Flood Damage Tops 100 Million Annually in U S
Washington reports the United States Geological Survey estimates flood damage at more than 100 million dollars each year. The Ohio river basin study, water supply paper 268, compiles flow records from 1899 to 1910 to aid navigation irrigation and power planning and flood prevention. West Virginia delegation stays at Hampshire Club social but political talks are kept out of sight. Elmer Byron Hough of Wellsburg passes mental exam but fails physical. efforts to secure his admission to the Naval Academy proceed.
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Washington
United States
United States Geological Survey
Ohio River
Geological Survey
Ohio
Attenti
West Virginia
Chilton
Charleston
Hughes
Senator Watson
Davis
Brown
Littlepage
Hamilton
John J. Cornwell
Hampshire Club
Romney
Cornwell
J. Cornwell
Congress
Mr. Cornwell
Watson
House
Elmer Byron Hough
Wellsburg
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
William P. Hubbard
Naval Academy
Hough
Adam B. Littlepage
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake coal rate cases delayed in West Virginia hearings
West Virginia freight rate cases on coal shipments to take points were postponed until September. The decision will affect the state coal industry. Recent West Virginia postmaster appointments included William N. Jasper at Rush Run Edwin Baker at Weaver John M. Lewis at Thacker and a commission issued to Charles L. Evans at Benwood. Mail service on several routes was discontinued effective June 30 1911 including North Spring to Jaeger Bots ford to Jaeger Orange to Winifrede Peytona to Racine and Snowden to Julian.
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the Lake
West Virginia
William N. Jasper
Rush Run
Fayette County
C. L. Sandidge
Edwin 8
John M. Lewis
Thacker
Mingo County
James Collins
Charles L. Evans
Benwood
North Spring
Jaeger
Botsford
Orange
Winifrede
Peytona
Racine
Snowden
Julian
Big Real Estate Deal Consummated in Bluefield
A large property sale occurred in Bluefield as the S. L. Matz lot at Raleigh street and Higginbotham avenue sold to D. K. French and partners for 20250. The unimproved lot with a concrete curb wall is prepared for a foundation and may host a skyscraper style office or apartment building in the near future.
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S. L. Matz
Raleigh’ Street
Higginbotham Avenue
D. EK. French
Mr. Matz
O. C. Jenkins
Details of Sugar War Between Spreckels and Havemeyer
John D. Spreckels testified to the House sugar trust committee on the early nineties conflict between Claus Spreckels and Henry Havemeyer. He described his father building a large cane sugar refinery in Philadelphia and noted Havemeyer first yielded in the dispute.
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Washington
Claus Spreckels
Henry O. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
House
John D. Spreckels
Pacific Sugar
Western Sugar Refining Company of
San Francisco
Madison
Root amendment defeated in Senate on reciprocity bill sale
The Canadian reciprocity bill survived its first vote in the Senate as the Root amendment proposing changes to wood pulp and print paper was decisively defeated after seven hours of debate. Backers accepted the result, and the fight shifts to Payne tariff provisions with ongoing efforts to schedule votes.
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Washington
Senate
Friends
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
AMA Sets Open for 62nd Annual Session in Los Angeles
Los Angeles June 26 The sixty second annual session of the American Medical Association is to open tomorrow. Hundreds of leading physicians from across the nation are gathering as trains bring new arrivals of members and visitors to the medical body. This marks the second time the association meets in California since 1871 when the convention was held in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Calif
American Medical Association
San Francisco
Cunningham Coal Land Claims Disallowed in Alaska Case
Washington, June 26. The Cunningham coal land claims in Alaska were finally disallowed by the interior department after charges of fraud and an agreement in violation of the law. Commissioner Dennett found all thirty three entries improperly allowed, with prominent northwest figures among the claimants. Secretary Fisher urged new coal land laws to properly develop Alaska.
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Washington
Cunningham
Alaskan
Department of the Interior
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Alaska
the Land Office
Dennett
Secretary of Interior
Fisher
Supreme Court
Ballinger
Congress
Northwest
Clarence Cunningham
Louis R. Glavis
Shipping Strike Spreads Across European Docks
London reports a new shipping strike as Liverpool dock workers join against forty six firms in the federation. Two thousand Amsterdam dockers walk out in solidarity with seamen. Work halted on all ships owned by eight major firms due to the stoppage.
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London
Livepool
Shipping Federation
Amsterdam
Box Board Club Indicted Under Sherman Law
New York June 26 a federal grand jury indicted the Eastern Box Board Club under the Sherman anti trust act. United States District Attorney Wise drew the indictment naming the club as the alleged successor of the dissolved Mibre and Manilla Association.
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Box Board Club
New York
United States
Wise
Federal Grand Jury
Eastern Box Board Club
Mibre and Manilla Association
Keeping King and Queen Very Busy in London Week
King George and Queen Mary return from Portsmouth to a packed week of events. Highlights include a Covent Garden Opera gala, Buckingham Palace garden party, Shakespearean Hall gala, royal agricultural show, London procession, St Paul’s service, Guildhall reception, Crystal Palace fete, prime minister’s dinner, and a Windsor departure.
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London
George
Mary
Portsmouth
Covent Garden Opera House
Buckingham Palace
His Majesty’s Theatre
Royal Agricultural Show
St. Paul's
Guildhall
Crystal Palace
Windsor
West Virginia and Virginia Forecast Showers Tuesday
A weather bulletin predicts showers in West Virginia and Virginia on Tuesday with fair, cooler conditions on Wednesday. Winds shift from moderate south to northwest by midweek.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Family robbed on train seeks Bluefield help
A Virginia family arrived in Bluefield after being robbed of $25 on a train between Gary and Welch. Widow Mrs Gragg, her daughters Bertie 18 and Arizona 14, and a younger boy, left Radford with little money and no home or work, seeking rent, goods, and employment in Bluefield. They are stranded and dependent on local aid.
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Bluefield
Radford
Welch
Laura Gragg
Bertie
Arizona
West Virginia
Death of Engineer John McCarty Stirs Bluefield Rail Folks
Bluefield mourns Engineer John McCarty age forty five of the Pocahontas division after a heart failure. He served Norfolk and Western for twenty five years and died at his brother Dave McCarty’s home. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will handle funeral plans with services in Bristol at 2 PM. A company of engineers and friends traveled to Bristol for the burial.
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Bluefield
Jnok Mc Carty
Dave McCarty
Radford
John McCarty
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bristol
Brotherhood
W. T. Mays
William Honeycutt
George Fizer
David Morrisette
R. R. Biggs and II
Marshall
McCarty
Negro hitter caught in drug store burglary attempt
A North Fork Drug Company store was found in the act of burglary at 1:45 am by North Fork authorities. A running gunfight followed as officers pursued the suspect. Dispatches do not reveal the final outcome for the intruder.
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Norfolk and Western
Northfork
Northfork Drug Company
Road building could save a billion yearly nationwide
Director Logan Page cites U.S. Public Roads figures showing 20 percent of miles improved could save between half a billion and a billion dollars annually. With a $7,000 per mile average cost, a $4 million state investment could front-load rapid results and boost road value nationwide.
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United States
United States Office of Public Roads
Logan Waller Page
South
Women to Face Murder Charge in Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi the Hind county circuit court opens with two White women charged with murder a first in the county history Lulu Wiltever indicted in Yasco county for complicity in her husband John Wiltever s murder transferred on venue Lee Wilther and Lee Price serve life sentences in the same crime Mandia Rattle seventeen shot and killed her lover in a city dive
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County
Lulu Wiltever
Yasco County
John Wiltever
Lee Wilther
Lee Price
Mandia Rattle
Ap Ely
Labor Leaders Summoned in Washington Meeting
Justice Danel T. Wright of the district su- is cited as summoning labor leaders to Washington on June 26, signaling a high level inquiry into labor issues and upcoming policy discussions.
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Washington
Danel T. Wright
Supreme Court to rule on contempt for labor leaders
The Supreme Court issued a rule against Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell requiring them to show cause on July 17 why they should not be held in contempt. The action followed a report by a special committee of attorneys appointed by Justice Wright investigating the Hucks Store and Range Company boycott case.
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Preme Court
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Justice Wright
Hucks Store
Bayard Underwood Wedding in Washington DC
A wedding of interest today united Miss Anne Francis Bayard granddaughter of the late Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard and daughter of Mrs. James A. Bayard with Norman Underwood of Washington. The ceremony took place in Washington D C and marks a notable society event.
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Washington, D. C
Anne Francis Bayard
Thomas F. Bayard
James A. Bayard
Norman Underwood
Large Advances in Stock Market Opening Pulse
In New York on June 26 large advances occurred at the opening of the stock market under the influence of a spirited upward movement not seen for some time.
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New York
Appalachian Power Company to canvass power contracts
Fr L Callahan head of the new business department will begin an active canvass for power contracts immediately. J W Cleveland W S Crewart and James H Tilbets of Chicago arrived yesterday to assist under Callahan. The company aims to develop power consuming enterprises and Bluefield and its merchants should help attract users and industries to the area. Unlimited power is seen as a driver for new industries to relocate to the region.
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FR. L. Callahan
Appalachian Power Company
J. W. Cleveland
W. S. Crewart
James H. Tilbets
Chicago
Callahan
Bluefield
Sensation at Lorimer hearing shocks Senate inquiry
Clarence S. Funk of Chicaso testified before the Lorimer election investigation committee reporting detectives shadowed him for weeks and that Edward Hines asked him to contribute ten thousand dollars to help Lorimer win. Funk said four detectives followed him and two watched him at luncheon. he refused to name them. The committee adjourned into executive session to consider the matter.
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Washington
Clarence S. Funk
Chicaso
Lorimer
Senate
Edward Hines
Funk
Springfield
Magnificent Covent Garden Gala Opens Coronation Season
In London at Covent Garden a royal gala featured selections from grand operas sung by world renowned vocalists. The opera house interior was transformed into a rose garden with over a hundred thousand blooms as the king and queen watched from a royal box amid nobility. The program opened with act two of Aida and included act two of Romeo, act three of The Barber of Seville, plus a Russian ballet tableau.
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London
Covent Garden
Opera House
Ohio State Teachers Association Opens Annual Meeting at Cedar Point
City and country teachers from nearly all parts of Ohio gather at Cedar Point to attend the annual Ohio State Teachers Association session opening today and continuing through Wednesday.
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Oho
Cedar Point
Ohio State Teachers’ Association Wich
Race War At Weaver Point Between Italians and WV Residents
In Kikins West Virginia a clash between Americans and Italians near Weaver and Jumilor left four Italians fatally wounded and several others seriously hurt. The riot, ongoing for days, escalated with the stabbing of an American last night. A sheriff with ninety men rushed to the scene and planned to stay until order is restored.
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Kikins
W. Va
Weaver
Jumilor
Armory Lease Nears Completion for Huntington First Battalion
Mustering of Company L, First Battalion, Second Infantry begins in Bluefield with Captain Lester and Captain Ford overseeing enlistments and equipment. Armory lease in Hearn building on Land Street nearly closed. olive drab service uniforms expected as men undergo physical exams and oath of allegiance ahead of Camp Kanawha departure on July 16.
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First Batatlion
Second Infantry
Bluefield
Bred W. Lester
Huntington
Lester
George M. Ford
Hearn
Land Street
Telegraph
Camp Kanawha
Explosion in Port Arthur destroys barges wharves and warehouses
In Port Arthur Texas an explosion in the harbor area caused two deaths and about six injuries some serious. Three oil barges and one tow burned, 10000 barrels of oil and two large warehouses were destroyed along with over 500 feet of wharves. Loss estimated at $200000.
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Port Arthur
Texas
McDermott Wins U S Golf Championship at Chicago
J McDermott a twenty one year old from Atlantic City and former caddie wins the triangular play off in the seventeenth United States championship at Chicago Golf Club becoming the first American born winner in the event's history.
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Elf
Chicago
J. McDermot
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago Golf Club
McDermott
Old Boston Courthouse Sheds Past For New Structure
Boston, June 26. The historic courthouse in Boston was sold at public auction ahead of demolition for a new building. Erected in 1857 on the site of an older house where Captain Kidd was jailed, it housed famous trials including Prof. John Webster and later Jesse Pomeroy, who were connected to high profile murders.
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Boston
Mass
Rufus Choate
Benjamin Nutler
Captain Kidd
Court House
John Webster
George Parkman
Jesse Pomeroy
Southern capital wedding links Lamar and Matthews
Southern social figures in Washington show keen interest in the forthcoming marriage of Miss Virginia Longstreet Lamar and Prof. Robert Clayton Matthews. The ceremony will be held tomorrow evening at Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Lamar is the daughter of William Harmon Lamar of the Justice Department and Jennie Lamar. Matthews is a University of Tennessee faculty member.
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Washington, D. C
National Capital
Virginia Longstreet Lamar
Robert Clayton Matthews
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
William Harmon Lamar
United States Department of Justice
Jennie Lamar
L. Q. C Lamar
Mississippi
Mathews
University of Tennessee
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Spreckels
Havemeyer
Paci
Fic Magnate
American Medicos
Sen
John M’carty
Director Page
Miss. Josipps County
Appalachian Company
Lorimer Hearing
Clarence S. Punk
Senate Committee
Capt. Lester
Brill
Couhkt
Miss Lamar
Tenessee Neholar
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