King Leopold Says He Is Not As Black As Painted
Washington dispatch reports Congo Free State consul general James F. Whitley denying a lobby to stop government action. Senator Lodge files a resolution seeking intervention, backed by the president and Secretary Root, while Congo Reform Association critics urge intervention to end atrocities in the Congo Free State.
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Washington
James EF. Whitley
Congo Free State
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Root
Herbert Johnson
Congo Reform Association
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Boston
Secretary Root
King Leopold
King Leopold Denies Congo Atrocity Charges
Brussels report states King Leopold met a Publishers Press correspondent in private to discuss the Congo situation. He denies accusations of atrocities against Congo blacks, notes misjudgments by officials were punished, and says every effort is being made to protect.
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Brussels
Publishers Press
Leopold
Congo
King Leopold Defends Congo Development Efforts
Leopold denies he crafted a Congo content and complains cruelty reports misrepresent him. He says he faced accusations from secondhand info and questions the safety of correspondents. He asserts spending nine million dollars on regional development and vows to continue work to improve natives' conditions.
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Leopold
Congo
Monarch Wrecks on Lake Superior Island Rescue Feared
The steam ship Monarch with ten passengers and a crew of thirty stranded on a small uninhabited island offshore Lake Superior. They reached the shore Thursday but the shelter is nil and cold has threatened lives with temperatures below zero. First advices reached today.
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Detroit
Mich
Monarch
Lake Superior
Nona Gilman’s Mother Arrested for Murder in Dona Gilman Case
Dayton report states Mrs. Gilman was arrested for the murder of her daughter Dona. Fayne Gilman and Collins Gilman are charged as accomplices. Dona’s body was disinterred recently. autopsy shows death by strangulation. No pregnancy or criminal operation involved.
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Dayton
Ohio
Former Senator Brown But Little Improved
Washington December 10. Counsel for Mrs Anna Bradley who shot ex Senator Arthur Brown of Salt Lake City said the prisoner would not be arraigned until Brown s injuries determine the outcome. Physicians tonight predict no recovery and there is faint improvement yet he remains so weak only immediate family are allowed to see him.
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Washington
Anna Bradley
Arthur Brown
Salt Lake City
Brown
Prosperity blamed for financial stringency in capital notes
Washington reports Secretary of the Treasury Show will deposit ten million dollars in key depositories and buy ten million dollars of 1907 bonds to ease the financial stringency. He says prosperity caused the trouble and notes a high volume of credits.
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Washington
Dec
Secretary of the Treasury
President Roosevelt Receives Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian parliament awarded the Nobel peace prize to President Roosevelt for his role in ending the Russo Japanese War. The prize includes a $30,000 gift, with the Norwegian minister Mr Kruge informing Roosevelt of the selection.
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Christiana
Norway
Roosevelt
Washington
Kruge
Norfolk Institutions Under Board of Control Probe
Norfolk, Va. December 10 Norfolk's institutions are under investigation by a board of control directed team. The Southern Audit Company has already reviewed the city almshouse and allegedly found grave misstatements and faulty bookkeeping.
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Norfolk
Board of Control
Southern Audit Company
Lutheran Minister Shot By His Daughter
In Philadelphia tonight minister John T. McAtees was shot three times in the head by his daughter Mary who says he had long abused her mother and tonight tried to kill her by throwing her down stairs. The minister is dying and the daughter is in custody.
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Viiladelphia
Ity
Mey
John T. McAtees
Mary
Gillette to be electrocuted for Grace Brown murder
Chester Gillette, convicted of the Grace Brown killing at Big Moose Lake, was sentenced to death by electrocution at Auburn prison in the week starting January 28. A motion for a new trial was refused. Gillette, joined by his mother from Denver, is expected to confess.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Auburn Prison
Gillette
Auburn
Denver
New Cairo to Norfolk Rail Line Aims Tidewater Link
Col Malcolm H Crump of Bowling Green Kentucky says a new Cairo and Cumberland Gap railroad is under construction to connect Norfolk with southern Kentucky from Cairo to Cumberland Gap and potentially to Bristol. About 50 miles laid, routing west of Norfolk, seeking direct tidewater access for mining products.
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New York
Malcolm H. Crump
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Norfolk
Cairo, Ill
Mississippi River
Cumberland Gap
Viginia
Tennessee
Cairo
Iime
Cumberland
Bristol
Norfolk and Western
Tidewater Virginia
Tidewater
Col. Crump
Seven Hurt in Cleveland Street Car Collision
Seven people were badly hurt when a Superior avenue street car telescoped into the rear of another car on East 105th street. Slippery rails reported as the cause.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Reward Offered for Piping Water to City Tank
The Bluefield and Graham Improvement Company offers a $50 reward for written, detailed plans by December 15 1906 showing a method to pipe spring water into a 75 000 gallon tank at Midway and distribute to West Bluefield and East Graham streets. Three engineers will judge. $25 is paid in gold and the other $25 as credit on Midway lot purchases.
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Midway
West
Bluefield
Graham Streets
Bluefield & Graham Imp. CO
W. D. Roberts
Graham
Would-be Suicide Note Leaves Fortune to President
New York, Dec 10. Mrs. Lula B Clover who attempted suicide after making a will bequeathing all her property and two cats to President Roosevelt is recovering. She claims Roosevelt is a kinsman but won’t say what led her to try death by her own action. A note beside her asked that Roosevelt be notified saying he would take care of the body.
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New York
Lula B Clover
Roosevelt
Storms Disrupt Business in New York City
New York December 10 storms hampered traffic as rain and snow turned to sleet and ice. Elevated railways faced severe delays and the city carried on with hours of late business due to the transportation disruption.
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New York
Smoked in Bed Causes Fatal House Fire in Erie
In Erie Pennsylvania on December 10 Terence Mc Quill aged 81 was burned to death in his home after a bed fire started by his smoking in bed. Family found the blaze too late to rescue him.
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Erie
Terence McQuill
Roanoke Bluefield growth drives Fairview lots sale
The ad touts Fairview as the sure home site as Roanoke and Bluefield growth press in. Ferrell's hosts a season sale beginning Wednesday with a vast toy and gift selection as Santa Claus headquarters. House warming sale also starts Wednesday at Ferrell's.
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Ferrell
Ferrell's
Miss Angie Birdsong Goes To Jury In Dr Butler Case
Hazlehurst Mississippi December 10 The Angie Birdsong murder trial ended with the case to the jury at six o clock tonight The defendant is on trial for the killing of Dr Butler in a high profile local case with the jury now deliberating.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Angie Birdsong
Dr. Butler
Religious Fanatics May Start Outbreak in Paris
Paris, Dec. 1. Premier Clemenceau declares no concession to Rome as pope and Vatican authorities clash with the French government over church power. A cabinet session Tuesday will plan to enforce the law and seize church property held in trust for a year to quell possible riots.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Rome
Vatican
Wreck of the Huronite Near Isle Royale
The steamship Huronite, flagship of the Northern Navigation Company, was wrecked on Isle Royal in a snow storm. Forty passengers cling to rigging as waves wash over the vessel. tugs are aiding in rescue while fears rise that many may be washed overboard. It was the ship’s last voyage of the season.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Huronite
Northern Navigation Company
Isle Royal
Fortieth Anniversary of King Leopold II’s Reign
Brussels observes a holiday marking Leopold II’s fortieth year on the throne begun December 10, 1865 after the death of Leopold I. The Belgian king’s four decades place him behind only Emperor Francis Joseph in European reign lengths.
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Brussels
Leopold II
Belgium
Leopold
Leopold I
Francis Joseph
Austria
The Storer Discussion To Be Drowned In White House
Washington reports no direct statement on the Storer correspondence between the president and Mrs. Bellamy Storer. Sources say omissions and inaccuracies exist in published letters and that full publication would alter some deductions.
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Washington
Bellamy Storer
White House
Southwest Kansas towns beg Gov Hoch for coal aid
In zero degree weather residents of Meade Liberal Cimarron and other Southwest Kansas towns appeal to Gov Hoch for coal assistance. About twenty towns face fuel shortages as railroads struggle to supply fuel for heating and everyday use.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Meade
Liberal
Cimarron
Kansa
Railroads Use Steel Cars to Guard Coal Haulage
Lines state coal confiscation is a fuel famine district issue. Railroads use steel cars to haul their own coal to prevent citizens from taking possession of the coal.
Heariented Coal Miner Kills and Injures Two
Jackson Ohio December 10 Rimer Mc Neal a destinuted coal mine armed with two revolvers shot indiscriminately at passengers on a crowded trolley instantly killing Harry White a probably mortar wounding J D Van Atta Newark Ohio and severely wounding J K Kinnison superintendent of the public schools of Jackson McNeal was thrown through a car window Reloading the pistols he went uptown pursued by officers and citizens who shot him through the head mortally wounding him after a running fight McNeal was twice a patient at the Athens insane asylum but was not violent He was not known to any of the victims.
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Jackson
Rimer McNeal
Harry White
J. D. van Atta
Newark
Ohio
J. K. Kinnison
Public Schools
McNeal
Athens Insane Asylum
Anti Bailey Movement Gains Headway in Texas
Austin Texas December 10 anti Bailey movement has gained headway statewide. Leaders say seventy two legislators have declared they will not vote for Bailey's re election. Attorney General R V Davidson said he has no further reply to Bailey. Bailey had demanded proof and stated he supplied it in response.
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Austin
Tex
Bailey
R. V. Davidson
Aged Lady Burned to Death in Her Home
Cumberland Md Dec 10 Mrs David Pletcher aged sixty seven was burned to death at her home near Rockwood yesterday. Her clothing caught fire while she was seated in front of a stove. No one was with her at the time and she was evidently asleep in the chair when her dress ignited. The family found her dying on the floor.
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Cumberland
David Pletcher
Rockwood
Musical Event of Rare Interest Next Week at Bland Street Church
A notable organ and vocal recital at Bland Street Methodist Church is set for December 6. Prof. Warnard Young Mason of Wesleyan University will preside as organist, with commendations including a letter from Vice President Fairbanks. The program features strong vocal talent and a new pipe organ noted for its sweet tone.
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Bland Street
Speculation versus certainty in Pakview lot investment
The article argues that investing in Pakview building lots is not speculation but a certainty that values will rise. It frames purchase as a guaranteed path to increasing land values and future building potential.
Acorns Grow Into Oaks With Telegraph Want Ads
Telegraph want ads help local businesses expand their reach and attract customers, turning small listings into growing opportunities for commerce and community.
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Great Oaks
Little Telegraph
Roanoke Man Dies After Electric Light Incident
Edward A. Carper, about 40, of 600 Patterson Avenue Roanoke, was killed by an electric current in his bathroom when he turned on a light. Investigation blamed a contact between high and low voltage wires. his wife and daughter suffered minor injuries. Carper, formerly with Nelson Hardware and later in groceries, left a wife and two children.
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Lee
Edward A. Carper
Patterson Avenue
Codward A. Carper
Dublin
Pulaski County
Nelson Hardware Co
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company
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Carpers
Miss Louise
Mrs. Carper
Mr. Carper
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