Oxford man Montague condemned for family murders
Nathan Montague, a Black man, was tried in Oxford New York for murdering and burning the Sanders family and attacking Mattie Sanders. A jury convicted him of murder and he was sentenced to death, to be carried out February 16, with state troops guarding the proceedings as anger rose in the town.
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Nathan Montague
Oxford
J. L. Sanders
Mattie Sanders
Irene
Washington Post
N. Y
Fr. Sanders
Nathan Mantagua
Montague
Mayo
Vrummitt
Express Company
Misa Mitty Sanders
Trena Overton
Latrobe Funeral Honors Baltimore’s Longtime Mayor
Gen Ferdinand C Latrobe seven times mayor of Baltimore was honored with a large funeral. Services began at his Latrobe home then Emmanuel Church before burial at Greenmount Cemetery. Clergy included Rev Dr J Houston Heckeston with pallbearers from the Maryland Grand Lodge and A M.
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Baltimore
Ferdinand C.latrobe
Latrobe
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Greenmount Cemetery
J. Houston Hecleston
Tie
Henry J. Cotton
Romilly F. Hurophries
S. Hilton Orrick
Grand Lodge of Maryland
A. M
Mahool
Timanus
George R.willis
Walter B. Platt
J. H
TWO TOWNS FIRE SWEPT IN MASSIVE LOSS
Fire swept Matewan and Wilmore causing extensive damage to nine business buildings and multiple dwellings. The blaze began in a screen and spread, destroying stores saloon and hotels with losses estimated in the low tens of thousands. A man jumped from a hotel window breaking limbs and sustaining serious internal injuries.
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Washington
Tunefield
Matewan
OW Buskirk
RO Buskirk
HO Phillips
Joss
G. W. Hatflela
Omere Daps
Schaeffer Bros
Dr Goings
Wilmore
McDowell County
Sustainea & Sa
Ames
The Important Problem in Laxatives
The passage extols a healthful lifestyle aided by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, claiming gentle, prompt cleansing with no irritation. It notes physician approval and long standing satisfaction among many families, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
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California Rg Syrup Co
Queues To Be Clipped In New Year Ceremony In Chinatown
New York reported that Wu Ting-fang will cut his queue January 30, prompting many Chinatown residents to prepare for wholesale queue removals. Officials and merchants discuss divides between reformers and tradition, with ceremonies planned as old and young alike weigh changes.
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New York
Chinatown
Daily
Wu Ting-fang
United States
Suen Tung
Peil J
Mott
Mr. Wu
Wang
S. K. Wang
Columbia
New China
Bishop Paret Weaker as Pneumonia Devours Hope
Bishop William Paret grew weaker with pneumonia. His physicians withheld news of his wife's death. Funeral for Mrs Paret set for tomorrow at 1 PM in the bishop's private chapel, with Bishop Coadjutor John Gardner Murray presiding. Burial at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D C.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
William Faret
Nurse Spy Case Hearings Highlight Conflicting Claims
Testimony centers on Mrs Schenk's supposed offer of 1000 dollars to poison her husband with Miss Evans implicating Albert Schenk in the alleged plot. Zoeckler denies coaching and recounts her version as prosecutors plan further use of evidence and witnesses including Lundy Wilson to link arsenic to the drinking water.
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Mr. Boyce
Dr. Klein
Pittsburg
Nally
Capt. Edwards
Health Department
Edward McGough
McCain
Handlan
Schenk
Boyca
Miss Zoeckler
Lundy Wilson
Double Track Ordered by Southern Railway
The Southern Railway will add nearly 10 miles of double track on its Washington to Atlanta main line by constructing a second track south of Franklin Junction, linking with an existing unused track to Whittle. The Franklin Junction to Sycamore single section will operate as a gantlet with absolute block protections.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Southern Railway Company
Washington
Atlanta
Franklin Junction
Whittle
Sycamore
Montview
Monroe
Lynchburg
Thief Returns Gems Lost A Necklace After Three Months
A $10,000 pearl necklace disappeared from a Paris manager’s desk and lay unrecovered for about three months. A German broker and a companion visited the office, examined the jewels, and left with the bag, and a second necklace appeared later without a receipt. The jeweler searched relentlessly, contacting brokers, jewelers, and the police, and eventually the missing gems were located.
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New York Sun
the Waldorf
Paris
New Orleans
Pearl
Police
Strikes and Spares and a Necklace Theft Probe
A man recounts a long pursuit involving a Pearl necklace missing from a broker’s dealer network. He tracks an American suspect, who claims honesty, and a staged recovery unfolds with continued questioning, tips from a dealer and a judge, and ongoing suspicion about the necklace’s whereabouts.
I Met a Con Man in France and Escaped with Pearls
An American businessman recounts a French affair where a smooth talker pretended to be honest and offered wealth. After a luncheon and a sale of pearls, they faced jewelers and brokers over a center pearl flaw. A legal snag forced repayment demands and, finally, departure to New York.
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Schwartz
Netx- Jace
Chamber of Deputies
Cafe du Paris
Junction
Ywnera
France
Jean
Loried
New York
Truce in Adas Israel Congregation Postpones PastorElection
Open break follows Rabbi Louis J. Egerson reelection defeat as Simon Oppenheimer leads efforts to unite factions. Special election postponed as progressives and orthodox members seek to avert a permanent split and potential loss of contributions. Egerson commits to abide by congregation decision and take no active part.
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Egerson
Dove of Peace
Adas Israel
Louis J. Egerson
Simon Oppenheimer
Egergon
Oppenheimer
Rees
Mr. Stein
Stein
Rabbi Egelson
Democrats’ Baltimore Banquet Promises Free Debate and Feasts
A grand Democratic banquet in Baltimore will celebrate harmony already reached rather than set policy. Speakers may attack Republican “isms” while leaders leave House course to congressional chiefs. The event features a lengthy guest list, a 7 PM start, and an extensive menu with oysters terrapin capon ducks and champagne among the fare.
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Baltimore
House of Representatives
Harmon
Washington
Congress
Lynnhaven
Jersey
Smithfield
Feast of Stale Dishes Frame-Up Allegations Rise in Congress
Representative Dias of Texas accuses Democratic caucus members of a framed plan to strip Speaker power and form a committee trust to dictate party policy for three years. He labels rivals as “worms” and warns members to protest or bow to unnamed bosses, urging action in the caucus.
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Saya
Dias
Texas
Martin Dias
Eck
Champ Clark
Ways and Means Committee
Diss
Ovata
Wworma
Junta
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Matewan and
W. Va
Eleanor Zoeckler
Ima Kiein
John 0. Schenk
Packer
Southern
Reais
Bethany
Dumbarton
Webber
Rive
W. Bogley
Stington
le Bowley
Smith
Peta
WAY Relief Association League
Batwaa
Southern Lighting Co
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Cooke
White
Brooks
Fle
Fellows
ReMi
Manshan
Melntire
Gardner
Pace
Drruglass
Waleb
Tim
Wolmeada
Keeler
Roberts
Joe Bee
Pateny Examiners’ League
Mechanics
J Rowley
Shaffer
Htvepke
la Vet
Hardy
Hyde
de Cohen
Savage
Tad
Southern Buckpin League
Crampton
Carroll
G. P. O. Union League
Stampers
Cs Bureau
Motze
McIntyre
Cardwell
Gellagher
Hamlet
Rowan
Westhoff
Motyke
Moikirm
Totula
Duckpin League
Resolutes
Arlingtons
M. Fenton
Bransom
Bs Sewb
Haghe
Ima
Ins. Co
Ant Provision Co
Frank
Marks
Murry
Burbhalter
Chiswell
Strawn
Ate
Carroll Council K
Kare
Quigley
Burke
Bu Sullivan
Ke Cock
Thwayne
Roa
Unitedas Israel Synagogue
Rabbi Lowa J. Egelson
Calvert
Calvert Winter
The
Galvert Co
Sloan’s
Washington, D. C
Henry
ST. John's Church
G Street
GC. G. Sloan & Co., Inc
Sherman and College
Ian Clark
Randolph, Chicago
Mellow AS
Moonugh
GEO, A. Dickel & CO
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
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