Harriman Seeks Split Over Four Railroads Merger
The interstate commerce commission opened a probe into Harriman's control of Union Pacific Southern Pacific Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railroad and Navigation. It shows Harriman as president of all, with links to Pacific Mail and Occidental. A court dissolution may follow as officials review rate and safety law compliance. Harriman was absent due to illness and expected to testify Tuesday.
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Associated Press
New York
Community of Interests
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Harriman
Union Pacific Company
Geo. J. Gould
Gould
Western Pacific Railway
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Bluefield Wins Second Straight in Roanoke Roller Polo
In Roanoke Virginia January 4 Bluefield defeated Roanoke 1 to 0 at Mountain Park rink to take the series lead. Prince McDonald and Otey starred for Bluefield while Wright led Roanoke. The third game is scheduled for tomorrow with Bluefield having clinched the series.
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Roanoke
Bluefield
Mountain Park
Prince
McDonald
Otey
West Virginia
Wright
Bluefield Boys
Judge Frazer Hears Mrs Hartje's Petition
In Pittsburg on January 4 Judge Frazer heard Mrs Mary Scott Hartje’s petition for counsel fees and alimony from her husband Augustus Hartje a wealthy local paper manufacturer The suit cites detective costs exceeding thirty thousand dollars The judge requested an itemized expense account from attorney Freeman who represents Mrs Hartje and the hearing concluded with that arrangement.
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Pittsburg
Frazer
Mary Scott Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Hartje
Freeman
Constitutional Convention Reverses Former Action
Guthrie Oklahoma January 4 the constitutional convention today voted against the states rights doctrine reversing its former action. The convention proposed two amendments to the constitution one favoring federal income taxes and the other providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of people.
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Associated Press
Guthrie, Okla
United States
Goulds Inspect Lines in the South on Inspection Tour
George J. Gould president of Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain confirms a southward inspection tour with his brother Howard. The trip includes plans to meet wife and younger children in Tampa Florida where they will soon embark on a yachting tour.
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St. Louis
George J. Gould
Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Systems
Howard
Gould Lines
South
Tampa
Fla
George Gould
Tired of Living in This Kind of Weather
Pittsburg reports Anthony Koecher in critical condition after self inflicted wounds to throat and abdomen with a razor. He said he attempted suicide due to distress from the weather.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Jan
Anthony Koecher
Enforce Treaty With Japan Over School Segregation
The Department of Justice plans to file in equity in a San Francisco federal court to enforce the US Japan treaty rights for Japanese children in public schools. It argues that segregating Japanese students violates the treaty and treats them with discrimination.
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Department of Justice
San Francisco
Washington
United States
Japan
Mother Who Poisoned Daughters Commits Death by Own Action
Chicago January 4 coroner's jury held Herman Bellick a fortune teller responsible for the deaths of three Vzrel daughters Mary Ella and Rose by small dose poison Bellick was held for grand jury action police say he poisoned with Mrs Vzral to obtain life insurance proceeds Mrs Uzral killed herself upon learning of the investigation
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Associated Press
Chicago
Herman Bellick
Vzrel
Bellick
Mary
Ella
Rose Vzral
Vzral
Uzral
Senate debate on Foraker Lodge over negro troops
Washington January 4 reports say the senate will uphold Foraker in the clash over constitutionality of the president’s action dismissing negro troops. Foraker will answer Lodge’s speech next Monday and a broader discussion with other senators is expected. A military committee investigation is likely to be authorized, but not until near the end of January.
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Washington
Foraker
Lodge
Senate
Patch Nal Case to Be Heard Next Week
Wake County criminal term opens Monday for a two year old case involving Patch Nall. Indicted defendants I R ing W P Durham and others face charges tied to the death of Patch Nall after a confrontation with captors. The docket lists the central issue as responsibility for the death and escape efforts.
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Patch Nal
Raleigh
Wake County
I. R. Ing
W. P. Durham
Patch Nall
Will Attempt to Cut Off Banjit Raisuli's Retreat
Tangier Morocco January 4 semaphores signal fires and gunfire near Zing as forces move to trap Banjit Raisuli’s retreat. Government minister Ned Gabbas confirms eight miles south of the sultan’s army arrival and advancing troops.
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Will
Banjit Raisuli
Tangier
Morocco
Ned Gabbas
Mpod
Weather forecast for West Virginia weekend
West Virginia forecast calls for Saturday fair and warmer conditions followed by a Sunday also fair and warmer. No significant precipitation expected. Thermometer readings rise modestly across the state with light winds.
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West Virginia
Lynching at Midway Ends in Death After Confession
A mob in Midway, Alabama, lynched a black suspect for attempted rape. The man, reported as a well known local, was seized after a reported assault on Miss Merrel King, daughter of a prominent banker, and riddled with bullets. He reportedly confessed before execution.
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Associated Press
Eufaula
Ala
Midway
Merrel King
R. D. Hopkins Schooner Floats to Hamp ton Roads
Cape Henry notes the schooner R. D. Hopkins stranded last night has been floated and moved to Hampton Roads. The war department decides to proceed with Fort St. Philip reconstruction in Louisiana. A severe storm disrupts the southern seas as the steamer Advance reaches New York with four days delay from Colon. Western Kentucky rail traffic is demoralized by heavy rains. The Marlborough reconciliation report is denied by authorities in London. In Jefferson City, Chief Justice Bantt grants a writ of error for the Delmar Jockey Club case to advance to the U S Supreme Court.
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Cape Henry
R. D. Hopkins
Hampton Roads
New York
Advance
Colon
Jefferson City
Bantt
Supreme Court
Delmar Jockey Club
Supreme Court of the United States
Steamer Total Wreck and One of Crew Drowned
The schooner Alice T. Boardman of Calais Maine bound from Calais to Hyannis went ashore on Handkerchief shoals and is a total wreck. Thomas Hendrick of the crew was drowned and others were brought ashore.
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Chatham
Mass
Alice T. Boardman
Calias
Hyannis
Thomas Hendrick
Boy Twins Born Twelve Hours Apart in Wausau
In Wausau Wisconsin on January 4 a pair of baby boys were born twelve hours apart. The twins are described as perfectly proportioned and the mother Mrs Herman Daver is recovering rapidly.
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Associated Press
Wausau
Wis
Herman Daver
Suburban property urged for New York youth at Bluefield sale
Russell Sage advised New York young men to buy suburban property as Manhattan crowds push outward. In Bluefield the best spot is Fairview Addition with an opening Saturday sale at the 5 and 10 Store, 121 Princeton Avenue, featuring fresh spring vegetables at Sublette & Barnes.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Bluefield
Fairview Addition
Sublette & Barnes
W. VA
Bland Street
Princeton Avenue
Cleveland Fireless Night As Gas Main Bursts
A January cold wave leaves Cleveland without heat or light as an eighteen inch natural gas main from West Virginia bursts. Repair crews work through the night in Summit county to fix the damaged line, delayed by flooding from heavy rains. No relief is expected until late tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Summit County
West Virginia
French Government to Publish Seized Papal Documents
Rome reports the French government plans to publish seized documents from Paris papal literature. The Vatican and clerical world question authenticity and warn such publication may breach tradition. The Holy See declines responsibility for publication and views it as a bid to alienate French clergy from the Holy See.
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Rome
Paris
Vatican
Holy See
Ingalls Attacks Roosevelt at Democratic Club
Cincinnati January 4 railroad magnate Ingalls, speaking at an officers installation of the Democratic Club, urged principled fight and denounced President Roosevelt. He warned the Big Stick policy would centralize power in Washington and corrupt states authorities, urging states as the true power.
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Cincinnati
M. FB. Ingalls
Democratic Club
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
White House
Washington
States
Whipping Post Likely to Stay in Delaware
Dover Delaware January 4 The idea to abolish the whipping post in Delaware faces little support among lawmakers and the judiciary and Governor Lea favors harsher penalties. A bipartisan poll shows opposition to any such bill, and most measures would fail in committee.
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Delaware
Dover
Del
Lea
Voting Reforms Backed by Both Parties in State
The article notes continued support for ending the blanket voting system and the voters' assistant, with both major political groups likely to endorse these reform propositions.
Kelley to Manage Des Moines Club for 1907 Season
Kelley former manager of the Minneapolis baseball club is to manage the Des Moines club of the Western League for 1907 at a salary of 400. Kelley and the Cantillions, owners of the Minneapolis and Des Moines clubs, have come to an arrangement and the big fight in the American Association has been settled.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kelley
Minneapoli
de Moines
American Association
Four Negroes Drowned Crossing Roanoke River
Williamston North Carolina January 4 four negro men drowned yesterday while crossing the Roanoke river to work at the Wicomico Lumber Company camp. The canoe capsized near the river above town and all four who could not swim were drowned.
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Williamston
N. C
Bertie County
Wicomico Lumber Company
Roanoke River
Midway Opens New 5 and 10 Cent Store at Princeton Ave
Local notices announce the opening of Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup and a 1 and 10 cent store at 121 Princeton Avenue. The store advertises bargains with items priced at or under ten cents. The 5 and 10 Store will open Saturday January 5 with new quarters at the same location.
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New Quarters
Princeton Avenue
Fire on Steamer Indholmen Sparks Panic at Sea
A stormy voyage ends in disaster when the Indholmen catching fire off Farsund forces passengers to rush to deck. Many suffocate drown or go mad amid flames and wreckage as lifeboats burn and one vessel is driven ashore to save the crew and survivors.
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Christiana
Norway
Indholmen
Art
Bergen
Farsand
Sip
Jindholmen
Threats of Lynching Rise After Atlanta Shooting
In La Grange Georgia on January 4 threats of lynching Harvey Hill of Atlanta a prominent young attorney surge after he shot and fatally wounded Dr Frank M Ridley Jr at a wedding. The incident followed a confrontation over Ridley’s proposed marriage to Miss Mary Ridley daughter of the groom. The Ridleys are wealthy and hail from an old southern family. Hill is a grandson of the late US Senator Benjamin Hill.
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Harvey Hill
Atlanta
Frank M. Ridly, Jr
Ellie Ridley
Ridley
Mary
Miss Ridley
Hill
Ridley, Jr
Hil
Ridleys
Benjamin Hill
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