Atlantic ports dominate US foreign trade routes in 1911 data
The Bureau of Statistics reports eighty-five percent of total imports and exports moved through ten customs districts led by New York and New Orleans. New York’s imports rose to 895 million and exports to 801 million. Galveston and others show growing volumes in the 1900–11 period, with cotton as a major export and iron, steel, meat and dairy products as key imports.
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Washington
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
New Orleans
Galveston
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Savannah
Port Townsend
Buffalo
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
India
Fone
Orleas Boston
Philaelphia
Philladelphia
Francisco
Puget Sound
Seattle
Spokane
Chicago
Detroit
Mobile
Port Huron
Ogdensburg
Wilmington
N. C
St. Paul
Plattsburg
Niagara
Port Arthur
Pomoiia
Pensacola
Newport
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Albany
Omaha
Louisville
Houston
Denver
Indianapolis
No New Developments in Dynamite Conspiracy
Indianapolis Feb 9 United States District Attorney Charles W Miller said no developments in dynamite conspiracy cases expected before early next week. Forty more men remain under indictment with names withheld and arrests planned on one day. Bond amounts for arraignment on March 12 will not be disclosed until after arrests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Charles W. Miller
Reduction of U S cavalry to ten regiments faced in bill
In the house the army appropriation bill passed after a bitter fight reducing the cavalry from fifteen to ten regiments and trimming the enlisted force by 3,980 men.
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Washington
United States Army
Mexican Troops Not to Invade America
Diplomatic friction arose between Texas and the U S government and Mexico over troops moving through American territory amid revolutionary disturbances. Secretary Knox said no permission would be granted until the issue is fully studied and resolved.
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Washington
State of
Texas
United States
Mexico
Knox
Gov. Colquitt
Woodrow Wilson Outlines Democracy in Kentucky Speech
Frankfort Ky Feb 9 Woodrow Wilson presented a straight Democratic talk to the Kentucky legislature outlining his democracy theory He described a system of trusteeship shaped by the power of top directors and insistent leaders who cannot see beyond a directors table reach Governor Wilson framed the idea as a reform.
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Frankfort
Woodrow Wilson
Kentucky
Wison
Fire blast kills twelve in Canadian railway camp
A premature dynamite explosion at a construction camp on the Canadian Northern Railway near Fort Francis, Ontario, leaves twelve men dead and five injured. In Wheeling, Laura Farnsworth Schenk sues Clem E. Peters for jewels valued at 2000 dollars alleged pledged for 700 dollars after her arrest in a high profile poisoning case.
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Fort Francis
Ont
Canadian Northern Railway
Schenk
Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John C. Schenk
Clem E. Peters
Peters
Mitchell and AFL Leaders Face Contempt Hearing
John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers with Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor faced continued contempt of court proceedings in Washington on February 9 over alleged injunctive violations in the Buck Stove and Range case. Mitchell testified opposing federal court injunction power amid the case.
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John Mitchell
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Buck
Mtchell
Roday Ends the Big Vote Period for Subscriptions
A newspaper notice promotes subscription votes in the European Tour Contest. Paying $4.00 now yields 3,900 votes this week while waiting until next week gives 3,300 votes. Readers are urged to vote for their favorite and note the vote schedule in the column.
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H.ip
Taft Favored by Isaac Mann In West Virginia
Isaac T Mann of Bramwell voiced strong Taft support in a Daily Telegraph interview. He praised Taft for upholding the law and judiciary, predicted a solid West Virginia delegation for Taft, and cited rising New York support as evidence of national momentum.
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Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
Daily Telegraph
Mann
W. 11
Taft
Chicago
United States
Republican Party
West Virginia
West
Mr. Taft
Foverner Glasscock
Roanoke Veterans Reunion Ends After Forty Years
Seventy five survivors of the Union corps at Roanoke Iey and fifty years overdue Union veterans joined by New York Confederate vets disrupted the dinner. A Confederate commander led his men in Dixie as Union veterans saluted and cheered. The Roanoke association will not meet again due to advancing ages.
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New York
Roanoke Iey
New York Camp
Bite
Roanoke Association
Interstate carriers face IC C pass and free transport probe
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a general investigation into practices of all interstate carriers resisting passes franks and free transportation. Many carriers are said to violate the law and may face prosecution.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia expects a stormy Saturday and Sunday with rising temperatures on Sunday. Virginia forecast shows fair conditions Saturday and Sunday with cooler Saturday and moderate northwest winds shifting to variable.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Mexican Offenders To Escape Punishment
Washington reports the state department holds refugee officials of the Diaz regime cannot be extradited for executions or acts while in authority. The ruling doubts extradition of Andreas Garsea Galan and Nicadar Valdez as political offenses under the current treaty with Mexico. No current orders for increased border force are issued amid Mexico’s disorder.
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Washington
Diaz
Mexico
United States
State Department
Andreas Garsea Galan
Nicadar Valdez
San Antonio
Texas
Garland
Valdez
War Department
Mitchell and Gompers Dramatic in Extreme Testimony
Washington February reports of the contempt of court trial before the District of Columbia Supreme Court feature John Mitchell of the AFL tearing up as he recalls leaving his family Christmas Eve for sentence. Samuel Gompers speaks of refusing to apologize, calling the suggestion an affront to his dignity.
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Washington
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
Mitchell
Gompers
Ria
Insanity Plea Begun in Banker Murder Case
Fort Worth Texas February 9 The defense for Amarillo banker John Beal Sneed seeks to prove mental irresponsibility in his trial for the death of A. G. Boyce Jr The strategy centers on the elopement of Sneed s wife with Boyce and a letter Sneed wrote to W H Fuqua after their departure detailing love humiliation and effects on the children
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Fort Worth
Tex
John Beal Sneed
Amarillo
Texas
A. G. Boyce, Jr
Sneed
W. H. Fuqua
From Workhouse to a Rich Inheritance
Mrs Adeline Crandell wife of Frederick Crandell released from a workhouse after months on a disorderly conduct charge cannot locate her husband who stands to inherit two million from the Hawley estate due to their uncle Edwin Hawley failing to leave a will. She seeks a lawyer to protect her interest and that of their five children now in Chatham New York.
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New York
Adeline Crandell
Frederick Crandell
Edwin Hawley
Hawley
Chatham
N.Y
Etter and Giovannitti arraigned in Lopizzo murder case
Lawrence Massachusetts February 9 Joseph J Etter and Arturo Giovannitti were arraigned in police court charged as accessories to the murder of Anna Lopizzo who was shot during a riot January 29 after hearing a few witnesses the court adjourned until Monday
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Lawrence
Maes
Joseph J. Etter
Arturo Giovannitti
Anna Lopizzo
Train Wreck Brings Ten Bodies Recovered
A passenger train plunged into a freight train after a block was not cleared. Railroad men generally blame the operator for allowing No 15 to pass his station before the other train cleared the block.
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No. 15
Tragedy As Freight Collision Cremates Railway Workers
At Dry Fork near Belspring three railroad workers are killed and two injured when train No 15, rushed to meet orders, crashes into a waiting westbound freight. Dead are C E Evans and R K Argabright and D R Hendrickson. Injured include K E Stanley Jeffries and W L Ransom. Fire consumes the cabs and bodies beyond recognition. Automatic blocks not in use. blame points to operator L Harman at Belspring and timing of the No 15.
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Dry Fork
Belspring
Bluefield
Roanoke
L. Harman
Radford
Belsprung
No. 15
Ransom
Wreck passenger recalls Atlantic Coast Line crash and fire
A passenger aboard No. 15 recounts waking as the train halted and a blaze erupted ahead. He describes seeing two burning cabs perched on the engine, frantic attempts to dislodge them, and flames spreading to the pilot after the cab finally tumbled forward.
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Man Spangler
No. 15
Te 4
Hoase
Public Hearings End in Lorimer Inquiry
The second senatorial investigation into Senator Lorimer's election was declared closed by Chairman Dillingham. Lawyer Hancey for Lorimer argues the election was decided before the inquiry and not subject to a second probe. The eight month inquiry produced about 10 000 pages of testimony. Stenographer Blumenberg, dismissed for conduct, apologized in a letter read into the record. Edward Hines denied offering a bribe to telegraph operator Miss Helen Seavers.
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Washington
Lorimer
Dillingham
Hancey
Larimer
Congressional
M. W. Blumenberg
Edward Hines
Helen Seavers
Ballot Counting Delays Highlight District Winners
Yesterday's voting drew thousands of ballots with a slow tabulation process delaying print-ready totals. The roll of honor lists winners by district including Miss Mary Dinwiddie first district, Miss Jennie Sadler second, and others such as Miss Bernice Clark and Miss Grace H. Clark across third and fourth districts.
Fifty Coal Miners Imprisoned in Shaft
Fifty miners at the Fairmont Coal Company shaft in Bennett station are trapped since early morning after a hoisting wheel broke. The airshaft is iced over and efforts by miners to break through continue with no expected release before tomorrow noon.
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Danville
Faimont Coal Company
Bennett Station
Visit Will Decide For War Or Peace
London reports the mission of Viscount Haldane the British Secretary of War to Berlin could decide war or peace. Debates on whether the overtures came from Britain or Germany highlight the high stakes and potential outcome of the visit.
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England
Germany
Viscount Haldane
London
Berlin
Wingland
Viscount Hlaldane
Bryan to Testify First in Money Trust Probe
Washington February 9 Bryan will be summoned as the first witness before the house committee on banking and currency to testify in the money trust investigation. The Democratic caucus referred the matter to a standing committee after rejecting Bryan's demand for a special committee.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Money Trust
Bryan
House
Dynamite Arrests in Multi-City Conspiracy Case
Federal authorities in about twenty cities identified the forty or more defendants named in the dynamite conspiracy indictment. Plans for simultaneous arrests were under way with a target of Monday as the action date.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Battle near Penjamo leaves fifteen rebels dead
In Gurandalajara, Mexico, federal troops clashed with two hundred Zapatistas near Penjamo. Fifteen rebels and several federals were killed in the battle as fighting raged today.
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Mexico
Gurandalajara
Penjamo
European tour contest draws heavy ballots in Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph runs a large heavy voting contest with five local women to win a trip to Europe next July and August. Miss Mary Dinwiddie leads the chaperon division while district leaders include Miss Jennie Sadler Miss Bernice Clark Miss Mel Grace UH and Miss Margaret Cameron. Subscriptions and ballots flood the office with thousands of votes cast and more are expected as rivalries intensify across districts.
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Daily Telegraph
Contest Department
Mary Dinwiddie
Jennie Sadler
Bernice Clark
Rock
Mel Grace UH
Clark
Vivian
Margaret Cameron
Heckman
New York
Elks’ Opera House
Europe
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Anoke
KE. Stanley Jeffries
Norfolk
W. L. Ransom
Patterson Avenue
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Grace H. Clark
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