Most Novel Defense in History of Missouri
Warrensburg Mo August 3 Charging that his former sweetheart Anna Bentley committed the murder of which he is himself accused by the girl Robert Sassaman will present the most novel defense in the criminal history of Missouri when he is placed on trial Monday The case has drawn wide interest since June when a jury could not be empaneled and a continuance granted Sassaman will claim Miss Bentley planned and executed the crime and that she later coerced him into a confession The tale pits a woman scorned against a man whose defense hinges on shifting blame to the lover of the accuser The story centers on Carl Miller a 60 year old man found murdered May 1904 near Holden with Miller killed during a camping trip and his body disposed of in a well The alleged motive was Miller’s team and wagon and a heavy stone weighed the corpse The case has sparked intense public interest and opinions remain split on guilt among Sassaman and Miss Bentley
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Warrensburg
Anna Bentley
Robert Sassaman
Missouri
Sarsman
Anna Iheatley
Carl Miller
Sassaman
Miss Bentley
Holden
Saesaman
Miller @t Holden
Kansas
Miller
Topeka
Sessaman
Bobby
St. Louis
Bentley
Kansas City
Test Constitutionality of Eight-hour Telegraph Law
Jefferson City Missouri August grand jury returns fourteen indictments against the Mobile and Pacific railroad for alleged noncompliance with the eight hour telegraph law. The company contends the law is unconstitutional and ignored by the railroad.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Coke County
Mobile and Pacific Railroad
Vice President Fairbanks in Bryan’s Home Town
Vice President Fairbanks was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by the Commercial Club in Bryan. The Indiana Club hosted a public reception. He delivered an address at the Epworth Assembly in the evening.
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Fairbanks
Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Lungheon
Commercial Club
Indiana Club
Epworth
Standard Oil Fined Record Sum in Rebates Case
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis orders the Standard Oil Company of Indiana to pay 29.24 million dollars for rail rebate violations. The ruling calls the company's officials counterfeiters and thieves and signals possible further fines up to 88.44 million dollars across seven indictments. A special grand jury will probe the Chicago and Alton Railroad rebates.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
United States District Court
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Oil Company
Sensational Statement by Caleb Powers Alleges Judge Robbins Misconduct
Caleb Powers in Georgetown Kentucky issues affidavits from four men accusing Special Judge Robbins of leaving the bench and entering the jury room during Powers’ earlier trial. Affidavits from A N Bradley Jr L L Bristow W H Johnson and G W Johnson share similar claims about extended access to the jury room during verdict consideration.
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Georgetown
Calebowers
A. N. Bradley
L. L. Bristow
W. H. Johnson
G. W. Johnson
Robbins
Powers
A. N. Bradley, Jr
Virginia Railroads Accept Two Cent Rate Agreement
Virginia railroads agree to implement a two cent rate on or before October 1 subject to one legal challenge. The governors and railroad attorneys finalized the pact after a long day of negotiations at the state capitol. The agreement ends the dispute and avoids an extra legislative session, claiming a peaceful solution.
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Richmond
State Capitol
Virginia
Swanson
Southern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Atlantic Coast Line
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Corporation Commission
General Assembly
Mexico’s Independence Centenary Plans Across Nine Hundred Cities
President Diaz’s national committee for Mexico’s independence centennial adopts a plan to inaugurate public improvements in over 900 cities on September 17, 1910. Estimated average cost is at least $100,000 per locality, with larger cities potentially reaching millions, totaling near $100 million.
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Bowie Max
W.O Pol.cox
L. A
City of
Mexico
Diaz
Negro Village Burned by Wisconsin Farmers
Winoa Minnesota August reports say Porter ville a newly organized village across the river in Wisconsin where Negro inhabitants lived was destroyed by fire. Farmers angry at the negroes building a village are blamed for starting the blaze. The flimsy structures losses are small.
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Winoa
Minn
Porterville
Wisconsin
Employers Refuse to Meet Labor Leaders in Washington
The convention of general officers of national and international labor unions in Washington adopted an address to the public detailing employers' refusal to meet labor representatives for a conference. It declares employers responsible for any consequences.
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Washhington
Washington
Noted Sculptor Augustus St Gudens Dies in Cornish
Augustus St Gudens L L D L H D renowned sculptor died at his Cornish home at 6 50 this evening after a long illness. Death followed a general breakdown of the system due in part to a form of nervous dyspepsia he had suffered from for years.
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Cornish
N. H
Augustus St. Gudens
Spain Provides for Final Payment of Debt to U.S.
Washington August 3 a law passed by the Spanish cortes and approved by King Alfonso provides for the final payment of debt to the United States as agreed in the 1908 convention. Swain had promised to pay the United States 600000 as the balance of damages to American commerce.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Cortez
Alfonso
United States
Swain
Three Unidentified Bodies Pulled From City Ruins
Three unidentified bodies were recovered from the burned wooden building at the city center in North Yakima Washington today. The adjoining property suffered heavy damage and total losses reached seventy five thousand dollars.
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North Yakima
Wash
Weakening in Pride of Commodities Signals Realignment
New York reports a general stock market softness with a 25 percent drop in United States Steel new orders over the past month. Railroads curb activity due to tight money, while commodity prices ease, signaling a broader readjustment. Corn crop advances amid ideal weather, with August potential for a normal yield. wheat and cotton show gains. Money market conditions remain tight with high rates and ongoing liquidity strains in Europe.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Europe
London
Paris
Gerlin
Germany
United States
Prominent American Society Woman to Wed in France
Paris reports Mrs. Augustus Cass Canfield a leading American society figure from New York Chicago and South Carolina will wed Frank Gray Griswold at Canes on Monday After a European tour the couple will return to America to visit the groom's mother Mrs George Griswold and sister Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer at Narragensett Pier She is described as a popular figure in New York society and an accomplished horsewoman who rides to hounds.
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Canfield
Josephine Houghteling
Chicago
Augustus Cass Canfield
Aiken
US. C
New York
London
Griswold
France
England
Ireland
Paris
South Cearolina
Frank Gray Griswold
Canes
Europe
America
George Griswold
Schuyler van Rensselaer
Narragensett Pier
Summer Desserts Inspire Blue Ribbon Vanilla Flavor
A note highlights Blue Ribbon Vanilla to flavor summer desserts and mentions a five o'clock club breakfast at the Bluefield Inn. It states meals are served a la carte and cites a plan effective August 1 for Europeans.
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Bluefield Inn
Fourth Anniversary of Pius X Accession Marked by Celebrations
Rome August 3 Tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary of Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto becoming Pope Pius X. The college of cardinals will be greeted, an address read, and greetings extended across prelates. Vatican officials, European sovereigns, and the emperor of Austria send congratulations and gifts as messages pour in from churches and laypeople worldwide.
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Rome
Guiseppe Sarto
Venice
Prpacy
Pius X
Italy
Pius
Vatican
Papal
Emperor
Austria
Amertra
Large coal chute destroyed by fire at Shenandoah Junction
Hundred tons of coal stored in a chute on the Norfolk and Western Railroad at Shenandoah Junction near Hayestown was burned when a fire started from engine sparks. The chute collapsed blocking tracks and trains were held for hours. the loss is heavy.
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Hayestown
Norfolk and Western
Shenandoah Junction
Three Long Forgotten Soldiers Graves Found in Beckley Yard
In Beckley West Virginia on August 3 three long forgotten graves were found in attorney H Lacey McCrearys yard. The first grave held only earth the second contained a decayed blanket and Union uniform and the third a crumbling skeleton. The Twenty third Ohio Regiment occupied Beckley for several months in 1862 under Col Hayes and Maj McKinley.
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Beckley
W. Va
H. Lacey McCreary
Twenty-third Ohio Regiment
Col. Hayes
Maj. McKinley
Dock Workers Along the Monongahela Strike
A general strike of caulker and dock workers on the Monongahela River was ordered in Pittsburg Pa. August 3. About a thousand men walked out demanding a 8 hour day with nine hour pay. Work stopped at fourteen docks.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela River
Daily Telegraph want column and local notices
Public notice invites Bluefield readers to place want ads via the Daily Telegraph offering quick low cost notices for housing jobs and services. Local meeting dates shift to Red Men's Hall for Sunday gatherings at 2 PM. Sublette Barnes advertise cantaloupes butter creamery and DeWitt's pills featured as regional products.
Help Wanted Column Offers Substitute Stenographer
The Daily Telegraph promotes its Help Wanted Columns as a solution when your stenographer or clerk plans a vacation. Advertise for a substitute and end your staffing trouble. Le a word.
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The
Daily Telegraph
John Bailey Held in Bristol Jail After Escape Attempt
John Bailey, a highwayman and alleged assailant against Chief Newkirk, is located in Bristol Tennessee jail and willing to return to Bluesfield without requisition. He previously attacked the chief, destroyed his home, fired at officers, and escaped from Princeton jail. He faces charges of highway robbery and attempted murder.
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John Bailey
Chief Newkirk
Bristol, Tenn
Bluesfield
Bailey
American National Bank
Princeton Avenue
Newkirk
Johnson
Calloway
Princeton
Bondam
Talley
Jealous Man Shoots Girl Then Takes His Own Life
New Market Neb August 3 Rose Kennister fifteen and Jerry Kennister thirty five are dead after a tragedy near town both shared the same surname but were not relatives It is believed Kennister shot the girl and then killed himself both dying within an hour of discovery Jealousy is suspected as the motive.
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New Market
Neb
Rose Kennister
Jerry Kennister
Fan
Kennister
Williams Plurality Less Than a Thousand in Mississippi
John Sharp Williams won the Mississippi United States Senate primary with an unofficial 941 vote plurality as returns from Jackson, Mississippi, showed one county still awaited. The remaining county is conceded to him by the Vardaman forces.
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New Orleans
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Jackson
Mias
Williams
Vardaman
Millions to be Expended in Iron Property Development
A group of French and Swiss capitalists organized a company with millions of dollars capitalization to develop iron in Georgia and South Carolina. Augusta canal improvements, estimated in the millions, will be asked of the council Monday night and are expected to be approved.
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St. Augustine
Bla
Cach
Georgia
South Carolina
Augusta Canal
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Caleb Powers
West Virginia
Chicago Grain Market
Spain
Henry Clews
Monongahela
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Masonic Hall
E. D. Evans
Rocky Ford
Sublette & Barnes
DeWitt
Bristol
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