Beattie Murder Case Dominates Richmond After Tragic Death
The Henry C. Beattie Jr case unfolds in South Richmond with court dates set for August and prosecutors asserting guilt while jurors, detectives, and family members scrutinize alibis. A loaded shell and gun fragments tie the weapon to the scene as witnesses, relatives, and two veiled women visit the crime site amid sparing press access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Beattie
Washington Post
Richmond
Beattie
Roathmond
Henry C. Geatte, Jr
Reliab Fie
Henry Beattle
Gwen
Wewit
Pobntain
Beatties
Henry Beattie
R VY Owen
Dover del
Newport News
Owen
Tenny Keattie
Virginia
Michigan
H. C Beattie
South Richmond
Wendenburg
Henrico Yall
Scherer
Philadelphia banker’s sons escape drowning at sea
Ford W. Nofei, a commission merchant of Atlantic City, saves two of George H. Huhn’s sons after the Nabob motor boat breaks down off Longport. The vessel strikes a jetty piling and the boys cling to it for hours as their cries go unheard until Nefer arrives in a motorboat to aid them.
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Atlantic City
George H. Huhn
Philadelphia
Ford W. Nofei
Longport
Nefer
Hammond to Live at Sea on World Cruise Plan
James B Hammond, 73, inventor of the typewriter, sails a 95-foot gasoline yacht Lounger H on a world cruise. The ship features a refrigerating plant, heating, and a cockpit garage, with a crew including a Finn captain, wife as cook, nurse, masseur, secretary, chauffeur, and a Boston bull. First stop New Haven to visit Prof Richards before a course toward southern Europe via the Azores.
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Washington Post
New York
James B Hammond
Hammond
Seven Seas
Finn
Capt Into
Mr Hammond
New Haven
Prof Richards
Long Island Sound
Europe
Azores
Texas Prohibition Vote Count Hangs On Final Returns
Dallas reporters note a close statewide prohibition election with anti prohibitionists leading by about four to five thousand votes at different times. Thousands gather by bulletin boards as returns from dispersed counties trickle in and final results remain uncertain.
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Dallas
Tex
Two Midshipmen Missing in Norwegian Mountains
Bergen Norway July 23 Two midshipmen of the American practice squadron here have been missing since Thursday. They were seen at a tourist hotel at Haugastoel at 2 PM and it is feared they are lost in the mountains.
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Bergen
Norway
Haugastoel
Pair Kept Death Pact Dead In Each Other's Arms
Middletown New York July 23 prominent residents Edward D C Crans and wife Jennie Crans were found dead in their Orchard Street home dressed in wedding clothes. Glasses on a chair contained carbolic acid and letters dated March 16 1911 reveal a mutual death pact stating they had nothing to live on and were proud.
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Middletown
N. Y
Edward D. C. Crans
Orchard Street
Mrs Crans
Crans
BE. M. Schultz
Edward
Jennie Crans
Mra Crans
Lttle
Mr. Crans
Ledin
Waiter Fights Thief With Brick in Newark
In Newark New Jersey on July 23 James P Trakhes a waiter at a small restaurant chased a fleeing thief for three blocks after confronting him in a bar area. The thief was killed. the victim remains unidentified and reportedly held $18 from a cash drawer.
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Newark
N. J
James P. Trakhes
Aled
Autoists arrest spree near Chevy Chase by Rockville court on wheels
Maryland and Washington officials arrest 20 motorists including United States Senator Robert Owen for speeding on Maryland roads near Chevy Chase. Justice of the Peace E O Edmonston presides as a mobile court, with 25 collateral for appearance, while Deputy Shaw uses a motorcycle speedometer to track violators.
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Oklahoma Legisislator
Chevy Chase
Maryland
United States
Robert Owen
Oklahoma
Ramey
Rockville
Washington
Viett
Justice of the Peace
E. O. Edmonston
Justice Edmonston
Walter Shaw
Owen
Shaw
Taft Says Reciprocity Was Possible With Help From Democrats
President Taft releases a written statement praising the Canada reciprocity bill's passage. He credits Democratic majorities in Congress for the win and stresses the agreement will foster trade between the United States and Canada. He notes the pact, the State Department’s role, and hopes fears of opponents will be allayed as benefits emerge.
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State Department
Beverly
Mass
Senate
Taft
White House
Parramatta
Taft Cottage
Boston
Congress
Dominion
United States
Canada
Knox
House
Plucked by Confidence Men at Niagara Falls
J T Henshaw, a leading Washington businessman of Henshaw & Co., was swindled out of 920,035 after meeting two men in Niagara Falls who posed as racing tipsters. The impostors, using names J W Glenn of Indianapolis and Mr Bentley, vanished after duping him with false race bets and staged money. Henshaw recounted how he followed their cues and watched as he and Glenn won briefly before realizing the con. The two men’ s addresses proved fictitious and they disappeared toward Buffalo and Philadelphia.
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J. T. Henshaw
Henshaw & Co
Niagara Falls
Henshaw
J. W. Glenn
Indianapolis
Ind
Mr. Bentley
Glenn
Buffalo
N. Y
Philadelphia
Mr. Henshaw
Lewiston
Bentley
Floyd Wells
Roadside arrests interrupt smooth Washington automobiling
Signaled to the sheriff, the arresting party arrived as automobiles passed in quick succession. Hundreds of Washingtonians were out driving, many from the Chevy Chase Club and nearby clubs. Beyond the Chevy Chase Club the road is rough and few motorists attempted it yesterday as arrests were made and arraignments proceeded before Justice.
Boy Starves on Mountain in Wilkes-Barre Disappearance
Six year old John Salamney from Alden Pa was found on Wilkes Barre Mountain eight weeks after he vanished. Search efforts failed until two boys located his body on a flat rock. A worn shoe nearby indicated his struggle to reach the summit after slipping away from his father during a ball game.
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Wilkes-Barre
John Salamney
Alden
Here
Despondent Pair Keep Death Pact and Autoists Arrested in Maryland
Scattered items from today’s issue note a despondent couple bound by a death pact and a separate report of autoists being arrested in Maryland. Other brief items touch on a 77 year old Cardinal, tariff debates, and a dog owner joy story amid varied society notes.
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Beattie
Maryland
R. A Righl
Taft
Glen Echo
Good Roads
Naval Battalion
Congress
Boston
S-Army
Pennsylvania
Tsociety
Cardinal Gibbons
Objects of
Financial Review
Woman's Shot Kills Friend in New York Quarrel
Mrs Alemia Facella claimed years of annoyance from a suitor when a night quarrel ended fatally. A shot fired by Facella struck her best friend Mrs Rabine Vitulla as she stepped in to intervene. Facella is jailed on homicide charges.
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New York
Alemia
Facella
Rabine Vitulla
Real "daughter" 111 found amid poverty in Georgia
Atlanta July 23 Mrs Mary Traf wick Proctor aged 111 a daughter of the American Revolution has been located in a one room Bartow county cabin. Her 90 year old daughter Miss Mary Proctor tends her and tills a small patch to supplement the $12 monthly pension from her late husband service in the Revolution and War of 1812. A drive in Atlanta seeks funds to support the two remaining women for life.
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Atlanta
Mary Trawick Proctor
Bartow County
Flergale
Mary Proctor
Proctor
Wake County
N.C
Wiley Trawick
North Carolina
Alabama
Mary
Hiram Proctor
Mr. Proctor
George Washington
John Adams
William H. Taft
United States
Brother
Slayer Scores Home Runs In Prison Yard Game
Special to the Washington Post from Rawlins Wyoming. The Wyoming Supply Company club faced the Alstons, inmates of the state penitentiary, in a yard game won by the latter 11 to 1. Leng hit two homers, one clearing the bases for a four RBI swing. Joseph Seng of the Alstons is under a death sentence.
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Washington Post
Rawlins
Wyo
Wyoming Supply Company Ball Club
Alstons
State Penitentiary
Joseph Seng
Maryland mayor faces night-long armed standoff at home
A tense confrontation unfolds as the town council's brewing dispute with Mayor Witkowski peaks. The mayor, guarding his home with a rifle, tries to cut off water to fill a reservoir while a crowd gathers. He is knocked down and seeks state assistance.
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Witkowski
Mayor's Appeal to Governor Over Glen Echo Turmoil
Mayor Louis C. Wetkowski of Glen Echo seeks state aid after July 23 protest over Sabbath water shutoff at the Glen Echo pleasure park. He asserts park officials refused order enforcement, forcing him to protect himself amid a water shortage and calls the town in revolt, asking Governor Crothers to restore order.
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Austin L. Crothers
Maryland
Glen Echo
Marahal
Louis C. Wetkowski
Glen Echo Mayor attacked during water dispute riot
In Glen Echo Maryland a faction of the town council clashed with Mayor Louis C Witkowski over plans to shut off the water supply to conserve a nearly empty reservoir amid drought. The mayor was seized beaten and fled into the woods as opponents tried to stop him, a mob formed at the park, and shots were feared. The mayor notified Governor Crothers asking for state aid to restore order.
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Louis C. Witkowski
Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park
Witkowski
Austin L. Crothers
Maryland
Viett
Montgomery County
John A. Garrett
Maryland House of Delegates
Bay
Daniel Collins
Thomas A Weaver
Robert A. Garrett
Hns
Garrett
T Mat
JT Houghton
Robert Garrett
Weaver
Collins
Park
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