Letter urges identity of Booth body and Smithsonian display
A Tennessee attorney writes Speaker Cannon urging Congress to prove that John Wilkes Booth escaped and that the man shot in the pursuit was not Booth. He claims three photos and a mummified body support Booth’s identity and proposes Smithsonian display as a history lesson.
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Washington
Cannon
Tennessee
Congress
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Booth
John D. Heley
Texas
Leadville
Colo
Memphis
Junius Brutus Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Smithsonian Institution
Raisuli Deposed From Governorship of Tangier
London reports a Times Tangier dispatch that Sir Mohammed Gabbas minister of war will move his army to a border area east of Tangier to read a sultanic decree deposing Raisuli from Tangier’s governorship. The move aims to win tribal submission to the maghren and maintain order. Gabbas urges restraint toward Europeans and natives.
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London
Tangier
The
Times
Mohammed Gabbas
Nghera
Raisuli
No Further Trouble Expected at Scooba
A citizen committee led by Mayor Quarles met Governor Varm an in charge of the riot situation and secured twenty five Jackson soldiers to stay while the rest returned to Meridian. A body found in the woods is believed dead for several days and no further trouble is expected.
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Secooba
Miss
Quarles
Varlaman
Jackson
Meridian
Hicks to Tell Experiences on the Lecture Platform
Bakersfield news reports miner T. B. Hicks who survived fifteen days entombed plans a national lecture tour. He will recount the living grave experience with rescuers and tomb artifacts. His first lecture was delivered in Bakersfield tonight.
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Bakersfield
Cal
T. B. Hicks
United States
Former Consul McMasters Declares His Innocence
Former United States consul at Zanzibar McMasters recalled over a questionable check in Nice, Italy, went to the state department in Washington to declare his innocence. He awaited action as authorities consider the charge and his response.
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Washington
United States
Zanzibar
McMasters
Nice
Italy
State Department
Fire destroys blocks on Hast 16th Street in New York
Fire tonight partially destroyed buildings at 629 and 631 Hast 16th street. The sites housed the A. C. Otto Cable Co., the Lesser Cigar Co., and the Advance Novelty Co. Loss put at 75000 dollars. Cause unknown.
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New York
16Th Street
A. C. Otto Cable Co
Lesser Cigar Ox Co
Advance Novelty Co
Will Not Testify Against Dr. Leon
Washington December 27 Dr Leon a local physician who allegedly performed a criminal operation on Mrs Viola Strother Bywaters of Culpeper Virginia will not be testified against by Mrs Bywaters Family representatives say the Strother family will not burden her with testimony They claim convicting Dr Leon is not worth such a price William Bywaters was forced to marry the girl while she was in delicate condition and was later shot by her brothers as he attempted to depart The couple had faced warnings of deadly consequences Mrs Bywaters is recovering from the operation and the shock of the shooting after the marriage
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Washington
William Bywaters
Culpeper
Bywaters
Sue Seven Railroads for Confining Live Stock
Washington dispatch reports the department of agriculture will enforce the 36 hour confinement limit for livestock. Seven railroad lines are named Great Northern Oregon Short Line Southern Pacific Lake Shore Santa Fe and Burlington with Justice Department suit urged per Secretary Wilson.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Department of Justice
Wilson
Great Northra
Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific
Lake Shore
Santa Fe
Burlington
Three Shots Kill Harrison Potter in Mountain City
In Bristol Tennessee dispatches report Edward Mulhern a railway ovakeman shot and killed Harrison Potter during a drunken brawl in Mountain City Johnson County. Mulhern surrendered and is jailed awaiting further proceedings.
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Bristol
Tenn
Edward Mulhern
Harrison Potter
Mountain City
Johnson County
Mulhern
Potter'sreast
First Instructions to Designer of Cup Defenders
Albert C. Bennett 83 died in Bristol Rhode Island after a 30 year seafaring career. Bennett, who went to sea at fourteen, retired in 1858 and gave Nat Herreshoff his first instructions in boat building, shaping the future designer of American cup defenders.
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Bristol
R. I
Albert C. Bennett
Bennett
Nat Herreshoff
King to offer peerage to Sir Edward Durand
King Edward plans to grant a peerage to Sir Edward Mortimer Durand the retiring British ambassador to Washington. The move recognizes his success in improving Anglo American relations and signals continued royal favor.
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Mortimer Durand
London
Edward
Edward Mortimer Durand
Washington
Durand
Bishop A Coke Smith Dies of Heart Failure
Asheville North Carolina December 27 Bishop A Coke Smith of the Southern Methodist Church died suddenly tonight in Asheville of heart failure.
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Bishop A Coke Smith
Asheville
N. C
A. Coke Smith
Southern Methodist Church
Schooners Wrecked Off the British Coast
London reports heavy snow blanketing the city while country dispatches note schooners wrecked off the British coast amid deep drifts and shipping hazards.
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London
Coast Storm Wrecks and Ship Rescue Operations
Severe blinding snow storms disrupt mails and railways as several schooners wreck on the coast. The steamer Hazeldene hit a rock off Cloughty and sank, with life savers rescuing the crew after an exciting ordeal. The Ringleader wreck near Dingers likewise ended with rescues.
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Ringleader
Dingers
Counterfeiter Held in Five Thousand Bail
New York December 27 Joseph D Sulsonm was held in 5000 bail by United States Commissioner Shields as a confederate of Boehme and Ochera who were arrested last week charged with making and attempting to make counterfeit peso notes of the republic of Colombia Sulsona, when taken in custody, had in his possession the stone from which the counterfeit notes were printed.
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New York
Joseph D. Sulsonm
United States
Shields
Boehme and
Ochera
Republic of Colombia
Sulsona
Populist Party in Kansas To Disband and Align With Republicans
The Kansas Populist Party, once a major force, is effectively dead after 1,100 votes were cast in the recent election. Party leaders met at Chairman Hanna’s call to formally disband and wind up affairs, with plans to align former Populists with the Republican organization.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Hanna
State Committee
Tallest naturalization applicants dwarf the crowd in New York
In New York on December 27 a naturalization bureau drew eighty tall men declaring intentions to become citizens. More than half stood well above average height, and a third reached six feet or more. Edmund Fritscher, an Austrian artist born in Steiermark, topped them all at six feet eight inches, the tallest man to apply for first naturalization papers since the law took effect last September.
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New York
Naturalization Bureau
United States Circuit Court
Edmund Fritscher
Steiermark
Austria
Full-blooded Chickahominy Indians Wed in Virginia
Rev P E Throckmorton officiated at the wedding of Miss Dora Adkins to P L Adkins in Charles City county. Both are full-blooded Chickahominy Indians. the bride is niece of Chief William H Adkins. Groom, a farmer and timber dealer, will reside in Charles City. The ceremony occurred at Samaria Indian Church at 8 PM.
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Richmond
P. E Throckmorton
Charles City County
Dora Adkins
P. L. Adkins
William H. Adkins
Charles City
Samaria Indian Church
Mr. Throckmorton
Bodies of Explorers Found in the Desert
The lifeless bodies of Prof. Thomas Grindell and his followers, who vanished after leaving Douglas in June 1904 for Tiburon Island, were located in a Sonora desert. Letters to Grindell found with the corpses identified them, indicating they perished likely from dehydration. Grindell had been the principal of the Douglas schools.
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Paso
Tex
Thomas Grindell
Douglas
Ariz
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Sonora
Grindell
Match of Polo at the Rink Tonight in Bluefield
The first team and a picked team will play polo at the Bluefield Amusement Company's rink tonight. This is the last local chance to see the team before they go to Roanoke on January 3rd 4th and 5th. A large crowd is expected and pricing for skating and admission remains as usual.
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Bluefield Amusement Company
Roanoke
Policeman Tom Lawson Fires Twice Killing Dollarhyde
Norton Virginia December 27 special report describes Policeman Tom Lawson shooting Joe Dollarhyde after a prior arrest and mounting tension. Dollarhyde died from shotgun blasts at close range in a store rear by a stove. Public reaction centers on Lawson’s discretion and the ongoing case moves to a preliminary trial. President Roosevelt and family are visiting Pine Knot Virginia, a noted retreat.
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Norton
Joe Dollarhyde
Tom Lawson
Lawson
Holt
Dorchester
Appalachia
Dollarhyde
Jesse
Grocer Fatally Shoots Wife Then Attempts Suicide
In Chicago Emile Breitenfeld shot his wife after she refused a divorce and then tried to kill himself. A mob attacked the patrol wagon as police carried him to the station, injuring several officers.
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Chicago
Emile Breitenfeld
Breitenfeld
Sailors Send Flowers to Standard Oil King Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller received a basket of flowers sent by sailors at Norfolk Naval Station as a Christmas gift. He telegrammed acknowledgment, read aloud to cheering sailors. Rockefeller had recently donated 300000 dollars for a naval Y M C A building in Norfolk.
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Standard Oil King
Norfolk
John D. Rockefeller
Naval Station
Norfok
Mr. Rockefeller
Naval Y. M. C. A
Prussian Consul in Liverpool Found Dead
Liverpool December 27 Colonel Degelmann Prussian consul here was found dead in his bed from a pistol wound The cause is undetermined whether suicide or murder There was no known reason for self inflicted death according to reports
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Liverpool
Degelmann
President and Family Vacating in Virginia
President Roosevelt and his family depart Washington for a holiday vacation at Pine Knot near Charlottesville Virginia. The cottage is owned by his associates, with the trip noted as a routine presidential retreat and time away from Washington duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
Charlottesville
A Message From Mars Delights Ellis Opera House Audience
A Mars comedy at Ellis Opera House drew a fair audience amid bad weather. Edward J. Hayes as Horace Parker impressed in multiple roles, while Walter H. Cluxton as A Messenger from Mars and actresses Gail Leighton and Nellie Blanchard as Minnie Templar and Aunt Martha earned praise. Scenic effects pleased. overstretched finale moment aside, the show stood as the season’s best locally. Return engagement unlikely.
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Mars
Ellis Opera House
Edward J. Hayes
Horace Parker
Walter H. Cluxton
Gail Leighton
Nelie Blanchard
Minnie Templar
Martha
Police Still Rounding Up Straggling Drunks
Police continue rounding up the remaining celebrants still reeling from Christmas. The funds seized may go to the city treasury and those without money will help clear snowbound streets if weather delays public works.
Pedigo's Offers Reduced Prices on Women's Suits
An advertisement notes a fine investment on ladies' suits at Pedigo's with a greatly reduced price. The date 12-27-21 is shown and an Attle Telegraph ad line proclaims growth in business through ads.
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Attle Telegraph
Williamson Street Duel Leaves One Dead in Christmas Bloodshed
Williamson Kentucky saw a Christmas day street duel between Blaine Starr of Warfield and James H. McComas, a Williamson merchant. Starr died minutes after being shot. McComas survived, with police uncertain on the feud’s cause though alcohol and a quick exchange of shots are noted.
Fairview Addition Lots Promised as Safe Investment
Many offerings for lots at varying prices in different sections. The pamphlet asserts Fairview Addition lots are a safe investment, comparable to twice the purchase price in gold bonds, and invites readers to call A B Booker & Co for details on the free lot proposition.
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Fairview
Booker & CO
Pedigo’s Bargains in Suits and Furs Leads to End-of-Year Sale
Bargains on suits cloaks and furs at Pedigo's dated 12 27 21 plus 12 28 21 ad for Old Virginia hams at Sublette Barnes and furniture repairs at No 14 Reese Street.
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Pedigo’s
Reese Street
Sublette & Barnes
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