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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
1
Atlanta voters face a decisive mayoral contest as regular Democratic nominee James G. Woodward confronts a strong opposing candidate amid past drunken episodes. The outcome promises a record turnout and reshapes City Hall politics with business leaders backing a cleaner challenger.
In November, after his nomination, Woodward and ex Police Commissioner Oldknow were jailed for drunk and disorderly behavior following an invasion of the red light district. City business leaders formed a committee to back banker Robert F. Maddox as the opposing candidate, claiming Woodward would lose at the polls.
Washington reports the Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry has completed the first half of its circumnavigation and heads homeward from Manila. The fleet will stop two weeks at Colombo Ceylon for six days, then pass through the Suez canal. After the voyage, four divisions will visit distinct Mediterranean ports and regroup at Gibraltar before returning to Hampton Roads by February 22.
C G Cowie a noted Memphis cotton buyer and social figure was found with a bullet hole in his temple at his Union Avenue residence. Police rule the death as self-inflicted.
The president sent a commission to secretary Straus to reappoint Martin J. Knapp as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission as his term nears expiration.
President Roosevelt appoints Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit as commissioner general of immigration to replace the late Frank P. Sargent. W. D. Crum will be reappointed collector at Charleston and Martin Knapp will be renewed as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Keefe, longtime labor leader, supported Taft during the campaign. Crum’s Charleston tenure has faced a historic confirmation fight but will continue. Metcalf departs as secretary. Newberry becomes secretary, with Herbert L. Satterlee offered assistant secretary role.
Charleston West Virginia reports the complete vote tally from the November election. Hart leads for president with 137,869 to Bryan 111,413, a 26,451 plurality. Governor Glasscock trails by 11,898 with 130,807 votes to Bennett 118,909. Prohibitionist Chafin and others trail in state ticket race. In San Francisco, Police Chief William J Biggy drowns in the bay after a police launch incident amid ongoing graft prosecutions.
In Perth Amboy New Jersey on December 1 a large percentage of the strike set workers returned to the clay works at Keasby today, signaling a possible shift in labor action and production continuity.
For West Virginia the forecast calls for fair and colder weather in the south on Wednesday. Thursday should be fair with slowly rising temperatures. Winds shift from moderate west to light and variable as the day progresses.
Hot Springs Virginia December 1. Representative William McKinley of Illinois ex chairman of the Republican congressional committee and friend of Speaker Cannon will visit the president elect Friday. He will hear assurances from the speaker in harmony with messages received by Judge Taft through friends of Cannon. Robert M Thompson of New York naval expert endorsed by Annapolis alumni called on Judge Tutt today. Thompson said he is not a candidate for the navy post and the subject was not discussed.
One hundred miners at Central Coal and Iron Company near Central City Kentucky escaped a deadly calamity when smoke filled the mine after an armature blew off a dynamo powering a pump. They fled to the air shaft as a crowd of anxious wives and mothers gathered at the mine mouth minutes after the accident.
The state files suit in Parkersburg circuit court to recover 1 770 452 93 under the forfeiture clause of the new tax law. It alleges that in the prior three years 2 000 090 worth of property and this year 1 500 000 were not reported.
Memphis report describes a woman identified as Mrs Schmidt of Hot Springs Ark and her one year old daughter found dead in a local hotel apartment with distorted features and a vacant carbolic acid vial nearby. The child died later and the woman had just registered the prior night and left jewels valued at about $500 with the clerk.
State officials and rescuers say most victims of the Marianna mine explosion have been recovered. Twelve bodies were hoisted today from various parts of the 500 foot shaft area, many under debris. Investigators begin determining cause as Coroner sets a December 19 inquest date.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania a fire swept through a temporary morgue at the McPtanna mines site near West Zellarsville. Shavings and inflammables littered the floor as flames started in a pile of shavings among rows of corpses. attendants extinguished the blaze before any bodies burned. Officials question if bogus identifications are being made for profit.
The Roanoke city council joint committee postpones a $600,000 bond proposal for city improvements until after the December local option election. If the city remains wet the loss of $50,000 yearly from whiskey licenses will be avoided.
Postmasters in Washington announced that all fourth class postmasters east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio will be placed in the classified service by presidential order. The action affects over 15,600 appointees.
States require civil service exams for new postmasters while current holders are exempt. Vacancies before certification can be filled without examination. The commission prepares guidelines governing appointments and exam requirements to standardize posting procedures.
Mme Steinheil was examined by Magistrate Andre at the Palace of Justice in Paris this morning. The inquiry will run two days, and the magistrate will decide if a reconstruction of the crime, in Mme Steinheil’s presence, is needed. She was moved from St Lazare prison to the Palace of Justice in a closed van to avoid demonstrations.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas officials urge President Roosevelt to grant permission to cut through the government levee and redirect the Arkansas river. With a sixteen foot crest risk, residents rush to reinforce banks to avert hundreds of thousands in damage and possible fatalities. A proposed cut several miles north at a horseshoe bend failed to gain federal approval.
In Charleston West Virginia the United Mine Workers district 17 request for a general convention on a competitive scale is accepted by the Kanawha Coal Operators Association which pledges to join a joint call to all operators in the state including non union areas. The agreement cites grievances over handling by the miners and seeks immediate action to secure their remaining business interests.
An old advertisement highlights gold and silver handled umbrellas for ladies and gentlemen at Kinzer's with a line claiming there is none better than Blue Ribbon Vanilla used as a boast in the copy.
Governors and territorial representatives gather in Washington to hear six month progress reports by the National Conservation of Resources Commission. The panel notes substantial results since May, including widespread state commissions and regional conferences, plus a first thorough inventory of U S natural resources guiding future work.
Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit Michigan was appointed commissioner of immigration succeeding Frank P. Sargent. Keefe serves as president of the longshoremen's union.
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