Five Persons Killed in North Carolina Family Murder
Raleigh dispatch reports Isaac Lyerly wife and three youngest children murdered at their Barber's Junction area home. Robbers set fire to the bed after killing the victims with clubs. two older daughters escaped. Two negroes arrested. one allegedly warned the old man would be cut but not live to eat it. Governor Glenn offered a 350 reward for the killers.
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Raleigh
N. C
Winston-Salem
Isaac Lyerly
Barber's Junction
Lyerly
Glenn
Barber’s Junction
Rand
Laundry Indictments Reach 39 Firms in Ohio City
In Cincinnati on Friday thirty nine laundry companies and proprietors were indicted for maintaining a combination in restraint of trade. Eighteen of these were indicted as an organization in restraint of trade, including all members of the Laundry Exchange. Defendants appeared with attorneys and pledged bond. a motion to quash may be filed on grounds of anti trust inapplicability. Charges follow recent price increases for laundering collars cuffs and shirts.
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Cincinnati
Grand
Laundry Exchange
Dreyfus Readmitted to Army With Legion Honor Note
Paris marks Dreyfus reinstatement as army officer with promotion and Legion of Honor listing. Under Secretary Sarrant, wounded in the duel with Pugliesi Conti, remains in stable condition after a calm night. Deception of wound reports indicate injury to the upper right lung.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Legion of Honor
Sarrant
M. Pugliesi-Conti
Much Cheaper Gas Ordinance Passes City Council
Kansas City authorities approve a gas franchise offering natural gas at not more than 75 cents per 1,000 feet for 30 years. The city may repay outstanding bonds to end the term. Mayor Beardsley backs the measure as the current artificial gas supplier charges $1 per 1,000 feet.
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Kansas City
Beardsley
Prominent Chicago Man Sought as Witness in Thaw Case
Joseph Leiter of Chicago was being sought to appear as a witness in the Thaw murder case. The district attorney's office indicated the request was connected to revelations made to Assistant District Attorney Garvan by one of the actresses already examined in the proceedings.
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Chicago
New York
Joseph Leiter
Garvan
Sutherland Brings Much Sugar to San Francisco Wharf
The British steamer Sutherland arrived from Manila carrying 147,820 bags of sugar for a local refinery. The cargo included 10,584,000 pounds with $145,000 in gold duty paid. Sugar originated from Iloilo.
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Sutherland
San Francisco
Manila
Iloilo
Thaw Case Struggles With Funds and Defense Plans
New York reports delay in the Thaw case as funds run low and defense arrangements depend on the arrival from Europe. Prosecutors review past life details and interview lawyer A Shea about multiple suits linked to Miss Ethel Thomas and alleged relations, while one suit seeks damages for assault.
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New York
Europe
Willow
A. Shea
New Garvan
Shea
Ethel Tho
Thawan
Thomas
Insurance Losses Reported By Fifteen Firms In San Francisco
Statements from thirty five companies show a gross aggregate loss of about $30,000,000. Reinsurance proceeds expected by these firms total roughly $12,000,000, leaving about $18,000,000 in net losses. The text notes more than one hundred entities are affected and insurers in San Francisco are implicated.
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Frise
San Francisco
Orn
All Adjusted Vexatious Troubles Between Miners and Operators Settled
Bennett Brown, commissioner of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association, says most disputes since the strike are settled. Mines in the Southwestern district are operating. In Arkansas miners return to work on the double standard basis pending a state suit decision.
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Kansas _ City
Bennett Brown
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Arkansas
Kansas
Indian Territory
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Silas B. Johnson
Parker Rye Montreal Ryrf
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E. Rohde
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Guy M. Bryan
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Cashier Ice
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