Henderson Picked for House Speaker in GOP Caucus
The Grafton Sentinel notes Republicans expected to nominate Hon. David B. Henderson for Speaker at a December caucus. Paynes and Cannons retain key committees, with judiciary to review the Roberts case. Also celebrates Capt. E A Billingslea's re election as Grand Secretary of the West Virginia F.O. F. and reports on Grafton Presbyterian calls and parsonage plans.
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David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Henderson
Payne
Ways and Means
Nelson L. Dingley
Maine
Cannon
Representative Hopkins
Spi IL
Yne
Marine and Fisheries Committee
Roberts
Bevereldem
Bailey
Representative Richardson
Teen
Judge DeArmond
Missour
Bankhead
Alabama
Mr. Sulzer
New York
Richard Croke
E A. Billingslea
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
Billingslea
Huntington
Fairmont West Virginian
H. G. Stoetzer
Stoetzer
Pennsvania
J. A. Flanagan
Grafton
AL M. Buchanan
Morgantown
Stoctazer
Imprisoned Wife Escapes and Kills Her Husband
Allie McDonald, held in a cave for four years by her Cherokee husband Jim McDonald near Checotah Oklahoma, escaped with detective Dunkin's help, killed him, and faces no prosecution. She is restored to property and living quietly among the Cherokee.
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Allie McDonald
Jim McDonald
Checotah
New York
Smith
Allie Madaris
Jack Madaris
Allie
McDonald
Tahlequah
Dunkin
Six Killer
Siloam Springs
Ark
St Louis Post-Dispatch
How He Won Riches From Wall Street Shoestring Odds
Illinois born William Alexander Scott, once Charities Commission purchasing agent, met a $6,000 mortgage in Wimhurst after nine months on Wall Street turning $300 into $200,000 through bold bets on Tennessee Coal and Iron. He pyramided gains, held strong past par, and sent profits to trust companies while thanking friends who profited with him. a self described “farmer” of Illinois who drifted into New York politics and remains active in the market.
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William A. Scott
Wimhurst
William Alexander Scott
Wall Street
Mr. Scott
Charities
Keller
William Jennings Hrgan
Illinois State College
W. A. Scott
John M. Palmer
William P. St. John
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Ron
Illinois
New York
Tammany Hallman
Clemency in Arkansas on Attack Conviction
In Little Rock Arkansas Fred Pelton a Black man was found guilty of assaulting seven women and received clemency from the court. He was sentenced to 116 years of hard labor instead of the 147 year maximum, sparing 22 years of imprisonment.
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Lit‘e Rock
Ark
Fred Pelton
Ues
Shook Dice for It A Mining Dispute on Trial
A dramatic note recalls Warren of Butte and Finlen of Spokane in 1882 shaking dice over a copper mine valued from 758000 to a cool 1000000. They argued over work methods, met in Lynch Bros saloon, and settled by dice with Warren winning on aces high before selling the mine to the Anaconda Company.
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Tukren
Charles
Warren
Butte
Spokane
Miles Finlen
Anaconda
Finlen
Lynch Bros
Finten
War
Charlie
Miles
Ace High
Anacon Com
R. Finlen
Marcus Daly
Harper’s Magazine in Its Fiftieth Year and Hadleyburg
Harper’s Magazine marks fifty years as it opens volume hundred with a December number featuring Mark Twain’s “The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg.” The piece notes original content shift from reprints to in house writing and reflects on changing tastes over the century.
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Harper's Magazine
Harper Brothers
Harper's
Mark Twain
Hadleyburg
M Twain
Modern model home on west side near Judge Molt's
A nice home for sale with bath, large cellar and big lot. City water and natural gas available. Modern model features. Located on the west side near Judge Molt’s. Sold cheap and on easy terms. Apply CG, M Brown or El Love, Sevaxer, office, rooms, fens.
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Judge
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