Rivers and harbors bill fuel West Virginia fight
West Virginia lawmakers led by Congressman Hughes push for rivers and harbors funding. Senator Burton opposes key provisions down to dam No 19 affecting Ohio tributaries below Parkersburg. The Tug River bridge project at Thacker Borderland gains presidential approval as Senator Scott attends Wheeling board of trade meeting amid local support.
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Washington
West
Borderland
Scott
Wheeling
Board of Trade
Hubbard
West Virginia
Hughes
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Huntington
Elkins
Crossed Continent To Become A Bride
Miss Agnes Marshall Taliaferro of Orange County Virginia married Ensign Samuel A. Clements U S N after traveling from Virginia to Oakland California. The ceremony was at St Pauls Episcopal Church where her uncle Rev Alexander Allen is rector. The bride descends from Chief Justice Marshall and comes from a notable Virginia family. the groom is the son of State Senator Clement of Danville Virginia.
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Oakland
Cal
Virginia
Agnes Marshall Taliaferro
William Alexander Taliaferro
Orange County
Samuel A. Clements
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Alexander Allen
Marshall
Old Dominion
Clement
Danville
Insurgents Defeated by Government at Tisma
Reports from Managua state that Chamorro led insurgents suffered a severe defeat at Tisma. Government forces inflicted heavy casualties estimated at 800.
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New York
Managua
Gene
Chamorro
Tisma
Youthful Bandit Hoal Arrained for Trial in Corydon
Corydon Indiana February 23 The case of Thomas Jefferson Hoal the youthful bandit whose murderous exploits aroused southern Indiana and northern Kentucky last November was called for trial in Harrison circuit court today. The trial brought a large crowd of lawyers witnesses and visitors and is expected to occupy several weeks with Heal's defense led by able counsel after venue was changed from Floyd circuit court.
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Corydon
Ind
Thomas Jefferson Hoal
Indiana
Kentucky
Harrison
Heal
Floyd
Lodge pledges fact based inquiry into prices and wages
Senator Lodge the committee chair told the Newark board of trade that the senate inquiry into commodity prices and wage rates will be fact driven. He said the committee will collect and disclose facts without preconceived ideas and present results to the country as soon as possible. He warned the questions are highly complex and cannot be solved quickly.
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Newark
N. J
Senate Committee
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Newark Board of Trade
Lodge
International romance culminates in St Patrick's Cathedral wedding
Miss Marie Louise Logan daughter of Mrs John A Logan Jr and granddaughter of General John A Logan wed Mons Henri de Lincay of Brussels Belgium Archbishop Farley officiated in the Lady's Chapel at St Patrick's Cathedral The ceremony drew a notable society gathering and a wedding breakfast followed at Mrs Logan's West Fifty sixth Street home The de Sincay family is said to be wealthy with ties to European nobility The Lincay house dates to the twelfth century and their seat is Vielsham Belgium
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Marie Louise Logan
John A. Logan
Henri de Lincay
Brussels
Belgium
Archibishop Farley
West Fifty-sixth Street
Logan
Mons. de Sincay
de Sincay
Albert de Ligne
de Solms
Wantonly Shot Down In Smoking Car On Jersey Central
New York report says Harrison Higbee and Leslie Lord two young college men, socially prominent, were fatally wounded by an infuriated Negro on a Jersey Central train this morning. The assailant, who fled, fired after confronting the men over remarks about a mulatto woman passenger. Passengers hid under seats during the panic.
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New York
Harrison Higbee
Leslie Lord
Jersey Central
Philadelphia Police Fail to Contain Disturbance at Baldwin Works
Workers at Baldwin Works create chaos fleeing to upper floors while laborers hurl bolts and nuts at officers and settlers guard cars amid a serious disturbance.
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Baldwin
Philadelphia Strikers Trigger Citywide Disorder Toll Climbs
Police acknowledge limited control as rioting spikes during the streetcar strike. Thirty six indictments follow for rioting while over 1,000 injured and three dead, including eighteen year old John Hough shot by a policeman amid ongoing clashes.
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Philadelphia
John C. Groome
Rapid Transit Company
Frankford
Kensington
Market Street
Baldwin
Locomotive Works
John Hough
Miners Convention in Constant Excitement
Peoria Illinois February 22 The Illinois miners and operators conference is set for tomorrow with President Moore and fifty operators arriving. Moore expects 200 operators at the meeting to discuss demands from the recent international convention. Delegates at the miners convention were riled for three hours as charges and countercharges between President Duncan McDonald Delegate Germer and Frank Farrington were renewed.
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Peoria
Illinois
Moore
Duncan McDonald
Germer
Frank Farrington
International Executive Board
Farrington
McDonald
Parrington
Ohio River Lock and Dam 18 Completed
After eight years of construction the government built lock and dam 18 on the Ohio River at Vienna near Parkersburg West Virginia is finished. The project cost between $860000 and $900000 and it will be put into service when needed.
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Ohio Dam
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
Vienna
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia faces unsettled skies with likely snow on Thursday and a fair pattern by Friday. Virginia sees rain or snow and a drop in temperatures on Thursday, with Friday turning fair and brisk northeast winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Bloodiest fighting of the Nicaraguan War reported
Managua reports a seven hour battle at Tisma with heavy losses on both sides. General Chamorro led the revolutionaries and General Lara commanded the government forces before reinforcements steadied the tide and forced the rebels to abandon their positions.
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Managua
Toledo
Chamorra
Tisma
Chammorro
Lara
Government dispatches deny insurgent victory in Nicaragua
Washington reports full denial from General Estrada, commander of the revolutionists, to Senor Salvatore Castrillo. The messages say insurgents won an overwhelming victory after a three day battle in which two government generals were killed.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Estrada
Senor
Salvatore Castrillo
Provisional Government
Miners and Operators to Meet in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on March 8 and 9 a conference of miners and operators from Ohio Indiana and western Pennsylvania will precede a larger meeting later in March. President Lewis of the United Mine Workers presides as unions seek a wage increase while Illinois miners are excluded from the forthcoming talks.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Toledo
Gas Explosion in Kentucky Mine Wounds One Miner
A mine blast at Iron Mountain Coal Company in Central City Kentucky fatally burned miner Warren Gibbs. Seventy four other day shift workers escaped with minor injuries.
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Central City
Iron Mountain Coal Company
Warren Gibbs
Washington House repeals witness immunity statute
The Washington House passed a bill repealing section 860 of the revised statutes to end immunity for witnesses. The move aims to better protect government interests.
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Washington
House
Political tensions stabilize as finance question lingers
London reports politics likely to simmer for weeks until financial issues are settled, with the possibility that advance radical unrest could spread.
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London
Chicago Coldest Weather Yet This Winter
Chicago records the coldest temperature of the winter with the mercury dropping to six degrees below zero. The frigid conditions impact daily life and travel as residents cope with the extreme cold.
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Chicago
Portugal’s Revolutionary Plot Sparks Government Concern
Lisbon February 23. The government is greatly perturbed by the discovery of a widespread revolutionary plot. Roadblocks and investigations follow as authorities scramble to identify the conspirators and assess potential threats to national stability.
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Portugal
Lisbon
National City Tank of Cambridge Closes Doors
The National City Tank of Cambridge announced closure today ending its operations in Reston on February 23. The move leaves customers seeking services from nearby facilities as workers and managers assess next steps.
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Reston
Cambridge
Telegraph Jobs Offer Prompt Local Interest in St. Paul
A brief notice from St. Paul Minnesota says twenty telegraph positions are open, with worded pay details and a note that below zero was recorded this morning. The item frames job opportunities as a timely local briefing.
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St. Paul
Minn
Trust Question Divides Court Over Government Favor
Supreme court cases examine two related trust questions with nearly identical issues but differing details. Justices weigh whether the government should prevail in one instance and fail in another, highlighting nuanced legal standards and interpretations.
Court weighs similarities of Standard Oil and American Tobacco cases
Washington reports compare the two Sherman act cases as unique yet related, noting the Standard Oil and American Tobacco suits, both equity actions seeking to restrain unlawful restraints on interstate trade. The tobacco case lacks a clear monopoly finding, while Standard Oil is found to involve illegal monopoly and conspiracy, with broader implications for foreign agreements and public commodities.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Wickersm
Toe Court
Treacher
Anike J
Stenderd Ol Company
New Jersey
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Sandard Oil
Bat
Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Tobacco Corporation
Wickersham
Taft Speaks on Governmental Economy in Newark
President Taft addressed a large Newark audience on cutting federal appropriations and the prospect of a $100,000,000 annual saving from a Washington reform commission. He outlined planned Navy reductions after the Panama Canal completion and noted his auto‑ride from New York with a Harrison school greeting from a patriotic child.
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Newark
N. J
Taft
Grant
Washington
Navy
Panama Canal
New York
Harrison
Allds Senate defense turns to assault in bribery case
Albany February 23 The first day of Senator Jotham P Allds reply to the Conger bribery charges was an attack by his attorney Martin W Littleton The outline denounced the bridge companies and Ben Conger and promised to prove Conger and Moe lied It argued Allds acts to suppress hostile legislation followed Platts orders and said Congers statements were unworthy of belief The Senate read and ordered spread on the minutes the resignation of temporary Senate president Joliam P Allds.
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Albany
N. Y
Jotham P. Allds
Conger
Allds
Senate
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Ben Conger
Hiram Moe
Platt
Conker
Joliam P. Allds
McGrath Granted New Trial Then Convicted of First Degree Murder
Edward F. Mc Grath, who had been sentenced to life for second degree murder, requested a new trial and was granted one by Judge Goff. In a second trial the jury found him guilty of first degree murder and he faces a death sentence by electric chair.
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Edward F.mcgrath
New York
Edward F. McGrath
Goff
McGrath
Severe cold grips Kansas City and neighboring states
Five degrees below zero was recorded here and reports indicate subfreezing temperatures across Nebraska Missouri and Kansas as a winter cold wave continues.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Charleston Judges Split Over Liquor Licenses After Ruling
Charleston W Va February 23 Judge M P Malcolm issued a signed statement saying he would not vote to grant liquor licenses during the fiscal year ending July 1. The court dismissed a prohibition against Circuit Judge Doolittle after an agreement, related to an election in Kerrmit Mingo county conducted by Meade and Chafin despite an injunction.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lcense
M. P. Malcolm
Doolittle
Supreme Court of Appeals
Dolittle
William Meade
Harrison Chafin
Wilkinson
Meade
Chafin
Kermit
Mingo County
Doolitile
Saloon Licenses Approved by City Council
City council approves twenty four retail and four wholesale liquor licenses at a special meeting with a 21 to 13 vote and six absent. Saloons may open tomorrow or pursue legal action to compel county court to issue licenses. Debate centers on city charter authority beyond issuing permits.
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Charleston
W. Va
House Debates Peary Proofs and Uniform Bankruptcy Bill
Washington reports the House today considers a uniform bankruptcy law bill. Peary's North Pole proofs are sought by the House Naval Committee. A subcommittee favors requesting Peary's official Discovery reports from Secretary Nagel. A Democratic leader's late bill on national bank statements advances. Senate debate covers income tax and Alaska coal deposits outlook.
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Washington
Sherley
House
Peary
North Pole
Naval Committee
Nagel
Davil A. Dourmond
Senate
Brown
Bevert
Alaska
Rescue of Arroyo Crew by Life Savers Near Diamond Shoals
Belfort North Carolina February 23 crew of thirty aboard the British steamer Arroyo went ashore near Diamond Shoals and were rescued by life savers.
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Belfort
N. C
Diamond Shoals
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