Citywide cleanup drives face slow progress in Bluefield
Bluefield's annual health and sanitation cleanup, led by civic league and chamber of commerce with city street department aid, proceeds amid heavy rainfall. Many merchants failed to place waste curbside, forcing extra work for crews. officials urge broader participation or police enforcement to ensure timely moving of rubbish and prevent sickness. Public theater event supported civic league fundraising while officials plan phased ward-by-ward cleanup across the city.
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Bluefield
Civic League
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
Bluefield Avenue
M. M. Clifford
R Ail
Breen
West End
East End
South Bluefield
Bijou
City waste disposal woes hindered by unruly rubbish
City officials request funds to sustain sanitation work as street crews struggle to collect refuse. Debris is often dumped loose rather than in barrels or boxes, forcing extra handling by city teams. Scattering the rubbish off site worsens the spread, necessitating repeated cleanup across wide areas.
National Guards to be examined in three West Virginia points
Charleston April 29 Three examinations to pass applicants for the national guard will be held on June 3 at Huntington Fairmont and Parkersburg due to officer vacancies and to enable promotions. Parkersburg examiners are Major John B Payne Captain T R Cowell and Captain Marian R Stone. Huntington examiners are Major C C Hogg Captain Fred W Lester and First Lieutenant John 8 Sheppard. Fairmont examiners are Captain John Henshaw Captain Edward B Carskaddon and Lieutenant Fred M Boso.
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Charleston
W. Va
Natonal Guard
Huntington
Fairmont
Parkersburg
John B. Payne
T. R. Cowell
Marian R. Stone
Colorado for Clark Convention Resolution Passed
Colorado Springs April 29 The state Democratic convention adopted a resolution directing the delegation at the national convention to support Clark as long as he remains a candidate or until he releases them A later effort to name Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey as second choice failed 676 to 372 on roll call
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Coloradio Springs
Colorado
Clark
Woodrow ‘Wilson
New Jersey
Florida Primary Names Wilson Underwood For President
Florida voters will choose nominees for president governor and state offices in the statewide Democratic primary. The presidential race centers on Woodrow Wilson and Oscar W Underwood with only their names on the ballot. Five candidates contend for governor including Cromwell Gibbons Park M Trammell John W Watzon William H Milton and B M Semple. Each of Florida’s three current Congress members seeks renomination amid opposition. Additionally four candidates run for congressman at large.
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Nat Fronal
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Oscar W. ‘Underwood
Cromwell Gibbons
Park M. Trammell
Lakeland
John W. Watzon
Miami
William H. Milton
Marina
B. M. Semple
Key West
Oklahoma State League to Open in Oklahoma Towns
Guthrie Oklahoma April 29 Officials of the Oklahoma State Baseball League report everything ready for the opening of the season. The circuit comprises McAlester Oklahoma City Guthrie Anadarko Puea Okmulgee and Holdenville. The schedule splits into two seasons with first ending June 30 and second on Labor Day.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Anadarke
Puela
Okmulgee
Heldenville
President Taft Declines Taft-Lorimer Echoes in Massachusetts
In Pittsfield and Boston Taft campaigns eastern Massachusetts, resisting Roosevelt attacks. Taft says words matter, rejects using an adversary's vocabulary while Roosevelt links Taft to Lorimer Penrose Gallinger and Guggenheim, claiming bias of bosses and special interests backing Taft.
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Col. Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Taft
Lorimer, Penrose, Gallinger
Guggenheim
Mass
Lorimer
Penrose
Gallinger
Roosevelt
Tait
Senate Panel Probes Ship Wireless After Titanic Disaster
Washington April 29 Senate committee investigating the Titanic disaster began a searching inquiry into wireless systems aboard ocean going ships. The panel aims to frame legislation governing wireless operation on vessels entering or leaving American ports. Testimony shows wireless operators are underpaid and work long hours.
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Washington
Senate
Naval wedding in Philadelphia honors Captain’s daughter
A Philadelphia wedding in naval circles joined Miss Pauline Pearsons daughter of Captain Remus Charles Pearsons in charge of the city naval hospital to Lieutenant David McDougal le Breton U S N. After a two months tour of Europe the couple will reside in Boston where Le Breton is assigned to the Charleston navy yard.
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Philadelphia
Pauline Pearsons
Remus Charles Pearsons
Naval Hospital
David McDougal le Breton
Europe
Boston
le Beton
Charleston Navy Yard
Predicts Intervention In Mexico By U S
Clement Guion owner of the Jula Carlisle mines in Chihuahua arrived in New Orleans asserting that conditions below the Rio Grande are so dire that intervention by the American government is imminent within about sixty days. He based his claim on Taft’s proclamation to Americans in Mexico and warned that life for Americans there has become unbearable.
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New Orleans
Taft
Mexico
Republic
Clement Guion
Carlisle
Chihuahua
Rio Grande
Rates Advance Suspended by Interstate Commission
Washington April 29 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended today an proposed freight-rate increase on petroleum and products from New York and Pennsylvania to Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia until August 29. The railroads had asked raises from one half to one and one half cents per hundred pounds averaging about twelve percent.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Youth Faces Murder Charge in Walkerville Trial
John and three associates faced murder charges after a four person case in Walkerville California. The last defendant to be tried stood publicly accused while the other three were convicted in connection with the crime. The April 29 proceedings marked a tense close to the saga as the final defendant prepared for trial.
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Walkerville
Cal
John
Nelson arraigned in murder case near Mad River county
Nelson, one of four goths charged with the murder of Peter Roberts in the Mad River county near here last February, was arraigned in court to day for trial. The three other members of the quartette, ranking in age from sixteen to twenty, already have been tried and convicted.
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Nelson
Peter Roberts
Mad River
Here
Quartette
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Virginia regions
West Virginia forecast calls for clearing and cooler conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with fair skies overall. Virginia shows showers on Tuesday with cooler conditions in the south and west, with generally fair weather elsewhere and variable winds turning northerly.
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Virginia
Funeral ship delayed as long voyage to harbor held
Halifax reports a wireless from Captain Gardeau saying the Mackay Bennett is delayed by bad weather and will not enter the port until 9 a m Tuesday. Captain De Carteret's Minia message to J Bruce Ismay notes thirteen bodies recovered and search planned south and east with icebergs moving south. Caskets for unidentified dead await recognition and rough temporary boxes sit at the dock.
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Halifax
Gardeau
Mackay-Bennett
DeCarteret
Minia
Mesaze
J. Bruce Ismay
Movement for Memorial to Dead of the Titanic
Halifax expects the Mackay Bennet to arrive with about 20 Titanic dead before 10 a m Tuesday. The curling rink will hold bodies for identification, draped in black with coffins on platforms. A canal curtain at the naval dock frames the sacred scene as plans begin for a permanent bronze memorial.
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Halifax
N. S
Mackay-Bennett
Gardner Gait
Naval Dock
BE. L. Daley
Tabernacle ‘Baptist Church
Thirty rifles seized in Mexico City distribution
Thirty of the thousand rifles shipped to the American ambassador for the American colony were seized by police as they were being distributed. More than seven hundred had already been allotted to American residents when an order blocked further shipments. Ambassador Wilson sought reason, suspecting a misunderstanding.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Milk Standards Meet in Louisville For National Session
Uniform methods and standards in certified milk production will be discussed by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissioners in Louisville with a two day session beginning tomorrow. Medical men and health authorities from major cities will attend to address child welfare and milk conservation.
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Louisville
American Association of Medical Milk Commissioners Whoc
United States
Louisiana Centennial Celebration Opens in New Orleans
New Orleans marks the centennial of Louisiana statehood with week long events under the Louisiana Historical Society. Historical exercises banquets parades and pageants recount early and later state history in a festive observance.
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New Orleans
Hopes for Success After Talks With Rail Officials
New York April 29 United States Commissioner of Labor Neill and Judge Knapp of the commerce court led meetings with eastern railroad managers and engineers. Officials said negotiations continued with hope of success but no public announcement yet.
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New York
United States Commissioner of Labor
Neill
Knapp
United States Commerce Court
Eastern
Fighting Spirit Within The President Aroused
A zeal within the campaign rises as colonel captures key Massachusetts delegation. Taft consolidates momentum with 420 pledged delegates, signaling a strong push toward securing the nomination.
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Massachusetts
Taft
Roosevelt Strength Grows as Taft Leads Nation
Washington report weighs a week of GOP gloom with Roosevelt holding 204 convention votes after adding 31 delegates in Nevada and New Hampshire, while Taft sweeps contests including Iowa Rhode Island Michigan and North Carolina. A West Virginia ginseng bulletin and a Civil War desertion record case also highlight the bulletin.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Col
Missouri
Taft
National Committee
Louisiana
Rhode Island
North Carolina
Nevada
New Hamshire
Intercst
Massachusetts
Col. Roosevelt
Annd
United States Department of Jagisculture
West Virginia
West
Korea
Japan
Department of Agriculture
House
William Norman
Norman
Albert Gallatin Jenkins
Spencer
Hamilton
Litthepage Chairs House as Speaker Pro Tem in Busy Day
Congressman Littlepage, acting as speaker pro tem during Champ Clark's illness, presided over the House as the post office appropriation bill faced debate. He maintained firm, fair rulings amid attempts to amend military records of Civil War soldiers. The chamber continued its routine despite the absence of the Speaker.
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House
Congress
Congressman Littlepage
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Litthepage
Titanic Inquiry Enters Final Stage in Wireless Reforms
Washington April 29 The senate committee probing the Titanic disaster enters the final stage after a day of talks on wireless at sea. Tomorrow the ship's officers and crew will be released and return to England. McIsmay will be questioned on regulations to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe.
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Washington
Senate
Thesg Iy
England
Mc.Ismay
Antitrust Suit Aims to Dissolve International Harvester
Washington reports a government move to dissolve International Harvester under the Sherman Act. The suit, filed in Minneapolis, follows five years of investigation. It alleges the trust controlled 5 to 90 percent of harvesters’ business, with McCormick and Darling supplying 60 to 65 percent, forming a $140 million corporation with six subsidiaries.
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Harvester Trust
Washington
International Harvester Company
Minneapolis
McCormick and Daring
Plan expected to settle wage dispute in week
New York April 29 Within a week it is expected some definite plan will be formulated for a settlement of the wage dispute between locomotive engineers and eastern railroads. Commissioner Neill and Judge Knapp conferred again today with railroad representatives.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Neill
Judge Knapp
Machinist Kills Wife and Commits Suicide Near Roanoke
In Ironville near Blue Ridge Springs, April 29, Richard Dearing a machinist of Portsmouth shot his wife Mrs Rosalie Dearing then killed himself. Both natives of Bedford county, the couple had two children who lived with the mother.
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Roanoke
Ironville
Blue Ridge Springs
Rosalie Dearing
Richard Dearing
Portsmouth
Dearing
Bedford County
J. W. Roberts
Roosevelt Attacks Taft Denied by War Department
Washington April 29 records show Taft was in the Philippines when Roosevelt alleged he pressed to delay prosecutions. The war department proves Taft was not present at the discussion and the accusation is deemed a gross error.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Harvester Trust
War Department
Philippines
Zion City Riot Clashes Injure Dozens During Prayer Meet
Rioting in Zion City when workers from independent manufacturing concerns attacked about 200 Zion men and women at a prayer meeting. Beatings with clubs left several seriously injured as a week of labor church conflicts escalated. Violence erupted as followers of Wilbur Glenn Voliva protested tobacco use by plant employers.
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Zion City
Zion
Independent Concerns
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Alexander Dowle
Elder Royal
Indictments Dismissed in Sherman Antitrust Case
Juneau Alaska April 29 United States District Judge Lyons today dismissed three of six indictments returned February 15 charging transportation and coal companies and officers with conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman antitrust law. One indictment was upheld and two sustained in part.
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Juneau
Alaska
United States
Lyons
Massachusetts Primary Forecast Shapes Taft Roosevelt Clash
Massachusetts voters head to a pivotal statewide presidential preference primary on April 30 with Taft Roosevelt and LaFollette on the Republican ballot and Wilson and Clark on the Democratic side. Leaders expect a straight contest with delegates to Chicago and Baltimore at stake and Massachusetts could influence the national convention outcomes.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Massacusetts
Taft
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Wilson
Clair
Foss
Baltimore
Hay State
Chicago
Masachusettte
Clark
Imore
Hazelwood Dies After Fall At Home In Charleston
Jas M Hazelwood aged 52 longtime treasurer of the national Colored Knights of Pythias and a noted political figure died after a fall down a stairway at his Charleston home. His neck was broken.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jas. M.hazelwood
National Organization of Colored Knights of Pythias
Top Lines Not Common Carriers In I C C Ruling
Washington on April 29 reports the interstate commerce commission ruled that top lines are not common carriers after a year long investigation. The decision impacts rail and transport policy as authorities define carrier duties and regulatory scope for certain line types.
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Washington
Top
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Swisher
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Ananias Club
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Tal
White House
Bay
Lowell
Opera House
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Yench
Movement For
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Titanic
Harvester Matter
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