Norton Va Papers and Clinch Valley Prospects Stir Races
Norton Virginia hosts a Republican meeting over county clerk candidates Chas A Johnson and J D Dotson with no agreement reached likely forcing a primary. The Virginia Daily Press may move to Norton and publish weekly or semi weekly. Water supplies for future Clinch Valley towns center on Norton with streams Clear Creek Little Stony Creek and others capable of serving 50 000 to 75 000 people warning droughts affect rivers in dry seasons. Dungannon and Patrick Hogan sites show investor potential as rail lines expand and the South and Western railroad company holds land there. further Telegraph notes promised on reminiscences of Hogan in a future issue.
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Norton
Chas. A. Johnson
Elbert Kilgore
J. D. Dotson
Virginia Daily Press
Roanoke
Rose
Republican County
Wise
Clinch Valley
Jordan
Clear Creek
Stony Creek
Guests River
Powells River
Dangannon-on-the-Clinch
Patrick Hogan
South and Western Railroad Cmpany
Telegraph
Governor Grants Reprieve in Mrs Rogers Case
Montpelier Vermont February 2 Governor Bell announced a reprieve for Mrs Mary Mabelle Rogers sentenced to be hanged for her husband’s murder The reprieve to June 2 follows an earlier statement that denial was possible The Telegraph noted George L Carter secured a new South and Western charter confirmed by yesterday’s Press and Irvin stated the charter would withstand tests
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Bell
Mary Mabelle Rogers
Marcus Rogers
Telegraph
George L. Carter
South and Western
R. Tate Irvin
Carter
Workmen Express Confidence in Czar
In St Petersburg on February 2 Max Gorki the author jailed last week for revolutionary ties was released. Workers praise the Czar promising better conditions and expect a return to work. In Warsaw a Monday resumption is anticipated as funds aid strikers’ families and Polish unrest remains limited.
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St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorki
Riga
Gorki
Publishers Press Today
Warsaw
Poland
Bitter Cold Grips India and Lahore in Severe Freeze
February reports describe rivers Zhob and Goal frozen as cold snap sweeps India and Lahore. Weather is described as harsher than any remembered by local elders and native residents.
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India
Senate Debates Two Levy Bills In West Virginia
Charleston news reports heated senate debate over two administration bills on levies. One caps county levy growth for three years to curb inflated expenditures after new assessment laws. the other seeks to limit school funding and teacher salaries, amid concerns over staffing and pay. The House urged reconsideration of Sutton charter, while gas bill hearings featured voices including John Worthington and J F Goffey. Virginia debt discussions followed a joint finance committee meeting with Attorney General Anderson and others.
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Sutton
House Judiciary Committee
Thoss
John Worthington
Elliott
J. F. Goffey
J. M., Goffey
Pennsylvania
Anderson and
Meesis
Joan B. Moon
Randolph Harrison
Joseph Batton
Virginia
Fience
White Haired Richard Croker Returns for Funeral
White haired, old and broken Richard Croker, former Tammany Hall autocrat, arrives in New York for his son Frank Croker's funeral after a Florida wreck killed him. He appears bowed, feeble, and expresses grief while avoiding publicity as relatives guard him.
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New York
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Frank
Florida Sands
Croker
Dick'' Croker
Mr. Croker
Ten Women Die After Train Collision Near Hornellsville
Ten women from the Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist church were killed or died from injuries after a sleigh with thirteen people was struck by a train on the Pittsburg Shawmut and Northern road two miles west of Hornellsville. Six died instantly, four died later in hospital, and three remained in hospital with one likely to die.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Universalist Church
Pittsburg
Shawmut
Northern Road
Two Children Die In House Fire In West Virginia
In Parkersburg, West Virginia, a farm family loses two young children when their home burns after the parents leave to tend the farm. Three year old Gladys McCarrier and three month old Charles McCarrier perish. William McCarrier is severely burned and likely to die.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
William McCarrier
Gladys McCarrier
Charles McCarrier
McCarrier
Kanawha Labor Bill Aims At Deceitful Labor Invites
The committee took no decision on Grippenberg’s confrontation while Mr. Walker introduced a bill to bar workers lured into the state by false ads and misrepresentation. The measure targets Cabin Creek unrest where strikebreakers were alleged to be misinformed and guarded. The house also passed Moody’s fire escape bill for buildings employing laborers.
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Walker
Kanawha
Cabin Creek
Moody
Pretty Wedding at Higginbotham Home in South Bluefield
The niece Lettie Higginbotham married D Howard Payne of Newport Giles county Va at the Higginbotham residence. Rev J A Baylor officiated in a Cream sectition Inette gown with antique lace and orange blossom veil. A small gathering of relatives attended the ceremony followed by a refined reception with palms and ferns.
Cold Wave Sweeps Nation With Subzero Temps
A severe cold wave grips the nation with temperatures plunging to 8 to 10 degrees below zero this morning after a predicted 25 degree drop overnight. The chill is expected to last about 48 hours with wide area impact.
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Jack Frost
Last Widow of War of 1812 Mary Barker Dies in Virginia
Mrs Mary Barker widow of Henry Barker and pensioner of the war of 1812 died at Stickleyville Lee county Virginia aged over ninety. She had been in good health until two days before her death and was considered among the last widows of the conflict in the area.
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Mary Barker
Stickleyville
Lee County
Henry Barker
A. Fulkerson
Fire at Cramp's ship yard destroys battleship plans
A fire at Cramp's ship yard in Paris destroyed the chart room and working planes for battleships Idaho Mississippi Colorado Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The cruiser Pennsylvania was saved from ignition by two fire boats, though the yard suffered about twenty five thousand dollars in damage.
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Paris
Cramp
Idaho
Mississippi
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Premier Store Ad Feeds Shoppers With Fresh Produce and More
The advertisement for Premier Store lists a wide range of goods including strawberries tomatoes cucumbers lettuce onions beans fruit eggs meat and dairy along with baked goods and delicacies. It promotes a full grocery and fuel its message ends with a nudge about Premier Brooms and a prompt Have you tried them.
Terrible Suffering on the Hun River Front Faces War Toll
Reports from Paris and Manchuria detail heavy Russian losses totaling 13,000 killed or wounded, with General Karapatkin accused by General Grippenberg and Struck. Descriptions recount extreme cold, frozen corpses, and Japanese forces failing to push Russians near Sandipu and Dziantan.
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Mukden
Sandipu
Sandipuu
Loessa
Krondatz
Teinghaichen
Manchuria
Dzianthan
Chenhatin Pass
Editor and Railroad Man Have Fight in Salisbury
Salisbury, N C February 2 Master Mechanic J F Shehan of the Southern Railway shops at Spencer and Editor Carl Hammer of the Salisbury Saw clashed in the newspaper office over a Sun article accusing the master mechanic of removing heaters from shops and yards. The fight was broken up by friends without serious injuries.
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Salisbury
N. C
J. F. Shehan
Southern Railway
Spencer
Carl Hammer
Salisbury Saw
Nwspaper
At Cost for Ten Days Ladies Hats and Dress Goods Sale
Mrs M E Browning announces a ten day sale offering her entire stock of ladies hats winter goods hosiery belts and more at cost. A new line of embroidery Hamburg and white goods arrives and will be sold at very bottom prices to clear space for spring stock. Call at once to choose from stylish items before the sale ends. Thor Fri Sat Sun
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M. E. Browning
Souvenir Spoons and Candy Sold at Local Shops
A brief note notes Bluefield souvenir spoons available at White's drug store and Hougler's candy shop offering treats. The item, described as a fine line collection, highlights local shop offerings in town.
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Fine Line
Bluefield
White's Drug Store
Hougler’s Candy
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Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
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Sele
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Arlington Hotel
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Man’’ Thompson
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Connecticut
Czar
Russia
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Edwin Mann
W.W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
Ashier
Bluefield Ave
J. Baker’s Saloon
L. E. Timaney
Presidenite Deshier
W. H. Thomas
ING
National Bank
United. States
Sonenes
Lahore
British India
Bill
Charleston
Senate
Grippenberg
Europatkin
Peoples’ Stores
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Phone
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Echo de Paris
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