Supreme Court to gain vacancies as Peckham dies
Washington reports the death of Justice Peckham tightens the court’s outlook. Younger justices White Holmes Day Moody are fixtures, making filled seats likely as Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Harlan Brewer near retirement. Taft could appoint one Democrat and two Republicans if Fuller leaves together. The Ohio Valley and Mississippi region are favored for nominees.
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Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Justice White
Supreme Court
White
Holmes
Day
Moody
Justice Moody
Supreme Bench
Taft
Melville W. Fuller
Justice Harlan
Justice Brewer
Brewer
Harlan
Fuller Shoukd
Fuller, Harlan
Justic Harland
Kentucky
Kansas
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Country
Intense Interest in Steinheil Trial Draws Crowds
Paris reports intense interest as Madame Adephe Steinheil faces a life on trial for murdering her husband and mother in law Madame Joy. Motive cited: hatred of the mother in law and desire to wed Maurice Bordereel, a wealthy merchant. public intrigue fueled by links to prominent figures. Judge DeValles received 25,000 seating applications.
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Paris
Adephe Steinheil
Madame Joy
Maurice Borderel
France
DeValles
Street Car Out Of Control Kills Rider In Des Moines
A street car in Des Moines broke away from control and left the track, flipping over and killing one man while injuring sixty five passengers. The victim died from a fractured skull after being taken from the wreck alive. Among the injured is Elbert Warren captain of the Drake University football team.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Elbert Warren
Drake University
Army of the Tennessee Holds 39th Reunion in Columbus
The Society of the Army of the Tennessee opened its 39th annual reunion at the Great Southern Hotel Columbus with large attendance. Gov. Harmon and Mayor Bond welcomed guests, Gen. James G. Wilson delivered the annual address, and Gov. and Mrs. Harmon hosted a reception for visitors.
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Columbus
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Great Southern
Harmon
State of
Ohio
Bond
James G. Wilson
Reunion banquet marks events with business sessions upcoming
Visitors arrived this afternoon as a reunion banquet concluded. Tonight the gathering featured remarks and plans for tomorrow as business sessions are set to wrap up.
Medical men gather to discuss pellagra in Columbia
A national conference to study the spread, origin, and treatment of pellagra opened in Columbia South Carolina with several hundred health officials asylum representatives Marine Hospital Service officers and prominent physicians from across the country. Papers covered national public health impact prevention economic factors in South Carolina recognition in Illinois dermatitis and pathology.
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Columbia
S. C
Marine Hospital Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Boards of Health
Andersonville
Illinois
Peoria
United States
South
W. Kerr
United States Marine Hospital Service
C. H. Lavinder
South Carolina
KB. J. Watson
Tulan University
H. F. Harris
State Board of Health of
Georgi
Megalined Ohio River dam formally dedicated at Wheeling
The Mecien dam, a major engineering project to improve navigation on the Ohio River, was formally dedicated in Wheeling West Virginia with a land parade river pageant and speeches. Participants included the board of trade officials and leaders from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Board of Trade
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Notable turnout for Farmers National Congress in Raleigh
Large attendance as delegates and visitors arrive in Raleigh to the Farmers National Congress at North Carolina's Agricultural and Mechanical College. Governors, members of Congress and other prominent figures are slated as speakers, promising a historic gathering.
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Raleigh
N. C
Farmers National Congress
State Agricultural On Mechanical College
Congress
Panama Celebrates Independence Anniversary Festivities
Colon and other Panamanian towns today marked a general holiday for the anniversary of Panama’s independence. American employees of the canal commission and Panama Railroad joined in the celebrations.
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Colon
Panama
Japan Mourns Prince Ito With Simple Birthday Observance
Tokio reports a national period of mourning as Emperor Hirohito honors Prince Ito, Japan's premier statesman, assassinated last week. No birthday celebrations were held, reflecting the somber mood across government and society.
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Tokio
Prince Ito
Japan
White sails for home from Paris ambassador retires
Henry White departs Paris for New York with his family as he retires from the post. First secretary Blanchard remains to run the embassy until Robert Bacon arrives as the new American ambassador, expected about the start of the year.
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Paris
Henry White
New York
Blanchard
Robert Bacon
Tammany to Face Anti Tammany Rule After City Victory
New York voters elected anti Tammany Democrats on the Fusion ticket to four year control of the city with majorities in the board of estimate and apportionment. The result promises a major reorganization effort within the Democratic party as officials discuss new leadership with Charles Murphy denying deposement and Richard Croker’s lingering presence noted. Otto T. Barnard emerges as a possible candidate for governor next year.
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New York
Tammany
nti-Tammany
Greater
Tammany Democratic
Nayor
ati-Tammany Democrats
Fusion
Republican-Fusion
Board of
Stimate
Antic Am
Democratic Party
New York City
Harles F. Murphy
Medard ‘Croker
Ader
Richard Croker
Cdy
Tooklyn
Otto T. Barnard
Republian
New York State
New York City Election Results Favor Fusion After Vote
Complete returns show Gaynor 250678, Barnard 17762, Heechst 153843 with Gaynor’s plurality 73016. Fusion forces gain control of mayor’s office and key city posts including comptroller and board of aldermen. Board of Estimates expenditure nears 1 billion, county ticket torn by Fusion and anti-Tammany wins. State Assembly expected Republican majority of 43.
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Heechst
Gaynor
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Tammany
Board of Estimates
State Assembly
TAZEWELL Kent Wins With 862 Vote Margin In Buchanan
Tazewell Virginia reports a strong election result with Kent attaining a majority of 862 statewide and achieving a 100 vote majority in Buchanan. The special coverage notes the overall turnout and regional breakdown.
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Kent
Buchanan
Tazewell County Returns Favor Kent In Gubernatorial Vote
The official tally shows Tazewell backing Kent by 362 with a Republican majority. Leaders expect the statewide total to exceed 400 upon final canvass. John M. Raslimt, Republican, wins the legislature seat from Tazewell and Buchanan counties by about 600 votes. Buchanan counts Kent at a 100 vote margin.
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Tazewell
Kent
John M. Raslimt
Buchanan
Buchanan County
Virginia Returns Show Large Democratic Lead
Richmond reports late returns indicate the special Democratic ticket leading by about 25 000 votes or more. Washington county and Bristol vote remains close with an official count to decide the house of delegates seat. The reduced Democratic majority reflects a drop in the total polled.
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Richmond
Washington County
Bristol
House of Delegates
Child Dies of Burns in Roanoke Yard Accident
Six year old Mary, daughter of J. H. Ruffin Norfolk and Western general freight agent, died in Roanoke on Nov 3 from burns suffered after falling into a pile of burning leaves in her father's yard.
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Roanoke
Mary
J. H. Ruffin
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Two Negroes Sought After Lynching Threat in Braxton County
In Braxton County West Virginia two organized groups scour the county for two black men believed to have aided a third in assaulting Mrs Mary Leckhold wife of farmer George Leckhold near Exchange The suspected trio includes Charles Lewis who was killed by a posse while fleeing after the crime A second report says two missing Negroes were cornered in a swamp and a third says two suspects were captured by Gassaway guarding the jail against lynching
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Sutton
W. Va
Charles Lewis
Mary Leckhold
Exchange
Lewis
Willlams
Geo. Lockhold
Willlow
Gassaway
Vicious Assault Sparks Turmoil in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia on November 3 a mob of more than a thousand surrounded a barricaded building where P J Lumen, bodyguard to ex priest A J King, faced arrest after a vicious assault on a boy during evening services. Police were overwhelmed and the mob dispersed after a brief appeal. Lumen jailed.
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Huntington
W. Va
P. J. Lumen
A. J. King
Luman
Tragic Italian Romance Ends in Norfolk Coal Mine Shootout
Paul Vertucci is shot dead by his former lover and her husband in a Norfolk West Virginia coal mine home. The woman wounds Vertucci and her husband fires eight shots at the corpse then dies. a doctor says the woman will recover. The tragedy unfolds from a Sicily to Brooklyn to America love triangle.
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Norfolk Works
Paul Vertucci
Italy
Brooklyn
America
Messina
Vincent Faiduke
Pan Vertucci
New York
América
Vincent Paiduice
Greenwich Street
West Virginia
Norfolk
Anther State
Rest River
Sicily
America United by Near Death Wife Escape
A historical notice reflects how American reverence for marriage deepened after a wife narrowly escaped death, highlighting the strength of domestic bonds and national values in the face of peril.
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America
Taft Shakes Hands With Grizzled Soldiers
President Taft ends a twenty hour Birmingham stay and travels to Macon Georgia. A gray bearded veteran and Grand Army of the Republic members line his exit and Taft pauses to shake each veteran’s hand, amid warm remarks on southern goodwill and prohibition questions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Taft
Macon
Bret Fox
Confederate Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Taft Defends Golf From Charges It Is a Rich Man's Game
President Taft spoke in Birmingham asserting golf promotes hygiene and health and should be seen as a leveler, not an aristocratic sport. He recalled prior election remarks and argued golf can support character and broad appeal in future campaigns.
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Birmingham
Ala
Taft
Segee
Lincoln
Laymen in Conference Opens at Marble Collegiate Church
New York November 3 The Laymen Evangelistical Conference opens at Marble Collegiate Church with fifty prominent eastern laymen signing the call The three day gathering focuses on evangelistic work by laymen and includes leading business figures from New York Buffalo Pittsburgh Washington Baltimore and Boston.
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New York
Marble Collegiate Church
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Family massacre feared after discovery at Quill Lake
Winnipeg dispatch reports potential wholesale murder near Quill Lake Saskatchewan. George Thoburn found dead in his farm house cellar. Thoburn son unconscious from clubbing. Mrs Thoburn, her two year old child, and Mrs Thoburn’s mother missing. Police fear further killings.
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Winnipeg
Man
Quill Lake
Sask
George Thoburn
Thoburn
Women Join New York Board of Education
Mayor McClellan appointed three women to the New York Board of Education marking a major suffrage victory. It is the first time in over a quarter century that women sit on the board.
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New York
McClellan
Board of Education
Divorce Probable for New York Couple in Baltimore
Mrs. Henry Clews Jr of New York is said to have separated from her husband with a probable divorce. The claim was admitted by her sister Mrs. John C. B. Pendleton. Before marriage she was known as Louise Morris.
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Henry Clews, Jr
Baltimore
New York
Clews
John C. B Pendleton
Countess de Chamoun Gives Birth to Son
Par's Nov 3 The countess de Chamoun sister of Nicholas Longworth announced the birth of a son tonight.
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Countess de Chamoun
Nicholas Longworth
Question of legality of second lease in Richlands Coal case
Referee in Bankruptcy Penn of Roanoke listens to arguments in the creditors versus Richmonds Coal Company case. The matter centers on two leases and a possible forfeiture clause, with debates over receiver appointments and potential divisions of property worth tens of thousands of dollars. The Empire Coal Land Company seeks the forfeiture and full property, while creditors push for a split lease arrangement and dividends.
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Tazewell
Penn of
Roanoke
Richmonds Coal Company
Richlands Coal Cmpany
Gen. Ayres
Empire Coal Land Company
Berwind-White Company
Empire
Delta Upsilon Holds 75th Anniversary Convention in Boston
Delegates from across the United States gather in Boston for a three day Delta Upsilon national convention marking the fraternity's seventy five year founding. Harvard Tufts MIT hosts will entertain delegates. The society began at Williams College in 1834 and now lists chapters at Brown Harvard University Cornell and many others in the U S and Canada.
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Boston
Magss
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Harvard
Tufts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Delta Upsilon
Williams College
Stepen J. Field
United States Supreme Court
James A. Garfield
Brown
Harvard Union
Cornell
McGill
Toronto
Lafayette
Pennsylvania
Swarthmore
Michigan
Western Reserve
Miami
Northwestern
Wisconsin
DePauw
Minnesota
Nebraska
Chicago
Ohio State
Illinois
Leland Stanford
California
United States
Canada
Believing game approached, hunter kills man in Arkansas clump
Marked Tree Ark Nov 3. C B Busyek a hunting party member fired into a clump of bushes thinking game was nearby and killed J M Reed of Corning Ark. Police report Busyek claimed he acted on a noise and movement in the brush.
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Hunter
Corning
Ark
Busyek
J. M. Reed, Mathor
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Nent
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Barnard
Republican Fusion
Tazewell, Va
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Norfolk and Western
Sheriff’s Posse
Tree
Nero
Wite
Braxton County
W. Wa
Sheriff's
Weather Forecast
Sultor
Love
Nick
Penn
Richlands Coal Company
Delta Upsilon Jubilee
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