Robert E Lee memorial service honors man soldier and Christian
A Bluefield Baptist Church service marked the 100th anniversary of General Robert E Lee birth. Daughters of the Confederacy hosted with Confederate veterans present as Rev S H Thompson spoke on Lee as a man, soldier, and Christian.
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Baptist Church
Bluefield
Robert E. Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Dr. Long
Bland Street
P. C. Clark
Lee
J. F. Maynard
S. H. Thompson
First Baptist Church
WV Legislature Reports Bills on Rail Commissioner and Gas Oversight
Associated Press dispatch from Charleston notes committee reports in both houses proposing a state railroad commissioner. Also introduced measures authorize land condemnation for a forest reserve and create a gas supervisor to prevent gas waste.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Jan
House
Senate
West Virginia
Howl Heard Across Town During Midday Sale
Northfork and Keystone men in Midway bought lots for 325 and 375 dollars. The noise resembled a catapulted cry and was audible as far as Kimball, sparking astonishment among locals.
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Darkview
Northfork
Keystone
Midway
Kimball
Flood Crisis Deepens as Ohio Valley Furnaces Fail
Ohio River flood worsens with a second rise at headwaters. Cities suffer from power cuts, gas shortages, and empty shelves. thousands lose homes while factories shut down. Relief pours in from Cincinnati agencies as Ironton and Portsmouth shelter hundreds, Newport aiding over a thousand.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Portsmouth
Front Street
Cincinnati Water Works
Ironton
Newport
Associated Charities
Salvation Army
Inundation Threatens Small Towns Across Ohio River Flood Area
Associated Press reports floods along Ohio tributaries threaten towns south of Pittsburg as the river nears 1884 flood stage. Kentucky rivers surge with daily Louisville rain for three weeks, predicting a 35 foot crest by Sunday while a 28 foot danger line has already been breached. Train delays from heavy rains and washouts persist.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Ohio
Pittsburg
Main Street
Rail lines submerged after Ohio Kanawha flood
Thirty miles of the Kanawha and Michigan railroad in Ohio and West Virginia are under water due to flooding on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Advices received at the Ohio Central railroad headquarters in Columbus report the damage.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Kanawha and Michigan
West Virginia
Kanawha
Ohio Central Railroad
Norfolk and Western Acknowledges Rail Trouble Floods
Norfolk and Western reports expected difficulty running trains due to Ohio River floods disrupting the Cincinnati mail route.
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Norfolk and Western
Ohio
Cincinnati
Spaulding Dies Sudden in Roanoke WV Amid Floods
Special to the Daily Telegraph Roanoke Va Jan 18 V Spaulding Western Division superintendent of the Southern Express Co with Roanoke headquarters died tonight after a short illness. Scioto Valley bridge water overflows tracks flooded Portsmouth Ironton Portsmouth Kenova air. Rail service hindered as rivers rise three inches hourly. Many residents evacuated by boat. Farmers move corn to high ground.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Scioto Valley Bridge
Portsmouth
Ironton
Weather Bureau
Scioto Valley
Urgent Deficiency Bill Passes as House Approves Pay Increases
Washington today saw the urgent deficiency bill pass with a 344 650 carry. The house adopted an amendment to the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill raising salaries to 12000 for vice president speaker and cabinet members and 7500 for senators representatives territorial delegates and Porto Rico's resident commissioner effective March 4 1907. Only 34 members rose for a roll call, insufficient to record a vote. The house then moved to private claims bills, approving fifty and tabling two, before adjourning at 6 10.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Territories
Porto Rico
Reservoir Under Contract to Meet City Population Demand
The New Reservoir is under contract this year to serve the growing population, planned to accommodate about 50 000 people. Located on the hill behind Fairview Addition, it signals Fairview as the logical residence area. Also note Sublette and Barnes advertise dressed fowls and Botetourt Creamery Butter.
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Bluefield
Fairview Addition
Fairview
A. 8. Booker & CO
Kingston Relief Efforts Grow After Jamaica Disaster
Relief pours in from Jamaica and abroad as Kingston recovers. American warships discharge food and medical supplies while British and French vessels join aid efforts. About 1000 dead with many injured or missing. tidal wave report unconfirmed and fires extinguished.
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United States
Kingston
Jamaica
Trinidad
Panic and prayer as Ashore crowd seeks refuge
Eyewitnesses describe burned and injured people without medical relief, the Black community in chaos, men and women crying out for salvation. Raucous religious gatherings form as impassioned speakers urge repentance amid widespread fear and upheaval.
Missouri and Indiana Anchored at Kingston and Suffered Heavy Losses
Rear Admiral Davis reports Missouri and Indiana anchored at Kingston at 8 30 this morning. Kingston destroyed with four hundred killed and about five hundred in hospital. City quiet, doctors present but short of dressings. Whipple sails to Guantanamo for full details tonight.
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Caimanera
Cuba
Davis
Kingston
Admiral Evans
Guantanamo
Missouri
Indiana
Whipple
Earthquake devastates Kingston harbor and city
Direct dispatches report a disaster in Kingston as severe as San Francisco and Valparaiso. Thousands feared dead with bodies recovered. Americans among the dead. The harbor channel and local topography are altered while ships remain in the harbor and wounded receive care. Sir James Ferguson’s body was recovered and buried.
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Associated Press
New York
Kingston
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Kingston Harbor
Sir James Ferguson
Ninety Children Dead as Kingston School House Collapses
Norfolk reports via Cape Henry wireless that the Kingston school house fell at the first shock killing ninety children. The harbor channel shifted and reports from the steamer Colon are unverified. Missouri and Indiana entered the harbor safely. total deaths about four hundred with five hundred in hospitals and many slight injuries.
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Associated Press
Norfolk, Va
Cape Henry
Guantanamo
Cuba
Colon
Kingston
Missouri
Indiana
Kingston Earthquake Cable Reports No Americans Killed
Washington reports from Western Union agent at Ha Vo indicate as of January 17 no Americans were killed or injured in the Kingston quake. Estimates place the death toll near 1,000, with data transmitted to the State Department upon request after delays in dispatches.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Western Union
Ha- Vo
Kingston
Clowry
Eight Killed and Thirteen Injured in Church Fight
In Lodz a riot erupted when a priest refused to bless two dead workers killed in a street clash with socialists. Revolver fire followed as eight people died and thirteen were wounded in the church melee.
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Lodz
Negro is Hanged for Murder at Richmond
Richmond Va January 18 James Ward a negro was hanged here today for the murder of Carrie Meekins also colored.
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Richmond
Associated Press
James Ward
Carrie Meekins
The Kaiser on Trial pamphlet roils Berlin voters
In Berlin on January 18 opponents publish The Kaiser on Trial under the pseudonym Truth. They urge a reichstag hostile to Kaiser Wilhelm II a week before elections. The pamphlet attacks the navy and argues the Kaiser has been a gigantic failure.
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Berlin
Russia
William
Kaiser William
Panic of the Negro Population Indescribable
London report from Holland Bay dated January 15 describes Kingston during the quake with tourists in the business streets and fear of many buried in debris. At Port Royal a battery sank and a gunner was killed as Arno docks became filled.
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Associated Press
London
Holland Bay
Kingston
Port Royal
Arno
Fresh fruits of all kinds at Sublette Barnes
Local grocery note announces a selection of fresh fruits at Sublette and Barnes with a dated post indicating new stock and curbside availability.
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Remington’s
Smith's
Bluefield Typewriter Company
Sublette & Barnes
Mitchell Defends Position in Strike Settlement
President Mitchell addressed United Mine Workers delegates in Indianapolis defending his stance on last year’s strike settlement. The convention backed support for imprisoned Idaho miners Moyer and Haywood, approved a 1000 dollar aid for Clinton mine disaster victims, and sent a resolution about Epperson back to Indiana delegates.
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United Mine Workers
Clinton
Ind
Mitchell
Associated Press
Indianapolis
The
United
National Organization
Moyer and Haywood
Idaho
Clinton, Ind
Indiana
Epperson
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Moyer and Heywood
Senate Defers Action on Brownsville and Other Measures
Washington on January 18 the senate deferred further action on the Brownsville matter until Monday. It passed a Jamaica earthquake relief bill and a lumber trust investigation resolution. It also approved a bill to increase the army artillery corps and heard Maryland Senator Whyte protest federal encroachment on states’ powers. Senator Kittridge described a lumber industry monopoly and its methods. The session adjourned at 3 05 until Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Jamaica
Lumber Trust
Artillery Corps
Whyte
Maryland
Kittridge
City Bonds Awarded to Kanawha Bank in Trust Co
Charleston bonds for 250000 were awarded to Kanawha Bank ing and Trust Co at a premium of 62.25 and accrued interest. Cincinnati firms bid. John Nugent was unanimously reelected president of the State Federation of Labor. Kanawha and Elk rivers receding. danger line not reached. Henry G. Davis addressed the legislature.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Banking and Trust Co
Cincinnati
John Nugent
State Federation of Labor
Kanawha
Elk Rivers
Henry G. Davis
Acquittal in Embezzlement Case of Government Funds
In St Louis on January 18 D P Dyer Jr and Sub Treasury Superintendent Toller were acquitted by a federal court jury of embezzling sixty one thousand five hundred dollars of government funds.
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St. Louis
D. P. Dyer, Jr
Russian Official Killed by a Boy in Smolensk
In Smolensk on January 18 M. Krollau, chief of rural administration, was killed by a boy named Boriokoff. The boy was shot and killed.
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Smolensk
Russia
M. Krollau
Boriokoff
Two Violent Earthquake Shocks Felt in Russia
Two violent quakes were felt this morning at Kuba in the Baku government area. No damage details are provided. The report cites St. Petersburg as the dispatch location with the events occurring early in the day.
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Russia
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Kuba
Baku
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