Navy and Army Fans Arrive in Philadelphia for Big Game
Spectators from across the nation crowd Philadelphia as Navy and Army teams arrive amid blue gold and gray decorations. Officials from the government railroads and dignitaries arrive for the event with special trains from Annapolis Washington New York and West Point. Betting odds favor the Navy though Army backers claim an even chance in a highly anticipated showdown.
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Navy
Army
United Service
War and Navy Department
Government
Annapolis
Washington
New York
West Point
National Capital
Yale
Speculators Seek Five Dollar Tickets for Army Navy Game
Philadelphia crowds fill hotels ahead of the annual Franklin Field game between the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and the United States Military Academy at West Point. The record of past Army Navy football results is listed, showing mixed outcomes from 1890 to 1907.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
United States Military Academy
West
Forty fifth anniversary of Morgan and Hines escape
Columbus marks the 45th anniversary of General John M. Morgan and Thomas H. Hines escaping from the city penitentiary in 1863. The tunnel entrance and air chamber remain visible and a tablet commemorates the event. Morgan boarded a cab after leaving the wall and fled toward Cincinnati and Kentucky.
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Columbus
John M. Morgan
Thomas H. Hines
Gen. Morgan
Morgan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Kallebrun Fatally Shoots Brother Then Mother in New Jersey
In New York City on November 27 William Kallebrun of Jersey City shot and killed his brother Leo and then his aged mother Mrs Victoria Kallebrun in her apartments. He had traveled to obtain money Leo refused to give. Kallebrun was arrested.
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New York
William Kallebrun
Jersey City
Leo
Victoria Kallebrun
Kellebrun
Kallebrun
ICC Hearing Opens in Indianapolis on Freight Bureau Case
Commissioner Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing in Indianapolis on the Indianapolis Freight Bureau versus the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The case joins several filed by the rate bureau alleging discrimination against Indianapolis shippers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indianapolis Freight Bureau
The
Pennsylvanian Railroad Company
Rate Bureau
Parents Charged in Wilkinson County Murder Plot
sensational preliminary hearing pending in Welch after blacksmith John Blackwell died from wounds inflicted by Warren and Henry Robinson. authorities allege Lacey Robinson bought the gun, urged his sons to shoot, and that Mrs Robinson cursed Blackwell at the Clareyn shop.
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John Blackwell
Welch
Warren
Henry Robinson
O. C. Newkirk
A. C. Hufford
Lacey Robinson
Robinson
Blackwell
Jewett, Bigelow & Brooks Collievits
Claren
Daily Telegraph
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Spectral clairvoyant offers readings for 25 cents
Notices advertise a clairvoyant on the old Red Lot with a 11-28-11 sale and Booker Crenshaw listing three storefronts, plus Kinzer's Monday Sales and Start dates 11-22-11. Tax-payers are warned five days more to pay taxes with a 30 percent annual discount, under Deputy Sheriff W. P. Hawley.
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Princeton
McCullough
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer
Kinzer
W. P. Hawley
Miners Family in Custody After Tragic Shooting
A man named Blackwell was shot and died in Miners hospital after a back wound severed the spinal cord. Tae Robinson and his two sons are jailed with a preliminary hearing before Squire Greenawalt in Welch. Bail denied for all, with damaging testimony to be used. the Robinsons and Blackwell were linked to the same mining employer. He was about 45, she about 45.
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Blackwell
Shane
Tae Robinson
Squire J. A. Greenawalt
Welch
Robinsons
Robinson
Crooked neck Smith Executed for Montreal Murder
Montreal in 1920s records note "Crooked neck" Smith was executed for the murder of his pal Mike Malone. After a summer quarrel over gambling profits, Smith shot Malone at a race meeting aftermath, fled to New York, then surrendered to police in Montreal.
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Montreal
Smith
Mike Malone
Malone
New York
Troops Guard Keasby After Fire Proofing Strike Turmoil
In Keasby New Jersey 700 National Fire Proofing Company workers struck triggering several days of rioting and four strikers shot by deputies before the militia arrived by order of Governor Fort. The firm announced higher wages and plans to reopen day plants. no man will earn less than 1.40 per day though workers sought 1.50 with a 1.85 offer previously. Returning workers keep their old jobs and vacancies will be filled by new hires.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Keasby
National Fire Proofing Company
Governor Fort
Aged Woman Arrested In Grand Larceny Case
Mrs Ellen E Peck aged 78 was arrested in New York on grand larceny charges for securing 2400 dollars on worthless land titles in Kentucky. The alleged victim, a local real estate corporation, says the grant dates to 179 something and that Peck has long sought sale while the case litigates. Detectives linked her to prior prison terms for swindling including a Chicago conviction in 1905.
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New York
Ellen E. Peck
Kentucky
Monroe
United States
Supreme Court
iPeck
Mine Workers Convene In Charleston Special Convention
United Mine Workers of District No 17 held a special convention in Charleston West Virginia on November 27 as operators demands and worker concerns were discussed.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of District No. 17
Coal Operators Seek Competitive Parity in Kanawha District
The Kanawha Coal Operators Association asks for a competitive basis with non union operators. After an all day session President Ben Davis named a resolutions committee including H M Grounds Joe Lowe C A Sydenstricker A F Williams George Wright Wm Waters and A F Valenzona. Committee report will shape convention action as operators claim their UMW pact wages put them at a loss against non union pits. Thirty four percent of Kanawha Valley coal is union mined.
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Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Ben Davis
H. M. Grounds
Joe Lowe
C. A. Sydenstricker
A. F. Williams
George Wright
Wm Waters
A. F. Valenzona
United Mine Workers
Kanawha Valley
Two Hundred Armed Men Sweep Woods After Farm Attack
Saville Georgia November 27. Mrs Andrew Tellars wife of a nearby farmer was attacked by a man who threatened death if she screamed. She fled with her child as the intruder fled. The husband Wag heard the alarm and the suspect was captured for identification. Two hundred armed men search the woods.
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Saville
Kit
Dale
Andrew Tellars
Austria-Hungary Chief Says Efforts To Settle Turkish Differs Fail
In Constantinople Baron Von Aehrenthal, Austria-Hungary foreign minister, told the Turkish chargé d affaires that Austria did all it could to seek a conciliatory settlement but efforts were fruitless. He added Austria wished friendship with Turkey but could be her foe and indicated Count Pallavicini’s leave would be granted only if negotiations were certain to fail.
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Constantinople
Yeni
Baron von Aehrenthal
Austria
Turkey
Baron von Alrenthal
Pallavicini
Lamphere Taken To State Prison After Sentencing
Ray Lamphere, sentenced to an indeterminate term for arson at Mrs Helle Gupness home, was moved to the state prison by Sheriff Sutter of Laporte. He was processed at the clerk’s window, given commitment papers, and placed in a cell as of November 30.
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Michigan City
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Helle Gupness
Sutter
Laporte
The Making of Maddalena at Elkg Opera House
Mary Emerson stars in The Making of Maddalena at the Elkg Opera House Saturday night. Tickets available at The White Pharmacy starting $1.00 with seating at 50c and 25c positions.
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Mary Emerson
Maddalena
Elkg Opera House
White Pharmacy
Shootings at Pocahontas End in Fatalities and Arrests
Frank Butt died on a train while en route to Miners Hospital after being shot Thanksgiving Day in Harry Matz saloon at Pocahontas. James Lawson, wounded after resisting arrest, is jailed in Tazewell awaiting grand jury indictment for murder. Lee Carter was lightly injured. Officer Slater shot Lawson in the face during capture. Lawson is a Tazewell streetcar worker.
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James Lawson
Tazewell
Frank Butt
Pocahontas
James Lawsen
Harry Matz
Welch
Northfork
Llanswell
John W. Owens
Lawson
Lee Carter
Slater
Centre Street
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