Surprises Stir in Municipal Elections Across Towns
Northfork voters oust Mayor Lester G. Toney by nine votes, electing R B Parish as mayor with a quiet, steady shift. Bramwell chooses J A Waddell as mayor while Welch and Princeton see tight races and split tickets amid a heated dry versus wet contest in Princeton. Keystone backs Dr. G T Epling as mayor with strong majorities for its council and recorder posts.
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Northfork
Lester G. Toney
Keystone
Citizens’ Republican
Dr. Epling
C. E. Harmon
Tailor David Schnurman Announces Wind-Up in Bluefield
David Schnurman, artist tailor, thanks Bluefield patrons after selling his tailoring business to a Cincinnati firm and asks all debts to be settled within 15 days to wind up affairs.
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Bluefield
Cincinnati
David Schnurman
Berlin Police Hunted By Mystery Murder Of Max Lehmann
Berlin police investigated a brutal murder of Herr Max Lehmann, a wealthy bachelor with London ties and a cautious private life. His body bearing wounds was found in his flat after a weeklong disappearance, with a broken door and bloodstained walls suggesting a violent struggle and possible robbery, though motives remain unclear.
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Berlin
Max Lehmann
Kepr Lehmann
London
Lohmann
Ledeer
Polce
Lehmann
Lehcoonn
Miners to Seek Wage Increase in Negotiations
Officials of the United Mine Workers of America met in Chicago with representatives of the Kinoss Coal Operators Association to discuss the new wage agreement and working conditions. The union expects to demand a 1 percent raise while operators doubt the need for any raise. Expect potential trouble before agreement is reached.
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Chicago
United Mine Workers of America
Kinois Coal Operators’ Association
JAPS ATTACK CANADIANS IN VANCOUVER SCARE
In Vancouver on January 2 a mob of armed Japanese men assaulted three city firemen near the Japanese district and police station. Fireman Frost was mortally wounded when a window was smashed and his neck cut four inches along the jugular vein.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frost
Committed Without Bail in Hyde Park Murder Case
Dr Walter Raleigh Amesbury of Dedham Massachusetts waived examination and was committed without bail in the Hyde Park Christmas murder of his wife Anna Rees Amesbury. Grand jury action in April will determine next steps. his sons Walter R Amesbury Jr and R R Amesbury testified as prosecution witnesses. Mrs Amesbury taught magic at Roanoke College in Danville and had returned home for Christmas.
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Dedham
Mass
Walter Raleigh Amesbury
Anna Rees Amesbury
Hyde Park
Norfolk District Court
Walter Amesbury
Walter R. Amesbury, Jr
R. R. Amesbury
Mississippi Yellow Pine Association to discuss trade outlook
Members gather in Hattiesburg Mississippi to review current conditions and future prospects of the lumber trade. Financial stringency and low lumber prices have left many mills on part time status, but leaders see potential for resuming full operation soon.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi Yellow Pine
Explosion injures workers as factory roof collapses in fire
In the finishing room at a vgks Company plant two people died and a third was seriously burned. A second woman, Mrs Liz Connor, died after transport to a hospital. The blast blew out a wall and felled the roof. Cause unknown. Separately Attorney General Bonaparte said a suit to dissolve the Union Pacific Southern Pacific Harriman alliance was under consideration.
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Vgks
Jie Ernst
Liz Connor
Iy Calligan
Washington
Jan
Bonaparte
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Receivers Appointed for Seaboard Air Line
Richmond Virginia January 2 R Lancaster Williams of Richmond and Davies Warfield of Baltimore were named by the United States circuit court as receivers for the Seaboard Air Line with bonds set at 50000 each They are authorized to borrow funds to cover rentals operate and reorganize the railroad and to manage all property from Portsmouth Virginia to Tampa Florida totaling about 2382 miles The action follows Seaboard earnings showing 3132836 on hand to meet fixed charges of 8175484 amid a deficit of 45959 4 New York and Baltimore reports note Warfield Williams are prominent bankers with major stakes in the property and that operation of the Baltimore Steam Packet Co would not be affected
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Richmond
R. Lancaster Willams
Davies Warfield
Baltimore
United States Cirrcuit Court
Seaboard Air Line
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
Raleigh & Gaston
Raleigh & Augusta Air Line
Georgia & Carolina and Consolidated
Caroline Central
Portsmouth
Tampa
Fla
Atlanta
Montgomry
Birmingham
John &. Williams & Sons
R. L
New York
R. Lencaster Williams
Williams
Banking House of Middendorf, Williams & Co
Warfield
Continental Trust Company
Seaboard
John Skelton Williams
Hallimore
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Bay Line
United States
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Lancaster Wiliams
Bank of Wenaland discount rate cut amid global betterment
London reports the Bank of Wenaland reduced its discount rate from 7 to 6 1 2 percent today. Directors cite improved U S conditions and Germany's monetary stance as factors easing the restrictive rate that hindered trade and speculation for seven weeks.
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London
Bank of Wenaland
America
Germany
Rivalry in Spanish royal nursery looms with coming heir
Madrid reports the body prince of the Asturias may soon face rival in the royal nursery as a new occupant is expected to join the cradle in the coming spring.
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Madrid
Spain
Asturias
Pettibone Case Adjourned Until Monday
The Pettibone case was adjourned until Monday after Wood was directed to furnish the attorneys with eight of his instructions to the jury. Pettibone’s condition was reported improved, and he returned to the capital after court adjourned.
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Hesse
Idol
Tenement House Wrecked by Dynamite Bomb
A dynamite bomb believed planted by Black Hand members wrecked the lower floor of a five story tenement on Wart Eleventh street causing panic among residents. One man was injured in the explosion.
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New York
Black Hand
Wart Eleventh Street
First lynching of 1908 reported in Opkyvale Mississippi
A report from Opkyale Mississippi notes the lynching of a Black man on a daylight Tuesday in 1908. Police officers intervened as a mob seized the unnamed individual accused of voting fraud. The event marks the year’s first lynching in the area with limited details available.
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Opkyale
Successor to Bronson Named at Navy Bureau
Washington Jan 2 Capt J E Pitsbury has been chosen as chief of the bureau of navigation in the navy department to succeed Admiral Brown con who has recently resigned.
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J. E. Pittsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
J. E. Pitsbury
Navy Department
Admiral Browncon
Attorneys announce office move to Thornton building
Mesure Ross Kahle announce removal of their law offices from the Sohn building to Rooms 18 15 17 second floor for the Thornton building.
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Mesure
Ross
Kahle
Sohn Building
Hooms
Thornton
Texas Pardee Order Reflects Virginia Judge Ruling
A Texas court issues an order for Pardee aligning with Judge Pritchard of Virginia, on whom the original petition relied, signaling cross state judicial consistency in the matter. The document notes the substance mirrors the Virginia judgment and references the same petition.
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Texas
Pritchard
Virginia
Verdict in Powers case stalls as jury seeks Youtsey transcript
Georgetown Ky Jan 2 jury in the Caleb Powers case suspended deliberations at 5 30 to dine and discuss a request for a transcript of Henry Youtsey testimony. They asked which door Youtsey exited the executive building and from which window the fatal shot was fired. Judge Morris read cross examination excerpts at 7 45 and jurors retired at 9 80 awaiting further action tomorrow.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
Youtsey
Secretary of State
Jim Howard
Morris
Speedy justice in Atlanta courts hammers Andrew Johnson
In Atlanta DNA, Andrew Johnson alias Black Sport, sentenced to death for killing Patrolman James A. Manier. The crime followed his December 6 arrest for disorderly conduct. Johnson was convicted five weeks later on December 18, making this a rapid Fulton county murder case.
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Atlanta
Andrew Johnson
Fulton County
James A. Manier
Johnson
Unknown vessel sinks after collision off Barnegat
Baltimore dispatch reports Captain Delano of the steamer Porto Rico arriving from New York says the unknown vessel collided with the schooner Elizabeth Palmer ten miles southeast of Hog Island at 4 p m yesterday. The Palmer saved the crew and took them aboard while the unknown ship sank.
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Baltimore
Delano
Porto Rico
New York
Elizabeth Palmer
Hog Island
Palmer
Barnegat
N. J
Vesel
Indictment Returns Against Popular Socialist Leaders
Indictments were returned against all members of the Popular Socialist party executive committee. The trial before the court of appeals will begin shortly. The accused belong to the intellectual section of the Social Revolutionists and are veterans of revolutionary struggles who left the Socialist Revolutionary Party to run in elections to the Third Duma.
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St. Petersburg
Popular Socialist Party
Court of Appeals
Social Revolutionists
Social Revolution Party
Kaiser Demands Army Reform After New Year Reception
The Kaiser harshly condemned army scandals revealed by the Maximilian Hardeng trial and ordered officials to exterminate lingering misconduct. He urged full efforts to prevent recurrence and renew discipline among officers after the New Year gathering.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Maximilian Hardeng
Die Zukunft
17000 Return To Work In Cumberland Area Mills Resumed
Cumberland Maryland January 2 The Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company with plants at Richmond Camden on Ganley and Holcombe West Virginia employing 12000 men resumed operations today The Curtain Lumber Company also ordered about 5000 men to report for duty.
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Cumberland
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company
Richmond
Camden-on-Ganley
Holcombe
W. Va
Curtain Lumber Company
Robbers Escape With $38,000 From Bank Vault
Fort Smith Arkansas report of a vault robbery at the McCurtain State Bank in Oklahoma Territory. The bandits opened vaults, secured thirty eight thousand dollars, and fled. The piece drops into a fragment about canned tomatoes and an advertising line from Sublette and Barnes.
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New State
McCurtain
Fort Smith, Ark
Okla
Duel at St. Pierre de Chaillot between Counts Boni and de Sagan
In Paris on January 2 a church service for Lady Errington ended in a brawl as Count Boni de Castelane and his brother confronted Prince Helie de Sagan over insults to Boni and the church. Boni spat at Sagan, a clash of canes ensued, and a fight on the pavement followed until bystanders and a butcher separated them. Boni restrained the Prince, while Jean Boni reportedly kicked Sagan.
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Paris
Count Bon]? de Castellane
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Mme. Gould
St. Pierre de Chaltot
Stanley Errington
England
Count Boni
Count Jean de Castellane
Jean
Water Germs Suit Filed Against Venango Water Company
Franklin Pennsylvania January 2 two leading citizens James Moreland editor and Maurice Penfield Fikes pastor sue Venango Water Company seeking damages for typhoid fever in their homes alleging germ laden water caused the illness. If successful sixty more cases would be filed threatening bankruptcy for the utility. They seek repayment of medical and nursing costs and damages for distress plus quo warranto actions to challenge the charter.
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Franklin
Venango Water Company
James B. Moreland
Franklin Evening News
Maurice Penfield Fikes
First Baptist Church
Water Company
Murder Mystery Deepens as Newark Police Probe Clues
Newark January 2 The identity of the woman murdered at Harrison remains elusive amid misleading tips from locals. Police abandon hound searches and focus on an unknown muddy clothed man seen on a street car morning after the killing. A Newark man who vanished the day of the tragedy prompted checks in Brooklyn.
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Newark
N. J
Harrison
New York
Brooklyn
Salvation Army reports on self destruction crisis worldwide
General Booth releases a review of the year by the London anti-death by own action bureau. About 1,125 men and 90 women in London sought help to avoid suicide, with many more in other countries. Financial hardship drove most, with women showing greater resilience. He notes about 75 percent were diverted from self harm and supported to overcome difficulties.
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London
Aj N
Salvation Army
Booth
Harden III Berlin Editor Ill in Moltke Libel Trial
Maximilian Harden editor of Die Zukunft is seriously ill and unable to attend the resumed Moltke libel trial in Berlin. The court adjourned as doctors examined his condition and prepared to report.
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Berlin
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukuns
Count Kuno von Moltke
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J. Wiley Thorne
George W. Lazenby
R. D. Karnes
J. E. T. Lentz
J. R. Henry
M. L. Carter
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Ed Cooper
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J. A. Waddell
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J. C. Pack
Jarrnng Collins
Thomas Stenger
Weleh
Welch
A. C. Brewster
W. O. Perry
W. &. Hall
I. J. Rhodes
M. L. Hutson
Louis Morse
C. L. Baxter
Uonrt
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Superior Supply CO
Bluefield, W. Va
Belmont Cafe
E. O. Sloan
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Ll. E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
R. E. Bolling
W. B. Hicks
National Bank OF
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D. R. Wood
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Edwin Mann, Pres
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
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Herr Lehmann
West Virginia
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Harriman Roads
Department Ofjustice
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Bank of England
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Eady
Pettibone
Black Hand Society
Negro
Gicchs
Bronson
Henry Youts
Goebel
Russian Court of Appeals
Cherry River and
Curtain Lumber Companies
Sunbeam
Sublette & Barnes
Count Bon and
Mme
Gould
Church of God
Brother
DE Sagan
Cittizens
Franklin, Pa
Gen. Booth
Salvation Army Bureau
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