Lottery Tickets Turned Out By Wholesale
Postoffice inspectors Williams, Lucas and Craig head unearthed a printing establishment in New Cumberland West Virginia where lottery tickets were produced for distribution across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Following the arrest of Samuel Conkle of Chester West Virginia for using the mails to defraud, investigators moved to locate the operation and seized the Ultra Rio Grande Lottery Company cut among the prints.
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Williams, Lucas and
Craighead
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Samuel Conkle
Chester
W. Va
Rio
New Cumberland
Ultra Rio Grande Lottery Company
Arrests in $50,000 company drawing case
In addition to the arrest of Conkle, two more men were taken into custody there. United States authorities say numerous other arrests will follow in connection with the case.
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Conkle
United States
Mabel Gilman Plans May 13 Wedding in City
In New York at Hotel Gotham Mabel Gilman confirms she will marry Mr. Corey in the city on May 13 with both families present. Rumor places the ceremony at Shenry's.
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Mabel Gilman
Mr. Corey
New York
Gotham Apartments
Shenry's
Whipple Mine Death Toll Reaches Fourteen
Charleston West Virginia May 2 Three more bodies retrieved from the Whipple shaft bringing total dead to fourteen. Mine explored and all workers on day of explosion accounted for. Corrected list includes Armstrong Burgess Burgess Kelly Wiley Tucker Smith Samper Thompson Wilson Langton Farmouth Longworth and an unknown Assyrian. Mine repairs completed and operations due to resume Monday.
Weather outlook for West Virginia
Partly cloudy Friday followed by cloudy Saturday with a chance of rain. Forecast emphasizes unsettled conditions across the state. Highs and lows not specified. Winds light to moderate.
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West Virginia
Baseball Results From The Major Leagues And Virginia League
In the Virginia League Roanoke beat Lynchburg while Richmond defeated Portsmouth and Norfolk-Danville’s game was postponed. In the National League Cincinnati topped Chicago and Philadelphia beat Brooklyn while New York and Boston won and Pittsburg defeated St Louis in ten innings. American League saw Detroit fall to Chicago and New York, Boston and Cleveland win with St Louis also victorious in ten innings. American Association results included Toledo routing Kansas City and Columbus defeating Minneapolis while Louisville beat Milwaukee and Indianapolis defeated St Paul.
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Norfolk
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Ten Thousand Mexican Troops Mobilized at Guatemala Border
More than ten thousand Mexican troops are deployed near the Guatemalan border ready to act swiftly if the dispute over General Lima’s extradition escalates into war. The Mexican public remains highly agitated as insults toward Mexicans in Guatemalan streets are reported daily.
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Mexico City
Mex
Lima
Guatemala
Mexico
Barillas
Roosevelt Seen as Possible Nominee for President
Wheeling W Va May 2 Theodore Roosevelt may again be nominated for the presidency Paul Morton president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and former secretary of the navy says he is a strong partisan of Roosevelt if he runs again the Republican convention would likely nominate him by acclamation Morton notes Roosevelt’s previous pledge against a third term and believes he did not act impulsively.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Theodore Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
Equitable
Morten
McClellan Bronze Statue Unveiled in Washington
Washington May 2 bronze equestrian statue of General George B. McClellan unveiled before a vast patriotic gathering. A grand parade of regular troops naval units and guards preceded ceremonies on Connecticut Avenue. President Roosevelt spoke as artillery roared and the flag draped statue was revealed in a pageantry filled setting with officials, Society of the Army of the Potomac members and McClellan family in attendance.
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Army of the Potomac
McClellan
Midway lots near Bailey springs advertised as pure water
An advertisement touts Midway lots priced from 300 to 425 dollars near Bailey springs with promises of pure water. It urges prospective buyers to notify the agent by postal card to arrange a viewing, praising the springs as a key selling point.
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Bailey Springs
Midway
Steunenberg Murder Trials Set to Open in Boise
Prosecution and defense in the Steunenberg case finish final prep as the Haywood trial is expected to begin Thursday in Boise Idaho. Reports of possible delays circulate but both sides show readiness to go to the bar for trial.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Wm. Haywood
Insurance President Fined for Fraudulent Report
William A. Brewer Jr former president of the Washington Life Insurance Company was sentenced in New York to pay a 500 dollar fine for making a false report to the state superintendent of insurance about the company’s financial condition. Two perjury indictments were dismissed. Brewer paid the fine.
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New York
William A. Brewer, Jr
Washington Life Insurance Company
State Superintendent of Insurance
Brewer
Three Deaths in One Family Occur at Sea
New York May 2 Four deaths three in one family marked the Baltic arrival from Liverpool. In steerage Gustave Svenson was bringing his wife and nine children to America. Three children died of laryngitis and were buried at sea.
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New York
White Star
Liverpool
Gustave Svenson
America
Young School Girl Assaulted in Philadelphia Case
Miss Dorothy Paris a 19 year old Friends' School student in Philadelphia is confined to bed with face and hands badly cut after an assault by a negro on her way home to Wenonah New Jersey. The assailant was frightened away but later captured.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Paris
Friends’ School
Wenonah, N. J
Kelsey Reconfirmed by New York Senate
Albany N Y May 2 One year after his original appointment Otto Kelsey was reconfirmed as state superintendent of insurance by the New York Senate He received 24 of 26 votes needed to sustain Governor Hughes removal recommendation while 27 voted against removal
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Evenute
Otto Kelsey
Hughes
Negroes Sentenced to Ten Years in Chester Rape Case
Chester Pa May 2 Two negroes were sentenced to ten years each in the penitentiary for rape of white women. One man also fined $200 for repeated assaults on a fifteen year old white orphan girl living with her uncle.
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Chester
Taft to Address Millers in St Louis May Fourth
Springfield Ohio May 2 Col J W Burke president of the National Millers Association announced Secretary of War Taft has accepted an invitation to be the guest of the association in St Louis on May 4 to deliver an address.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Springfield
Ohio
J. W. Burke
National Millers’ Association
Taft
St. Louis
Terrorists Arrested by Russian Secret Police in St Petersburg
The secret police in St. Petersburg have arrested eight terrorists, five of whom arrived recently from Finland and Switzerland. They were taken to the fortress of St. Petersburg and St. Paul. Fresh vegetables at Sublette & Barnes, 5-1-31 MT. VERNON FLOUR.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Switzerland
St. Paul
Sublette & Barnes
Unveiling of Banner Honors General McClellan Leaders
A ceremony featured a banner from the Marine Band and President Roosevelt leading the crowd in a pledge. Speakers included Major General Daniel E. Sickles Major General O. O. Howard and Major General Grenville M. Dodge, praising McClellan's life and deeds.
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Roosevelt
McClellan
Daniel E. Sickles
O. O. Howard
Grenville M. Dodge
Daughters of Revolution Open National Convention in Charleston
The Daughters of the Revolution began its national convention in Charleston Wheeling West Virginia May 2. State Regent Mrs Platoff Seane welcomed delegates and national president Mrs Phoenix Ingerham spoke noting the Washington memorial arch completion in Cambridge Massachusetts. Treasurer Mary A Kent reported 6000 members with receipts of 5991 and disbursements of 4688. Nominations for the board of managers were discussed and junior societies of Sons and Daughters of the Revolution were urged by Mrs Granger. Reports came from Colorado Indiana Long Island Maryland and Massachusetts and the sessions are expected to close Friday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution
Platoff Seane
West Virginia Society
Phoenix Ingerham
New York
Long Island
Maryland
Massachusetts
Exposition Mail Swamps the Norfolk Postoffice
Norfolk Va May 2 heavy congestion of mail at the local postoffice. Jamestown Exposition has swelled mail volume for weeks. The post office staff works night and day but cannot dispose of it promptly. Delays affect general delivery stamp money order and registry customers. Crowds line up from morning to night as unsorted stacks loom in view.
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Norfolk
Baroness Massey Convicted of First Degree Manslaughter
New York May 2 Baroness An lia Louise De Massey pattern designer was found guilty of first degree manslaughter in the killing of Gustave Simon a shirtwaist manufacturer. The jury recommended mercy and remanded the prisoner to the Tombs until May 9 for sentence.
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New York
Isia Louise de Massey
Gustave Simon
Major Rathbone Dies in San Francisco After Brief Illness
Major Gerald Rathbone died in San Francisco on May 2 after a brief illness. He served as consul at Paris under the first Cleveland administration and was an aide on General Scofield’s staff during the Civil War.
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San Fancisco
Gerald Rathbone
Paris
Cleveland
Guests Escape Unhurt From Burning Hotels in Durham
Fire destroyed Hotel Carolina a four story frame structure in downtown Durham causing a loss of 175000. Seventy five guests were in the hotel at the time and all escaped without injury.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Durham
N. C
Hotel Carolina
Contention Over Lost School House and Tax Sale
A long letter by Mr. W. H. Thomas attacks the Democratic school board over a north side school property tied to water works deeds and delinquent taxes. The piece questions record handling, warns of risks, notes party control shifts, and hints at ongoing political controversy.
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W. H. Thomas
Democratic School Board
Thomas
Daily Telegraph
H. S. Shott
Tomeyj
Grise
Water Works and Improvement Company
Kaur
North Side
Karr
Sheel Board
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