Judge Ritz Denies Injunction Over Matoaka Mine
Judge Ritz of the Princeton circuit court refused to grant an injunction to stop the Panama Coal Company from operating its Matoaka mine. District Mine Inspector Warner argued air circulation was insufficient, while Panama Coal Company witnesses contended ventilation was ample and exceeded state requirements. The decision followed a lengthy hearing, marking the first case of its kind in West Virginia.
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Ritz
Princeton
Panama Coal Company
Matoaka
Panama
William Warner
Warner
J. H. Parrot
Pinnacle Coal Company
J. C. Strass
Panama Coa Company
John Deamer
John Strother
Pocahontas Coal Company
John B. Neil
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Buy More at Midway Rail Yard Expansion Says Official
A railway official urged a friend not to sell his Midway lots, predicting a west end yard office project would attract thousands more residents. He advised buying more land there, noting the anticipated influx while acknowledging the need to verify details.
Great Fur Sale Opens in Bluefield and Skating Rink Debuts
November 26 and 27 will feature $1,000 in fine furs from a premier New York line, with delivery on all purchases. Bluefield Mercantile Co. advertises the sale dated 11-24-21. The Flat Top Skating Rink announces a Monday public opening in its new ground floor Nathan Sohn Block Red Lot location.
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New York City
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Nathan Sohn
Red Lot
Winefield Mercantile Co
Caruso Wife Denounces Plot Behind Verdict
Naples reports Signora Caruso, wife of the New York tenor convicted for annoying a woman, insisting her husband is the victim of a nefarious plot. She says he loves her and expects appeals while Italian opinion condemns the verdict though she receives love notes.
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Naples
Signora Caruso
New York
Caruso
Sheays Caruso
Italy
Caruso Verdict Sparks British Outrage Over Trial
London observers condemn the New York case as a disgrace to justice. They say Caruso acted as if in comic opera not police court, criticizing the conduct of the trial and the police for not producing the alleged woman.
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London
Caruso
Central Park
New York
Merica
Ress
Caruso Fines Paid as Appeal Planned for Case
New York November 24 M Caruso the tenor convicted for annoying a woman is grief stricken and will appeal. He will perform at the Metropolitan Opera House next Wednesday in La Boheme while his counsel seeks a review order. The $10 fine was paid under protest and no new evidence can be added.
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New York
M. Caruso
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
la Boheme
Ounsel
General Sessons Court
Grand Duke Plans Marriage to Divorced Grand Duchess
Court circles report Grand Duke Nicolavich intends to wed Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicolovna, formerly wife of Duke George of Dutchtenberg and daughter of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro. The czar reportedly forbids the match and may dismiss him as commander in chief of the guards at St. Petersburg if the wedding proceeds.
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St. Petersburg
Nicolavich
Anastasia Nicolovna
George of
Dutchtenberg
Nicholas
Montenegro
Miltea
Luke
Minister's gunfire over trespass shocks North Carolina town
In Charlotte on November 24 Rev. J. J. Paysuay, a well known Baptist minister, refused to leave Burke's farm after being ordered off. Burke tried to use force, and the minister fired both barrels of his shotgun. The farmer may lose sight in both eyes. The minister was arrested and faces trial Monday.
American Federation of Labor Re-elects Gompers
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was re elected with the full officer slate. Delegates elected include John F. Dempsey Siment and W. K. Klapsier from Los Angeles to the British Trades Congress. Robert Maloney of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Canadian Labor Congress.
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American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Minneapolis
Minn
John F. Dempsey
Siment
W. K. Klapsier
Los Angeles
British Trades Congress
Robert Maloney
Lawrence
Mass
Canadian Labor Congress
Letters to Governors Decry Insurance Campaign Tactics
The International Policy Holders Committee mailed letters to all state governors alleging that officials of New York Life and Mutual Life Insurance Companies violated rules in their campaign for votes for administration directors. The item notes the nationwide regional action dated November 24 in New York.
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New York
International Policy Holders Committee
New York and Mutual Life Insurance
Five Injured as Car Crashes Through Rail in Open Race
In Philadelphia Point Breeze an Apperson car in a fifty mile race crashed through the railing on the home stretch and plowed into parked cars and spectators. Driver Phil Kirk and machinist Eddie Barrett were among the injured. Hospitalized victims include Frank E. Hugg with a serious leg fracture and J F Hallman with a mangled foot. others unconfirmed.
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Philadelphia
Apperson
Point Breeze
Phil Kirk
Eddie Barrett
Methodist Hospital
Frank E. Hugg
James Smith
David Budd
J. F. Hallman
St. Agnes Hospital
Philadelphia Hospital
Football fatalities drop in 1906 season across colleges
A Chicago report notes the 1906 football season ends with fewer than a dozen fatalities, none among major university teams. The deaths chiefly affect scholastic players, including John Cowell Kennedy and Cameron Paulin, plus several others from high schools and smaller colleges.
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Chicago
John Cowell Kennedy
Troy
N. Y
Lawrenceville School
Trenton
N. J
Cameron Paulin
School of Practical Science of
Toronto
Toronto University
W. Glynn Ellis
Charles Suydam
Morristown
Suydam
Lewis A
Andrew Carnegie at Seventieth Birthday Quietly Observed
New York reports Andrew Carnegie age seventy tomorrow to mark the date of his 1837 birth in Scotland. The famed philanthropist in rugged health will celebrate at his Fifth Avenue home with wife and daughter. He has given away about 150 million dollars and says he remains ready to live as a generous donor.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Methodist Conference and Four Hangings End Feud
In Valdosta Georgia a wave of executions looms as a Methodist conference follows the hangings of the Rawlins clan and companion Alf Moore. The Rawlins family is tied to a deadly feud and the murder of two Carter children.
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Valdosta
Rawlins
Alf Moore
Bob
Annie Carter
W. L. Carter Carter
Carter
Annie
Moore
Turner
Milton
Jesse
Leonard Rawlins
Davis Aikens Himself In Mississippi Senate Fight
Governor Davis of Arkansas spoke before the Farmers Union at Brookhaven and urged that more men like Vardaman Tillman and Bob Taylor be in the U S Senate to strengthen the nation.
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Jackson
Miss
Davis
Arkansas
Mississippi
Farmers’ Union
Brook Haven
Himself
Vardaman
Tillmen
Bob Taylor
United States Senate
News forecast outlines week for Congress and events
Washington notes expect Fifty ninth Congress to convene December 3 with committee meetings to shape its program. President to add canal clauses to message after Isthmus trip. Antitrust actions loom nationwide as Texas moves against Pullman and Waters Pierce case in Austin. Navy retirements shift leadership. Thanksgiving football games loom across the country led by Cornell vs Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and West Point vs Annapolis in Philadelphia. A Social Education Congress in Boston and several boxing matches, including Walcott vs Mellody in Chelsea, and Burns vs OBrien in Los Angeles, are planned.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Railroad Commission of Texas
Pullman Company
State of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Austin
T. M. Endicott
Bureau of Yards and Docks
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein
New Manhattan Opera House
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Carlisle Indians
University of Virginia
West St. Louis University
Iowa University
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
West Point
Annapolis Academy
Boston
Joe Walcott
Honey” Mellody
Chelsea
Tommy Burns
Philiselphia Jack" O'Brien
Los Angeles
Noted Southern Author Joins the Benedicts
Philadelphia wedding report states George W. Cable the noted Southern author wed Miss Eva C. Stevenson of Lexington Kentucky. The ceremony occurred at Mrs. William Jenks home and the couple plan residence in Northampton Massachusetts after a southern wedding trip.
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Philadelphia
George W. Cable
Eva C. Stevenson
Lexington
William Jenks
South
Cable
Northampton
Mass
New Orleans
Mr. Cable
Kentucky
Woman's Club of
Miss Stevenson
Two Men Struck by Train Instantly Killed
In Alliance, John Weis a 40 year old miller and Porter Smith aged 20 were crossing the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad tracks this afternoon when struck by a train and killed instantly. The notice also mentions orders for Thanksgiving cut flowers at The White Pharmacy with a date line 11 28 t.
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Alliance
John Weis
Porter Smith
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
White Pharmacy
Fairview addition lots offered near South Bluefield homes
Promoters auctioned stake numbered Fairview addition lots close to electric car line in South Bluefield. Lots overlook valley toward East River Mountain with city improvements nearby. Limited plots available. agents Booker Baldwin Crenshaw Donahue Pike to arrange carriage tours.
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Fairview Addition
South Bluefield
East River
Cal
Booker & CO
D. B. Baldwin
W. R. Crenshaw & Co
J. A. Donahue
Henry G. Pike
Citywide sale of lots and business property advertised
The notice promotes numerous lots scattered across the city for sale along with commercial property. A cryptic date code 11-18-1w appears, and a taunting line about trying hot chocolate at White Pharmacy with whipped cereal labeled 11-2h-2.
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W. Ft. Crenshaw & Co
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W. H. Thomas
B. Hicks
Flat Top National Bank OF
United States Depository
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Yale
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Army
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Superior Supply Co
Blupfield W VA
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