Body of Karl Simpson Still Missing in City Mystery
City officials offer rewards for Karl Simpson whose murder is tied to three jailed suspects. Reports of a body found or located are unconfirmed as police reopen Giles street trench and search ponds and a cave near the George P Bailey property for the missing traveler.
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Karls Simpson
Jim Perry
Bo Foster
Will Harvey
Princeton
Simpson
Lambert
Wentz
Big Stone Gap
Hedrick
Lee Street
T. L. Felts
Mr. Felts
George P. Bailey
East River
Postlethwaite
Wm. McCarthy
Panceton
Perry
Foster
Harvey Sas
Giles Street
East End
Rain Delays Excavation as Search For Missing Man Intensifies
Postponement follows yesterday’s rain with Bluefield Water Works supervising trench work and marking open sections. Aeroplane flights end for now. city eyes daily ground searches for the missing man while officials urge surveying alleys, outhouses, wells, and back yards for clues.
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Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
Hearings on Reciprocity Practically Concluded
In Washington on May 31 the senate finance committee finished public hearings on the Canadian reciprocity bill. A vote on reporting the measure is set for next Wednesday. The Root amendment to the paper clause will require major modification to be accepted. Officials of AP and the American Newspaper Publishers Association will be asked to testify next Monday on the paper and pulp section.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Root
Root
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Taft declines federal lynching case move request
President Taft told a delegation from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that he would not seek to have lynching cases moved from state to federal courts. The group, led by Senator Curtis, urged Congress to act as lynching is described as a daily occurrence and a threat to Black safety nationwide.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Curtis
Kansas
Congress
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
America
Madero Urges Union of Federal Troops and Insurrectos
Francisco I. Madero Jr. issues a manifesto to Mexican federal soldiers calling them to bury enmity with the insurrectos and unite for the country. He cites freeing prisoners from Juarez battle as proof of his favorable stance and urges loyalty to the new government.
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Juarez
Mex
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Mexico
Madero
American battleship squadron ends six day visit
Copenhagen reports a squadron of four American battleships has completed a six day visit and will depart for Stockholm tomorrow.
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Copenhagen
Stockholm
Seventy four more post offices named postal savings depots
Postmaster General Hitchcock today designated seventy four more second class post offices as postal savings depositaries, effective June 27. Included are Fredericksburg and Warrenton Virginia and Keyser and Martinsburg West Virginia, among others across forty one states.
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Washington
Hitchcock Tolay
Fredericksburg
Warrenton
Keyser
Martinsburg
W. Va
Military Wedding At Fort Myer
At Fort Myer Washington May 31 Miss Lucy Lees Garrard daughter of Col and Mrs Joseph Garrard married Lieut Victor Foster of the 1th Cavalry in an attractive military wedding held in the administration building.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
Lucy Lees Garrard
Joseph Garrard
Victor Foster
1Th Cavalry
Sun Star Wins Derby At Epsom Downs
England's Blue Ribbon turf fixture the Epsom Derby with a purse of 32500 for three year olds over one mile and a half was won by J B Joel's Sun Star Lord Derby's Steadfast finished second Royal Tender took third. Twenty six horses started.
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Epsom Downs
England
J. B. Joel
Lord Derby
Steadfast
Royal Tender
Fortress Blown Up at La Loma in Managua
The fortress La Loma was blown up at 4 PM over Managua Nicaragua causing damage to the palace nearby and other buildings. Reports indicate considerable loss of life.
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Managua
Nicaragua
la Loma
Explosion on Italian Creek claims two lives in Virginia
At Cedar Bluff on the Norfolk and Western line a dynamite blast killed John McCanche of Bluff City Tennessee and an unidentified Italian worker. Norman Grigsby was injured as crews drilled sixty sticks into a cliff side. The Italian’s body was gathered in a basket and later shipped to Bluff City. A traveling agent, O V Vance, died in Pulaski from an accidental self inflicted gunshot.
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Tazewell
Italian Creek
Norfolk and Western
Cedar Bluff
John M’canche
Biff City
Tenn
Norman Grigsby
MacCanche
Bluff City
Cutchin Case to Go to the Jury Today
Roanoke Virginia May 1 Special Those who expected the trial of Mayor Joel H Cutchin charged with malfeasance and misfeasance in office would end this evening were disappointed John L Lee closed the defense argument but Harry M Smith did not finish the closing statement and court adjourned until tomorrow morning Smith to speak one hour after which the case goes to the jury
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Roanoke
Joel H. Cutchin
John L. Lee
Harry M. Smith
Smith
Notable South Carolina Press Association Meeting Addresses Wilson
The South Carolina Press Association opens its annual meeting in Columbia with a keynote by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. Editors will discuss various newspaper topics and conclude the business Saturday before a Charleston voyage to New York for a week of sightseeing.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina Press Association
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Charleston
New York
Altamont Hotel Leased for Five Years
Thomas T Hutchison and WW Barnes announce securing a five year lease on the Altamont hotel starting June 15 with B M Cohen the present owner confirming the arrangement. New lessors lease cigar and news stand privileges to Louis A Jaffee. Cohen & Baker Cigar Co to surrender its lease on the 26th. Barnes to manage. Hutchison described as a hustler in hotel business. Varney Cohen had run the hotel for about a year after L B Reynolds left.
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Thomas Bb. Hutchison
HW. Barnes
B. M. Cohen
Lous A. Jaffee
Cohen & Baker Cigar Company
Mr. Barnes
Matz
Mr. Hutchison
Varney Cohen
L. B. Reynolds
Cohen
West Virginia and Virginia Forecast Warm and Fair
West Virginia expected to remain fair on Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures. Virginia forecast calls for fair interior conditions and clearing coastal areas by Thursday and Friday with light to moderate southwest winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Primary Law Awakening Stirs Election Reform Call
A public call for stronger election laws argues that voter engagement and awareness will determine reform success. The piece emphasizes citizen action, civic responsibility, and the momentum for legislative change.
Three Fourths Of Next Legislature To Be Pledged
West Virginia Governor Glasscock after the extra session adjourned without enacting a primary or corrupt practices law says the campaign for a direct statewide primary will continue. He vows to tour every county to explain the issue and expects most incoming lawmakers to commit to a primary law. He warns the people will demand action next year.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
West Virginia
Canada Begins Count in First National Census
Ottawa May 381 The decennial stock taking of the Dominion will begin tomorrow under the de facto system. All persons alive at midnight tonight will be counted. Nearly 300 commissioners and a small army of assistants will work at a total cost exceeding 1 million dollars. Schedules will be left at every habitation for heads of households to sign with about a score of questions. The census will include age nationality and religion plus records of accidents disabilities and compensation paid. It will take about a month to complete except in difficult districts. Hudsons Bay officials missionaries and mounted police will assist in Mackenzie River and Yukon. The population last census was 5 876 000 and the present count may reach 8 000 000 with Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba showing rises.
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Ottawa
West
British Columbia
Mackenzie River Basin
Hudson's Tay
Yukon
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Democratic Northwestern Conference Set In St Paul
Arrangements are complete for a Democratic conference in St Paul Minnesota tomorrow with party leaders from the northwest states attending. A banquet will follow with William J Bryan of Nebraska and Alton B Parker of New York expected to be the lead speakers.
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St. Paul
M’nn
Northwestern States
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Alton B. Parker
New York
Daily Telegraph Subscription Ad
An advertisement promotes a yearly subscription rate of four dollars for the Daily Telegraph and urges readers to sign up now. It emphasizes value and immediate action to secure a long-term newspaper service.
Congress to Hear Coal Strike Allegations in Pennsylvania
Miners and labor leaders told the House Rules Committee of alleged indiscriminate killings and violence during the Westmoreland coal strike in Pennsylvania. The panel will permit coal company representatives to testify as it weighs next steps based on forthcoming hearings.
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Washington
House Committee On
Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Gregg
United States
Polo Match Postponed by Rain in Meadowbrook
New York on May 31 reports the international polo match at Meadowbrook Club postponed due to rain and a slippery field until tomorrow.
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New York
Meadowbrook Club
Porfirio Diaz Bids Farewell to Mexico
Vera Cruz May 31 Gen Porfirio Diaz said farewell to Mexico aboard the steamer Ypiranga bound for Spain with his wife and Diaz family. He warned his countrymen that the present government must yet use his methods to restore peace, addressing the soldiers who guarded him.
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Vera Cruz
Porfirio Taz
Mexico
Diaz
Spain
Miller to Face Trial On Embezzlement and Book Destruction
John Parton Miller former secretary treasurer of the defunct Co operate Building Association of Georgetown is set for trial today on charges from the association’s collapse. He faces an indictment for destroying the books and a retrial on embezzlement after a prior 20 year penitentiary sentence. The case follows an appeal to the District Court of Appeals.
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Washington, D. C
John Parton Miller
Co-operate Building Association of
Georgetown
Miller
District Court of Appeals
Aged Woman Carriers Her Coffin Across States
Aunt Liza Dotson, over seventy, travels by rail with a coffin she has used since youth. She says it was made from a tree at the place she courted her lover, who later died. She plans burial in the coffin and carries it on trips through West Virginia Virginia Tennessee and the Carolinas.
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Liza” Dotson
Paw Paw
Big Sandy
Cumberland
Tennessee
Express
Liza
West Virgina
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Viza
Aunt Liza’s coffin travels with love and memory
A story describes Aunt Liza’s lifelong grief for a mountain lover in Buchanan county. Her coffin travels with her, adorned by stickers from many towns as grieving relatives recall the past. Separate scene: Ada Morgan, a high school girl in Harrisville, Ohio, was knocked unconscious by lightning during a thunderstorm. she suffered a scalp burn and skin injury.
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Harrisville
Ohio
Ada Morgan
Overwhelm Bryan in Party Caucus Tomorrow
Washington May 31. After Bryan declared war on the wool schedule against Representative Underwood, opponents of free raw wool say Bryan will be overwhelmed in the party caucus tomorrow. Underwood says the issue has been met and more votes are pledged to the committee measure.
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Washington
Bryan
Underwood
Strike Likely As Southern Railway Firemen Demand Wage Hike
Washington May 3 The Southern Railway firemen insist on a twenty percent wage rise and rule changes, pushing the dispute toward a strike within twenty four hours. Conductors and engineers seek twenty five percent raises. Mediators under the Midman act failed to secure an agreement. further talks are planned with President Finley.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Finley
The
Southern
Beaumont Leads Paris Rome Turin Race Amid Stage Setbacks
Rome May 31 Andre F Beaumont wins praise for a record run in aviation history as he leads the Paris Rome Turin race. Prey and Rolando Garros suffer misfortune on the Genoa leg while Beaumont flies from Alassio to Rome with stops at Genoa and Pisa within seven hours.
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Rome
Andre F Beaumont
Turin
Prey
Corman
Rolando Garros
Genoa
Visa
Beaumont
Alassio
Spanish Royalty Celebrates Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Madrid May 1 royal relatives in England France Austria and Italy sent gifts to the king and queen at the royal palace to mark their fifth wedding anniversary. The marriage of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg was celebrated in Madrid May 31 1906. The king had just passed his twentieth birthday while the bride was about one year younger.
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Madrid
England
France
Austria
Italy
Royal
Alfonso
Victoria
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Want Column Habit Promises Quick Desires For Cents
A call to use the want column highlights how nearly any desire may be satisfied for only a few cents. The feature promises prompt results and strong practical ties, urging readers to try it once for surprising usefulness.
All Quality Grocers Highlight Saner Extracts
At All Quality Grocers shoppers found Saner's lemon and vanilla extracts praised as the best value for cooks and housekeepers money can buy. Prices listed were 10 cents and 24 cents respectively.
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Saner
Notion to Nurses Examinations in Wheeling June 19 1911
State nursing examination meeting to be held in Wheeling West Virginia on June 19 1911 at 9 o clock in the morning. Applications should be addressed to Geo Lounsberg secretary Charleston West Virginia. Ztaw to June 19.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Geo
Lounsberg
Charleston
Want Ad Promise: Get What You Want When You Need It
A cheeky notice suggests using want ads to obtain desired items or services quickly. It emphasizes immediacy and practicality, hinting at a marketplace mindset and the popularity of classified placements.
William Engineered All of the Big Deals
Profile of a brainy figure in a prominent family whose clever schemes and personality overshadowed by brother John D.’s greater wealth. The piece highlights debates over ingenuity versus inherited riches within the clan.
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William
MHI
Ious
John D
William Rockefeller Celebrates His Seventieth Birthday
New York May 31 William Rockefeller brother of John D Rockefeller marks his seventieth birthday. He helped build Standard Oil with John in Cleveland before expanding the empire. A director and banker with vast holdings he maintains a restrained public profile despite immense wealth.
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New York
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Mr. Rockefeller
Tioga County
Cleveland
John
Samuel Andrews
Standard Oil Works
Supreme Court of the United States
William White jailed for heavy fine in street assault
William White, twenty two, of Plainfield, received a one year jail term and a $265 fine for placing his arms about a woman on the street. It was the heaviest penalty ever imposed in the state for a similar offense.
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Hugeing
Putnam
William White
Plainfield
French aviator's plane wrecks near Civita. no injuries
Garros the French aviator who left Paris this morning for Turin failed to far a few miles from Civita on his Paris Turin flight. He escaped with no injuries.
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Civita
Veechia
R and Garros
P’sa
Paris-Turin
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Barnes
Thomas 8. Hutchinson
Weather Forecast
Daily Telegraph
House Committee On Rules
Porfirio Diaz
Buildin Association
Buchanan County
Andre Beaumont
Wedaime
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Rockefeller
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Corporation
Great Corporation
Henry H. Rogers
Europe
Great National Bank
Whirlesley College
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