Funeral Held For Hopson The Man Hanged For Murder
Freeling reports hundreds attended the burial of F E Hopson hanged at Wise County for the murder of John Salyer. Hopson, who insisted he fired no shot, was laid to rest on his family homestead in Dickinson County beside his father as his mother and brothers watched. The 1902 crime occurred in Glamorgan near Wise Court House during a chicken theft, with Mullins and Wright also convicted.
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Freeling
Clinch Valley News
F E. A. Hopson
Wise C. B
John Salyer
E A. Hopson
Wise C. H
Hopson
Dickinson County
Cumberland Mountains
Glamorgan
Wise Court House
Bob Mullins
Enoch Wright
Salyer
Mullins
Wright
Paris Advertises Store Room and Three Living Rooms for Rent
Store room to rent and three living rooms available. Apply at The Paris, 618 tf.
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The
Paris
Jury unable to reach verdict in Jett White murder trial
In Jackson Kentucky on June 19 the jury in the Curtis Jett and Tom White murder case reported they could not agree. Judge Redwine ordered them to resume deliberations, but a second report confirmed indecision and the jurors were discharged.
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Jett White
Jackson, Ky
Curtis Jett
Tom White
J. B. Marcum
Redwine
Ruior
Porte Long
Kentucky Oil Field Alert Sparks Call for Safety
In the Kentucky oil fields a warning stresses daily safety as an unseen accident could occur at any moment. Officials urge vigilance and adherence to procedures to prevent disasters.
Revolution Reported in Turkey Abdication Rumor
A Belgrade telegram claims a Turkish revolution has broken out and the Sultan abdicated. London and Belgrade officials doubt the movement is far advanced, though a major step may be soon.
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Turkey
Belgrade
Constantinople
London
Leroy Dresser Again in New York
Leroy Dresser ex president of the Trust Company of the Republic arrived in New York from Watkins New York where he has been in a sanitarium He says his health is perfect and two sisters Mrs J Nicholas Brown and Mrs George W Vanderbilt are prepared to negotiate with claimants to smooth the matter over
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Trust Company
New York
Leroy Dresser
Trust Company of the Republic
Shipbuilding Trust
Watkins
N. Y
Bloody Cutting Affray On The Clinch In Cleveland
Information from Tazewell Virginia reports a bloody confrontation at a Cleveland room during a phonograph entertainment. Five men clashed with Dock Clark Charlie Jesse and Jake Johnson vs Rees and Jim Price. Clark was slashed in six places with severe wounds. the others suffered minor injuries.
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Tazewell
Cleveland
Dock Clark
Charlie Jesse
Jake Johnson
Rees
Jim Price
George Price
Imports Exceed A Billion Dollars In American Trade
Washington reports that the foreign commerce for the fiscal year ending June 30 will be the largest in U S history. For the first time imports exceed a billion dollars while exports top all years except 1901.
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Washington
Bureau
Belgrade to Call on New King Petr in Geneva Visit
June 19 Belgrade reports a reputation sending a mission to King Petr in Geneva this morning. Three sisters of the late Queen Daga have traveled to Vienna as part of ongoing royal correspondence.
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Belgrade
Petr
Geneva
Daga
Vienna
Court in Mourning for Servian King and Queen
St. Petersburg June 19 The Russian court has gone into mourning for four days in memory of the late King and Queen of Servia.
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St. Petersburg
Servia
Boy Held in Monkey Cage Returns Home After Ordeal
East St Louis Illinois June 19 a six year old boy John Layton was kept in cages with animals for a week as circus training. He was deprived of clothing and appearance altered to resemble an animal. Sylvester Baker, a Black man in charge of the show, was arrested and taken to Bellevue to avert mob violence.
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East St. Louisa, I
John Layton
Fedow
Sylvester Baker
Ander
Bellevue
Government ship seized by sheriff
Secretary Moody received a dispatch from Elizabethport New Jersey announcing the seizure by the sheriff of the cruiser Chattanooga now building at the New York Shipbuilding Company yard. The telegram was sent to the cabinet meeting for discussion.
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Moody
Elizabethport
N. J
Chattanooga
New York Shipbuilding Company
Woman with hatchet and gun destroys West Virginia speakeasy
Parkersburg June 19 Mrs. Alex Johnson of Grantsville armed with a hatchet and revolver raided a foot of hill speakeasy. She forced patrons into a corner, smashed beer and whiskey bottles, and sent Mike Quinn’s operation into temporary ruin. A dynamite blast nearby earlier drew attention to the joint.
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Parkersburg
Carrie Nation
Alex Johnson
Grantsville
Preachers' Assailants Fined Then Sentenced to Prison
Roanoke Virginia June 19 Custeemer and Mannin the Floyd county moon shiners who beat Rev R L Cauley of Vinton who informed on them were found guilty in the United States Court yesterday and sent to the United States prison in Atlanta for one year and fined 100 dollars
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Roanoke
Custeemer and Mannin
Floyd County
Moon Shiners
R. L. Cauley
Vinton
United States
Atlanta
Republicans to Start Paper at Richmond Daily Organ
The Republican State Committee meets in Richmond on Wednesday to choose candidates in districts and to consider establishing a daily party organ. A strong effort will be made to locate the newspaper in Richmond.
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Richmond
Refuse to Open Ports to Foreign Trade
Japanese and British representatives press for opening of Shanghai and Tientsin to foreign trade. The Japanese minister in Pekin filed a formal demand with the Chinese Foreign Office for Madhin and Tiang Chen, while Chinese officials replied conditions were not favorable. Minister Conger also seeks opening of Manchuria and related ports.
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Yokohama
Jone
Pekin
Madhin
Tiang Chen
Conger
Marbin
Manchuria
Final Report on Postal Scandals By Inspectors
The final report on postal scandals was released today by inspectors investigating offices in New York Brooklyn Baltimore and Washington. Several more arrests are anticipated as investigators are sent to Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Kansas City and New Orleans.
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Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New Orleans
Nine Die In Waterloo Railroad Wreck
Des Moines reports nine killed when a train wreck occurred on the railroad about six miles west of Waterloo. Details are scarce as the incident is investigated.
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Des Moines
Minois Central Road
Waterloo
Henderson honored with life sized bronze statue in Clermont
In Clermont Iowa June 19 Colonel David B Henderson ex Speaker of the House enjoyed a rare honor the unveiling of his life sized bronze statue The work by sculptor Rhind of New York shows Henderson as a veteran with a crutch in his left hand and a gravel in his right hand ready to call the national assembly to order Attending were Governor Cummins Senator Dolliver and Henderson in a ceremony with a soldiers monument also unveiled and a large crowd of notables.
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Clermont
Iowa
David B. Henderson
National Hous of Representatives
Larabee
Henderson
Cummins
Dolliver
Rhind
New York
Sldier
Corinth
National Assembly
Hoster’s Pale Ale and Porter Highlight Saloons
Hoster’s Pale Ale Half and Half and Hoster’s Porter promoted as the best on the market. Marketable claim notes they are made from select barley and offered at first class saloons.
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Hoster
Hosters
Night and Day Search for Grease Takes On Deep Wells
The Kentucky oil fields show intensified drilling as producers connect up new wells and push deeper tests. A Chicago syndicate plans a 3000 foot deep well in Knox county while Clay and Leslie counties see eight thousand foot targets. Whitley and Wayne counties report active drilling with initial outputs up to 100 barrels daily. the Cooper division leads production.
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Kentucky
Hrill
Knox County
Chicago
Old Welsh Hackley Oil Co
Baltimore
Richand Fields
Clay and
Leslie Counties
Clay County
Knox
Bu County
Whitley County
Wayne County
Slickford
Cooper
Kentucky Oil
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W.va
Orcall
Deyerle & Floyd
Ilfated
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Pasinger Depot
W. VA
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Paul Jones
J. Baker
Bluefield Ave
Thomas
Howe
Doc Clark
L. B. Tierney
WM H Thosias
W. H. Wheelwright
Flat Top National Bank
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L Hester Prewing
Ohio
Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Johnson
City
Quick
Seventh and
Swann Streets
Yellow Creek
Mr Johnson
Mike Quinn
Quinn
Richmond, Va
Publican State Committee
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