Flood Wreaks Havoc in Wheeling With Million-Dollar Damage
Floodwaters in Wheeling West Virginia reach their highest in twenty years and cause over three million dollars in damage to the city. Fires and a pottery plant explosion worsen the disaster while residents seek refuge, and authorities mobilize aid and police as repairs begin.
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West Virginia
Associated Press Dispatch
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Board of Trade
W. A. Warrick Pottery Company
Flat Top National
Bluefield
United States Depositary
L. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
P Dent
Capital Stock
Tragic Boat Disaster Claims Seven Lives In Water
Seven terror-stricken people leaped into the water and were drowned. It is believed a number of others were swept away by the waters. Leaky gas mains fed the flames adding to the horror.
Conditions at Pittsburg Assume Normal Aspect
After three days of stagnation due to the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers bursting their banks, Pittsburg shows a return to normal as water recedes. Cleanup of town streets is finished and large forces clear interiors and repair buildings. Mills and factories began operating again tonight with full resumption expected in two to three days.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Floods Sweep Ohio. Hundreds Vacate Homes
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River rising about a tenth of a foot per hour with a crest near 63 feet expected or passed. Marietta and Portsmouth face severe flooding as two levees broke allowing water into previously dry areas, forcing hundreds to evacuate and halting local industry. Further upstream, water levels recede and conditions improve.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Marietta
Portsmouth
Riot and Fatal Shooting After West Chicago Strike
Hammond Ind March 16 an employee of Republic Iron and Steel pigwat in West Chicago led a strike. Rioters and police exchanged about one hundred shots. after an hour police quelled the riot. Several men were shot with two probably fatally.
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Hammond
Ind
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Pigwat
Chicago
Real estate stakes in west Bluefield tied to rise in value
The Daily Imitators hold private west Bluefield properties for a likely rise. They expect $1200 per lot or more. Nearby Midway lots cost $300 to $425 and are two minutes farther west by streetcar. See for yourself and buy on a rise. Terms require one fourth cash, balance due in 6, 12, or 18 months.
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West Bluefield
Weather Forecast for West Wing Weekend
Partly sunny conditions with fair weather on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures cool and turning colder into the start of the workweek.
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West Wing
Cambridge Wins Boat Race Over Oxford In 64th Meet
Cambridge defeated Oxford in the sixty-fourth annual boat race from Putney to Mortlake, covering about four and one quarter miles in 20 minutes 26 seconds. Cambridge led by a length and a quarter at Hammersmith bridge and finished four and a half lengths ahead. The Oxford crew, on Surrey side, faced a strong southwestern wind and could not contend with Cambridge, hailed as perhaps the finest British eight.
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Putney
England
Oxford
Cambridge
Mort Lake
Hammersmith Bridge
Oxonians
Surrey
Ord
Home of Upton Sinclair Colony Destroyed by Fire
Englewood New Jersey March 16 Heli con Hall the home of the Upton Sinclair Colony was destroyed by fire. The blaze forced fifty five colonists to flee with no belongings saved. Carpenter Lester Briges was killed and eight colonists injured escaping windows. Grace McCowan the writer is believed killed and her sister Alice McCowan badly injured. Fifty five colony members and workers occupied the building.
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Englewood
N. J
Helicon Hall
Upton Sinclair
Lester Brges
Grace McCowan
Alice McCowan
Market Ends With Excitement and Irregular Close
New York traders opened with investment buying but profits led to selling amid bank statement fears. The market recovered to finish generally higher though still excited and irregular. Union Pacific rose to 84 and Reading to 58 amid the mixed session.
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New York
Union Pacific
Reading
Bandits Hold Road and Rob Thirtiy People
A Mexican border report says ten armed bandits seized a highway four miles from Teuel between 8 last evening and 7 this morning. They robbed thirty travelers and secured over $3,500 in booty, holding victims captive until the operation ended. Rural guards pursue the bandits into the mountains.
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San Antonio
Tex
Oexaca
Mexico
Teuel
New York Financier Talks With President on Railroads
James Speyer of New York, a financier, met with the president in Washington on March 16 and declined to comment. Rumors circulated that the president prepared a minor letter on railroads and held a memorandum on the railroad stance shown to friends, though it was not to be published, according to Secretary Loeb.
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Washington
James Speyer
New York
Loeb
Bluefield Man Among Victims In Drift Mouth Incident
Charley White, listed among victims, initially thought alive but later presumed dead at Drift Mouth after exposure to pure mountain air. Details indicate a fatal outcome following the incident.
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Charley White
Drift Mouth
Miners Feared Trapped as Virginia Coal Blast Kills Several
A major coal mine explosion near the Virginia Kentucky border at the Greenough operation in Wise county Virginia leaves at least seven dead and four injured. Among the dead are Robert and James Snow Elonzo Ritchie Cleveland Noonechester Beverly Noonechester Dolphin Gibbs Charley White. The blast is blamed on gas buildup. Rescue teams found Charley White alive but he died after reaching fresh air. The Snow family man killed previously in the same mine. Reopening expected in ten to fifteen days.
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Bluefield
Lower
Clinch Valley
Virginia-Kentucky
Greenough
Bond & Bruce
Tacoma
Wise County
Robert Snow
James Snow
Brothers
Elonzo Ritchie
Cleveland Noonchester
Beverly Noonchester
Dolphin Gibbs
Charley White
William Hearn
Tom Ryan James Patterson
James
Four Still Entombed in the Ill-fated Mine
A mine explosion at Bond & Bruce mines near Tacoma Virginia traps four men deeper in the Greenough workings. Six men are dead or presumed dead, two already recovered, with rescue efforts ongoing and injuries reported to mine official Mr. Herndon. The four remaining workers include Noonchester Snow and another Snow, with Ritchie among the dead and a colored man unnamed.
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Norton
Bond & Bruce
Tacoma
Greenough
Bruce
Wise
Mr. Herndon
Noonchester
Snow
Ritchie
Explosion Claims Ten Miners in Greenough Mine
Coeburn Virginia March 15 Ten miners nine white and one Black are dead after an explosion in the Greenough coal mine caused by black damp One survivor died later authorities said the blast site remains hazardous and investigators search for the cause as mourners gather at the colliery
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Coeburn
Greenough
First Mine Explosion in Wise County History
A mine explosion at Greenough on the Norfolk and Western seven miles east of Norton occurred about 8 o'clock this morning entombing several miners in their working places. The report comes from Norton via a special dispatch to the Times Dispatch.
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Richmond
Times Dispatch
Norton
Greenough
Norfolk and Western
Miners Escape as Wise County Mine Explosion Claims Lives
At Wise county a mine explosion killed three and left four others unaccounted, believed dead while ten escaped with slight injuries. Rescue teams work to reach the remaining miners as cause remains unknown. This marks the first mine disaster in the county.
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Wise County
Greene mines explosion claims eight lives at Coeburn
Goeburn correspondent reports an explosion at the Greene mines two miles west of Coeburn, Va, owned by Bond & Bruce, at 7 30 this morning. Eight men died and three were injured. The dead include James Snow and Robert Snow, and two men named Nanchester and Alonzo Richie. Injured are Will Hearn, James Patterson and Will Coleman. Bodies of the dead are not all recovered and rescuers work as a father of the Snow brothers had perished in the same mine a year earlier.
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Coeburn
Greene
Bond & Bruce
James
Robert Snow
Nanchester
Alonzo Richie
Will Hearn
James Patterson
Will Coleman
Snow Boys
Mine Explosion Toll Rises in Wise County
Richmond reports list eleven dead from a Wise county mine blast. Names include Alonzo Ritchie James Snow Robert Snow Boliver Monchester Cleveland Monchester and Adolph Gibbs. Injured include William Hearn James Patterson Robert Ryan Wil Coleman. Three missing, rescue to continue tomorrow. cause blamed on faulty mine fan. Robert H Bruce, mine owner, is a Virginia political figure.
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Richmond
Wise County
Cad
Alonzo Ritchie
James
Robert Snow
Boliver
Cleveland Monchester
Adolph Gibbs
William Hearn
James Patterson
Robert Ryan
Wil Coleman
Robert H. Bruce
Virginia
Congress
Sixty-Five Dead in German Coal Mine Disaster
At Kleinhofeln near Forbach Germany an explosion of fire damp killed 65 miners and injured 12 others. Initial report of 65 dead rose as rescue continued with 67 confirmed dead and 12 badly wounded and 40 still missing by nightfall.
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Forbach
Germany
Kleinhofeln
Twenty two Killed in a Coal Mine in Prussia
March 14. Twenty two miners were killed at the Gerhard coal mine in Saarlonis Rhenish Prussia. They descended a shaft in a cage when the cable broke, plunging them several hundred feet. All met instant death.
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Saarlonis Rhenish
Prussia
Gerhard
Posthumous Preferment Toulon Battle Ship Jena Casualties
Toulon France March 16 Only fifty eight bodies have been identified of the 107 found in or about the hulk of the battleship Jena the afterpart of which was destroyed by an exaylo
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Toulon
France
Jena
State Funeral Seen For Magazine Staff
A state funeral was held today with President Fallieres in attendance. The massacre victims receive posthumous promotions ensuring widows and relatives gain higher pensions.
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Sion
Fallieres
Prospects of the Coming American Japanese Conflict
Berlin report by Capt. Ignaz Rodic argues Japan could prevail against the United States. He cites large mobilizations in Japan, with 50,000 workers in arsenals, 20,000 in cartridge plants, and 600 rifles and 600 artillery shells produced daily, claiming the Pacific coast is vulnerable.
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Berlin
Ignaz Rodic
Pacific
United States
Joeman
Tokio
Nagoya
Rodic
Eight Die in Warwick Pottery Co Fire in Flooded Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia eight people are known to have died in a fire at the Warwick Pottery Co plant during flooding. Most victims were children who jumped from windows into flood waters and drowned before rescue. The blaze followed an explosion and police saved many from the waters.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Warwick Pottery Co
Fires Destroys Lumber Yard and Resorts in Multiple Blazes
A Bridgeport Ohio fire at Scot Lumber Company and nearby buildings caused about 150000 dollars in damage. Coney Island near Wheeling West Virginia burned completely. In Warrenton a school house and several homes were washed away. One residence explosion at Woolburg killed a girl and destroyed the house.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Scot Lumber Company
Coney Island
Wheeling
W. Va
Warrenton
Woolburg
Railroad President Seeks Interview With Roosevelt
President Melton of the New York New Haven and Hartford telegraphed for an interview with the president. He will be here Tuesday for talks in Washington on railway matters.
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Washington
Melton
New York
New Haven
Hartford
John Rockefeller to Start North Tomorrow
Augusta Ga March 16 John LP Rockefeller will leave Augusta May day for New York. He announced that he will not return south this season.
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John DC. Rockefeller
Augusta
John LP Rockefeller
New York
Three Large Warehouses Destroyed by Fire in London
A morning blaze in the Finsbury district gutted three large warehouses. The fire caused about $1,000,000 in damage and prompted emergency responses from local fire services.
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London
Finsbury District
A Sucker is Born Every Minute Promotes Fair View Addition
A. S. Booker & Co invites readers to investigate Fair View Addition asserting their statements are correct and urging careful judgment. They claim investors are not to be scared by figures and encourage visiting to see details firsthand.
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Bluefield
Fairview Addition
A. S. Booker & Co
Grand Display of New Skirts at Local Store
The Bluefield Mercantile Company showcases silks dress goods ready to wear suits and embroidery under fashion leaders. New skirts priced from 2.00 to 11.00 highlight a grand display. The W. P. Hawley Merchandise Co. participates in the display.
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Bluefield Mercantile Company
W. P. Hawley Merchandise Co
Millinery Opening Promoted by Bluefield Mercantile Co
Bluefield Mercantile Co designers and leaders of fashion invite attenders to a millinery opening. Date noted as 3 6 31. Event highlights fashion leadership and shopping opportunity in Bluefield.
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Bluefield Mercantil Co
Thaw Case Set for Sur-Rebuttal Next Week In New York
Defense maps sur-rebuttal plan as trial nears its ninth week. Attorney Delmas seeks additional subpoenas while Jerome prepares to rest and read Evelyn Nesbit affidavit Monday. The document recounts wanderings and alleged abuse, contradicting Nesbit’s prior testimony.
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New York
Delmas
Harry K. Thaw
District Attorney's Office
Harry Thaw
Yarmouth
Jerome
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
White
Paris
Norfolk and Western Clerk at Roanoke Goes Wrong
The News reports a treasury office investigation at Norfolk and Western in Roanoke reveals a several thousand dollar shortage by a trusted employee. Treasurer Joseph B. Lacy declined comment and no action is expected due to bonding.
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Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Ralway
Joseph B. Lacy
Mercer County Couples Tie the Knot in Bristol
Parson Alfred Harrison officiated two marriages at his Bristol mecca. John M Hawley of Brush Fork wed Mare E Jennings from Falls Mills Virginia on Thursday. Friday saw George E Johnston from Roanoke marry Roogie M Wilson of Bramwell in a separate ceremony.
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Alfred Harrison
Burroughs
Bristol
Mecca
John M Hawley
Brush Fork
Mare E. Jennings
Falls Mills
Tazewell County
George E. Johnston
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Roogie M. Wilson
Bramwell
Sugar Plantation Fire Causes Major Loss at Confluente
Fire at the Confluente sugar plantation caused extensive damage estimated at over 400000 dollars. Company president Senor Lema, mayor of Madrid, oversees the property.
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Guantanamo
Senor Lema
Madrid
Church and Fence Plant Destroyed by Fire
A fire in Windsor Ontario destroyed the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Lake and the McGregor H. Banwell Fence Company's plant at Walker ville. Estimated losses total 105000 with 80000 for the fence plant and 25000 for the church.
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Windsor
Ont
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the
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