Man dies of bullet wound. town notes and notices mixed
John S Knuckles, wounded in the left breast, was reported dying with slim hopes of recovery. Miss Tabitha Neal died after long TB illness at Powell street home. Calvary Baptist and Presbyterian services listed with times and topics. Upcoming social events include a German by the B of R T at Red Men’s Hall on St Patrick’s Day and a G I A to B of L E dance. Funeral and U D C meeting notices appear among church announcements.
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John S. Knuckles
Bluefield
Giagrene
B. of L. E
B. of R T
Red Men’s Hall
Bluefield Avenue
St. Patrick's Day
Tabitha Neal
P. H. Neal
Powell Street
Nesl
Miss Neal
T. H. Neal
John H
Adam
Clarence
Dodie
Elia Neal
Indicted Indianapolis Officials Arrested in Bribery Probe
Indianapolis headlines report that John McGregor president of the county commissioners Thomas J Spafford a former commissioner and Arthur W Willcotts Atlas Engine Works city salesman were indicted by the Marion county grand jury and arrested this afternoon. The case stems from bribery charges tied to county purchases of boilers and equipment for the power plant in April 1907.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John McGregor
Band of
Thomas J. Spafford
Arthur W. Willcotts
Atlas Hkigine Works
Marion County Grand Jury
County
Accomplice in Murder Traced to Postal Card Link
Martin F. Rugen of Pittsburg is named as a murder suspect tied to K Y Hutchinson station agent slaying at Clarington W Va. Inspectors say Rugen aided Neal by completing money orders Neal allegedly used and admitted complicity in B&O and Ohio rail line robberies. Neal detained in New York facing related charges.
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Pittsburg
R. C. Neal
New York
Biltmore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
K. Y. Hutchinson
Clarington
W. Va
Martin F. Rugen
J. M. Powell
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
D. Miles Rigor
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rugen
Neal
Baltimore & Ohio
W. Vi
Five contenders in New York to Chicago car race located
Five contestants in the New York to Chicago race were identified by the latest locations and upcoming movements. The American entry rests in Clarence IA, while Italian and French cars occupy Rochelle IL and Dekalb IL, with two French and German machines traced to Michigan City IN. The American car remains two days out of Chicago as leaders push toward the finish.
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Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
Clarence
Cedar Rapids
Rochelle
Dekalb
Michigan Ciy
Pawnshop Killing Shocks Atlanta After armed ambush
An unknown black gunman killed Jacob Hirsowitz, pawnshop owner, and wounded a passerby during a nighttime attempt to free a companion caught stealing a pistol. The shooter and three companions fled into the surrounding crowd as locals crowded the scene.
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Atlanta
Jacob Hirsowitz
Aged Widow Murdered in Salisbury
In Salisbury Missouri on February 29 a brutal murder of 80-year-old widow Mrs Daniel Grisham was discovered in her home. Robbers inflicted a knife wound and fractured her skull with a hammer and tied a cloth around her throat. The crime occurred between Thursday evening and today with only a knife and hammer as clues. Citizens are subscribing liberally to a reward.
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Salisbury
Daniel Grisham
Log train derailment kills two in Moultrie
In Moultrie Georgia near Norman Park last night a nine car log train derailed after striking a cow tearing open the track. Two negroes were killed and ten to twelve others injured with two fatally hurt as logs piled onto workers returning to the mill.
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Moultrie
Union Pinopol
Norman Park
Tide Begins to Swell with Immigration
New York reports a rising immigration tide as the Hamburg American liner America arrives with 840 steerage passengers, a yearly record. Ellis Island processed between 2,060 and 3,069 immigrants in one day, with January and February totals showing 109,151 third class passengers leaving for Europe, and 32,260 arriving here.
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New York
America
Ellis Island
Europe
Prominent patent medicines advertised with testimonials
The notice promotes Cham berlain stomach and liver tablets for digestion, Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for cough relief, Caseasweet for babies, DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for piles, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised by K S Lopez of Marilla New York. Prices listed and druggists carry all products.
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Kennedy
DeWitt
Lopez
Marilla
N. Y
Bucklen
Patrick Darrett Dead After Ranch Lease Dispute
Patrick K. Darrett, famed as the man who killed Milly the Kid and a leading frontier figure, was shot and killed today in El Paso by J Wayne Blazale a young ranchman amid a dispute over a ranch lease.
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el Paso
Tex
Patrick K. Darrett
Hoag Lands World Record in Six Day Walk
W A Hoagland of Auburn New York won the six day walking race in Kansas City finishing after sixty two hours and covering 280 miles He retains the world championship and the record.
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Kansas City
W. A. Hoagland
Auburn
Nonagenarian Dead: Dr Williamson Was WV First Legislature
Parkersburg West Virginia February 29 Dr J A Williamson aged about 90 dies here this afternoon. He was a member of West Virginia's first state legislature and served in public life for decades. The obituary notes his prominent role in early state politics and his longtime residence in Parkersburg.
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Dr. Williamson
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. A. Williamson
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New York-to-Paris
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George Elliot
Sublette & Barnes
Hart
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