King Edward Celebrates Sixty Fifth Birthday at Sandringham
King Edward marked his sixty fifth birthday at Sandringham in Norfolk with a family gathering. Congratulatory messages poured in from around the world as a tenants’ deputation visited to extend best wishes. The monarch remains in good health but shows signs of aging, with whitening hair and more pronounced facial lines.
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London
Sandringham
Norfolk
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Europe
Oscar
Sweden
Francis Joseph
Royal peers list age order places Edward among elders
The passage notes Austria, Charles of Roumania and Leopold of Belgium are seniors to King Edward while most other rulers are younger. France's President Falinéries is three days older, born November 6, 1841, making him Edward’s senior by a narrow margin.
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Austria
Charles
Roumania
Leopold
Belgium
Edward
Fal- Neries
France
Storm Ravages Italy Sink Villages and Homes
Severe storms across Italy flood railways and wash away roads and bridges. Villages are destroyed and hundreds of houses swept away in affected districts. San Michele submerged with a high death toll. Government and charitable societies plus the church mobilize relief efforts.
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Milan
Italy
San Michele
Nationa Charitable Societies
Church
Real estate bargains lure: buy cheap lots near downtown
The ad argues city property gains from proximity to the business center but values by travel time. It promotes cheap Midway lots at Bland street, comparing $300–$400 parcels to pricier near Bland street, urging bulk purchases for future growth and extra income. Includes notices about hats, men’s furnishings, the Metropolitan Elks Building, and a piano contest closing the 17th.
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Bland Street
Bluefield
Building Collapse at Long Beach Hotel
A reinforced concrete section of the Bixby Hotel in Long Beach California caved in during construction killing one man and injuring ten with six believed fatally. Plumber A B Cunningham is missing and may be buried in the ruins as city officials and a Salt Lake railroad wrecking crew work to clear debris with about two hundred volunteers.
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Long Beach
Cal
Bixby
A. BE. Cunningham
Standard Oil Employees Get Wage Increase Nationwide
The Standard Oil Company announces a wage increase for refining branch workers from five to ten percent. Nine hundred at the Solar Refinery in Lima and many workers at Walker, C., Oil City, Pan., Whiting, Ind., Bayonne, N J., Denver, Colo., and Charleston, S.C. are affected.
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Standard Oil
Lima
Ohio
Standard Oil Company Today
Solar
Walker, C
Oil City
Pan
Whiting
Ind
Bayonne
N. J
Denver
Colo
Charleston
8.C
Discharge, Elopement, and Fortune Mark Day in Norfolk
John Egan twenty one of Savannah Georgia secured his discharge from the Navy and eloped with Annie Reedy a school girl in short skirts to Elizabeth City North Carolina. They learned before leaving for home that an uncle in Georgia left him a fortune.
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Norfolk
John Egan
Savannah
Elizabeth City
N. c
Annie Reedy
Georgia
Republicans Expect to Fight in Courts Over NY Election
New York voters elect the Democratic state ticket except Hearst with large pluralities. Lewis Stuyvesant Chemler's lead over Linn Bruce is about four thousand, and Republicans plan court challenges to recount voided and protested ballots.
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New York
Hearst
Lewis Stuyvesant Chemler
Linn Bruce
Wireless Message Confirms President's Panama Progress
A wireless message to the White House from Capt. Couden on the Louisiana reports the ship passing Hatteras at noon with smooth seas and all well as the president proceeds toward Panama.
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Washington
Couden
Louisiana
Panama
White House
Hatteras
Indiana Preacher Breaks Into Penitentiary Again
Indianapolis Nov 9 William E Hinshaw, once convicted of wife murder and sentenced to the penitentiary, and later paroled for good conduct, broke into the penitentiary again as reported from the scene.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William, E. Hinshaw
Indiana Governor Durbin Pardon Case Involving Hinshaw
The report states Hinshaw, once a clergyman, confessed to wrecking Freeman’s home at Wabash. Governor Hanley revoked Hinshaw’s parole this afternoon and he was immediately re incarcer ated. Hinshaw had preached in many Indiana localities, drawing intense public interest.
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Durbin
Freeman
Wabash
Hanley
Hinshaw
Indiana
Pope Pius X Faces Confinement and Declining Health
Rome reports Pope Pius X is unable to stand Vatican confinement and is wasting away. Dr. Lapponi says his condition is relatively satisfactory but aggravated by gout and nostalgia from confinement, predicting a difficult fate for the pontiff.
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Vatican
Rome
Pius X
Lapponi
Publishers Press
Pius IX
Leo XI
Burgess complains of Monroe doctrine mistranslation
Berlin report notes Prof. Burgess bitterly finds his Monroe doctrine allusion mistranslated and misunderstood. He has not explained how he considers the doctrine antiquated, fueling belief he may announce a modification. American authorities deny any role in recall. the Prussian ministry of education holds control of his lecturer appointment.
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Berlin
Burgess
Ministry of Education
Destructive Fire Follows Explosion of Oil Tank
An oil tank exploded in front of a hardware store in Warrenton Georgia destroying an entire business block. The blaze caused about 50,000 in losses with about half insured. Local hardware firm Bluefield Garments and furnishings banner appears in ad style amid the smoky scene.
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L. E. Treerney
R. FE
Bovina
Cahier
W. H. Thomas
T. E. King
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield
West Virginia
United States Depository
Warrenton
Little acorns grow on great oaks telegraph ads
An advertisement note highlights small telegraph classified ads as a catalyst for business growth, suggesting modest beginnings can lead to significant expansion. The line underscores the power of small ads to yield large outcomes for enterprises.
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Telegraph
Mayflower Shoe Promised by Bluefield Gents Furnishing
The Mayflower shoe advertised by the Bluefield Gents Furnishing Company claims to carry the sterling qualities of its historic namesake. The copy suggests durability and quality as a nod to forefathers.
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Bluefield Gents Furnishing Company
Gompers Heads to Minneapolis for AFL Convention
President Samuel Gompers leaves Washington for Minneapolis to address rifts in the American Federation of Labor over political involvement. Delegates are believed to back Gompers as the annual convention nears, with officials predicting his retention and noting recent electoral gains for labor allies. He plans to cite reduced majorities and Roosevelt’s anti inj unction commission move as proof of labor influence.
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American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Federation
Littlefield
Maine
Acheson
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the Government
Pittsburg Nov 9 The United States grand jury returned thirty indictments against Superintendent Dunn of Shelby Steel and Tube Co Frank Emmett and Charles E Close former employees for conspiracy to defraud the government by furnishing defective boiler tubes for use on United States warships.
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Pittsburg
United States Grand Jury
Dunn
Shelby Steel and Tube Co
Frank 8. Emmett
Chas
E. Close
United
Navy appoints math professor in Navy
Annapolis Md November 9 Lieutenant David M Garrison was notified of his appointment as professor of mathematics in the navy with the rank of lieutenant The transfer follows a severe bout of typhoid that incapacitated him for his former duties
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Navy
Annapolis, Md
David M. Garrison
Suspected arsonist arrested after thwarted tenement fire
New York November 9. Frank Morris was arrested on suspicion of attempting to burn three tenements housing fifty families. Prompt discovery saved a holocaust. a woman died from fright. Morris was found amid the crowd complaining about fire department delay.
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New York
Frank Morris
Morris
Death of Noted West Virginia Judge Thayer Melvin
Judge Thayer Melvin of the First judicial district in West Virginia died in Wheeling today. A Civil War veteran, he was a prominent lawyer and jurist acclaimed across the state.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Thayer Melvin
First Judicial District
West Virginia
Magoon Adheres to Taft Policy in Guba
Havana November 9 Liberal committee protests Taft policy in retaining Moderates in public offices. They met Gov Magoon for three hours. Magoon reaffirmed Secretary Taft's avowed policy.
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Taft
Guba
Havana
Magoon
Prolonged Cuba Committee Session Reports June Elections
Governor Magoon informed the committee that elections will be held in June. Provisions government will restore the Liberal municipal administration deposed by former President Palma where investigations showed injustice.
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Cuba
Magoon
Palma
West End Septic Tanks to Be Removed by City Council
City council meets after two months approves twenty five building permits and elects Chas H Mustard to Sixth ward and G J Smith to Eighth ward. R H Bailey Jr farm bought for 4900 dollars, 200 acres, to be used as a paper farm with possession at once. Gas franchise sought, street paving planned, and sewer extension to the west discussed with Graham authorities. West end septic tanks ordered removed.
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Chas. H. Mustard
W. A. Thomas
G. J. Smith
J. T. Bernard
R. H. Bailey, Jr
W. J. Newenham
8. L. Bowman
Superior Supply Company
Pulaski Street
Sewer Committee
West End
Graham
Amd
McDonald Wins Mile Skating Race at Bluefield Rink
McDonald won the mile skating event in two minutes and fifty seconds at the Bluefield Amusement Company's rink drawing about four hundred spectators. The evening featured a crawd movement with German figures and a postponed ladies’ race. A polo match is planned for Tuesday and a grand masquerade for Friday.
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Bluefield Amusement Company
McDonald
Money's Brother in Fatal Pistol Duel Kills Merchant
Carrollton Miss November reports a pistol duel in Money Leflore county in which J M D Money brother of US Senator H D Money and cousin of Gov James K Vardaman wounds others. L J Henderson a prominent merchant planter is killed. Money is wounded. Past feuds link to Woodstock plantation deal and prior violence involving Vardaman and Stoddard brothers.
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Carrollton
Miss
Money
Leflore County
J. M. D. Money
United States
H. D. Money
James K. Vardaman
L. J. Henderson
Henderson
Wodstock
Vardaman
Stoddard
Leflore Harris
Ford Music Company Ad Promises Quality Instruments
An advertisement for the Ford Music Company appears in the paper promoting selections of musical instruments and accessories. It touts competitive pricing and offers for readers to visit the showroom or contact the store for inquiries and orders.
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Ford Music Company
Fairview Addition Promises Growth Near South Bluefield
A Pike property in South Bluefield is marketed as Fairview Addition amid rising demand for lots by home builders. Located near electric car line, with city services nearby and homes already under construction, the development offers large lots, reasonable prices, and walkable access to the East River Mountain view. Agents include A. S. Booker & Co and partners D. B. Baldwin W. R. Crenshaw J. A. Donahue Henry G. Pike.
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Pike
South Bluefield
Fairview
East River
Gale
Cal
A. S. Booker & CO
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