Renewed Attack on County Accounting Under Uniform System
The state tax commissioner criticizes old county accounting practices and pushes a uniform system to curb waste. He cites disallowed expenses in Mingo County, including land book corrections and janitor fees, and outlines expected auditing across all counties. The plan targets ballot, court, and tax-related costs, with penalties for improper allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingo County
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Supreme Court
James Cameron
Cameron
John A. Sheppard
C. H. Bronson
E. L. Ferrell
FE. Musick
W. A. Hurst
Wayne Plamron
M. Z. White
S. D. Stokes
Wells
County Court Disallows Several Expenses Under New Law
From the ledger items several payments are questioned under the new accounting law. Rewards for arrests are largely disallowed, contested election costs are rejected, and the county clerk is charged for a defective bill. Some routine janitorial and court wage payments are noted as permissible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Musick
W. A. Hurst
Systematic church federation forms nationwide plan
The executive committee of the federal council of the church of Christ in America convened in Louisville to review a year of coordinated Protestant church work. Delegates report 18,000,000 members and praise progress in Nebraska, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha, New England, and Philadelphia. A district interior secretary post is funded with Chicago headquarters, and nationwide federations are to extend temperance, education, missionary, and other joint efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Federal Council of the Church of Christ In America
Federation
William H. Roberts
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
New England
Department of the Interior
Chicago
Southern Commercial Congress Ends Second Session Busy
Washington D C December 7 The second day of the Southern Commercial Congress draws larger attendance with Harvie Jordan presiding The morning program features Willet M Hays G W Koiner R S Kellogg and Hugh MacRae on agriculture timber and colonization The afternoon includes F W Faxon John Mathews George E Tow and J A Holmes discussing transportation shallow streams invention opportunities and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d. C
Southern Commercial Congress
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Willet M. Hays
Department of Agriculture
G. W. Koiner
Virginia
South
Forrester R. S. Kellogg
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
N. C
F. W. Faxon
Memphis Business Men's Club
John Mathews
Mississippi Valley Transportation Co
St. Louis
California Fruit Growers Meet Opens in Watsonville
The thirty sixth annual California fruit growers convention opened in Watsonville under the State Horticultural Commission. State Commissioner J W Jeffrey presided and Dr P M Watters delivered the welcome. Governor J N Gillett spoke for delegates as daily sessions planned discussions by authorities and several excursions for delegates were arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsonville
Calif
Fruit Growers of
California
State Horticultural Commission
J. W. Jeffrey
P. M. Watters
J. N. Gillett
Jeffrey
Congress Finds Itself Out of Work in Vicious Debate
Lawmakers rally with vigorous language over the Zelayan incident drawing attention in a somber political session. The discussion centers on accountability and potential policy responses amid rising tensions.
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Congress
Zelayan
Congress Deliberates Taft Message Asks Vivisection Of Proposals
Congress pauses after receiving Taft's first annual message. Republicans praise the document while Democrats favor economizing but oppose discarding the Monroe Doctrine. Reading in both houses draws keen attention. Taft’s phrases on Zelaya and department spending draw comment. Senate honors DeArmond and Lassiter. North Dakota gains Senator Martin L. Thompson.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Latta
Senate
Zelaya
Rooseveltien
Martin L. Thompson
North Dakota
Martin Johnson
DeArmond
Missouri
Lassiter
Virginia
Military Wedding in Washington at New York Avenue Church
Miss Laura Clifford Wells daughter of Mrs. Henry Clifford Wells wed Lieutenant Julian Parson Wilcox USMC youngest son of the late General Orlando B. Wilcox US Army. The groom and ushers wore full dress uniform giving the ceremony a military character. A reception followed at the bride’s mother's residence.
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Washington, D.C
Dee
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Laura Clifford Wells
Henry Clifford Wells
Julian Parson Wilcox
Orlando B. Wilcox
Wheat and Rye Planting Increases Reported
The Department of Agriculture estimates winter wheat seeding at 33,483,000 acres up 7.9 percent from last year with a December 1 condition of 95.8. Rye area is 2,155,000 acres up 1.2 percent with a December 1 condition of 94.1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia Weather Outlook Snow in Mountains Calls For Caution
West Virginia forecast shows fair Wednesday with snow in the mountains and a much colder air mass. A cold wave follows as Thursday remains fair with moderate west winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Almost a lynching in Kentucky as mob gathers after arrest
Kane Thompson a Black man charged with assault on Mrs Maggie Roberts was rushed by sheriff Michael Caster and two deputies into the depot and then toward the jail as a mob followed shouting lynch him. The crowd surrounded the jail and leaders warned of lynching if the grand jury did not indict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Des
Kane Thompson
Maggie Roberts
Michael Caster
Murphy Sees Gaynor In First Brooklyn Conference
Tammany leader Charles F Murphy met Brooklyn today for a first conference with mayor elect William J Gaynor. They reportedly discussed appointments by the new city administration and the mayor's stance against taking bosses into consideration, sparking cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Brooklyn
William J. Gaynor
Opening stock market slips amid narrow early moves
The New York stock market opened with a very narrow price range and small business. Declines outnumbered advances and prices fluctuated uncertainly. Losses appeared in several specialties as Reading, United States Steel and Rock Island preferred rose on buying.
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New York
Reading
United States Steel
Rock Island
Rail strike tensions linger as union and railroads clash
President Hawley of the Switchmen's union says everything is quiet while railroads maintain the strike is broken. Jiemens continue to claim control of rail lines, and E Shepherd of the Order of Railway Conductors orders conductors to observe strict neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S T. Paus
Del 7
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Jiemens
E. Shepherd
Order of Railway Conductors
Feather Factory Fire Sends Six Desperate Escapees in Newark
A flash of flame in the picking room of Robinson & Roden's feather factory in Newark on December 7 forced sixty workers to flee through doors and high windows. The blaze, fed by inflammable material, caused serious burns to four people, three of them young women, all of whom are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Robinson & Roden
Coming to America Geneva Dee 7
Police report a large Black Hand exodus aiming for the United States. Sixty members, including forty expelled from Switzerland, are said to seek new operations in America via various routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Dee
John Drew Thrown From Horse In Central Park Injury Report
Actor John Drew was thrown from a horse with his daughter in Central Park. The horse trampled him before a passing car rushed him to a hospital. The severity of his injuries remains undetermined.
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New York
John Drew
Central Park
Drew
Beaten and robbed in city before dawn
New York reports William Astor Deayron nephew of John J Astor was attacked while returning from a social event. He was found unconscious by a policeman after being struck with a blunt weapon and robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
New York
William Astor Deayron
John J
Empress Reported in Critical Condition in St Petersburg
Dispatches from St Petersburg describe alarming rumors that the empress is in a critical condition. Official confirmation was not immediately available as the city awaited word from imperial authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
West Virginia Strike Heads Toward Arbitration
The Aetna Standard plant strike in Bridgeport Ohio reduces to a waiting game as talks hint at arbitration before week’s end. Amalgamated Association leaders report overtures. American company officials deny them. Fifteen hundred troops guard the Ohio river while Pittsburg discussions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Aetna Standard
American Shot and Tin-Plate Company
Amalgamated Associon of Iron
Lewis
Amalgamated Association
Tin Mills Company
American Company
American Sheet and Tin-Plate Company
Pittsburg
Joshua Bishop
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
Taft
Harmon
Ohio River
Virginia
Opportunities in the South Highlighted at Congress
Washington reports at the Southern Commercial Congress emphasized vast southern resources and growth potential. Virginia Agriculture Commissioner G W Koiner urged farmers to redouble efforts to boost production. Assistant Secretary Hays praised climate, people, and a new spirit driving science and education in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dixie Land
Southern Commercial Congress
South
G. W. Koiner
Virginia
Southland
Congress
Hays
Probers Seek Motive in Snead Bathtub Mystery
Investigators in Roanoke Virginia pursue a motive for the death of southern girl Ocey Snead as testimony pieces suggest a possible murder plot. Hearing for Virginia Wardlaw, the victim’s aunt, is postponed to later this week. Carolina Martin, mother of the dead girl, remains missing with authorities unsure of her whereabouts.
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New York
Pec
Ocey Snead
Virginia Wardlaw
Victm
Carolina B Martin
Reanoke
Vare
Martin
Sultan’s Pawn Ticket Sale Blocked by Court Order
Paris action halts sale of 450 pounds of assets as Mulai Hafid’s representative obtains a court order, preventing the proceeds from a sultanate pawn ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mulai Hafid
Prevent Sulta
Moarceeca
Moroccan Crown Jewels Auction Postponement Fails
In Paris a court allows a one month delay in selling Abdul Aziz’s pawned collection held by the Monte de Piete. The loan, interest totaling 240000, funds from the Moroccan government offered via E Mokhri to redeem the jewels. Authorities oppose the postponement as foreign jewelers arrive for the sale.
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Abdul Aziz
Morocco
Mohammed Sidi el Mokhri
E. Mokhri
Mont de Piete
Paris
Colne
Nine Opinions By Court Of Appeals In West Virginia
Charleston December seventh reports nine opinions handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeals with several dissents. Listed cases include Demoss vs Moore from Preston County affirmed, Stone vs Campbell from Kanawha County reversed in part, McNeal from Randolph reversed, Hawkins administrator vs Nuttallburg Coal from Fayette revised, George administrator vs Crim from Barbour affirmed in part reversed and remanded, State vs Miller Mineral County affirmed, Reynolds vs Whitescarver Taylor reversed and remanded, Stanton vs City of Parkersburg Wood County reversed and remanded, Union Stopper Co. vs McGara Monongalia County reversed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court of Appeals
Demoss
Moore
Preston County
Stone
Campbell's Creek Railroad Company
Kanawha County
Stete
McNeal
Randolph County
Hawkins
Admr
Nuttallburg Coal and Coke Company
Fayette County
George, Adir
Crim
Parbour County
State
Miler
Mineral County
Reynolds
Whitescarver Et Als
Taylor County
Stanton
City of
Parkersburg
Wood County
Union Stopper Company
McGara
Mononvalia County
PUGILIST SHOT AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Big crowds at Madison Square Garden faced a shock when boxer Young Tug Wilson was shot while watching bicycle races. Bert Eyes, another fighter, was arrested on suspicion of firing the shot as four thousand spectators slept on after a long six day event. the bicycle race teams remained in fair shape.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Tug” Wilson
Bert’ Eyes
Prosecution Ready for Peonage Trials in Mobile
Federal authorities prepare vigorous prosecution of peonage cases to be heard at the U S district court convening today in Mobile. Several prominent residents of Mobile and Monroe counties are among the defendants, indicted months ago. The attorney general has reviewed the cases and directed District Attorney Ambrecht to pursue to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
United States District Court
Monroe
United States Grand Jury
Armbrecht
Prince Frederick von Wittgenstein Renounces Princely Rank
Berlin reports Prince Frederick von Wittgenstein renounces his princely rank and all associated privileges. The action follows a family law from 1607 which strips titles if a member marries beneath his rank. Frederick had married Marie Wertling in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frederick von Wittgenstein
Frederick
Marie Wertling
Bom Sues Again for Tutor Appointment for Sons
Count Boni de Casene filed a court action seeking a court order to compel his wife Princess de Segan to appoint a tutor for their three sons Joy. The petition was filed December 7 in Paris.
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Paris
Boni de Casseene
Princess de Segan
Joy
Many Federal Jobs Sent to Senate by Taft
Washington December 7 President Taft sent to the senate 1200 nominations to federal offices The largest part consist of postmasters and customs supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
Washington
cMsus
Coal lands quietly being gobbled up in Buchanan County
Land speculation in Buchanan County concentrates on coal lands as multiple companies, local and from distant cities, acquire vast plots. A proposed rail corridor via Narrows to Bluefield could unlock timber, iron, and coal shipments, with Bluefield eyeing a future industrial hub status.
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Buchanan
Pocavontas
Wnle
Richmond
New York
Boston
Peope
Russell and
Wise Counties
Northern Coal and Coke Company
Steel Corporation
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Tom's Creek
Bradgelyn
Boissevain
Knox Creek
Russell
Dry Fork
Carolina Clinchfield
Dante
Dumps Creek
Rock
Laurel Creek
Narrows
Ingleside
New River
Holston
Western
Rocky Gap
Nye Cove
Round Mountain
Gratton
Tazewell Courthouse
Bluefield
South Bluefild
East Ward
Focal Chamber of Emmerce
Gov Swanson Will Honor Requisition for Williams
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports it is understood Governor Swanson will sign a requisition for Samuel W. Williams Virginia attorney general elect on a charged felonious assault against Judge Joseph M. Sanders. Williams has said he would return to Welch to be tried, though doubts have emerged about such action. The McDowell county prosecutor may have heard the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Glasscock
Samuel W. Williams
Virginia
Joseph M. Sanders
Welch
Swanson
Times-Dispatch
Williams
McDowell J County
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