Tazewell Man to Land Fat Federal Job in Virginia Politics
George McCall, a former marshal candidate for the Western District, withdraws as Lynchburg HQ meant. Barnes Gillespie may become Western District district attorney with Roanoke office move to Tazewell. Postmaster for Graham expected to be Henry Calloway. Woanoke to get new Republican weekly with W C Pendleton as editor.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Washington
Barnes Gillespie
Tazewell
George McCall
Lynchburg
McCall
Ninth
Roanoke
Gillespie
T. J. Munsey
Bristol
Bristols
Mr. Warren
Goodell
Warren
Brownlow
Slemp
Graham
Henry Calloway
R. L. Gillespie
Calloway
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
Woanoke
W. C. Pendleton
Pendleton
Sale barred in majority of province last December
The report notes that the sale of Hour was prohibited in more than three fifths of the province as of December, reflecting regional restrictions on the product.
Children Restored to Custody of Mother
In Washington and Columbia reports dated February 15 a U.S. Supreme Court ruling returns the two daughters of B R Tillman Jr to their mother, ending a dispute over custody sparked by a deed to their grandfather Senator Ben Tillman. Senator Tillman commented that the decision shifts responsibility to the court and hinges on the girls’ welfare and future character.
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Columbia
D. C
Supreme Court
B. R. Tillman, Jr
United States
Ben R. Tillman
Tillman
South Carolina
Washington
Supreme Justices
Manitoba Dry Campaign Planned by Royal Templars
Winnipeg reports that plans for a vigorous province wide prohibition push will be discussed at the Royal Templars provincial convention opening today for a three day session. Preparations include reports to be presented at the gathering.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
the Royal Templars
Bribery Charge Set For Ex Pacific States Official
San Francisco on February 15, 1906 the former head of the Pacific States Telephone Company is to stand trial for bribing the Ruef Schmitz board of supervisors in a telephone franchise case. A medical board report cleared him of heart disease or tuberculosis, prompting the judge to schedule the hearing today.
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San Francisco
Cal
Theodore V. Halsey
Gene Ager
Pacific States
Alea
Halsey
Dunne
Timber Land Frauds Trial Opens in Idaho Court
The federal district court in Botse Idaho opens the trial of the Kettenbach timber land fraud case with William K. Kettenbach of Lewiston and others charged with defrauding the government of waste timber lands. Three defendants face two counts on retrial after previous quittings. two counts are conspiracy charges carried back from the appeals court.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho
Lackewanna Steel Stockholders Consider $20 Million Bond Plan
Stockholders meet in New York to approve a financial plan to provision for $15,000,000 notes and issue $20,000,000 of new bonds to stockholders underwritten by a syndicate led by Speyer & Co. The bonds mature the first of the next month.
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New York
Lackewanna Steel Company
Speyer & Co
Bond Issue Put To Atlanta Voters In Special Election
Atlanta voters approved a 3 million dollar municipal bond issue for improvements after a highly contested campaign. The special election marked one of the city's most heated contests of its kind in history.
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Atlanta
Odey
Flags and Wreaths in Havana for Maine Anniversary
In Havana on February 15 the American colony marked the twelfth anniversary of the Maine disaster by placing flags and wreaths on the submerged battleship’s masts in Havana harbor.
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Maine
Havana
Havana Harbor
Immigration chief urges stronger laws on white slave trade
Daniel J. Keefe, commissioner general of immigration, proposes a new law to strengthen and codify existing restrictions on immigration and Chinese exclusion. He favors broader definitions, expanded contract labor controls, penalties for false promises, import limits on alien workers with prior consent, higher fines for steamship companies, and a possible mandatory medical exam for male aliens 16 to 50. The report notes an enormous white slave trade and warns federal powers are limited without state and municipal action. It cites rising deportations and changes in Japanese admissions, with Chinese admissions remaining higher than a decade ago and pessimism about the Chinese exclusion law’s effectiveness.
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Washington
Daniel J. Keefe
Commissions General of Immigration
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Keefe
House
California
United States
Hawai
Hawaii
Europe
Division of Information
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Immigration Record Shows Chinese Exclusion Narrowly Enforced
A 1909 report notes smugglers and fraud keep Chinese ineligible residents, urges merging exclusion laws with general immigration policy, and cites increases in admitted Chinese amid rising illiteracy. It flags that 6,393 Chinese were admitted, with most new arrivals laborers, and highlights absorbtion into agriculture and naturalization trends nationwide.
Ballinger Pinchot Inquiry Drags Wearily On
Washington February 15 The Ballinger Pinchot inquiry moved slowly over two sessions with no dramatic cross examination by John J Vertrees attorney for Secretary Ballinger Subpoenas were issued for witnesses who will testify about twenty four missing official letters found in boxes left by Glavis in the grand jury room at Seattle Vertrees showed that when Glavis protested the clearlisting of Cunningham claims by a January 22 1908 telegram the order was revoked and the practice has continued to the present time
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Washington
Ballinger
Glavis
Cunningham
New Parliament Assembles in London Delayed Opening
The new parliament chosen in recent general elections meets in London as the formal opening by the king is postponed to early next week. Swearing in of members and other preliminaries must be completed before the royal inaugural ceremony.
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London
Toledo Agreement Breach Threatens Run-of-Mine Pay Change
A Charleroi company refuses to comply with terms under the Toledo agreement and may instead pay men on a run-of-mine basis or grant a raise. The dispute centers on the employment conditions and wage structure.
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Charleroi Company
Long Drawn Out Question Answered Through Committee
Pittsburg coal operators refused miners demands on permissible explosives citing unfair terms and breach of a 1908 Toledo agreement. National board of United Mine Workers submitted Feb 10 claims for run-of-mine pay, 5.5 percent raises in wide rooms and 9 percent in narrow work, new explosives at similar cost to black powder, and company payment of shot firers.
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Pittsburg
Toledo
National Board of the
United Mine Workers of America
Charleroi Co2rs Company
Cold Wave to Follow Storm Moving Eastward
A rapidly moving storm is due over the eastern states within 36 hours, bringing rain and snow in the eastern and southern regions. After a brief rise, temperatures will fall again as severe winds develop. Storm warnings extend from Mobile to Florida on the east gulf coast.
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Washington
East Gulf Coast
Mobile
Florida
No Negroes On Jury Dismissal Sparks Court Controversy
In Wagner Oklahoma Judge Hitch ford dismissed a district court jury after four members were Negroes. He stated Oklahoma laws require separation of races on trains schools and dining and he would not insult white jurors by seating them with Negroes.
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Muskogee
Okla
Hitchford
Wagner
Oklahoma
Market Opens Heavy Stocks Decline Moderately
New York market opened heavy with moderate losses in key stocks. Reading stock wiped out as declines spread slowly while room traders hesitated to push. No broad selling reported and prices fell gradually. Bonds held steady.
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New York
Reading
Bank Robbery Strikes Chatsworth Bank in Illinois
Burglars blew open the Citizens Bank of Chatsworth safe with nitroglycerin early today in Bloomington Illinois. They escaped with 8000 dollars in paper money and 2000 dollars in silver after binding and gagging the night watchman.
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Bloomington, Ill
Citizens’ Bank of Chatsworth
Jet Black Cotton Process Seeks Patent in Washington
Dennis Tapley of Savannah Georgia visits Washington to push a chemical formula he claims can turn white rose blossoms black or convert cotton plants to jet black. He presents the process to officials hoping for patent backing and broader adoption.
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Washington
Dennis Tapley
Savannah
Patent claims could yield $500,000 to inventor
The inventor asserts that securing a patent would make the discovery worth $500,000 to him, outlining the potential financial payoff if patent rights are granted.
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Gerela Rheumatic
Supreme Court Hands Down Four Decisions
Charleston W Va February 15 The supreme court handed down four decisions and heard several cases from the second third and fifth circuits The rulings include Walker et al vs Strosnider reversing in Mingo county Rifle vs Skinner affirmed St Marys vs Wood awarding a writ of prohibition and Park vs McCauley reversing a decree The court held the circuit court cannot amend a city charter granted by a special act of the legislature making St Marys wet.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Walker Et. al
Strosnider
Mingo County
Rifle
Skinner
Lewis County
St. Marys
Wood
Pleasants County
Park
R. W. Douglas
Pleasants
John Schannecker
Supreme Court of Appeals
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes House
The rivers and harbors bill carrying over 35 million dollars in appropriations and more than 7 million in additional work was approved by the House after two days of debate with no major amendments. In the Senate, Burker defended a postal savings bank bill and Crawford linked rising prices to gold supply, while other measures were approved including anti misrepresentation of food and medicine guarantees and hazing regulations at West Point.
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Washington
House
Senate
Burker
Postal Savings Bank
Crawford
West Point Military Academy
Hope of finding tug Nina fades as search ends
Washington officials say hope of locating the tug Nina and its 32 crew is almost gone. Without new evidence, the navy will likely abandon the search tomorrow morning. The Nina apparently did not go north beyond Fenwick Island, prompting orders to cease patrols and recall vessels. The Louisiana and Salem will comb waters from Fenwick Island to the Virginia Capes.
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Washington
Nina
Navy Department
Fenwick Island
Delaware
Louisiana
Salem
Virginia Capes
Clergyman Found Dead with Throat Cut in Roxborough Home
Rev. Oliver Stocking pastor of Emanuel Methodist Episcopal church in Roxborough was discovered dead today in his bath tub with his throat cut. Authorities believe the preacher may have taken his own life during a period of temporary insanity.
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Rev
Oliver Stocking
Philadelphia
Emanuel Methodist Episcopal Church of
Roxborough
Son kills father in Arkansas farm tragedy
Yellville Arkansas February 15. W T Davenport a prominent farmer was shot and killed by his son Russell Davenport aged seventeen. The boy says his father announced his intention to kill him as tension existed between them.
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Yellville
Ark
W. T. Davenport
Russell Davenport
Masons From Across Mississippi Open Grand Lodge Session
Masons of high degree from across Mississippi attend the opening of the annual session of the Masonic Grand Lodge in Columbus Mississippi with members from the state gathering for the event.
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Mississippi
Grand Lodge
Columbus
Miss
Masonic Grand Lodge
French Society Aims to Lionize Col Roosevelt in Paris
Paris expected to welcome Colonel Theodore Roosevelt mid April as French literary scientific and cultural societies plan formal entertainments. The American colony in Paris seeks a banquet in his honor and multiple groups express eagerness to pay homage to the former president.
Roosevelt to Tour Paris for Short April Visit
Paris reports Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in Paris around April 14 with a stay of three or four days. The French government plans to greet him with high honors while various groups seek to entertain him. Roosevelt intends to avoid ostentation and focus on a lecture at the Sorbonne, maintaining a modest scholar’s role.
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Paris
M. Laird
University of Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Sorbonne
Elaborate Ceremony in Havana Harbor Observed
Havana on February 15 marked the twelfth anniversary of the Maine disaster with unprecedented ceremonies. The event drew United Spanish War Veterans Daughters of the American Revolution American legation Cuban officials and tourists to the wreck where Rev Albion W Knight read prayers. A bronze tablet a wreath from President Gomez and many floral tributes were placed on the hulk. Speakers urged that the wreck be removed before the next anniversary and the dead buried on American soil.
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Havana
Maine
Havana Harbor
United Spanish War Veterans
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legation
Albion W. Knight
Cuba
Gomez
Naval Tug Nina Found Off Montauk Point
Newport News Feb 15 bound for Boston the Nina a small naval tug missing since February 6 was sighted at 2 PM Sunday off Montauk Point Long Island by the whaleback Bayview arriving here today Captain Cummings said the tug appeared all right he suspects Nina sheltered at the Delaware breakwater during the storm and would reach by tonight or early tomorrow
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Newport News
Boston
Nina
Montauk Point
Long Island
Bayview
Cummings
Delaware
Cam
Founder Dr. Francis Clark Guests Oregon Endeavorers
Dr. Francis E. Clark founder of the Christian Endeavor Union is the guest as the Oregon state convention begins a three days session in Portland.
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Portland
Ore
Francis E. Clark
The
Christian Endeavor Union
Oregon
Bleached Flour Cases Called in Federal Court
Bleached flour cases, moved from Des Moines, were called for trial today before Federal Judge McPherson in Council Bluffs Iowa. The proceedings mark a key step in the bleached flour controversy with no verdict announced at this filing.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
McPherson
Weir Mitchell Reaches Eightieth Birthday in Philadelphia
Philadelphia observers celebrate Dr. Weir Mitchell's eightieth birthday as the noted physician and author receives warm congratulations. The event marks a long career in medicine and writing.
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Philadelphia
Weir Mitchell
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T. Davenport
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