Senate approves immigration bill with Japanese exclusion clause
The Senate adopted the conference report on the immigration bill approving the administration plan to settle the California Japanese situation. The report authorizes the president to exclude Japanese laborers from the United States at his discretion. The house was still in session discussing post office appropriations and related measures.
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United States
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Postoffice
House
Robert B. Hitt
Illinois
Senate
Resolution on Japanese laborers prohibition defeated in senate vote
A resolution advocating a provision to bar Japanese laborers from entering the United States was ruled out of order by the vice president. Senator Culberson presented it, Senator Lodge moved to overturn, the appeal failed 43 to 24, and the conference report was adopted without a roll call.
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United States
Culberson
Lodge
Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
South
Tillman
Bacon
Town in Australia Wiped Out by Hurricane
Victoria February 16 reports say Cooktown in North Australia was wiped out by a hurricane. No lives lost but $200,000 in property damage. Also details relocation of islanders from Queensland after White Austria Laws. A British warship shelled Sieuve to protect returning blacks, natives fled to the brush. Missionaries fear a massacre. Papua reports a punitive expedition after a cannibal raid, two children killed and eaten.
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Victoria
B. C
Cooktown
Papua
Real estate sales hinge on location not agents or ads
Three officers and a half dozen backers failed to sell as many Bluefield lots as the Midway agent in three months. The article argues location drives value more than promoters. It cites the F. P. Light at Dilger’s store as a suggested lighting option.
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Midway
West End
Bluefield
Rocky Mountain
Burkes Garden
Thaw Case Resumes as Bolton Ready to Continue
The Harry K. Thaw trial will resume Monday at 10 30 before Justice Fitzgerald. Juror Bolton, wife of juror Joseph Bolton, had funeral services today and expressed willingness to finish the Thaw panel. District Attorney Jerome plans either verdict or commission in lunacy, defense fights such actions, and new witnesses are discussed.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Fitzgerald
Joseph B. Bolton
Cain
Bolton
Thaw
Jeromes
Peabody
Jerome
Patton
Princeton Theological Seminary
Delmas
Evans
McGuire
Tombs
J. J. Caine
Evelyn Thaw
White
Howard Nesbit
Explosion on Steamer at Sea Kills Seven
Seven men die and one injured when the German steamer Valdivia explodes aboard a donkey engine boiler at sea. The blast tears the funnel and upper deck, buries the chief officer, damages lifeboats and inner structures, and forces a rapid rescue before the dead are buried at sea.
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New York
Valdivia
Weather forecast for West Virginia with clouds and rain
Partly cloudy Sunday in West Virginia with probable rain and cooler temperatures in the mountains. Monday expected fair conditions with lighter winds and rising temperatures.
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West Virginia
Corbett Brother Found Dead In San Francisco
Associated Press dispatches report Harry Corbett brother of James J. Corbett was found dead this morning in San Francisco. Other items note an assassination attempt on Vienna’s Minister of Justice and various international civic events and Senate immigration conference remarks.
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Associated Press Dispatches
San Francisco
Harry Corbett
James J. Corbett
Legislation Threat to Southern Cotton Trade Warned
Henry G. Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange warns that pending laws in Alabama Arkansas Texas and Tennessee threaten legitimate cotton interests by failing to distinguish essential trade facilities from bucket shops He says such measures could permanently disadvantage farmers and spot merchants while safeguards can curb indiscriminate gambling.
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New Orleans
Henry G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Census Bureau
Washington
South
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
Hester
Fire destroys Wedderburn row in Alexandria
A fire in Wedderburn row at Alexandria causes one death from excitement and exposure, six firemen overcome by smoke, one badly burned on the face, and another injured by a falling bear. Damage is estimated at 10,000 dollars. The blaze started when a lamp overturned as Mrs. Sarah Skillman, bedridden with pneumonia, was moved to the sidewalk. An explosion in a saloon amid the flames added to the chaos.
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Alexandria
Wedderburn Row
Sarah FE. Skillman
State Owned Railroad Chicago to Savannah Proposal
Governor Smith of Georgia envisions a state owned Chicago to Savannah railroad to cut freight costs and ease trade. The plan suggests extending the Atlanta Chattanooga line to Savannah and argues such a line would reduce freight rates by over a quarter and improve regional trade relations.
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Chicago
Savannah
Lewis
Smith
Georgia
Lakes
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Food Supplies Cut Off From North Dakota
Severe weather in North Dakota has freight trains blocked and food supplies cut off. Max and nearby towns report no trains for weeks and no milk, coal, sugar, or flour arriving. Cattle in the north face famine as residents seek federal aid to avert a life sustaining shortage.
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Bismark
N. D
North Dakota
Soo Road
Canada Needs Sixty Thousand Rail Laborers
Winnipeg February 17 The board of trade estimates that upwards of sixty thousand men will be required for railway work in Western Canada this summer Contractors fear finding so many workers but welcome the prospect of high wages Immigration agents and Western Canada growth advocates view it as a boon The Canadian Northern Company alone plans ten thousand workers and has begun talks with U S labor bureaus while the Portage la Prairie line will create another ten thousand job openings
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Winnipeg
Board of Trade
Canada
Canadian Northern Company
United States
Portage la Prairie
Pittsburg Bettors Bet On Thaw Trial Outcome
Pittsburg gamblers wagered heavily on the Thaw trial in New York as police curb hand book betting in hotels. Estimates place bets around $50,000 with a local gambler offering odds of one to three that Thaw would be acquitted.
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Pittsburg
New York
Pennsylvania
Gambler Odds Shift as Thaw Trial Proceeds
Bettors initially favored Thaw's defeat with odds of five to one against him after day one. As Mrs. Thaw testified, sentiment shifted and wagers mounted that he may be acquitted, reflecting a changing view of the case's outcome.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid Stricken by Influenza
London February 16 Ambassador Whitelaw Reid is battling influenza since returning home. He caught it aboard ship and remains weak, barely able to attend Parliament opening. Despite doctors urging a two to three week abroad cure, he cannot leave due to looming levees and numerous official duties including a full dress banquet at Buckingham Palace in March.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Buckingham Palace
Attempt to Evict Mike Sullivan Unsuccessful
Dublin reports an eviction raid on Michael Sullivan near Bandon failed after crowds on hills lit bonfires and pelted sheriff and police with stones and sticks. Bells tolled from Roman Catholic churches as officers withdrew.
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Dublin
Michael Sullivan
Bandon
Sherif
Sullivan
Columbia Corporation Leases Cincinnati Light and Traction
The Columbia Corporation of West Virginia controlled by Archibald White A B Leach and associates New York has leased the Cincinnati Newport and Covington Light and Traction Company for ninety nine years. The firm already holds a monopoly of the light and traction business in all Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Columbia Corporation
West Virginia
Archibald 8. White
A. B
Winter Investment Advice and Local Advertisements
A period piece ad row highlights money markets with a focus on safe investments and normal conditions. It promotes A. B. Booker & Co. and includes various local notices and product ads from Bluefield Grocery, Sublette & Barnes, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
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DeWitt
Mount Vernon Flour 7 21 tf Kennedy Laxative Syrup
Advert shows Kennedy laxative cough syrup sold by all druggists. Claims safe effective action and compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Product marketed under Mount Vernon Flour branding with emphasis on pleasant taste.
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Kennedy
Wreck on Harlem Line Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
An electric Harlem division train left Grand Central at 6 18 pm and wrecked near Woodlawn Park Bronx. At least twenty five dead many women among the injured and mangled beyond recognition. Fire and hospital ambulances rushed to the scene as authorities recovered bodies.
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New York
Harlem
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Station
Mosholu Parkway
Bronx
White Plains
Brewster
New York Central and
Hudson River
Woodlawn Park
Brownson
Oelock
Woodlawn Road
Bellevue
Manhattan
Mount Vernon
Woodlawn Avenue
Bluefield Typewriter Company Ad Offers New and Used Machines
New and second hand typewriters for sale at all times. Excellent bar gains in Remingtons and Smiths. Prices from 620.00 and up. Special attention given to all kinds of repair work. Box 674. Bluefield Typewriter Company.
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Remington’s
Smith's
Bluefield Typewriter Company
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