States of the Union
Elurope
Central Sanitary Department of
Punta de Sal
Prima
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Guantanamo
America
United States
Santiago de Cuba
Gayo Duan
Secial
Nelson
Texas
Union
Panama
Isthmus
Five Dead in Maryland Railroad Camp Explosion
Old Town Maryland reports a fatal blast at a Wabash Railroad camp. Mack Nimarick his wife child and sisters-in-law Anna and Massaun Cole burned in a coal oil explosion. Subcontractor John Nichols employed fifty laborers. Police suspect foul play as Nimarick reportedly carried a large sum. Two Slavic camp members are missing.
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Old Town
Mack Nimarick
Anna
Massaun Cole
Nimarick
John Nichols
At the Theaters and Burlesque Show Reviews
Theatre notices praise Tige by George Ali in a Buster Brown musical with Nina Randall and Emma Francis. new acts and dances, plus Lea Belle Duzie toe exhibition. The Way of the Transgressor is a melodrama at the Academy with Sherlock Holmes style detective J. Maurice Holden. Kernan's Lyceum presents The World Beaters burlesques One Night Out and Ping Pang Pong with chorus numbers and novelty acts. Also a police report on four negro prisoners under guard after a stabbing in New Jersey. Bucklen's Arnica Salve ad appears at end.
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Tige
George Ali
Buster Brown
Nina Randall
Susie Sweet
Emma Francis
Lea Belle Duzie
Gabriel
Charles H. Fleming
Academy
George Redwood
James Henderson
John Harris
New York
Henderson
Bob Adams
Scotland Yard
Victoria Waiters
Harry
Billie Williams
Victoria Walters
J. Maurice Holden
Sherlock Holmes
Jessie Arnold
Stella Ellison
World Beaters
Kernan
Lyceum
The
Ping
Pang
Katrina Klein
TheoHo
Bohannon and Covey
McFarland
McDonald
Burnett
North Plainfield
N. J
Plainfiel
Indians Demand Red River Grievances Be Sent to Washington
Ashland Wisconsin December reports that the Red River reservation Indians near Ashland have been holding near daily councils for a week to present to Washington a list of abuses. They claim evidence of financial dealings between Ashland Indian Office officials and a lumber firm holding a Bad River pine-cutting contract.
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Ashland
Wis
Red River Reservation
Washington
Indian Office of
Bad River Reservation
Fall River Strikers In Want And Relief Efforts
Fall River relief efforts struggle to meet Christmas needs for striking cotton mill families. Salvation Army, Associated Charities, and local groups distributed food clothing and small comforts while soup kitchens ran citywide. Boston gifts aided relief. leaders warned actual suffering remains despite aid. A large Salvation Army meeting featured President Golden of Textile Workers and Worcester fish Sherman?
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Fall River
Mass
Salvation Army
Associated Charities
Boston
Salvation Army Hall
President Golden
Charles T. Sherer
Worcester
Coal shipment begins as river stage hits nine feet
Pittsburg reports 2000 to 1000 bushels of coal begin moving on the Onto River stage with river gauge at nine feet four inches. Rivermen expect a twelve foot stage tomorrow to release ten to twelve million bushels. A steady rain fell from 7:30 to 11 p m. Fire on the steamship Colorado damages cargo estimated at twenty to thirty thousand dollars. Origin believed spontaneous combustion in cotton cargo from Brunswick, Georgia, voyage to New York.
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Pittsburg
Davis Island Dam
New York
Colorado
Mallory Line
Brunswick
White Boy Shot by Negroes in Warwick County
Newport News Virginia December 26 a white boy Fred Westinghouse lay near Oriana when shot by a party of negroes practicing target shooting. Details are scarce but the shot is believed accidental. The boy was brought to hospital for treatment. Residence Robbed Christmas Day in Hagerstown
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Washington
Newport News
Fred Westinghouse
Oriana
Warwick County
Washington Post
Hagerstown
William Funk
Beaver Creek
Downin
Arrests at Bogota: Ex-Congressmen Accused of Attacking Govt
Former members of Colombia’s lower house arrested in Bogota for circulating publications against the government. American chargé Russell reports the present regime inspires confidence. Empress of Russia thanks Countess Cassini for funds raised for the Red Cross.
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Congress
Russell
Bogota
Colombia
State Department
Czarina
Countess Cassini
St. Petersburg
Empress of Russia
Russian Red Cross
Baby Quirk's Quick Cure Quirk's Illness and Remedy Claim
The mother reports her six week old son Owen Herbert Quirk suffered severe eczema on the face. After three months of treatment in Aldershot with doctors, conditions worsened. She bought Cutiura Soap Ointment and Resolvent from an advertised remedy claim to cure the skin ailment.
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Owen Herbert Quirk
Dra
Victoria Road
Aldershot
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