Legal Proceedings To Shut Tillman Mouth In South Carolina
Chicago reports threats of lawsuits to bar Senator Tillman from speaking in the city and 5000 dollars offered to promoters if the lecture is canceled. First bloodshed from the dispute occurs as Arthur Kehoe lies dying after a shooting. John Fleming is arrested. Malcolm Braddus is wounded as tensions rise with colored ministers urging Negroes to stay away from the lecture hall.
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Chicago
Senator Tillman
South Carolina
Arthur Kehoe
John Fleming
Kehoe
Malcolm Braddus
Colored Ministers’ Associations
Ben ‘Tillman
Mayor refuses to preside over Tillman speech
A committee of negroes led by Rev. A. J. Curry urged Mayor Dunn to stop Tillman from speaking. Dunn refused to vote for the presiding officer, calling him an advocate of lynching. The Bethel Church crowd applauded as Rev. Curry attacked Roosevelt over disbanding the negro troops.
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Dunn
Tillman
A. J. Curry
Carry
Bethel Church
Roosevelt
Indians Sue for Right to Dispose of Their Lands
Laura Secondine a Delaware Indian sues in district supreme court challenging 25 year alienation prohibition on five civilized tribes. She argues the legislation blocks property rights and is unconstitutional. The suit follows Interior Secretary Hitchcock and Indian Commissioner Leupy restraining avoidance of land alienation.
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Washington
District Supreme Court
Laura Secondine
Panama Complains of Tobacco Infringement on Monopoly
Washington Nov 26 The Panamanian government complains that tobacco sales in American commissary stores undermine its monopoly. The Isthmian Canal Commission ordered employees in the canal zone to buy up to a pound of tobacco at lower commissary prices, with steep penalties for resales.
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Washington
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Warrant Issued for Mayor of West Covington
Judge Stephens of Kenton county court issued a warrant for the arrest of Mayor Moser of West Covington in Cincinnati. The warrant relates to the opening of a pool hall and charges him with failing to enforce the law. Moser is described as wealthy and president of the Merchants' National Bank of Covington.
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Cincinnati
Stephens
Kenton County Court
Moser
West Covington
Merchants’ Fational Bank of
Never Promised to Commute Patrick Sentence
Albany November 26 Governor Higgins denied any promise or hint to commute Albert T Patrick sentence. He said no promise was made and claimed the Rice murder case remains in the U S Supreme Court jurisdiction.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
Higgins
William Marsh Rice
United States Supreme Court
Roanoke Man Sent to Grand Jury for Fatal Father Attack
John Robertson a young white man was sent to the grand jury in police court after a drunken Saturday night fight with his father. He struck and cut his father twice, including a six inch facial wound, as others intervened. Community raises funds to carry John Hardy’s appeal to the Supreme Court. Baptism granted to Hardy amid his legal case. Mrs W Tinsley marries George W Payne.
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Roanoke
John Robertson
John Hardy
Policeman Beard
Supreme Court
C. B E. Hodges
St. Paul's A. M. &. Church
Harth
St. Paul
John
Negro's Body Found After Mob Attack in Wharton
In Wharton Texas on November 26 the body of Sid Eaton a Black man was found riddled with bullets. He had entered the room of Mrs. W D Clements wife of a farmer. Her husband heard screams and intervened. A posse seized Eaton from custody and killed him.
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Wharton
Tex
Sid Eaton
Eaton
W. D. Clements
Railroads seek Supreme Court review over lumber freight rise
Representatives of several railroads announce a two cent per hundred pounds increase on lumber shipments to Ohio river points from Mississippi and Alabama. Roads cited include Mobile and Ohio, New Orleans and Nashville, Alabama Great Southern, and Louisville and Nashville among others. They state the case will be carried to the United States Supreme Court.
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Ohio River
Mississippi
Alabama
Mobile
Ohio
New Orleans
Notheastern
Alabama Great Southern
Cincinnati
Texas Pacific
Vicksburg
Louisville
Nashville
Gulf
Coal Company Pays Damages for Farm Damage in Somerset
John A. Weyer of Somerset County receives 16500 from Berwind White Coal Company for alleged irreparable damage to a 160 acre farm caused by mining. Farmers in the region report homes sinking and cracked cellars as a broader mining impact. West Virginia faces a teacher shortage with 17 vacant schools in Mineral County and a statewide effort to hold emergency examinations.
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Cumberland
Barwind-White Coal Company
John A. Weyer
Somerset County
Weaver
Roosevelt
Pennypacker
Somerset
Berwind-White Company
West Virginia
Mineral County
Miller
Keyser
Tenching
West
Rear Admiral Endicott Placed on Retired List
Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott was placed on the navy retired list by age. He served as chief of the bureau of yards and docks and was a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, currently at Panama on canal duties. A successor will be named, with Endicott likely to remain on the canal commission.
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Washington
Mordecai T. Endicott
Endicott
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Canal
Canal Commission
Robert EK. Peary
Bureau
Preparing Statistics on Lynchings and Homicides
Washington officials announce a two year project compiling statistics on lynchings and homicides in the United States. Alfred Holt Stone of Green Castle Mississippi leads the lynching figures with John H. Garber of Washington handling personal crisis reports and John Karen of Boston on felonies. The study covers 1906 and rents are being investigated nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Alfred Holt Stone
Greencastle
Miss
John H. Garber
John Karen
Boston
Permits a Review of Famous Caruso Case
Judge O Sullivan signed an order permitting a review of the Caruso case in New York. The motion cites Magistrate Baker inspecting the monkey house without the defendant, arguing he made himself both witness and judge. A hearing on the review may occur within ten days.
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New York
O. Sullivan
Caruso
Baker
Italian Government May Enter a Mild Protest
Rome reports international complications may follow the arrest of Caruso in New York and public anger over spectator insults at the tenor hearing. A general demand arises for diplomatic action by the Italian government.
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Rome
Caruso
New York
Mathot
Archie Roosevelt's Team Wins Football Game
Archie Roosevelt played right tackle for the Friends Select School team which defeated a rival school 7 to 0. The left tackle was a son of Minister Bey of Turkey.
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Washington
Archie Roosevelt
Friends Select
Minister Bey
Turkey
Divorced Actress Marries Member of Her Company
New Orleans announces the marriage of Blanche Wash an actress and W M Travers a company member both divorcees. The ceremony took place on November 16.
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New Orleans
Blanche Wash
W. M. Travers
Paralytic Stroke Fatal to Judge Horace M Gate
Mineola Texas November 26 Judge Horace M Cate a leading politician financier and railroad attorney in Texas died this afternoon after suffering four paralytic strokes at his home The prominent legal and political figure was prominent in state affairs and business circles.
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Horace M. Gate
Mineola
Texas
Horace M. Cate
Stabbed to the Heart by a Fellow Prisoner
Fire destroyed the Colorado Casket Company plant in Denver on November 26 burning 10 000 coffins with a loss estimated at 100 900 dollars.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Casket Company
Seven Roads Defendants in Restraining Order
Federal judge in New Orleans has issued a restraining order against seven road defendants connected to interstate commerce activity. The order targets alleged illicit actions affecting trucking routes and cross state shipments.
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Seven Roads
New Orleans
Interstat Commerce Commission
Jong
United States
River and Harbor Bill Drafted by House Committee
Washington, Nov. 26 The house rivers and harbors committee met to prepare a river and harbor bill for the approaching congress session. Assurances from Speaker Cannon and other Republicans suggest a passable measure with generous appropriations for the Ohio and Mississippi projects. Missouri and Tennessee waterways will be considered among others.
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Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Congress
Cannon
Lemiers
Ohio
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
Taft weighs Niagara Falls power dispute ruling
Secretary Taft heard arguments on transmitting electric power from Canada to the United States at Niagara Falls. A decision is expected soon unless a further hearing is needed. The War Department may fix power limits and bar Canadian electricity if site expansion reduces water flow. The American Girl Society opposes the move.
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Washington
Taft
Niagara Falls
United States
Congress
Niazara Falls
Girte Society
Hea
Bright New Coins for the Christmas Season
Philadelphia reports a mint boom as the United States mint runs at full tilt to meet holiday demand. Six million dollars in gold coins including double eagles and two and a half pieces will be struck before year’s end. Pennies and minor coins like dimes nickels and cents also surge to satisfy shoppers.
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Philadelphia
United States
Ouster Proceedings Against Waters-Pierce Oil Company
In Austin on November 26, the state opened ouster actions against Waters-Pierce Oil Company claiming it is part of Standard Oil and operating in Texas against anti trust law. The suit targets regions where Waters-Pierce held strong market power, challenging competition.
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Austin
Texas
Standard — Oil Company
Waters- Pierce Oi Company
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard O] Company
Waters- Pierce Company
Waters-Pierce deal alleged in Texas oil prosecutions
The prosecution will offer testimony claiming Corsicana Oil Company and Security Oil Company at Beaumont two Standard Oil refineries did not sell to rivals of Waters-Pierce. It asserts Waters-Pierce bought all oil sold in Texas from these refineries in return.
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Standard Oil Company
Corsicana Ol Company
Security Oi Company
Beaumont
Waters-Pierce Company
Vexa
White Man to be Sold to the Highest Bidder
In Elizabethtown Kentucky this week sheriff of Hardin county will auction Mack Auberry under the vagrancy statute. The buyer gains Auberry's services for nine months. The jury found him too lazy to work though physically sound, suggesting bids may be muted.
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Elizabethtown
Mack Auberry
Hardin County
Auberry
Patrick May Escape Prison Through Appeal Delays
The supreme court will hear Albert T. Patrick's appeal from his death sentence at Sing Sing. If the appeal is dismissed Patrick may escape further punishment. otherwise the case will proceed in open court for a possible new trial. The next October term is anticipated for action.
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Washington, Navy
Supreme Court
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
Patrick
Two Famous Italian Opera Tenors in the Limelight
New York sees a clash of allegations as Alessandro Bonei of the Manhattan Opera Company denies a tale that he forced a young girl. Bonei cites his wife and children as proof of his innocence while Caruso’s friends are blamed for stirring public attention away from him.
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New York
Alessandro Bonei
Manhattan Opera Company
Caruso
Hin
Bones
Porter Shot Dead Near Mendota in Scott County
Porter was murdered at his home ten miles north of Mendota in Scott county Virginia on Saturday night. He was shot three times and no suspect or motive is known.
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Pristel, Tenn
Porter
Mendota
Scott County
Polo Game Tonight for Benefit of the Players
Four polo matches will be staged at the Bluefield Amusement Company rink tonight between the first and second teams. Proceeds go to players to buy new equipment after the local team was handicapped by lacking proper clubs in the recent Roanoke series. They aim to remedy this before the Lynchburg series.
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Bluefield Amusement Company
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Best Time to Buy New Suit or Overcoat
The present time is the best to get your new suit or overcoat. Give the tailor a short time to prepare your outfit and come out right on Christmas. A tailor-made suit has that style and air you cannot get from ready made garments. Try Dave Lehnur man, he will please you.
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Dave Lehnurman
Where Do You Belong In Money Making Men
The note divides investors into two classes the farsighted and the short sighted urging readers to buy west end Midway lots priced from 3325 to 375. It warns most will miss the opportunity while population drives real estate values and notes no clerk’s meeting on November 28 and a December 8 release.
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West End
Blunefield
Homes Seekers urged to pick from View addition lots near Bluefield
A real estate notice promotes Tairvew and Fairview additions in South Bluefield. It highlights location near the electric car line, nearby city services, wide streets, large lots, and prices from 2 to 10 000 dollars. Agents A. & Booker & Co and local brokers offer guided carriage tours. The clerks association meeting is postponed to December 5 1921.
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Bluefield
Mast River Mountain
Fairview
Cal
A. & Booker & CO
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Rui
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L. KE. Trerney
R. F. Bouima
Cahier
W. H. Thomas
W. B. Hicks
Flat Top National Bank OF
United States Depository
L. A. Hoover
Capital
Grand Jury
Way
Hardy
Crime
W. Tinsley
George W. Payne
West Virginea
Huylers
the White Pharmacy
General Insurance
State Bank Building
Niagara
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Clerk’s Association
D. B. Baldwin
W. R. Crenshaw & Co
J. A. Donahue
Henry G. Pike
Clerks Association
Griver Vw
Yision
Oliver
the Art Stationery Co
Carey's
Superior Supply
Bluefield, W VA
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