J. V. Donnelly Killed In Coal Train Wreck
Brakeman J V Donnelly, thought from Twin Branch, died when nine cars derailed on the Cooper Hill section of the Pocahontas division. He was crushed under a coal car, skull fractured, and his remains were removed to Bluefield. Fellow rider Thomas Stanger suffered leg injuries and a lost finger. Cause undetermined but a broken flange is suspected.
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Chas. Donnelly
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Bluefield Undertaking Company
Thomas Stanger
Coopers
Pocahontas
Colored man loses both legs in train riding attempt
Andrew Rogs of Petersburg was brought to the city from Ada after 1 30 am with both legs severed above the knees from a fall while stealing a ride on a freight train. He remained conscious upon arrival and was taken to a hospital.
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Petersburg
Ada
Unknown man killed by freight train at Powhatan
An unidentified man believed Hungarian was killed when he stepped in front of an east bound freight at Powhatan. He carried no clues to his identity and appeared to be a miner. Los Angeles voters favor George Alexander for mayor with 88,778 votes to Job Harriman's 52,293.
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Los Angeles
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Commission Plan Defeated in Vancouver Washington
The commission form of government was defeated here yesterday by a vote of more than two to one.
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Wash
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Wordsworth Recites Poem in Garden for Emerson Visit
Emerson recounts how Wordsworth, white haired and rugged, welcomed him in a garden and, without ceremony, recited an entire poem. The moment surprised Emerson, who felt amused then humbled as the aged poet chanted to a fellow writer.
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Emerson
England
Wordsworth
Iron Stoves Through History From Rome to London
The article traces heating stoves from ancient Rome where fixed atuba units warmed large rooms, through medieval Germany and Scandinavia in baths and hothouses, to early iron stoves in the eighteenth century led by Cardinal Polignac and Frankton. It notes vast brick and tile constructions, bedstead hot tops, and limited private-boat use before 1830.
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Scandinavia
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France
Frankton
London Standard
Subscription notice for The Daily Telegraph readers
A brief public notice reminds subscribers of their daily Telegraph delivery and urges renewals or renewals due to lapsing subscriptions. It emphasizes continued access to local news and service.
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Right of the States to Penalize Railroads
The Supreme Court heard arguments on state power to penalize railroads for delaying interstate shipments. North Carolina statutes imposing 50 dollars daily penalties faced challenge as interference with interstate commerce. Case details involved Reid & Beam from Rutherfordton and Mrs. Reid of Charlotte against Southern Railway, with mixed verdicts and a dissent. Four bodies were found in Philadelphia ruins from a separate collapse.
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Supreme Court of the United States
North Carolina
Reid & Beam
R Rutherford Tea
N. C
Scotville
Yoon
Rutherfordton
Meo Tville
Knoxville
Augusta
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Charlotte
Davis
W. Va
Reid
Southern Railway Company
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Congress
Supreme Court
Walen
Fire destroys apartment house. uniden tified victims feared
Reports say an apartment building burned tonight with residents possibly among the dead. Conditions tied to W. E. B. Stokes, a New York millionaire clubman, worsened after a kidney ailment. An operation may be needed and the case remains grave.
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New York
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Ethel Conrad
Lillian Graham
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