John Hardy Returns to Roanoke Jail for Trial
Roanoke Virginia. John Hardy the accused killer of Officer Beard is brought from Wytheville jail by Officers Patsel and Eans. He expects a speedy trial on Thursday at 10 am in Hustings Court and faces execution. Hardy says the self inflicted wounds were accidental and that he has disposed of property in a jail will.
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Patsel
Eans
John Hardy
Beard
Hardy
Wytheville
Hoch Re-elected Governor by 1986 Plurality in Kansas
Final official returns from all Kansas counties show Governor Hoch re-elected with a plurality of 1 986. The tally confirms Hoch’s victory across the state as November confirms the statewide result.
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Yopeka
Kans
Kansas
Hoch
More Boer Raiders Cross the Frontier
Cape Town reports two more bands of Boer raiders crossing the frontier in Northwestern Cape Colony. A force of over two hundred moves toward Upington to join Ferrias' raiders and strike Von Wyck's isolated stations. Ferrias' men clashed with colonial troops with limited damage.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Cape Colony
Upington
Ferrias
von Wyck
Railroad President Attacks Roosevelt In New York Speech
In Troy New York President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine Railroad denounced Roosevelt saying the past congress favored railroad rate legislation and bowing to socialism. He defended corporations as products of evolution praising private enterprise and railroad progress.
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Troy
Lucius Tuttle
Boston and Maine Railroad
Congress
New England
Roosevelt
Tuttle
Quick Profit Logic for Midway Lots at West Bluefield
A buyer-narrator argues that white-staked Midway lots near West Bluefield will double in value faster than pricier east-side plots. He cites current sales: ten Midway lots sell where one farther east would in the same short time, due to broader buyer affordability and future price convergence along the car line.
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Bluefield
Midway
West Bluefield
Thaw a Nervous Wreck His Attorney Declares
New York reports former assistant district attorney Iselin retained to help defend Harry Thaw. Attorney Delmas, joined by Gleason, Iselin and Peabody, called Thaw a nervous wreck. Trial date not set, likely in December. Hartridge hopes disposition by Christmas.
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New York
Iselin
Harry Thaw
Delmas
Thaw
Gleason
Peabody
Hartridge
Train Strikes Log Wagon. Fireman Kearns Killed
A fast east bound passenger train on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad struck a wagon loaded with logs at Edensburg Mills. The locomotive jumped the track and overturned after crashing into a grist mill. Fireman Kearns of Pittsburgh was instantly killed. Baggage Master Neal was fatally injured and Engineer Holloway seriously hurt. express messenger and several passengers sustained minor injuries.
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New Castle
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Edensburg Mills
Kearns
Neal
Holloway
Croatian Parliament May Be Dissolved Over Riots
Seagrad crowds pack the opening of the Croatian parliament as reform supporters clash with Socialists and strikers. Orders collapse and rioting spreads into the streets, prompting fears a continued session could trigger further violence and dissolution of the assembly.
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Budapest
Seagrad
Pope Proposes Non Intervention Amid Spanish Reform Fight
The pope calls for absolute non intervention as Spain's cabinet pushes reform, which he foresees as doomed. He warns Vatican intrigues may cause the failure and blames rumors of a church government rupture on the French press.
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Rome
Vatican
King Edward Invests Haakon With Order of the Garter
In Windsor Castle London on November 13 King Edward in full uniform invested King Haakon with the Order of the Garter in an unprecedented ceremony. The event marked a historic display of royal privilege and pageantry.
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King Haakon
Order of the Garter
London
Windsor Castle
Edward
King Haakon Visits England for First Time Since Crown
King Haakon of Norway makes his first English visit since crowning. All hereditary chiefs of the United Kingdom and other qualified witnesses attend the ceremony. The occasion features the grand pomp typical of British monarchs, followed by a state banquet.
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Haakon
Norway
England
United Kingdom
Fight Between Bryan and Hearst for Nomination
New York reports a rising contest for the presidential nomination with William Jennings Bryan and William Randolph Hearst at the center. Hearst, honored at a Delmonico banquet, vowed to press his anti trust battle as fellow nominees pledge to pursue Hearst principles and momentum builds for Bryan’s candidacy among Democrats.
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New York
Bryan
Hearst
Delmionico
Commercial Travelers Anti-Trust League
Largest Flag in World for Post Office Building
In Washington on November 13 a giant Star Spangled Banner will hang in the post office building court. The banner measures about sixty by thirty five feet and costs around $200 to construct. Made of American wool bunting, its thirteen stripes span nearly three feet each, surpassing the Pension Building flag by about ten feet.
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Washigton
Post Office
Pension
Plot to assassinate Italy's king foiled in Naples
Naples reports a thwarted plot to kill the king of Italy and the Duke of Aosta. Gabriel Lanzetta and a unnamed cousin, described as anarchists from Patterson New Jersey, were arrested after tips from New York detectives. Police believe Paterson accomplices may be arrested.
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Naples
Italy
Aostas
Gabriel Lanzetta
Patterson
N. J
New York
Lanzetta
Paterson
Beckham Declines Senate Nomination Despite Primary Victory
In Lexington Kentucky on November 13 Governor Beckham trails in the U S senate race as Senator McCreary wins the party nomination under the primary law. Beckham led McCreary by ten thousand in the recent primary but McCreary carried the legislative districts and the law appoints the nominee. The note ends with Telegraph Want Ads pay.
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Lexington
Gov. Beckham
Senator McCreary
United States
McCreary
Tariff War Between Germany and America Debated
Berlin discusses impending tariff war as Reichstag opens with no sensational moves. Chancellor von Buelow appears recovered from a paralysis stroke while a majority favors a tariff clash with the United States once the current commercial agreement ends. Resolutions calling for actions upon expiration will be introduced soon.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Germany
America
United States
Reichstag
Deaf and dumb woman speaks at death in delirious moment
In Huntsville Alabama on November 13 a 25 year old deaf and mute woman named Mrs. Alice Thornton spoke intelligently during a dying delirium. She recalled much of her life of silence from birth through girlhood and marriage. She died at her father’s home in Strickland as the family faced the remarkable phenomenon.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alice Thornton
Strickland
Matches Left in Shirt Burned Big Laundry
Philadelphia reports a patron's matches ignited a blaze at the William Penn laundry causing fifty thousand dollars in damage. In the panic twenty five workers were injured and many pay envelopes with cash were destroyed, adding seven thousand dollars to the loss.
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Philadelphia
William Penn
Eight Vessels Lost on Rockbound Coasts
Terrific storms swept the maritime provinces last week causing heavy loss. Twenty two lives were lost and property damage surpasses two million dollars as one steamer two barques a ship and seven schooners were wrecked along the rockbound coasts near Halifax Nova Scotia.
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Halifax
N. 8
Maritime Provinces
Wreck Toll Mounts as Officials Face Blame
Woodville Indiana reports a deadly wreck with twelve charred bodies recovered. Coroner Carson says railroad officials likely responsible for up to a hundred deaths while authorities and relatives accuse officials of undercounting fatalities.
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Woodville
Ind
Carson
Batchelder
Citizenship Papers for Sale at Ten Dollars
Washington reports Professor Steiner of Grundell College Iowa says new immigrants can secure citizenship papers on landing at Ellis Island for 10 dollars each. He claims he disguised as an immigrant and was approached by political healers offering citizenship bargains.
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Washington
Steiner
Grundell College
Iowa
Ellis Island
Fairview Addition Promises Growth Near South Bluefield
Pike property in South Bluefield marketed as Fairview Addition one block from electric car line in a developed residential area. Lots priced reasonably with city improvements nearby. several sales already made and homes under construction. Agents include A. S Booker & Co and D. B. Baldwin W. R. Crenshaw & Co J. A. Donahue Henry G. Pike.
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Pike
South Bluefield
Fairview
East River
D. B. Baldwin
W. R. Crenshaw & Co
J. A. Donahue
Henry G. Pike
Several Are Killed and Many Hurt in Wreck
Several were killed and many injured in a big wreck reported on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railway near Youngstown Ohio dated November 13. The item notes a major rail collision with multiple fatalities and injuries.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Prominent Presbyterian Minister Passes Away
Rev. Dr. F. W. Lawin, a noted divine, died early today in Troy New York. Born January 14 1841 in Lynn Massachusetts he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Troy in 1886. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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Troy
N. Y
F. W. Lawin
Lynn
Mass
First Presbyterian Church
Fire Fiend Sets Four Letter Boxes On Fire In One Block
A fire fiend in New York resumed attacks early this morning, setting fire to four letter boxes in private hallways on the same block within five minutes. No clues yet.
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New York
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