Bluefield Charter Clears Senate Amid Amendments
Bluefield charter bill passes in the senate after amendments to raise the mayoral salary and fix wording. a state debt commission bill moves to chairman ex officio governor, replacing the attorney general in defense. Attorney General Lilly vows strong opposition and criticizes changes reducing his office’s authority.
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Charleston
W. Va
Raleigh
Fayette County
Public Service Commission
Senate
Fairmont
House
Kanawha
State Federation of Labor
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Coulter
Board of Affairs
Hawley
Goodykoontz
Board of Public Works
Lilly
Wheeling
Council Eyes Expanded City Government Bill Amendments
The article outlines a bill allowing a larger city government if needed. Mr. Hawley agreed to ensure amendments are in the bill and salary provisions remain unchanged. The measure passed in the senate chamber and will return to the house for concurrence with possible further amendments. Voices from Bluefield indicate support for the passed measure.
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Senate
Hawley
Senate Chamber
Senate Debates Ship Bill and Pensions Measure
The Senate met at noon as the administration ship bill arrived from the House for action. Steamship manager Bernard N. Baker testified to influence charges while pensions legislation stalled. sessions adjourned multiple times with calendar consideration and a Texas rural credits bill introduced by Representative Henry.
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Bernard N. Baker
Henry
Texas
Federal Trade Commission aims to curb trusts cited by Davies
New York February 17 Joseph K Davies commissioner of the bureau of corporations outlined the aims of the Newlands Covington act creating the federal trade commission He described the law as ensuring even handed justice protecting the purse and aiding honest business Davies stressed the public and business interests are tied to the modern industrial economy and urged clear definitions to reduce litigation and confusion.
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New York
Joseph K. Davies
Bureau of Corporations
Federal Trade Commission
Merchants’ Association of New York
The
Trade Commission
Davies
Newlands-Covington
Explosion Kills Eight at Prospect Colliery
Eight mine workers Die and six are seriously injured in a gas explosion at Lehigh Valley Coal Company Prospect Colliery in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Two injured likely to die Rescue teams retrieve victims as a fire is extinguished and mine damage remains limited
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Wilkesbarre
Prospect
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Bernhardt to Lose Leg After Knee Injury
Sarah Bernhardt remains in hospital at Bordeaux awaiting leg amputation for knee injury. She maintains strength and cheer. telegraphs that the operation will occur next Monday and she will be quite happy afterward.
Bleacher's Captain Erdmann Dies After North Sea Sinking
Captain Erdmann, commander of the German cruiser Bleacher, who was rescued after its January 25 sinking in the North Sea, died here last night from pneumonia. His illness followed exposure. Erdmann was regarded as a leading gunnery expert in the German navy.
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Bleacher
Denbergh
Erdmann
Japan presses demands on China spark broad interest abroad
Tokyo seeks Shantung transfer of German rights and new rail links in Manchuria Mongolia and Shantung. China resists ceding ports or islands and cautions treaty changes. Listings outline eleven core demands plus lingering questions as negotiations proceed with U S and allies.
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Peing
Legation
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Tokio
China
Peking
Japan
Chumber
Shantung
Germany
Dapan
Kianchau
Chi-Fu
Manchuria
Mongolia
Kwang Tung
Arthur
Derien
Mukdem
Changchin
Formosa
Washington
Obregon Evacuates Paso as Zapata Occupies Mexico City
Paso, Texas reports that General Obregon evacuated Mexico City following southern advice. Juarez dispatch tonight says Zapata's troops have occupied the capital.
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Zapata
Paso
Texas
Obregon
Mexico City
Juarez
West Virginia Weather Forecast Preview
The forecast says fair and warmer conditions Thursday with increasing clouds Friday. Temperatures rise into the warm range and show a mild pattern for the period ahead.
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West Virginis
Typhus Raging in Sofia and Surrounding Regions
A Sofia dispatch to the Balkan agency reports an epidemic of typhus fever raging around Sofia Plevin and Philippotka with dysentery also prevalent in the region.
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Paris
Sofia
Plevin
Philippotka
Balkan Agency
Two Firemen Die as Danville Fire Destroys Odd Fellows Hall
A blaze in Danville destroyed the Odd Fellows building leaving two firemen dead and five others seriously injured when a falling wall collapsed on the responding crew. Emergency crews battled the flames as the structure gave way. Local investigators began relief and safety follow up.
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Danville
Ttl
Odd Fellows
Britain’s Second Full Reply to American Note Publicized
Britain and the United States released the second and full reply to the American protest noting American trade issues and denying British interference with commerce. The note asserts Britain will take retaliatory measures against the German submarine campaign but does not specify what those measures are. It argues shipping shortages and submarine mine destruction as causes of U S industrial decline, and defends food shipments as lawful.
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Ambassador Page
Edward Key
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
Ryan
United States
Berlin
Ambasador
Gerard
State Department
England
White House
Havinng
German Warships Sink English Steamers Off Brazil
Report cites sighting of the German steamer Holgar heading toward Buenos Aires with crews of several English ships said to have been sunk by German warships off the Brazilian coast.
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Buenos Aires
Holgar
Brazil
Half Million to Fight Serbians in Balkan Campaign
Paris February 17 The Austro German forces assembled to combat Serbia total 450,000 troops across nine army corps three of them German according to an Athens dispatch to the Balkan agency.
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Paris
Serbia
Athens
British steamer Dulwich torpedoed near Cane de la Heve
Havre reports the British steamer Dulwich bound from Hull to Rouen was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine about twenty miles northwest of Cane de la Heve. The sinking occurs during the ongoing sea warfare of the war.
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Havre
Dulwich
Hull
Rouen
Cane de la Heve
Submarine Sinking Tragedy Off Coast Near Encamp
Last night the Dulwich sank in twenty minutes after the crew fled in lifeboats. Twenty-two of thirty-one crew were rescued by the French destroyer Arquesbuse and taken to Mavre. Seven reached Encamp, two are missing. The survivors saw the submarine surface as they rowed away.
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Dulwich
Arquebuse
Mavre
Judge Blakey Dead in Virginia Probate Court Shuffle
Judge Thomas K. Blakey of Essex County died at his home after a long illness. He was appointed last June to succeed the late Judge Wright. The funeral is planned for tomorrow in Richmond, Virginia.
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Blakey
Richmond
Thomas K. Blakey
Essex
Wright
Wheat Prices Fall on War Risk Concerns
In Chicago, February reports warn that wartime risk increases water zone danger, triggering a sharp drop in wheat prices. By July, prices had fallen about five cents to $1.51 a bushel amid renewed risk concerns for shipping and supply.
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Chicago
Dayton Probeed Adjourn Hearing in West Virginia
S A Moore of Phillippi testifies before a congressional sub committee in Wheeling about Judge Dayton coal oil and gas interests and the formation of Federal Carbon Company. He recalls a dictation of a threatening letter and that dividends rose after. Moore links Teter to Dayton's election and appointment and cites a later resignation.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Congressional
Alston
Dayton
Charles I. Teter
Philipps
Moore
John J. Jackson
Ile
Teter
Wirenss
Congress
Hearings Adjourned In West Virginia Rate Case
Hearings before Master J W Vannevort on the Manufacturers Light and Heat Co appeal from the Public Service Commission rate order were adjourned to the week of March 15. The session touched on alleged interference by Governor Hatfield and potential bribery charges against Attorney Weil as part of the record.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. W. Vannevort
Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company
Pittsburg
West Virginia Public Service Commission
T. C. Sullivan
Light Company
Hatfield
Leo M. Weil
John H. Holt
Weil
Public Service Com
Germans Move Toward War Zone Around British Isles
Washington reports the German time limit for neutral ships has expired and Berlin will employ submarines and mines to cut British food supplies. The American note of protest remains unanswered at the State Department as Britain vows to keep vigilant against German shipments and contemplates retaliatory measures.
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Germany
British Isles
Berlin
State Department
Washington
Vile de Lille
Cherbourg
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Hamburg- American Line
Sickel
Wallace Downey
Jeaders
Lurleson
U. S
Colotie Gazette
British Foreign Office
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S. A. Moore Wells
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