West Virginia Senate Ballot Fails to Elect Senator
In Charleston on February 4 the WV legislature failed to elect a U.S. senator on first ballot. Republicans Davis Elkins Isaac Mann William Edwards Albert White Hubbard Scott Showalter Goff Nesbitt Mason Dice Miller Dawson and others received scattered votes. Democrats backed Senator Watson with few deviations while a telegraphed claim of a vote-buying attempt surfaced as a sensational aside.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States Senate
West Virginia
Davis Elkins
Morgantown
Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
William 8
Edwards
Albert B. White
Parkersburg
William P. Hubbard
Wheeling
Nathan B. Scott
Emmett M. Showalter
Fairmont
Nathan Goff
Clarkeburg
W. EB
Glasscock
Frank W. Nesbitt
John W. Mason
Charles XS
Dice
Lewisburg
Warren Miller
Ripley
W. M. O. Dawson
Caleb Democrats
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R. P. Chew
Charles Town
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Joint Assembly
Pendleton
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Chilton
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Investigation halted in West Virginia senate race inquiry
Washington February 4 The senate elections committee halted its investigation into the election of Senators Watson and Chilton of West Virginia after a key witness withdrew the statements in the charges.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Watson and Chilton
West Virginia
Bribery Charge Made to Advance McGraws Cause
Washington and Charleston telegraphed disclosures show West Virginia figures tied to a bribery probe of Senators Watson and Chilton. L. J. Shock admitted offering funds to influence votes, saying it aimed to aid John T. McGraw, while both senators denied the accusations as absurd. The senate elections committee recessed to await further actions.
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Watson and Chilton
West Virginia
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
L. J. Shock
West Virginia House of Delegates
Watson
Chifton
John T. McGraw
Glasscock
West
Charleston
House of Delegates
United States
Clarence W. Watson
Shock
William E. Chilton
C. M. Wetzell
Child Welfare Conference Opens in Harrisburg
A three days conference on juvenile courts compulsory education public playgrounds and other child welfare topics began in Harrisburg under the Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers. Governor Tener Bishop Darlington President Noble of Dickinson College Mrs Frederick Schoff and Miss Julia Lathrop headlined sessions.
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Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers
Tener
Bishop Darlington
Noble
Dickenson College
Frederick Schoff
National Congress of Mothers
Julia Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Washington
Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association Convenes in Cincinnati
The Hardwood Manufacturers Association opens its annual convention in Cincinnati with members from across the country. Topics include insurance railroad rates and inspection rules as President W B DeLaney chairs the two day sessions.
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Lumbermen
Cincinnati
Hardwood Manufacturers'’ Association
W. B. DeLaney
Switchman Dies in Freight Train Wreck Near Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky on February 4 a Baltimore and Ohio freight wreck left switchman Charles Woodsmall dead. Rescuers found him clutching his lantern as his signal failed, with his dog standing over the body before the crew removed the corpse.
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Post
Louisville
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles Woodsmal
Woodsmall
Mardi Gras Festivities Parade Through Paris
Paris and much of France halt business to join Mardi Gras celebrations. The King Carnival pageant in the capital drew thousands from the provinces, with an unusually elaborate and attractive Gay event.
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France
Paris
Legislators Debate Direct Election and Court Abolition
West Virginia lawmakers push ratification of the U S Senate direct election amendment while considering a public service commission bill. Mercer county court closure faces doubt as lawmakers weigh county salaries and a twice monthly payroll mandate amid railroad and coal interests.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
House
Senate
Glasscock
Nuttall
Fayette County
Criminal Court
Mercer County
Judiciary Committee
Maynard
W. N. Doak
Capt. C. Heck
Norfolk and Western
Isaac T. Mann
Mercer
McDowell
Fire destroys logs and belongings in Pennsylvanian blaze
A fragmentary report from February 4 notes a fire destroying a structure in a Pennsylvania town. Opened with damaged wording, the item references logs and possessions lost in the blaze and mentions legal figure Atty thous and.
Congress Day Highlights Budget Debates and Votes
Senate reports a fortifications appropriation of 5 215 250 dollars while labor complaints at Lafollette eight hour proposal spark protests. House debates D C appropriation as Congress adjourns at 8 07 p m after Taft messages urge exporters lists and veto on harbor lines plan.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Fisher
Territories
Taft
New York
New Jersey
Clayton
Eighty Percent of Firemen Favor Strike
New York February 4. All ballots from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen on fifty four eastern railroads are being counted with results expected by Saturday night. Reports indicate about eighty percent favor a strike if demands are not met. The group hopes for an amicable settlement and will seek conference to arbitrate under the Erdman act once results are known.
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Shea
Railroad Managers Committee
Firemen’s Committee
Alleged Arson Trust Nears Legal Age in Illinois Probe
Chicago reports the state's attorney investigation into the alleged arson trust pushing back twenty years of fires in Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Wisconsin. Names F G Cowie and Frederick Schmidt surface in connection with old cases including Schmidt once jailed for jury bribery in the Cronin murder trial.
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Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Johnston
F. G. Cowie
Wautacha
Frederick Schmidt
Schmidt
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Illinois
Roosevelt declines WV senate invitation to speak on progressives
Theodore Roosevelt wired Clerk Harris of the West Virginia state senate to decline a speaking invitation before lawmakers on progressive legislation. The senate had extended the invite and the house had rejected a similar resolution.
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W. Va
Theodore Roosevelt
Harris
State Senate
Senate
West Virginia
House
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees a wait Wednesday and Thursday with cooler conditions. Virginia experiences fast and slight cooling on Wednesday and Thursday with clearer skies.
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West Virginia
Janitor admits sending fatal bombs in spree
John Paul Farrell, a Brooklyn janitor, confessed to mailing bombs that killed Mrs Herrera and injured her husband, and claimed similar killings including Mrs Taylor and Judge Rosalsky. He described building bombs, confessed to robberies, and said he was once confined to an asylum. He faces homicide charges.
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Bernard Herrera
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Herrera
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Taylor
Grace Watts
Brooklyn
Wall Street Sees $50 Million Drop in Exchange Seats
In New York on February 4 the aggregate market value of seats on the New York Stock Exchange falls by more than fifty million dollars. The latest seat price is forty eight thousand dollars, half the peak reached three years ago. There are eleven hundred seats, their principal value lies in the privilege of trading on the exchange and the facilities provided to traders.
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Wall Street
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Women Serve on Grand Jury in Deadwood
In Deadwood on February 4, the first time in state history women serve on a grand jury. Judge Buck seats six women among nineteen jurors, many listed as housewives on the voting register. The judge says the aim is a non gossip jury and to give women a chance to keep secrets.
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Deadwood City
Buck
Gasparilla Carnival Parade Lights Tampa Mardi Gras Day
Tampa observed Mardi Gras with the Gasparilla Krews carnival and a street parade through the city. Hundreds of visitors including many tourists from the north joined in the festive day’s program.
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Fla
Virginia Farmers Union meets in Lynchburg for three-day session
The Virginia Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union opened in Lynchburg on February 4 for a three day meeting. About 899 members representing nearly every county in the state attend the session.
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Virginia Farmers’ Union
Lychburg
Anys
Virginia Farmers’ Eduecational and Co-operative Union
Adrianople in Flames in Bulgarian-Serbian Bombardment
Flames raged in portions of Adrianople as Bulgarian and Serbian bombardment resumed with greater intensity today, according to front reports from Sofia.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Turks Hold at Two Fortresses as War Winds Loom
Jandon Feb 4 Turkish forces stay on the defensive at Tehatalja and Adrianople as Bulgarian bombardment intensifies. Adrianople fortress resists with limited sorties while reports say it can hold for weeks. Diplomacy stalls with no new moves from the Porte or allies amid fears of a Turkish retreat.
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Shafket Pasha
Thrace
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Dardanelles
Besika Bay
Colder Weather Predicted Across Midwest and East
Colder temperatures are reported across Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Wyoming and Montana with below zero readings. Lower temps indicated in the Atlantic and east gulf states with rain and snow in the middle Atlantic region over the last twenty four hours.
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Big Trade With Brazil Coffee and Farm Implement Trade Rise
Brazil increased coffee shipments to the United States in 1912 by about 100 million pounds from the prior year. The same period saw Brazil purchase nearly six million dollars of agricultural implements from the United States, according to federal commerce bureau statistics.
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Brazil
Washington
United States
Federal Commerce Bureau
Prohibition Tightened in West Virginia Enactment Moves Forward
Governor-elect Hatfield pledges enforcement if the prohibition amendment passes as House Bill No. 8 tightens liquor rules. It defines liquors to include any drink producing intoxication and sets penalties from fines to imprisonment for manufacturing, selling, or aiding liquor. Druggists must sell only on reputable physicians prescriptions with records open to officials, and exceptions cover medicinal, sacramental, and scientific uses with age and affidavit requirements.
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