Charlton Sails to Face Italy Murder Trial
Porter Charlton, convicting wife killer, sails from Jersey City to be tried in Italy for murdering Mary Scott Castle Charlton and disposing of her body in Lake Como. He faces possible life confinement or death penalty. his father Judge Paul Charlton will accompany him. The 1910 case was handed to Italy following US Supreme Court decision.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Jersey City
N. J
Porter Charlton
Italy
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
Rio D'Italy
Charlton
Paul Charlton
Taft
Supreme Court of the
United States
1200 Killed in the Fighting in Canton
Canton China August 14 1200 killed in fighting. Fire destroyed thirty blocks as looting and riots spread. Half the federal troops joined rebels. foreign quarter and railway traffic disrupted. brigands rising reported north of Canton. General Yun Shi Kuang withdrew from the city. Dr. F S Smith left for Middleton Nova Scotia to tend his dying father.
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Sally
F. S. Smith
Middleton
Nova Scotia
W. R. L. Smith
Canton
China
Shee Ling
Hong Kong
Hankow
Fayauen
Kwang-Tung Riews
Yun Shi Kuang
Lovesick girl pleads after near fatal voyage to England
Miss Eleanor Fay told police she was the wife or fiancé of Lewis R. Gravis former land office official. She planned to bid Lynton England farewell aboard a ferry and hinted he would return. Separately, an automobile crash near Philadelphia injured William P. Anderson Mrs. Anderson and Annie Eaton as their party tumbled fifty feet, saved by trees before a fatal fall.
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Oakland
Philadel
William P. Anderson
Monument at Maple Creek Cemetery Defies Explanation
In Washington Pennsylvania on August 4 a massive reddish granite monument at Maple Creek cemetery in Fallowfield township allegedly moves on its own. Erected years ago to honor John H. Nelson the four and a half foot high structure sits atop a 1100 pound granite ball set in a socket with a polished surface except where it rested. Visitors report the ball and monument appearing to shift recently.
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Washington, Pa
Maple Creek Cemetery
Fallowfield Township
Washington ¢ County
John H. Nelson
Refugees From Mexican City Sailors Reported At Vera Cruz
Washington reports the Glacier sailed from Guaymas with American refugees abroad bound for San Francisco. The cruiser Tacoma expects Vera Cruz arrival late Saturday or Sunday. The Nashville gunboat to Portsmouth, N H, and then to Vera Cruz within a week. A car load of post cards arrived at the Washington sub agency, weighing 31 120 pounds and nearly 4 000 000 cards, to be stored or distributed among agencies from the Grafton office.
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Washington
Glacier
Guaymas
San Francisco
Tacom
Vera Cruz
Nashvilee
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard Saturdy
United States
Washington Offee
Grafton
Vault holds over 60 bushels of railway coupons in Charleston
Aug 14 stored in a vault at the railway coupon redemption commission offices in Charleston are more than 60 bushels of tiny coupons from claimants under the 2 cent fare law testing in court. Coupons vary from a few cents to three dollars. beginning Saturday the court will count and value them for Judge Littlepage. It could take about a year to finish as more coupons are expected.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Charleston
Railway Coupon Redemption Commission
Ohio Railroad
Littlepage
Circuit Court
Statewide railroad valuations rise with three new lines
Charleston reports 19 bridge and ferry firms taxed at 1 941 260, up slightly from last year. Steam railroads total 186 138 500, up 3 514 400. three new lines add 690 000: Twin Mountain and Potomac 150 000 Willison and Pond Creek 75 000 Buckhannon and Northern 445 000. Also increases include Norfolk and Western 1 500 000 and Virginia railroad 1 200 000 among others.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Charleston
Virginia
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad
Willison and
Pond Creek
Buckhannon and Northern Railroad
Buffalo Creek and Gauley
Baltimore and Ohio System
Chespeake and Ohio System
Coal and Coke Railroad
Insane Doctor Dabney's shocking career ends in Cleveland area
Ohio reports recount Dr. William R. Dabney in Marietta and Cincinnati tied to a dramatic downfall. A famed eye ear and throat surgeon, his bravado and skill drew crowds until a fatal misstep on May 24 during a jaw growth operation led to a nurse’s alarm and his removal from the operating room. The event culminates in a dramatic asylum transfer and a highly publicized collapse of a once celebrated practitioner.
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Marietta
Ohio
Longview
Cincinnati
William R. Dabney
Dabney
Carrie
van Dyke
Jacob F. Schaad
Dr. Dabney
Schaad
Besie
Three Die in Auto Crash On Creek Bridge
Aug. 14 Columbus reports three burned to death when an automobile crashed through a bridge railing and fell 30 feet to a creek bank. The victims are J. H. Border 32 auto agent Mrs J B Border 23 his wife and Abe Paul 26 tailor. Border's six year old daughter Isabel was pulled from wreckage and given hospital care and is not expected to recover.
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Columbus
J. H. Border
J. B. Border
Abe Paul
Isabel
Border
Improvements at Coffman Undergo Progress at Site
Contractor Shackelford has the Coffman project for the Wic Coal & Coke Company moving with twelve new dwelling houses. Framing is underway and foundations nearly complete. A large workforce promises early completion. Additional improvements are planned, including fifteen more houses.
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Shackelford
Coffman
Wic: Coal & Coke Company
Thornton Fire Brick Plant Rebuilding Underway
A force of men cleans up the Thornton Fire Brick Company property as groundwork begins on the new brick plant. General Manager D. L. Potter and Superintendent P. B. McCann will tour St. Louis and Canton to inspect machinery for a modern, fireproof facility expected to open by October 1. The plant will feature brick construction and top equipment, aiming to be among the finest in the state. The note adds a light aside about a local dance trend.
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Wiona
Thornton Fire Brick Company
D. L. Potter
McCann
St. Loui
Caennat
Thornton
Judge Upholds Open Shop in Steubenville Tin Plant Strike
United States District Judge John K. Satter issued an injunction against Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers members and officials to stop interference with Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate Company workers in Steubenville where a strike has been ongoing. The ruling supports the company’s right to an open shop.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Columbus
United States
John K. Satter
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Phillips Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Steubenville
Mrs Curry Dies at Home in Harmony Grove
Mrs Aldaline Curry wife of Samuel R Curry longtime Taylor county farmer died at her home near Harmony Grove Friday morning from a complication of diseases aged 47 She leaves husband and four grown children Arthur Wendell Gordon B Hammond Guy and Buller They will hold the funeral at the Harmony Grove Baptist Church this afternoon at 3 conducted by Rev Davis with interment in Harmony Grove Cemetery
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Parly Sentinel
Aldaline Curry
Samuel R. Curry
Taylor County
Harmony Grove
Arthur
Wendell
Gordon B
Hammond
Guy
Buller
Davis
The
Baptist Church
Bridgeport
Curry
Wife Slayer Is Captured In Raleigh County
August 14 Joe Elliotte a miner was captured this morning and taken to the county jail at Beckley. He is alleged to have shot and killed his wife at North Fork Raleigh county. Elliotte says the shooting was accidental but witnesses disagree.
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Charleston
Joelliotte
North Fork
Raleigh
Beckley
Elliotte
Labor War in Minot Grows as Officials Seek Help
Minot, August 14. The labor war in Minot has grown to the point officials discussed appealing to the Governor for state troops. About 1000 more Industrial Workers of the World are reported en route to aid in the battle for speech. A mob attacked workers at a meeting last night, and 27 were arrested as disturbances continued. Firemen were briefly called to the scene to quell the riot, with 139 prisoners now held and louddin noises echoing for blocks.
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Associated Press
Minot
N. D
Llabor
Mnot
Newspaper men score victory in West Virginia contempt cases
Judge Frank M Heynolds in Keyspr West Virginia dismissed contempt charges against three newspaper men without prejudice after hearing arguments by C N Finnell and representation by Senator Grimes and other counsel. The ruling favored press freedom, noting the articles questioned were not defamatory and avoiding prejudice to ongoing arson cases.
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Keyspr
W. Va
Frank M. Heynolds
C. N. Finnell
BE. D. M Veermans
Reynolds
West Virginia
Parliament Adjourns in London as Sessions Pause
London August 15 parliaments adjourned and will not convene until February unless extraordinary events occur. The King's speech, read in the House of Lords, was colorless and lacked notable content.
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London
House of Lords
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