O'Gara Coal proposes West Virginia unionization wedge
W R Russell former Illinois UMWA state president and labor commissioner for the O Gara Coal Company travels to Indianapolis to present to Thomas L Lewis UMWA president a plan to unionize O Gara mines in Fairmont district West Virginia The firm would donate forty acres for an organizing camp and aims to open the path to broader WV unionization The discussion followed by Lewis who termed the talk satisfactory but did not disclose any plans at present
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Indianapolis
W. R. Russell
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
O'Gara Coal Company
Caricago
Thomas L. Lewis
National
West Virginia
Fairmont
Russell
Fairman
Ohio
Indians
Mr. Russell
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Wateh
Wes Virginia
Thomas Hardy Seventy Celebrated Novelist at Max Gate
Thomas Hardy marked his seventieth birthday with a quiet celebration at Max Gate near Dorchester. The renowned author, known for his reticence, greeted autograph seekers with courtesy and offered several autograph copies of his works.
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London
Thomas Hardy
Max Gate
Dorcheser
Mr. Hardy
Notable Author Accustomed to Dual Winter Coats
The best known works mention Mr Knvdy’s eccentric style with two coats in severe weather. Reports say he sometimes wears four, though even in heat he keeps to two. The outer coat is usually knitted and old fashioned.
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Mr. Knvdy
Kentucky Dedicates Its New Capitol Building
Frankfort, Ky June 2 The Kentucky capitol was dedicated at noon with a grand ceremony attended by about 20 000 visitors and delegations from Louisville and Lexington The procession included a governor s salute and a monster flag raising Governor Wilson spoke and Senator W O Bradley gave the day s oration The new structure rises four stories with wings a dome and notable art stone entrances and a spacious rotunda It houses senate and assembly rooms offices a library memorial rooms and lecture spaces
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Louisville
Lexington
Wilson
Capitol
W. O. Bradley
Cox
Beekman
D. W. Lindsay
Capitol Commission
Assembly
Senate
Lands in Palo Verde Valley Face
A land dispute in Los Angeles arises over Palo Verde Valley lands valued at 2.5 million dollars. The case challenges the title of lands acquired thirty five years ago by a San Francisco financier, alleging a trick with a bow loaded on a wagon and a waterborne trip to claim 44 000 acres under the Swamp and Overflow act. The hearing before United States Surveyor General Archer questions rights of many settlers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Archer
Palo Verde Valley
Marriage unites two prominent American families in Richmond
In Richmond on June 2, Miss Page Aylett Royall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Laurence Royall, married Barker G. Hamill of Trenton. The bride, a great granddaughter of Patrick Henry and great niece of Chief Justice Marshall, wed a nephew of Chief Justice Gummere of New Jersey and of Samuel Gummere, U S minister to Morocco, in St Pauls Cathedral before a large fashionable gathering.
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Richmond
Page Aylett Royall
William Laurence Royall
This City
Barker G. Hamill
Trenton
N. J
Patrick Henry
Marshall
Gummere
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Samuel Gummere
United Stees
Morocco
St. Paul's Cathedral
West Virginia State Finances Show May Totals
The auditor and treasurer report May sums: total state credit of 1,819,414.92 with 886,614.92 in cash and 932,800.00 invested. General school and school funds rose in May while the state fund fell from 650,783.42 to 599,295.16.
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Charleston
Final vote on railroad bill may come today
Washington reports the senate adopted several amendments to the railroad bill including one limiting injunctions against state laws to a three judge panel with a supreme court or circuit judge. The scope of interstate commerce law was narrowed to bar telegraph franks and favored press dispatches. House amendments to the sundry civil bill would stop Sherman Act enforcement funds from prosecuting labor unions.
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Washington
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
Supreme Court
House
Hughes
New Jersey
Weather outlook by region and days
West Virginia reports partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday with light variable winds. Virginia forecasts local showers Friday followed by fair conditions Saturday with light variable winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Miners threaten mass walkout over scale signing in Illinois
Illinois mine workers declare immediate action against operators who refuse to sign the wage scale. Letters push engineers foremen pump men mule feeders and others to quit within twelve hours of notification unless terms are signed. Two major companies So far have signed and 20 000 of 72 000 miners have returned to work while 76 mines in districts five and nine are operating again.
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Springfield
Illinois
Peoria
Butson Coal Company
Danville
Litchfield Coal Company
Seveny-six
North Carolina Municipal Association Holds Second Annual Meet
Winston-Salem hosts a two day gathering of mayors clerks engineers and officials from nearly all state chief cities for the second annual convention of the NC Municipal Association beginning June 2.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Winson-Salem
North Carolina Municipal Association
Henry Clews Delivers Kentucky Graduation Address
Lexing on Ky June 2 commencement week at the State University of Kentucky ends with graduation exercises. The address to the graduates was delivered by Henry Clews the noted New York financier.
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Henry Clews
State University of Kentucky
New York
No Anti-Injunction Legislation In House
Washington June 2 there will be no anti injunction legislation in the house at the present session. President Taft consented to abandoning this feature of his program and the administration bill by Representative Moon of Pennsylvania remains in the judiciary committee. The press of important bills near session end cited as the main reason for the action.
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Washington
House
Taft
Representative Moon
Pennsylvania
Judiciary Committee
Premature Explosion Kills Eight Men at Cement Quarry
In Allentown Pennsylvania on June 2 a premature explosion in a Lehigh Portland Cement quarry at West Coplay killed eight workers. Foreman Daniel Cannon and seven others died. Cannon left ten children. The men were blasting three holes six feet deep with six hundred sticks of dynamite when the blast occurred. Cannon and two workers were cast about 200 feet. four more were thrown into a nearby wheat field.
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Allentown
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Waest Copley
Daniel Cannon
Cannon
Railroads file revised tariffs amid government suit in north
East and middle west railroads filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission new tariffs raising freight rates by three to thirty-one percent. The action comes despite Sherman act enforcement and government plans challenging proposed Western increases.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wickersham
Atlantic
Pacific
Versate Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
St. Paul
Baltimore and Ohio
Commission
Rolls Sets New English Channel Double Flight Record
Dover June 2 The Hon Charles Stewart Rolls in a Wright biplane crossed the English channel twice without landing. He completed the Dover to Calais round trip in ninety minutes, totaling about forty-two miles, establishing a new water flight record. French aviators had crossed previously, but an Englishman in an American aircraft achieved the double feat.
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Dover
Eng
Charles Stewart Rolls
London
Army Motor Reserves
English Channel
Calais
Realistic Drill Marks June Week At Naval Academy
June 2 exercises at the Naval Academy Annapolis Md featured a realistic battle drill as part of June week. Tonight the first class german event, a popular commencement week affair, was held with the annual reunion and banquet of the academy graduates association.
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Naval Academy
Annapal’s
Academy Graduates’ Association
Mrs Dora Doxey testifies in Erdner poisoning case
In St Louis on June 2 Mrs Dora E Doxey denied any connection to William L Erdner s death during her defense testimony. She blamed morphine addiction for her alleged actions and claimed she was a victim of habit rather than guilt.
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St. Louis
Dora E. Doxey
William L. Erdner
Erdner
Wedding in Bryn Mawr Honors Army Officers in Queen Anne Home
Army officers from Washington and elsewhere gathered at Bryn Mawr to witness the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Mars Black and Lieut Mars James Atkin U S A The ceremony was held at the bride’s aunt’s residence with the best man and ushers all being brother officers of the groom.
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Bryn Mawr
Washington
Elizabeth Mar
Mars James Atkinson
Fire in Moit Avenue subway injures fifteen amid smoke
In New York on June 2 a subway fire at an automatic pumping station sent dense smoke through Moit Avenue. About five hundred women and men panicked as they fought their way out, with fifteen people overcome by smoke.
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New York
Moit Avenue
Rates on Illinois Indiana coal shipments postponed
Chicago authorities announce that the planned 10 cent per ton rate increase on coal from Illinois and Indiana mines to Chicago and related points has been postponed until July 25. The change was previously set to take effect yesterday.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Coal Dealers Union Formed In Midwest Merger
The merger of the Ohio and Michigan-Indiana coal dealers associations is now effective, creating the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Coal Dealers' Association.
Five Irish laborers whip nine police in Gary clash
In Gary Indiana on June 2 five Irish laborers clashed with police during a dispute over street car track construction. The men attacked nine officers using fists and improvised weapons, ending with arrests and unrest in the neighborhood.
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Gary
Ind
Senate Passes Amendment Limiting Railroad Rates
June 2 report cites Senate action adopting an amendment to the railroad bill. The amendment seeks to prohibit the Interstate Commerce Commission from granting lower charges for long hauls than short hauls when intended to destroy water competition.
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Senate
Washington
Simmons
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wisconsin congressman scheme to move insurgents toward Roosevelt
Washington on June 2 reports a Wisconsin congressman’s plan to influence insurgent groups toward Roosevelt faces limited support. The proposal aims to rally dissident members to back Roosevelt through a coordinated meeting.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Mee
Roosevelt
Railroads Barred From Advancing Freight Rates
Government injunction stops thirty road officials from raising freight charges. Officials of the Missouri Pacific Wabash and Frisco systems complied as the injunction was served in St Louis on June 2 1914 with the government seeking restraint against further rate increases.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Wabash and
Frisco
Hurricane destroys Loyalty Island and sinks ships
Belated advices aboard the Manuka from Australia report a hurricane that devastated Loyalty Island. Many lives are lost and several ships wrecked while every house on the island is said to have been demolished.
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Victoria
1. C
Loyalty Island
Manuka
Australia
Peary Presented to King George at Marlborough House
Commander Robert E. Peary was presented to King George at Marlborough House in London. He spoke of his achievements and discussed Captain Scott's anti arctic expedition prospects.
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Peary
King
London
Eng
Robert E. Peary
King George
Marlborough House
Mr. Peary
Captain Scott
Washington Cotton Report Opens Season
Washington June 2 The first cotton report of the season by the crop reporting board issued today.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Crop conditions improve with cotton acreage rises
The May 25 crop report shows 82 percent normal conditions, up from 11 percent and 0.9 percent average for ten years. Area planted with cotton totals about 33,196,000 acres, an increase of roughly 904,600 acres or 2.8 percent.
Speedy Resumption of Mining Pressed in Illinois
Chicago June 1 Demand that national and state officers of the United Mine Workers and Illinois Coal Operators Association adjust differences and reopen mines. A committee was empowered to approach authorities to assure coal hoisting resumes at all Illinois mines as operators back the fight after miners resumed in Ohio Indiana Iowa and Michigan. The meeting condemned southern operators for agreements with miners objectionable to other mine owners.
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Chicago
United Mine Workers
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Ilindig
Hlindig Manufacturers’ Association
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Coal Operators Association
Destruction of Lara and Godoy Forces Reported
Washington reports from Secretary Diaz via Bluefields say Generals Lara and Godoy's armies were completely destroyed. Chamorro reportedly took 400 prisoners and captured arms and field pieces. over 200 wounded were cared for by provisional forces. Castrillo expects Mena to rally remaining troops at Rama.
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Washington
Senor Castirilio
Diaz
Bluefields
Colon
Lara
Godoy
Rivera Senor Castrillo
Chamorro
Madriz
Rama Senor Castrillo
Mena
Miners Vote to Return to Work for Two Weeks
Scranton Pa June 2 At a meeting of striking miners of the Lackawanna Colliery of Temple Iron Company tonight in Olyphant the miners voted to resume work for two weeks to give the company time to act on grievances A grievance committee was appointed to confer with company officials An early settlement of the statewide Pennsylvania Coal Company strike in collieries between Scranton and Wilkes Barre was anticipated after a conference here.
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Scranton
Lackawanna
Temple Iron Company
Olybank
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Wilkesbarre 5
Roosevelt Peace Commissioner Possibility Teased by House
A resolution by Representative Bennett of New York proposes a Theodore Roosevelt peace commission to seek world armament limitation. President Taft plans to name Roosevelt if the measure passes, with Taft predicting the bill will clear both houses.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Bennett
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Jockey Fred Langan Killed in Race Tragedy at Gravesend
Jockey Fred Langan died when his mount Stalwart Lad fell on the home stretch at Gravesend racecourse. In a close field of thirteen horses Warrick and Muff crashed, causing Langan to somersault as Stalwart Lad collapsed atop him. Thousands witnessed the deadly accident.
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Gravesend
N. Y
Fred Langan
Thireen
Warrick
Butwell
Muff
Davis
Langan
Harris Former Railway President Dies Suddenly
Joseph S. Harris, once president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, died suddenly in Philadelphia on June 2. The earlier executive led the company through pivotal years and was a notable figure in regional transportation circles.
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Philadelphia
Joseph S. Harris
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Withdrawal in Interest of Hon Isaac T Mann Rumor in 1920s race
Washington reports spread that Hubbard may retire from the senatorial contest to back Isaac T Mann, aiming to unite anti Scott votes. Hubbard’s team denies plans, while Scott ridicules the rumor. Secretary John L Steele travels to West Virginia, signaling ongoing campaign activity.
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Washington
Hubbard
Isaac T. Mann
Mr. Mann Says No One Approached Him
In a Daily Telegraph interview Mr. Mann stated he has never been approached on the subject and has heard nothing about any effort being made. He said no one has mentioned the matter to him or his friends to his knowledge.
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Washington
Hubbard
Isaac T. Mann
Scott
Mann
Mr. Mann
Daily Telegraph
Bryn Mawr Holds Jubilee Commencement with Taft
Bryn Mawr Pa June 2 A red letter day for the town and school as President Taft attended the annual commencement with hundreds of women graduates from across the country. The event marked the college's twenty fifth anniversary and the completion of a 500000 endowment along with festivities.
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Bryn Mawr
Taft
School For Girls
Governor refuses clemency in Alexandria murder case
Richmond Virginia June 2 governor Mann declined to interfere in Henry Smith the Alexandria man sentenced to death for murdering Walter Schultz a Chicago artist in March 1909. The execution is set for tomorrow by electric chair.
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Mann
Henry Smith
Richmond
Alexandria
Walter Schultz
Chicago
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W. VA
Lcave
Hebb
East
Algo Ing Hease
Mississippi
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English
Charles Stewart Rolly
Wright Bhplaine
Mrs. Doxey
Toledo
Ohio and
Michigan-Indiana Coal Dealers’ Association
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Coal Dealers’ Association
Cotton Crow Report
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Anpoints Committee
Lackawanna Colliery
Wes
Jockey Langan
Mr. Hubbard
John L. Steele
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