Double tragedy in Cumberland ends two lives before wedding
Grace Blosser a 28 year old widow to be and Charles Edward Twigg a Keyser merchant planned to wed tomorrow. They were found dead sitting on a parlor sofa from cyanide poisoning. The missing bottle and post mortem reports cloud motive as investigators probe possible murder or suicide.
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Byeelal
Cumberland
Lewis F Etoaser
Taylor Street
Grace Blosser
Charles Edward Twigs
Keysey
W. Va
Patr
Mr. Twigg
Keyser
Blosser
Miss Blosser
Twige
Mra Blosser
Mian Blusser
Maurice C Wliston
Jon B. Wison
Flntstone
Wfe
Mr. Willison
Hilda Gorman
Filosser
Twigg
Samuel L. Twigg
Keser
Robb
Beall
Walter Clay
Thomas W. Koon
George L. Broadrup
William R Fcard
Panel Harrington
Oroner Beall
Edward Kimmel
Tragic Dynamite Blast In New York Tunnel Kills One
An explosion in a tunnel 100 feet below the surface in New York injured many and killed one worker. Seventeen others were hurt, with some in critical condition. Rescue crews pulled survivors to the surface as authorities opened an investigation into the disaster.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Favors Juries of Women in Washington
Governor Marion E Hay of Washington refused a Sunnyside petition urging a bill to exempt women from jury service. He noted recent female jurors earned support from the trial judge and prominent state women, and stated he would not recommend any change to restrict women from serving on juries.
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Hay
Washington
Olympia Wash
Marion E Hay
Sunnyside
Senator Filkins in W. Virginia in critical condition
Senator Filkins of West Virginia was reported last night in worse condition with two days of hiccups draining his strength. His family is anxious as doctors, led by Mr Bilkinn, employ the best possible care to conserve his strength though hiccup spells persist and resist treatment.
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Senator Filkins
West Virginia
Bilkinn
Carnegie Gifts Germany Hero Fund For Life-Savers
Andrew Carnegie donates 1 250 000 marks to create a Germany hero fund. A 12 member commission under Rudolf von Valentini will distribute annual income beginning New Year for injured heroes and dependents, with education provisions for children. The fund grows total commitments to 8 500 000 marks and is endorsed by Emperor Wilhelm II and American Ambassador.
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Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation For
Germany
Hero
Philanthropiat
United States
England
France
Hin
Carnegie
Rudolf von Valentini
Herr von Valentini
New York
Hero Fund
Mr. Carnegie
William
Hyo Ima
Heroic Age Industriahem
TIPTT
Capital Welcomes New Year With Noise and Toasts
Washington erupts in merriment as Taft visits the National Press Club. Cafes fill, horns blow, chimes ring, and crowds celebrate 1911 with a toast to better days. Taft congratulates the press, notes club aspirations, and joins in city wide revelry as clocks tally the New Year.
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Father
Nick
Taft
Charles P. Tett
National Press Club
City Beautiful
Macfarland
Washington
St Patrick's Casnaigh
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Refugees Report Battle in Southern Santo Domingo
A New York Herald cable from Turks Island reports two refugees arriving from Puerto Plata Santo Domingo recount a fierce fight in the island s south. Earlier dispatches from Puerto Plata Port au Prince said Haitian troops clashed with Dominican frontier guards and customs officers at Pedernales with Gen Ferdinand firing on Dominicans and several prisoners shot. The Santo Domingo government denied the battle.
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Santo Domingo
Washington Post
New York
Jan. L
Turks Island
New York Herald
Jouisa
Puerto Plata
Santo Domiingo
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Pedernales
Ferdinand
Santo Dominga
Brandenburg a Prisoner
Special to The Washington Fest reports the arrest of fugitive Brandenburg at 528 Washington Street after five weeks writing as Amelia Phillips. He induced Hugh Logan to cash a $50 check last August and faced trial after Frank W. Stanton posted $750 bail. Brandenburg did not appear before Judge Rosalsky on the scheduled date.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Washington Street
Amelia Phillips
Frand
Brandenburg
Hugh Logan
Frank W. Stanton
Rosalsky
Thieves Blow Open Two Kans. Banks in Waterville Robbery
Early today five men robbed the Citizens' and State banks in Waterville Kansas. They blew safes, escaped with about $8,000 total, including $6,000 from Citizens' bank and $2,000 from State bank. The Luttings were wrecked and the robbers cut telephone lines to Marysville. They fled in an automobile.
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Beatrice, Nebr
Citizens
Waterville
Kans
Citizens’ Bank
State Bank
Marysville
Bonilla to advance on Honduras capital amid rebel advance
Special to The Washington Post reports Manuel Bonilla plans to attack Puerto Cortez and use the port to land forces as rebels move toward Tegucigalpa with little resistance. Government troops guard the Nicaraguan border while Bonilla and Lee Christmas remain aboard the Hornet awaiting arrival.
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Washington Post
New Orleans
Manuel Bonilla
Bonilla
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Central American Republic
Tegucigalpa
Republic
Efels
Ie Movement
Lee Christmas
Honduran
Hornet
Hundreds Arrested in Lisbon Royalist Plot
Dispatches from Madrid report hundreds arrested in Lisbon over a royalist conspiracy to restore King Manuel. Marquis Lavrado reveals details of the October Need magnolia palace incident as Manuel fled to civilian clothes amid revolutionary crowds. Editor Jose Escobar, detained at Ellis Island on arrival, was admitted after inquiry.
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Ellis Island
Braga
London
Madrid
Lisbon
Paris
Portugal
Manuel
Marquis Lavrado
Teixeira de Sousa
New York
Joseph I. Escobar
New Bedford
Mass
Bilis Island
United States
Escobar
Gale cripples ships rescued by av cutter
A frigid northwest gale battered New England coastal shipping last night and today, driving five schooners to shelter and crippling three others. The Northland, bound Philadelphia to Searsport, was towed to Boston after rescue by the Gresham cutter. Julia A Berkeley ashore at Nantucket. Net tie Shipman to safe anchorage with heavy icing and sail damage. In Maine three schooners iced up at Booth Bay and Rockland harbors, with Addie Fuller towed to safety and Red Jacket damaged en route to Rockland.
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Boston
New England
Atlantic
Northland
Philadelphia
Searsport
Chatham
Orleans
Nauset
Gresham
Provincetown Harbor
Madael
New York
Julia A. Berkeley
Nantucket Harbor
Nettie
St. John
N. B
Graves
Massachusetts Bay
Maine
Booth Bay Harbor
Machlas
Addie Fuller
Elizabethport
N. J
Eastport
Sauirrel Island
Myrtle
Booth Bay
Red Jacket
Weymouth
Mass
Rockland
Emily F Northam
Calais
Brigadier
Rebecca M Walls
Walls
Spanish cabinet to resign in Spain
Madrid reports the cabinet will resign to King Alfonso tomorrow, offering to seek a vote of confidence. Premier Canalejas aims to reaffirm royal support before likely reconstituting the ministry, possibly changing education interior and public works portfolios.
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Canalejas
Madrid
Alfonso Tomarrow
Enriched by a Blow A Negro Recovers Diamond Ring
In Joplin Missouri on December 31 Washington Hamilton Jones a colored man and a hotel porter survived an attack when another Black man struck him with a brick. The brick burst and a diamond ring reportedly worth 50 dollars dropped out Jones grabbed the ring and fled. His head injuries were not serious. The diamond is believed to have fallen into the clay during the incident.
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Joplin
Washington
Hamilton Jones
Jones
Gold Strike in New York Sparks Pawling Fever
Special to The Washington Post from Poughkeepsie New York December 31 gold ore assaying 186 to the ton found at Holmes at the foot of the Pawling Mountains triggers fever as claimants rush to stake out rights Everett R Davis owner of the farm has filed notice and nine other discoverers seek to protect interests Overnight staking and competing claims roil the Pawling Mountain district The law says state owns the gold while discoverer may work claim for 21 years Baltimore and Return fare advertised.
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Pawling Mountains
Washington Post
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Holmes
New York
Everett R Davis
Davis
Pawling Mountain
New York State
Graft Alleged In Scranton Courthouse Project
Warrants issued for Frank Cartucci of Scranton and Harry French and Frederick McCormick of McCormick and French architects on conspiracy to defraud the county in the 2 million courthouse project. Subcontractor Thomas Clancy alleges graft near 500000. hearing set Tuesday morning. Special Sea Food Cuisine noted at Hotel Chamberlin Old Point Comfort. Information at 72 14th st aw.
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Pennsylvania
Weshington
Wilkes-Barre
Frank Cartucci
Scranton
Harry French
Frederick McCormick
McCormick & French Architects
Thomas Clancy
New York City
Chamberlin
Old Point Comfort
14Th St
Hoxsey a careful flier amid tragedy in the air
Roy Knabenshue, Wright Company rep, recalls Hoxsey as careful yet fate intervened during the fatal flight. He notes Hoxsey avoided risky maneuvers while Stone and Sreckina performed the spirals and waves. A storm between 4000 and 1000 feet with gusty winds and eddies is blamed for the tragedy. Aviation has not yet mastered guarding against sudden air holes.
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Los Angeles
Hoxsey
Roy Knabenshue
Wright Company
Johnstone
Sreckina
Man Reassures Self After 300 Foot Plane Crash
John Moissant, whose monoplane was wrecked in Belmont Park last October after a 300 foot fall, insists in the aftermath that aeroplanes are safe. He says the machine may be smashed but the operator survives, blaming only carelessness for injuries and praising planes over other transport.
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John
Moissant
Belmont Park
Two Aviators Die In Separate Air Crashes
John B Moisant and Arch Hoxsey, famed aviation pioneers, were killed within minutes of each other in separate crashes near New Orleans and Los Angeles. Moisant stalled 100 feet up after a public flight. Hoxsey crashed 500 feet above Mount Wilson after setting altitude records.
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John B. Moisant
Arch Hoxsey
Moisant
Hoxsey
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Lay
Wright Aeroplanes
Mount Wilson
California
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Sherrie
Christian Xander
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Lorimer
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