09 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
A dramatic internal clash surfaces as opponents accuse opponents of an improvised plan to unseat Senator White and maneuver Democrats into a Senate majority. The dispute highlights partisan maneuvering and public scrutiny of legislative power.
In the Sixth district Mingo county Republican M Z White won the state senate nomination amid a disputed election. C E Stevenson filed a contest asserting White’s ineligibility and alleging whiskey distribution at a Maritime precinct, though no fraud charges are leveled. The notice cites constitutional grounds and plans to press the challenge in January 1911.
Fire swept Carolina Beach near Wilmington destroying the hotel bath houses and cottages. Loss estimated at fifteen thousand dollars with no immediate report of injuries.
Washington reports indicate the house committee on agriculture will not act upon the Pincent reports as they have been.
The article notes Democrats consider bringing up the controversy on the House floor if no early action is taken before Christmas, signaling a potential escalation in debate after the holidays.
Williamson West Virginia December 8 Special Democrats in Mingo County launch an eleventh hour contest to disqualify Senator-elect M Z White Sixth district alleging grounds that are disputed and seen as a plan to seize control of the state senate. The notice served to White was timed to disrupt his seating while Republicans threaten reciprocal action. White's vote tally 10120 while challenger Stevenson polled one vote on a self vote. Contention rests on party affidavits and a local county chairman endorsement amid broader political maneuvering.
In New York on December 8 the joint legislative investigation committee heard little new. Assistant counsel Isadore Kresel pressed John J. Evans treasurer of the Metropolitan Turf Association to explain the origin of a 20 000 deposit at Mutual Bank while missing books and faulty mem ories hinder the inquiry. He had limited success.
Trenton December 8 Governor elect Woodrow Wilson endorsed James E Martin Democrat Union County for the United States senate to succeed John Kean Jr He opposed the election of former Senator James Smith Jr in equally definite terms.
In Washington the House of Representatives took up the Indian appropriation bill. The measure carries 5,146,260 dollars and is examined section by section after the session begins.
New Orleans December hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission focuses on the tap line question. The Star Grain and Lumber Co versus the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and others tests whether these hundreds of small lines are common carriers and eligible for rebates. Most tap lines are lumber operators tapping larger routes in the South and Midwest.
Pekin reports the ancient absolute regime in China will exist historically only after the Chinese New Year in January 1911. The throne plans to accede to a resolution of the imperial senate calling for an immediate constitutional cabinet as political events quicken toward popular government.
In San Francisco a medical inspector ordered the deportation of Hindu arrivals aboard the steamer Man churia due to hook worm disease. Immigration authorities are deporting many recent arrivals because the parasite is prevalent among them.
In St. Joseph Missouri on December 8 Hez Raseao the farm hand accused of murdering four members of the Hub Bell family was moved to Maryville before daylight to avert a lynching. Public sentiment runs high and tensions remain strong.
In Orange New Jersey December a chauffeur was fatally burned while lying under his employer’s car. He attempted to adjust the running gear by a kerosene lantern when a sudden explosion occurred.
Rebecca Rees aged ninety four died in a house fire at her estate near Schenectady New York. She was described as an eccentric recluse and had a habit of smoking a pipe before retiring for the night, which preceded the blaze that consumed her home.
New York on December 8 reports all grades of refined sugar advanced 20 cents per hundred pounds today, signaling a broad market uptick in sugar costs.
West Virginia forecasts fair weather for Friday and Saturday with light variable winds. The outlook calls for calm to gentle breezes and no precipitation expected.
Representative Hughes receives notice that Rankin Wiley contests his election alleging irregularities in McDowell and Mingo counties the law not followed in appointing election officers and claims of repeated Negro votes plus improper money use in Mason county Wiley has forty days to present evidence Hughes forty days to defend then Wiley ten days for rebuttal before congress action.
Champ Clark stated he can count every Democratic member from West Virginia in his bid for speaker. He recalled his student days at Bethany College and his presidency at Marshall College. He plans a summer trip to Huntington to visit judges and former pupils and hopes to meet former female students now grown.
In Lynchburg Virginia a large crowd gathered at the city auditorium for the final speech night of the local option campaign. Speakers included Rev. George R. Stewart D D Hon. Carter Glass and Hon. George EB Carkie. The Lynchburg Woman's Christian Temperance Union organized booths at voting sites with lunch service for election workers under leaders Mrs. James E. Nowlin Mrs. Edward F. Sheffey and Mrs. H. W. McWane.
Washington December 8 Congress saw little progress as the Senate considered the Panama railroad indemnity bill to aid heirs of a government employee who died on the line. In the House most of the day went to the Indian appropriation bill and adjournments followed. The Senate adjourned to Monday.
Washington, Wee. 8 Special reports Senator Elkins is better and physicians concur. His family feels much encouraged by the improvement in his condition over the last few days.
The federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania finds no general conspiracy among anthracite railroads and coal firms to restrain trade, but rules Temple Iron Company forms an unlawful combination. Government injunction granted to stop further violations. present coal prices remain unchanged. Case heard by Judges Gray Buffington Lanning. suit filed in 1907 during Roosevelt era.
A natural gas blast in Templeton Pennsylvania on December 8 collapsed a house while the Alexander French family slept. An infant died and five other relatives were injured as the structure burned completely.
December 8 report shows polls closed with Unionist and opposing parties neck and neck. Returns from 149 seats yield a Unionist gain of two seats, an unprecedented English result. Both sides expect the new house to resemble the old.
Residents of fifty blocks on the east side were awakened by a blast that rattled windows and knocked plaster from walls. The explosion centered on Forty fifth street in an apartment house occupied by Italians, sending about 200 occupants from their beds in their nightclothes.
Senator Taylor of Tennessee introduces a bill to bring tobacco under the pure food law. The measure would prohibit selling domestic tobaccos under foreign labels to enforce labeling integrity.
Chicago promoter Dee and challenger Yusif Mahmout from Bulgaria claim the heavyweight wrestling title after Rank Gorelli announces retirement from the mat. The development sets up a likely championship clash amid late season chatter.
The Le Blanc murder case in Cambridge opens with defense attorney Brewer leading for the defendant Hattie Le Blanc, a young Cavebreton girl, accused of killing Clarence F. Glover, a Waltham laundry proprietor. The proceedings begin amid high interest and dramatic testimony.
The defense stated in its opening address that it would show formie and that the prisoner had opportunity motive and ability to commit the crime.
The American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Disputes organizes a Washington conference at the New Willard Hotel next week. Taft will address the conference with other notable figures attending, aiming to promote a universally adopted international court of arbitration and boost public support.
Congressman elect John M Hamilton urged Representative Hubbard to seek federal responsibility for any Supreme Court debt ruling against West Virginia. The talk touched Blaine’s argument that the national government should cover state expenses. Hubbard may raise the issue in the current term after court decision timing. Hamilton also met with Woodyard, his defeated foe, who asked for garden seeds and promised to plant next spring.
Washington reports no appropriation for the Little Kanawha river this session. Engineers’ report not yet received by the war department, reducing chances of inclusion in the river and harbor bill. Expect delays until the engineers’ findings are received and reviewed.
In St Louis on December 8, life imprisonment set for Austin Greaves after he defended himself in the first degree murder trial of neighbor Alfred Hunter. Greaves will seek a new trial in the circuit court.
The Navy orders the cruiser Taoucum to Puerto Cortez Honduras to protect American lives and interests as reports of a brewing revolution raise alarms for Americans in the region.
A government official argues that a nation cannot stand as a commercial power without its own merchant ships and foreign banks, stressing the need for international financial and shipping capacity. The policy push emphasizes building national assets to perform global economic functions.
The report to Congress outlines currency reform, broader banking laws, civil service retirement, a free customs service, and red tape reduction. It projects total 1912–fiscal-year government costs at 687 million dollars with a 61 million dollar gap and proposes a $59 to 100 million bond issue option without circulation privileges to curb inflation risks.
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