Wife Murderer Sattletight Shot by Sheriff's Posse
Frank Sattletight, accused of beating his wife to death near Cape Henry, was captured in Norfolk after a two month fugitive run. Surrounding his father's Little Neck Inlet home, deputies and a posse engaged in a gun battle. Sattletight, fatally wounded, was moved to Dr. Emmerson Land's home.
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Norfolk
Frank Sattletight
Cape Henry
Seatick
Virginia Beach
Sattlathight
Will
Sattletight
Mberty
Emmerson Land
Tobacco receipts light in Danville tobacco market report
Special to The Washington Post from Danville Va Sept 4 shows a year to Aug 31 1904 decline in tobacco receipts with total sales of 2 802 050 pounds less than 1903 and a drop in value while monthly figures also fall despite a higher average price. The report cites weather and reduced primings as main causes and notes interest centers on new crop preparation.
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Washington Post
Danville
Danville Tobacco Association
Thrasher
Cumberland
John Wutsler
Mount Horeb
Pendleton County
Botts Wagner
Norfolk Labor Day Celebrations Come With Speakers
Crowds prepare for three distinct Labor Day events in Norfolk and Portsmouth. The Central Labor Union of Norfolk and the Building Trades Council clash, while Pine Beach hosts a joint celebration with unions from Haleigh North Carolina. Gov. Montague and Congressman Swanson are among slated speakers.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Portsmouth
Haleigh
N. C
Pine Beach
Washington
Gov
A. J. Montague
Claude A. Swanson
Two Sets of Magistrates In Norfolk Police Court
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va Sept 4 Until the Supreme Court untangles the legal muddle Norfolk s affairs are at present the city will have two separate sets of magistrates each claiming the power to order the arrest of and to bar prisoners Orders issued by Mayor Riddick direct the police to serve only warrants issued by magistrates appointed by the new council which went into office on the 1st of this month but the old magistrates who were appointed as the constitution Provides on the 1st of July claim they have jurisdiction They will await the Decision of the Supreme Court however before they take any judicial action.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Supreme Court
Riddick
Negro dies of wounds in Lynchburg corner shooting
Joe Geary a young negro died at City Hospital after being shot by an unknown assailant at Court and Twelfth streets. The killer fled. Special to The Washington Post. Raleigh North Carolina Ernest P Mangum a prominent educator died in Rex Hospital at 39, son of Prof Adolphus W Mangum and nephew of US Senator Overman. He led North Carolina schools, a former principal at the State normal school. Cause blood poisoning from nose bone disease after a baseball injury. Special to The Washington Post. Charlestown Baptist churches extend call to Rev E T Smith of Petersburg Pa. Rev J P Essex resigned to Urbana Michigan changes take effect November. A Lambert critical condition after stroke near Oakland Maryland. Norfolk capitalists form a $200000 wine manufacturers company.
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Joe Geary
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Cumberland
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Washington
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Lambert
CAPT HARNSBERGER DEAD FORMER VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR
Port Republic Virginia Sept 4 Capt B Henry B Harnsberger died last night at his home aged eighty eight or eighty nine He was a Confederate veteran captain a former Justice Court member sheriff county treasurer and a long time legislator after the Reconstruction acts He owned land where Shendon town was built and leaves a son John I Harnsberger and three daughters Mrs John W Blackburn Mrs Charles Gamsberger and Mrs John F Lewis Funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 PM
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Henry B. Harnsberger
Port Republic
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John W. Blackburn
Shendon
Charles Gamasberger
Mob of Lynchers Foiled in Mrs. Packer Murder Case
Two men Neill Sellers and Dave Brown were moved from Clarkton to Elizabethtown to escape an angry crowd after being identified as suspects in the murder of Mrs George Packer. A bloodhound led police to Sellers, who was arrested near the crime scene, and Brown was captured nearby. Officers spirited them away to stave off lynching as crowds gathered and evidence was deemed positive.
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Clarkton
N. C
Neill Sellers
Dave Brown
George Packer
Elizabethtown
Brown
Sellers
Catholic Federation Meets in Cumberland Convention
The Federation of Catholic Societies of Allegany County held its annual convention at St Patrick's Hall Cumberland after Mass at St Patrick's Church. Officers were elected and a resolution urged secular use of educational taxes with Catholic schools funded by per capita tax. High schools for boys in Cumberland and Midland are urged.
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Cumberland
Federation of Catholi Societies
Allegany County
New St. Patrick’s Hall
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Wheeling
P. Gaffney
J. T. O'Rourke
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Howard J. Decker
EV. EK. Hart
Joseph I. Habig
Edward J. Wunder
Patrick J. Cavan
Pekin
Thomas E. Goecke
Piedmont
Samuel Jackson
Frostburg
John J. Power
Bullet wound in temple ends life in Frederick cottage
William Anthony Hall aged 33 living for health on a Catoctin Mountain cottage near Frederick was found dead in his room with a bullet wound to the temple. A 1-caliber rifle lay beside him. Relatives doubt self-inflicted death despite indigestion and tuberculosis threats.
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Catoctin Mountain
Robert C. Niall
Baltimore
Butler Heir-at-law alleges withheld property from Mira Stewart heirs
Lawrence Smith Butler, heir at law and legal representative of Prescott Hall Butler, sues to recover millions in estate assets including the Geena Union Hotel at Saratoga. He seeks substitution as plaintiff after long-standing appeals from 1893 and the deaths of Judge Hilton, Charles J. Clinch, and others, with new defendants added to represent deceased heirs.
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Dolworth
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Saratoga
Henry Bilton
Tudge Hilton
Hilton
Charles J. Clinch
Plaintiff Butler
Lawrence Smith Butler
Prescott Hall
Bliston
Clinch
Pere Marquette and C H and Dayton Railroads Tie Up Deals
Detroit September 4 a new traffic agreement between the Pere Marquette Railroad and the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad went into effect overriding the older terms with Michigan Central. Detroit seeks the general headquarters of the new system and welcomes Russell Harding president of the Pere Marquette and vice president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton with a public sign and planned reception at City Hall.
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Dayton
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Mich
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Board of Commerce
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Rail man under arrest after assault on plasterer
Harrie Simms, a plasterer, was found badly beaten beside a railroad track in Alexandria at about 4 AM. He initially claimed a fall from a freight train and then suggested assault by several men. Police arrested James King and Charles Whalen on suspicion of the attack and planned arraignment if Simms testifies. Local rail workers faced blue law actions as Fairfax County authorities seized nine railwaymen for operating freight trains in yards against Sunday law. Also noted: unrelated arrests, people returning from Atlantic City, and the death of Mrs. Susan O'Brien on the road near Brunswick.
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Simms
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Caton
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Philip Jones
Beach
Knight
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Vera Crag
Mexico
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Durham
N. C
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Pittsburg
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New Jersey
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Colonial Beach
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Atlantic Ciy
George Schwarzmann
China at St Louis Exposition A Notable Imperial Pavilion
The Chinese government sent Prince Pu Lun as commissioner general and a substantial display to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The Imperial Pavilion in the Palace of Liberal Arts showcases a replica of a Prince Pu Lun palace with elaborate teak and ivory furnishings, dragon motifs, and a stone floor, plus side rooms featuring Canton and Ningpo furniture and a teeming collection of lanterns and silk hangings. China’s setup emphasizes a coordinated, government-led exhibit with a 750 000 tael budget and cooperation from imperial customs and railway officials.
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Pu ‘Lun
St. Louis
Addi‘tion
China
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Palace of Education
Chicago
Canton
Ching
Paris
Imperial Customs Service
St. Louie
Imperial Treasury
United States
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Customs Service
Francia
Prince Pu Lun
Yunnan
Ningpo
Foo- Chow
Thia
Chinese Pavilion at the Paris Exposition and Exhibits
The article describes the ornate Chinese pavilion costing about $95,000 with much work done in China and France. It details exhibits in the Palace of Liberal Arts including government and mercantile displays, models of transport and architecture, and an ethnological section with native garb and artifacts. It also covers China's educational displays and notes fair admissions and attendance figures.
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