Friends Doubt John Anderson Is Dead In Cincinnati
Bluefield buzzed with rumors that John M. Anderson a long prominent lawyer and resident might have died by his own hand in Cincinnati. Coroner in Cincinnati has no record of death and telegrams offer no confirmation.
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Cincinnati
Bluefield
John M. Anderson
Anderson
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
J. H. Gollehon
Ohio River
Mr. Anderson
John Anderson
Cincinnati Post
Daily Telegraph
Prosecution and Defense Clash Over Birdsong Sanity
In Hazlehurst Mississippi on December 6, the Birdsong murder trial opened with defense lawyers seeking to introduce alienists to testify on the defendant Angie Birdsong's sanity. W A Russell testified that Dr Butler spoke of Mrs Birdsong's infatuation and secret messages asking visits under the pretense of a sick child as Dr Butler was away. Court adjourned until tomorrow.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Angie Birdsong
Dr. Butler
W. A. Russell
Lawrence County
Madame Gould Learns to Economize After Separation
Paris reports Anna Gould once Countess Castellane has saved over 35000 dollars in nine months while creditors seek debts. Furniture dealer Marquereau claims she has used the Castellane title since divorce, making her liable for Boni's debts under French law.
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Paris
Mec
Anna Gould
Countess Castellane
Boni
M. Marquereau
Frances
Marquereau
Anna
Madame Gould
Explosion at Harney shoe factory in Lynn
A boiler explosion and ensuing fire hit the Harney shoe factory in Lynn Massachusetts just as 300 workers were entering. Two men are believed dead, the blaze damaged eight nearby buildings, and losses are placed at $300,000 with over twenty injured and several believed fatally hurt.
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Lynn
Mass
Harney
Rivers and Harbors Congress Seeks $50 Million Annual Aid
Washington reports the National Rivers and Harbors Congress opened its third annual session with broad national participation. Delegates from commercial, agricultural, and industrial groups pushed for at least fifty million dollars yearly for river and harbor improvements, noting current ten year averages under twenty million. The group aims to elevate waterways funding to match economic needs without bias toward any single project.
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Washington
United States
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Chambers& Commerce
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley Commonwealths
Gulf
Atlantic
Congress
Gillette Confession Report at Death Sentence Hearing
Reports claim Chester Gillette confessed to murdering Grace Brown but officials refuse to discuss the statement. District Attorney Ward and former defense counsel Mills declined to confirm details as Gillette faces execution in Auburn.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Auburn
Grace Brown
Mills
Gillette
Ward
Distance and prices of city lots near Fairview and postoffice
The note asks to measure the distance from the city postoffice to Fairview and then westward by the same distance, and to compare lot prices in the two areas. It describes Fairview as distant from railroad engines and stockyards yet closer to railroad headquarters, and mentions Blusfeld Book and Stationery Company selling Christmas cards calendars and postals.
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Fairview
Blusfeld Book and Stationery Company
Plan to Pass Ship Subsidy Bill in Congress
Publican leaders in Congress favor passing the ship subsidy bill to trim a growing treasury surplus that could top 50 million dollars by year end. Republicans avoid tariff change, viewing subsidy as a way to reduce the surplus while debates on Japan and Porto Rico continue. The president will send special messages to Congress on Porto Rico and Panama in December, reflecting views from recent trips.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Japan
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Panama
Negroes Seek White House Reconsideration Over Dismissed Battalion
New York Negro leaders vow to press the president to reverse the order dismissing an entire battalion of black soldiers. At a St Marks Church meeting resolutions demanded reversal and Negro preachers spoke. Gilchrist Stewart, who toured Brownsville, claimed affidavits show whites fired the shots, not black soldiers.
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New York
Congress
St. Marks M Kk
Gilchrist Stewart
The
Constitutional League
Brownsville
Japanese Praise of the President's Message
The article reports warm praise for President Roosevelt's message to Congress. It characterizes him as a statesman of character guiding a great nation and champions civilization and humanity. San Francisco authorities are seen as moral beings led by the message's call for justice.
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Tokio
Roosevelt
American Congress
San Francisco
Strike of Seamen Halts Trans-Oceanic Line
Milan reports a general seamen strike in the Italian maritime service disrupts the Italian American trans-oceanic line until next year. The company cannot secure enough sailors as workers demand higher wages a definite hours schedule and daily rations.
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Milan
Italian Maritime Service
Four Die in Michigan Mine Disaster Rescue Saves Forties
Houghton Michigan December 6 The mine disaster last night left four dead and about twenty four injured. Wreckers have entered the mine and saved most of the forty believed to have been blown to pieces.
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Houghton, Mich
Sick Harvard student battles midnight burglars in sickroom
Edwin Crowninshield a Harvard student ill with fever at his father Frederick Crowninshield's home in New York awakened and fought two burglars who entered his room. He overpowered one before his attackers fled after the father arrived with a revolver. No serious injuries reported.
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New York
Edwin Crowninshield
Harvard
Frederick Crowninshield
Crowinshield
Slocum Disaster Heroine Dies in Poverty and Obscurity
Cassie McManus, praised by the empress of Germany and awarded by New York officials for bravery in the Slo cum steamboat disaster, died in poverty. Her funeral at Calvary cemetery was private, with no attendees beside a small circle who earlier rescued her remains from a potter’s field.
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New York
Cassie McManus
Slocum
Potter’s Field
Calvary Cemetery
Unable to Subdue Flames, Steamer is Beached
Philadelphia officials report a fire in the forward hold of the Cretan which led to beached status after attempts to reach port. Passengers disembarked and two firemen were overcome. Cargo loss estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
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Philadelphia
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company
American Girl Beaten to Death by Chinamen
News from China reports Nellie Royal ten year old daughter of former Elder Royal Zion City killed by three Chinese men who beat her brains out with a club as she played near her father’s home. The men were captured and the Chinese government promised beheading as a warning to others.
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Waukegan
Ill
Zion City
China
Nellie Royal
Royal
Gratton Francisco Dies From Morning Shooting Injuries
Gratton Francisco aged about 20, long resident of this city, died this morning from gunshot wounds suffered in a mistaken identity shooting with Mayor J. EK. T. Lentz three weeks ago in Princeton. He was known as bright, industrious, and well liked, leaving a mother and brothers. Funeral arrangements were not set.
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Gratton Francisco
J. EK. T. Lentz
Princeton
Dailelegraph
Mr Lentz
Young Francisco
Grat Francisco
City Post Office
Norfolk and Western
Roth
Italian killed over whiskey dispute at Giotto train stop
An Italian man was shot in the abdomen on a special train from Giotto after a dispute over a bottle of whiskey. He was taken to St Luke's hospital where he died. The assailant fled but was later recaptured.
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St Luke's Hospital
Specia
Giotto
Rawlings Brothers Commuted to Life Imprisonment
Governor Verrill commutes Milton and Jesse Rawlings to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of Willie and Carrie Carter in Atlanta. Their father Rev J G Rawlings and Alf Moore were hanged for the same crime earlier.
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Atlanta
Verrell
Milton
Jesse Rawlings
Willie
Carrie Carter
Rev
J. G. Rawlings
Alf Moore
Winchester Team of Expert Shots at Bristol
Winchester team of expert shooters concluded a two months south tour in Bristol Tennessee. The squad shot in 44 towns and set three world records. Today's score: Winchester 468 Bristol 460.
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Winchester
Bristol
Bristol, Tenn
Solve Negro Problem by Closing the Saloon
Charlottesville Virginia December 6 The annual Virginia Anti Saloon League address cites the Mann Act closing rural saloons as reducing the so called Negro problem noting only two attempted assaults by Negroes in rural areas. Dr H Bennett superintendent reports on league activities and other speakers address the issue.
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Charlottesville
Southland
Meld
West
Virginia Anti- Saloon League
Virginia
Hbehnett
League
Bristol Dr. Anderson Murder Case Shocks City
Dr. Campbell Anderson of Gate City died at home and his body was brought to Bristol for burial. Investigators report a severed artery and suspect James Nalms, his brother in law, who claims the death was self inflicted during a personal crisis. Anderson, about 48, was a druggist and physician born in Rogersville with a wife and several children.
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Bristol
Tenn
Campbell Anderson
Gate City
Bastill Cemetery
Dr. Anderson
James Nalms
Haseen
Anderson
Pro
Rogersville
Audley Anderson
Scott County
Siso
Mary Nelms
Reward offered for best method to exploit tunnel tank
A $50 prize is offered by the Bluefield and Graham Improvement Company for the best method using a tank and power to exploit a site at Midway. Details require a plan of equipment, method, power, and location. Three non resident engineers will judge, with January 1 1907 as award date. Gold payment and partial credit on unsold lots. Prices listed for corner and other lots in Graham Virginia.
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Perm
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Mrs. Birdsong
Rational Rivers and Harbors Congress
Rairoad
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Oliver
Young May
Hie
Brothers and Stetere
Kitty
Bluefield & Graham Imp. CO
W. D. Roberts
Graham, Va
White Pharmacy
W. Va
Huyler
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R. L. Speas
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