Prisoners Escape After Promise From Pursuers
Sheriff recounts Nortomille raid aftermath with convicts fleeing into woods. Troops bury two killed in yard as guard Waldrupe remains critical. Jay Poftenhulz shipped to Chicago at mother's request. Sheriff Cook, injured, describes a farmer’s chase, a Woodster farm confrontation, and a night pursuit toward bloodhound tracking from Lawrence.
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Sherif Cook
Paulin
Williams
Poy
Cook
Willams
Wooster Farm House
Wooster
Sheriff Cook
Stahl
Mrs Wooster
Lawrence
Good Sermons Heard by Colored Ministers at Greenesboro
In Greenesboro Georgia on November 10 a morning program at First Baptist featured Rev Silas X Floyd of Augusta and Rev W D Johnson of Athens with sermons on Gospel Service and The Christian Race. Afternoon gifts boosted a school fund at Baptist church, many contributing 2 to 5 dollars. A Methodist sermon by Rev D E B ntrell drew a large audience, and a fair at the Institute will run an extra night by white citizens’ request.
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Greenesboro
First Baptist Church
Silas X. Floyd
All-gusta
Methodist Church
W. D. Johnson
Athens
D EB Ntrell
Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational Society Annual Conference Opens
The thirty fifth annual meeting of the Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational Society of the Methodist Episcopal church opened in Allegheny at North Avenue M E Church with a mass meeting presided by Bishop John M. Walden. The session runs to Tuesday night with eighteen bishops expected to attend and a major appeal for aid to support the society’s work.
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Pittsburg
Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
North Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Alleghany
John M. Walden
British Cotton Manufacturers Urged to Expand Markets
Washington November 10 Special. The British commercial agent in the United States reports that American cotton fabrics face high prices abroad due to sizing. He urges expansion of German and Latin American markets, notes strong South’s favorable conditions for producing coarse gray goods, and warns against overproduction if exports are not widened.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Commercial Intelligence
Board of Trade of London
Treasure Bureau of Statistics
China
Mexico
Ming
South
Bloodhounds on the Trail in James County Case
Detectives in Cartersville mobilized bloodhounds to James County to pursue suspects who fired Harrison Holden’s barn. The trail led to a Casey family cabin where a woman’s tracks matched evidence and she was arrested. The Caseys had been evicted for non payment of rent and had threatened vengeance.
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Cartersville
Specelal
James County
Hkarrison Holden
Casey
Caseys
Holden
Jockey Boots Purnell Disqualified for Life in France
Paris reports jockey C T Boots Purnell of the United States has been disqualified for life by the jockey club after allegedly staying at the post at Saint Cloud on October 28 while riding Londres in the Prix de Marley le Roi. Purnell contests the charge saying the stop was a misunderstanding and denies any bookmaker ties.
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France
Paris
C. T
Boots
Purnell
Jockey Club
At &T Cloud
Londres
Durnell
United States
Strike of the switchmen barely hinders Rio Grande traffic
Denver reports Rio Grande traffic largely normal as switchmen strike continues. Trainmen union backs Grand Master Lee’s ruling maintaining the agreement covers switchmen. Colorado and Southern rail workers say they will stay neutral amid the dispute. In Mariana Arkansas a skeleton found in woods is believed to be missing lumber inspector M G Jones, with foul play suspected and Robert and William Orle tendon detained.
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Denver
Colo
Rio Grande Railway
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Vics
Lee
Colorado and Southern Railway
Rio Grand
Mariana
Ark
M. G. Jones
Robert and
Wiliam Orle
Insurance Official Questions Rathbun Death And Buried Body
Newell C Rathbun United States recruiting officer died in Jeffersonville Indiana. Sam M Powell state manager of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. announced the body due for Oakland cemetery burial was not Rathbun. Investigations by Dr C Jennings and others prompt autopsy and funeral postponement pending company instructions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Newell C. Rathbun
United States
Jeffersonville
Ind
Sam M. Powell
Metropolitan Jire Insurance Company
Oakland Cemetery
Newell C
Rathbun
C. Jennings
B. P. Sisk
J. C Watkins
Grand Central Hotel
Powell
Chichester
Sherif Schader
Corps of Deputies
Newell Rathbun
United States Army
P Sisk
Jennings
West Third
Opinion in Lamson Case Dismissed by Federal Court
The Charleston note reports the United States circuit court of appeals at Richmond affirmed the dismissal of the Abel in the Lamson case. The Fanny Brown sank after colliding with the Margaret B. Roper near Cape Hatters, with the Roper having right of way. Lamson's master sought damages. the courts found no liability on the Roper.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Charleston
8. C
United States
Richmond
Brawley
Abel
Daniel H. Lamson
Fanny Brown
Margaret B. Roper
Admiralty Court
Fannie Brown
Cape Hatteray
Roper
Lamson
Lowns
Richmond Co
Cycle Riders Close Season At Valisburg Newark
The outdoor cycle racing season ends at the Valisburg track near Newark New Jersey. Frank L Kramer national champion wins the half mile handicap after a tight finish with Freeman and Butler. In the 10 mile pro handicap John King wins by nearly a lap with Krebs Freeman Newkirk and Newkirk placing behind.
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Newark
New York
Valisburg
Frank L Kramer
Freeman
Butler
King
Kramer
Sume Mories
Frank L. Kramer
Hast Orange
Howard Freeman
Portland
Nat Butler
Boston
John King
Floyd Krebs
H. B. Freeman
Jed Newkirk
Chicago
General Smith Orders Arms Ready in Samar Campaign
General Smith demands all American troops in Samar and Leyte stay armed at all times, even during meals, to prevent surprises as Lukban awaits surrender talks. He orders persistent scouting and destruction of captured rice and hemp, and says Lukban’s capture is near. The federal convention rifts persist with resignations and duels discussed amid friction over friars.
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Manila
Catbologan
Samar
Lukban
Smith
Gandara
Leyte
Senor Buencamino
Senor Velasco
Senor Sabella Reyes
Bis
Evidence Against Haston Expelled for Dealing with Insurgents
In Manila on November 10 incriminating evidence mounts against Gibson Haston, a representative of two Manila firms expelled from Samar for dealing with insurgents. He likely will be arrested and tried. Lukban’s commissary general, recently captured, says both firms agreed to supply 600 sacks of rice yearly. He dated deliveries to men in Cebu, as authorities weigh firms’ liabilities.
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Samar
Manila
Gibson Haston
Lukban
Cebu
Bloodshed at Barcelona municipal elections
Bloodshed marked Barcelona elections with gunfire and clashes. One man killed and about forty injured as theaters closed amid disturbances. Spain wide polls favored the government, while local disorder was anticipated in Bliboa.
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Barcelona
Spain
Bliboa
Convict Farms Taxation Sparks Mississippi Legislature Move
Sunflower County board of supervisors in Jackson, Mississippi, asks the January legislature to tax all convict farms owned by the state like other property. The move aims to tax a 13,000 acre convict farm bought for 380,000, with 2,000 acres cultivated, and raises constitutional questions about taxing state assets. The action targets revenue producing state properties and could affect counties that lose tax revenue.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Sunflower County
Board of Supervisors
Sunflower Board
Negroes Hired On Street Sparks Race Trouble in Jacksonville
Jacksonville faces race tension after a new ordinance requiring segregated street cars. Protests led to calls for a boycott, rowdy incidents in Fairfield and Oakland, ambush fire at a car, and threats against conductors. Police were deployed as officials await mayoral action on signing the bill. Malaria and bilious symptoms mentioned alongside Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Jacksonville
Fairfield
Oakland
Rector Gresham Resigns from Grace Church in Charleston
The Rev J Wilmer Gresham rector of Grace Episcopal church has tendered his resignation and departed for Arizona to recuperate from ill health. He came two years ago from New Orleans and his departure is deeply felt by friends. Assistant rector Rev Mr Way will be ordained priest by Bishop Capers on Wednesday and remain to handle parish affairs.
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Charleston
Arizona
Northwest
J Wilmer Gresham
Grace Holocopal Church
Gresham
New Orleans
Mr Way
Huntington
Grace Church
New York
Bishop Capers
Mission of Chapelle Fails to Settle Philippines Question
London reports Monsignor Chapelle left Rome without resolving the monasteries issue in the Philippines. The Vatican will maintain the status quo. Monsignor Sbarretti departs Havana and will be sent to the Philippines to attempt an agreement between Filipinos and the American government.
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Chapelle
London
Monsignor Sbarretti
Havana
Monsignor Chapelle
Rome
Daily Chronicle
Philippines
Vatican
Fist Fight Ends Fatality in Enid Farm Conflict
In Enid Oklahoma on November 10 Joseph Carter aged 22 killed Ed Campbell aged 44 with a single fist blow over the heart. Campbell had threatened Carter with a knife and challenged him to a fight before the fatal clash. Both men were farmers.
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Ed Campbell
Joseph Carter
Oklahoma
Enid
Okla
Campbell
Carter
Tragedy in a Negro Church at Hopkinsville Kentucky
At a colored church near Hopkinsville this morning Henry Davie quarreled with Abe Allen. Davie fired, the bullet missed Allen but struck and killed Jerry Wilton on the opposite side of the pew. Davie was arrested.
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Hopkinsville
Henry Davie
Abe Allen
Davie
Allen
Jerry Wilton
Denounced as Untrue in Mexico City Railway Story
Mexico City papers shout a claim that 100 American mechanics will be brought in to replace Brexicans in railway shops, but railway officials deny the tale as pure invention. In Havana, Cuba, Masso is named by the democratic party as their presidential candidate.
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Mexico City
Mexican Central and
Mexican National Railway
United States
Carolina and Northern railway reaches near Marion terminus
The Carolina and Northern railway is now completed to a point four miles from Marion North Carolina, its southern terminus. The line will extend forty two miles, opening access to a very fertile section of the state and boosting regional development.
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Marion
8. C
Raideh
M. C
Carolina and Northern Railway
Death by own action found in Wade near here
The decomposed body of James Hicks was found hanging from a tree in the Wade vicinity today. The coroner ruled death by his own action. Hicks had been missing for several weeks.
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Yrantor Tenn
James Hicks
Wade
Hicks
Ambassa dor Secures Settlement Between Turkey and Austria
Constantinople November 10. Beror de Celice the Austro Hungarian ambassador has secured from the factory element of severestions between Turkey and Austria a settlement in the ongoing dispute. Details remain sparse but the accord is described as a significant diplomatic breakthrough.
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Andria
Constantinople
Beror de Celice
Turkey
Red Cross to Open Free Eating Houses for the Poor
The ministry of agriculture notes European Russia crops below average with rye most deficient. Winter wheat lags in Don, Poland and Baltic provinces, while summer grains also fall short. Government tightens relief funding, Red Cross plans free eating houses and medical aid, facing obstacles from Tartars and Mordva. U.S. influence in European press noted with broad sympathy.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Ministry of Agriculture Today
Russia
Vrala
Don
Poland
Baltic
Red Cross
Roosevelt
United States
Killing of Smith at Nicholls in ambush murder
Douglas Ga November 10 Special The town of Nicholls east of Douglas reports a fatal shooting of W J Smith Friday night believed an ambush No sign of struggle found body Saturday morning near a goods box Suspect identity unknown Smith had prior indictments for Madar law violations and had pleaded guilty at the recent superior court term prior to his death A brief note on unrelated items follows detailing steel industry rumors and a Pittsburgh denial
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Douglas
Nicholls
W. J. Smith
Charley Hinson
Smith
Obscure Corner of Clovelly and a Baby Weighing Ritual
A collation of two human-interest items notes Clovelly as a secluded UK village famed for its steep stair street and 700 residents living amid flowers and old world charm. The Newark News reports babies at High Street Hospital undergoing a weekly weigh-in, with scales, baskets, and charts to track weekly weight gains in a solemn, routine ceremony.
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United Kingdom
Clovelly
Garden of
England
Clovelly's Street
Corel
Newark
High Street
Banks
Cape Colony orders show Americans fastest for delivery
Cape Town reports Dr. W Smart asserts American locomotive orders to the Cape railways complete in ten months while British firms take twelve to eighteen. He notes US prices under UK bids and Hungary rails at half the British price, urging preference for prompt delivery and adapted terms to defeat British trade.
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Cape Town
W. Smart
Cape Colony
Cape Government Railways
Charles Bletterman Eliott
Elliott
Cape
America
Dr. Smart
Great Britain
United States
Healy
Hungary
Bishop Doane a Curiosity in San Francisco
In San Francisco Bishop Doane of Albany stands out for his Episcopal dress, including shovel hat and knee breeches, provoking laughter but earning pioneer status as others follow his example. A telegraphist notes wrist cooling can boost endurance, while scattered anecdotes offer pointed, humorous maxims on society, love, and ambition.
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Doane
San Francisco
Albany
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Getrichquick
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Fla
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Red Cross Society
Saraaperilla
Philadelphia
Jones & Laughlins
B F. Jones, Jr
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Alexander’s Hotel
Marietta Street
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Shere
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Waskar
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