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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
1
The Holy City recounts a Mass at the Piazza of St Peter for the Pope’s episcopal jubilee. Women in black with bare heads, men in dress clothes, priests and soldiers filled the square in a moving, solemn scene.
In Rome at St. Peter's the pope marked the twenty fifth anniversary of his consecration as bishop of Mantua with a grand pontifical mass. Thousands attended from around the world including over a thousand French pilgrims and a large American delegation led by Mgr Keane. The procession featured more than thirty cardinals and hundreds of bishops in rich attire, while the Sistine Chapel choir performed and Cardinal Rampolla greeted the pope at the basilica entrance. The ceremony ended with the pope's apostolic blessing and a reformed escort procession.
Emil Victor, who murdered J W Christie, his wife and daughter, and a neighbor boy in Aberdeen South Dakota on July 2, was executed today in a stockade in the courthouse yard. The crime, planned as a robbery, ended with Victor killing Christie, the boy Ronaye, and the Christie women before looting the farmhouse.
The father of a Ron age boy visiting the Christies learned of progress in the potato patch when a general alarm sounded. Victor was arrested in an Aberdeenshire barbershop, admitted the crime, but a bid to show he was epileptic failed. The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to hang.
The grand ballroom of the Hotel La Salle hosts the first national farm land congress with delegates from every state and territory. Officials include Willett M. Hays and F. H. Newell, among others, as the gathering aims to form a national organization to gather and share data on farming opportunities, climate, soil, water, transport, and social conditions to reclaim idle lands and provide urban families a path to independence.
Washington November 16. The twenty first annual convention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners opened today. Delegates from Interstate Commerce Commission members and state railway officials will discuss delays in enforcing orders rates uniform classification and amendments to regulate commerce. The group plans to urge several amendments to the interstate commerce law and backs president advocated changes.
The Kings Hill extension lands on the Oregon Short Line main, in the Snake River valley, were opened for settlement under the Carey act. A uniform price of 1050 dollars per tract applies while tract size varies by proximity to the townsite, with nearby lots smaller and distant ones larger, some exceeding 20 acres.
An international conference of topographers met in London to design a world map to be accepted officially by all represented countries. This event follows the Geneva geographic congress. The United States is represented by Stephen J. Kubel and Bailey Willis of the US Geological Survey.
Ex sheriff Shipp, in prison for contempt of the Supreme Court over the Ed Johnson lynching case, plans to seek re election as Hamilton County sheriff after his 90 day sentence ends. He and five fellow prisoners lament jail inconveniences and adjust to plain fare and new surroundings as primaries near.
Washington notes Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison labor leaders sentenced for alleged contempt of court must return from Toronto to appear before the District Court of Appeals which recently affirmed jail terms. They may seek a writ of habeas corpus and possibly appeal to the U S Supreme Court if discharged. The district court mandate will reach the district supreme court Saturday. They will stay free until Monday when they are expected to surrender.
Ten persons pleaded guilty to retailing liquor without a license before Judge Keller in federal court in Charleston West Virginia on November 16. Four defendants were from Raleigh and Braxton counties. One case was continued in Huntington term. five cases were noticed. Jacob Howard received ninety days and a 100 dollar fine. others got thirty days and a 100 dollar fine.
In St Thomas's Church New York Miss Nathalie Clews daughter of Mrs John Henry Clews married George Russell Peabody grandson of Arthur J Peabody and grandnephew of George Peabody of London The ceremony was followed by a large Plaza Hotel reception.
A Keystone blaze spread rapidly near Northfork with Calhoun's saloon at the center burning as flames surged over the hillside. By 8:15 a.m. the fire was mostly under control but six other nearby buildings in the same block were completely destroyed, though railroad property near the depot appeared unharmed.
Charleston Nov 16 The West Virginia supreme court of appeals affirmed the Mercer court death sentence for John Medley a negro convict found guilty of murdering Neely Shannon The court described the crime as cold blooded and cowardly and Medley faces execution unless clemency is granted The decision accompanied other rulings including Bradley administrator vs Tide Water Coal and Coke Company Welbrecht vs Holbrook et al and several decrees and arguments from today.
Sir Thomas Lipton, returning from America, expresses pleasure with his visit and yacht matters. He plans to leave for Liverpool tomorrow and foresees an international race for the America's Cup in 1911. Negotiations with the New York Yacht Club pave the way for a challenge by the Irish yachtsman.
In Cincinnati on November 16 Charles L. Warriner pleaded not guilty to an indictment for embezzling $643,000 from the Big Four railroad. He remained jailed for lack of bail. Prosecutors also arrested Mrs. Jeanette Stuart-Ford, whom Warriner claims blackmailed him, and she is jailed with more arrests likely.
Lynchburg November 16 Work resumed today on the Southern tunnel with a large force including one hundred negroes. The Southern company pushed to complete the contract as quickly as possible under the new subcontractor J. W. Stone & Co.
West Zollersville village wiped out by morning blaze. Estimated property loss set at 50 000 dollars. Dozens of residents escaped sleep in danger as flames swept through the town.
Troops are summoned to deter unrest when bodies of more than 200 entombed miners are brought to surface at the St. Paul coal mine. Fire in the mine intensifies, officials fear lifting the lid could trigger a full blaze. Families gather in grief as Red Cross appeals for aid and relief.
In Cherry Newfoundland and Labrador on November 16, locals circulated wild rumors following a call to police. Sheriff Skegland assured residents no arrest or immediate threat prompted the dispatch, calming fears as officials withheld further details.
Officials denied circulating rumors that outsiders planned to seize control at Cherry and blow up private cars on the switch, including President Earling's car of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line, who stays on the ground nightly.
London spirits the Lords prepare a motion by Lord Lansdowne to reject the budget as three hundred peers are said to back the move while government backers number about forty. The Premier Asquith may propose a Commons condemnation stressing sole Commons right to tax, while Liberal papers denounce the Lords as pursuing destruction.
The first cabinet meeting since the last summer session adjourned convened at the White House this morning. Wickersham and McVeagh presented detailed statements on the sugar trust inquiry, with Taft showing keen concern as the investigation expands. The administration vows to proceed quietly yet firmly against illegal combinations, and routine department business filled the session before Taft heads to Norfolk on Friday.
Judge Lawless of the Norfolk county circuit court held that Hebrew merchants who observe the seventh day as Sabbath but work on the first cannot be held for violating the Christian Sabbath law. The ruling came in an appeal by a Hebrew merchant fined for keeping his shop open on Sunday.
San Francisco reports Dr. Alice Bush of Oakland has been granted a divorce on the ground of fraud in the marriage contract. The husband R. K. Morgan, who came from New York City, proved to be a woman, and Morgan was not more than half Dr. Bush’s age. The couple had been constant companions.
In Pittsburg on November 16 the United States Steel and other producers announced a $2 per ton advance on sheets. The move aims to cover costs as heavy orders for the year approach from the Pacific coast, affecting steel sellers and buyers alike.
Howard Little, the alleged sextuple murderer, has been indicted in Grundy circuit court for killing Mrs Ettie Justis, her son in law George Meadows and his wife and three children, and for setting fire to destroy evidence. The trial pace remains unclear as troops and guards are discussed to move him from Lebanon to Grundy.
A dynamite cartridge detonated in the unoccupied hall of Canea's chamber of deputies on November 16, causing panic among residents. Authorities attribute the outrage to annexationists aiming to disrupt a meeting seen as building a new government.
Washington reports President Zala denies rebels' victory at Greyown. Dispatches say rebels are in retreat toward Bluefields as government forces counter.
In New York on November 16 authorities link the death of Robert Morrison by asphyxiation to the tragedy that claimed his son and nine employees in a recent destructive fire. The incident is being treated as a possible suicide amid the disaster’s fallout.
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