Hold Up On North Coast Limited In Montana
The North Coast Limited was held up near Welch's Spur east of Butte Montana. Engineer Crow was killed and fireman wounded as two or more men fired on the train and escaped on horses. The robbers did not obtain money and authorities launched a manhunt aided by bloodhounds.
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Associated Press
Butte
Mont
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Welch's Spur
Crow
Seattle
Portland
Spokane
Bear Mount
Burlington Flyer
Montana
Engineer Crow
Sheriff Webb
Billings
Deer Lodge
Two Killed Outright and One Fatally Hurt in W. Va. Train Crash
Two killed outright and a third seriously hurt as Baltimore and Ohio No. 7 struck a fast freight near Rosby's Rock, fifteen miles east of Wheeling. Express messenger J. L. Painter and baggage master C. G. Warner died. engineer C. A. Riley fatally injured. Accident blamed on mis understood orders with both engines and cars demolished. Passengers uninjured except for shock. No. 7 ran from New York to Chicago.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
J. L. Painter
Burton
C. G. Warner
Bellaire
Ohio
C. A. Riley
New York
Chicago
Mob lynches a negro after whipping his family
In Deering Georgia a mob of unmasked men lynched Charlie Harris a negro who shot and seriously wounded Hayden Pearson a prominent farmer. Harris body riddled with bullets after capture. Pearson confronted Harris over farm work leading to the shooting. A posse captured Harris he was taken toward Thompson but halted by a swamp. No arrests made. Pearson’s death appears imminent.
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Augusta
The
Herald
Deering
Georgia
Charlie Harris
Hayden Pearson
McDuffie County
Pearson
Harris
Thompson
No Street Preaching or Speaking at Boise
Boise authorities suspend street preaching during the Haywood trial and other Western Federation of Miners cadets to prevent disorder. The city remains quiet with no incidents reported as Judge Wood considers defense motions that could delay the opening of the trial.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Wood
Rial
Vacation of Operators May Close Cotton Mill
New Bedford Massachusetts May 7 Every mill in this city is expected to close during the last week in August after operatives in the weave mills voted for a vacation at that time. It is believed the spinning plants will follow, suspending practically all business.
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New Bedford
Mass
Geemer
Man shoots wife and baby then kills himself
Washington May 7 William Rice of this city shot and killed his wife mortally wounded his baby and then committed death by his own hand by shooting himself in a domestic tragedy.
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Washington
William , Rice
Baseball Results and Scores from Major Leagues and Virginia League
Virginia League games in Roanoke Portsmouth Danville Richmond Norfolk and Lynchburg saw Roanoke 5 Portsmouth 1 Danville 5 Norfolk 1 and Richmond 1 Norfolk 1. National League matches Pittsburgh Chicago on wet grounds Boston 1 Philadelphia 3 New York 2 Brooklyn 1. American League Philadelphia New York game postponed Washington Boston on wet grounds Chicago 9 Cleveland 1 St Louis 3 Detroit 4. American Association Minneapolis Columbus snowstorm St Paul 6 Toledo 5 Kansas City 6 Indianapolis 2. An advertisement urges fresh fruit from Sublette Barnes. 5-8-St.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Minneapolis
Election Day Quiet in Bluefield After Colorful Campaign
Voters in Bluefield went to the polls with a hard fought contest in most wards and a notable Republican gain. Final tallies show Ballengee leading in the Fifth Ward and the board of supervisors leaning Republican with eight Republicans and two Democrats on the council. A slight post election scare over ballot boxes followed as auditors retrieved six of eight boxes from the vault.
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Dafee
Bluefield
Reform
Charleston
Huntington
Fifth Ward
W. P. Hawley
Daily Telegraph
Ballengee
Barger
Mustard
Buchanan
Morrisette
Thornton
Board of Supervisors
Council
Reform Club
Court House
Ballot Boxes Still Held by Commissioners
Report states two ballot boxes remain in commissioners hands at a late hour. Telegraph staffer could not determine if the officials still controlled the boxes not in view of balance.
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Daily Telegraph
Will of James H. Smith Leaves Wife Large Dowry in New York
The will dated September 12 1906 and made in Scotland names Sir George W. Cooper and relatives as executors. Annie Armstrong Smith receives 2 million dollars in lieu of dowry. Anita Stewart gains a life interest in bonds. May, Lady Cooper, gets a life interest in bonds with remainder to her children. Other siblings receive 250000 each.
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New York
James Harry Smith
Tuxedo Park
Orange County
Scotland
George W. Cooper
Hursley Park
Winchester
William Smith Mason
Thanston, Ll
George G. Mason
Aberdeen
George Simpson Eddy
May
Pretentious Home Mortgageed in East End
Lyndhurst, the pretentious home of Mrs. William Thaw in the east end, has been mortgaged for 19000 by Fidelity Trust Company. The paper, drawn in New York on March 7, 1907, carries 5.5 percent interest and matures in three years. papers were long kept hidden and only revealed today. Clifford W. Hartridge and John P. Meagher witnessed the document.
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Pittsburg
New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry Thaw
John P. Meagher
Lawton Wins Convention of American Sportsmen Bid
Lawton Oklahoma defeated St Louis and Los Angeles by forty seven to nineteen to host the League of American Sportsmen convention. Delegates will be entertained in Richmond tomorrow and in Norfolk Thursday by Virginia sportsmen.
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Norfolk
Lawton
Okla
League of American Sportsmen
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Richmond
Sportsmen of Virginia
Garland Moore Sentenced 25 Years for Clara West Murder
In Springfield Missouri on May 1, Garland Moore was found guilty of second degree murder for stabbing Clara West to death after she jilted him. He received a twenty five year penitentiary sentence.
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Springfield
Garland Moore
Clara West
Snow Storm Strikes Minneapolis After Bitter Wind
A snow storm hit Minneapolis today from the northwest, following a cold biting wind that preceded the snowfall. City residents faced slick streets as the storm moved in with sharp winds and dropping temperatures.
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Minneapolis
Both Principals in Pistol Duel Mortally Wounded
A Puebla dispatch says Lauro Jandero, a Mexican hacienda owner and millionaire, and his rival in a pistol duel were mortally wounded. The incident occurred near Puebla and draws attention to the violent clash between rival interests in the region.
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San Antonio
Texas
Express
Puebla
Mexico
Lauro Jandero
Duel in the street wounds two political rivals mortally
In Tlatánqui, das and Jose Maria Beltran, municipal director, fought a pistol duel for the hand of a planter's daughter. Both were mortally wounded at the first shot and, from prone positions, fired on each other until physicians declare their wounds mortal.
Four Were Killed in the Wreck at Rosby's Rock
Four trainmen died and several others injured when a Baltimore and Ohio freight collided with the New York and Chicago express near Rosby's Rock, 20 miles east of Wheeling. Names of the dead include Chris T. Werner and W. T. Thonen. multiple injuries reported, engineer Riley badly hurt and later amputated.
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Rosby
Strike of Longshoremen Threatens Serious Tie up
New York May 7 A serious tie up of trans Atlantic shipping appears imminent as longshoremen strike at this port affects nearly all companies running passenger and main steamers to European ports. Strike leaders say 10000 men quit work and conflicts with the Southern Pacific Company were adjusted today with 450 Savannah Line dock workers joining the strikers.
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New York
Southern
Ccoastwiee Steamship Lines
Southern Pacific Company
Savannah
Alexander R. Chisholm Convicted of Embezzlement
In Birmingham on May 7 the jury found Alexander R. Chisholm former paying teller guilty of embezzling 100000 from First National Bank of Birmingham. The court sentenced him to six years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Chisholm said he regarded the verdict as just and expressed regret.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alexander R. Chisolm
First National Bank of
Atlanta
Chisolm
Carpenter Kills Family Then Surrenders to Police
In San Francisco a carpenter Walter Charley Davis fatally shot six members of his household at 414 Pierre Street before a 17 year old lodger he spared. He claimed others plotted against him and he was overpowered by the crowd as he tried to reclaim his weapon.
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San Francisco
Cal
Walter Charley Davis
Pierre Street
Davis
Fierce Fighting in Street Car Strike in San Francisco
In San Francisco 1700 United Railroads strike mem bers clashed with police and armed guards. Cars carrying 38 caliber revolvers sparked a riot with many wounded, a derailed car, and arrests as crowds pelted vehicles. Authorities anticipated further shutdowns until adequate protection is assured.
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San Francisco
United Railroads
Turk and
Fillmore Streets
Moon
Fillmore Street
Turk Street
Turk
Buchanan
Union
Mooney
Chapman
Golden Gate Avenue
Fillmore and
Turk Streets
Worth Seeing Bluefield Dry Goods Stock Display
You are invited to visit the large wholesale store and vast stock of the Bluefield Dry Goods and Notion Company while in the city. Also recommended is DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, sold by all druggists.
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Greater Bluefield
Bluefield Dry Goods and
Notion Company
City
DeWitt
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St. Paul, Ming
North Coast
Associated Press Dispatch
Virginia
West Virginia
Ken
Tucky
McCue & Wright Milling CO
ELK Trust Association
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South Bland
Bluefield Inn
E. T. Oliver
United States Depositary
E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
Bovine
Oakie
W. B. Hicks
Kennstant Oashier
Rdwinmarr
W. O PoLlock
L. A. Hoormr
First National Bank
Princeton Avenue
R. L. Speas
Virginia League
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Danville
Lynchburg
Sublette & Barnes
W. D. Roberts
Graham Va
Grand Old Party
Buchbanan
Ballenges
Dover
William Thaw
New York and Chicago Express
Rosby's Rock
Here
Chris T. Wener
Shadyside
W. T. Thonen
McMechen
Riley
Glendale Hospital
Alexander R. Chisholm
Carpenter
Lucullus
Just
Uefield, W. V
Remington's
Smith's
Bluefield Typewriter Company
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