Good Roads Bond Issued For County Wide Road Plan
Unanimous approval for a $400000 bond issue to fund thirty five miles of macadam and seventy miles of improved modern dirt roads across Tazewell County Clear Fork Maiden Spring and Jeffersonville districts. An April 1 1911 election is planned with supervisors seeking court approval. H S Bowen and T R Smoot hosted free dinners for attendees.
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Tazewell County
Clear Fork
Frank M. Moss
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T. R. Smoot
Toos
Good Roads
Maiden Spring
Pounding Mill
Jeffersonvile
Tazewell
H. S. Bowen
Indiana lawmakers set to repeal county option law
The Democratic majority in the Indiana legislature plans to replace the county option with a city and township option and regulate liquor traffic. They will also consider a commission plan for cities and primary election laws, good roads, and the pending U S Senate race to succeed Beveridge with John W Kern likely to be chosen.
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Indiana
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
John W. Kern
Beveridge
Keystone State Solons Open General Session
Harrisburg January 3 The Pennsylvania legislature convened in general session. After organizing, both houses heard Governor Stuart’s message. Governor Fivert reviewed administration work, focusing on finances state building operations election laws highway improvements pure food laws and other public matters.
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North Dakota to Elect Two Senators in New Legislature
The North Dakota legislature now convened will elect two United States senators. Senator McCumber is expected to name his own successor, while Congressman A. F. Gronne is to be chosen to fill the expired term of Senator N. N. Johnson, deceased. Railway legislation including anti pass and full crew rules loom.
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N. D
Jan
United States
North Dakota
McCumber
A. 4
Gronne
N. N. Johnson
Primary Election Law Takes Center Stage in Senate Session
State lawmakers focus on primary election law during the senate session as debates surface over regulations and voter access. Officials, including key representatives, weigh proposed changes affecting timelines and candidate procedures.
Minnesota Legislature Opens With Liquor Question Centered
St Paul Minnesota January 3 The thirty seventh Minnesota legislature convened with three months of lively work ahead The main fight is expected over reapportionment. County option for saloon licenses and an initiative effort to amend the constitution are planned Also advocacy for woman suffrage and a state wide direct primary extension are noted An attempt may be made to pass a distance tariff similar to Iowa's system.
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Minn
Minnesota
Moses 2
Clapp
Senate
Iowa
President term extended to six years proposal
Champ Clark, prospective speaker, supports extending the president's term to six years making him ineligible for re election. He also proposes three year congressional terms and elections set for August with October acc rations.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Kickapoo Indian Fraud Indictments Hearings Resume
Guthrie Oklahoma January hearings resume as special Judge M Tibbetts hears arguments in five exodus to Mexico under nine indictments alleging Kickapoo Indian land fraud involving local residents.
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Guthrie
Okla
M. Tibbetts
Mexico
Bad Jake Noble Arrest Hinted in Williamson
Lexington reports outlaw Bad Jake Noble of Breathitt County Kentucky is said to be under arrest in Williamson West Virginia for the killing of Jailer Wesley Turner at Jackson Kentucky on election night. A large reward had been offered for his capture.
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Jake” Noble
Breathitt County
Wesley Turner
Jackson
Williamson
W. Va
Fear Election Trouble In Matewan West Virginia
G B Buskirk of Matewan asks Governor Glasscock to send Mingo county sheriff to Matewan for Thursday’s town election to ensure protection and strict observance of election laws. The Independent League opposes the Citizens party now in power, alleging control by men willing to seize any advantage. Bloodshed is threatened if protection is lacking. Sheriff Hurst has been summoned to the capital and action is expected.
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W. Va
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Matewan
Glasscock
Mingo County
Buskirk
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Citizens’ Party
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Death by own action in Parkersburg at 90
Theodore Morlang aged ninety a prominent German citizen of Parkersburg West Virginia killed himself by shooting in the head amid financial worries following his business failure. No relatives were involved.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Theodore Morlang
Morleng
Wedding Unites Two Distinguished Washington Families
In Washington today a notable society wedding joined Mrs Arnold widow of Captain C H Arnold Jr and Col P P Harvey A S A retired at her home. Richard Bland Lee Jr of New York married into the Harvey and Lee families, linking lines to General Robert E Lee and Lighthorse Harry Lee.
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P. P. Harvey
Richard Bland Lee, Jr
New York
Mr. Lee
Col
Richar Lee
Robert KH. Lee
Richard Bland Lee
Henry Lee
Harry
Fitzhugh Lee
Panama Libel Suit Thrown Out by Court Opinion
The new chief justice announces an opinion interpreting the statute under which the action was brought. The ruling suggests the statute should apply to crimes committed on federal reservations.
Supreme Court Dismisses Panama Canal Libel Indictment
The U S Supreme Court approved throwing out the press libel case against the Press Publishing Company of New York World. The indictment alleged Charles P Tait Douglas Robinson and William Nelson Cromwell with J P Morgan and others controlled the Panama Canal route for millions with Theodore Roosevelt and William H Taft involved. The decision held the federal statute applied to crimes on federal reservations to ensure justice.
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Supreme Court of the United States Today
New York Federal Circuit Court
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Douglas Robinson
William Nelson Cromwell
J. P. Morgan
Panama Canal
Theodory Roosevelt
United States
Robinson
William H. Taft
Charles P. Taft
White
New Year Church Fire Kills Seventeen in Mexico City
A New Year religious celebration in two churches near San Luis Potosi, Mexico City, caused a deadly fire and panic. Seventeen workers died and over eighty were injured as victims were trapped, burned, or trampled while escaping.
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Mexico City
San Luis Postosi
Supreme Court Reassembles With Full Bench
Washington January 3. After the holiday recess the Supreme Court reconvened with Chief Justice Waite presiding and new associates Van Devanter and Lamar taking seats. It marks the first full bench in over a year, signaling important arguments ahead including commodity clause cases and dissolution suits involving Standard Oil and a tobacco company, plus corporation tax cases.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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van Devanter
Lamar
Tobacco Corporation
Woman of 105 Dead in Morgantown
Mrs Susan Brown aged 105 died at her home five miles from Morgantown West Virginia She was born in Monongalia County and spent all but ten years in Ohio in the county Two children James Brown and Mrs William Hall survive her She carried a heavy rocking chair six miles at ninety five and lived to be nearly a hundred five years old
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W. Va
Susan Brown
Monongalia County
Ohio
James Brown
William Hall
Hobbie Skirt Dance Draws Mixed Backing In South Norwalk
In South Norwalk on January 5 Hobbie skirt advocates face opposition from older residents while younger attendees support the fad. A hobbie-skirt dance was held at the Red Men’s Hall last evening. The event was considered a success with attendees wearing the distinctive top-like akirtia.
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Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
Weather forecast for West Virginia says fair Wednesday with a colder east portion. Thursday unsettled. Virginia expected to clear and grow colder Wednesday with Thursday likely fair and brisk northwest winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Murder Suspect Blamed in Wounding Death Case
Authorities link a suspect to the fatal wounding of S. C. Caldwell. A man seen near the scene moments before the body was found left the spot within eighteen minutes. The crime is under investigation with investigators pursuing leads.
Pocahontas Faces Serial Robber and Murderer Scare
A long line of robberies and murders over years has unsettled Pocahontas. Evidence from the Caldwell death near the 7th crossing points to a likely killer who fled the scene and concealed his crime with robbery. Investigators tie the suspect to mine work and a single conspiring pattern across Bluestone Junction to Pocahontas.
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Jeky
Bole
Tmidet
B.C. Caldwell
Baldwin
Belleve
Daily Telegraph
Caldwell
Logan
W. Va
T. L. Fens
Bny
Bluestone Junction
Anarchist Plot Seen in London Fight at Sydney Street
Police in London claim a vast anarchist plot is under investigation after a fierce battle with hundreds of officers and artillerymen. Two bodies were recovered from the burned Sydney Street house, with questions remaining about the number of anarchists involved and details of the siege.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Clapp Named to Succeed Himself in Minnesota Senate
In St Paul on January 3 the Republican caucus unanimously nominated Senator Mosey Be Clapp to succeed himself. Nominations were effectively elections with no visible opposition. A nearly full Republican representation attended and no discord noted. Clapp expected to be elected January 17.
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Seli
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Minn
United States
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Clapp
Senator Clapp
President of the Steel Corporation Resigns
New York, January 3. William E. Corey resigns as president of the United States Steel Corporation. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board, announces the resignation to take effect at the board’s pleasure. Corey retires with good will. the retirement leaves Judge Gary virtually head of the steel company.
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William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
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Corey
Gary
Steel Corporation
Big West Virginia Coal Firms Merge in Pittsburgh
The Big Coal Company of West Virginia, Annabelle Coal and Coke Company, and Four States Coal and Coke Company of Fairmont combine to form the Four States Coal and Coke Company. The deal creates a $10,000 merger with the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company contracted to handle all output for twenty years.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Big Coal Company of
Annabelle Coal and Coke Company
Four States Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
Taft Focuses on Congress After Election
President Taft has been in conference with Congress aiming to pass measures before March 4. He backs conservation bills including Nelson’s Alaska coal lands leasing plan and supports Gallinger’s merchant marine rehabilitation bill.
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Taft
Congress
Nelson Providi
Gallinger
Colorado Legislature Opens Biennial Session
Denver, Jan 3. The Colorado legislature convened for its regular biennial session with much progressive legislation anticipated. The body does not elect a United States senator this year.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Delaware Legislature Opens to Choose U S Senator this Session
Dover Delaware January 3 The Delaware legislature met for organization today with plans to elect a United States senator this session. The move signals a crucial political step as lawmakers prepare to select the nation’s next senior representative.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
United States
Du Pont Senate Reelection Attracts Little Attention
The impending rerun of Senator Du Pont’s term draws little public interest as analysts note broad support and a quiet campaign landscape ahead of the election.
Poison mystery grips Cumberland as arrests discussed
Cumberland Maryland January 3 three days after Grace Blosser and Charles Twigg were found dead from poison the police remain without facts State's Attorney Robb said arrests were contemplated The victims were buried today in Cumberland and Keyser West Virginia Mrs Twigg sister charged suicide on eve of wedding Lodge addresses the Massachusetts legislature on his views and record.
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Grace Blosser
Charles T. Twigg
Klosser
Twigg
Keyser
W. Va
Robb
Jane Twigg
First Voter and Grandfather Confess in Ohio Case
West Union Ohio January 3. The common pleas court is busy with election bribery pleas, suspending the grand jury until Friday. James Fleming the first voter pleaded guilty and urged his aged Civil War veteran grandfather Alexander Fleming to confess before his death. both were disfranchised. Sixty indictments were returned.
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Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Grand Jury
James Fleming
Lexander Fleming
Lair
Portland Cement Works Explosion Kills Italians in Denver
An explosion in the pulverizing rooms of the Portland Cement Works in Portland, Col, kills two men outright and causes four more deaths later from injuries. All victims and many injured are Italians, with two others fatally injured.
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Cal
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Portland
Col
Gas explosion kills six miners at Nova Scotia colliery
Sydney reports an explosion in No 4 colliery of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company trapping eight miners and killing six. Two were rescued, three others entombed were saved, as the mine and ventilation were disrupted by the blast.
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Nova Scotia Steel Company
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Toren
Gallagher Declared Sane. Trial Set On Mayor Gaynor Shooting
James J. Gallagher, the assailant in the Gaynor shooting case, was found sane by a jury in New York and will stand trial tomorrow on the charge.
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New York
James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
Oklahoma legislature opens with redistricting on agenda
Oklahoma City January 3 legislative session opens with redistricting as a top issue. Other expected priorities include school land legislation county tax assessors law and stricter prohibition measures shaping early work of the new session.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Treaties Tagged and Return of Expedition Officer
Leut Col Idgar A Mearns J S A retired, part of the Roosevelt African expedition, has been on duty at the Smithsonian Institution assembling hunting specimens. He is relieved and ordered home, with rank and pay reverting to major, retired, held before the expedition.
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Washington
Idgar A. Mearns
Smithsonian Institution
Clash Over Senatorial Seat Flares Before West Virginia Session
Charleston reports anticipated factional warfare between McGraw and Chilton as the Democratic caucus nears, with Watson’s candidacy shaping the party power balance. The biennial legislature opens January 11 as candidates arrive and organize the two houses amid patronage struggles.
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W. Va
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House of Delegates
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Chilton
McGraw
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Wag
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