Secret Service raid nets four in North Tazewell
Four men Francis Dorn Sam Fields Thomas Wynan and J R Canning were arrested in a North Tazewell boarding house raid tied to post office robberies along the Clinch Valley. Detectives had shadowed the gang for weeks and moved in while they slept to seize the quartet and lodge them in county jail.
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Francis Dorn
Sam Fields
Tom Wynan
J. R. Canning
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Clinch Valley
North Tazewei
Graham
Big Stone Gap
Secret Service
Howell
Bluefield
Wade
Felts Detective Agency
Roanoke
West End
Daily Telegraph
Foraker Seeks Commission to Review Brownsville Reenlistments
Senate debate centers on reintegration of Brownsville soldiers after a war department report that asserts colored soldiers led the shooting. Senator Foraker proposes a three retired officers panel to judge innocence before reenlistment replacing president’s authority. Roosevelt’s message urges continued inquiry and possible reinstatement for those proven innocent.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Foraker
25Th Regiment
Warner
War Department
Senator Foraker
Secretary of War
Herbert. J. Browne
Department
W. G Baldwin
Company B
B Troop
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Carter
Postal Savings Bank
Taft Enjoys Quiet Day Amid Calls and Portrait Sessions
President elect Taft spent a calm day in New York visiting at Henry W. Taft's home, posing for photographs, meeting Kellogg on Standard Oil matters, and attending a theatre performance. He discussed anti trust legislation and other topics with Kellogg and Ferris called for long talks.
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New York
Taft
Hot Springs
Henry W. Taft
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil
Oelceg
Kellogg
Franklin Ferris
Missouri
Waste of minerals alarmed by Senator Flint in 1907 report
Senator Flint warned at the National Conservation Commission that U S mineral waste hit about 1 000 000 daily in value with coal alone comprising half the lost output He urged federal state action to curb waste protect life and extend resource conservation while noting looming exhaustion of coal iron and oil supplies and mining fatalities. Seaboard receivers win authority to issue 4 250 000 in certificates to cover debts and improve lines.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Flint
California
National Conservation Commission
Lfe
Lake Superior District
Ing
Seaboard
Richmond
Davies Warfield
R. Lancaster Williams
Edward ©. Duncan
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
Russian Diplomat Dies After Roman Attack of Apoplexy
Rome reports Nicholas V. Mura vieff Russian ambassador to Italy suffered apoplexy while walking on the Corso. He was taken to his hotel and died shortly after. Other items announce fashion jackets, furniture store hours, and desk accessories in the Metropolitan area.
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Rome
Nicholaus V. Muravieff
Italy
Corso
Legal challenge to local option vote in Lynchburg
Fifteen Randolph Harrison and J Tinsley Coleman led citizens contesting the local option election results. They seek nullification citing Ward act issues and voting restrictions. Depositions begin January 5 as Anti-Saloon League braces for a hard battle.
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Lynchburg
Corporation Court
Randolph Harrison
J. Tinsley Coleman
Fredericksburg
Supreme Court of the State
Anti-Saloon League
Masons Honor Washington With Memorial Wreath
Fredericksburg lodge members travel to Mt. Vernon to lay a wreath on George Washingtons tomb marking the 109th anniversary of the presidents death. The local lodge notes Washington was made a Mason there and preserves relics of him as a Mason.
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Fredericksburg
Masonic Lodge
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
General Washington
Washington
Preble County votes dry in decisive referendum
In Columbus Ohio on December 14 Preble County voters approved prohibition by 1043 votes. Ten saloons were shut down as a result and Governor Harris resides in the county.
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Harris
Columbus
Ohio
Preble
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Quartette
F. C. B. Bluefield
Superior Supply CO
S. M. Smith
J. Lee Harne
Edw. Cooper
F. L. Black
Fidelity Banking & Tpust Companied Capital
Thos. Cooper
D. H. Thomas
J. Tracy Walker
J. M. Sanders
L. G. Toney
8. M. Smith
H. I. Shott
W. H. Thomas
L. A. Hooper
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Union Bank and Trust Company
P. O
Filat Top National Bank OF
W. VA
L. B. Tierney
R. EB. Bolling
W. B. Hicks
Baldwin
House
District of Columbia
Henry
Texas
Scott
Agricultural Committee
Mal Taft
the Metropolitan
the Miller Supply CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Phelnys Furniture Company
State Bank
Kook & Stationery Company
Metropolitan
Mason
Mount Vernon Lodge
New Altamont Hotel
Cohen & Baker
Busy Bee Restaurant
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W, VA
Henry Rodgin Jeweler
Optician
Phone
Princeton Avenue
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