Trial reveals heated testimony in Caydon abduction case
Court crowd fills Corporation Court as Justice Tomlin orders decorum. Witnesses describe conversations and schemes surrounding Lily Cannon Guy Hall and Willie Smith, with Cannon muttering of divorce by force. Police details reveal arrests, reputations, and tense exchanges amid a sensational local trial.
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Police Court
Caynon
Corporation Court Room
Tomlin
Lawler
Hall
Smith
Cannon
Will
Lilian Cannon
Justice Tomiin
Randolph
Venable
Arrington
Wall
Leo Myers
Tariff Debate Moves Toward Final Senate Vote
Senators clash over the tariff conference report with Alison pressing for a fixed vote time. Pettus Morpean and Wan object, Turley sworn in, Tillman attacked export bounty, and the House bill on Alaska governance passes. Way and Means reports a partial suspension on foreign duties. Alaska land act advances.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Alison
Allison
Pettus
Morpean
Marwan
Alabama
al- Wisen
Cliiton
Texas
Jones
Arkansas
Petterew
South Dakota
Mir. Aldrich Taok
Tenessee
Thomas J. Turley
Clarris
Bate
Tillman
South Carolina
Thn
North Carolina Rivers Harbor Improvements Reported
Washington reports from July 22 that major river and harbor work in North Carolina, overseen by Captain W.A. Craithill, progressed with dredging at Royal Shoal and Ocra Coke Inlet completed, and Benson Islam Sync finished in January. Snags removed, jetties built at Pitch Kettle, Neuse snagging from Goldsboro to Newbern, and freight rose to 237,093 tons.
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Beaufort Harbor
New River
Hawes Narrows
Cape Our
Wilmington
Snows Maral
New Inlet
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
WA. Craithill
War Department
Royal Shoal
Ocracoke Inlet
Benson Islam
Contentnea Creek
Neuse
Goldsboro
Newherne
Pitch Kettle
Encon
Maple, Cypress
Wing Dam
Gold fever in Yukon drawing London emigrants
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, the Canadian High Commissioner in London, has faced days of inquiries from hopeful emigrants wishing to reach Yukon mining districts. Many seekers lack funds while wealthier applicants are urged to depart. London capitalists and experts are probing the region, with talk of possible American exclusion unlikely to advance.
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London
Donald Alexander Smith
Yukon
Offerals
Great Britain
United States
England
Death of Troy's Father Havermans Oldest U S Catholic Priest
Troy July 22 Peterav ermans the oldest Catholic priest in the United States died today. Born March 27 1800s in Holland he entered Hooven Seminary and studied philosophy then scripture. Ordained 1830 he came to America and labored in St Marys County and Troy where he founded La Salle Institute and aided in quelling the 1862 water riot.
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Troy
N. Y
Peteravermans
Havermans
North Brabant
Holland
Hooven
von Davalde
Ghent
America
Norfolix
Vai
Georgetown College
St. Mary's County
Nughes
St. Peter's Ensurch
Havermaans
Brothers Academy
la Salle Institute
Dedication of Old Shop Baptist Meeting House near Petersburg
Special services marked a July dedication in Prince George County near Petersburg for the Old Shop Baptist church site. The church traces to Davenport’s origin, later worshipping in a cooper shop, with 163 members listed by 1760, and it helped form the region’s earliest Baptist network and the First Baptist Church in the city.
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Petersburg
Prince Gee
Old Shop Baptist
Davenport's
Firsi Baptist Church
Windies Withdraws From Race For Attorney General Nomination
Richmond July 22 General George J Windies of Amelia will publish a card tomorrow announcing his withdrawal from the race for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General He will seek reelection to the House of Delegates from his county General Windies confirms his move and notes his continued service in the delegation race remains unsettled until the card appears.
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Richmond
George J. Windies
Amelia
Nana Card
Dispatch
Mee
Dembemitle
Jfe
House of Delegates
Carrier Pigeon Message From Tromsoe Island
A Copenhagen dispatch reports a carrier pigeon caught near Tromsoe Island by the north point of Norway. The wing stamp reads North Pole passed Fifteenth, indicating a possible message route or milestone.
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Juonden
Copenhagen
Tromsoe Island
Norway
North Pole
Delegates from three counties for Roanoke and Governor races
Richmond Va July 22 Clay Rural Point and Cold Harbor districts Han over county send Wyler delegates to Roanoke Elizabeth City six delegates instructed for Laker P Lee for Governor Sussex instructs for Ellyson for Governor Call at corner Park and Claiborne avenues Brambleton to learn how to save time labor and money jol i su wed rl tt
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Richmond
Clay
Rural Point
Cold Tarbor
Hanover County
Wyler
Roanoke
Elizabeth City
Laker P. Lee
Sussex
Ellyson
Corner Park
Claiborne Avenues
Brambleton
Virginia Railroads and Canals Tax Assessment of 13507
The Board of Public Works issued a statement on railroad and canal properties in Virginia for 13507. It lists 3,560.85 miles of rail in operation with 164.18 miles by street car companies and details the valuation of roadways, depots, real estate, machinery, telegraph lines, stocks and bonds, and other properties totaling 1,780,022.08. The state tax totals 218,996.20 with the school fund receiving 5,780.06 and general government expenses at 213,216.14. Specific company taxes include Norfolk and Western 73,462.08 Chesapeake and Ohio 8,664.50 Southern Railway etc. Street car lines taxed separately.
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Richmond
Vit
Board of Public Works
State of
Virginia
Lelegraph Wnes
Paliie School Fund
Nope Folk and Western
Chesnapeake and
Ohio
Southern
Faema
Sunday School Convention Opens Second Day in Virginia
The Sunday School Convention of the Christian Church in Eastern Virginia met at the Christian Memorial Temple Inin with morning services led by Rev. T. Kitchen of Windsor. J Pressly Barrett delivered an address on Spiritual Fares of the Sunday School. Committees were announced including Finance Literature Bannerlund and tabulation. An invitation receiver was named to seek future hosts. Evening program featured Rev. W J Laine and Professor Smith with an essay by Miss Caroline Nelms.
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The
Christian Church
Virginia
Christian Memorial Temple
Inin
Diethon Ward
T. Kitchen
Windsor
J. Pressly Barrett
Memorial Christan Temple
Stev, Dev
Wow
Staley
Suffolk
J. J. Warris
T. R. Gaskis
L. Mof Ht
J. T. Kitchen
J. P. Barrett
W. S. Lane
Bannerlund
M. W. Butler
X. Finith
Berkley
WR. Longels
Caroline Nelms
Coal Shipments Light at Lambert's Point Piers
Heavy orders and ample coal at Norfolk and Western piers fail to lift mood as only one vessel remained dockside yesterday. A levee fleet expected to load coal was detained by strong winds and heavy gales, leaving sixty to seventy ships absent and the harbor unusually quiet.
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Bie Lambert's Point
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Plere
Strategic position agreed upon at peace conference
Constantinople July 22 at the closing of today’s peace conference the strategic position proposed by military attaches of the powers was agreed upon and preliminaries of peace between Turkey and Greece were discussed.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Greece
Notorious killer hanged in county jail yard
Wilkes Barre Pa July 22 Peter Was sil alias Terrible Pete was hanged in the county jail yard today for the murder of Joseph Kupersauge of Georgetown in this county on January 15 1597. He died game.
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Wilkupbarre
Peter Wassil
Terrible Pete
Joseph Kupersauge
Georgetown
Dental Rooms Advertises Newest Discovery In Ennis
An old readable ad notes painless tooth extraction touted as best by patients at WN Y Dental Rooms Only. It lists a new number 234 Main Street Ennis and mentions Dentists. A stray line references vapor stores at Park and Claiborne avenues Brambleton with unclear trailing text.
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WN. Y
Main Street
Ennis
Senator Jones Sugar Investigation Report Defense Passed
Senate committee led by Senator Jones of Nevada releases a detailed report criticizing newspaper charges against Senator Smith of New Jersey. It argues for evidence before investigations, defends official conversations, and rejects reopening inquiries into sugar stock speculation.
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Washington, D. C
Jones
Nevada
Senate
Tillman Cor
Bente
Wat
Benator Smith
New Jersey
Senator Smith
United States
New York
Pinunce
Finance Committee
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Tillman
Thode Island
People’s Representatives
Tal
Ion
Agi
American Sugar Refining Company
ADV
Tlon
Bey
Luniente Poston
Syer
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