Bond Ordinance Amended by Council Adds Two Policemen
City council, all members present, amended a $100 000 bond issue to allocate 5 000 for streets west of Mercer street. Two more policemen will join the force, making twelve. Liquor licenses granted to Goodwyn & Miller and Chas H Dodson. restaurant licenses to Jim Anderson and John Nash. Various appointments, permits, and budget actions approved.
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Council
Board of Supervisors
Mercer Street
Norh Side
Goodwyn & Miller
Chas. H. Dodson
Raleigh Street
Jim Anderson
John Nash
McCulloch Street
Prac
Two Thousand Machinists Strike in Cleveland
About 2,000 machinists in Cleveland shops walked out after employers refused a nine hour day demand. Union officials say 26 firms already granted the nine hour day with a 10 percent wage increase, while workers had previously labored ten hours.
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Caveland
Elevator Fall Injures Ten at Goodyear Plant
Ten people are injured after an elevator at the Goodyear Tire Company plant in Akron Ohio dropped two floors when its supporting cables broke.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire Company
Notes From Fairview Auction Closes. Front Lots Selling Fast
The big auction site of lots at Fairview has ended with seventy five parcels passing to forward looking buyers. Construction begins on some residences and the front section is rapidly moving as sales continue. A. B. Booker & Co. invites interested buyers to discuss the property.
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Booker & Co
Rumor Promotes Geo P Johnson to Western General
In Bluefield railroad circles a strong rumor says Geo P Johnson of the Scioto division of the Norfolk and Western will be named general superintendent when the system splits on July 1. If true, A C Needles would lead the eastern division while Johnson heads the western end. other promotions may follow for E A Blake and J T Cary in Shenandoah and Pocahontas divisions.
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Geo. P. Johnson
Scioto
Norfolk and Western
A. C. Needles
Bluefield
Johnson
Cook
Radford
Shenandoah
Mr. Cary
Baseball Results From AP Dispatch
Virginia League Roanoke 0 Norfolk 3 Danville 1 Portsmouth Richmond 4 Lynchburg 2 National League Philadelphia 4 Boston 3 twelve innings Second game Philadelphia 2 Boston 0 Cincinnati 0 St Louis Cincinnati 5 St Louis New York Brooklyn wet grounds Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 2 American League Boston New York rain Washington 2 Philadelphia 1 Second game Washington 4 Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 1 Chicago 2
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Associated Press Dispatch
Roanoke
Norfolk
Danville
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York-Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Last Confederate Memorial Unveiled in Richmond
In Richmond Virginia on June 38 a memorial to Jefferson Davis was unveiled amid a large Confederate veterans reunion. The event featured a grand parade a Davis statue unveiling and tributes by Governor Claude Swanson Richmond officials and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
South
Nearry
United People
United Nation
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Chiment Aivans
Atlanta
Confedency
Davis
Th Confederacy
The
Confederacy
J. KE. B. Stuart
Southland
Dixie Land
William J. Bryan
Stith Bolling
Petersburg
Carrnage
Lee
Stuart
Dixie
Maryland
Monument Avenue
Davis Monument
J. William Jones
Cha Plain
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Carlton McCarthy
General Evans
Evans
McCarthy
J. A. Hayes
Colorado Springs
Col
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Norman V. Randolph
Davis Monument Association
William J. Behan
Mississippi
Confederate Memorial Association
George Holmes
South Carolina
Monument Association
John Sharp Williams
Lizzie George Henderson
Confederate States Memorial Association
United Confederate Veterans
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Flor
Great Monument Avenue
E. V. Valentine
Wil¢liam C. Noland
Heaven
the Confederacy
Confederate States of America
United States Senate
Navy
Army
Sumter
Appomattox
Sharp Break in Prices of Railroad and Copper Stocks
New York, June 3 There was a sharp break in stock prices in early dealings, with Pacific railroads and copper industrials hit hardest. Losses ranged between 2 and 3 points as prices fell from the prior week. Factors cited include cautious public remarks by Harriman system leaders, unseasonable weather affecting crops, pauses in contracts across industrials, lower copper prices, and increased gold exports weighing on markets.
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New York
Harriman
California to Have State Board of Arbitration
Governor Gillett advocates a constitutional amendment to create a state court of compulsory arbitration to handle all disputes between employers and unions. He outlined a three member court as part of California's judiciary, discussed today with the Civic League conciliations committee in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
Gillett
Judiciary System
California
Civic League
Bryan Tells of His Trip Around the World
William Jennings Bryan spoke at the YMCA auditorium before about 2000 listeners on The old world and its ways. He noted President Roosevelt had used his speeches lately and said he would not discuss politics but would report on his around the world trip. He praised U S progress in civilization education and religion before leaving for Annapolis tomorrow.
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Richmond
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Roosevelt
United States
Annapolis
Farmer Nathan Hale kills wife then takes own life
In Durant, I T, Nathan Hale, a farmer who had been separated from his wife, shot and fatally wounded her and then killed himself. Mrs. Hale, related to Governor Little of Arkansas, had been staying in Paris, Texas, and was in Durant to attend her son's trial over an alleged lynching incident.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Fort Worth
Texas
Durant
I. T
Nathan Hale
Tragedy in Pittsburg: Man Kills Two then Commits Suicide
In Pittsburg on June 3 Patrick Reardon aged 23 shot Thomas Morton and M M Moorhead after being unable to obtain an address for a young woman. The incident occurred at 411 Larimere Avenue in the east end. Moorhead and Morton were hospitalized in critical condition.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Pittsburg
Patrick Reardon
Thomas Morton
M. M. Moorhead
Larimere Avenue
Moorehead
Merton Ae
Mysterious Black Hand Murder in Philadelphia
An unknown man believed slain by the Black Hand Society was found murdered near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Mount Airy Philadelphia. The headless torso lay between embankments with the head in a nearby gully and a stained knife recovered later. No clues were found by investigators.
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Philadelphia
Black Hand” Society
Pennsylvana
Mount Airy
French Seamen End Strike With Planned Resumption
Paris reports the extended seamen strike will end as captains announce the strikers will resume work in home and colonial ports tomorrow morning. Capt. Lapeyre informed Minister of Marine Thompson of the capitulation this evening.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Paris
Lapeyre
Thompson
American Rhodes Scholars Beat London Team 22 to 7
At Tottenham this afternoon a baseball team exclusively of American Rhodes scholars of Oxford University defeated a picked London team by 22 to 7. The game featured strong batting and solid pitching from the visiting side.
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London
Tottenham
Oxford University
June Snowstorm Among Newport's Attractions
A June snowstorm disrupted Newport Rhode Island activities with a brief snowfall followed by cold rain. Forecasters noted unseasonable weather affecting plans in the coastal city. Local residents reported slippery streets and early evening chill during the incident.
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Newport
R. I
Three Lives Lost in Newark Turnverein Hall Fire
Three people died and thousands of dollars in damage occurred in a morning blaze at the Newark Turnverein Hall. The fire, aided by a northeast wind, swept rapidly through the building while police and rescuers saved women and children from the upper floors.
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N. J
Newark
No Jury Yet to Try Mayor of San Francisco
The third week of Mayor Schmitz's trial on extortion began with eight jurors seated and limited peremptory challenges for both sides. Four more jurors must be chosen before testimony can begin. A bargain: an upright piano case, mahogany, offered by Flat Top Furniture Co. in Bluefield Avenue, Bluefield, West Virginia.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Flat Top Furniture Co
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
W. Va
Twelve Good Men and True to Try Haywood on Murder Charge
Boise reports jurors chosen for William D. Haywood's murder trial Governor Frank Steunenberg era. The first chapter of the Caldwell crime tale will be retold tomorrow as jurors are seated after fifteen days of court sessions and 156 talesmen examined with 34 qualifying.
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Haywood
Associated Press Dispatch
Boise
Idaho
William D. Hay
Frank Steunenberg
Caldwell
Alfred Koff
Talesman
Koff
Prisoner A Sick Physician Called In Boise
Boise Idaho June 4. Late tonight W D Haywood was taken ill again and asked the sheriff to summon a doctor. The county physician arrived and medicine was given. Dr Lewis said there is no immediate danger of a return of the Saturday attack but the prisoner must be extremely careful.
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Boise
Idaho
W. D. Haywood
Lewis
Fragmentary Navy Tablet Honors Confederate Heroism
A damaged OCR snippet describes a navy tablet inscribed with phrases about giving new examples of heroism and teaching new warfare methods. It mentions carrying the flag of the south to distant seas, indicating a Confederate themed memorial artifact.
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Navy
Norfolk and Western Honors Jefferson Davis Monument
The Norfolk and Western railroad paused all operations yesterday for five minutes at 2 PM to unveil a monument to Jefferson Davis. The suspension covered the entire system following an order from the Roanoke general offices.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Jefferson Davis
Roanoke
Stanley Francis Begins Five Year Penitentiary Sentence
Philadelphia on June 3 Stanley Francis promoter of the Stoney Cotton Co. was sent to the Eastern penitentiary for five years after being convicted of using the mails to defraud. The firm was closed by postal authorities with creditors nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Stanley Francis
Stoney Cotton Co
Expedition Starts to Find Pole on Arctic Voyage
Norway June 3. The arc tic steamer Frithjof departed for Spitzbergen with the airship and other apparatus for the Chicago Record-Herald expedition. Siberian sledge dogs were not loaded and will travel on a later steamer. Tromso remained port.
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Norway
Frithjof
Spitzbergem
Chicago Record-Heald
Tromso
Notice of Dissolution of Pocahontas Hardware Co
The Pocahontas Hardware Company dissolves as partners M E Tabor buys D B Tabor interest and M E Tabor continues sole ownership. All accounts receivable are payable to M E Tabor and all debts owed by the firm are assumed by M E Tabor. Pocahontas Va May 27 1907.
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M. FE
D. 8. Tabor
Pocahontas Hardware Company
M. K. Tabor
M. E. Tabor
S. M. E. Tabor
D. Ss. Tabor
Pocahontas, Va
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Reed
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NEW & 2Nd Hand
Remington’s
Smith’s
Risefield Typewriter Company
Great Oaks
Little Telegraph
Top
Leez. Tierney
W. H. Tomas
Capital
R. E. Bouknea
Osbier
W. B. Hicks
Loma
Dwinmarn
W. O
Princeton Avenue
R. L
Gvarateed
Speas
George P. Johnston
Scioto Division
West Virginia
Lynchbug
Gray
State Board of Arbitration
Mr. Bryan
Wife
Black Hand
Ferrell's
Jeff Davis
Bagins
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