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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
1
Reports say a Sunday night collision between black and white residents in Alnwick sparked a small race war. More than a dozen men fought, one white man was shot in the shoulder, a black man beaten, and over a hundred shots were exchanged with no further serious injuries.
Help wanted notice seeking five experienced salesmen in clothing and gents furnishings. Leader imprint likely from a department or store advertising employment opportunities.
Louis H. Van Riper a New York cotton broker testified in the Holmes trial that he and Holmes formed a five member partnership to profit from advance information on the agricultural department cotton reports. He said Holmes arranged to share two thirds of profits and kept him informed of others plans and brokers.
In Sebastopol a launch carrying Admiral Wiiren and officers was fired upon by a torpedo boat. A blank torpedo struck the launch but did not explode. Several officers on the torpedo boat were arrested. Col. Guessakewaky, deputy harbor commissioner, was killed. The shooter fled.
Senator Foraker of Ohio released a written statement summarizing senate military affairs committee testimony in the Brownsville inquiry. He asserts the record fails to show any soldier participated in the affray and notes his duty to the south and the accused soldiers.
The liberal and anti government parties issued a proclamation after the duma was dissolved. Readers are told a reaction against the government is probable. Workers plan secret sessions to mobilize followers and a strike may be the first response. No serious outbreaks have occurred yet.
Washington reports little credence in official circles that Viscount Aoki the Japanese ambassador will be succeeded by Baron Kanoko former minister of justice. The rumor is seen as political imagination from the progressive party criticizing the ambassador over the San Francisco controversy.
San Francisco officials removed Mayor Schmitz from office at a June 17 meeting. Supervisor James Gallagher named acting mayor in his place.
In Virginia Lynchburg 1 Ports mouth 0 Danville 5 Roanoke 0 Norfolk 1 Richmond 2. National League Pittsburgh 38 Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 1 New York 9 Chicago 2 Boston 1 St Louis 0 Brooklyn 0. American League First Boston 4 St Louis 11 Second Boston 3 St Louis Washington 4 Detroit 5 Ten innings New York 4 Chicago 3 Eleven innings Philadelphia 19 Cleveland 1.
In Wytheville Virginia on June 17 the supreme court allowed writs of error in Boer War Spectacle v. Commonwealth from Henrico circuit court and in Norfolk and Western Railway Co v. Davis admr from Wythe circuit court. Oral arguments occurred in multiple cases with several parties and cases scheduled for next call.
London reports Sir William Crookes celebrated at his seventy fifth birthday with widespread greetings from scientific societies. A pioneer in photography and chemistry, he advanced science through work at Radcliffe Observatory and discoveries including thallium and the otheoscope. His latest feat involves extracting nitric acid from air.
Kansas City June 17 The Missouri two cent passenger fare will go into effect at 6 am Wednesday and be given a three month trial If at end of that time it is found un remunerative its enforcement can be fought in the courts by the railroads The state officials are temporarily enjoined from enforcing the maximum freight rate law and this case will be argued later in the federal court Judge Smith McPherson in the United States district court ordered promulgation of facts agreed to by the state and eighteen Missouri railroads The court suggested the two cent fare should be given a practical trial before an injunction preventing its enforcement could be considered
Boise report notes Harry Orchard, self confessed murderer and chief witness, arraigned in Caldwell for the Steunenberg murder. The state plans Orchard’s cross examination and directs focus to Adam's impending testimony and potential sworn confession in the Haywood case.
Washington reports that Assistant Secretary Reynolds is away and Cortelyou has not received any proof of Commander Cameron McR. Winslow’s detention in San Diego for attempted smuggling. Officials call the tale exaggerated and an inspector may have overstepped.
Concord NH June 17 Attorneys for the next friends and plaintiffs in the Mrs Mary Baker Eddy fortune suit filed a motion asking for an investigation in good faith. The move mirrors a prior defense motion and follows a court decision to have Eddy competency examined by a master. The plaintiffs urge a renewed inquiry.
Beattyville Ky June 17 A Lee County circuit court term opens for the second trial of B Fulton French one of Breathitt feud leaders charged with the May 4 1903 assassination of James B Marcum at the Jackson courthouse door Judge James Hargis and Sheriff Eid Callahan of Breathitt County stand accused of involvement in the plot.
Curtis Jett receives a death sentence later commuted to life, and Tom White gains a life term for the Marcum murder. Jett previously confessed under pressure but recanted on the stand, while Judge Hargis and Callahan are acquitted. A mistrial left Patton French and others charged in a feud saga with Perry county roots.
In New York eighteen parchments from synagogues were solemnly buried at Washington Cemetery after a fire damaged them. Four rabbis led the ceremony at Zirchru Toras Moses synagogue, explaining the duty to bury damaged scrolls. The charred remnants were collected, wrapped in white cloth, and displayed briefly before interment.
New York prepares an extensive program for the Texas Bankers' Association and their ladies. Visitors will be met by local bankers, toured through the financial district by auto, take a harbor steamboat trip, visit Dreamland at Coney Island, and attend a banquet before returning to the city. The itinerary routes through Philadelphia Washington and James town with a southern return via Richmond Cincinnati and St. Louis.
Michael Czolgosz brother of Leon Czolgosz the McKinley assassin confronted editors in Cleveland Ohio stating he would force newspapers to stop using his name. He threatened editors pounding the desk and warned he will act if his name remains used.
In Ironton Ohio on June 17 Mrs Shaffer mother of the man who shot and killed his wife and son then shot himself was arrested. She faces charges as an accomplice in the double murder with allegations she influenced her son against his wife.
Newport News report says three midshipmen and four seamen are found dead with faces and hands mutilated after a Chesapeake Bay tragedy. Names include Asfield, Stevenson, Holcomb. nine more men still missing as boats search the lower bay and roads. Flags to half mast tomorrow.
More than 400 delegates from 32 states attended the opening of the Travelers' Protective Association of America convention in Norfolk Virginia. The morning session featured a prayer by Rev Homer T Wilson national chaplain and welcomes from Governor Swanson and Mayor Riddick. Thad H Howe national president of Chicago delivered the response. Committees were named and sessions were to run through Friday or Saturday with memorial exercises Thursday and visits to local sights between sessions. A Wisconsin delegation invited the next year’s meeting in Milwaukee.
In Philadelphia at League Island navy yard the battleship Kansas received a silver service as a state gift. Governor Hoch led Kansas officials including Denton Nation Tully Jackson and Hughes plus their spouses. The silver service, among the finest for an American warship, bears the state seal and emblems, and a set of flags from the Kansas DAR was also presented.
In New York on June 17 the Episcopal Bishop of Kyoto Rev. Sidney C. Partridge said no international problem between Japan and the United States would arise from the San Francisco restaurant wreck or local school trouble. He argued that Japan will not wage war with its best friends and respects President Roosevelt, viewing the U.S. as a teacher.
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