Train bandit taken in Huntington after surrendering
Percy Martin of Atlanta is arrested in Huntington W V charged as one of the men who held up a Seaboard Air Line train near Richmond on New Year’s Eve. He surrendered a $5000 diamond ring and named where most of the money is hidden. He says the robbery was planned in Washington DC. Martin and a companion, now in Richmond, fled toward Norfolk after the crime. He is married and his wife is reportedly en route to St Louis with part of the loot. A $600 reward had been offered.
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Huntington
W. Va
Richmond
Washington
Washington Post
Percy Martin
Atlanta
Dawson
Bardita
Martin
Norfolk
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
St Louis
Virginia
Jealousy Alleged Motive in Maryland Shooting Case
Lewis Magruder colored of this vicinity was ordered to post 400 security for March term to answer two counts of assault with intent to kill. The incident near Rockville involved Sadie Hall and her escort with Magruder alleged to have fired a pistol wounding the woman in the leg and hitting the other through his hat. He claimed jealousy and attempted an alibi while denying the charges.
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Eall
Washington Post
ReckyiNe
Lewis Magruder
Justice of the Peace
John B. Brewer
Rockville
Sadie Hall
Young
Magruder
Meade Reward Raised for Porter's Murder Suspect
The Washington Post reports an increased reward to 590 dollars for the capture of Charles I Meade, accused of murdering Andrew Porter on November 19 in Scott County and robbing his purse. Meade has been missing from his home near Porters residence as Mrs Porter and her two sons, If and Robert, seek the bounty.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Jane
Receiver appointed for Tar Heel Publishing Company in Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina on January 3 Judge M H Justice granted a receivership upon the application of former sage WP Bohumard John Ll Rendte ear attorneys for J D Dorsett of Isnercer. John Crouch named receiver for the Tar Heel Publishing Company publishers of the Weekly Tar Heel owned by Congress main Spencer Blackburn. Dorsett, postmaster at Spencer and Blackburn associate, is a principal stockholder and director of the Tar Fleet Publishing Company. The body is valued at 2500 dollars with 1300 in goods. authorized capital 54000 with 74 subscribed and only a portion paid in. The receiver will operate the paper with aims to pay dollar for dollar and continue publication though it is doubtful Blackburn will remain a leading force.
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Chai
Washington
Greensboro
Sage
Dustice
Bohumard John Ll
Rendte
Ear
J D Dorsett
I Snercer
Crouch
Congressmain
Spencer Blackburn
Dorsett
Spencer
Blackburn
Arfleet Publishing Company
Names for State Senate Vacant Seat Conveners Named
The Democrats nominate Sermon of this city and the Republicans nominate Carroll of Washington County for the vacant state senate seat created by Senator Forter’s death. A small majority defeated Scanlon. the governor’s race remains unsettled as candidates are named. Washington Jan 5 The county commissioners, at their weekly meeting, did not approve payment to Killeen of Washington for 1500 for work on the Shewmaker road near Bethesda Paxineer Crosses.
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Wasington
Forter
F & Sermon
Trouwsteins
Rey W .A Carroll
Hiewahy
Scanlon
Yo Puter
Washington
Rockve Ma
Adva
Heaway
Crogby
Killeen
Shevmaker Road
Bethesda
Paxineer
Virginia Weddings In Leesburg And Nearby
Leesburg announces the marriage of Ernest Day Everett to Mies Elizabeth Gatther, with Rev J W Lupton officiating at the Presbyterian church. Several other couples including Harry Fr, Mimy Blanche Brown and Capt Robert Turnbull Morrison wed in Loudoun and nearby counties. Floral decor by Guiles in Washington showcases artistry and distinctive effects.
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Leesburg
Ernest Day Everett
Mies
Elizabeth 1
Gatther
Johnstown
J W Lupton D
The
Presbyterian Church
Vic Peret
Kansas City
Washington
Lesug Jan S
Harry ¢ Fr
Reyjamin Fry
Wiss Bessie L. Butts
Just Butts
Loudoun County
Lovettsville
Purcellvide
Leesourg
Mimy Blanche Brown
Sbury Strown
Waterford
Samuel Hough
John W Hough
Hamilton
Jane
Robert Turnbull Morrison
Luray
Weson
Jamea
Morrisor
Virginia Millay
Lexiigton
Wiss
Anna Wilson
el, Wilsa
Weerford
That Place
Morrison
Dee Francis Smith
Virginia Military
Court upholds cut off law against B and O railroad
Judge Duncan in Baltimore County Towson holds the 1826 charter did not grant the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad free rein to build through the city area. The decision blocks a proposed freight loop intended to divert traffic from Baltimore, reaffirming the leg is valid and enforceable against the railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad joint plan.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Duncan
Baltimore County
Towson
John Walters
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Union Station
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lowell
Philadelphia
Gorsuch
Washington
Murder at Tazewell County Clerk's Office in Va
George, clerk of the Tazewell County Court for twenty years, was found murdered near his home two miles west of here. His throat was cut and his horse was later found saddled nearby. Missing watch and pocketbook suggest foul play. detectives with bloodhounds arrived to investigate a suspected robbery and murder. Gorge was about fifty two years old and the case remains unsolved.
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Washington Post
Tazewell
HE. George
Tazewell County
George
Press Brookes Case Before Virginia Grand Jury
Special to The Washington Past Winchester reports subpoenas issued for twelve witnesses to appear January 21 in the case of A Powell Brookes an Alexandria society man jailed in Winchester charged with attempting to shoot Mrs Alexander M Baker at a Winchester hospital. Witnesses include Mrs Baker her daughter Milas Virginia Cabell Baker Dr Hunter H Me Guire Beverley Shipley and others. Prosecutor Reardon says the case will go before the grand jury. The prosecution theorizes Mrs Baker’s refusal to allow marriage to her daughter sparked the attempted shooting.
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Washington
Winchester
Powell Brookes
Alexandria
Alexander M Baker
Baker
Milas Virginia Cabell Baker
Hunter H Me,Guire
Hunter McGuire
Richmond
F Westwood Beverley
Brookes
Bss Shipley
Attornay Reardon
Martinsburg to Launch Daily Paper in Berkeley County
Announcement that a new daily newspaper will start in Martinsburg Berkeley County West Virginia backed by a 50000 capital. Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester will be president and general manager Huntington W Va. Also notes of a death by carbolic acid, a first degree murder conviction in Nottoway, a marriage in Rockville, elopement in Roanoke, and Whitworth renomination for Cumberland mayor with gas franchise push.
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Agecgl
Erusuzagios
Winchester
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
W Va
Harry Flood Byrd
Richard E Byrd
Washington Pooc
Petersburg
Nottoway County
Algle Stokes
Nelson Price
Stokes
Plackstone
Virginia Obituary Notices From Fredericksburg Area
Fredericksburg area obituaries report the death of Caroline Whils ton at age eighty three in Spottsylvania County with two sons and one daughter surviving. Charles B McCarty dies after illness of consumption at thirty years with four relatives and three brothers surviving. Fimore Dye dies at forty two in Felmouth with two children. Alston Houston a Confederate soldier from Caroline County dies near Wilford at seventy one, survived by his wife and six children.
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Fredericksburg
Caroline Whlismton
Spottsylvania County
Charles B McCarty
Felmouth
Alston Houston
Caroline Counts
Wilford
Protest over Jamestown Exposition military display alarms officials
The Washington Post reports eleven of one hundred advisory board members protested a military and naval display for the Jamestown Exposition. Officials say the event will be a peaceful congress celebrating unity with ships and wartime pageantry shown only to foster fraternal exchange and international goodwill.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Advsory Board
Board of Governors
Barton Myers
Ways and Means and Exploitation
Myers
Grovar Cleveland
N? Membes
Uote
United States
Exposition Company
Howard Estep Capture Shock Beats Son in Wetzel County
Special to The Wazacgwucow reports in Wheeling West Virginia that Howard Estep and his two sons were arrested after allegedly beating Calvert with a board. They face preliminary hearings and possible penitentiary safety measures as public outrage grows. In Maryland, Ernest Bellows awaits hearing for assault near Sandy Spring while Washington hospital treats Pete Lewis. Frederick County elects Warehime as secretary and Motter as treasurer with several officers reappointed. North Carolina’s Joyner urges a compulsory education law for ages eight to twelve by county vote or petition.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Howard Estep
Wetzel County
Clarence Calvert
New Martinsville
George
Alva
Calvert
Martinsville
Esteps
Moundsvile
Washington Post
Rockville
Jane—Ernest Bellows
Sandy Spring
Pete Lewis
Lewis
Washington Hospital
Wussugwm
Rust
Raleigh
N. C
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Joyner
Maryland Obituary Notices From Baltimore
Mary land obituaries note Jan G Oliver F Lentz longtime church leader and flour firm head died of valvular heart disease aged 79 He helped found the flour and grain business that became part of Baltimore’s Chamber of Commerce Also listed Jan 5 Waitron D Williams 1842 Richmond VA dies after surgery at Franklin Square Hospital He was a horseman for John E Hurst Co and survived by wife Martha Carlett Williams and Frederik Jan 5 Anne Rebecces Morrell widow of William Morrell dies at 92 from heart failure in Baltimore
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Baltimore
Jan G—Oliver F Lentz
Board of Foreign Missions
General Synod of the
Lutheran Church of America
General Council
Lantz
Samuel Elifer & Co
Hoe
Flour and Grain Exchange
Commere Batimore
Waitron D Williams
Oak Street
Franklin Square Hospital
John E Hurst & Co
Mr. Willams
Richmond
University of Virginia
Pickett
Martha Carlett
Frederik
Ann Rebéces Morrell
William DB Morpell
Wes Heart Tailore
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Election on Union Proposal Rejected
Harpers Ferry West Virginia faced a defeat on a proposed consolidation with nearby Bolivar. The plan, driven by mayoral cost savings, failed as Harpers Ferry leaned wet while Bolivar was dry. The vote reflected concerns about control, and future issues include potential third railroad track work and toll bridge arrangements over the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Bolivar
Tierpers Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Potomac
Shenandoah
Suspect Arrested in Sensens Case at Shepherdstown W Va
Special to The Washington Port Hagerstown Maryland reports a man believed to be John Hugh Sensens, sought for the Pinesburg New Year's Day assault on ten year old Amanda Nave, has been arrested at Shepherdstown West Virginia after days hiding in a cave near Harpers Ferry. Sheriff Deibert will escort the fugitive to Hagerstown. The man, who gave conflicting home towns, claims Hagerstown Chambersburg or Halltown as residence.
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Wan
Sensens
Shepherdatown
W. Va
Washington
Hagerstown
Detbert
John Hugh Sensens
Amanda Nave
Pinesburg
Shepherdstown
Harpers Ferry
Deibert
John Riley
West Virginia
Chambersburg
Halltown
W. Ve
Debert
Senseny
Anti-Treating Club Formed in Washington for 10 Dollar Fines
Washington business leaders form the Anti-Treating Club to curb alcohol use with a yearly pledge not to accept or extend a drink in public bars. Members pay 10 dollars for each violation, fines collected go to charity, with headquarters at 1328 New York Avenue and officers Pillsbury Barbour Speich.
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Washington
Columba
Eawin H Pillsbury
Frederick K. Barbour
Emanuel Speich
New York Avenue
David Moore
Water death of thief in Raritan Bay fight on pier
Desperate clash on a Hoboken Perk pier ends with a robber drowned after a blow from watchman Alex Gardiner fifty five? thirty five? The assailant leaped from behind material piles and a gun shot preceded Gardiner’s final strike as the man fell into the bay. Gardiner was later detained for inquiry at Tottenville police substation.
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New York
Huguenot, & I
Raritan Bay
Alex Gardiner
Rossville
United Construction Company
Gardiner
Terra Marine Inn
Charles Wilder
Tottenvilla
Dixon Far In Lead For U S Senate Seat In Montana
Helena dispatch reports Congressman Joseph M Dixon poised to win the Montana United States Senate seat to succeed W A Clark. With a 110-member legislature gathering Monday, Dixon is believed to hold at least 47 votes, nearing a majority on joint ballot, while rival Lee Mantle could rally his caucus. The note also dismisses a circulating rumor claiming Dr Leon is Dixon’s brother.
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Washington Post
Helena
Mont
Joseph M Dixon
W. A Clark
United States Senate
Dixon
Lee Mantle
Butte
Mantle
Governor commutes Banks life term in Alexandria case
Gov Swanson follows recommendations after jurors sign petition for clemency in the murder case of Howard Banks. Banks, who killed Thomas Elzie, had faced hanging but is to be imprisoned for life. The decision, tied to Judge Bailey’s advice, comes as a clemency trend among jurors near unanimity was noted.
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Washington Fort Bureau
St King Street
Alexandria
Richmond
Howard Bonke
Lewis H. Machen
R. C. L. Monecure
Bwan Const
Bailey
Banks
Gov. Swanson
Wolves Devour Two Men In Romanian Snowbound Forest
In Romania snowbound Ludesti to Targovesti, wolves killed a parish priest and his servant on a sledge journey. Horses overturned, traces and blood found by a search party, fragments of clothing revealed the grim event in a remote forest.
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Ane
Washington Peat
Bucharest
Roumania
Europe
Ludesti
Targovest
Impresario Robert Grau declares he is alive in New York
Special to The Washington Forum reports Robert Grau, the Impresario who vanished, has sent a letter to Freeman Bernstein from Hotel St Denis stationery. He says he wandered New York for two weeks and is penniless but happy to be in New York and will try to repay those who aided his family during his absence.
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Washington Foru
New York
Robert Grau
Freeman Hernstein
Bernstein
Broadway
Gray
Father of Alfalfa Honored in Death Dispatch
Harrison Parkman who first brought alfalfa from South America and planted it in the United States is dead at 73. He aided western farmers by nourishing the arid Great American Desert, making alfalfa a salvation for Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, transforming barren lands into fertile fields and supporting pioneer communities.
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Kansas City Journal
Topeka
Harrison Parkman
South America
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Great American Desert
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Meade
Swanson
Andrew Porter
Virginia Weddings
Guiles
Artlatlo
Gude
J St
B. BE. George
Mia
Daughter
New Daily
Girl
Sto
Bessy Bennett
James E. Moore
L. A. Willett
James Edgar Moore
Lawretia A Willett
Charlies County
Ernest L Wolfe
Roanoke Elopers
Washington Rox Camille
Ruth Jones
T. M Jones
Roanoke
Robert D Hinson
Pelham
Whitworth
Cumberland
Jane—Horace P. Whitorth
Westernport
Patrick Curran
Jamestown
Greatest Peace Congress
Manassas
Frederick
Washington Res. Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Society
O.C Warehime
J. Roger McSherry
Guy K Motter
D V Etauffer
Everest Harding
Lee Ranenburg
G A T Snouffer
John W Humm
Henry M. Camer
Maryland
Laat
Clark
Montana
Post
Leon
Ruth
Thompson Uni
Jana
Alexandria News
Retail Merchants’ Association
Benjamin Winger
Eliza E. Fendall
Joan F. Tackett
St Asaph Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Bishop O'Gorman
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Order of Holy Ghost
O'Gorman
Ciy
H. J. Cutler
St Mary's Church
Joseph R
State Bureau of Insurance
Commonwealth
G. Brent
Corporation Court
Douglass Stuart
Robert H. Danaon
Southern Railway
Wilkas Street
Methodist Protestant
Edgar Carpenter
Grace Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
Christian Ministry
C D Bulla
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
W. F. Fisher
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
J A Jeffers
J H S Swell
Methodist Protestant Church
Board of Supervisors
Alexandria County
Augustus Davis
John Wright
Impresario
Parker-Bridget
Pa. Ave
9Th St
Ose
West
Medical
Reed Sims
Sol
Supure
Twelfth Street
Czarra Hertses
Stewart Bueldin
Shade Servous
Spe
Ikhat Aw
Fisk Elgin
Resl Esseta
Metropolitan Loan & Trust Co
505 & St.n. W
Citizens Loan & Trust CO
Deeewisis
Prapelds
Ea Iacrova
Gireiar
Soreancos Bnei Bn Iser Ies
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