West Virginia Industrial Firms Incorporations Listed
Several firms are granted articles of incorporation including Elks Opera House Company in Elkins with 25000 capital to build an opera house Potomac Milling and Ice Company in Keyser capital 50000 to run a milling and ice business West Virginia Box and Lumber Company in Huntington capital 25000 to handle timber and box making Neely and Co of Philadelphia to handle machinery and boilers Maple O na Gas Company in Cameron capital 20000 to explore oil and gas Also an advertisement seeks a 1000 cash partner for an established business offering yearly profits of 300 to 750 with strong prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Opera House Company
Elkins
Potomac Milling and Ice Company
Keyser
West Virignia Box and Lumber Company
Huntingoon
Neely and Co
Philadelphia
Maple O'ana Gas Company
Cameron
Cate Daily
Elkins Praises Scott as Elected and Addresses Tax Report
In a Parkersburg editorial note, Senator Elkins declares Senator Scott is “as good as elected” and discusses his stance on the gubernatorial contest and the tax commission report. He expresses support for Scott while avoiding open opposition to avoid scars on reputations and pocketbooks. He signals general approval of taxing coal, oil, and gas with compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brooks Smith
Parkersburg
Elkins
Fikins
Scott
Capitol
Senator Scott
Senator Elkins
Tax Commission
White
Snowbound in Tazewell After Heavy November Storm
Ten inches of snow fell in Tazewell since Saturday evening marking the heaviest November snowfall cited by old residents. Streets are blocked and travel disrupted as residents dig out and plan precautions for continuing wintry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Fire destroys Academy of Music in Brooklyn block
A large fire in Brooklyn destroys the Academy of Music between Clinton and Court streets. Karity's cafe is also burned and the block bounded by Montague Court Clinton and Remeet streets is menaced. Firefighters from the city and New York's department respond to the blaze on the stage where preparations were underway for a dinner for Senator McCaron. The Art Association's assembly rooms with valuable paintings are reported lost in the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Academy of Music
Clinton and
Court Streets
New York
Karity
Montague, Court
Clinton
Remeet
Senator McCaron
Brooklyn Democats
The
Art Association
Fire destroys Ashworth home in snow delay
Snow five inches delayed Bristol Virginia fire crews who responded at 3 a m to a blaze at Commonwealth's Attorney John S Ashworth's house. The home and much of the contents were destroyed with losses around 5000 against 2000 insured. The fire spread to the nearby residence of John B Newton of the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company causing further damage before it was put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
of Commonwealth
Johns. Ashworth
John B. Newton
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Van Dine's Defense Faces Chicago Crime Wave
Police search the city for two outlaws linked to the carnival of crime blamed on boy bandits. Neidermier Van Dine and Marx are cited as pals, with Van Dine confessing to crimes harming innocent parties. Mamie Dunn and Van Dine's mother enter a museum to raise funds for his defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Neidermier
van Dine
Marx
Mamie Dunn
Atlanta Iron Ore Case Settled Against Virginia Iron Coal
In Bristol Virginia on November 80 the Atlanta Iron Ore Company suit for $50,000 against the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company was decided in favor of the defendant. Chief solicitor D. D. Hull Jr. and attorneys Cunan Shelton and Hal H. Haynes represented the Bristol firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Atlanta Iron Ore Company
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
D. D. Hull, Jr
Cunan& Shelton
Hal H. Haynes
Bristol Attorneys
Three Boys Drowned Crossing River in Blackstone
In Blackstone Massachusetts on a November day the three sons of Mrs Nellie J Reed aged seventeen John fourteen William and eight George drowned after breaking through thin ice on the Blackstone River while attempting to cross to a woods to fetch firewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Mass
Nellie J. Reed- John
William
George
Blackstone River
Four Wounded Two Fatally In Street Duel In Asheville
A fatal street fight in Asheville involves Bob Lee son of the county ex sheriff Bank Finley and Harvey Hensley of Marion. Finley shot twice in the left breast may die. Lee and Hensley wounded. a spectator Ida Smithers hit through the window by a stray bullet above the heart. Jail cell tensions sparked a renewed altercation before Sheriff Reed intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Bob Lee
Lee
Finley
Harvey Hensley
Marion
Hensley
Ida Smithers
Smithers
Agaon
Reed
Captain Patrick 54 Dies in Roanoke After Illness
Captain Patrick a Norfolk and Western railroad conductor and Bluefield Elks member died of heart failure as he was moved for surgery at Rebekah Sanatorium Roanoke. He owned a farm near the city and suffered paralysis last year. He leaves a mother and three brothers. Interment will take place in Glade Spring.
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Roanoke
Patrick
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Rebekah Sanatorium
the Knights of Pythias
Elk Lodge of
Bluefield
Order of
Glade
Pennsylvania Coal Miners Wage Cut by Three Companies
The Somerset Coal Company W. K. Niver Coal Company and the Merchants' Coal Company will reduce miners wages by 10 cents per ton effective December 16. Together they run about twenty mines in Myersdale region employing over 2,500 workers. Other operators may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Somerset Coal Company
W. K. Niver Coal Company
Merchants’ Coal Company
Myersdale
Hughes Endorsed by Cabell County Committee
The Huntington Herald reports the Cabell County Republican executive committee met at Adelphi hotel room 58 with most members present. They elected officers and adopted a resolution endorsing James A. Hughes for continued service, praising his Republican principles and work for the state and district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hughes
Cabell County
Huntington Herald
Adelphi Hotel
Paul Scott
J. I. Kuhn
Barboursville
Dr. le Sage
J. C. Carter
A. J. Childers
John W.B Valentine
Wm. McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Little Mountain
James A. Hughes
Bas
Republican Party
West Virginia
Wentz Family Denies Abandoning Hope in Missing Edward Wentz
The Wentz family of Stonega Virginia despite giving up active search for Edward L Wentz the Philadelphia financier who vanished from his Big Stone Gap home on October 14 show mixed feelings about his fate. Some remain resigned while others hold out hope for news or a possible breakthrough.
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Stonega
Wentz
Edward L Wentz
Philadelphia
Big Stone
Wentz Missing Man Believed Alive by Family Friends
Engineer and fireman in the Wentz coke estate are missing but presumed alive. Family members express cautious hope, while detectives continue work and locals speculate on a possible voluntary disappearance rather than foul play.
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Nathaniel B. Wentz
New York
Philadephia
Daniel B. Wentz
Wentzes
Dr. Wentz
Philadelphia
Wise County
Wentz
Young Wents
Young Wentz
Virginia Coal and Iron Company
McDaniels
Wentzs
Wreck Near Lenore Claimed Several Lives
A head on collision between east and west bound freight trains near Lenore injured and killed multiple crew members. Engineer Charley Mitchell and fireman Frank Sullivan died at the scene, brakeman Hager lost both legs and died later, while additional injuries left a fireman and an eastbound crew member in critical condition. The Canterbury error and failure to stop are cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Kenova
Lenore
Canterbury
Fiser
Charley Mitchell
Frank Sullivan
Hager
Williamson
Firer
Kenova Division
Portsmouth
Engineer Mitchell
Botetourt
Buchanan
Roanoke Gas and Water Option Mill Mountain Land for Resort
The Roanoke Gas and Water Co signed and gave an option on about fifteen acres atop Mill Mountain including hotel stables and observatory. Mortis Joe and associates, agent of James Lowenberg head of Jamestown Exposition Co, hold the option. They plan cottages and an incline railway with a 100 foot right of way from summit to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Roanoke Gas and Water Company
Mill Mountain
Mortis Joe
Joe
L Lowenberg
Jamestown Exposition Company
Norfolk
Gas and Water Company
Trains Burn in Paris Subway Fire Traps 1200 Passengers
Three Paris subway trains carrying about 1200 passengers were burned today. Passengers escaped through openings allowing quick exits as fires broke out in the cars. A stenographer position is available for a competent young lady with references at Daily Telegraph.
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Paris
X. X
Daily Telegraph
Editor Leaves His Employees Fifty Thousand Dollars
Reading Pennsylvania November 30. Jesse G Hawley owner of the Reading Eagle directed that 10000 yearly be set aside for employees based on salary and service. Employees vote to accept a lump sum of 50000 deposited by administrators to be paid as determined by the orphan’s court. This is claimed to be the largest cash gift from a deceased employer in Pennsylvania or the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Jesse G. Hawley
Reading Eagle
Orphans’ Court
Pennsylvania
United States
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Industrial News OF
Edwin Mann
Ww. C. Pollock
Bluefield Jewelry Co
Cohnen Liquor Dealer
Pasesneer
W. VA
Altamont
B. I’. Cohen
Veriest
Eugene Shelton
Bluefield Printing and Manufacturing Company
N. B. Honaker
Clinch Valley
Honaker
B. Thompson
Thompson Valley
Anazilla
Texas
Tazewell Orchestra
J. B Tierney
Wm.h Thotfias
Ww. Wheelwright
Flat Top National Bank, OF
Bluefield, W. VA
United State Depositary
Famous Academy of Music
Attorney Ashworth
Captain Patrick
Lillionaire
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