Roanoke Execution Ends Henry Williams Brutal Crime
Henry Williams was executed at 10 56 this morning in Roanoke in front of a large crowd after a conviction for a brutal crime. The scene included priests, detectives, and spectators who applauded as the trap fell and the body was removed for burial. George J Shields and C Ed Hibarger attended, witnessing the event.
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Henry Williams
Thomas
Campbell Avenue
George J. Shields
Williams
C. Ed. Hibarger
Richmond
Mercer Merchandise Co Opens Millinery Dept
Our millinery department under Miss Essa Gibson is now open. Call and see our stock and get prices at Mercer Merchandise Co. 8 19 lw.
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Essa Gibson
Mercer Merchandise Co
Paint Wisdom From Eureka Hardware Co Ad
Paint wisdom warns against experimenting with common paint and recommends checking Green Seal quality before buying. The Eureka Hardware Co advertises the guidance and the products for sale.
Williams Confesses to Two Murders Before Roanoke Hanging
Henry Williams, executed in Roanoke, spent his last night praying and reading the Bible. He confessed to killings in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Roanoke, admitting a 1903 assault linked to a lynching case, and claimed redemption as he faced death.
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Henry Williams
Roanoke
Sergeant Tillett
Silas H. Walthall
George Dyer
H. P. Sanborn
al. Baldwin
John P. D. Copenhaver
William Baldwin
Williams
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hollybanom
Westmoreland County
Fayette County
Cheater
W. Va
East Liverpool
Jesus
Bishop
Williams Confesses to Lynchburg Crime and Faces Roanoke Trial
In Lynchburg the condemned man Thura Williams confessed to charges in two indictments related to Shields cage. He predicted flight soon and walked to Roanoke where Sheriff deputies escorted him to jail. At breakfast he ate little, skipping most of his meal as authorities prepared for the next steps.
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Williams
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Dever
Allen
North
Tillett
Ponce de Leon
Henry Williams
Brother of Engineer Harris Dies at Roanoke After Brief Illness
Sidney Harris, brother of George Harris of this city, died in Roanoke shortly after arriving home from a Colorado trip. The mercantile man had been weakened by consumption and passed away within an hour of reaching his residence. He leaves a widow. New Tailor Gregg new building Crockett Graham block west end. Store up prices down.
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Roanoke
Sidney Harris
George Harris
Colorado
Bluefield
Kenova
GREGG
Crockett & Graham Block
West End
Why do most painters use Green Seal Liquid Paint
For sale by Eureka Hardware Co. most painters use Green Seal Liquid Paint because most owners insist upon it.
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Eureka Hardware Co
Reverend Weaver Suspended Over 1901 02 Parsonage Funds
A private inquiry in Tazewell Virginia reports Rev T B Weaver, former leader on Clear Fork and Burke's Garden, suspended until the Western North Carolina Conference in November for alleged misaccounting of funds from a Cove Creek parsonage sale. Witnesses from Burke's Garden and Clear Fork testified. sympathy noted for the pastor.
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Tazewell
T. B. Weaver
Clear Fork
Burke's Garden
North Carolina
Weaver
Cove Creek
Three Miners Die in Gas Explosion at Henry Mines
Cumberland Md March 18 C E Henderson aged twenty one of St Marys West Virginia and two Polish miners were instantly killed yesterday morning by a gas explosion in the Davis Coal and Coke Company mines at Henry West Virginia Henderson an Odd Fellow will have his remains sent to St Marys
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Cumberland
C E. Henderson
St. Marys
W. Va
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Henry
Henderson
Fatal Explosion of Infernal Machine in Belgium
A dynamite infernal machine exploded outside the house of the Commissioner of Police in Siege Belgium on March 18. Seven men were injured four seriously Major Papin, who was examining the device, died of his wounds.
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Siege
Belgium
Commissioner of Police
Papin
Thanks to Friends for Kindness After Illness and Death
Thanks go to friends for kindness shown during the illness and after the death of their little son. The note requests continued support and remembrance from the community during this time of grief.
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H. B. Thompson
Passenger on No. 12 Found Dead Near Kenova
Passengers on train No. 12 reached the city at 7 20 last evening and reported an unknown man found dead yesterday morning in Buffalo Creek bed under a railroad bridge five miles from Kenova. The man, about 35, five feet ten, 150 pounds, with dark hair and a thin sandy mustache, showed a left eye wound from a blunt instrument. His pockets were rifled, with only bread and meat found. Foul play is suspected though some think he was struck by a train. no bones were broken. He was a stranger, neatly dressed, possibly a hobo.
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Roanoke
Henry Williams
Father Lynch
St. Andrews’ Catholic Church
Laura Williams
Buffalo
Kenova
Battleship Mikaha Damaged Amid Port Arthur Fighting
Reports from Shanghai and Port Arthur describe the Japanese battleship Mikada seriously damaged by ten projectiles during February 10 11 fighting. Russian notices claim several Japanese ships damaged and two cruisers in dock at Nagasaki and Sasebo with about two thousand wounded. Admiral Stark relieved of Port Arthur command and reported suicide attempt. Vladivostok squadron discussed for Baltic duty. 800 Russians defeated 200 Japanese at Ping Yang with 10 Japanese ships at Chinampo and 12 transports disembarking troops.
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Port Arthur
Shanghai
Mikada
Nagasaki
Sasebo
Paris
Stark
Cincinnati
Chee Foo
Ping Yang
Chinampo
Prices on Cotton Market Decline
New York report notes cotton prices fell sharply on March 18 with May down 9 points July 16 and October 11. Early declines reached 50 points before a brief rally of 15 to 20 points as lack of strong bull support persisted.
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New York
May
Aloss
Pope Receives All Cardinals in Rome on War Condemnation
The pope today in Rome received all the cardinals. He expressed regret over the war on Catholic congregations waged in France.
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Rome
France
Daniel J Sully & Company Fair Showdown Report
New York fair reports a game involving Daniel J Sully and Co. cotton lulls with a quick score break of 20 points as the event stalls.
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Daniel J. Sully & Company Fair
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Prof
Quintey
Mebane
Princeton Avenue
LI. Coherin Liquor Dealer
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Altamont
B. I
Cohen
P. J. Kite & Co
Bluefield Ave
J. Baker's
Sheriff Tillett
Mr. Hibarger
Shields
St. Andrews Church
Daniel McHale
Fathers Lynch
McHale
Albert H. Baldwin
John Copenhaver
W. G. Baldwin
Goodby
Old Boy
William G. Baldwin
Joe Clark
Mr. Clark
A. H. Baldwin
Commissioner of Revenue
Court House
Powell St. Geo
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Inn
J. F. Maynard
Patton House
J. L. Patton
Vernon
Yards
West Graham
G. W. Berry
Tug River
Mercer Street
Bath
Giles &J
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
Willsell
Rite
Care Daily Telegraph
R. Clif Turner
M. A. Public Accountant
Reynolds & Thornhill
WA. H. Thoitas
W. H. Wheelwright
L. B. Tierney
The
Flat Top No National Bank
BLU United Abartar Iat
Ferrell Mercantile Co
BIS
NO. 12
Mikaha
Admiral Stark
Port Arthur Pleet
St. Petersburg
Skori
Moscow
Vladivostok
North Pacific
Baltic
Far East
Daniel J. Sullly and Co
Cotton Lulls
Cotton
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