Destructive Fire Destroys Cincinnati Pike Opera House
Fire swept the Pike Opera House in Cincinnati near Vine and Walnut, destroying the six story venue and retail offices. The blaze, described as the city’s most destructive, caused estimated losses around three million dollars and engulfed the Sword of the King paraphernalia and Henrietta Cresson Company sets.
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Cincinnati
Vike Opera House
Vine
Walnut
Fourth Street
Pike Opera
Henrietta Cresson
Sword of the King
Bituminous Coal Trade Association Formed in Philadelphia
West Virginia soft coal operators form the Bituminous Coal Trade Association in Philadelphia to promote export of American coal and limit imports. Henry S Fleming says the group will collect trade statistics, improve car supply, curb speculation, and monitor exports and imports. it will not fix prices and aims to include major and minor operators from Pocahontas to Clearfield.
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West Virginia
Bitumingas Coal Trade Association
Philadelphia
New York
Henry S Fleming
Soft Coal Tide Water Association
Pennsylvania
Pocahontas
Clearfield
For Sale Two Horses and One Spring Furniture Wagon
Two horses and a spring furniture wagon offered for sale. Terms and contact details not fully readable in the fragment. Nathan Soun appears as a name in the listing but verification is uncertain.
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Nathan
Effect of the Fee and Salary Law on State Revenues
The report to the senate details secretary of state and auditor fee estimates. State office revenues include $12,600 yearly for the secretary of state and various collections such as initial charters and bond sales. The amendment directing fees to treasury after March 4, 1904 could yield $15,000 to $18,000 annually, with potential increases if proposed fees pass. Auditor totals show $19,808 for one year from Insurance and miscellaneous fees.
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Secretary of State
Senate
State Treasury
Great Sal
Insurance Department
Naval Appropriation Bill Reported By Senate Panel
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs reported the naval appropriation bill authorizing four first class battle ships of twelve thousand tons, instead of three ships of sixteen thousand tons in the House plan. Other items remain unchanged.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Norfolk and Western awards forty miles of double track
The Norfolk and Western Railway on Wednesday let contracts for forty miles of double track in four sections from Pepper to Dry Branch, Pearlsburg to Launch, Welch to Davy, and Matewan to Naugatuck. The line plans shop and yard expansions at Portsmouth Ohio and Williancon West Virginia, plus a new yard at Cincinnati. The railroad also renovates Scioto Valley grades and prepares for about 5500 freight cars, 25 passenger coaches, and 100 locomotives to handle growing traffic.
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Norfolk and Western
Pepper
Dry Branch
Pearlsburg
Welch
Davy
Matewan
Naugatuck
Telegraph
Portamouth
Ohio
Williancon
W. Va
Scioto Walls
Pocahontas
Cincinnati
Penneylvania
Scioto Valley
Three Miners Die in Dust Explosion Near Springfield
An explosion of dust at the Auburn Alton Coal Company's mine twenty miles southwest of Springfield killed three miners who were alone at the shaft last evening. A rescue party later found the bodies.
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Springfield
Auburn Alton Coal Company
Here
Real Estate Deals Stir City Over Rail Frontage
Real estate dealers report heavy activity and high prices as buyers lock up land along Peck Street to the colored Institute. Rumors persist of Wabash system interest and a Deepwater Railway right of way, though Norfolk & Western may be the main beneficiary for extending yards. Transfers surge, prices rise, and market excitement grows statewide.
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Peck Street
Colored Institute
Wabash System
Widemouth Creek
Deepwater Railway
Important Conference of British Rail Consulting Engineers
London february 26 an important conference among the consulting engineers of all Great Britain railways aims to agree on a uniform electric equipment scheme so that rolling stock and electric motors from different companies can travel interchangeably on all lines
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London
Great Britain
Smallpox Case Reported Aboard Palatia Liner
The Hamburg American liner Palatia arrived from Genoa and Naples with a case of smallpox among steerage passengers aboard in New York.
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New York
Palatia
Genoa
Naples
Bluefield Federal Building Bill Status Clarified
The Daily Telegraph erred in saying the Bluefield public building site bill passed. The House approved ten thousand dollars in the omnibus, but the Senate struck it out and sent the measure back to the House. Congressman Hughes vowed to press for amendment to restore the ten thousand dollars.
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Daily Telegraph
Washington
Bluefield
Congress
House
Senate
Hughes
J. A. Hughes
Father murders four year old boy in Inez Kentucky
Inez Kentucky February 26 a county jail break allowed Pleas Spradlin confined there for the murder of his four year old son to escape. A jailer left a cell door unlocked and Spradlin seized tools to break the outside door. A posse pursued but high waters hindered capture. authorities fear he fled toward the West Virginia line twelve miles away.
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Inez
Spradlin
West Virginia
Tre
Correction on Charleston Telegraph report of Cunningham
The Charleston Telegraph misreported Deputy Marshall Dan W. Cunningham killed near Beckley. He survived uninjured. The riot resulted in three miners killed, two fatally injured, several hurt, fifty nine prisoners taken. one colored deputy killed.
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Charleston
Dan W. Cunningham
Beckley
Cunningham
Fortune Teller Sparks Divorce in Baltimore Case
Baltimore news reports Mrs Margaret Gregg Pennington has obtained a divorce from Dr Chaplain Pennington after a fortune teller warned her she would be unhappy without a divorce. The announcement comes from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Baltimore
Sioux Falls
S. D
Margaret Gregg Pennington
Chaplain Pennington
Pennington
Two choice seats to Faust for sale by offer
Two seats Nos. 14 and 16, row C, front floor, may sell one or both for consideration. Apply to Lock Box 68%, City 226. Also second hand organs from $25.00 up at Flat Top Installment Co., 81 Bluefield Ave. Tid Bits cigars advertised for judges and readers.
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Faust
City
Flat Top Installment Co
Bluefield Ave
Youth burglar confesses to church jewel thefts in Queens
Sidney Peter, 11, a member of Union Congregational church, admits burglaries during Sunday services and at several members homes in Richmond Hill and nearby areas. He named the pastor Rev. George Leggett as one victim and said he stole jewelry valued in the hundreds to thousands of dollars, with evidence found on him.
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New York
Sidney Peter
Richmond Hill
Queensborough
Captain Hickman
Foster
Frank H. Woodruff
Mills
Hip
George Leggett
Frederick W. Dow
George Weston
Curtis and
Hillside Avenues
M'Dowell County Murderer Seen in Huntington
William Frith, sought for double murder in McDowell County and a related injury, was spotted in Huntington on February 26. He fled toward the river when pursued after being located on Second Avenue, escaping to the Ohio side in a leaky craft. Police were alerted by McDowell County residents who identified him.
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Huntington
W. Va
William Frith
McDowell County
Second Avenue
Ohio
Frith
Idle Mines Stall Pennsylvania District Jobs
Pittsburg district report shows seventy percent of coal mines idle due to shortages of ore and materials outside river mines and those along the Pittsburg and Lake Erie and Monongahela divisions as of February 26.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Monongahela
Ars
President in New York for John Wesley centennial
The President left Washington at 11 for New York to attend the John Wesley bicentennial exercises and will return tonight.
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Washington
New York
Disabled collier towed to Bermuda by Beta
New York, Feb 26. Marine dispatches from Bermuda report the disabled collier Alexander was towed there today by the Dutch steamer Beta.
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New York
Bermuda
Alexander
Beta
For Sale Oil Stock in Barboursville area
Auction note offers Barboursville area oil stock for sale. Interested parties may apply via Lock Box 682 City.
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Great Astern
Barboursville
City
Lent Regulations Observed At Sacred Heart Church
During Lent services are held each Friday at Sacred Heart Church with the stations of the cross. Ash Wednesday falls February 25. Fasting rules for Lent are outlined with general and special dispensations for age health work and local clergy guidance. The Paschal time runs to Trinity Sunday and Holy Communion is emphasized.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Holy See
Father Oliver
Sacred Heart Church
Hicks Forecasts March Storms With Warm Spells Ahead
Weather writer Hicks predicts a tumultuous March with frequent storms from the 2nd to 9th and 16th to 20th, followed by a warm spell and rapid temperature swings. Central and northern sections face snow and icy cold after the storm peaks, with violent weather and late-month wintry conditions possible.
Wanted foremen for yoice oven construction in Pocahontas Va
Masons and laborers sought by Bennett & Weakland of Canada 221-106 for voice oven work in Pocahontas Virginia. Also available are Tid-Bit cigars and Fitz You cigars advertised as free smoker options.
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Bennett
Weakland
Can
Pocahontas
Grippe Prevalent Strains New York City Areas
Bellevue Hospital reports nine hundred ten grippe patients flooding capacity as the disease spreads. In Brooklyn, health officials ventilate and fumigate public buildings, court rooms, and school rooms. Twelve grippe deaths occurred last week with forty five total in February, a alarming record.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Brooklyn
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Martin Brothers
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
NAVAL
Norfolk & Western
Pinal
M’dowell
Hicks
Fitz- You
Grippe
Tet Mebane
T.H. Mebane
F. M. Archer
Bramwell
Barney M. Cohen
Liquor Pdealep
Pasaenger
J. Baker
Buefield Av
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