Energetic Burglar Strikes Three Homes in Williamson
A burglar hit three local sites in Williamson West Virginia during the night. John Marinack's saloon on Upper Third Avenue was burglarized with minor cash and jewelry taken. At Norfolk and Western freight station a cash drawer was forced open but nothing recovered. The largest theft occurred near Chattaroy four miles away at the express and baggage room with several hundred dollars in goods stolen. Police hunt for clues.
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Chattaroy
Here
Five Shapiro Family Die In Blazing Fire
Fire at Anthony Shapiro clothing and jewelry shop in Wickson county suburb, Scranton, Pa., claims five members of the Shapiro family. Shapiro, his son, daughter, and Mrs. Shapiro's parents perish, while Mrs. Shapiro and two other children escape by leaping from a second story window.
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Scranton
Anthony Shapiro
Wickson County
Shapiro
Congress Meets to Plan Federal Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg Pa December 2 Many states attend the eleventh annual American Mining Congress four day session. The group aims to create a federal bureau of mines and mining with a cabinet seat for its head. They will seek miner safety protections federal support for mining schools and experiment stations resource conservation and elimination of fraudulent mining stock schemes.
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American Mining Congress
Federal Bureau of Mines and Mining
Government levee dynamited near Pine Bluff report
Report from Pine Bluff Arkansas says a government levee north of the city, aimed at diverting Arkansas River waters, has been dynamited. Two heavy explosions heard as authorities investigate the incident.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas River
Cinsei Maru Foundered. Seventy Lost in Japanese Seas
Kobe reports the steamer Cinsei Maru foundered on November 30 with seventy lives lost. The item also includes scattered notes on Burmese Chin customs, witch beliefs, a quip about a Napoleon duel, and several local advertisements for fountain pens umbrellas and pile remedies.
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Kobe
Japan
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertisement
A compact ad touts DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as antiseptic and fast soothing for pain. It urges readers to insist on DeWitt's Regular size 50c, available for sale at this location.
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DeWitt
Pineules for the Kidneys Offer Quick Trial Relief
Golden globules claim direct kidney action and fast results for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. A 30 days trial promoted by Goodykoontz Drug Co with claims of blood purification.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Pine Bluff Flood Forecast Improves Hopeful Outlook
Pine Bluff Arkansas December 2 river authorities say the crest of the high wave should pass by tomorrow night with water about one foot over flood stage. If the fas cines or willow mattresses hold until Thursday night the worst danger will be over.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Demurrer Overruled in Two-Cent Fare Case at Kanawha
Judge Burdette in Kanawha County circuit court overruled the plaintiffs demurrer to the defendants answer in the mandamus suit brought by the Coal and Coke railway. The action seeks to prohibit Attorney General Conley and Prosecuting Attorney Avis from enforcing the 1907 legislature two-cent fare law as alleged confiscatory. The case proceeds to trial on factual issues.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burdette
Circuit Court
Kanawha County
Coal and Coke Railway
Conley
Avis
Maddox Elected Mayor of Atlanta Over Woodward
Robert F Maddox won Atlanta mayoral race by more than three thousand votes, defeating incumbent James G Woodward in a contest seen as a key Democratic nomination test. The result marks Maddox as the city’s new chief executive after the December election.
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Maddox
Atlanta
Quyer
Robert F Maddox
James G. Woodward
Taft Offers Treasury Post To Cleveland Rep Burton
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Representative Theodore Burton of Cleveland is offered the post of secretary of the treasury by President-elect Taft. The move signals a key administration appointment as Taft prepares his incoming cabinet in early December.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Theodore Burton
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
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