General Kuropatkin Dies at Age Eighty in Russia
Moscow reports the death of General Alexei Kuropatkin at eighty. He led Russian armies in the Russo Japanese War and later commanded on the northern front before serving as Turkestan governor and facing arrest after the 1917 revolution. His career featured both revered leadership and wartime controversy.
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Moscow
Kuropatkin
Shemshurino
Russia
Alexei Kuropatkin
Mukden
Nicholas
Europatkin
Germany
Turkesta
Keresky
Petrograd
Moon shadow spectacle draws scientists and public
A dramatic lunar event described as the moon's bulk entering view will attract scientists and laymen alike. The narrative mentions a curved string of beads resembling baby beads and a sunlit glow through a volcano scar on the moon, with the umbra approaching like thunder.
Shadows and Speculation Hover Over a Lunar Race Scene
The fragment hints at a westward race with dramatic atmosphere and scientistly curiosity. Lively shadows and spectral light add an otherworldly feel to the occasion, inviting observers to ponder the phenomena.
French delegation backs Sugimura opium compromise plan
In Geneva the French delegation showed interest in Mr Sugimura's compromise on opium smoking and said it could appeal to countries with smoking issues in Far Eastern possessions. They were optimistic it would be acceptable to the Americana amid uncertain talks.
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Geneva
Mr. Sugimuras
Committee Recommends Mayfield Keep His Seat
Washington reports the senate elections committee unanimously endorses Senator Mayfield Democrat of Texas to retain his contested seat. A full senate vote is expected within about ten days after the report. The decision follows hearings into charges by Independent candidate George Peddy, who was defeated in 1922.
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Washington
Mayfield
Texas
Senate
Senate Elections Committee
George KE. B. Peddy
Peddy
Sencer
Watson
Indiana
Wadsworth
New York
Ernst Kentucky
Shortridge
Cal
King
Utah
Ashurst
Arizona
George
Georgia
Neely
West Virginia
Smith
South Carolina
Nickel Plate Merger Soon Ready for ICC Approval
New York January 23 The 1.5 billion Nickel Plate merger project of the Van Sweringen interests will be ready to lay before the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval by early February. The firms plan to combine Nickel Plate with several lines to form a large northeastern system.
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New York
van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Tornado at Colonial Today House Peters
A melodrama set outdoors shows wind and rain as logs swirl and flood menaced town. One brave man rides the 9gs to save the town at great personal risk.
Erie Railroad Directors Approve Revised Lease Plan
Directors of the Erie Railroad Company accepted a revised lease bringing the road into the new system and called a special stockholders meeting for March 25 to ratify the plan.
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Erie Railroad Company
Record fines and prison sentences handed down Friday
The court sentenced multiple defendants with jail terms and fines. A father received six months. three sons were jailed in Atlanta for two years. several others faced two year terms or lighter penalties. Total fines over 10 thousand dollars and overall jail time near seventeen years, nine months, and a day. Authorities prepare transportation of nineteen prisoners to Atlanta as next steps.
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Atlanta
Raleigh
Mercer County
Sand Lick Junction
West Virginia
Marshal Workman
Joe Berta
Tne
Berta
Louie Berta
Raleigh County
Henry Effier
John Preston
Tom Savage
Mingo County
John Adkins
Summers County
William James
Kid James
Sadsbury Bailey
Fayette County
William Jeffries
Ed Sizemoore
Ed Knuckles
Lee Green
W. T. Nelms
Jim Counsel
Jim Counseles
Geo. Hanks
F. Cooley
George Reed
J. P. Hall
E. K. Morgan
D. C. Peery
W. D. Dillard
Bob Belchee
John Spinelli
Pink Slade
Charlies Nelms
Steve Kabick
Luther Taylor
Joe Jasco
J. T. Sutphin
Henry Miller
James Fowler
Albert Miners
Daisy Nelms
Chas Johnson
Joe Klobis
William Collins
Andy Rose
Lizzie Berta
M. C. Cassen
Jim Gonsales
Biblical play and church service in Bluefield area
News of Colored Folk reports Rev. J H Hall will preach at Blake's Chapel Bluefield Va at 3 p m Sunday January and a biblical play The Anchor of the Soul by Mr and Mrs J R Mosely and others of Zion Baptist Church at Blake Chapter A M Zion Church Tuesday January 27 at 8 p m
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J. H. Hall
the Baptist Church
Bluefield
Blake's Chapel
A. M. EK
J. R. Mosely
Mr. Zion Baptist Church
Blake
A. M. F. Zion Church
Double Header at Boys Club Gym Tonight
The Boys Club hosts a two game bill featuring the Montcalm Independents and Montcalm High School on the enlarged court with regulation baskets. Coaches announce lineups including Johnston Crowell Alvis Brown Akers Ward Ward Porterfield Haywell Armentrout as attendance is free to promote basketball among club members and fans.
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Montcalm
Montcalm Independents
Montcalm High School
Owens
Johnston
Beavers Fall to Geredo-Anova In Narrow Loss
Beaver High School of Bluefield lost 22 to 6 at Ceredo-Anova, held to four points in the first half and two in the second. Johnson Stone led the winners with six field goals while Bluefield's defense and shooting faltered. Bluefield meets Huntington in Huntington tomorrow night.
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Huntington
W. Va
Beaver
Bluefield
Ceredo- Anova Quint
Viitors
Johnson Stone
Lake
New Wrestling Champion Seeks Injunction in Lewis Case
Wayne Munn files for an injunction in Independence Missouri seeking to bar Ed Strangler Lewis and manager Billy Sandow from interfering with Munn as world heavyweight champion. The suit claims Lewis and Sandow violated a December 18 contract with Gabriel Kaufman by intimidating opponents who sought bouts with Munn after Munn won the title on January 8 in Kansas City.
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Independence
Strangler) Lewis
Billy Sandow
Wayne
Big) Munn
Lewis
Kansas City
Sandow
Gabriel Kaufman
Munn
Felder and Means Defense Declares Bribery Conspiracy Case
Federal court testimony for the defense of Thomas B. Felder and Gaston B. Means centers on alleged conspiracy to obstruct justice by bribery. United States Attorney William H. Hayward and his former assistant are involved in the proceedings.
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Holley Clark, Jr
Felder Nor
Means
Elmer W. Jarnecke
Altoona Glass Casket Co
New York
Thomas B. Felder
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
United States
William Haygard
John
Senate and House clash over roll call and prints
During the caucus fight the Senate debated roll calls and printing editorials with Senator Smith opposing several actions. A joint committee on penitentiary conditions was approved unanimously. The Mines location report favored Morgantown with WVU oversight for two years. In the House Delander’s lobbyist registration was ruled out of order, a code-copy measure failed, and the session adjourned to tomorrow.
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Johnson
Smith
Kee
Monroe County
Senator Smith
Senate
State Penitentiary
School of Mines
Mount Hope
Morgantown
West Virginia University
House of Delegates
Delander
J. M. Underwood
House
Morgan
Wyoming County
Committee
Biennial Budget Bill Proposes Major County Provisions
A lengthy list of proposed measures includes a biennial budget totaling nearly fifteen million dollars, creation of a county treasurer office, jail levies, school funding, and various amendments to county and state laws. The package covers taxes, jury exemptions, road and bridge rules, education, public safety, and public works across multiple counties.
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Eleventh Circuit
Montgomery Bridge
Boley
Reynolds
Taylor County
Suddarth
Willis
Sherifs
Jackson
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Hogg
Wood County
Mingo County
White
Wilkin
Byrer
Marsh
Putnam County
Johnson
Raleigh County
Heatherlin
Embleton
Monongalia County
Vansickl and
McCollough
State Hospital For
Wayne County
Sheriff County
Marcum
Boards of Education
Montgomery
Davis
Wyoming
Morgan
Brammer
Kanawha County
Common Pleas Court
Handley
Radabaugh
Nicholas County
King
McPherson
Winchester National Cemetery Monument
Smith
Putnam
Edwards
Morgantown
Federer
Supreme Court
Keatley
Vansickle
Edinburgh’s Fire Mule Amy Faces Severe Cold Far From Duty
The article notes Amy the fire mule from No. 2 Fire House grew ill with a severe cold while carrying a ladder wagon to fires around Edinburgh. Amy is famed as the only fire mule in the British Isles and drew crowds with her service.
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Edinburgh
Amy
British Isles
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