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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1909

Page

19

Fatal duel at polls sparks fire and ditegary in Breathitt

Jackson Kentucky November 2 reports describe a deadly confrontation at Spring Fork precinct where Tilden Blanton shot Dermosthenes Noble during a voting incident. Feud tensions rise as a house fire destroyed Mary Dealin's ballot storage and threats to ballots continue amid ongoing violence and political unrest.

Jackson Ky Breathitt County Spring Fork Tilden Blanton Dermosthenes Noble Noble James Hargis Blanton Eckson Ts Crockettsville Sebwats Tonga Creek Mary Dealin Sebastians Jack Inatau Sebastian

MAR RIED WRIGHT GOUGH AND OBITUARY NOTES

Fragments reveal multiple death notices and marriages from Washington area residents. Entries mention William Joan Wright, Malfred Gough of Chapin, and Luders, with services at local churches and Oak Hill Cemetery. Interments listed include Glenwood and New Jersey Ave NW, with several addresses and dates in November.

Wright Golgh Ghost Church” Ghapico Bistop Washington

Fragmented notices blend across several papers

Muddled OCR text from multiple pages mixes wedding and death notices with stray terms and place names. Reading fragments reference newspapers such as Plain Dealer, St Louis, Pioneer, and others, but no clear event, names, dates, or locales stand out. The snippet lacks coherent facts to summarize.

Waatinaten Piteburg Harai Pnadence Jouraal Plain Dealer St Louis Egablic Bros Nee Tee Prigdeigila

Labor leaders appeal after contempt ruling in boycott case

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld contempt findings against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison for disobeying an injunction against boycotting Bucks Stove and Range Company. Justices stressed court power and the need to enforce edicts, while dissenters questioned authority and bond rules. Gompers vowed to fight on while Bucks officials praised the ruling as upholding judicial authority.

Gompers Morrison Federstlufst Manlie Course of Equity oarDon MeKes Mackey Lourt Drew Hogan Mitchell District of Columbia Justice Miler Lange Wall Supreme Court Samuel Gompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison Ning Bucks Stove and Range Company St. Louiso Messrs Gompers Mitehe I T Mituhull United Mine Workers of America Stove and Range Company Pizcen Federaltor Metal Polishers Union Federation Federationist Store and Range Company Justha Gould Supreme Court of Bucks District Court of Appeals Alton B Parker New York Federation of Labor Sompers Justice Wright Gompera Ad Supreme Court of the District Court of Appeals Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Ngs

Gompers Vows Appeal After Court Contempt Ruling

Labor leader Samuel Gompers declares he will fight the contempt judgment in the Bucks Store and Range Company case. He contests District Court of Appeals ruling upholding the Tower court decision against Joseph Mitchel and Frank Morrison, stressing respect for the court while promising immediate action.

Laat Ditch New York Samiel Gomperg Idderation of Labor District Court of Appesta District of Columbia Tower Court Gompers John Mitchel Frank Morrison Bucks Store and Range Company

Ruling Pleases Van Cleave Over AFL Case

St Louis, November 2. Van Cleave, president of the Bucks Store and Range Company, issues a statement on the Gompers Morrison and Mitchell decision. He says the AFL assault in 1906 was plotted to intimidate employers and the public and to coerce the U.S. government, noting the leaders acted in the federation’s name, not as individuals, and that their defiance followed court orders.

Bucks America Bar Socetr Tofis Robb Jus Lage van Orsde Gompere Mitchell Morrison United States Agauming St Louis Cleave Bucks Store and Range Company Gompers, Morrison, and Mitchel American Federation of Labor Natonal Association of Manufacturers Congress Stme Bucks Stuva and Range Company

Ruling With Regret on Land Dispute In Divorce Case

The U S Supreme Court affirmed a Nebraska court ruling in a Washington divorce related land dispute between Mrs Fall and Elizabeth Eastin. The case centered on land conveyance attempts from a Washington court to Mrs Fall, now in Nebraska, and involved a sequence of deeds and court-directed actions. Justice McKenna voiced reluctance but upheld the decision.

United States Supreme Court Sora S Fall Elizabeth Eastin Washington Fall Nebraska McKenna Hamilton County Nebr Washington Court Towie Nebraska Supreme Court Mra Fall Federal Supreme Court

Will Unite Labor Federation Strengthened by Court Decision

The District Court of Appeals affirmed Justice Weight's judgment. Labor leaders credit the ruling with cementing AFL factions and bolstering its ranks. Washington labor figures show mixed public views, while John J. Purcell predicts AFL membership will rise by hundreds of thousands in coming months.

Washington Mr Parcell Denver Court of Appeals Purcell Gonthued Congress Sam DeNedrey Trades Unionist Central Labor Union Gompers Court District Court of Appeals Justlee Varius Labo Walon Gompera American Federation of Labor Fta John J Purcell

Appeals Court: Juvenile Court Lacked Jurisdiction in Husband Wife Case

Justice Van Orsdel upholds Justice Stafford ruling that juvenile court had no jurisdiction in the dispute between Leo West and his wife over spousal support where no children were involved. The writ of certiorari was properly issued and the Supreme Court affirmed the decision.

Court of Appeals van Orsdel Justice Stafford Supreme Court Judge DeLacy Leo West West Frank Borige Perry District Attorneys Office Justice van Orsdel Supreme Court of the District

Funeral of F R Lassiter in Petersburg Va

The funeral of Representative Francis Rives Lassiter of Petersburg will be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock at St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev A W Barnwell will officiate. Active pall bearers are Petersburg men including Walter D McKenney, P H Drewry, Dr IM Bourke, Paul Petite, and others. Honorary pall bearers include Gov Claude A Swanson and several congressmen and Virginia officials. The service will be at Blandford Cemetery.

Waaningcoa Petersburg Francis Rives Lassiter Thin Oty St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church A W Barnwell Walter D MecKenny P H Drewry IM Bourke Paul Petite William 2 Martin James Weddell Bernard Mann Bond Claude A Swanson Wiliam A Maaner Thomas D Flood James Hay Land Hof Hutcheson R Hobs Egbert G Lesh Menry Mellwaine Thompson RA Martin J M Mullen Robert Gilliem Wohoam Allen Potts WB Cocke Morgan H Beach West Virginia Briggs New Jersey

Lovesick Student Tries Suicide. Saved After Note Found

In Williamsburg Virginia November 2 6 E Tate of Suffolk a student at Wallamend Mary College allegedly attempted suicide by dunking lamps. Dr J Mi Henderson used a stomach pump to save Tate who said he would soon be at rest in a note to his sweetheart. Men held him while the physician pumped out the person.

Washington Fost Wilamsburg Va Tate Suffolk Wallamend Mary J Mi Henderson Tates Bie

Fire mounts on South Mountain threaten towns in Maryland

A blaze sparked by a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive burned over a large area of timber on South Mountain between Wevertown and Brownsville, with 16 flames fought by a large force until rain ended the danger. Halloween vandals toppled monuments at Shanks Church cemetery near Maugansville. In Hagerstown, Bessie E Foggs of Farview and Albert Hood of Clear Spring were wed by Father Henry Nagengast. Mrs Elizabeth Healey, 95, died in Middleburg.

Baltimore and Ohio South Mountain Weverton Brownsville Shanks Church Maugansville Hagerstown Washington Post Mni Bessie E. Fogss Farvyew Albert Hood Clear Spring Henry Nagengast Hancork Catholic Church

Murder and suicide shock Keystone room

Shots rang out in a Keystone room as the door was forced and Connie Blackwell and an unidentified Hungarian were found dead. Authorities say the man killed the girl and then took his own life. Nearby Huntington workers found a swan with leaves covering a body near Etchen Station, with probable murder and robbery motive. no identifiers recovered.

Hanganan Blusicide Keystone Connie Blackwell Hungerian Ameide Huntington W Va Etchen Guyan Valley Railway Brugh

Virginia antiquities oppose Mount Vernon federal control

The Richmond Virginia Antiquities today urged against moving Mount Vernon from the Ladies Mount Vernon Association into federal custody. They respond to W Sumner Appleton of Boston who sought the association stance. All major Virginia patriotic societies reportedly back the association's position.

Washington Richmond Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Hays Mount Vernon Ladies Mount Vernon Association W. Sumner Appleton Boxton Patriotic Societies of Virginia

Virginia brief: hunting accident injures George D Witt in Lynchburg

Virginia brief reports George D Witt president of the George D Witt Sheep Company of Lynchburg was accidentally shot in the right arm by his brother during a hunting outing in Nelson County. The report notes a mad doe incident near Oak Hill by Luray involving Hugh Wood and his daughter, and mentions a Fauquier County event with a mudstone incident and a household dog at large.

George D Witt Hugh Wood Oak Hill Luray Beth Fauquier County

Virginia Weddings Narrate Two Local Nuptials

Miniborgo the country residence in Richmond hosted the wedding of Mise Mary Steele Parrish to Dr Hubert Thrift Ferguson formerly of the city with Rev Richard Ferguson performing the ceremony. In Fluganna county The Shores saw Miss America Seay wed Dr Arthur Barris Joneson with grandparents Andrew Jackson Seay and his wife presiding at Seay's Chapel as guests arrived.

Richmond Miniborgo J Scott Parrish Nice Mise Mary Steele Parrish T. Kirkpatrick Parrish Hubert Thrift Ferguson Gaffney Richard Ferguson Palmyrs Dmiss America Seay Arthur Lucius Sea

Colored Teacher Found Guilty in Fatal Injury Case

The Wasliington Post reports Robert John, a colored teacher, found guilty of ill treatment leading to a 7 year old pupil’s death after a weeklong trial in Weatravieland county Montross circuit court. He is sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary. a new trial motion will be argued later. Rev Harriet Chamberlin, former pastor of Morein town Baptist, resigned to join a Newton Mass church. Neduchal was found not guilty in the murder of 14 year old Joe Koltnsii. Neduchal’s defense claimed no intent to kill as a rock was hurled and struck the boy.

Wasliington Warsaw Weatravieland Montross Robert John Sears Harriet Chamberlin Morein Town Clinch Newton Mass Moundavilla Neduchal Joe Koltnsii Ula

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