Courts Hear Jury Testimony In Floyd Allen Case
Wytheville special report details jurors recounting their escape as Floyd Allen drew his weapon during a court shooting on March eleventh. Witnesses describe bullets, a fleeing crowd, and Allen’s move to a clerk’s office vault amid gun smoke and panic.
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Wytheville
Floyd
Cain
White
A. BR. Fraidis
Kaddis
L. Nowell
Sweet Haven
Allens
Floyd Allen
Fulton Green
Sidna
M. C. White
Carroll
Floyd Alen
Victor Allen
Bird Marion
Sidna Allen
Claude Allen
Ecourt
A. Fulton Green
Hillsville
Oglesby
Claude
John Moore
Mr. Green
Allen
Wysor
Foster
F. B. Faddis
Mr. Faddis
Ayers
Faddis
Miss Ayers
C. J. Howell
Jude
Howell
Webb
Convention to Ask for Funds in Minnesota Plan
In Minneapolis Special The Methodists of the world will seek to raise 5 000 000 dollars for retired ministers if the General Conference adopts a plan from the Northern Minnesota Conference The memorial requests designating the 125th anniversary year as the fundraising year The plan will be discussed in committee before the General Conference.
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Minneapgols
Minn
Methodists of the World
Fuunels Acsign
General Conference
Minnesota
Absolutely Impartial. Chicago Janitor Observes Boxing Style feud
Thomas Jackson Stone a colored janitor in a small Chicago office building witnesses two white men clash in a furious fist fight during a heated argument over which baseball team will win. The next morning a question arises about the incident and its implications.
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Thomas Jackson Stone
Chicago
Circus Elephants and Political Icebergs Face Headlines
The excerpt cites Parnum and Shailey's circus boasting an elephants baseball team, while Roanoke Evening News notes Fairbanks as a Republican dark horse. The Virginian Pilot mocks a Chicago convention clash as a perilous iceberg needing a cocktail as ballast.
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Parnum & Shailey’s Circus
Roanoke Evening News
Fairbanks
Chicago
Eight Injured In Train Wreck Near Fairwood South Carolina
An eight injured report follows a wreck of the Southern Limited on the Southern Railway near Fairwood, five miles north of Columbia, South Carolina. Train No. 31 derailed Thursday morning after a driving rod broke on the engine. Ten passengers were slightly hurt, none seriously, and all were moved to a relief train bound for Columbia. No further details available from Richmond office.
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AR N. C
Southern Limited
Southern Railway
Fairwood
S. C
Southern Railway Company
Fai Wold
Columbia
Richmond
Southern Railway reports derailment of Southeastern Limited
Special: The Southeastern Limited left New York at 12 38 P M Monday and Washington at 6 20 P M for Savannah and Jacksonville, but has been derailed north of Columbia. No details available.
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Washington
St. Washington
Southern Railway
Southeastern Limited
New York
Savannah
Jacksonville
Columbia
Three Pullmans Derailed Near Columbia South Carolina
Telephoned bulletin from the wreck scene reports three Pullman cars off the track near Columbia South Carolina. No deaths are reported in the message, with word that passengers may be unharmed. Authorities investigate cause and extent of damage.
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Columbia
S. C
Warren Leads Bristol Race for Mayor Nomination
BRISTOL VA Special George M Warren prominent young lawyer appears assured as Democratic mayoral candidate. He faces incumbent W L Rice and J W Mort in the nomination race, drawing significant local interest ahead of the election.
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Warren
Bristol
George M. Warren
W. L. Rice
J. W. Mort
Troops Ordered to Hold in Readiness on Mexican Border
Washington war officials announce all army posts are to hold their men ready to move to the Mexican border on short notice after a report on Private Baker’s shooting. Fear of a wider uprising in Northern Mexico and a major battle in Central Mexico prompt heightened U S preparations and possible rapid troop deployment.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
E. %. Steever
el Paso
Tex
Baker
Seatlesonna Infantry
Sunay
Civil War Departments
Uvvil
Mexico
State Department
Tres Marias
Torreon
Rio Grande
Salina Cruz
Reforma
Juchitan
Sinaloa
Southern Pacific
San Blas
Buford
Topola Brampo
Altata
Americans Flee Puebla as Refugees Arrive Mazatlán
Amid rising hostility in Puebla, all U S citizens evacuate to safety and prepare for potential clashes. The transport Buford evacuates American refugees along the West Coast and has reached Mazatlán today.
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United States
Puebla
Buford
Mazati
Roosevelt Wins Maryland Primary Vote Totals Report
Special dispatches from Baltimore report Roosevelt carried Stew ard County by 50 votes and led statewide with 66 votes to Taft 63 in the Republican primary. Roosevelt appears set to control the Maryland State Convention May 14, with 66 votes to Taft’s 63 and a needed majority of 65. Taft swept Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland, while Democratic delegates favored Champ Clark and Governor Wilson performed better in counties than in the city.
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Steward County
Roosevelt
Stoward County
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Maryland
Chicago
Baltimore City
Champ Clark
Wilson
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Worcester
United States
John Walter Smith
Roosevelt Delegation Solidified By Texas County Conventions
In Texas ten counties held conventions to select delegates to the Republican State convention while precinct meetings were not held. Republican State Chairman Cecil Lyon, a Roosevelt man, said the gatherings would yield a solid Roosevelt delegation at the national convention. Texas carries forty votes in the national convention.
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Austin
Tex
Cecil Lyon
Roosevelt
Texas
Dieel Trust 15 Still Under Fire in Wire Case
New York reports ongoing government probe into the wire and steel trust. Frank Baackee, vice president and sales head of American Steel and Wire, said to be an early witness for destroying letters used in the 1910 wire pool case. Wallace Buell, former Washburn and Moen head, testifies on subsidiaries and competition amid the amalgamation.
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New York
Wire and Steel Trust
Henry T. Brown
Customs House
Frank Baackee
American Steel and Wire Company
Mr. Baackes
Wallace Buell
Buell
United States Steel Corporation
Washburn and Moen Company
Secret Judiciary Probe of Archbald Charges Begins
Washington special reports the House Judiciary Committee opened a secret inquiry into charges against Judge Archbald of the Commerce Court. With doors closed and staff excluded, the panel examines DOJ papers sent by the President last Saturday to decide if impeachment proceedings are warranted.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Judiciary
Robert W. Archbala
Vlouse
Department of Justice
Clayton
Judiciary Committee
Archard
Archbald
Commerce Court
Free From Guile Elise Nicholas Freed In Harlem Court
Elise Nicholas seventeen from Winchester Virginia, cousin of late Senator John W Daniel, was freed today by Magistrate Herbert in Harlem Police Court. She was placed in her aunt’s custody with instructions to return home to Virginia.
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New York
Elise Nicholas
Amherst
John W. Daniel
Thin City
West Sixty-sixth Street
Herbert
Harlem
Morris Calhoun
One Hundred and Fifth Street
J. Chalmers Warwick
Maplewood
Winchester
United States
O'Gorman
West One Hundred and Fifth Street
James Wynne
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
N. J
Waldo
Carrie McCauley
Elsie
Elisa
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Striking Miners Hold Up Trains in Anthracite Strike
Mount Carmel scene turns violent as armed State police rush from Pottsville to quell attackers. Trains between Shamokin and Mount Carmel halted by rioters who blocked lines with logs and stones. About 1,000 people gathered. several workmen were beaten for violating the strike. State police establish guard along coal fields.
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Shamokin
Mount Carmel
Pottsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mt. Carmel
Shriners Open Imperial Council Session in Angeles
Delegations from across the continent arrive for the Shriners imperial council in Los Angeles. Officials begin preliminary work while most of the day is devoted to sightseeing. A Catalina Island excursion is planned for today.
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Angeles
Cal
Shriners
Imperial Council
Catalina Island
Railroads prepared to fight strikers in Chicago showdown
In Chicago 1000 strikers and 3000 more expected as teamsters may join walkout. Union officers warn strike cannot continue without teamster action. Police guard 36 freight houses as express firms consider delivering only to non union men. Officials say they will not negotiate with strikers who walked out without notice. Police ordered to prevent disorder as freight movement plans unfold.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Schuettler
Express and Transfer
Minia Arrives With More Titanic Victim Bodies
Halifax special reports the cable ship Minia returning to port with more recovered bodies from the Titanic disaster off Newfoundland. Among the dead is Charles M. Hays, former Grand Trunk Railway president. Police guard stands at the pier as morgues at Mayflower Curling rink receive the corpses. Stevedores prep the Montmagny to continue the search while White Star plans another effort along the Gulf Stream. A special hearse bears Mr Hays’s body to the dockside.
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Halifax
U. S
Minia
Mackay-Bennett
New Foundland Grand Banks
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Mayflower Curling Rink
DeCarteret
Stevedores
Montmagny
White Star Company
Gulf Stream
Hays
Dissolution of Steel Company Opens in New York
Prominent corporate lawyers and leaders gather at the customs house as the government suit to dissolve United States Steel Corporation begins. Henry T. Brown, the court appointee examiner, plans to begin testimony with Theodore Roosevelt possibly set as a witness. The Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption figures in the proceedings as the hearing unfolds. Baltimore and Ohio, the first railroad, was organized fifty four years ago today with construction soon after.
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New York
Customs House
United States Steel Corporation
Henry T. Brown
United States Court
Theodore Roosevelt
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Columbia Record
Early steam railways in the South and coast line links
The Record omits mention of steam locomotion in the South and notes that the Orst American railway used steam as motive power in South Carolina while the Baltimore and Ohio relied on horses for years after track laying. The Petersburg to Roanoke river line was among the first four built and now part of the Atlantic Coast Line system, with regular steam service dated eighty years ago instead of fifty four, per the Norfolk Virginian Pilot.
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Orst American Railway
South Carolina
Baltimore and Ohio
Petersburg
Roanoke River
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Byrd Mentioned for Governor Rumor Sparks Digestions
Richmond VA Speculation swirls over a possible gubernatorial bid with Speaker Richard EK Byrd named as a potential entrant He declined to comment and signaled he backs Henry C Stuart to avoid misleading supporters Lieutenant Governor J Taylor Ellyson remains noncommittal on his plans.
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Richmond
Richard EK
Byrd
Henry C. Stuart
J. Taylor Ellyson
Flood Threat Intensifies as Levees Near Collapse
In New Orleans area heavy rains deepen levee danger. Baton Rouge sees desperate conditions with hundreds of extra workers sent to reinforce dikes. Fear rises that storm water will overwhelm weakened barriers. Melville faces possible breaks as towns evacuate women and children. Rescue boats under U.S. engineers move toward the affected zone.
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Orleans
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Melville
United States Engineers
Twenty-five Reported Drowned In Mississippi Flood
Twenty five persons are reported to have drowned in Point Coupee parish when the levee broke under flood swollen Mississippi. Several bodies have been recovered.
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New Orleans
Point Coupee Parish
Mississippi
Italian Goes to Electric Chair in Sing Sing
Candido, Rockland county's first execution in Sing Sing, was put to death by electric chair at 6:44 AM after killing RK F Balls of Rockland Trap Rock Co. Attorney General Carmody ruled the body must lie 24 hours before autopsy. Rev William F Cashin accompanied the condemned man.
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Ossining
N. Y
Salvatore Candido
Rockland County
Sing Sing
Candido
RK. F. Balls
Rockland Trap Rock Company
Edward Spitzka
Carmody
William F. Cashin
Champlain
New York
Political quips and editorial snips from era papers
A collage of brief quotes from editors and readers across small papers. The items mock politics, figures like Taft Roosevelt and Wilson appear amid light jests about landlord ethics and Prohibition era humor, preserving local voice and period flavor.
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Clark
Chase City Progress
Stuart
Ellyson
Henry W. Page
London
Courier-Journal
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Clifton Forge Review
Woodrow Wilson
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Staunton Leader
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