Sensations promised at meeting of miners
The United Mine Workers of America opens its annual convention in Tomlinson hall Indianapolis with 800 delegates from 100,000 miners across many states. A bitter leadership battle between Thomas L. Lewis and John H. Walker looms, while wage demands and past strike terms set the tense agenda.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Tomlinson Hall
Ohio
Pennyslvania
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alabama
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Texas
Thomas L. Lewis
John H. Walker
Lewis
Walker
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
W. B. Wilson
W. D. Ryan
Miners’ Union
Scranton
Lay Missionary Workers to Meet in Birmingham
The first general convention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement of the Presbyterian Church in the United States will be held in Birmingham February 16 to 18. Delegates from the South will discuss lay participation in missionary work and funding. Governor Glenn of North Carolina will preside and notable leaders will attend.
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Birmingham
Presbyterian Church
United States
America
City
New York
Southeastern Tariff Association
Glenn
North Carolina
Canada
J. Campbell White
Earth
Christendom
Calhoun County Bar Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Calhoun county bar association held its annual meeting in the City court room. Officers elected for the year were President James T. Greene Vice President A P Agee Secretary Charles D Kline A committee to study buying a complete reporter system was formed by the chair including Judge W T Coleman W P Acker and A P Agee.
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Calhoun County Bar Association
James T. Greene
A. P. Agee
Charles D. Kline
W. T. Coleman
W. P. Acker
Navy Reorganization Hinted by President in Message
Washington January 18 The president is expected to urge Congress to reorganize the Navy with a message to lawmakers signaling major changes in naval administration and structure.
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Washington
Congress
Hains Declares Brother Crazy in Murder Case
Bayridge New York January 18 T Jenkins Ianis says Captain Peter C Hains Jr was crazy at the time of the killing of William E Annis and remains so. He predicts a medical board will retire him from the army after acquittal. Mrs Annis criticizes the verdict saying the unwritten law robbed her family and will issue a full statement to the press.
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New York
T. Jenkins Ianis
Bayridge
L. I
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Jenkins
Peter
Thornton J. Hains
Engineer Dies in Beagle Derailment Near Switch
A Missouri Kansas & Texas northbound flyer derailed at Beagle Kansas after a switch split early today. Engineer John Cowden of Parsons is believed dead though body not found. Five mail clerks were slightly injured. no passengers harmed.
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Beagle
Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
John Cowden
Parsons
Rome Nurse Heir to 8 Million Chooses Duty Over Wealth
Miss May Kerrigan, heir to about 8.9 million dollars, continues her nursing at Curry Sanitarium in Rome, Georgia, declaring she loves her work and will not indulge wealth. Her mother, Mrs. J. M. Kerrigan, is set to receive around 8 million in an eventual 30 million family fortune held in Berlin.
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Rome
Curry Sanitarium
May Kerrigan
J. M. Kerrigan
Berlin
Miss Kerrigan
Willett Faces Removal After Roosevelt Blast
Representative Willett of New York attacked President Roosevelt in a House speech, calling him a beneficiary of assassination and provoking strong pushback. The House halted his remarks by majority vote and talk of expulsion circulated among Republicans, with Democrats largely backing him.
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Washington
Willett
New York
Roosevelt
House
White House
Fire destroys Spring Hill College in Mobile
Fire at an early hour consumes Spring Hill College in Mobile leaving dormitories ablaze but all students and instructors escape safely. The famed Catholic institution, among the South’s oldest schools, is reported destroyed with exits unblocked and no casualties.
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Mobile
Spring Hill College
South
Spring Hill
Notable Gathering of Georgia Farmers at Athens
A large, influential group of farmers and agriculture enthusiasts met at the State Agricultural College in Athens on January 18. The six day session features addresses, papers and discussions on cattle raising dairying horticulture forestry and agricultural schools with the dedication of the new agricultural hall as a highlight.
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Athens
Georgia
State Agricultural College
State College
Roosevelt and Taft at parting of ways
Rome, Jan. 18. The Sunday law was enforced as shops were ordered closed on Sunday. Sheriff complied with Floyd county grand jury foreman J H Reynolds request, ending open Sunday sales. Dope and cigars priced. some hotels sold cigars and bottled beverages. Church leaders had noted Sabbath violations but no action taken until now.
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Rome
J. HH. Reynolds
Floyd County Grand Jury
Virginia
Spm
8. B. Ledbetter
First Methodist Church
Foreman Reynolds
Kansas Midwinter Expo Opens in Topeka
The Kansas midwinter exposition opened in Topeka today and will run through January. Exhibits cover a wide range of manufactures and other commodities.
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Topeka
Kan
Peculiar Case of Ralph Ledbetter Tangles Courts
Ralph Ledbetter, a city youth, is jailed after assaulting his mother with a poker. Doctors say dementia and past fever explain his behavior, linked to a long history of fits and a recent fire incident. A police arrest followed. a hearing is slated Tuesday amid questions of prosecution.
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Ralph Ledbetter
Ralph
Fire dog makes long journey by mule to Anniston
M G Crabtree reports his little fire dog rode a mule 65 miles from Anniston to Chambers county and back, following his owner W H Crabtree. The dog arrived tired but unharmed while the man was surprised by the pet’s dramatic trek through the night.
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Fire Dog
Chambers Co
Anniston
M. G. Crabtree
W. H. Crabtree
Fifth Ward
Chambers County
Roosevelt to headline 75th anniversary event in Africa mission
President Roosevelt will be principal speaker and Vice President Fairbanks will preside at a Washington ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the first Methodist evangelist's landing in Africa. Bishop J. C. Hartzell will review Christian work in Africa as part of an international Methodist commemoration.
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Washington
Presdent Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Africa
J. C. Hartzell
Roosevelt Taft Rift Rumors Stir Washington Politics
Special Correspondence reports growing talk that Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft are nearing a split as Taft moves to form an anti-Roosevelt cabinet. Roosevelts opposition grows over Loeb and key House leaders, with public sentiment shifting against Roosevelt.
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Taft
Roosevelt
House
Tawney and Smith
Tawney
Smith
Appropriations Committee
Republican Party
T. R
Tillman
Prisoner Barred for Violent Resistance to Officer
The article notes that the individual was booked on a charge after a violent fight with the arresting policeman. His bond was set at 100 dollars.
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William H. Taft
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