Murder and suicide after Christmas party in Laytonsville scene
Leonard Thornes, eleven, shot Isaac Copeland, forty, in Copeland’s Laytonsville home, then killed himself in a nearby cornfield. Daisy Crocker, fifteen, was reportedly shot accidentally by Oscar Dove in Scotland, with Dove claiming the gun discharge occurred by accident. Investigations ordered by the coroner's jury slated for tomorrow.
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Leonard Thomas
Ssaac Copeland
Laytonsville
Daisy Croker
Oscar
Dave
Scotland, Md
Evening Times plant burns in Cumberland Maryland
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Md Dec 26 flames damaged the Evening Times plant owned by Col John W Avirett after a janitor let water in the hotel area and the furnace top caught fire. Firefighters fought two hours to subdue a rear blaze wrecking the job printing composing stock and mailing departments. a carload of paper was soaked. All machinery is saved and the paper will print from another plant until repairs are completed.
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Weashington Poot
Cumberland
Evening Times
John W Avirett
Tosa
Insurance Co
Avirett
Hotlel
Job Printing
Father Stabs Daughter in Greene County Home Incident
Reuben Holley of Greene County wounded his daughter Leana with a knife after a quarrel with his son in law Leonard Nov who grabbed at Holley’s throat. Holley’s wife intervened and was stabbed in the breast as the fight unfolded. Holley, tearful, said he would have harmed himself first.
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Speal
Washington Post
Chantottesville
Reuben Holley
Greene
Japanese Educator Dies in Roanoke During Lecture Tour
Japanese educator and former Imperial College professor Fukushima of Tokyo died at Roanoke Hospital this morning aged 50 from cirrhosis. He arrived two weeks ago for a lecture tour and was found dying in his room after giving an address at a Methodist church. Survived by a wife and one child, the family resides in Chicago. Fukushima was related to a commander in Japan’s war with Russia. Body held at a local undertaking establishment awaiting relatives’ orders.
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Washington Post
Roanoke Va
Fukushima
Imperial College of Japan
Tokyo
Roanoke Hospital
Chiago
Russia
Orkney Springs Fire Burns Lillie Biller In Fatal Blaze
Miss Lillie Biller, young daughter of H H Biller, owner of Mountain View Hotel, postmaster and merchant at Orkney Springs, burned when her clothing caught fire on Christmas morning. She leaped from a second story window and died from the blaze. The hotel and adjacent store with stock were destroyed. the loss runs into thousands. Carnegie offers 750 toward a new organ for Charlottesville church if $750 more is raised by the congregation.
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Orkney Springs
Woodstock
Dee
Lillie Biller
H H_ Biller
Mountain View
Biller
Carnogie
Virginia Church
Charlottesville
High Street Baptist Church
Henry W Battle
Andrew Carnegie
Fire Marshal Horan Buried In Chicago Procession
Funeral rites were held for Fire Marshal James Horan who died in the stockyards fire. Mayor Busse led mourners, with police chiefs and fire officials in the procession, a mile and a half long. The hose wagon carried the casket, flanked by floral pieces and a helmet in the rear seat. Thousands lined the route in solemn tribute to the public figure.
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Chicago
James Horan
Fred A Busse
Leroy T Steward
Herman Schuettler
Charles Seyferlich
Fire Department
Child Killed by Automobile in Wilmington Suburb
Adele Rowan four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Rowan, was struck and killed while crossing the street near Delzado mill village in Wilmington as she showed a Christmas horn to a playmate. The car, driven by banker N Rankin, was returning from Wrightsville Sound. Coroner to investigate tomorrow.
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Washington Post
Wilmington
Adele Rowan
Newton Rowan
Delzado
Wilnington
N 8B Rankin
Wrightsville Sound
Mathews Resigns From Assistant Attorney General Post
Special to The Washington Post from Charleston West Virginia reports Judge David E Mathews of Huntington resigns as assistant attorney general due to ongoing illness. Attorney J O Henson of Martinsburg is appointed to fill the vacancy.
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J. C. Henson
West Virginia
Washington Post
Charleston
W Va
Conley
David E Mathews
Huntington
J O Henson
Martinsburg
Fisherman of Death in Virginia Murder Spree Ends in Escape
Special to The Washington Fort Petersburg Virginia December 26 William Rhodes a county negro is a fugitive from justice on a charge of killing one man and wounding another He eluded a posse and ate breakfast with Sherman Steward before shooting Steward in the head Rhodes then shot at Fox the white merchant inside his store and fled Witnesses Walter Thomas and John Allen tried to seize Rhodes but were forced back by the pistol. The search for the killer continues.
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Washington
Fort Petersburg
Wiliam Rhodes
Rhodes
Foxs Store
Darvills
Jack Broady
Broady
Sherman Steward
Steward
Fox
Thomas
John Allen
Fox Hhad
Son Accidentally Shoots Father Dead in Virginia Home
Special to The Washington Post reports in Jarratt Virginia that Joseph Owen about 60, a well known Greenesville County resident, was shot and killed at his home by his son Charles Owen 21 while handling a gun. The weapon discharged accidentally striking the father's breast. Survived by his wife and several children.
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Washington Post
Jarratt
Joseph Owen
Greenesville County
Charles Owen
Owen
Prominent Alexandria merchant dies after pneumonia
Charles King president of Charles King & Son Company a major Alexandria wholesale and retail grocer died at 1 o'clock yesterday morning at his home 212 South St Asaph St Alexandria Survived by wife Laura Tubman and children Frank T King Marshall L King Laura King Mrs Charles Hulfish Mrs Tedel and Mrs Schneider Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church tomorrow at 2 PM Services by Rev Eagar Carpenter King born near Syracuse NY 72 years ago served in the Union Army and later promoted business interests of Alexandria.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Charles King
Charles King & Son Company, Incorporated
Virginia
South St Asaph Street
Laura Tubman
Frank T King
Marshall L King
Laura , King
Charles Hulfish
Charlottesville
Tedel
Charles Diedel
Washington
Schneider
Elwin Schneider
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
King
Eagar Carpenter
Syracuse
United States Army
Western Plains
Federal Quartermaster’s Department
Cameron Street
Pitt and
Royal Streets
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Hanson Price
War Department
North Alfred Strest
Frice
Mr Price
Ellis Price
Potomac
Bef Price
Mark Price
John FR Zimmerman
Elizabeth Price
P P Phillips
St Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Girl saves five from sea in Virginia rescue tale
In Ocean View Norfolk December 26 Addie Parkerson an 11 year old girl led rescuers to save five crewmen from the overturned boat of the bark Kingdom after it capsized off Ocean View. Two bodies Louis St Clair and James O Connor were recovered and returned to the ship as inquests ruled accidental drowning. The brave girl and local volunteers attempted a prolonged search while the ship lay at anchor in Hampton Roads.
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Louis St Clair
James O'Connor
Holy Ghost
Kingdom
Ocean View
Hampton Roads
Addie Parkerson
John Waters
John Hayes
Waters
Hayes
Miss
McKensey
Jell
Dory
Christmas in London and a lone American’s London ordeal
An American narrator chronicles a bleak Christmas in London. He lands December 24, wanders as shops close, fails to find a barber or meal, and endures hunger until Frascati’s opens at six. He reflects on London’s holiday closures and notes New York’s relative comfort as Boxing Day arrives.
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Onan
Waldorf
Ming
New York
Bloomin
Europe
Paris
London
Jermyn Street
Tate
Christas
Parla
Haymarket
Piccadilly Circus
Osborn
Regent Street
Oxford Street
Highgate
High Holborn
Iacon
Jlaw
Frascati
Weston WV Lynching Fear Delays Furby Trial
Weston West Virginia a mob gathered after the arrest of Deck-William Furby a Black man accused of assaulting Miss Flora Anglin. The hearing before Squire Hughes was postponed to 2 pm tomorrow amid rumors of a lynching and a missing key witness.
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Weston
W Va
William Furby
Flora Angin
Squire Hughes
Ailey
Miss Anglas
Furby
Clarkssburg
Drunk stepson kills wife then wounds boy in Goldsboro tragedy
Special to The Washington Post reports near Goldsboro North Carolina on Christmas night Herbert Mooring returned drunk and shot his wife Mrs John Mooring in the breast. Her 10 year old stepson fired at Mooring missing. Mooring was wounded and arrested. Earlier at J W Worrill store a knife fight left Berger Smith dead after a dispute with George and Simpson Smith. All three Smiths were jailed awaiting a hearing.
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John Mooring
Herbert Mooring
Goldsboro
N.C
Young’ster
Berger Smith
Washington Poat Goldsboro
N. C
Mooring
Sheriff Edwards
Sherry Edwards
J W Worrill
George Smith
Simpson Smith
Smiths
Ordering Dinner by Wire Prompts Christmas Telegraph Banquet
New York report details Hermann Oelrichs ordering a January 6 dinner by telegraph between the Fairmont Hotel in California and Sherry's in New York. The charity ball for Lyling-In Hospital will host about 350 guests in costume, with Mrs Ogeiticha directing the telegraphic preparations from the Fairmont.
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New York
Hermann Oelrichs
San Francisco
Telegraph
Fairmont
Calfornia City
Sherry’s
Lyl Ing-In Hospital
Ogeiticha
Three Missing After Wreck Off Key West Near Richmond
A 45 foot launch named Phra with six aboard sank near Key West after striking the north jetties while en route from Fort Myers to Havana Cuba. Three crew members A J Vincent C O Goehring and Matthew Baum were rescued by an amail boat. Mr and Mrs Stuart Bennett and Herman Parker were last seen clinging to the mast and are presumed drowned. The Pocahontas searched without success as wreckage drifted to a barren key. the Phra’s home port is believed Richmond Virginia.
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Fla
Phra
Fort Myers
Havana
Cuba
Here
A. J Vincent
C. O. Goehring
Matthew Baum
Amail
Stuart Bennett
New York
Herman Parker
Bennett
Parker
Florida
Richmond
Thieves Steal Wires Disrupt King Victor’s Castel Porziano Hunt
In Rome, thieves cut seven hundred sixty three yards of telephone wires between the Quirinal and Castel Porziano. The royal hunt tomorrow is canceled as surveillance and communication are blocked until repair crews restore the line.
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Castle Porziano
Rome
Quirinal
Castel Porziano
Castel Porvlano
No Watch She Ends Life In Poignant Christmas Tale
Pittsburg, Dec 26 24 year old Mrs Michaelene Stopek of McKees Rocks drank poison after not receiving a gold watch she expected for Christmas. She told a neighbor of her act before dying in her own apartment. Easton, Md Dec 26 At Talbot county near Trappe John Mills and his nephew James visiting Nath an Mills became loud and were ordered out. Mills 70 then fell outside as John knocked him down at the threshold.
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Pittsburg
Michaelene Stopek
McKees Rocks
Easton
Trappe
Talbot County
John Mills
James
Nathan Mills
Mills
John
Five Women Found Dead in Philadelphia Homes
Five women were found dead in their beds on Christmas Day in Philadelphia from heart disease. Elizabeth Farrell, 65, was discovered by her daughter Elizabeth. Grace Daly, 28, wife of pugilist Jack Daly, was found by Capt Briggs of the Salvation Army. Katherine Gibbons, 75, was found by her sister Mrs Bridget Murphy after failing to appear for church. Nellie McAnany, 38, was found by her husband and Mary Frazier, 33, by a relative.
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Elizabeth Farrell
Elizabeth
Grace Daly
Jack” Daly
Briggs
Salvation Army
Daly
Nellie McAnany
Mary Frazier
May Quit Spanish Cabinet Heads Toward Political Shakeup
Crisis looms as Moret faction gains pressure. Ministers Burell Caleron and Merino may resign. Liberals plan unified party stance. Across Castellon radicals clash with worshipers. Seville meeting ends in violence with sharp words and broken heads.
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Washington
Madrid
Senor Burell
Senor Calberon
Lberal
Castellon
Spain
Seville
Azcarrate
Fire Wipes Out Riverville Village After Christmas Blaze
In Riverville near Frederickstown, Pa, a Sunday Christmas fire left 300 residents homeless. Fire spread rapidly as a creek was ice bound, and water could not be drawn in time. Only a few belongings were saved. total loss estimated at $30,000. Most inhabitants fled to Frederickstown seeking shelter and aid.
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Riverville
Washington Post
Monongahela
Frederickstown
Saw Through Man's Throat in Lex, W Va Murder
Hamilton Cook, in a drunken quarrel with Frank Bennett, nearly severed Bennett's head with a ten minute sawing. Witnesses, including Dennett's 12 year old son, alerted neighbors as Cook fled and was later captured after an arm wound. He is jailed at Meadwell.
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Hamilton Cook
Frank Bennett
Bluefield
W Va
Lex
Cook
Dennett
Meadwell
Indicted 125 More in Adams County Vote Buying Probe
In Adams county Ohio a special grand jury indicted 125 men on vote selling charges raising total indictments to 758. Forty pleaded guilty with fines of five dollars plus costs and five year disfranchisement. John Sofer, an aged Negro, pleaded not guilty and seeks a jury trial.
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eColumbus
Ohio
Adams County
John Sofer
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