Two Die as Fire Rages at Johns-Manville Plant
In Milwaukee five firemen died and about a dozen were injured as a brick wall toppled during a blaze at H. W. Johns-Manville Manufacturing Co. at 225 Clybourne Street. An employee died from burns after attempting to flee the burning building. Loss pegged around 260000 dollars, insured. Morgantown Cochran Coal sold to Standard Oil interests for 250 per acre, 12500 acres.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. W. Johns-Manville Manufacturing Co
Clybourne Street
Waltham Piano
H. W. Johns-Manville
Johns-Manville Concern
Morgantown
W. Va
Cochran Coal Company
Standard Oil Company
Monongahela
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Deepwater Railroad
Coal and Coke
Kingwood
Mystery surrounds death of Felix Mystrows in city home
Police consider death a possible self-inflicted act or arson after Mystrows 40, of 403 East Fifteenth, was found with kerosene traces and an empty can nearby. A Cornell Medical College card found on the body notes prior treatment for stomach trouble.
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Orange Police
Felix Mystrows
East Fifteenth Street
Cornell Medical College
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Mystrows
Burned body found near Hazel Avenue School grounds
A charred man’s body was discovered stretched over a fire in a thicket and bound to stakes by sash cords near the Hazel Avenue public school grounds in West Orange. It remains unclear who the victim is and the cause of death is under investigation.
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New York
Hazel Avenue
West Orange
Eruptions and lava flow threaten Colima region
A violent Colima volcano eruption in Mexico sent a pillar of fire hundreds of feet high and ash showers over Colima Tuxpan and nearby towns. Forest fires started and lava flows endangered property as villagers fled to hills and base villages emptied.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Colima
Tuxpan
Two Bandits Rob Denver Train At Military Junction
Two masked men stopped Denver and Rio Grande Train No 4 between Fort Logan and Denver. They fired at least fifty shots as they forced the engineer and fireman to reveal registered mail then escaped after looting the mail car.
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Denver
Col
Rio Grande
Military Junction
Fort Logan
Taft Faces Enthusiastic Southern Welcome
President-elect Taft toured Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama amid huge crowds. He praised supporters while skewering Panama canal critics, with Mrs Taft joining demonstrations as floral tributes and two live possums honored the events in Hattiesburg Meridian and Birmingham. The couple planned to reach Cincinnati tomorrow morning.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Taft
Panama Canal
Peple
Billy
Hattiesburg
Meridian
Mrs. Taft
Cincinnati
C. P. Taft
Minnesota Wisconsin baseball league plans organized growth
A meeting in St Paul tomorrow will finish organizing a Minnesota Wisconsin league. Promoters expect to start the season in May with eight clubs including La Crosse Eau Claire Wausau Winona Duluth Superior St Paul and Minneapolis. If national approval is not granted two other cities may replace them.
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St. Paul
Minn
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Wausau
Winona
Duluth Superior
Minneapolis
National Commission
West Virginia and Virginia Weekend Weather Outlook
West Virginia: Rain and colder Sunday, Monday rain or snow and much colder. Virginia: Partly cloudy Sunday, somewhat colder in the north. Monday rain in the east and rain or snow and colder in the west, variable winds becoming east and increasing Sunday night.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Bibles Used in Inauguration Ceremonies
Washington notes how the sworn oath on a bible is selected by the Supreme Court clerk James H. McKenney. He explains variety in sources from family heirlooms to large ceremonial volumes used for presidents Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
James H. McKenney
Supreme Court
McKinney
Cleveland
McKinley
Negro Bishops Joined Together and Presented To Mr. McKinley
Senate
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Interstate commerce bill eyed to check freight rate hikes
Representative Madden of Illinois urged federal power to review railroad freight rates before they take effect and to value carrier properties to set reasonable charges. He blamed the Interstate Commerce Commission for biased reports and warned against Wall Street profits and panics tied to railroads.
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House of Representatives
Lamar
Florida
Murphy
Wisconsin
Lincoln
Washburn
Massachusetts
Hayes
California
Langley
Kentucky
Sherman
New York
Fouter
Vermont
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Representative Madden
Ilinois
Commission
Madden
Maddox
Wall Street
Railroad Interests and Tactics in Economic Downturns
Mr Madden argues railroads use secrecy and intrigue to protect profits. They may sway commercial interests or rely on delays and law to secure safe delivery via the Interstate Commerce Commission. He notes monopolies recover losses after panics and maintain advantage during downturns due to essential traffic volume.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Madden
Roosevelt Returns After 1700 Mile Rail Journey
President Roosevelt completed a 1700 mile round trip to Kentucky and Pennsylvania to lay the cornerstone of a Lincoln birthplace memorial. He traveled 850 miles each way and gave a twenty minute speech before resuming official duties at the White House with his wife and daughter.
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Washington
Larue County
Abraham Lincoln
Rosevelt
White House
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Seventy year old man thrashes son in Parkersburg
John McConnell aged 70 beat his son Platt McConnell 66 after he came home drunk. The elder, described as husky, used a broom to deliver the punishment, and the son admitted it was the harshest trimming he ever received since boyhood.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John McConnell
Platt McConnell
McConnell
Edna Wallace Hopper Marriage Revealed in New Orleans
A. O. Brown announced in New Orleans that he and Edna Wallace Hopper were married about three months ago. Hopper stars in a local theatre, and the nuptials occurred at Justice James S. White's home in Freehold New Jersey on November 25, 1908.
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New Orleans
Edna Wallace Hopper
A. O. Brown
New York
Miss Hopper
Mr. Brown
James S. White
Free Hold
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Hinkle Arrested in Panama for Grand Larceny
Panamd Illinois police arrest K Edward Hinkle on a grand larceny charge alleged at Fairmont West Virginia. Authorities say he fled bail, lived under an assumed name, and will return with West Virginia officers without requisition papers. Sheffield Silver Plate advertised in window. Randolph and Mittendorf.
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Panama
Ills
Edward Hinkle
Fairmont
W. Va
Hinkle
West Virginia
No Hurry to Redeem Pledges On Prohibition Measures
Washington reports indicate support for delaying liquor legislation in West Virginia. The legislature plans no general direct primary law, local option, or mining gross receipts license overhaul this session. Delegations appear to favor procrastination, reducing party risk ahead of any prohibition amendment or primary bill.
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Charles Brooks Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Washington
Prohibition Debate Divides Senate and House Over Local Option
The article reports a heated clash between the senate and house over local option and prohibition measures. It notes expected inaction or defeat in the house, the risk of confiscating business value, and the likelihood that no prohibition amendment will pass while a license-raising provision may advance.
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Senate
House
Hatfield Senate
Vinson
Coover
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Standard Oil
Cochran Coal CO
Virginian Railway
Valcano
Daily Telegraph
Fidelity Banking & Trust Company
L. A. Hooper
Bank OF ‘A
Nouwes
Aeith
Siebalek
P. O
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
Lawrence E. Tierney
William H. Tiemas
Jai
R. E. Bolling
W. B. Hicka
Pei
Rob
Engineer
Big Gun
Mal Taft
GLUB
Weather Forecast
Mother
Phao
Illnois
Just
Limestone
Bluefield
the Miller Supply CO
Tiets
Sheffield
Randolph and Mittendorf
Solons
Henry Rodgin Jeweler
Optician
Princeton Avenue
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