Trial Of Policeman Murderer This Week
Roanoke reports that John Hardy in Wytheville awaits trial for Officer Beard's murder and may be brought to Roanoke next week. Hardy is to be indicted Monday with one witness, a colored woman, held in jail. A man believed to be Alexander Perkins was captured in Graham, possibly confirming Perkins, Straw, and Richardson in a string of crimes with possible hangings for Perkins and Straw.
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Roanoke
Commonwealth
Perkins
John Hardy
Wytheville
Beard
Hardy
Graham
Alexander Perkins
J. E. Warden
Dyer
Stewart Straw
Richardson
Straw
Stringent Orders Issued by Governor Magoon
Havana November Provisional Governor Magoon issued a night order that new assembling bands regardless of political affiliation will be dealt with according to law. He prohibited their gatherings under severe penalties. Rural patrols are to extend to distant counties. The move is viewed as an official end to revels and disorders with expected immediate effect.
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Havana
Magoon
Results of Gridiron Games From Yesterday
Indian tops Syracuse 9 to 4, Penn State defeats Navy 5 to 0, Holy Cross beats Fordham 8 to 5, Princeton overwhelms Dartmouth 42 to 0, Yale wins 10 to 6 over West Point, Yale Freshmen beat Exeter, Porvard 9 to 6, Cornell freshmen 25 to 9 over Pennsylvania. Additional scores include Lehigh 0 Dickinson 0 and Haverford 4 Franklin and Marshall. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve ad promotes eczema and piles treatment.
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Indian
Syracuse
Pennsylvania State
Navy
Holy Cross
Fordham
Princeton
Darmouth
Yale
West Point
Exeter
Porvard
Brown
Cornet
University of Pennsyl
Postmaster Accused of Opening Love Letters in Leon
Charleston reports Postmaster J H Ferguson of Leon is charged with breaking open love letters to local young women after a complaint led to arrest by Deputy U S Marshal W C Hammers. Hearing set next week before U S Commissioner John Thayer. Also, Carmen Jitz, a noted Italian geologist, was fatally shot at Kilsythe while Charles Jewell tried to sell him a weapon and discharged it.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. H. Ferguson
Leon
United States
Manshal W C. Hammers
John Thayer
Carmen Jitz
Kilsythe
Here
Charles Jewell
Charge Ohio Railroads With Favoring Standard
Independent of men through the National Petroleum Association filed with the railroad commission a petition charging forty Ohio railroads with rate discrimination in favor of Standard Oil Company and against independents. A comparative table of current rates accompanies the petition, and non discriminatory tariffs are requested.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National Petroleum Association
Rose Building
The
Railroad Commission
Standard Oil Company
Train Strikes Worcester Hose Wagon Fatal for Captain
Worcester Mass Nov 3 The Worcester Fire Department hose wagon was struck by a fast passenger train while responding to a fire alarm. Captain Plingwood died from his injuries and Edward K Barrett, a driver, suffered internal injuries not expected to survive. Other firemen were injured, one horse killed and the wagon wrecked.
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Worcester
Mass
Worcester Fire Department
Plingwood
Edward K. Barrett
Picked Up Many Miles Off the Florida Coast
The Barrow Barrister’s arrival in Liverpool on Saturday revealed Thomas Anderson, an East Coast Railway Company employee, was saved after being swept from a barge during the Florida tornado of October 18. He was found miles off the Florida coast.
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Liverpool
Galveston
Florida
Thomas Anderson
East Coast Railway Company
Both Sides Claim Victory in New York State
With the New York election just three days away both sides claim victory. Yet observers note continued doubt as campaigns stay on high alert and preparations remain in place until election morning.
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New York State
New York
Slow Time in Most of the Yale Boat Races
Thirteen Yale crews rowed on Lake Whitney in New Haven for the fall regatta but rain and wind produced slow times for most races. Yale boats faced challenging conditions as they competed, with crews striving to post faster marks despite the breeze.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Yale Navy
Lake Whitney
Varsity and substitutes shine in intercollegiate rowing race
The varsity completed five sixths of a mile in 4 minutes 21 2-5 seconds while three substitute crews rowed abreast to a quarter boat length win in 4 minutes 27 2-5 seconds. Shefield freshmen beat academics by two boat lengths to claim the St John Sheffield cup with 1908 interclose honors won by a winning interclub crew.
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Varsity
Sheffield
Greenwich man accused of selling wife and children
Greenwich Conn November 3 Carbo Slorski of East Port Chester was arrested after admitting he bought Andrew Cradoski and his wife and three children in a debt settlement. Neighbors witnessed the contract and Cradoski later demanded his family back. Eva Cardoski ten years old testified Slorski planned to kill her father and place the body on rail tracks.
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Greenwich
Conn
Carbo Slorski
East Port Chester
Andrew Cradoski
Cradoski
Slorski
Cradoskis
Mre
Czleski
Slorski Eso
Crdoski
Eva Cardoski
Mine explodes near French battleship Charles Mantel
A submarine mine exploded near the French battleship Charles Mantel at Toulon. The ship suffered heavy damage and many sailors were wounded, with at least one death reported a quartermaster.
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Toulon
Charles Mantel
Westward real estate rush drives prices up in 60x120 plots
The notice urges buyers to move westward as cities expand, claiming Bluefield and others grow toward the west. It touts property values rising with migration and advertises 60x120 foot lots for 275 to 325 dollars, urging readers to act before the stated date.
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Bluefield
Suter
Japanese stance on treaty rights in San Francisco schools
Japanese in San Francisco dismiss the school desegregation suit and declare they will rely on treaty rights. Attorneys say they will not pursue further court challenges but press the Washington government to reinstate Japanese children in public schools barred by local education authorities. The move frames the clash as a breach of the Most Favored Nation clause in international treaties.
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San Francisco
Washington
Georgia Cotton Swindler Captured in New York
Samuel Mandel of Sparta Georgia was arrested in New York at Carpenter Daggett Co brokerage after forging receipts to obtain cotton proceeds. Hancock county Georgia sheriff reports Mandel stored baled cotton in Sparta warehouses and inflated receipts. He allegedly sold cotton here for 9600 dollars and gained 6600 dollars in his account before arrest.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Samuel Mandel
Sparta
Carpenter, Daggett & Co
Mandel
Hancock County
Georgia
Carpenter, Baggott, & Co
Government Takes Charge of Ute Big Scalpers
Sheridan Wyoming November 3 The Utes agree to accompany Col Rogers and the Sixth Cavalry to Fort Meade where the government will take charge until the tribe chief can go to Washington to present the matter to the president. The Utes are not disarmed and may keep their firearms unless treachery appears, which the troopers do not fear.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Col. Rogers
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meade
Washington
Hearst Turns His Sons on Tammany's Old Chief
Hearst attacks shift focus from Governor Hughes to Secretary Root and former “Hoss” Croker of Tammany Hall. As the closing battle nears, Hearst forces exhaust ammunition to fend off Root Croker, leaving Hughes largely forgotten in the final campaign.
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Hearst
Tammany
New York
Charles Bk. Hughes
Root
Hoss” Croker
Tammany Hall
Croker
Hughes
President Will Sail for Panama Thursday
After voting Tuesday in Oster Bay the president will spend one day in Washington before his Panama trip. He will begin the voyage Thursday afternoon departing the navy yard aboard the Mayflower for Chesapeake Bay. At Wolf Trap light he and his party will transfer to the battleship Louisiana.
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Washington
Nov. S
Oster Bay
Panama
Navy Yard
Chesapeake Bay
Wolf Trap Light
Louisiana
President to Travel with Rixey Latta and Evans on Isthmus Mission
The president will be escorted by Surgeon General Rixey, Assistant Secretary Latta, and Lt. Frank K. Taylor Evans as personal aides. Evans will relay daily wireless bulletins to Secretary Loeb in Washington during the Isthmus trip.
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Rixey Bf
Navy
Latta
Frank K. Taylor Evans
Evans
Loeb
Washington
Balloon to be largest ever built in the country
A. Roy Knabenshue announced in Toledo that he is constructing a giant spherical balloon sixty feet in diameter capable of carrying six people. It will enclose 75 000 cubic feet of gas and aims to enter the Gordon Bennett cup race, with potential races in St Louis. He also disclosed contract expiration with Strobel and plans to pursue a court fight over unpaid cash.
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Toledo
Ohio
A. Roy Knabenshue
Lieut. Lahm
St. Louis
Knabenshue
Strobel
Two Minutes Wooing Ends in a Wedding
Rudolph Weinhofer a young merchant and Miss Anna Mosier twenty four marry after a Halloween introduction. A policeman detained them as suspicious. Mayor Molear J Little later discharged them and at daybreak the couple wed at a rabbi's home. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is advertised.
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Braddock
Rudolph Weinhofer
Anna Mosier
Weinhofer
Weinbofer
Miss Mosler
Molear J. Little
Bluefield real estate bids on Fairview Addition growth plan
In Bluefield the Pike property in South Bluefield is offered as Fairview Addition one block from electric line. The site sits in a built up residential area near East River Mountain with city amenities nearby. Lots are large with walks lights water and telephone, prices reasonable, limited sales now. Agents include A. B. Booker & Co D. B. Baldwin W. R. Crenshaw J. A. Donahue Henry G. Pike. Planes offered at reduced prices through Ford Music Company.
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Pike
South Bluefield
Fairview
East River
D. B. Baldwin
W. R. Crenshaw & Co
J. A. Donahue
Henry G. Pike
Factory
Ford Music Company
AEN Ropan Pe
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State Bank Building
Princeton Avenue
Vania
Lehigh
Dickinson
Haverford
Franklin and Marshall
Pennsylvania
Cornel! Frechnin
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DR. R. L
Speal
Ve E. Tierney
Ee FE
KR Dwin Mann
W.0. Po.Locg
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank
Bland Street
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Frisco
Mus
Kennedy
Carey’s
Fastern
Superior Supply Co
Bluefield W VA
Dilghr
Qur Engraving Department
Cal
Booker & CO
Roberts & Smith
Spot Cash Store
Minefild Avenue
West Bluefield
R. B. Williamson
W. D. Roberts
Graham, Va
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