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jail there. Again the police got their man out of the jail and started over the hills ?o Charleston*Holmes was on his way home last night with a party of companions when they became involved in a fight with a number of negroes. Stones were thrown, *and when one of them struck Roten's house he ran into the street, and it is charged, fired into the crowd of white men.Kolmes died an hour Inter in a* hospital.•Major George Ford, of the West Virginia National Guard, under orders from the office of Governor Hatfield, went to Hiu-ton today and took charge of George Roten, the Bluefield negro, who narrowly eseap^il lynching. Rolen was brought to jail hero this afternoon ami will he licld unl.il the authorities think it is safe to return him to Mewir county for trial.Hamilton, (X, Oct 23—Tiic votn taken by the machinists last night wrs announced today as favoring I he presentation of a demand \i on the manufacturers of Hamilton for an eight hour day villi no reduction of priccs. The demand will now be formulated ard formally presented with a reason-aMe time given the manufacture cr# to consider the demand. Should Mi is demand be refused il
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Portsmouth Valley Sentinel
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Wed, Oct 27, 1915
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