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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
1
The report suggests Empress Dowager Tzi-hsu plans abdication around the upcoming Chinese New Year. The aged Manchu figure, once a regent and mother to a prince who later became emperor, is central to a longstanding intrigue amid court maneuvering and dynastic concerns.
The regency of a regent trio held power during the late Qing period. Tung-chi died in January after 1874 and his wife soon followed. Kwang-su rose as emperor in 1876 under empress dowager influence, with reform attempts in 1898 followed by the empress dowager restoring regency and sidelining the emperor.
New York reports the Copper meeting cut the quarterly dividend in two though losses were limited. Wheat rose 0.2 cents despite heavier snow in the wheat belt. Stocks climbed with gains for Northern Pacific to 129, Reading 110, Union Pacific 126.4, Steel common 30, preferred 9.43, Norfolk & Western steady at 68.4.
Archduke Ferdinand IV grand duke of Tuscany dies in Salseburg Austria at age 81. Born June 10 1835 he succeeded Leopold II in 1859 and later saw his realm join Sardinia and eventually Italy.
Litter of thoroughly bred English Bulldog puppies for sale with registration. Bloodlines include top stock. Prices available on request from Indian Ridge Kennel Club in Worth, West Virginia. Dated January 14.
In Scranton on January 17 a factory blaze killed two girls and seriously injured seven others. Florence Watrous died in the flames and Marie Buckley jumped from a fire escape breaking her neck. About 200 workers were affected and the loss is listed at 75006.
The Masonic Temple on North Charles Street in Baltimore burned early today risking nearby St Pauls Church. The Grand Lodge owned building valued with contents at about 335000, with extensive lodge rooms and rare paintings damaged. Firefighters fought flames as the blaze lit the city and archives may have survived in vaults below.
Indiana Senator Beveridge addressed a Yale University Forum in Hendrie Hall New Haven before a full crowd with Chief Justice Baldwin presiding. He discussed current events and their significance, drawing a large audience and turning away attendees for lack of space.
Washington January 16 Col Goe thals chief engineer of the Isthmian cane commission tells the senate committee on interoceanic canals that no contractor can match the government in quality and cost. He says current organization and equipment at Culebra surpass any contractor setup.
The American torpedo boat flotilla joined the battleship fleet in Rio Janeiro harbor after leaving Pernambuco on January 13. Lieut. Commander Cone reports health of torpedo crew generally good. The vessels will sail to Buenos Aires after coaling, likely around January 21.
Paris Ky January 17 Two petitions for clemency for Caleb Powers circulating in Bourbon county have been returned filled with about 75 percent Democrat signers. It is estimated that as many as 15000 people in the county have signed the petitions.
The Republican state central committee, meeting in Parkersburg, voted to hold two conventions. Charleston won as the nominating site for the state convention delegates to Chicago, while Parkersburg is the location for the April 29 convention naming supreme court candidates. The Charleston convention to nominate a state ticket will be July 8.
Vice President Charles Thorne disclosed in Huntington that Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries formed July 1 1907 by merger. He said a minority of 214 shares seeks appraisal or a receiver, but the company reports no debts and solid finances post merger.
Mrs. Herbert N. Sears of Boston, guest at the St. Regis in Washington, died by self-inflicted jump from a thirteenth story window. She left a note for her husband and was described as melancholic and in fragile health for years. Her body was found on the roof of a four story building beside the hotel.
A Carnegie Hall audience hears northern governor Henry Hughes southern editor Henry Watterson and Booker T. Washington advocate expanded opportunities for Blacks through Tuskegee Institute funding led by the Armstrong Association. Luther Seth Low urges $70,000 by May 31 for Tuskegee and emphasizes cooperation and education across races.
In Boston a probate court decree orders William W. Risk to pay the state treasurer 10 356 dollars. The case concerns the estates of nine creditors of Ellis Gray, a Boston merchant who died in 1786, with administration ongoing for fifty years and deposits made in 1838 that could not be reached by heirs.
In New York on January 17 the Thaw trial nears a crisis as Evelyn Thaw and Mrs. Thaw take the stand. Prosecutor Dowling considers excluding all nonessential persons including reporters to hear the testimony about a "horrible tale" from Paris in 1903. Witness Miss Alice Fletcher, recalling Harry Thaw as nervous and irrational, testifies of his odd behavior and mention of Evelyn Nesbit.
The Catsburg mine near Monongahela City thirty miles south of Pittsburgh is burning tonight. Forty men are at work inside as exploring parties begin searches from three entries to determine if any workers have perished.
Toronto reports the Sovereign Bank of Canada has gone into liquidation. The Bankers' Association will take charge of the assets tomorrow. The bank operates seventy six branches across Ontario Quebec and the northwest and maritime provinces.
Rome January seventeenth with the pope briefly halting audiences due to an attack of gout. The pontiff was advised by his private physician to retire to bed as he endures sharp knee pains and swelling.
The House of Representatives adjourned at 1:26 p m after pausing many pension bills. The penal code bill was not taken up. Local notices advertise fresh vegetables at Sublette Barnes and cakes and plum puddings from Sublette Barnes.
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