Five Black men jailed after Amherst County assault mob chase
Miss Gladys Shelton, seventeen, was attacked near her home as a mob pursued five Black railroad workers from Monroe. Sheriff Beard moved the arrestees to Campbell County jail to prevent a mob identifying suspects. The girl, still recovering, is expected to name the assailant.
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Farmer
Creek
Washington Post
Lynchburg
Amherst County
Campbell County
Gladys Shelton
Benjamin Shelton
Shelton
Sheriff Beard
Owsing
Ofelock
Monroe
Southern Railway
Miss Shelton
Winesap
Thma
Eynesburg
Rustburg
Injunction Denied Over Tobacco Warehouse Funds
Washington Post reports in Rockville that Circuit Court No 2 Judge Pete L Wickes denied an injunction to stop the tobacco warehouse building fund from being used for a new warehouse. Attorney General Bryan upheld the state position while Isaac Lobe Straus defended the bill. Also noted is the death of William H Broome of Darnestown at age twenty six with surviving mother Mrs Evin F Weert.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Jane
Board of Public Works
Cireuit Court No
Pete L Wickes
Wiliam Shepard Bryan
Isaac Lobe ! Straus
Rockville
Jane—Willam H. B Broome
Darnestown
William H. Boome
Evin F. Weert
Fredericksburg
Sarah Gellahan
Thomas Gallahan
Stafford County
Stafford Court House
Winchester
Jan
Sarah Elizabeth Weir
Virginia
Hantzman
Harry M. Hantzman
Charlottesville
Carlin-Hubish Hardware Company
Committee On
Alexandrian Electric Company
Franklin and
St. Asaph
St.Asaph Street
Franklin and Gibbon Streets
Elopere
North Carolina
Chatham
Lucy E. Maxey
Thomas Maxey
Peahook
Pelham
Alo
Harris Not Lynched Letter Corrects County Lynching Count
A letter from C. H. Allen of Ikinston North Carolina dated January 7 rebuts a December 30 issue claim that Will Harris’s five murders in Asheville amounted to a lynching. Allen states Harris was outlawed by a Superior Court judgment and shot by a posse during an exchange of gunfire after he refused to surrender.
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Asheville
Will Harris
Superior Court
C. H. Allen
Shot boy in shoulder at Bristol bowling alley
Special to The Washington Post from Bristol Virginia reports George Cheatham a Bristol blacksmith fired at seventeen year old Charles Hughes in a bowling alley aiming at his head the bullet lodging in the shoulder Hughes struck Cheatham with a pool cue as he entered the room and Cheatham was arrested.
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Washington
Bristol
George Cheatham
Charles Hughes
Cheatham
Hughes
Tobacco Growers Meet Prizes Higher Prices Strategy
Danville Virginia hosts two sessions of the Bright Tobacco Growers Protective Association of Virginia and North Carolina with about 50 delegates. President H C Kerns outlines plans to store tobacco in a warehouse to block the public auction system until prices deemed fair by a special committee are reached. Managers and directors for the warehouse are chosen to run it through the year, with addresses by Kerns and Interstate President Adams.
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Danville
Bright Tobacco Growers’ Protective Association of Virginia
North Carolina Association
H. C. Kerns
Tobacco Trust
Kerns
Adams
W Dermott Nominee Sealed In West Virginia Senate Fight
Joseph H. McDermott of Monongalia County won the Republican caucus on the third ballot for president of the West Virginia State Senate. Marshall and Forman trailed as party leaders settled the choice amid Swisher administration influence. John T. Harris was nominated clerk, with other officers named by both houses. Swisher announced a gubernatorial bid following his pivotal role.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Joseph H. McDermott
Monongalia County
State Senate
McDermott
Marshall
Forman
Swisher
John T. Harris
Wood County
W. E B. Long
Tyler
W. Gough
Taylor
House
James A. Seaman
Jackson
C. L. Topping
Kanawha
H. W. Worden
Tucker
Wiliam Edmunds
Senate
City Council at Work Bank Directors Elected
The first January meeting covered plans for a bed factory to locate near the riverfront with a fifteen year lease and homes for workers, a hospital beds contract with foreign governments, and a $25,000 plant. Other actions included street and utility matters, tax adjustments, and a proposed gas stove experiment. The three Alexandria banks elected directors and court actions and thefts on King Street were reported.
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Bed Manufacturing Company
Water Front
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Williams
A. Lurie
Ideal Hospital Bed Company
Chicago
Alexanddria
Old Dominion Glass Works
Council On Line
Committee On Public Property
Nance
Groneco
Patrick Streets
Committee On
Birrell
Committee On Light
Light
Alonso H. Travers
Committee On Finance
Evang
Fourth Ward
Patrick Street
Franklin and Gibbon Streets
Evans
Committee On Streets
Strauss
Electric Railway Company
Cameron Street
Payne Street
Leadbeater
Militia Promotions Announced by Adjutant General
Special to The Washington Post Annapolis Md Jan The adjutant general office announced changes and promotions in the Maryland National Guard Capt Samuel Riggs of Rockville promoted to captain and ordnance officer First Infantry First Lieut Warren J Haines of Ik ton promoted to captain and ordnance officer First Infantry Lieut Silas B Smith of Belair promoted to battalion adjutant First Infantry First Sgt James M Coulter Jr promoted to second lieutenant Company M Fifth Infantry First Sgt John J Gerrell of the Third company Veteran Corps Fifth Infantry to be commissioned first lieutenant of that company
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Washington
Annapolis
National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
Samuel Riggs
Rockville
First Infantry
Warren J. Haines
Silas B. Smith
Belair
Haines
James M. Coulter, Jr
Fifth Infantry
John J. Gerrell
Veteran Corps, Fifth Infantry
GORMAN ASSAILS WARFIELD AT Jackson Day Address
Maryland State Senator Arthur P. Gorman denounced Gov Warford in a Concord Club Jackson Day speech in Baltimore. He urged a white man’s Maryland and warned independents, signaling a campaign kickoff against Warford and a push to enfranchise voters as Jackson era principles guide the party.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Arthur P. Gorman
Concord Club
Gov
Warfeld
Elup
Gorman
Warford
Howard County
Jackson
Alan
Brookes Out on Bail in Virginia Case
Powell Brookes released on $250 bail after ten days in jail over alleged attempted murder of Mrs. Alexander M. Baker in a Winchester hospital room. Judge Atkinson approved bail for grand jury January 21. Baker says she will not press charges, likely avoiding indictment. Other items note local marriages and a Suffolk burglary captured by bloodhounds.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Powell Brookes
Alexander M. Baker
Winchester Society
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Brookes
Hare
Wray Stephenson
No Evidence of Murder in Roanoke Death Case
Danville Va Jan 8 coroner s jury investigating J M Thomas Roanoke found death from acute alcoholism and exposure. They noted robbery and prior company of three young men, one confessing to robbery implicating the others. Three men Fletcher Harris George Stevens Albert Adkins await trial on highway robbery charges.
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Danville
J. M. Thomas
Roanoke
Fletcher Harris
George Stevens
Albert Adkins
Restoration effort to rebuild first George Washington monument
A Boonsboro meeting formed the Society for the Restoration of and Preservation of the First Monument to George Washington. Harvey S. Bomberger named president and a broad roster of officials elected. The group seeks U S government support to restore the monument on South Mountain near Boonsboro, Maryland, with honorary members including President Roosevelt and other national figures. The original marker was dedicated July 4 1837, later reduced and partially destroyed by lightning.
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Washington Post
Hegeratown
George Washington
South Mountain
Boonsboro
Washington County
Society For the Restoration
Harvey S. Bomberger
George M. Stover
George A. Davis
Alexander Neill
J. W. Alexander
United States
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Warferd
Donald McLean
Daughters of the Revolution
Charles
Tragedy at Tazewell Closes With Uncertain Death Verdict
Coroner's jury finds no verdict on the death of T E George clerk of the court whose body was found in a creek after hearing many witnesses. A $20 gold certificate and currency were found in his safe. Judge W J Henson appointed Samuel M Graham clerk for the unexpired term. Elopement leads to North Carolina marriage. Washington Post dispatch notes political caucus results with Edward J Justice chosen for speaker in the North Carolina House.
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Weehington
Tazewell
T.E. George
Toasy
W. J. Henson
Circuit I
Samuel M Gra_ham
Graham
A. Bob Buchanan
Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Edward J. Justice
M. N. Harshaw
Insomnia Quickly Cured by Ada-Lur-Iem Medicine
An ad claims ADA-LUR-IEM as a nerve tonic with extraordinary merit. It promises to cure insomnia, nervous disorders, and cerebral ailments, asserting safety for delicate users and providing mental clarity and permanent health benefits. The copy alleges no alcohol or narcotics and offers mail order in New York City.
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William Brandreth
Ada-Lur-Iem Medicine Co
Zits Broatmay
New York City
Montreal Village Transferred to Presbyterian Synod
The Montreal settlement five miles beyond Black Mountain and twenty five miles from Asheville is transferred from John S. Huyler to the Presbyterian Synod. Religious gatherings will occur annually and the site becomes the Synod’s permanent home for religious groups. Also in Norfolk a mail wagon driver, Henry Stewart, was arrested for robbing a map case between the Norfolk and Western depot and the Portsmouth ferry.
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Asheville
N. C
Montreal
Black Mountain
John S. Huyler
New York
Presbyterian Synod
Huyler
Norfolk
Jen
Henry Stewart
Norfolk and Weatern
Portsith Ferry
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William A. Dearmont
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Lavettsville
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Clarksville
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Richmond
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Richard Rorick
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Crandall
Damascus
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T. E. George
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