West Virginia Senate Deadlock Hangs After Opening Session
Charleston reports the 31st biennial West Virginia legislature opened with no Senate organization. Democratic D. E. French led a partisan roll call vote 13 to 14 against him as Republicans offered no candidate. Governor-elect Henry Hatfield's arrival inspires hopes of breaking the stalemate.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State
Senate
House
J. Guy Pritchard
Fairmont
M. M. Neeley
Henry D. Hatfield
Glasscock
Hatfield
D. E. French
Mercer
John T. Harris
Gray Silver
Berkeley
French
Strother
Kidd
W. Taylor George
Barbour
Marion Sergent-at-arms
Edgar R. Staats
Roane
KE. G. Fletcher
Tyler
Charles M. Wetzel
Jefferson
M. M. Neely
J. H. Lemon
EB. L. Wood
Wetzel
Neely
Lemon
Septimus Hall
George
Indians Try Rural Credit Plan in Indian Tribes
Washington reports the Indian office tests an agricultural credit system for certain tribes similar to Taft’s plan enabling farmers to borrow against prospective crops. An appropriation of a quarter of a million dollars is urged for this purpose in the Indian appropriation bill.
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Washington
Taft
Indian Office
Last Message from Doomed Steamer Wilhelmina Finds Rosecrans Sinking
Wireless operator aboard the Wilhelmina arriving from Honolulu reports receiving what may be the last message from the Rosecrans which sank with eleven crew members at the mouth of the Columbia River. The signal said We ve gone ashore I guess it s all off. Ship s back is broken.
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San Francisco
Wilhelmina
Honolulu
Rosecrans
Columbia River
U. S
Lumbermen Aid Rural Development Campaign
Indianapolis January 8 report says lumbermen pledge active aid in the campaign for the betterment of rural communities through cooperative effort and local development programs.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers Convention Opens in City
The Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers Association held its 28th annual convention in the city with President E. J. McErlain of South Bend calling the gathering to order and delivering the annual address. The afternoon featured L. C. Boyle, former Kansas attorney general, speaking on Urban and Rural Development.
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Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers Association
E. J. McErlain
South Bend
L. C. Boyle
Kansas
Fall of Adrianople Expected in a Few Days
London January 8 The fall of Adrianople is anticipated within days as Balkan plenipotentiaries foresee direct capitulation or European pressure. The conference weighs intervention with hopes to avoid European interference and prevent Asia Minor turmoil if delays occur. Austria’s demobilization silence contrasts with Serbia’s sacrifices and Adriatic evacuation.
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London
Adrianople
Europe
Turkey
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Balkans
Austria
Servia
Adriatic
Not in Vicinity at Time of Murder
Winchester Ky Jan 8 Andrew Johnson accused by widow and daughter of former Sheriff Ed Callahan of Breathitt county of having been warned of the two feudists who fired the shot that killed Callahan last spring denied at today's session of the trial that he was in the vicinity at the time of the murder. The prosecution closed today in the trial of Smith and Johnson two of the fifteen men indicted in the alleged conspiracy that resulted in Callaghan's death.
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Winchester
Andrew Johnson
Ed Callahan
Breathitt County
Havingeen
Callahan
Smith and Johnson
Calighan
Alaska Storm Sweeps Valdez In Severe Blizzard
The January tempest hits Valdez Alaska with the fiercest storm on record. A furious gale rages while a heavy blizzard swirls through mountain passes.
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Alaska
Valdez
Wisconsin legislature aims for social betterment in early session
Madison Wis January 8 with no senate elections the Wisconsin legislature opens promising a social betterment program. Humane legislation will frame many bills including rural credit land colonization mothers pension a minimum wage and extending workers compensation to cover occupational diseases.
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Madison Wis
United States
Wisconsin
Italian Queen Helena Celebrates Fortieth Birthday Quietly
Queen Helena marked her fortieth birthday at the Quirinal with a private family gathering. Messages and presents from European royal families flowed in, reflecting strong personal ties to Montenegro and interest in Balkan events.
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Rome
Helena
Europe
Quirinal
Montenegro
Balkans
Paker Bend Mining Company Organized in Chestertown
Articles of incorporation filed in Denver Delaware establish the Paker Bend Mining Company of Chestertown to engage in general mining milling and ore refining with capital stock of 500000. Incorporators listed are Louis K. Stam J. G. Gray and M B F Hawkins.
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New Mining Company
Denver
Del
Paker Bend Mining Company
Chestertown
Louis K. Stam
J. G. Gray
Wilmington
Ind
Senate bill seeks coal price probe in Missouri
A bill introduced in the Missouri senate proposes a joint committee with power to summon witnesses and inspect books and documents to investigate the high price of coal in the state.
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Augusta
Senate
West Virginia Progressives eye McGraw for senator plan
A Charleston-connected source says Progressives in the West Virginia legislature may back John T. McGraw to win a Senate seat with progressive votes if they cannot elect a Progressive themselves. The move would shift influence to Dawson and other leaders, risking splits in the major parties.
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Washington
Jan
Charleston
West Virginia
John T. McGraw
Glasscock
Dawson
Col. McGraw
Davis Elkins
Renveblican
Progressive Party
United Party
Mr. Dawson
Vermont's Vote for Butler Seen in Electors Choice
Political leaders in Vermont expect all four electoral votes will go to Nicholas Murray Butler as Vermont prepares for the formal presidential electors choosing on January 8.
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Vermont
Butler
Montpieler
Nicholas Murray Butler
Existence of Glass Trust Is Denied
Washington reports hearings on earthen and glassware tariffs under the Payne Aldrich law. Witnesses from window, stained, and plate glass industries deny any trust, while warnings of foreign capital influence and tariff risk persist. Former Gov. Stone argues price setting rests on supply and demand.
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Washington
House
Underwood
Wm. A. Stone
Pennsylvania
National Window Glass Association
America May Send Coals to Newcastle
New York date January 8 coal owners plan to supply British consumers with cheaper coal than UK producers. David Alfred Thomas head of the Wales coal combination sails to New York January 11 to visit Atlantic coal fields and may test the idea.
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New York
United Kingdom
David Alfred Thomas
Wales Coal Combination
Atlantic
Servian Government Withdraws From Adriatic Sea
London January 8 The Servian government has decided to withdraw from the Adriatic sea a move regarded as a notable step toward peace by observers across the spectrum.
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Servia
Adriatic
London
Adriatic Sea
Day in Congress Sees Tariff Talks And Appropriations
Congress resumed with omnibus claims debated and impeachments arguments noted. Hearings on earthenware and glassware set and tariff revisions discussed as Underwood signals no change to pottery duties. Money trust probes queried bank securities while Shaw testifies to currency reform panel. Taft urges fur seal kill ban and DePuy introduces New Orleans centennial bill with 250000 appropriation. Adjournment at 5 20 pm to Thursday noon.
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Doon
House
Archbold
Weys and Means
Underwood
Money Trust
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Glass Currency Reform Commission
Coastwise Shipping Trust
Merchant Marine
Post Office
Kribilof Island
Taft
Depuy
New Orleans
Progressoed Oppose Caucus on Senatorship in West Virginia
The Progressives at Charleston on January 9 adopted resolutions opposing a caucus of Republican and Progressive lawmakers to choose a U S senator. Edwards received endorsement for the Senate. A split within Progressive ranks looms as Dawson and Edwards backers clash over endorsements. Republicans seek the finance chair. Democrats oppose.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States
Edwards
United States Senate
K. M. Grant
Morgantown
George A. Laughlin
Wheeling
Emmett M. Showalter
William P. Hubbard
Progressive Party
West Virginia
Republican Party
Progressives State Committee
W. M. O. Dawson
William Seymour Edwards
Dawson
State Senate
Finance Committee
Weather Outlook West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees fair weather on Thursday with colder conditions in the east and warmer in the west on Friday. Virginia reports fair skies with much colder temperatures Thursday and fair conditions Friday across the region.
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Virginia
Archbold Impeachment Proceedings Open in Bitter Terms
The impeachment trial of Judge Robert W. Archbold opened with strong accusations from Representative John A Sterling who labeled his conduct unworthy and charged a heavy pattern of railroad influence. The day focused on opponents as allies prepare to counter and closing speeches loom after two more days of debate.
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Washington, Jan
Robert W. Archbold
United States Commerce Court
Bar of
Senate
House of Representatives
John A Sterling
Illinois
Archbold
House
Webb
North Carolina
Holland
Ohio
Floyd
Baldwin inaugurated for a second term in Connecticut
Simeon E. Baldwin was sworn in for a second term as Connecticut governor before a joint session of the General Assembly. The ceremony featured a military display and a large civic turnout. The biennial session opened at noon with aims including employers’ ability, workers’ compensation, industrial insurance, registration of legislative agents, repeal of the personal tax, banking law revisions, liberalized Sunday laws, welfare bills for women and minors, and a proposed federal income tax constitutional amendment ratification.
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Hartford
Conn
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
General Assembly
Army Bill Completed by House Committee
The army appropriation bill totaling about 94 million dollars was completed by the house military affairs committee and will be reported to the house after the Indian appropriation measure. Chairman Hay cited a 3 million dollar rise over last year to cover army pay and subsistence deficits.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
House
Hay
Virginia
Ship Future of Boston Loss Fear Reported Near Cape Hatteras
Water logged and abandoned schooner Future of Boston seen off Cape Hateras by a steamer arriving today. She sailed from Tampa on December 27 bound for Washington in a storm. Crew fate unknown. possible rescue by passing vessel.
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Philadlphia
Jan
Future
Boston
Cape Hatteras
Tampa
Fla
Washington
Illinois to elect two U S senators in hung General Assembly
Springfield January 8 The forty eighth Illinois General Assembly convened to choose two U S senators one to succeed Shel by M Cullom whose term ends next March and the other to fill the Lorimer vacancy A Progressive bloc of twenty five seats and no party holding a majority signals a deadlock and a possible protracted struggle over legislature organization.
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Springfield
Forty Eighth General Assembly of
Illinois
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
William Lorimer
Progressive
Contests Filed Against Progressive Seats in Lower House
Contests aim to dispose of certificates of election before legislative work begins. The seat of nearly every Progressive member faces challenge on grounds the party lacked a circle and candidates in that column had no right to three votes each under cumulative voting.
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Ous
Progressive Party
Forty-Four Thousand Firemen Face Strike Vote
In New York the 44000 firemen on fifty eastern railroads weigh strike action after rejecting arbitration. Railroads offer two options: arbitration by a seven man panel or a seven person tribunal plus five appointees. Firemen fear a seven member panel mirrors Erdman precedents. President Carter and district leaders meet railroad managers tomorrow.
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New York
Jan, &C
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Federl Labor
Commerce Court
United States Supreme Court
Carter
Hundreds Driven From Homes in Western Floods
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia face major floods as rivers rise. The Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela streams push water to twenty-nine feet at Pittsburg, drowning lowland areas and forcing hundreds from homes. Transport and industry suffer as thousands lose work.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio River
Alleghany
Monongahela
Parade Setup As Strike Grows In New York
The garment workers union plans a street parade with about 60 000 participants next Monday as Mayor Gaynor and police weigh permission. 10000 women from the International Ladies' Garment Union joined the strike today with workers.
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New York
Gaynor
International Ladies’ Garment Union
Natal Damaged by Storms During Atlantic Crossing
The British cruiser Natal bearing the late Ambassador Reid’s body was badly damaged by storms in the Atlantic. She will be laid up here two weeks for repairs after the vessel swung forty degrees to port and crewmembers were tossed from their hammocks during the gale.
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Natal
New York
Ambassador Reid
Atlantic
Castro May Gain Liberty Friday
Cipriano Castro detained at Ellis Island remains in custody until Friday when a habeas corpus writ is returnable and he may apply for release on bond pending further proceedings as announced by Immigration Commissioner Williams.
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Castro
New York
Cipriano Castro
Ellis Island
Williams
Lane Named I C C Chairman for 1935
Interstate Commerce Commission announces Franklin K Lane will serve as chairman for the year starting January 13. Lane has held the commissioner post for seven years.
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Interstate Commerce
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Crew Safe on Lightship After Rosecrans Rescue
Wireless from the tug Oneonta reports the life saving crew, who could not reach shore after rescuing sailors clinging to the rigging of the wrecked steamer Rosecrans, are safe aboard the Lightship near Astoria Oregon on January 8.
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Astoria
Oregon
Oneonta
Tes
Rosecrans
Alcazar Steamship Floated at Beaufort
The revenue cutter Seminole floated the steamship Alcazar at Beaufort North Carolina. The vessel is in good condition and will proceed to its destination immediately.
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Beaufort
N. C
Gold Production Declines In 1912 Amid Nevada Shortfall
The 1912 cold mining year shows the smallest U S gold production since 1907 with preliminary estimates at 91 085 168 dollars as Nevada accounts for a large drop due to Goldfield National and Seven Troughs. California Oregon and Alaska see varied gains while South Dakota records the state’s largest output. Homestake mines drive most of the production.
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Washington, Jan
United States
H. D. McCaskey
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of the Mint
Geological Survey
Nevada
Goldfield
National
Great Goldfield
Manhattan
Round Mountain
Fairview
Gase
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Roosevelt Tunnel
Gilpin County
Montana
Alaska
Arizona
Idaho
New Mexico
California
Oregon
South Dakota
Homestake
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Mexico
Canada
England
France
Central
South America
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