Octogenarian Shot by Williamson Policeman
In Williamson West Virginia on March 16 Policeman Otis Riley fatally wounded 86 year old Alex Trent a wealthy local figure. Riley says Trent advanced with a knife during an attempted arrest. public sentiment leans against the officer amid grudge claims. Trent died en route to Welch Hospital after the shooting.
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Williamson
W. Va
Otis Riley
Alex Trent
Trent
Palace Hotel
Riley
Musick
Welch
Iren No. 16
Fire at Lyons Biscuit Factory Damages 400000
A night long blaze at a large Lyons biscuit factory spread across twenty two acres and damaged property by about 400000 before being brought under control.
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Lyons
France
Two traveling salesmen shot in Kentucky ambush
P B Carter of Chattanooga Tennessee and J B Barry of Louisville Kentucky were shot from ambush by black assailants near Dixon Kentucky. Both men are in critical condition.
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Evansville
Ind
P. B. Carter
Chattanooga, Tenn
J. B. Barry
Louisville, Ky
Dixon
Swisher Captures Votes Across Barbour Sherr Roane Areas
In Charleston on a Saturday convention Swisher received twelve votes in Barbour five in Sherr and fifteen in Roane counties as results from the delegations were reported.
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Chearleston
W. Va
Swisher
Barbour
Sherr
Wirt
Roane
Gov Hughes won't interfere with Gillette death sentence
Albany March 16 Governor Hughes will not interfere in the execution of the death sentence upon Chester Gillette of Cortland.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Chester Gillette
Cortland
Distilled Water Sale Ad from Bluefield Bottling
Pure water praised as healthful and palatable and advertised for sale at drug stores and newsstands. Contact Bluefield Bottling Co in the notice listing phone number 282 and the code 2-18-e0d-tf.
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Bluefield Bottling
Eleven Executed in Port Au Prince Conspiracy Crackdown
In Port au Prince on March 16, the Haitian government executed eleven men charged with involvement in a rumored uprising. President Nord Alexis urged public calm and pledged continued order and security after the executions.
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Port Au Prince
Haytien
Nord Alexis
Floods devastate Northwest bridges and rail lines
Portland March 16 heavy rains strike the Pacific Northwest with many rivers swollen to lakes. Bridges washed out and dynamited railroad tracks submerged. landslides halt traffic and officials fear conditions will worsen across the region.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Reborn Files 20 Back Tax Suits Over Standard Oil Stock
Lexington reports M P Reborn revenue agent has filed twenty suits for back taxes against Standard Oil stock holders in Kentucky counties. The actions total 657600 dollars with 1096 shares of stock identified in the state.
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Standard Oil
Kentucky
Lexington
M. P. Reborn
Standard Oil Company
Debt Suit to Be Heard on Virginia West Virginia Case
Chief Justice Fuller said the supreme court will hear oral arguments in the debt dispute between the state of Virginia and the state of West Virginia for pre creation bonds during the week of April 6.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Fuller
Kkelly
Board of Education
Seaver Pond
P. J. Kelly
Conklin Wins National Amateur 14.2 Billiards Match
Chicago player C. F. Conklin defeated FE. W. Gardner of Passaic New Jersey 400 to 271 in the second game of the national amateur 14.2 billiard tournament. Conklin posted an average of 1228 31 and Gardner 823 381.
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Chicago
C. F. Conklin
FE. W. Gardner
Passaic
N. J
Conklin
Gardner
Senator Gary Takes Oath with Tillman by His Side
Senator Gary of South Carolina was sworn in today as Senator Tillman stood beside him. The ceremony occurred in Washington with both lawmakers present. A local note mentions Roquefort Cheese at Sublette & Barnes in an unrelated listing.
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Washington
Gary
South Carolina
Tillman
Tillman Denounces Executive Encroachment in Senate Speech
Senator Tillman delivered a sharp attack on executive encroachment in the senate urging inquiry into national banks of New York and alleging government subservience to the president. He criticized labor manipulation, wealth influence, and calls for CRT reform while warning of a struggle over southern delegates and presidential renomination.
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Washington
Tillman
Senate
Committee On Finance
Baoks
New York
Congress
Supreme Court
Tillmen
House
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Chicago
South
White House
Clansman Draws Crowd at Opera House
Long before showtime tickets sold out and standing room only remained. Hotels in town unable to house visitors from nearby towns come to see the farewell production. The Clansman provokes strong emotion with love, hate, jealousy and revenge as it exposes race tensions and features bold realism and Anglo-Saxon predominance.
Tatsu Affair Settled with China Punishing Officers
Pekin reports a settlement in the Tatsu affair with China agreeing to punish officers who lowered the Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru and to salute it from a warship when rehoisted. China will purchase seized arms and ammunition.
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Pekin
China
Fire thwarted at tenement on Madison Avenue
New York March 16 The lives of sixty people in a tenement at 1629 Madison Avenue were endangered by an incendiary attempt. Flames were found in the basement and extinguished before spreading, saving the occupants from death or injury.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Killer Hollin Arrested After Wilcoe Restaurant Shooting
Tom Hollin known as Hardy or Fuester was captured at Burke at 12 20 AM by Deputy J E Parson for McDowell county. He allegedly shot Jim Brown at Wilcoe and wounded Wesley and John Brown at a Wil Swann restaurant, the same man previously linked to two Kentucky killings and now held for indictment.
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Tom Hollin
Hardy
Fuester
Burke
J. E. Parson
McDowell County
Wilcoe
Hollin
Jim Brown
Wesley
John Brown
Wil Swann
Browns
Kentucky
Squire Greenawalt
Welels
Clansmen Triumph Over Tigers In Local Game
The Clansmen defeated the Tigers 10 to 4 on the local diamond yesterday afternoon. The Tigers were outmatched as the Clansmen secured the win with decisive batting and pitching.
Fan Robbers Located Near Big Hart
March 16 report from Pawhuska Oklahoma says three Tyro bank robbers are in the Osage hills three miles from Big Hart. Citizens from Ochelata Pahuska Avant and Hominy rush to surround them after a farmer near Big Hart guided authorities with the sighting and alarm.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Tyro
Orwse Hills
Big Hart
Here
Ochelata
Pahuska
Avant
Hominy
Hijle
French Force Repels Attack in Colonial Engagement
General d'Amade reports 2,000 tribesmen attacked a French column but were beaten back with heavy losses. French infantry seized the enemy camp at bayonet point and burned tents as repression. French losses described as insignificant.
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Paris
d’Amade
In God We Trust Returns to U S Coins
The House approved 225 to 56 a bill restoring the motto In God We Trust on gold and silver U S coins. Debate featured criticism as well as supporters including Mr. Edward and Mr. Ellerbe, with other suspensions of the rules bills advancing, and a fortifications appropriations debate noted.
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Washington
House
United States
Carlin
Virginia
Gordon
Georgia
Edward
Ellerbe
South Carolina
Medical Department of
Army
District Court of Alaskaa
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Japan
Charleston
S&c
Mobile
Taft on Negro’s Future at Hampton Institute Meeting
Secretary Taft spoke to a Brooklyn audience at Plymouth Church on March 16. He voiced optimism about the future of the colored race, citing progress in intellect, learning, and industry and saying fear of southern negro domination is a past nightmare. He praised Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute leaders Dr. Booker T. Washington and Dr. H Frissel.
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New York
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Watt
United States
South
Armstrong Association
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Taft
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
H Frissel
Hampton and
Tuskegee
Tillman's Nephew Shot on Train in Georgia
Augusta Georgia March 16 Former Judge W Buchanan of Winnipeg whose wife is a niece of Senator Tillman was shot and possibly mortally wounded on a Southern railway train between Ward Georgia and Augusta as he traveled to tend a sick niece. The shooter remains unknown.
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Augusta
W. Buchanan
Winnipore
BR. Tillman
Columbia
Bryan Plans Speaking Tour Across Cities in March
William I. Bryan prepared to speak in Chicago on St. Patrick's Day. He will address audiences in Peoria on March 15 and Richmond on March 2. Then he travels to Washington on March 26, Pittsburgh on March 27 and Parkersburg West Virginia on March 28.
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Lincoln, Neb
William I. Bryan
Chicago
St. Patrick's Day
Peoria
Richmond
Washington
Pittsburg
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wright tops Peggenburg in national billiard meet
Harry Wright of San Francisco defeated J. F. Peggenburg of New York in the third round of the national amateur billiard championship by 400 to 165. Wright posted an average of 20 while Peggenburg averaged 5.20.
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Chienzo
Harry Wright
San Francisco
J. F. Peggenburg
New York
Wright
Peggenburg
Public Printer Stillings Resigns in Washington
Washington March 16 Public Printer Charles B Stillings today tendered his resignation to the president and it has been accepted.
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Washington
Paballe
Charles 8. Stillings
Papke Beats Kelly on Decision in Tenth Round
Milwaukee tonight saw Hilly Papke awarded the decision over Hugo Kelly in a ten round lightweight bout. Papke won on points after the final bell, with judges scoring in his favor as the crowd witnessed a close contest.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hilly Papke
Hugo Kelly
Hawley Move Leads W. P. Hawley Co Trade Shift
Readable fragments show The W. P. Hawley Move affecting Hawley Co trade. Ihe is noted among terms, with emphasis on French ginghams and related fabric goods.
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W. P. Hawley Move, Co
Butler Denies Lobbying For Submarine Firm
Gen M C Butler testifies before the Loley investigating committee in Washington March 16 denying any lobbying for the Electro Boat Company submarine makers. He says he was counsel for the firm but did not lobby while serving as a senator or afterward. He did address the Naval Affairs Committee three times in favor of the firm’s boats.
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Washington
Stern
M. C. Butler
South Carolina
Loley
Congress
Kieectrie Boat Company
Naval Affairs
Senate
Market Quotations Mark Early Rise and New Highs
The New York stock market opened higher than Saturday's close with several securities reaching new yearly highs. Norfolk & Western fell to 63 percent, while weather for wheat fields was near perfect from Texas to Minnesota and cotton belt lands showed ideal spring condition. Loan demand and money supply were steady with short-term rates near one percent.
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New York
Norfolk & Western
Texas
Minnesota
Joans
Warships Ordered to Hayt Amid Turbulent Conditions
London March 16 Chancellor of Exchequer Asquith said in the house that the cruiser undefa ttable and armored cruiser Crescent were sent to Hayt where stormy conditions prevail. Threats of attacks on foreign consulates at Port au Prince and Genaives and the risk of forcible seizures and executions of political fugitives taking refuge with diplomatic representatives were reported.
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London
Asquith
Crescent
Hayt
Port EU
Genaives
Coal supply fears prompt rush of coal into Chicago
Chicago faced a looming coal famine as miners threatened to strike and railroad mine ties caused a rail halt. Dealers rushed thousands of tons into the city to avert shortages.
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Chicago
Senator White Reported Ill At Home In Baltimore
United States Senator White is seriously ill at his Baltimore home with erysipelas though not believed to be in critical condition.
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United States
White Seriously
Italtimore
White
Fleet plan to reinforce Philippines and counter Japan
Washington details a return route for non Asiatic fleet via Suez. The administration aims to maintain a Philippines fleet equal to Japan in strength. The Evans fleet will split near the Fay East with part remaining there until enough ships reach the station to attain sea strength.
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Washington
Suez Canal
Japan
Evans
Fay East
Sublette and Barnes Ad Seeks Daily Telegraph Head Cheese
Daily ad for Head Cheese and Fresh Cooked Tongues at Sublette and Barnes, located at 1b street level, inviting subscribers to new offerings and daily specials.
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Sublette & Barnes
Roanoke Labor Groups Meet Over Norfolk & Western Wages
General committees from five labor organizations linked to the Norfolk & Western railroad convened at the St. James Hotel Roanoke to study the management wage proposal. Engineers conductors firemen trainmen and telegraphers were present as talks began with no set end in sight.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
St. James Hotel
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A. M. Cousns
Norfolk
Generel
T. A. Gregg
Piremen
H. T. Jenkins
East Radford
O. C. Casa
C. K E. Layman
Troutville
Norfolk & Western
Nor Pik & Western Management
Lacy
Great Lakes Towing wage talks open in Cleveland
In Cleveland on March 16 a conference between Great Lakes Towing Company officials and the Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association and the Tug Firemen and Linemen's Association began to set a wage scale to replace the expiring two year agreement. No radical demands were voiced and renewal with minor changes is likely.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes Towing Company
Tugmen’s Protective Association
Target practice begins in Magdalena with Division 4 ships
Washington reports that target practice has begun in Magdalena. The first guns were fired Sunday in a wireless message from Admirel Evans to the navy department. Weather is clear and Evans hopes to set a better record than ever before. Division 4 ships are practicing.
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Washington
Magdalena Loo
Tis
Admirel Evans
Navy Department
Dandy Dixie Minstrels at Elks Opera House
Reid fire song and dance feature a rich first part with laughing climax. The Dandy Dixie Minstrels perform Friday night at Elks Opera House with a special matinee sale at W P Hawley Mdse Co. Doan’s Band advertised by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents.
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Reid
Dixie
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
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