Rumor Denied by President Johnson on Norfolk & Western Wage Debate
President Johnson rejects claims that the Norfolk and Western Railway seeks to reduce wages by starving traffic. In a long letter to Bluefield chamber leader W H Coffman, Johnson defends the company’s policy, warns against misrepresentation, and notes ongoing wage discussions with management. He emphasizes the railroad’s commitment to local development and steady relations with employees while urging patience during hard times.
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W. H. Coffman
Bluefield
Tself
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Board of Trade
L. Kk. Johnson
Ten Years Of Success Quits With Bluefield Transfer Manager
J N Phelps, longtime manager of the Bluefield Transfer Co, is no longer connected with the Blue Ribbon product line and the company. The notice appears in a brief corporate update dated March 8.
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J. N. Phelps
Bluefield Transfer Co
Gunfire in Iquique Kills Hundreds in Strike Clash
Reported from San Francisco claims Chilean government troops mowed down 2,500 strikers at the nitrate beds and in Iquique on January 1, with later dispatches revising the death toll to 210 and wounding about fifty. The conflict halted business as workers walked out and clashed with soldiers.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chile
Iqueque
Sann Francisco
Iquique
Valparaiso
Texas Development Conference Opens In Fort Worth
Fort Worth observers report that the two day Texas Development conference gathers all state sections to chart agricultural and commercial growth. Organizers, citing recent legislation they deem hostile to railroads and corporations, seek recommended measures for the legislature to foster Texas resources and industry while serving the public interest.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
South
Execution Set for Andrew Johnson Friday the Thirteenth
Atlanta plans a private execution of Andrew Johnson known as the Black Sport for the murder of Policeman J A Manier during an arrest attempt. The sentence of death will be carried out between 10 am and 2 pm and follows a sequence of Friday unlucky events in his Criminal history.
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Atlanta
Andrew Johnson
J. A. Manier
Johnson
Government mulls $1,000,000 payment to ex slaves heirs
Washington on March 12 Reuters reports representatives of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company urged the house committee on banking and currency to authorize a government payment of 1 million dollars to ex slaves in the south and their heirs. The institution formed after the civil war under government supervision as a savings bank for ex slaves later failed and the funds were lost.
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Washington
South
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company
Statement by Commander Key on Naval Committee Testimony
Commander Key testifies in Washington on March 12 that his supplementary statement did not intend to criticize the general board and that the board is advisory and lacks executive power. The remark comes during the senate naval committee inquiry into alleged battleship defects.
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Washington
Commander Key
Senate Naval Committee
Hee
General Board
Motion to create volunteer retired list fails in military affairs
In a Washington House committee on military affairs session held March 12 a motion to report favorably a bill creating a volunteer retired list with retired pay for surviving volunteer officers of the army navy and marine corps of the Civil War was lost.
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Army
Navy
Noted Kentucky killer sentenced in prison
Mayfield Ky March 12 Harry Blake who killed his sweetheart Hattie Boatwright was today sentenced to ninety nine years in the state prison The trial drew one of the largest crowds ever Will Watts who killed a negro Nelse Oldham with a hatchet last July was given three years in the penitentiary
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Mayfield
Harry Blake
Hattie Boatwright
Will Watts
Nelse Oldham
Murder in the First Degree Jury Verdict in Denver
Giuseppe Alia was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the altar shooting at St Elizabeth's Church in Denver. The jury set the death sentence but execution cannot occur within sixty days. defense motion for a new trial granted five days to file papers.
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Denver
Colo
Mare
Guiseppe Alia
Francis Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Italy
Widdecomb
Alia
Lilley submarine boat inquiry opens before House committee
The Lilley submarine boat inquiry began in the House today with Rep Lilley presenting a lengthy statement. Hobson testified he was approached by a man claiming Electric Boat influence to sway Speaker Cannon. Lilley denied alleging bribes and said his charges target the Holland and Electric Boat companies influencing naval appropriations.
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Washington
Lilley
Special House Committee
Glmstead
Bontell
Richmond P. Hobson
Electric Boat Company
Congress
Cannan
Hobson
Naval Affairs
Committee On
Holland Company
Lessley
Holland Wout Company
Su Marine
Taft Wins Nebraska Republican State Convention Endorsement
Omaha Neb March 12 The Nebraska Republican convention endorsed William H Taft for president with a solid delegation bound to Chicago to vote against any nomination of the secretary of war Taft won the gathering with smooth votes for delegates at large though district groups showed some dissent over a national committeeman selection Harmony marked the meeting despite minority tensions.
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Omaha
Neb
Willian H. Taft
Nebraska
Chicago
Sta
First Report of Violence to Independent Grower
Lexington Kentucky March 12 reports an attack on tobacco grower R M Squires near Chilesburg in Fayette county. Three cattle died from poisoning and six more were in danger after Paris green was found in troughs. Squires, allied with independent growers, offered 500 dollars for capture and conviction of the culprits.
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Lexington
Mt. Sterling
Bath
Montgomery
Fayette
R. M. Squires
Chilesburg
Paris Green
Squires
Rough Sailing in House over Post Office Bill
The post office appropriation bill faced rough sailing in the House with amendments debated at length. Provisions on pneumatic tube service were broadened to allow extensions beyond listed cities and a weighing system for railroad payments was included. A sharp but unsuccessful attempt to boost railway mail clerk funding by 2 million dollars failed, and action adjourned at 5:05 p m.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Goebel
Ohio
Lodge Endorses Currency Bill as Emergency Measure
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts strongly backs the pending currency bill in the senate calling it an emergency measure while aiming for a future general currency law based on a central bank. Senator Paynter of Kentucky opposes the bill and condemns deposit insurance and tobacco trust critiques. The Panama canal American supply requirement was reviewed but not read, with the senate adjourning at 4 15.
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Washington, Mare
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Senator Paynter
Kentucky
Depew
Paynter
McCreary
JURY TO TRY RAYMOND HITCHCOCK IN NEW YORK CASE
The jury to try Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, has been completed in New York. Assistant District Attorney Garvan outlined the prosecution’s case to the jury, and Mary von Hagen, mother of one of the girls, testified.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Garvan
Mary von Hagen
Brooklyn banker John G. Jenkins Sr dies after illness
New York March 12 John G Jenkins Sr a Brooklyn banker who with his son was indicted in the collapse of the Jenkins and Williamsburg Trust Companies died today after several days illness.
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New York
John G. Jenkins, Sr
Brooklyn
Jenkins and Willamsburg Trust Companies
Battleship Fleet Reaches Magdalena Bay Escorted by Peninsula
The American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evans arrived at Magdalena Bay near San Diego on March 12 and anchored behind the protective promontory, signaling the fleet’s secure position as tensions rise in the region.
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San Diego
Cal
Evans
Magdalena Bay
High Peninsula
Fleet Reach Magdalena Bay Ends Long Pacific Cruise
The 13 000 mile naval cruise from Hampton Roads ends as the fleet arrives off Magdalena Bay for target and battle drills. Admiral Evans reports all ships and crew in better condition than at departure and ready to sail on short notice. The voyage will conclude with a 1100 mile hop to San Francisco followed by holiday calls at San Diego Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz.
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Hampton Roads
Magdalen
Pacific
Maddalena Bay
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Santa Cluse
Government
staten @t
Magdalena Bay
Admiral Evans
Washington
Henption Roads
Longevity in Westminster: Michael Moore Dies at 103
Michael Moore aged 103, Westminster’s oldest resident and longtime College avenue dweller, died yesterday at his home. An Irish native who settled here many years ago, he lived fifty years in Westminster without immediate family. He built the first house on College avenue and remained active until his illness, a devoted member of St. John’s Catholic Church.
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Westminster
Michael Moore
College Avenue
Ireland
Moore
St. John’s Catholic Church
National auto registration bill hearings in Congress
Washington March 12 The judiciary committee held a morning hearing on a pending bill for national registration and licensing of automobiles in interstate commerce. The measure is backed by the American Automobile Association and is expected to pass if Congress finds the law within its constitutional powers.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee of the House
American Automobile Associaton
Posten club plans training camp in Augusta
Washington reports the Posten club of the National League gathers in the capital before departing for a training camp in Augusta Georgia. They will stay until month end and play warm up games with Virginia League teams and with Baltimore Wilmington and Trenton clubs on return south. Musburg Pa March 12 The Young People's Missionary Movement held its first international convention closing after three days of planning Christianizing heathen nations. About 2000 delegates from the United States Canada and other nations attended.
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Washington
Posten
Auaveta
Georgia City
Baltimore
Wilmington
Trenton
Musburg
Youngeople
United States
Canada
Removal demands filed against McClellan and Bingham
Charges filed in Albany call for the removal of Mayor George B. McClellan and Police Commissioner Theodore A. Bingham on grounds of neglecting liquor tax law enforcement. The filing was made with Governor Hughes by Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst for the Society for the Prevention of Crime.
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Dr. Parkhurst
McClellan
Bingham
Albany
N. Y
George B. McClellan
Theodore A. Bingham
New York
Hughes
Charles H. Parkhurst
Society For Prevention of Crime
New York City
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Ha wel Salve it ad notes
A fragment references DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by druggists and a Telegraph want ad for fresh pineapples at Sublette and Barnes dated August 12, 1921. The text cites George Elliot on the tide of needs and reciprocal claims.
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DeWitt
Sublette & Barnes
George Elliot
Coal Mine Suspension Hangs in the Balance
Indianapolis March 12 The United Mine Workers convention faces a pivotal decision on a possible general or regional coal mine suspension after March 31. Key leaders John Mitchell and Tom Lewis contest for influence as three plans emerge: immediate wage framing and joint conferences, wage demands with district conferences, or a united large strike to leverage settlement.
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Ind
United
Strick
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Tom L. Lewis
Pensylvania
Oho
Indiana
Illinois
Mitchele
Ilinois
Lews
Ohio
Haad
Illnois
Iilinos
Mitchell
Roosevelt orders probe into stock trading methods
President Roosevelt directs Herbert Knox Smith to examine stock trading practices to inform possible national regulation. The inquiry aims to curb stock gambling while not hindering legitimate transfers, with support for eliminating bucket shop style quotation schemes via telegraph, telephone, and mail.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
United States
Special Receiver Appointed for West Virginia Coal Firm
United States District Judge A G Dayton named John W Miller of Grafton special receiver for West Virginia operations of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal Company a Philadelphia firm with mines at Victoria and Lorrents in this county The action stems from involuntary bankruptcy proceedings in western Pennsylvania three weeks ago and the company's West Virginia holdings are valued at over 100100 dollars
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Grafton
W. Va
United States
A. G. Dayton
John W. Miller
West Virginia
Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal Company
Philadelphia
Victoria
Lorrents
District Court
Western Pennsylvania
Senate pass bill to cut widows and orphans pensions
Washington March 12 The senate has passed a house bill to decrease pensions for widows and minor children of soldiers and sisters of the Civil War, the war with Mexico and various Indian wars.
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Washington
Senate
House
Mexico
Cotton Factories Cut Wages in Lowell Mass
Notices announced wage reductions in seven large cotton factories in Lowell Massachusetts. Nearly 5 000 operatives will be affected by the cuts.
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Lowell
Mass
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