Hearne Visits Bluefield Amid Governor Bid Prospects
William H. Hearne Wheeling capitalist and attorney visits Bluefield to gauge Mercer and McDowell counties. He plans further stops Welch Parkersburg and aims to lead a Panhandle delegation to the Republican convention. He promotes wealth of roads and opposes leasehold taxation while stressing openness to all voters.
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William H. Hearne
Wheeling
Hearne
West Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
Bluefield
Hearnead
Bramwell
Princeton
Athens
Mercer County
Welch
Parkersburg
State Committee
Panhandle
Ques
Philadelphia Parties Seek Null Merger Of Pocahontas Collieries
A federal suit filed in Lynchburg Virginia by Hora tio N Campbell and Philadelphia investors seeks to declare null the merger of Pocahontas Collieries Company with Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company and to set aside the related 20 million dollar mortgage held by the New York Trust Company. A receiver is requested to take charge and halt further expenditure, bond issuance, or asset disposition under the merger.
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Philadelphia
Pocahontas Collieries CO
Pocahontas Consolidated CO
Lynchburg
Horatio N. Campbell
Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company
Tazewell County
Virginia
Pocahontas Collieries Companys
New York Trust Company
New York
Dan
Associated Press
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Thaw insanity case pressed with expert testimony in court
In New York on January 14, attorneys for Harry K. Thaw pressed the insanity defense for the Stanford White killing. Witnesses, including Prof. Charles H. Koehler and nurse Amy Grozette, described Thaw's eccentric behavior and alleged irrationality amid legal fights over physician patient privilege.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Charles H. Koehler
Winona
Monte Carlo
John T. Deemar
Kittanning
Jerome
Thaw
Thew
Harry Thaw
St. Vitus
Copley
Deemat
Henry W. Copley
Horace Thaw
Littleton
Dr. L. 8. Foster
Norfolk
Eastern State Hospital For the Insane
Williamsburg
William S. Thaw
Foster
Wiliam Thaw
Deemar
John Ross
Ross
Hope Institution
Weather forecast for West Virginia increases clouds and warmth
The West Virginia forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures on Wednesday followed by rain or snow and a return to colder conditions.
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West Virginia
Twin Sisters Celebrate 77th Birthday in New York State
In Binghampton New York on January 14 Mrs Anginette Phillips and Mrs Antoinette Gillette celebrated their seventy seventh birthday together at Mrs Phillips home. Gillette traveled from Boston to attend with a third sister visiting from Illinois. The sisters were born in Boston to Gerry Terrell who died at 80 leaving thirteen children ten living. Terrell’s father lived to 104 and his widow died at 86.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Anginette Phillips
Antoinette Gillette
Phillips
Gillette
Boston
Illinois
Gerry Terrell
German View of Panic in Reichstag Interpellation
In Berlin a Reichstag interpellation blamed the high discount rate on the Imperial Bank for a global financial panic. Count von Kanitze argued President Roosevelt caused the crisis with threats against trusts and criticized America's lenient treatment of trusts.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Imperial Bank
Count von Kanitze
Roosevelt
America
Millersburg Trial Set For Strangling Case
Ben Dickerson, long confined in the state prison death house at Columbus, faced a new trial here after a change of venue from Coshocton where he was found guilty in April 1906 of strangling Kate Hughes. He had been condemned to death in September 1906 but won a new trial on technical grounds.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Ben Dickerson
Columbus
Coshocton County
Dickerson
Kate Hughes
Supreme Court
Duel Ends in Death Near Rosemark Tennessee
G Washington Smith a prominent planter was shot and killed in a pistol duel with M W Yarbrough a tenant of Smith. The men were en route to Memphis to submit their money difference to arbitration Yarbrough escaped.
Opera House Holocaust Toll Tops One Hundred Sixty Seven
Rogertown, Pa reports the Rhoades Opera House fire killed about 167 with estimates not exceeding 170. Most victims are unidentified, bodies stacked six feet high, rushed to four morgues, with nine women per male among the dead.
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Rogertown
Rhoades Opera House
Beneat
J. E.vans
Malvern
Market gains and commodity shifts push stocks and metals higher
New high records in copper Atchison Baltimore and Ohio and steel shares led gains as New York Central debt moved easily. Norfolk and Western hit a fresh peak while cotton and wheat markets benefited from weather. City real estate prices rose. bar silver advanced in London. Cal money stayed at 3 4 percent with easier loans.
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Atchison
Baltimore
Ohio
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
London
Powder safe for mine use after Monongah disaster
Baltimore January 14 Powder to ignite without flame will be used in the Monongah mines of the Fairmont Coal Company and all region mines of similar formation to reduce danger. President Clarence W. Watson announced after returning from Fairmont W Va. Black powder was used at Monongah when the blast occurred, but its role is still undetermined by experts.
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Baltimore
Fairmont Coal Company
Clarence W. Watson
Fairmont
W. Va
Norfolk engineers and conductors union meet in Roanoke
The general committees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Railway Conductors of the Norfolk & Western system met at the St. James Hotel. A. M. Cousins was re elected general chairman and J. F. Henley elected general secretary. The biennial session will not address wage schedules this year.
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Roanoke
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of
Norfolk & Western System
St. James Hotel
A. M. Cousins
Norfolk
J. F. Henley
NO SIGNS OF REACTION IN NEW YORK STOCKS
New York Jan 14 stock prices showed no signs of a reaction after a long rise. The market, buoyed by higher prices abroad, continued steady gains as traders responded to overseas strength.
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New York
Sheriff Reid’s Sixth Trial Promises Intensive Hearings
Lake Charles Louisiana January 14 The case of Sheriff D J Reid of Calcasieu Parish enters its sixth trial after five mistrials with juries unable to agree. The case stems from account shortages during a former term, which Reid resolved promptly upon discovery.
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Lake Charles
D. J. Reid
Calcousin Parish
Caleb Powers
Reid
Two Drownings After Lake Ice Breaks in Paris
Paris reports a lake ice break at Boig de Boulogne causing a plunge of about thirty youths. Firemen recovered two bodies. initial fears of many deaths were eased as the rest were saved.
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Paris
Boig de Boulogne
Money Contributions in Politics Dominate Senate Debate
Washington January 14 A House debate centered on penalties for officers and directors who violate money contribution laws. Democratic amendments to raise fines and sentences were rejected. Senate discussions revisited the recent treasury bond issue with Senator Culberson asking for details on bond allocations to banks versus individuals, while Senator Tillman opened new financial queries. The Senate adjourned after a full afternoon session.
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Washington
House
New York
Representative Payne
Fitzgerald
America
Treasury Department
Senate
Culberson
Texas
Aldrich
Cortelyou
Tillman
Japanese Ministers Resign Over Budget Dispute
Tokio reports Youssa Younaai minister of finance and Isaburo Yamagai minister of communications have resigned from the cabinet and their resignations were accepted. Marquis Saionja's resignation as prime minister was refused. Differences over the budget prompted the changes.
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Tokio
Youssa Younaai
Isaburo Yamagai
Marquis Saionja
Appeals Rejected in Goold Murder Case
Monte Carlo January 14. Appeals by Vere St Leger Goold and his wife for revision of their sentences have been denied. Goold was given life imprisonment and his wife the death penalty for the murder of Emma Levin, ordered earlier in December.
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Degatur
Harvey Lackner
Tuscole
Lackner
Monte Carlo
Vere St. Leger Goold
Dcember Goold
Senator Tillman seeks bank receivership details from Treasury
Senator Tillman introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for detailed information about national banks that have gone into receivers' hands since January 3, 1893. The move targets reporting on failed institutions and the current status of their assets and liabilities.
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Washington
Tillman
Tolesby Goes Ashore Near Cape Race
The British steamer Tolesby, en route from Galveston to Havre, went ashore during a heavy snowstorm near Cape Race. It is believed the vessel will be a total loss. The crew is safe.
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St. Johns
N. B
Tolesby
Galveston
Havre
Cape Race
Deadlock in Kentucky as Beckham fights on in legislature
In Frankfort on January 14 Governor Beckham's supporters predict enough Democratic ballots will shift to him for victory on the next vote, while opponents boast more Democrats will desert. Republicans concede no winner yet and foresee an anti Beckham Democrat eventually chosen. A daily joint ballot continues until election or adjournment.
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Daily Telegraph
Prahandle
Hearne
Good Roads
Panhandle
West Virginia
Frankfort
Beckham
Bradley
Canal Work Satisfactory Says Goethals
Col Goe thels chief engineer of the Panama canal told the house committee that Cu Lebra cut excavation should finish in four or five years. He said canal construction progresses better than he expected and that the lock system is the better method compared to sea level.
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Washington
Col. Goethels
Panama Canal
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Culebra
Goethals
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Promoted for Flavoring Extract Use
The note suggests trying Blue Ribbon Vanilla next time if dissatisfaction with current flavoring extract remains.
Belmont cafe offered full course dinners daily
Belmont cafe advertises daily full course dinners from 12 to 3 pm for 50 cents with manager Sloan noted. Also offers a litter of English bull puppies from registered stock with pricing on application via Indian Ridge Kennel Club Worth West Virginia. Latest tally card designs advertised for sale through Daily Telegraph business office.
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Indian Ridge Kennel Club
Worth
W. Va
Daily Telegraph Business Office
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