France Hails Poincare Inauguration At Elysee Palace
Paris, Feb. 18. Raimond Poincare assumed the presidency as Fallieres retired to private life. The transfer was simple and brief, yet public joy was widespread with holiday observances, decorations, and cheers for the new leader.
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Paris
Raimond Poincare
Republic
Fallieres
Elysee Palace
Poincare
France
Salon Des Ambassaeders
the Elysee
Francois I
Mme. Poincare
The
Elysee
Mme. Fallieres
the Elyse
Laymen Convention Opens in Memphis South for Missionary Movement
Hundreds of delegates from across the south fill the Memphis auditorium for the third general convention of the Laymen Missionary Movement of the Southern Presbyterian Church. The event continues through most of the week with both lay and clerical speakers at multiple sessions.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Southern Presbyterian Church
Second Trial on Murder Charge in Fritz Case
Jeffersonville Ind Feb 18 The John Fritz murder case was called for a second trial in Clark circuit court. Fritz an inmate at Indiana reformatory is accused of killing Hiram B McWilliams who had reported him for refusal to work. The killing occurred November 21 1911. At the first trial Fritz was found guilty and sentenced to hang but a reprieve was granted.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
John Fritz
Clark
Fritz
Indiana Reformatory
Hiram B. McWilliams
Government grants new trial in Michigan murder case
The governor granted a new trial in a Michigan murder case. At the time of the alleged offense Fritz was serving a grand larceny sentence. One brother is in the reform school and the father is serving a life term in the Michigan City state prison.
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Marshall
State Supreme Court
Fritz
Reformatory
Michigan City
No Infraction Cited in Mexican Fighting, Knox Tells Taft
Secretary Knox reported to President Taft that despite eight days of heavy fighting in Mexico City there has been no violation of civilized warfare or international law. He praised Madero and Diaz for complying with Wilson’s diplomatic suggestions and said the U S remains strictly neutral while extending aid within the fighting lines. Officials say non intervention remains consistent with actions to protect foreigners as ships and troops move to guard safety.
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Washington
Knox
Taft
Mexico City
United States
Madero
Diaz
Wilson
Mexico
Taking of testimony begins in Dorr murder trial
Salem mass February taking of testimony begins in the case of William A Dorr of Stockton California charged with murdering George E Marsh a Lynn resident The prosecution described the body finding a hat believed to be Dorrs and an automatic revolver traced from factory to dealer to Dorr A note to an aunt in California stated Marsh was dead The physician described four bullet wounds found in the autopsy
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Salem
Mass
William A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Dorr
Marsh
California
Webb Bill Referred to Attorney General for Opinion
President Taft sent the Webb Bill on liquor shipments into dry states to Attorney General Wickersham and Secretary McVeagh for constitutional advice. The move signals the president plans to study the measure closely and await an opinion before action.
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Washington
Taft
Webb
Wickersham
McVeagh
Wilson Seeks Rest After Day at State House
President-elect Wilson arrived in New York after a long day at the Trenton State house. He planned to attend a dinner for Governor-elect James Fielder but did not go, instead choosing a quiet evening at a close friend's home before retiring.
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New York
Wilson
State House
Trenton
New Jersey State Senate
James Fielder
New Jersey
Battleship Connecticut Heads to Guantanamo Bay
The battleship Connecticut sailed from New York at dawn for Guantanamo Bay where emergency forces are forming, with two thousand marines concentrated there. Admiral Winslow commands the ship after eight hours from dry dock to provisioning. Three hundred marines prepare to entrain for Philadelphia to join the Meade transport bound for Guantanamo.
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Guantanamo
New York
Connecticut
Winslow
Philadelphia
Meade
Hardware Dealers Open Eighth West Virginia Convention
A large attendance marked the opening here today of the eighth annual convention of the West Virginia Retail Hardware Association in Wheeling West Virginia. The three day sessions will discuss numerous questions of interest to the trade.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Retail Hardware Association
Madero Arrest Triggers Huerta Diaz Rule Change
Mexico City reports show President Madero arrested at the national palace by General Blanquet, amid a coup backed by Huerta who is proclaimed president. Gustavo Madero and cabinet members are detained as crowds shout viva for Huerta and Diaz. The blast of artillery and street fighting follows, with hundreds dead or wounded in the bombardment across the capital.
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Mexico City
Madero
National Palace
Blanquet
Victoriano Huerta
Federal Army
Huerta
Diaz
Gustavo Madero
Vivas
Ernesto Madero
Blanquett
Blanquette
General Huerta
Garmendia
Riverell
Vera Crug
Casualties Mount as Fire Rages Across Lines
The report notes at least two thousand dead and eight to ten thousand wounded, most victims noncombatants trapped within bombardment. The scene shows corpses piled high as civilians flee or shelter, with further details continued on page four.
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia sees fair weather Wednesday with rain at night or Thursday and a drop in temperature Thursday. Virginia reports fair and warmer conditions Wednesday, followed by increasing cloudiness Thursday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Twelve Votes Fail To Break Deadlock In West Virginia
In Charleston on February 18 the twelfth joint assembly vote for a U S senator left the deadlock unresolved. Elkins and Mann advanced but remain far from the 57 needed. Changes included Smith Northcott to Elkins and Brohard Edwards to Hubbard, with 112 members voting.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joint Assembly
United States
Mann
Elkins
Watson
Maur
Vences
Dailey
Hubbard
Hamilton
Edwards
Gome
Stecees
Smith
Northcott
Brohard
White
Hill
No Firemen Strike On 64 Eastern Roads Ends Arbitration
New York February 18 There will be no firemen strike on the fifty four eastern railroads as arbitration under the Erdman act is agreed upon. Albert Phillips Sacramento California chosen as firemen representative with W W Appenbury of the Pennsylvania Lines east for railroads. A neutral third member to be selected within days and findings due within thirty days.
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Albert Phillips
W. W. Apperbury
Pennsylvania Lines
New York
Brotherhood of
Sacramento
Cal
W. W. Appenbury
Pennslvania Lines
Lee
Road Managers’conference Committee
Knapp
Hanger
Senate Borah Proposes Inquiry into Paint Creek Coal Fields
A Senate resolution by Senator William Borah would appoint a three member committee to thoroughly investigate conditions in West Virginia's Paint Creek coal fields. The probe would determine if peonage exists, access to post offices, treaty violations, strike causes, and enforcement of federal law. The committee could summon witnesses and impose fines and jail terms for noncompliance.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Paint Creek
West Virginia
William B. Borah
Idaho
Coal Tipple Burned and Martial Law Work Halted
The Ka Nawha county coal fields saw the coal tipple at Elk Ridge Fayette county burned for an estimated 40000 dollars. Military commission activities under martial law will pause for at least a week as the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hears habeas corpus appeals. Several arrests were made after the incident, the first major trouble since martial law was proclaimed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Military Commission
Kanawha County
William E Glasscock
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Elk Ridge
Fayette County
Wilson Family Reunion Planned at White House Event
In Princeton on Feb. 18 Mrs. Wilson announced a Wilson family reunion to take place at the White House with Woodrow Wilson as president. Thirty-five people will join, including twenty relatives, who will dine with the new president after the inauguration.
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Wilson
Princeton
N. J
White House
Woodrow Wilson
St John Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in New Brunswick
Mrs. W. O. Dunham of St. John West marked her centennial with family from St. John and guests including her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ponsford who traveled from Washington, D. C. to attend.
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St. John
N. B
W. O. Dunham
St. John West
Joseph Ponsford
Washington, S. C
Extra Session of Congress Hinted for April Start
Reports in Washington indicate Democrats plan to convene an extra session the first week of April. Leaders weigh caucus timing after March 4 or just before the session opens.
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Washington
House
Habeas Corpus Hearing in Charleston Labor Case
Preparations completed in the West Virginia supreme court for a habeas corpus hearing over miners’ defense claims that Mother Jones and other labor leaders are held by the military in defiance of law. Gov Glasscock counsel aims to delay the hearing.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Mother Jones
Glasscock
Window Smashers Sentenced In Britain
London authorities re arrest American militant suffragette Miss Zeko Emerson conducting a window smashing campaign in the East End with Mrs. Pankhurst. The magistrate sentenced Emerson to two months at hard labor and Sylvia Pankhurst received the same two month term.
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London
Zeko Emerson
Mrs. Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Friedman Sails for New York Berlin War Claims
Dr. Frederick Friedman sails for New York to pursue disputed claims tied to the Berlin situation. The report notes his decision follows recent developments and anticipates further statements from authorities.
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Friedman
New York
Berlin
Frederick Friedman
Serum Cure Claim Sparks NY Speculation
A New York man reportedly developed a serum claimed to cure tuberculosis and took live germs to test it. He asserts a 95 percent success rate and faces a offered one million dollar fee from a New York millionaire for proving the cure.
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New York
Suffragette Army Arrives Weary for Washington Mission
A small group traveling from New York to Washington reached Wilmington Delaware after a week of marching. Colonel Craft and General Rosalie Jones led the weary band, delivering a meeting to push the suffrage amendment in the state legislature, greeted by Mayor Howell at city hall.
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Wilmington
Del
New York
Washington
Craft
Rosalie Jones
Delaware
Chester
City Hall
Howell
Pass Immigration Bill Over President's Veto
The Berneite Dillingham immigration bill vetoed by President Taft for a literacy test was passed over the president's veto in the senate. The vote boosts chances the bill will pass in the house when called tomorrow. Senators Lodge and Dillingham argued the measure has crucial provisions for excluding criminals diseased and insane aliens to protect the United States.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Lodge
Dillingham
United States
Hargrove Guilty of Double Murder in Fredericksburg
A Spotsylvania jury verdict found H. L. Hargrove a first degree murder for killing Mansfield Thornton and Melvina Thornton on December 13. Robbery motive cited. Hargrove also set fire to the home, burning the victims. Death penalty prescribed by electric chair.
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Fredericksburg
Spottsylvania Court House
H. L. Hargrove
Mansfield Thornton
Melvina Thornton
Thornton
Hargrove
G W C Lee Dies at Eighty Waning of Years
G W C Lee eldest son of General Robert E Lee and former aide to President Jefferson Davis died in Ravensworth Virginia at age eighty. He served as president emeritus of Washington and Lee University and was once connected with Virginia Military Institute faculty. Never married he spent his final years in Fairfax County after relinquishing active direction of Washburn and Lee. He had been ill for months and the death was long anticipated.
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Ravensworth
G. W. C. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Washington and Lee University
Lee
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee
Fairfax County
Fire Hit Currier Lumber Plant in Glamorgan Virginia
Insurance adjusters work to fix losses after Glamorgan fire destroyed Currier Lumber Company mills eight miles north of Norton Virginia. Machinery losses total fifteen thousand dollars. Both stave and saw mills burned.
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Norton
Currier Lumber Company
Glamorgan
Here
Transports Meade and McClellan sail from Newport News
Army transports Meade and McClellan departed Newport News today with Meade heading to Philadelphia and McClellan bound for Galveston. Kilpatrick and Sumner remain at the port with sailing orders for southern ports.
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Newport News
Meade
McClellan
Philadelphia
Galverton
Kilpatrick
Sumner
Suffrage Bill Goes To Senate Special Order Today
In Charleston West Virginia February 18 special report says the state senate will take up third reading of the measure granting women the ballot as a special order. The house approved the amendment yesterday and a close vote is anticipated.
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Charleston
W. Va
House
Senate
Kidd
McCorkle
Virginia
Congress
West Virginia Home Guards
Huntington
Steed
Commission
Wheeling
Hearne
Butte
Ice
Marion
Worth
Cabell
Fire Engineers Meet in New York for Big Convention
Fire chiefs from many U.S. and Canadian cities gather in New York for the International Association of Fire Engineers board meeting. Dallas chief H F Magee serves as president. The group plans the September convention and a Riverside Drive monument to New York firefighters.
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New York
United States
Canada
International Association of Fire Engineers
H. F. Magee
Dallas
Texas
America
Riverside Drive
Chinamen in Providence Face Opium Smuggling Plot Trial
Five Chinamen identified by federal officers as ringleaders of a major opium smuggling ring were arraigned today before United States Commissioner Cross in Providence. They were arrested after a raid on their establishments and a cache of opium valued at 12500 dollars was found, suggesting leadership of a wider illicit operation.
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Uncle Sam
Providence
United States
Cross
Bribery Probe Expands as Grand Jury Sifts Testimony
Legislators testified today before a special grand jury probing bribery charges in the senatorial contest in Charleston West Virginia. The lack of early reports suggests the investigation has widened beyond initial expectations.
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Charleston
W. Va
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