Welch convention to hear contests and decide contentions
Delegates began arriving at Welch for a large congressional convention. The McKinley Club handles entertainment as the Hughes special train reaches Netch around midnight. The 1 PM opening will name temporary officers. contests come from Logan, Mingo, Mason, and Putnam counties. Newspapers urged to attend for accurate eye-witness reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McKinley Club
McDowell
Hughes
Kenova
Netch
Huntington
John K. Thompson
Putnam
Congressional Committee
Paul Scott
H. D. , Hatfield
John A. Shepperd
Mingo
D. J. F. Strother
Logan
Mason
Putnam County
Flughes
Hns
Lilly Bolt Rumors Stir County Convention Hopes
Reports from across the county say Lilly supporters may bolt if not nominated. Many doubt he can win and Hughes bears a clear claim, with some delegates pledging to resist bolting while others worry about the impact on the party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly
Hughes
Republican Party Holds Clear Path to Nomination
The Daily Telegraph notes the party has enough votes to elect its regularly nominated candidate, despite threats from supporters and rival bids. It argues the belt and Lilly threats carry little significance and that the GOP can defeat both the independent and Democratic nominees combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
Lilly
Congress
Daily Telegraph
Republican
County Committees Clash Over Convention Delegates
In Mason county a self styled executive committee without public authority attempted to call a convention and formed a Lilly faction delegation. The people chosen county committee ran the primary that selected Hughes backers. Precedents from Mingo county affirm the people’s committee alone may call conventions or primaries, leaving Lilly with no delegation claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
Lilly
Hughes
Mingo County
Mingo Convention Sparks Bitter Debate Over Delegates
After the Mingo county convention named delegates and adopted resolutions, Mr. Hughes received thanks for endorsing him while Mr. Lilly's courtesy speech drew protest. Lilly responded and tried to turn the event into a rump convention, raising questions about his claim to delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingo County
Hughes
Lilly
Waite
Mingo
Delegation with Brass Band Visits Welch on No 3
The Raleigh county delegation led by a brass band traveled over the Virginian and Western extensions yesterday afternoon and entered Welch on No 3. They carried banners showing Lilly and they appeared very enthusiastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Welch
Lilly
Visitor Contends Boone to Yield to Raleigh at Convention
A visitor arriving with the Lilly delegation from Raleigh predicts counties will back Raleigh as the convention begins and that Hughes will be named by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly
Raleigh
Boone
Hughes
Mercer Delegation Travels to Welch by Train
A group from Mercer departed for Welch by train yesterday while others planned to travel there later, as reported by the local desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Welch
Tener for Governor
Harrisonburg Pa June 22 Congressmen John K Tener of Washington county and John M Reynolds of Bedford county were nominated for governor and lieutenant governor respectively at the Republican state convention. The slate includes Berry Houck and Charles F Wright for internal affairs and treasurer with the platform backing the national and state administrations and the recent tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
John K. Tener
Washington County
Pennsylvania
John M. Reynolds
John Reynolds
Bedford County
Berry Houck
Lebanon County
Charles F. Wright
Susquehanna County
Stuart
Millard Named Head of Norfolk and Southern Lumber Unit
C I Millard of St Louis chosen to lead the John L Roper Lumber Co the largest subsidiary of the reorganized Norfolk and Southern railroad at Norfolk Virginia His salary is reported as twenty two thousand dollars Millard long known as a top lumberman in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard
New York
C. I. Millard
St. Louis
John L. Roper Lumber Co
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk, Va
Middle West
West Virginia Gains Public Building Funds in Senate Bill
West Virginia secures $602,500 in Senate public buildings funding, with Moundsville $50,000 for a new building plus site, Wellsburg $50,000, Buckhannon $10,000 site, Philippi $8,000 site, Elkins $85,000 building, Sistersville $60,000 building, Grafton $50,000 plus $85,000 house total, Morgantown $35,000 for finishing buildings. House likely to concur with Senate amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Senate
House
Senate Committee On
Scott
West Virgnia
Moundsville
Wellsburg
Buckhannon
John Steele
Sistersville
Grafton
Morgantown
Engineers Survey Large Coal Land in Kentucky
Charleston reports Clark and Krebs civil and mining engineers lead a party of about twenty five in Pike county Kentucky surveying a large tract of coal land. The group is working on a major mining prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Seventeen Injured on Scenic Railway Plunge at Coney Island
Seventeen people were injured and four killed when a car derailed on the Coney Island scenic railway. One car left the tracks at a high dip, throwing twenty occupants to the ground sixty feet below, with six trapped beneath wreckage as lights failed during the plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island
Lehigh Valley Railroad Increases Capital Stock
At a stockholders meeting in Philadelphia on June 22 the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company approved raising capital from 40,334,000 to 80,000,000. Six million of seven percent bonds and other obligations will be paid from the new stock while the remainder funds improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Snake at cemetery unsettles Columbus Mrs Smooland
While at a cemetery service in Columbus Indiana on June 22 Mrs Nathan Smooland spotted a garter snake coiled around her ankle. The snake loosened and escaped as onlookers reacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Nathan Smooland
Mrs Taft’s Summer Trip to Beverly Mass
Mrs Taft wife of the president left this morning for Beverly Massachusetts where the family will spend the summer. The president accompanied her to the station and will join her later after congress adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Taft
Beverly
Washington
Thugs robbery on Broadway hits theater manager
On Broadway in New York City in the early hours Patrick White a theatrical manager was assaulted and robbed of jewelry valued at about one thousand dollars by a group of armed attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York
Patrick White
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday. Virginia reports similar conditions with partly cloudy skies, warmer temperatures, and light variable winds from the south and southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Senate Passes Postal Savings Bank Bill and Public Building Bill
Washington June 22 Senate approves public building measure with about 24 million dollars for construction and additions nationwide and moves to the postal savings bank bill which later passes 44 to 25 after brief debate. Also approved irrigation aid certificates and a campaign publicity bill stays ineffective. Carrier patent bill dominated the day with a full session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Postal Savings Bank
House
Carter
Bristow
Hughes
Simmons
Cummins
Lafollette
Chamberlain
House Representatives
Brandegee
France proposes birth drive with service and pay incentives
In Paris on June 22 a birth rate measure was unveiled in parliament. It would require bachelors over twenty-nine to serve in the military and obligate single men to state employment at twenty five. The plan offers extra salaries to those with more than three children amid a reported twenty thousand population decline last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Mar
Thore
Mexican War Veterans Reunion Opens in Marion Ohio
June 22 at Marion Ohio the Mexican War Veterans of Ohio begin their annual reunion with a very small turnout. The report notes only about four score survivors of the conflict remain in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Baker's Doven
Ohio
Zeppelin launches first regular airship passenger service
Count Zeppelin’s Deutschland carried twenty passengers from Friedrichshafen to Dusseldorf covering three hundred miles in nine hours at an average thirty three miles per hour. The ship features a restaurant buffet and will run regular trips with tickets priced from twenty five to fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Germany
Count Zeppelin
Deutchland
Friedrichshafen
Stuttgart
Mannheim
Cologne
Deutehland
Jas B Pos ton Named Postmaster at Mikins West Virginia
Washington June 22 Jas B Pos ton appointed postmaster at Mikins West Virginia in a formal government confirmation and relocation of duties effective at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson Surrenders After Officers Batter Down Door
San Francisco June 22 Jack Johnson resisted arrest for speeding in his racing car until police battered down his hotel room door. Johnson finally surrendered meekly as officers arrested him, ending a tense standoff linked to his Reno battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Reno
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Lewis
Roosevelt visits New York after Oyster Bay ride
Theodore Roosevelt rode from Oyster Bay to Manhattan this morning and met twenty Hamilton Club members in the Outlook office. He pledged to address the Chicago club on September 10. He dismissed claims of opposing Governor Hughes reform, and joked about not crowding the Ananias Club with a waiting list bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Outlook Office
Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Hughes
Ananias Club
Harmon Renominated at Dayton Democratic Convention
Dayton Ohio June 22. After re nominating Governor Harmon for governor and endorsing him for the presidential nomination the Democratic state convention completed its work with endorsements and a united slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Harmon
State ticket nominees on second ballot despite protests
Jee Pomeron, who had refused to allow his name for lieutenant governorship, was nominated on the second ballot and agreed to accept despite prior protests. The state ticket adjourned with the nomination proceeding concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At- Jee Pomeron
Leutenant
John Moore moved after alleged Lynchburg lynching attempt
John Moore charged with murdering Frank Howlin of Nelson county was moved from Lovingston jail to Charlottesville after reports of a potential lynching. The transfer underscores the authorities response to violent threat surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
John Moore
Frank Howlin
Nelson County
Lovingston
Charlottesville
Organized Labor Splits the Senate and House
Washington June 22 Congress faces a clash over whether labor unions should be exempt from prosecution under the Sherman antitrust law. House conferees Tawney Smith and Fitzgerald support the exemption, while Senate conferees Hale Perkins and Clay resist. The House has instructed its conferees to insist on the exemption, risking contempt if they concede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Messrs
Tawney
Minnesota
Smith
Iowa
Fitzgerald
New York
Senate
Hale, Perkins
Clay
Governor Hughes Invited to Sagamore Hill
New York June 22 Roosevelt invites Governor Hughes to Sagamore Hill for a conference. Col Roosevelt adds to a denial about opposing direct primaries, sparking speculation on topics to be discussed. Gifford Pinchot to be a Sagamore Hill guest tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Hughes
Sagamore Hill
Col. Roosevelt
Gifford Pinechot
Gets Stiff Sentence for White Slavery Convictions
New York report states Frank Grillo, labeled a white slaver, was sentenced in Brooklyn to ten years in Sing Sing for holding young girls captive. Co-defendant Frank Salvatore received four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Grillow
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Frank Salvatore
Bowdoin Honors Commander Peary at Commencement
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine paid tribute to commander Robert B Peary during the annual commencement exercises held at Congregational church. President William Derg Hyde presided with speakers including Professor Donald Bremland and Commodore Thomas H Hubbard leader of the Peary Arctic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Peary
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Robert B. Peary
William Derg Hyde
Speers
Donald Bremtllan
Con
Thomas H. Hubbard
Peary Arctic Club
Jail with Mother ends in ten days for abusive language
In Wheeling on June 22 Mrs. Mary Spar faced a dollar fine plus costs for abusing neighbor Mrs. Julia Sculpa. She refused to pay and defied the court, resulting in ten days in jail and she was accompanied by her three small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Wheeling
Mary Spar
Julia Sculpa
Anno-Saxon Wedding at St George's Church
London June 22 The third Anno-Saxon wedding this month took place at St George's Catholic Church Miss Helen Post married Montague Wiot Eliot grandson of the third Earl of St Germania in attendance and vows followed by a reception at the home of the bride's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. George's Catholic Church
Helen Post
Montague Wiot
Eliot
Earl of
Two Freight Trains Collide At Curve In Pennsylvania
Two men were killed and ten injured when two freight trains collided head on at a sharp curve between Paint Creek and Foursville Stations on the Baltimore Ohio line near Johnstown Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Johnstown
Paint Creek
Daltimore
Ohio
Dividend Declared by Pennsylvania Company Services
The Pennsylvania Company operating lines west of Pittsburgh declares a semiannual dividend of percent. June 22 Philadelphia directory notes the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Rat Bite Kills British Boy Charles Johnson
In Corvin UK on June 22 ten year old Charles Johnson died after developing hydrophobia following a rat bite. The case notes his age and death from the infection linked to the bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvin
Charles Johnson
Seminaries Fail to Provide Study on Youth of Church
Leaders of Enterprise Unanimous stress the need to focus on the boyhood and girlhood within the church. They insist education should address youth development and moral formation for future church leadership.
Mission Study Push Notes From World Missionary Confrence
The report by Rev. James L. Barton outlines mission study efforts, training, and curricula at American theological schools. It highlights youth engagement, Sunday school initiatives, and the rising use of mission materials while noting many institutions lack formal mission study programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Scotland
James L. Barton
Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
A. Woodruff Halsey
Home Department
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Helen B. Montgomery
Women's Baptist Missionary Society
John W. Wood
Domestic and Foreign Missions Society
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
America
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Ning
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Hale Million
Buckiannon
Philippi
Elkins
Postal Savings Bank Bill
Zeppelin
Democrats
Organized Labor
Gov. Hughes
Gifford Pinchot
Miss Post
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