Presbyterians Weigh Union of Four Churches in Nation
A movement to consolidate the Presbyterian Church in the United States and Cumberland Presbyterian Church gains momentum as general assemblies consider a 1905 consolidation. Northern and Southern branches urge a synod, with youth supporting union. total membership tallies and regional strength noted across West Virginia.
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United States
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterians
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Presbyterian Church In the
Southern Church
Cumberland Church
St. Louis
Churen
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Church
Norfolk and Western Belt Line Nears Completion
Roanoke Va March 5 The Norfolk and Western will finish the belt line by Monday noon and trains will run that afternoon. 500 to 600 laborers are on site delaying mainly a small bridge near the old narrow gauge bridge. A major court fight is expected on the 14th as Tide Water Railway Company seeks an injunction from Judge Wood. The N and W seem confident, having ignored a notice served Thursday by Sergeant Tillett.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Gaage
Tidewater Railway Company
Tillett
Gorman to Withdraw and Back Parker for Democratic Nomination
Washington reports the retirement of Senator Gorman from the Democratic presidential race is imminent. He plans to declare for Judge Parker and aid Parker’s nomination, viewing Parker as the best chance to carry key states, with Hearst and Cleveland factions influencing Democrats toward Parker.
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Judge Parker
Washington
Senator Gorman
New Yorker
New York
Hearst
Cleveland
Parger
House
Congress
Japanese Victories Reported Across Eastern Front
Berlin reports a Japanese minister confirming several military successes in recent days with no details suppressed. St. Petersburg says Russia calls up the first reserve for six weeks of drilling and mobilizes vast supplies to the Far East amid food shortages.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Far East
Pulaski Fire Destroys Home. Three Seriously Injured
A blaze near Pulaski, Virginia, destroyed A. L. Jordan's four mile distant home after a defective stove pipe started the fire. Three occupants were seriously ill, including an elderly lady identified as Mrs. Davis who was in a dying condition from pneumonia. They were moved to a neighbor three miles away. nothing could be saved. The Jordan farm is noted as among the best.
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Pulaski
A. L. Jordan
Davis
Jordan
Americans Offered to Fit Out Privateers
Nova Vremya reports American ship owners proposed arming numerous fast steamers as privateers to strike at Japan’s merchant marine and harass its coast. A severe smallpox outbreak devastates the Trans-Baikal district, raising fears it could reach troops en route to the East.
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St. Petersburg
Nova Vremya
Japan
Trans-Baikal
Bristol, Tenn. Policeman Identified in New Jersey Case
A dead stranger found near West Orange, New Jersey is identified as Grat M. Walk, a former Bristol, Tennessee policeman who fled after a 1903 murder. The body bore letters to "Carrie" and carbolic acid poisoning is suspected. a private detective aided identification and rewards totaling 700 dollars are noted.
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Newark
N. J
Grant M. Walk
Bristol, Tenn
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Carrie
Grat M. Walk
Bristol
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Watk
Orange
Grat
M. Walk
Two More Bodies Recovered From Hotel Darlington Ruins
New York report March 5 states two more bodies were taken from the ruins of the Hotel Darlington, bringing total recovered to seventeen.
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New York
Darlington
Austria Plans Invasion of Macedonia and Servia Villages
Belgrade reports Austria has completed preparations to invade Macedonia and occupy old Servian villages in the north if Balkans conflict leads to war.
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Austria
Macedonia
Old Servia
Balkans
Norfolk and Western Orders More Engines
The Norfolk and Western plans four new locomotives built at Baldwin works in classes J W B and A. The engines feature Carnegie fire box steel, Latrobe tires, Franklin boiler covering, piston valves, monitor injectors, journal bearings, and United States S metallic packing.
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Carnegie
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West Virginia News at Nations Capital
Washington reports West Virginia seeks river and harbor aid with a broad appropriation bill. Wheeling’s public building funding looms large as senators and congressmen push for a premier federal structure. West Point cadets seek Japanese army roles but learn enlistment abroad is a felony under 1860 law.
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Devener
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
West Virginia
Wheeling
Senatecr
Scott
Dovener
West Point
Legation
Creatfallen
Sartoris Becomes Catholic to Wed
Washington reports Captain Algernon Sartoris, grandson of General Grant, has joined the Catholic Church to marry Jermaine Cecile Noufflard of Paris. Engagement announced by Monsieur and Madame Noufflard. wedding planned for June. Jermaine Cecile, 22, described as charming and blonde. she is godchild of the late Comte De Paris.
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U. S. Grant
Algernon Sartoris
Monsieur
Madame Noufflard
Paris
Jermaine Cecile
Sartoris
Mlle. Noufflard
Charles
Japanese Land Forces Reinforce Yen Sing and Ping Yang
Word from Chefoo reports Japanese troops landed in force at Yen Sing on Korea's east coast. They head toward Ping Yang to reinforce existing Japanese forces there while the Russian advance column nears An Ping, two miles north of Ping Yang.
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Yen Sing
Korea
Vladivostok
Ping Yang
Seoul
An-Ping
London
Russia
Manchuria
Linevitch
Corea
New Dawang
Liao Yang
Russians fortify Port Arthur with mine linked defenses
Reports from St. Petersburg and London describe Port Arthur and Vladivostok fortifications wired for explosive mine defense. Four officers hold keys to trigger blasts if front lines fail. Vladivostok residents ordered to evacuate while Japanese forces move toward Liaoning and New Dawang.
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Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Zinkow
Poiset Bay
Five Cents a Ton Reduction Sought in Joint Meeting
Indianapolis March 5 miners and operators met in a joint convention to hear the joint scale committee report. The report practically asks for a five cents per ton reduction in the scale.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joint
Fire at St Patrick's Rectory Kills Two Women and a Priest
A fire at the rectory of St Patrick's church in Long Island City killed two women and a priest. The blaze occurred this morning and the deaths included the priest and the two women.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Church
Long Island City
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