Miss Cornelia Harriman Becomes Mrs Gerry
New York March 3 One of the winter s most brilliant weddings took place at Grace Church as Miss Cornelia Harriman daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward H Harriman married Robert Livingston Gerry of Boston in a ceremony attended by prominent New York and Boston society. The church bloomed with roses lilies and white lilacs while music featured a full choral service and organ selections by Nahan Franko. The maid of honor was Miss Mary Harriman and bridesmaids included Cr ol Harriman Marian H Clarke Ruth Averell Elsie Howland Anita Peabody and Margaret Dix in pink and white gowns. The bride wore a cream satin gown richly embroidered and finished with lace. The Rev Dr William U Huntington officiated with assistance from Rev Dr J H McGuinness Bishop Doake of Albany gave the benediction. A reception and breakfast followed at the Harriman home. The bride descends from railroad magnate stock and traces ancestry to John Neilson. the groom is a descendant of Elbridge Gerry.
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New York
Grace Church
Cornelia Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Robert Livingston Gerry
Boston
Nahan Franko
Mary Harriman
Cr.ol Harriman
Marian H. Clarke
Ruth Averell
Elsie Howland
Anita Peabody
Margaret Dix
Peter Goelet Gerry
William U. Huntington
Grace Charea
J. H. McGuinness
Arden
N. Y
Doake
Albany
Harriman
Fifth Avenue
John Neilson
Washington
Continental Congress
Gerry
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Bessie McLean
Donald McLean
William A. Dallam
Twelfth Cavalry
Church of the Heavenly Rest
J. Nevett Steele
Herbert Shipman
United States Cavalry
Rebekah McLean
Emily McLean
R. A. Dallan
Dallam
Fort Oglethorpe
West Virginia Legislature Passes Mingo Court Bill
Senator Sol White hailed a great victory as the Mingo criminal court bill passed the House 33 to 34. Speeches followed and the opposition fought to the end. The county salary bill cleared both chambers and a night session was called as the legislature prepares to adjourn after the appropriation bill is agreed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sol White
West Virginia
House
Will Djourn
Curly-haired Jewish Boy Arrested as Anarchist
Isidor Maron, 20, a Russian Jew nicknamed the curly-haired boy, is arrested near Lazarus Averbuch’s Chicago home as detectives link him to the anarchist’s planned murder of Chief of Police Shippy. Police found anarchist literature and note his ties to Averbuch. four others, including Olga Averbuch, are held. The case spurs city officials to discuss measures against unrest and security.
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Chicago
Isidor Maron
Lazarus Averbuch
Shippy
Averbuch
America
Averbach
Olga
Maron
Olga Averbuch
Miss Averbuch
Browner
Joseph Freedman
Harry Shippy
Long Struggle Ends as Illinois Central Elects Directors
The Illinois Central stockholders met in final session and elected four directors. Re-elected were H. Harriman and John Jacob Astor. A. G. Hackstaff, serving since John C. Welling’s death, was named to fill the unexpired term, with Joseph F. Titus succeeding Bruyvesant Fish. Titus serves only a few weeks. J. Ogden Armour will join the board once Armour’s stock transfer completes.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
Stuyvesant Fish
Hk. H. Harriman
John Jacob Astor
A. G. Hackstaff
John C. Welling
Joseph F. Titus
Bruyvesant Fish
Titus
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Military Wedding Gifted Union In New York
Miss Bessie McLean becomes bride of Lieut. William A. Dallam in a notable military wedding in New York. The ceremony attracted attention from service members and local social circles, marking a formal union amid wartime duties.
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Bessie McLean
Lieut
William A. Dallam
New York
Upbraids Republicans by Moon in Congress
Representative Moon of Tennessee denounced the Republican party in the House saying it failed to enact needed legislation. He accused Republicans of long fostering false theories, plundering the treasury, overruling states, and pandering to wealth and monopoly while overbearing citizens. He called the party the most sublime fakir in history.
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Washington
Representative Moon
Tennessee
Repubblicans
Republican Party
Death of Mrs Hancock in Christiansburg Va
Mrs. Alexander Hancock wife of a local merchant died at home after a three month illness. Born Susie Love in Lynchburg, she was 29. She leaves husband A V Hancock, her mother Mrs D A Love, brother Thomas Love, sister Mrs Peter Perkins of Cincinnati, and is daughter in law of M B Hancock of Bluefield. Funeral at Presbyterian Church with Rev B Lane officiating. Interment in local cemetery.
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Christiansburg
Alexander Hancock
Hancock
Suse Love
Lyncaous
Baptist Church of
Lynchourg
Jancock
Presbyterian Church
Christiansburs
A. V. Hancock
D. A. Love
Million Dollar Rail Mail Robbery Claim In House Debate
In Washington on March 3 the House debated a claim by Mr. Lloyd that railroads carrying mails robbed the public of 70 million dollars. He said the new mail weighing system admitted past frauds. An inquiry into the post office was promised by Mr. Hanger who chairs the expense control committee. Other speakers included Moon Goebel Briggs Murdoc and Smith. The post office bill remained under consideration at adjournment.
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House of Representatives
Lloyd
Missouri
Post Office Department
Hanger
Pennsylvania
Moon
Venneesee
Goebel
Ohio
Briggs
Georgia
Murdoc
Kansas
Smith
California
New Feed Store Receives Fresh Stock For Farmers
The New Feed Store announces new supply of Chop Oats Schuachers Stock Food Beet Pulp and Pure Water Ground Buhr Mill Meal in bluefield with bolted and unbolted options in all sack sizes.
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Schumacher
Bluefield Feed CO
Ohio GOP Convention Dismisses Foraker Dick Bias
Republicans in Columbus replace central committee members biasing Foraker and Dick with new slate. Eleven of twenty one are re elected. seven of the changes favor Foraker. Platform endorses railroad rate bill and Taft candidacy while pledging full black rights and unity with war secretary views.
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Columbus
Ohio
Foraker
Save Central Committee
Peraker
Congress
United States Senate
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Fletcher defends American turret design before Senate panel
Commander F F Fletcher naval turret expert testified before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, contradicting Commander Sims. He praised Admiral Converse on turret and hoist descriptions, argued straight hoist is common and safe with proper screens, and said no powder magazine danger exists. He supported safe, low-cost designs and dismissed poor marksmanship claims about the Santiago showing.
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Washington
F. F. Fletcher
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Sims
Converse
Capps and Meson
Fletcher
Santiago
Navy
Sweeping Order Aims to Rid Country of Alien Anarchists
The secretary of commerce and labor issues a sweeping directive to immigration commissioners and inspectors to seek cooperation from police and detective forces to deport alien anarchists and criminals under the law.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Today
Commissioners of Immigration and
Sem
Extradition Request Filed for Paul E. Roy in France
Washington March 3 application to the state department seeks authority to extradite Paul E. Roy from France over the death of George A. Carkins in New Hampshire. No decision was announced.
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Washington
State Department
France
Paul E. Roy
George A. Carkins
New Hampshire
Debates Over Currency Bill In Senate
In Washington on March 4 Senators McCumber of North Dakota and Newlands of Nevada spoke on the pending currency bill. They urged modifications and emphasized that any plan should bolster depositor confidence to avert panics. The Senate also passed a resolution.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Newlands
Nevada
Hach
Three Cars Start In Ormond Beach Auto Tournament
Hotel Ormond Fla March 3 The sixth annual automobile tournament on the Ormond Day tona beach began under ideal weather conditions with a large crowd watching trial spins. Seven events are planned including 208 mile ACM cup 128 mile amateur race 100 mile Minneapolis trophy and more. Cedrino drove a 60 horsepower Italian car Alakely and Shetts both 120 horsepower American cars started the 100 mile race. Shetts car after a quarter mile stop continued but with a twenty minute delay. The Italian car led the first twenty miles in 15 37 with one tire missing Blisely was six minutes behind.
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Fla
Ormond-Daytona Beach
Automobile Club of America
Mnnapolis
Cedrino
Alakely
Shetts
Shett
Blisely
Governor withholds informant name over alleged gambling fund
Albany notes Governor Hughes refused to identify his informant in a claim that $200,000 would sway New York's legislature on anti gambling bills. He released letters from alleged track gambling victims including one signed Plain Gambler. The governor said naming the author would expose him to fraternity revenge, while trusting the legislature's integrity.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Assembly
Naval Exposition Site Purchase Considered at House Hearing
Receivers of the Jamestown Exposition Company with attorneys urged the government to buy the 350 acre expo site for 2.5 million dollars to serve as a naval and coaling station. The company owes about 1 million dollars to creditors, excluding stockholders, and a Maynard Virginia bill to authorize the purchase was presented. The committee took no action.
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Washington
House Committee On
Exposition
United States
Maynard
Virginia
Threatened Priest Case Arrests in Chicago
Frank Zajicek was arrested in Chicago on March 3 for sending a threatening letter to a Benedictine father Phocopius Nazil. He admitted demanding $1,000, saying the target was a Catholic priest living near the Ghetto border.
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Frank Zajicek
Chicago
Phocopius Nazil
Benedictine Fathers
Indictments Return Rebating Charges Against Companies
Federal grand jury charges the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad with granting rebates and the Chayman and Dewey Lumber Company of Kansas City with accepting rebates.
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St. Louis
Railroad and Lumber Company
St. Louis, Mo
Negro with Winchester evades posse after Gypsy murder
Frank Johnson, a black man, killed the wife of Carl Martin at Gypsy near Clarksburg and fled into the hills with a Winchester rifle. Deputies and others pursued him for miles, chasing him into a barn nine miles from Clarksburg where a surround plan and possible arson to flush him out were reported.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Frank Johnson
Carl Martin
Gypsy
Johnson
Blackstone Impeachment Forwarded in Virginia
Richmond March 3 The legislature adopted the committee report finding Circuit Judge J W G Blackstone guilty of impeachment charges The House set an impeachment trial for March 25 with twenty days notice and extended the session by thirty days for the case The Senate has not concurred Blackstone faces charges of immorality and neglect of official duty
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Richmond
J. W. G. Blackstone
House
Blackstone
Senate
Venezuela declines to arbitrate dispute with United States
Washington March 30 Venezuela again declines to arbitrate the controversies with the American government. The refusal is given separately for each disputed question. The move appears to show diplomacy cannot further settle the issues.
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Venezuela
Washington
Castro
West Virginia Legislature Adjourns After Extended Session
The extra session in Charleston West Virginia adjourned at 2 15 this morning after meeting since January 28 The general appropriation bill and two constitutional amendment resolutions passed at the eleventh hour in a tense final session
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Elkins Votes Wet Narrow Victory Re-elects Mayor
In Elkins West Virginia on March 3 Dr. A. M. Fredlock was re-elected mayor on the liquor ticket in a hotly contested vote. Three councilmen on the wet ticket and two on the dry ticket were also chosen.
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Elkins
W. Va
A. M. Fredlock
Oayor
Norfolk & Western to Enforce Nine Hour Telegraphers Law
Norfork and Western Railway announces full compliance with the nine hour law for telegraph operators on its lines, with the rule taking effect tomorrow. The statement was issued from Nosnoke Va and dated March 3.
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Norfolk & Western
Nosnoke
Norfolk & Western Railway Company Today
President to name public printer successor in New York official
Washington reports that the president plans to appoint W. S. Rossister of New York to be public printer, succeeding Charles R. Stillings of Massachusetts. The notice also markets beet pulp stock feed and Schumacher's stock food from Bluefield Feed Co. The worded ad promotes Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Peirce's Golden Rio Coffee with an offer of a free world trip and mentions canned rhubarb as a cheaper alternative.
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W. S. Rossister
New York
Charles 8. Stillings
Massachusetts
Schumacher
Bluefield Feed CO
Bland Street
Peirce
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