Durham Street Duel Ends in Fatal Self-Inflicted Shot
In Durham North Carolina a family business rivalry erupted into a street duel on Main Street outside a shop. Murray was shot with his own weapon by his nephew after three shots. Murray died minutes later. Witnesses saw a scuffle before the shots rang out. the weapon was taken from Murray’s control. The dead man’s wife and seven children mourn him. the other family member was wounded and in police custody. The coroner’s jury is to reconvene tomorrow.
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Munstice
Murray
Wooor
Beth
Mussett
Fred
Laure
R Murray
Jos
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Fats Wurris
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Mo Or
Wmittas
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Toa
Ties
Emerson
Baimirth
Fhe Piister
Amis Weral
Tigers
Durham
Nersey
Leo Clack
No clue to bank robbers in La Plata heist
Charles County authorities spent the day tracking suspects in a La Plata bank burglary. A fog of uncertain leads lingered as investigators pursued possible mob involvement and a possible retreat toward Washington.
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la Plata
Washington
Lau Plata
Charles Coun
Firills
Waryland
Ter
Pos Bank
Weasaington
Yefure Wisbrerk
Barghins
Mob
Finn Benning
Fatal Sawmill Boiler Explosion Near Churchville
A sawmill boiler exploded while in operation injuring middle aged worker Mic Horti near Churchville Augusta County. He died three hours later after the blast at the Ayun Hotel Fire in Crabtree Springs. Fire crews battled flames at hotel buildings near Pulaski, causing severe damage to Maple Street property.
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Sam Nee Whrn
Harger
Churchville
Augusta
Mic
Crabtree Springs
Trad Vato
Pulaski Wat
Wil Lordwich & Johnson
Virginia Obituary Notes Multiple Local Deaths and Mourning
Fragmented obituary notices record the deaths of several residents and former officials. Highlights include Capt WF Satires a Chesapeake veteran and legislator. Mrs Elizabeth Logwilow died at 84. Soak Ro Hock of Marion buried in Fast Ell Cemetery. Aubert Moe Touln and Mrs Fitzabeth Dog younger, with families and survivors listed. Maj Reger dies at 68 with two sons and two daughters.
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G Reger
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Trelington
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Waehingon
Pitts
Sykes Returns Home After Norfolk Disappearance
C Lynwood Sykes, who vanished from Norfolk on the eve of his marriage, was found at the Hotel Lexington in Richmond and returned with his brother and two Norfolk companions. He spent the morning at the First police station and declined to discuss the case. Hotel staff said he appeared nervous, denied drinking, and had no money for a room as the hotel was crowded.
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Washington Post
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Norfolk
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Lexington Hotel
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
George Washington
Columbia
United States
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Washington
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Fort Lee
James White
White
Young
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Henry Dulaney
South St Asiah Street
Roberts Chapel
Assandria
McBurney’s Hall
Christian Young Women Convention Reports in Charlestown
Second day of the Charlestown West Virginia Young Women’s Christian Association convention at Powhatan College features committee reports and addresses by Carrie Sutherline Bayes and Rev J B Winn. Colleges represented include Randolph Macon State Normal School Hollins Institute West Virginia University and Bethany College with Misses Bridges Hayes Cogle and Woodruff directing the program.
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Washington Post
W Va
Young Womens Christian Association
Powhatan College
Carrie Sutherline
Miller Manual School of
Hastern College
Mille: Manual of West Virginia
West Virginia University
West Liberty Normal
Fairmont Normal Concord Normal Wesleyan University of West Virginia and
Bethany College
Frances Bridges
Emma Hayes
Helen Cogle
Mary Woodruff
J B Winn
Mob Arrived Too Late In Concord Shooting
Special to The Washington rost reports three Black men named Crome from South Carolina shot into the home of farmer John Carrter in Cabarrus County injuring four of his family. They were moved to Rowan County and jailed to avert a lynching as a large mob pursued them. Four other Black men are implicated and over a hundred shots were fired.
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Crome
South Carolina
Cabarrus County
John Carrter
Ins
Rowan County
Concord
First Car Enters Fairfax For Electric Railroad Extension
Historic Fairfax Court House sees the opening of a ten mile trolley extension joining the Aqueduct Bridge at Washington. The Washington Arlington and Falls Church Railway Company operates the line with officers from Philadelphia. Gov Willard contributed 235000 to extend to Fairfax. In Smithfield, Virginia, talks of a new railroad link to Norfolk and Western proceed as stockholders survey a Wakefield route. Gordon Vincent leads the new Smithfield venture.
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Washington Post
Fairfax Court House
Aqueduct Bridge
Washington
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Big Joe Welsh Shot On Baltimore and Ohio Platform
A man known as Big Joe Welsh, a former B&O brake man dismissed days earlier, was fatally shot on a Baltimore and Ohio station platform by station agent Charles Cannon. Welsh confronted Cannon, was shot twice, and Cannon surrendered. Other items note a schooner beached at Old Point Comfort, a hunting accident in Salisbury, and several marriages and local notices across Virginia towns.
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Washington Post
Cumberland Md
Big Joe Welsh
Baltimore and Ohio
Behington
W Wai
Charles Canhon
Welsh
R4ll
Mide Br
Cannon Welch
Belington
Cannon
Buckroe Beach fence case ends as Bickford loses suit
Special to The Washington Past Newport News Wa Now 25 Circuit Judge Blarkstone today dismissed the case of T W Bickford against the Newport News and Old Point Railway Company. Bickford leased the beach hotel on railway land and sought removal of a fence to restrict nonriders, a dispute fought through the courts multiple times.
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Railroad Company
Washington
Newport News
Blarkstone
T W Bickford
Old Point
Brekford
Beach
Broadaway murder trial opens with self defense plea
Opening speeches in the Broadaway case feature Prosecution led by Solicitor Hammer and Defense by Senator Overman and Congressman Klutz. Broadaway pleads self defense in the killing of Milan Stevens. verdict not expected before weekend or Monday. Other items: a boy shot by a playmate in Salisbury and unrelated reports from Richmond and Rockville about a fatal shooting, a mad dog incident, and Bishop Randolph's near drowning while crossing the Roanoke River.
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Washington Post
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Ste Woight
Theo FP Klutz
Milan Teed Styven
Interstate Y M C A Meets At Frostburg Convention Opens
Third annual convention of the Interstate Young Men's Christian Association boys' department opens in Frostburg Md at the frostbung Opera House. Delegates arrive from Maryland Delaware West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Messages of welcome and a strong musical program mark the opening as leaders address growth and interstate views.
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Interstate
Young Men's Christian Association
Tfrostbung
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Maryland
Dela Ware
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Frostburg Ladies Auxiliary
Roo Mmank C Beall
Frostburg Association
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Cameron Beck
Asciniine
Leuns
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Church of the Covenant
George F .Tibbetts
Viet Richard Harris
Elliote Tieid
Felton del
Charles T Khilborne
New Jersey Young Msn
Christian Association
Lloyd M Wright
MLD
Covode
Allegheny
Cracksmans execution in Birmingham saga ends in hangings
A notorious Birmingham safe cracker Frank Duncan, condemned for the murder of Policeman Kirksey in March, was hanged after a final speech denying guilt. The case linked to separate killings of Adams and Kirkley during a jail breakout attempt, with Duncan previously sentenced to death and later recaptured after a bank robbery in Florida. The report also covers Union Pacific purportedly purchasing the Chicago Great Western, a coroner's verdict on John Doyle's death by exposure, immigrant arrivals at Ellis Island, Frank Brady shot by officers in Montana, six miles of blocked freight cars in Pittsburgh, and a Baltimore and Return travel offer.
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Paterson
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Death Ends Long Fast of Cincinnati Reverend Buckles
The Rev D C Buckles of Adleystone near Cincinnati died after fasting forty days believing he followed a divine command. His sister, also fasting, claimed he was not dead but sleeping. The coroner will hold an inquest. Thirteen football deaths reported by Chicago Record-Herald as season ends, with many serious injuries surpassing prior years.
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Adleystone
Clermont County
Addystone
Chicago
the Record-Herald Today
Contempt ruling sustains Chanler jail term in New York
In New York on November 25 the appellate division upheld Judge Newburger's contempt of court fine against attorney Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. Chanler, representing Martin Conlon, was jailed for ten days after defying the judge’s order. An appeal and stay were filed, but the jail term stands pending further action.
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Newburger
Court of General Sessions
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Supreme Court
Martin Conlon
New Haven
Chaniler
Evacuation Anniversary Inquiry At Local Tavern Fund
A historical note recalls a 11 1 87 event marking a revolution in honor of British troops leaving the city. About seventy persons were present and many subscribed toward a fund to purchase the tavern, reflecting local civic spirit and memory.
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Mam
Cleared of Murder Charge in Mr Dove Case
Joseph Well, suspected as Mr Dove and linked to the fatal ride of Friday night, publicly confronted Edward Sia at the Auditorium Hotel switchboard, but failed to identify himself as Mr Dove. Lee Stark could not identify Well, leaving the case unresolved as Cheyenne remains undecided on the state capital location, with 11,732 votes for and 12,127 against.
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Willam Bate
Auditorium
Edward Sia
Slavin
Lee Stark
Weill
Cheyenne
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