Breathing Hargis Shot Dead in Jackson Store
Jackson Ky Feb 7 Former Breathitt County Judge James Hargis famed political figure and alleged crime link was shot dead in his general store by his son Beach Hargis who fired five shots. The son was jailed after a frenzied quarrel over drinking. The Hargis-Cockrill feud left multiple murders and Hargis had faced murder charges previously with acquittals.
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James Hargis
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Democratic Executive Committee
Breathitt County
Beach Hargis
Hargis
Goran Smith
Grover Blanton
Kentucky
Dr. Cox
Marcum
Bob Cockrill
Democrats
Tenth
James B. Marcum
Jim Cockrill
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Cockrills
Hargises
Ben Hargis
Cockrill Boys
Cockrill
Cox
John Smith
John Abner
Cockrell Boys
Lexington
Court House
Captain Won
Curtis Jett
Tom White
Juige Hargis
Hirself
Judge Hargis
National Casket Company
Pepress
Deliberate Death of Mrs Walton Reported in New York
Mrs Cleo A Walton of San Francisco planned her death by poison after paying a hotel bill, selecting a casket, and arranging cremation. Coroner and undertaker notified. she died in her apartments before help arrived. Widow of a Denver native, she prospered in dress making until the earthquake, then moved to New York for further struggles.
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New York
Cleo A. Walton
San Francisco
Hotel la Grange
Tredertaker
Walton
Denver
Thaw Conditionally Sane, Prized Model Prisoner at Matteawan
Dr. Lamb, superintendent at Matteawan State Hospital, says Warry K Thaw may be certified sane after about thirty days and released if findings permit. Physicians note he has not yet fully recovered from Stanford White murder trial, though he is regarded as a model prisoner with certain privileges.
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Matteawan
Lamb
State Hospital
Warry K. Thaw
Rey Court
Aeeler
Thaw
Stanford White
Gunmen Holdups and Shootings Spark Woburn Police Hunt
In Woburn Massachusetts on February 7 three highwaymen robbed two men at gunpoint and fired on officers injuring two police, critically one, and injuring the wagon driver. Mayor Blodget ordered Company G militiamen to assist in the manhunt with strict orders to shoot if the suspects resist.
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Woburn
Mass
William E. Blodget
Fuet Tives
First Regiment
Lynching Reported Near Newberry Florida
In Gainesville on February 7 Jack Long was lynched by about 200 men after being accused of murdering Elias Sapp a prominent farmer. Long was taken from the Newberry jail carried to the crime scene and hanged from a tree. Townspeople remain armed and fear further violence as a second lynching threat circulates. Police say Long’s brother was killed by a member of the Sapp family who remains at large.
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Gainesville
Fla
Jack Long
Newberry
Long
Elias Sapp
Sapp
Frightened Miner Dies After Light Charge Incident
Washington Pennsylvania February 7 1910 William Smith a Hazel Kirk coal miner died after being frightened touched a live wire near a mine entry The coroner cites heart failure from belief of contact as the cause noting the wire lacked voltage to stun him and his fear triggered the collapse
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Washington
William Smith
Kirk
Smith
Ohio River Ice Breakup Looms After Flooding Rains
Gallipolis reports a general breakup of ice in the Ohio River is near as recent rains push water levels up. The Little and Great Kanawha rivers are rising fast, causing extensive damage along waterways.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Kanawha
Train wreck in Elkins leaves two dead
Two men were killed and several injured when a northbound Western Maryland passenger train derailed at Gorman, near Elkins West Virginia. Charles C. Cochran of Hagerstown Maryland served as express messenger and Adam Rees, from Bayard West Virginia, is believed to have been aboard. The engine remained on track while coaches rolled down the embankment.
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Elkins
W. Va
Western Maryland Railroad
Gorman
Charles C. Cochran
Hagerstown
Adam Rees
Bayard
Bandit Raisuli Surrenders Caid Maclean Free to Tangier
Tangier reports that bandit Raisuli has freed Caid Sir Harry Maclean and sent him under escort to Tangier. The exchange occurred as the two parties moved toward resolution of the long standing feud.
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Mactiean
Morocco
Raisuli
Great Britain
Garantee
Tangier
McGraw Coal Mines at Simpson Fire Burns Two Days
In Grafton West Virginia on February 7 the Mc Graw Coal company mines known as the New York mines at Simpson caught fire from an unknown cause two days earlier. About two hundred men labor to control the blaze but it remains uncontrolled with losses exceeding 100000 dollars to date.
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Grafton
W. Va
McGraw Coal Company
Simpson
New York Mines
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