Attorney Shot in Pilot Mountain Feud Ends in Death
Special to The Washington Post Winston Salem N C Oct 2 Henry Whitaker Wake Forest College law graduate was shot and killed on Pilot Mountain main street by Thomas Kallam a fellow attorney Bad blood spanned two years They studied law together and were friends until Whitaker indicted Kallam for perjury this week Whitaker advanced with a knife Kallam fired his pistol killing him nearly instantly He is crippled walks with a crutch and was arrested Eyewitnesses corroborate self defense
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Washington Post
Winston Salem
N. C
Henry Whitaker
Wake Forest College Law School
Pilot Mountain
Surrey County
Thomas Kalam
Whitaker
Kallam
Kellam
Booker T. Washington denies avoiding race in Texas trip
Special to The Washington Post from Tuskegee Alabama reports Booker T. Washington denying claims he used a private Pullman car to escape segregated Jim Crow cars during a ten day Texas tour. He states colored Texans funded the Pullman for himself and companions to ease physical strain and to be with fellow African Americans, while travel through Louisiana and Mississippi included access to a day coach.
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Washington Post
Tuskegee
Ala
Giepatch
Austin
Tex
New York
Booker T. Washington
Texas
Negro Business League
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
Pulman
Walsh Denied Parole Hope Fades At Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan Oct 12 Hope for John R Walsh parole from the federal prison here dims as the first parole list excludes his name Attorney General Wickersham may visit within a week as the case undergoes personal investigation He said no significance attached to Walsh not being on the initial parole list and did not outline possible outcomes for the banker’s release request
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Leavenworth
Kana
John R Walsh
Walsh
Wickersham
John Walsh
Chicago
Kate Claxton Tells of Infatuation Linked to Zaza Co in Divorce Suit
In East St. Louis Kate Claxton testified that Charles A Stevenson left for Mrs. Leslie Carter’s Zaza company in 1898. She described an infatuation between Stevenson and Mrs. Carter that sparked a nationwide scandal. No decision was announced.
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Charles A. Stevenson
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Lastie Carter
Zaza” Company
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Camille
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Views Sought on Money Reform Hearings In New York
The national monetary commission plans hearings starting in New York on Monday with input from commercial organizations in New York St Paul St Louis Denver and Pacific coast cities. If time allows future sessions will cover the South and views from boards of trade. Former Senator Aldrich will arrive from Europe. Smith to resign as Governor November 15
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National Monetary Commission
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Aldrich
Europe
Turkish Cabinet Teeters Amid Reform Pressure
The cabinet's fate seems sealed if the grand vizier resists reform as party lines fracture. A report says the union and progress committee may seek peace negotiations while censorship sparks anger. War minister Shefket Pasha is blamed for gagging the press as deputies refuse court martial, insisting on ordinary courts.
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Committee of Union and Progress
Shefket Pasha
Armistice Talk Not Confirmed by Paris Officials
Paris reports no confirmation of Italy nearing an armistice with Turkey and officials call the claim premature. U.S. officials note the czar and German ally influence, while Turkey’s readiness to concede Italy possession of Tripoli could hasten peace talks. The American Archaeological Society postpones winter excavations due to Tripoli and Cyreng unrest.
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Turkey
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George Post Wheeler
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American Archaeological Society
Cyreng
May Mean New Sultan
London dispatch notes Turkey lacks leadership and a binding policy as the government weakens. The Telegraph correspondent says the Ottoman state crumbles and hints at deposition of the sultan with heir Prince Yussef favored. Turkey may refuse peace terms without recognizing sultan's suzerainty in Tripoli.
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Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
Turkey
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Tripoli
Aly
Bank Wrecker Indictments Hit Fidelity Collapse
Bluefield West Virginia October 12 Special to The Washington Post Mercer county grand jury indicts M M Smith former president FE W McKlahan George Spearing janitors J Lee Horne former cashier and others for obtaining deposits while bank insolvent and related offenses in the Fidelity Bank and Trust collapse.
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Washington Pont
Bluefield
W. Va
Fidelity Bank and Trust Company
Mercer County Grand Jury
M. Smith
FE. W. McKlahan
George Spearing
J. Lee Horne
John Walters
D R. Wood
Walters
Mathews
Smith
Alexandria
J. A. Staton
Jairus Collins
Co. L. Williams
West Virginia
J Lee Horne
EB. W. Molichan
Washington, D. C
Timby Memorial Held in Battery Park For Dr Theodore Ruggles Timby
A ceremony in Battery Park honors Dr Theodore Ruggles Timby claimed inventor of the revolving turret. Coffin on stage with Ericsson model flowers and flags as Patriot Association of America leads proceedings. Timby's body to Jersey City then Washington for funeral services with Gen Nelson Miles among speakers before burial beside his wife in a Washington cemetery.
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John Ericsson
Battery Park
Theodore Ruggles Timby
Timby
Ericsson
Patriotic Association of America
Jersey City
Washington
Congregational Church
Tenth
G Streets
Iims
Nelson A. Miles
Brooklyn
Washington Cemetery
To Honor J G Sleman Memory Service
A mass meeting was arranged yesterday to honor John G Slemen memory. The service will be held at the New Willard Hotel on November 8 with H B F Macfairland presiding. Prominent clergymen and civic members will participate.
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John G. Slemen
New Willard Hotel
F Macfairland
Roosevelt Urges Arbitration Over 1832 Treaty Part on Jews
In editorial form Theodore Roosevelt argues for arbitration to interpret the 1832 US Russia treaty regarding admission of Jewish citizens. He warns against any immediate abrogation and proposes submitting the clause to The Hague for a neutral ruling before any treaty dissolution.
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Author Explains Hymn Defense by Dr Brooks
Rev Dr Arthur T Brooks of Tarrytown and Rockefellow’s pastor receives praise from Jessie B Pounda author of The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere for defending her hymn. He explained to his congregation why the hymn is excellent despite Gov Wilson calling it senseless. Pounda writes heaven is undefined and the Isle depicts heaven. Brooks’s hymn drawn praise again at the Southern New York Baptist Association meeting in Collegiate Baptist Church.
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John D. Rockefeller
Jessie B. Pounda
Hiram College
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Isle of
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Colombia regrets attack on Peruvian legation
Gen Ospina, Colombia's minister in Washington, says Bogota has expressed sincere regret for the mob attack on the Peruvian legation. He reports prompt apologies to Peru and aid to prevent further trouble, addressing Acting Secretary Adee at the State Department yesterday.
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Senator Davis Married in Ozark Arkansas
United States Senator Jeff Davis of Little Rock wed Miss Leila Carter at the Carter residence in Ozark. The ceremony was witnessed by close family and a few friends. The couple left for San Francisco and other Pacific points and will return to Little Rock on November 1 to reside. Davis is a widower with three sons and four daughters.
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Jeff Davis
Little Rock
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Wallace A. Carter
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Royalist Filibusters Sail From Stronghold to Foray Near Vinhaes
Brussels dispatch reports Portuguese royalists attempting a foray from their stronghold toward Vinhaes aided by a steamer Zeebrugee transporting likely arms and provisions. Republican troops engaged after darkness. several royalists killed or wounded before retreating to Serra da Cerda near the Spanish border. The Azorean monarchy faction also hoisted the rebel flag at Sao Miguel.
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Zeebrugee
Antwerp
Frontier
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Serra da Cerda
Seculo
Sao Miguel
Azores
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrivals and Departures
Arrived ships include New York Lusitans from Liverpool and Queenstown Adriatic from New York then proceeded to Liverpool. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm from New York to Cherbourg and Bremen and proceeded. President Lincoln from New York to Boulogne and Nieuw Amsterdam from New York. Havre La Savoie from New York sailed to Havre. Others include La Touraine for Havre, Barbarosse for Bremen, Cedric for Liverpool, Volturne for Rotterdam, Cerar II for Christiansaad, Idverpest Celtic for New York, Smesnatown St Paul for New York.
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Bremen
Lincoln
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Cedric
Washington Stock Exchange sees firmer prices in thin session
Washington markets showed scarce trading with firmer prices led by Washington Gas and Washington Railway and Electric. Washington was traded in small lots near 81 8, calls quoted 883-7 for Electric, and investors bought on the floor at 89 though supply remained. Mergenthaler halted its rise with bids at 223 1-2, while District National transacted at 123. Bond lists were active with Capital Traction at 110 and Washington Gas at 110. Bankers weigh savings deposits and real estate lending limits as Murray seeks banker opinions for national banking law amendments. Prices for coal, farm products, and freight rates also feature in the day’s notes.
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Bankers Hear Education Address Featured in Washington
Dr C W A Weditz of the tariff board spoke on the benefits of education to bankers and highlighted Washington as a center of learning, addressing a group including B A Wolfe and F W Grayson of American National Bank, J Burr Johnson of Riggs, and other bank officials from Alexandria and Washington.
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C. W. A. Weditz
Tariff Board
Washington
Great Northern reelects Hill, Weyerhaeuser, Hill as directors
St Paul Oct 12 James J Hill Frederick Weyerhaeuser and Louis W Hill were reelected directors at the annual stockholders meeting. The report shows gross operating revenues for the last fiscal year at 61367632.93 a drop of 3207736.94 from the prior year with expenses 2760001.73 and dividends totaling 14698589.50 leaving a surplus of 2518387.79.
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Frederick Weyerhaeuser
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Great Northern Railroad
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London Stock Market Rises On Columbus Day Trade
Stocks in London gained as buying extended to Union Pacific Southern Pacific and United States Steel with prices higher across sectors. Rio Tinto advanced after a dividend announcement while Mexican rails and diamond shares led gains. Chinese issues eased. US markets opened steady but light in thin Columbus Day trading.
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Southern Pacific
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National railway commissioners set Washington meet in 1912
The National Association of Railway Commissioners adopted resolutions to hold its next annual convention in Washington on November 13, 1912. Detroit’s bid failed 19 to 28. The body backed the governors’ convention action to present a brief to the U S Supreme Court supporting states right to regulate freight rates. Reform topics included demurrage, safety appliances, and capital supervision, plus a rule that no injunction shall stay an order by a state regulatory commission.
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United States Supreme Court
McKnight
Arkansas
Tts
Decker
New York
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Jaws
Philadelphia Markets Report From Oct. 12 Prices
Market notes show Western creamery firm prices at 28 for butter and 8 to 10 per case for Pennsylvania fats. Poultry markets list values for live fowls roosters spring chickens ducks dressed fowls and broiling chickens with nearby and Western quotations. Jersey and New York potatoes are recorded at per basket and per bushel with mixed quality grades.
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Virginia
Tennensee
Elgin
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Delaware
Niagara
Treasury figures and frontier market notes from Raleigh ledger
The document lists daily treasury receipts and disbursements with a large year deficit, plus a long payroll of names across cities. It includes gold and silver holdings, deposits in banks, and a detailed roster of individuals in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and other places. Agricultural quotes and commodity prices for meats, dairy, and produce are also provided.
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So Fay
Thia Mont
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Philippine Treasury
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Cotton Markets Open Lower on Poor Cables in New Orleans
Cotton futures opened easy with a 12 point decline amid holiday fading New York activity. The market recovered to close steadier with a net drop of 28 to 17 points as hedge selling from the South pressed prices to new season lows by 2 pm. Liverpool and Ont reported lower spot prices and a quiet futures session with varied intermonth differentials across contracts.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Live Stock Markets Mixed at Chicago and New York
Chicago trades show cattle receipts about 7 000 with steady to uneven prices across categories. Hog volumes near 20 000 with a 6 cent gain for most classes. Cattle and hogs slip in New York as beef receipts at 1 578 head keep slaughter demand cautious. Lambs and sheep receipts around 3 442 head with steady to slow demand and prices.
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Texas
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