Japan Presses For Peace as Oyama Advances in Manchuria
Tokyo reports severe fighting resumes on the Russian left as Field Marshal Oyama drives Linovitch back toward Russian territory. Russia orders mobilization of two army corps and six field batteries while Japanese authorities remain silent on peace talks awaiting Washington. M. Witte rejects taking an official mission under current conditions.
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London
Manchuria
Beeen
Oyama
Togo
St. Petersburg
Linovitch
Russia
M. Witte
Part of Mount Pelee Dome Collapses in Martinique
Mont Pelee in Martinique shows further activity with a dome collapse and lahar flows into the White River valley. Five days later a dense smoke cloud rose to about a thousand yards, spreading toward Le Brecheur as the volcano remains highly active through early June.
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Sort de France
Martinique Island
Mount Pelee
White River
le Brecheur
Mile a Minute Shave and Bathe on Lake Shore Railroad
The Lake Shore announces a new rail service launching next Sunday between Chicago and New York. Features include a salt water bath, shaving and clothes care, free stenographer and typist, valet and maid service, and en route mailing of dictated letters as trains run at a mile a minute or less.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
New York
Brilliant Victory for Sonya Yacht in Regatta
In the New Thames Yacht Regatta at Gravesend England the Sonya built by Nat Herreshoff won a brilliant victory. The American built boat had to come about after crossing the starting line before the gun and restart. This marked the Sonya's first victory.
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Gravesend
England
Sonya
Nat Herreshoff
Woman Dies After Wedding Reception in Portsmouth
Miss Adeline Rollins collapsed in the street after leaving a friend’s wedding reception in Portsmouth. A bystander carried her into the house she had just left, where she was found dead. Rollins was widely beloved among a large circle of friends.
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Norfolk
Adeline Rollins
Portsmouth
Horses Stop Fast Train at Station in Novel Run
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 14 a Reading railway passenger train was diverted by two heavy draught horses running on the tracks near New Philadelphia. The engineer said the animals boarded the line several miles away and could not be removed despite efforts.
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Pottsville
Reading Railway
New Philadelphia
Rough Rider Daniels Named U S Marshal for Arizona
Washington reports Benjamin F. Daniels once a Rough Rider and convict will be United States marshal for the district of Arizona after President Roosevelt renewed the appointment. Daniels faced earlier scrutiny over his record, but is described as strong and courageous and suited for the role.
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Rough Rider
Arizona
Benjamin F. Daniels
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
District of Arizona
Daniels
Daniela
Norfolk and Western adds train for coal field traffic
The Norfolk and Western announces an extra train to boost coal field service starting this morning. Train No 5 will run Bluefield to Welch in two sections, picking up express passengers to Pageton, with a second Welch to Bluefield leg. The schedule shifts include Welch waits for No 8 and a late arrival from Kenova, with no current decision on permanence.
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Norfolk and Western Hag
Bluefield
Welch
Pageton
Kenova
Pocahontas
Crane Creek
Widemouth
Censorship Sparked at West Virginia University Paper
President Purinton imposes blue pencil censorship on the Athaneum after criticism of Governor Dawson as commencement speaker. A three faculty committee will review future contributions, provoking widespread comment on academic freedom.
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Purinton
West Virginia University
Dawson
Judge voids inquiry in White case as committee lacks authority
West Virginia charges against Governor White led to a special commission that was later withdrawn. Governor White demanded an investigation and Caldwell and Blizzard were summoned. Judge Dayton ruled the committee had no legal standing to summon or compel attendance, halting the inquiry. High class jewelry sale advertised by A. J. Rapvkin & Co. in Roanoke.
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West Virginia
Tov. White
White
House of Delegates
Caldwell
United States
Blizzard
Dayton
Crystal Bottling Company Receives Wagon Deliveries Twice Weekly
The Crystal Bottling Company reports deliveries by wagon occur twice weekly. The firm emphasizes its products are crafted from pure distilled water. Details remain brief and routine with no further particulars provided.
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Crystal Bottling Company
A Special Display of Diamonds at Art Stationery Co
A. J. Rankin & Co. announce four days of a special display of fine goods at the Art Stationery Co. They offer some of the handsomest specimens of the goldsmith's art in the area and invite all to view, whether they intend to purchase or not.
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A. J. Rankin & Co
The
Art Stationery Co
Mesers. Rankin & Co
State Bankers in Annual Convention at Fairmont
More than 150 representatives of banking institutions from this and surrounding states attend the West Virginia Bankers Association convention in Fairmont. President B. Hart of Wheeling presides as speeches by leading bankers are scheduled.
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States
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Fairmont
B. Hart
Wheeling
Never Had any Dentist Bills to Pay
Dover obituary notes Minnie Turner a 45 year old colored woman died from burns when a lamp overturned. She was buried here and had no teeth from birth.
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Dover
Del
Minnie Turner
Portis Daughter Weds B F Ginther in Graham Parlor
The Portis home in Graham hosted the quiet wedding of Misa Nora Etta Portis to B F Ginther editor of the Graham Banner. Officiant Rev G Duncan led the 8:30 ceremony with intimate local friends present and guests afterward at a formal repast. Out of town visitors included Mrs J B Faulkner Mrs W C Hart Mrs R Portis and C Thompson.
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J. W. Portis
Graham
Misa Nora Etta
B. F. Ginther
G. ©. Duncan
Graham Baptist Church
J. B. Faulkner
Tazewell
W. C. Hart
Keystone
W. M. Gaither
Bluefield
R. Portis
Bristol
C. ©. Thompson
Graham Banner
Fourteen Skeletons Found by Dredger at Norfolk Harbor
Sanford and Brooks' dredge at the United States Naval Hospital reservation in Norfolk brought fourteen skeletons to the surface from a point projecting into the inner harbor. The remains, encased in decaying coffins, are believed to be Civil War soldiers buried on the hospital grounds.
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Sanford & Brooks
United States Naval Hospital
Norfolk
New State Board of Agriculture Named
Governor Dawson announces the appointment of the State board of agriculture with members R E Thresher H Amos Hartley L J Humphreys Abraham McCulloch W D Zino and M B Brown The two fires named are new members and the rest are on reappointment A meeting is set for June 20 to elect president and secretary
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Dawson
State Board of Agriculture
R. E. Thresher
Greenbrier County
H. Amos Hartley
Preston County
L. J. Humphreys
Wood County
Abraham McCulloch
Ohio County
Ww. D. Zino
Barbour County
M. B. Brown
Putnam County
Special Prices On W Parasols At Turk's
A brief advertisement notes one case of W parasols received at special prices for the next 10 days at Turk's located at 614 2.
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Turk’s
Newport News Shipyard to Build New Dry Dock
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company to construct a seven hundred foot concrete dry dock at the plant. The project, costing over one million dollars, aims to expand basins, add shipways, enlarge the machine shop, and support growing repair contracts. President Orcutt authorized the move. the plant is valued at about twenty million.
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Newport News
W. A. Post
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Orcutt
Orentz
New York
Russia
Hanging Set for William Hansford in Virginia Jail
Warm Springs Va June 14 William Hansford the man who killed James R McKeen last March will be hanged tomorrow after escape attempts. He is confined in Covington jail and was formerly a waiter at the Homestead Hotel before being discharged for misconduct.
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Warm Springs
William Hanseford
James R. McKeen
Hansford
Cosine
Covington
Havsford
Homestead
McKeen
Ignominious Defeat for Dickins Squadron at Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt Virginia June 14 morning the remnants of Admiral Dickins' secondary squadron were shot to pieces as their fleet drifted down the Potomac after a failed attempt to reach the national capital. Artillery at Forts Washington and Haunt disabled every vessel with limited damage to the forts. The army reports only a cracked window pane in the ant's bouee.
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Fort Hunt
Dickins
Potomac
Washington
Haunt
Will Ziegler Pursues North Pole Quest After Inheriting Fortune
New York June 14 Young William Ziegler heir to the baking powder magnate fortune said he will devote his life and entire wealth to completing his father’s cherished project of locating the north pole.
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New York
William Ziegler
North Pole
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