Roanoke man to face Breathitt county murder charge
A. Kreech alias A Morris, a Roanoke resident sought for killing an elderly man during a drunken revival in Breathitt county Kentucky, will be sent back after governor papers are issued. He is jailed for Greek restaurant riots and identified by Breathitt Sheriff Stidman.
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Roanoke
Mann
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Allen Kreech
A. Morris
Stidman
Swanson
Kreech
Highway Robbery Report From Tazewell and Richlands
In Raven, Thomas Posey and Levi McNeil assaulted Bass Williams and robbed him of personal effects including shoes, then fled. Williams survived and led constables to the suspects who are jailed on highway robbery charges. Near Richlands, Doc Williams was robbed by two others at a work site after 9:30 pm, losing $5 a check and clothes, being struck on the shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Thomas Posey
Levi McNeil
Bass Williams
Raven
Williams
Richlands
Doc Williams
Highwaymen Arrested After Overnight Store Standoff
At about 2 o'clock this morning, a man slipped away to a nearby store and was admitted by sleeping boys. By daybreak, officers found and arrested two highwaymen at the work site and jailed them in Tazewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Navy auction to sell Civil War monitor Canonicus and Pinta
Bids opened at the Navy Department for the sale of two obsolete vessels long past usefulness. The Canonicus, built 1862 at Boston, 2100 tons, once armed with 15 inch guns, now a museum relic after refit at Jamestown. the Pinta, at Mare Island, a relic of pre ironclad days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Department
Washington
Navy Department
United States Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mare Island
Boston
E. S. Parrott
Dutch Ge
Howlett’s Point
Cubs
Jason
Montauk
Lehigh
Nahant
Canonicus
Jamestown
Night riders terrorize Gracey with marshal taken prisoner
Twenty five masked night riders seized the Gracey telephone exchange and captured the town marshal. They fired weapons and forced James Wooten to accompany them, whipped him on the outskirts, and ordered him to leave town by morning, suspecting him of being a detective. The mob then rode toward Trigg county after warning African Americans to go to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Gracey
West Christian County
James Woden
Wooten
Trigg County
Chesapeake & Ohio Faces Hepburn Act Rebates Case
Richmond witnesses testifying in the Hepburn act probe allege rate splitting by reconsignment. The Chesapeake & Ohio case centers on through rates, with evidence claiming Richmond absence in the waybill to let shippers save 15 dollars per car on grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Interstate Commerce
Lane
Chesapeake & Ohio
Waybill
Census Bill Debated in House on Proposals and Limitations
The House spent most of the day on the census bill with amendments largely rejected. A key change limited the census to the U S mainland plus Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico. Tomorrow the measure will be further debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Henry
Texas
Boutelle
Johnston
Alabama
Aldrich
Hale
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Senate
Converse
Capps
Family perishes in blaze near Parkersburg after lamp explodes
Mrs. John Angus and her two children burned to death at Tallyho near Parkersburg, W Va, when a lamp exploded and set their house ablaze. Mr Angus, at church miles away, rushed home to witness the roof collapse and later attempted suicide as investigators recovered remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Angus
Tallyho
Angus
Church
Choice of Lemon or Vanilla Extracts Dominates Sales
A shopper notes prefer Blue Ribbon Lemon or Vanilla Extracts as both brands are cited for their stronger flavor and longer shelf life, suggesting consumers choose based on quality and value.
Peirce's Golden Rio Coffee Pack Prompts Global Travels
A consumer invites readers to try a package of Peirce's Golden Rio coffee and begin a travelscope journey around the world. The prompt hints at exploring flavors and destinations as part of a broader coffee experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Vagrancy Bill Introduced to Suppress Crime in Washington
Senator Tillman introduced a vagrancy bill aimed at crime suppression in Washington. He linked rising crime to vagrancy and blamed overeducation among African Americans, asserting the race as a cause of criminology in the city.
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Washington
Tillman
Battles with Madaghra tribesmen injure many Moors
Twenty men wounded in a clash described as a hard fought engagement three days ago between Gen d Amade’s forces and Madaghra tribesmen. Casualties on the Moor side were heavy as fierce combat raged at close quarters.
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d’'Amade
Madaghra
President Roosevelt Warns of Looming Railway Pay Cuts
Roosevelt says railroads plan wage reductions due to new federal and state laws. He urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate wage conditions and consider a board of conciliation to prevent a broader industrial dispute. He notes either party may demand ICC mediation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Railroads threaten wage cuts and possible strike movement
Chicago February 19. Railroads nationwide move to reduce wages and revise working agreements by March 1. Union officers report notices to railroad employees and pledge to resist any reductions to the current pay scale. The situation could trigger strikes across various regions if demands are pushed through.
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Chicago
Fleet Nears Callao in Peru as Battleship Fleet Advances
A wireless dispatch from the American battleship fleet reports the squadron 224 miles from Callao at 12 45 am. The speed drops to eight miles per hour and Admiral Evans remains ill. Sight expected at dawn and fleet to enter Callao harbor Thursday morning.
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Lima
Peru
Callao
Evans
Callao Harbor
Seven Vincennes doctors lost to the world
A relief expedition vanishes in a fierce blizzard while attempting to reach Hell's Neck in Knox county. Seven Vincennes physicians volunteered for the flood relief and are cut off by five miles of water and downed telephones as boats head out under a fifty mile per hour gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Ind
Vincennes
Hell's Neck
Knox County
Orville
Snowstorm Buries Michigan Roads Trains Delayed
A fierce winter storm sweeps southern Michigan with eight to eighteen inches of snow and twenty to thirty mile per hour winds. Roads are blocked and trains run late as drifting impeded travel across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Lowell trader dismisses war talk with Japan
In remarks to the Lowell board of trade the speaker said relations between Japan and the United States show no possibility of war. He cited his recent Orient visit as proof that war talk is ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Board of Trade
Japan
United States
Orient
Gage backs Fowler bill as crucial financial era opens
Former secretary Lyman J. Gage defended the Fowler financial bill before the House Banking and Currency Committee. He urged revision of the current system and argued credit currency backed by assets could facilitate industrial exchanges and serve as an efficient banking framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Treasury
Gage
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Washington
Mr. Gage
Eight Jump From Fire Lut Boarding House In Houston
Eight occupants leaped from a second story window to escape a blaze at a Houston boarding house. Three were injured, one critically, as flames consumed the building and damaged neighboring property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Melrose Abandoned After Stranding Off Caroling Coast
The Boston schooner Melrose stranded on the Caroling coast Sunday and was abandoned by the Norfolk wrecking tug rescue corps. The stern is badly damaged and the vessel is full of water. it is believed to be a total loss. The crew has been taken off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Boston
American Fleet To Reach Callao Tomorrow Morning
Lima Peru February 19 The American battleship fleet is expected to reach Callao about 8 oclock tomorrow morning Two wireless messages arrived one from the flagship Connecticut and one from the Peruvian cruiser Coronel Bolognesi both coming up the coast with the fleet The messages carried the fleets distance from the port and a later note conveyed Rear Admiral Vans thanks for the Peruvian welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Callao
Connecticut
Corronel Bolognesi
Vans
Miners Require One Year Experience In Charge Rooms
Columbus Ohio February 1 19XX The senate passed a house bill by Mr Crawford of Athens requiring all miners to have one year of experience before being placed in charge of a room. The measure has the endorsement of the miners organization in the state and now goes to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Crawford
Athens
Hours of Labor Ruling Urged by President to ICC
President Roosevelt sent a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission stressing the need to limit hours of labor for railway employees. He warned of potential, serious differences over wage and hour terms between railroad companies and their workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Goulds Deny Report On Missouri Pacific Receivership
New York February reports circulating in the west about a possible Missouri Pacific railroad receivership were firmly denied by George J. Gould, president of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West
Missouri Pacific Railroad
George J. Gould
American citizen freed in Odessa and ordered to leave Russia
Odessa reports Dr. Dubouchet, an American citizen arrested for alleged Revolutionary ties, was released and ordered to depart Russia within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Dubouchet
Russia
French Force Suffer Heavy Casualties in Morocco Battle
A French naval dispatch reports heavy losses after February 16 and 17 fighting with Moorish forces south of Fedela. Two French officers and several soldiers were killed and three officers wounded or missing.
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Paris
Morocco
Fedela
French Arbitration Treaty Headed For Senate Vote
Washington February 19 The senate committee on foreign relations ordered a favorable report on the French arbitration treaty. The pact provides for arbitration of all disputes between the United States and France and ratification by the senate of each decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
France
Senate
Pure Water Healthful Distilled Water For Sale
Pure water means health and palatable taste. For sale at drug stores news stands or phone 282. Bluefield Bottling Co advertises a stereoscopic view with Peirce's Golden Rip Coffee and Sublette & Barnes offer Couned Succptash, noting summer pleasure despite winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Bottling CO
Sublette & Barnes
Stereoscopic views offered with Peirce's Golden Rio coffee
The purchaser of Peirce's Golden Rio coffee now receives a free stereoscopic view in each package. The cards are colorful assorted views from various world sites, highly colored with a palette finish, no two alike, and intended as a valuable home addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Eod
Couple Convicted in Kidnapping Case of 12 Year Old
William Jones also known as William Birmingham and his wife Alzina Jones were found guilty by a Chicago jury in Judge Kersten's court of kidnapping Lillian Wulff, 12, taken from her home in December. Jones faces thirty years and Alzina twenty five in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Jones
William Birmingham
Alzina Jones
Kersten
Lillian Wulff
Jones
Allegheny Coal to Build 45-Mile Railroad
The Allegheny Coal Company with eastern backers begins construction of a 45 mile railroad from Felmont through Clarksburg to Jarvisville. The line aims to tap a large coal tract and stimulate regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Allegheny Coal Company
Eastern
Felrmont
Jarvisville
Flood Crest Seen As Ohio River Reaches Fifty-Two Feet
In Cincinnati on February field notes indicate the Ohio river at 52 feet with the crest expected around 6 o'clock and a fall anticipated by Friday. The river level was listed as 504 and rising, signaling continued flood conditions for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Receivership totals show banks under Tillman request
Secretary Cortelyou sent a senate report listing 206 national banks placed in receivership from 1893 to 1908. The banks’ total capital stood at 48,756,520 dollars. In a separate action the House committee agreed to report a bill restoring the motto In God We Trust on coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Washington
Senate
Tillman
Cortelyou
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Taft wraps up New Hampshire Massachusetts trip in Lowell
Secretary of War William H. Taft completed a two day tour of New Hampshire and Massachusetts leaving Lowell at 6 45 pm aboard the federal express for Washington He gave two speeches first in Nashua praising government work in the Philippines and Panama canal progress and then spoke in Lowell in the evening about national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
William HH. Taft
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Moston
Federal Express
Washington
Nashua
Philippines
Panama Canal
Chief Forester Dead in Rochester Typhoid Pneumonia
Charles Jr. A. Young, grand chief ranger of the Foresters of America, died in Rochester, New York, from typhoid pneumonia. A funeral is planned in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, N
Charles Jr. A. Young
the Foresters of America
Earthquakes in Azores Cause Minor Shocks with No Damage
In Horta Azores on February 19 slight earthquakes have shaken the area for three days with no reported damage. Local authorities note the tremors are not severe and no injuries or structural harm have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horta
Azores
White Talks to Pilgrims at Delmonico Dinner
New York February 19 Whitelaw Reid United States ambassador to Great Britain declared that Britain must support Japan in a war with the United States is nonsense He called relations with Great Britain cordial and said there are no serious complications Joseph H Choate former ambassador acted as toastmaster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Great Britain
Pilgrims of
Delimonico’s
Japan
Joseph H. Choate
Great Kteen
Japan's Reply On Immigration Concedes Most Demands
Japan replies to the American memorandum on Japanese coolie immigration and concedes nearly all demands. The note promises strict U S restrictions to curb immigration and will be sent to Washington immediately. An unrelated local ad text mentions tomato packing and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonio
Japan
United States
O Brien Tod
America
Washington
Cakes Exhibition and Sale in Bluefield Store
Exhibition and sale of homemade cakes in Bluefield Furniture Company’s old store on Princeton Avenue opens Friday February 21 and runs daily 2 to 6 p.m. through the week. Proceeds go to benefit the community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Furniture Company
Princeton Avenue
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Marinland
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Flat Top National Bank OF
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United States Government Depository
Anil
L. E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
R. EB. Bolling
W. B. Hicks
Carter
J. N. Vance
D. R. Wood
Union Bank and Trust Company
E Dwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
Admiral Evans
TPS
Milwaukee
Wis
Upper Lake
Fowler Bill
Melrose
Goulds
Taft
Forester
Charles VF. Oa
McDowell
W. J. Hatfield
McDowell County
Wilcoe
Alex Hairston
William Johnson
Kopt
Hagen Szechenyi
William Joonson
Welch
Oregon Coal and Coke Company
Civic
Hairston
Johnson
Squire Greenawill
England
DeWitt
Mawel Saive
Rich Mountain
Kahle & Kahle
St. Clair & Goodson
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