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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1911
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes WV senators amid credentials talks and Lorimer politics. It lists January 7 1911 bank data for West Virginia national banks with deposits 44.63 million and loans 43.31 million, reserves 17.12 percent. Also covers consular offer refusals, Northcott leaving for Nicaragua, and local rail and dog mascot anecdotes.
Marcellus Troxell of Sutton, a Panama veteran who lost a leg in service, arrived to collect $1,800 authorized by Congress. He alleges an overcharge of freight at $2.30 per ton instead of $1.60, seeking $32.26 in restitution while awaiting the payment.
The German government defends a penalty tax on potash production as necessary to conserve deposits and prevent exhaustion. Ambassador Bernstorff delivered the response to Secretary Knox, with statistics on production and prices. The issue was discussed at the President's cabinet meeting.
Washington reports Lieutenant-Commander Stirling says McCurdy covered ninety miles in a Key West to Havana attempt. A deck platform failed in heavy seas, forcing crew to haul the aeroplane aboard and causing damage. Secretary Meyer commends navy cooperation.
Executive committees of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific vote to complete double tracking from the Missouri River to San Francisco and along the Oregon Short Line. Total distance 1673 miles, cost 75 million dollars, to be spent over five years.
Manila reports a rising death toll from the Mount Taal eruption and the adjacent tsunami. Authorities say the latest conservative estimate lists four hundred dead as earthquakes continue to shake the region.
In Washington on January 31 Senators Chauncey M. Depew and Jeff Davis met and shook hands in the Senate chamber. The cordial exchange followed Davis's inflammatory remarks from the previous day, with both men greeting each other warmly as they parted.
London reports the new parliament convenes informally by royal commission on Jan 31 ahead of a formal kingly opening next Monday. The interim days will see standard procedures including re election of the speaker and swearing in members of both houses.
Milwaukee marks its 65th birthday with flags on public buildings. Incorporated January 31, 1846, the city now lists about 375000 residents per the latest census.
Reports allege a senator touts a whitewash for bribery charges as Chilton and Watson win majorities in both houses. Southern County Republicans back Mann for a short term amid ongoing political maneuvering.
Charleston reports the West Virginia legislature order another ballot for U S Senate seats with Chilton and Watson again favored in both houses. Republicans back N B Scott for the long term while Davis Elkins and Isaac T Mann split short term votes. Prohibition amendment moves to tomorrow. Concord Normal School bill sparks agita tion amid Oak Hill lobby efforts.
New York January 31 Joseph Robin, accused of bank larceny on eight indictments, was found sane by the jury after alienists testified to insanity. Robin testified for over an hour, detailing alleged life threats and bribes to state banking chief M W Hutchins in 1907. Hutchins issued a contrasting account tonight.
Police reported that about twelve men are feared dead after a collapse on the Center Street Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad, linked to the McAdoo tunnel project. The incident occurred near Newark and Harrison, where workers had been installing a new draw and the missing men were last seen when the structure gave way.
El Paso Texas January 41 Robert Howe and son were killed in a pitched battle with county officers during an arrest attempt for alleged murder near Sierra Blanca.
In Washington on January 31 the House voted 188 159 to favor San Francisco as the site for the 1915 Panama Canal opening exposition, defeating New Orleans. The final tally on the resolution was 259 43 with San Francisco gaining Republican support and no government funding requested.
Dr Frederick A. Cook writes to Congressman Ernest W. Roberts criticizing the Coast Geodetic Survey calculations by Mitchell and Duval. He argues their methods create doubt about Captain Robert E. Peary’s polar position and call the figures unscientific.
The government mine rescue car toured Eckman North fork Switchback and Bramwell with plans to reach Clinch Valley. It demonstrated rescue gear and oxygen systems reflecting on past Clinch Valley explosions. Operators urged a regional sub station for rapid response and noted reaction to the Laeger visit drew many visitors.
Salt Lake City reports three men killed and ten missing after a snow slide at the Utah Coalition mine in Big Cottonseed Canyon near Alta. Rescue teams search the area as winter conditions hinder efforts.
A 1909 Kentucky coal report notes total output of 10.70 million short tons up 4.5 percent from 1908, driven by eastern district gains tied to the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad. Machine mining surpassed 60 percent, with 877 machines yielding 6.46 million tons.
Dr. James A. Harrison long time English and Romance languages professor at the University of Virginia is dead at Charlottesville. He chaired positions at Randolph-Macon, Washington and Lee, and UVA and authored numerous books and articles for philosophical journals.
A morning blaze in Baltimore gut the main building of the Maryland College for Women in Luthersville, causing panic among about forty female students and an estimated loss of $50,000. Local fire crews fought the flames but the structure was ruined.
Roanoke Virginia January special reports Mrs Johnson and her child were struck by Norfolk and Western Passenger Train No. 4 near Christiansburg. The mother was instantly killed after being hurled by the engine and a bucket she held was thrown from her hand. The child’s skull was crushed and doctors fear death.
In Columbus on January 31 the United Mine Workers adopted an amendment requiring National Civic Federation members to forfeit UMWA membership. John Mitchell, former UMWA president, must resign from the federation or from the miners union. Mitchell called the action a cruel injustice while submitting to the convention.
Telegrams reported revolutionists controlling two passenger trains on the Mexican Central Railroad between Laguna and Ojo Caliente in Chihuahua. Officials noted passengers are being treated well as the situation unfolds.
A fire at the Bristol soldier's home destroyed the main building and dormitory this morning. The blaze caused about twenty thousand dollars in losses.
Heavyweight wrestler Stanley Lake died in hospital after a Saturday bout with Harry Hayes in Amarillo Texas. The match occurred January 31 and the tragedy was reported yesterday.
January 31 report says the acting mayor Francisco Portilla was assassinated yesterday. Police say the killer remains at large and an investigation is underway.
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