Growth of coal boom sparks rail and land speculation
Bankers, coal men, and investors converge on the district as rumors swirl of Clinchfield Coal selling to Steel Corporation and new rail routes. Reports say land sales in Sword’s Creek and Buchanan County open opportunities for Norfolk and Western and Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio to push into gas coal regions. Industry moves include Northern Coal Company interests, Esser's shift to Empire and Seaboard Coal, and Ritter Lumber Company expansion with new lines from Doran to Whitewood and Devon to Blackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Steel Corporation
Sword'’s Creek
Buchanan County
Bradshaw
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Buchanan Field
Norfolk and Western
Knox Creek
Northern Coal Company
Clarence Watson
Elkhorn
Buchanan
Connelsville
John A. Esser
Colonial Coal and Coke Company
Colonial Company
Empire Coal Corporation
Seaboard Coal and Coke Company
Yellow Poplar Lumber Company
C. L. Ritter Lumber Company
Doran
Whitewood
Big Sandy and Cumberland Railway Company
W. M. Ritter Lumber Road
Devon
Blackie
Ension
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Paw Paw
Honaker
Canebrake
Cedar Bluff
Rogers
Norfolk and Western eyes Columbus Hocking and Sandusky purchase
Rumors say Norfolk and Western leaders briefed in Toledo on potentially buying the Columbus Hocking and Sandusky railroad. The move would ease coal shipments to lakes ports by cutting transfer waits and shortening routes, boosting efficiency with a 163 mile link to Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Johnson
N. D. Maher
Toledo
Norfolk and Western
Columbus, Hocking and Sandusky
Columbus, Hocking and
Sandusky
Norrfelk and Western
United States to Present Nicaragua Facts to Congress
Washington reports expect the president to lay before Congress soon information on the Nicaraguan situation to seek authority for further actions. The cruiser Albany and gunboats Yorktown and Vicksburg will soon join Corinto harbor with about 600 sailors, aiming to deter violence and protect American interests on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Central America
Corinto
Albany
Yorktown
Magdalena Bay
United States
Pacific
Nicaragua
Vicksburg
Corinto Harbor
Gunboats Eagle and Marietta Reach Local Port
Colon reports the gunboat Eagle arrived from Costa Rica today while the gunboat Marietta, formerly off Port Limon, tied up in this port last night as part of a naval movement in the Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Eagle
Costa Rica
Marietta
Port Limon
Charley Jones Killed at Shooting Match in Virginia
In Tazewell Virginia Walter Simpson, a white man from Thompson Valley, shot and killed Charley Jones at a local shooting match this afternoon. Reports say Simpson held a grudge over Jones informing the grand jury about him living with an unmarried woman. Jones died instantly and sheriff efforts to pursue were hampered by Simpson's escape.
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Tazewell
Walter Simpson
Thompson Valley
Charley Jones
Simpson
Jones
Persuit
Ohio National Guard Mobilized After Bridgeport Riots
Governor Harmon ordered the Eighth Ohio National Guard unit and parts of the Seventh and Fourth regiments to Bridgeport after riot violence wounded two guards at the Aetna Standard Company mill district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harmon
Ohio National Guard
Bridgeport
Aetna Standard Company
Congressmen Arriving for Sixty First Congress Session
Washington dispatch says with the opening of the first regular session of the Sixty first congress two days away senators and representatives are arriving by nearly every train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sixty-first
Congress
Murder Victims Hail Three in Quiet Town
A man killed a mother and her two children after a money dispute. The three bodies were found with heavy iron bars and multiple stab wounds. The assailant fled and is at large as authorities investigate the brutal attack.
Tragedy in Cleveland: Mangino Family Murdered in Kitchen
Mrs. Josephine Mangino and her two children Annie and Jimmie Lupica were killed in a noon quarrel over money at their Cleveland home. Her husband Antonio Mangina fled, later seen in a saloon and headed toward relatives in the southeastern town area. The attack, described as brutal with iron bar blows and multiple stab wounds, left a four year old and other neighbors shaken as the sole alarms were raised by Jimmie Lupica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Quaio
Josephine Mangino
Annie
Jimmie Lupica
Joe Lupica
Antonio Mangina
Manigino
Five Electrocutions In New York This Week
Albany December 4. Twenty four men condemned to death are awaiting electrocution or appellate court decisions in New York State prisons Sing Sing Auburn and Clinton. Bedros Hampartjoomisn faces execution at Sing Sing on Monday for a July 1907 murder. During the week of January 3 four more murderers will be electrocuted three at Sing Sing and one at Clinton. The remaining nineteen cases await the court of last resort.
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Albany
N. Y
Dee
New York State
Sing Sing
Auburn
Clinton
Bedros Hampartjoomisn
Hochames Tavshanjian
New York
Court of Appeals
Court of Last Resort
Switchmen Return to Work Amid Rail Strike
Chicago reports the general managers' committee says switchmen are returning to work. Telegraph notices show roads entering St. Paul discontinue employment due to adequate labor supply, embargoes lifted, and rail traffic including live steam and freight possibly moving without interruption.
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General Managers’ Committee
St. Paul
Chicago
O L. Dickerson
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Army designers to shoot airships with new gun
Washington reports ordnance experts are designing a gun to shoot dirigible balloons and aeroplanes. The project aims to provide a weapon capable of engaging air targets, reflecting early military interest in aerial defense.
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Army
Washington
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Ahead
West Virginia sees fair Sunday with rain at night and colder Monday after. Virginia forecasts fair Sunday then rain on Monday with colder night winds turning light to moderate and eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Six Day Race Ready At Madison Square Garden
About fifteen to twenty teams of top track cyclists from several nations prepare for the annual six day race at Madison Square Garden starting after midnight tomorrow. Cantolo and Carrapezzi headline new riders alongside favorites Floyd MacFarland and Jackie Clarke, with duos like Root and Folger, Rutt and Stol, and Germain and Shirley also entered.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Cantolo
Carrapezzi
Floyd MacFarland
Jackie Clarke
Frank Kramer
Root and
Folger
Rutt
Stol
Gerger Brothers
DeMara
Lawson
Collins
Walthour
Germain
Shirley
Champ Clark Lecture Aborted by Hoarse Voice in Norton
Hon. Champ Clark arrived in Norton Virginia to deliver a lecture but was too hoarse to speak above a whisper. Former Governor Tyler and his daughter Miss Lillie accompanied by R P Bruce and H Miller announced the condition to the audience. Clark did not perform, left the hall with a physician, and departed for Washington in the morning improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clark
Governor Tyler
R. P. Bruce
H. ©. Miller
Mr. Bruce
Clark
Washington
Great Railroad Strike Threatens Nationwide Walkout
Chicago dispatch reports the Tribune warns the United States faces the greatest railroad strike in history as engineers firemen and trainmen demand a uniform 10 percent wage increase. A December 11 demand deadline and December 16 conference signal a rapid crisis across lines nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
the Tribune
United States
New York
Brotherhood of Railroad
Railroad switchmen strike drags with conflicting reports
From St Paul December 4 the switchmen strike showed discordant claims. Railroads said many men returned to work and traffic neared normal. Hawley of the switchmen union said only a few returned and the embargo remained strict. Both sides see no near settlement.
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St. Paul, Minn
Hawley
Switchmen's Union
Milkman Under Ban in Typhoid Case
Norfolk readers report Henry Comstock milk wagon driver placed under ban by health authorities due to alleged typhoid infection and germ dissemination through milk. Comstock, who claims recovery twelve years ago, says he will appeal and submit to government experts for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Henry Comstock
All England Divided Into Two Camps Notable London Meeting
Thousands of laborers and artisans gathered in Trafalgar Square, London, to hear speakers condemn members of the upper chamber. The rally signaled a sharp split in national sentiment as addressing labor activism and parliamentary critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Trafalgar Square
Suffragettes disrupt meetings as London campaign rages
In London and other cities, suffragettes clash with police and disrupt radical meetings amid a national budget dispute between the Lords and Commons. Protesters in Trafalgar Square, Southport, and Leith disrupt events. bricks are hurled at public buildings while Sir Edward Grey urges reform of the upper chamber.
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London
House of Lords
Lords
House of Commons
Trafalgar Square
Terralear Square
South Port
Winston Spencer Churchill
Leith
Roughs
Sir Edward Grey
Grey
Chaibey
Farmer Prosperity and Consumer Strain Amid Market News
New York reports describe firmer money, abundant bank clearings, and strong railroad earnings while strikes loom on western lines. Agricultural prosperity fuels industrial activity, with steel and textiles in demand and construction booms driving iron and other metals use. The farmer’s gains may hurt consumers, but overall business remains buoyant despite labor unrest and international trade jitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Clews
Congress
England
Wilson
Economic Outlook and Policy Issues Ahead
The article assesses the 1910 business climate with confidence improving in trade and industry but concerns over rising costs and consumer resistance. Congress opens Monday, with tariff adjustments settled for now yet monopolies regulation likely to dominate. President Taft’s policy stance, the sugar scandals, Nicaraguan issues, and bank liquidity shape the market, while treasury balances drift and new taxes await six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Taft
Roosevelt
Martial law holds sway in Bridgeport Ohio
In Bridgeport Ohio martial law governs as 2000 striking workers at the Aetna Standard plant of American Sheet & Tin Plate Co clash with guards. A federal court hearing to restrict the strike is planned for Monday. Governor Harmon empowers Brigadier General Johe Peaks to command local and state forces amid ongoing gunfire and arrests.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Aetna Standard
American Sheet & Tin Plate Co
United States Steel Corporation
Tin Plate Mills
Columbus
Harman
Johe
Mil
Armine
Harmon Fs
Insurance intrigue tied to East Orange bath tub death
Investigators probing the East Orange bath tub death of Mrs. Ocey W. M. Snead uncover an insurance maze. Papers show Virginia Wardlaw, aunt of the victim, under arrest for alleged nursing, with life policies totaling 24000 on Snead and other policies tied to loans. A sealed bundle found May in a drug store reveals notes and a fourth will.
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New York
Ocey
W. M. Snead
East Orange
Third Avenue
Snead
Virginia Wardlaw
Railway traffic shows continued October rise in internal trade
Washington reports a department of commerce and labor analysis for October indicates traffic activity of railways improved steadily, reflecting higher volumes of internal commerce across the country.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Appropriation Bills Ahead as Congress Opens
Congress will convene to push appropriation bills quickly with friction anticipated between Speaker Cannon and insurgents. The president’s message looms large with plans for ten major reforms including interstate stock oversight, railroad regulation, anti trust amendments, postal savings, ship subsidies, and currency reform.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cannon
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Batttle
la Follette
Wisconsin
Bristow
Kansas
Taft
Bureau of Corporations
Postal Savings Bureau
Department of Justice
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Goal Lands
Clinchlefield Corporation
Steel Trust
Big Clinch Valley
Lake Outle
Weather Forecast
Norton
Champ Clark
Chicago ‘Tribune
Commons
Upper
Wen
Washington, D. C
House
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