Mathews May Be Patronage Commissioner In WV Race
West Virginia faces patronage questions after election with only one Republican congressman. Sam Y. Mathews, state Republican chairman, may handle patronage duties if Senator Elkins cannot. Mathews cites health and political fit, while denying party blame for recent defeats and signaling no imminent committee change before 1912.
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Washington
West Virginia
Benjamin Harrison
Hubbard
Hughes
Senator Elkins
House
Elkins
South
Sam Y. Mathews
Mathews
State Committee
Republican Committee
West Virginia politics and local visits noted
Local leaders shift responsibility for unsatisfactory results as Dr W Swisher visits his daughters in town. He views West Virginia politics as temporary and forecasts a Republican win in two years. Representative Gaines plans to resume law practice in Charleston after March 4.
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W. Swisher
Swisher
West Virginia
Gaines
Charleston
No More Bethany Football After Munk Tragedy
Bethany West Virginia votes to abolish remaining games after Captain Rudolph Munk of West Virginia University dies from injuries in a Bethany College game. Morgantown also reports WVU cancels remaining football schedule and sends officials to the funeral in Connellyville.
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Capitan Munk
Bethany
W. Va
Wheeling
Rudolph Munk
West Virginia University
Bethany College
Morgantown
University Council of the
West Virginian University
Charles Hogg
University Law School
Connellyville
WVU Player Rudolph Munk Dies From Game Injuries
The coroner's jury in Wheeling West Virginia returned an accidental death verdict for Rudolph Munk the West Virginia University football player who died from injuries suffered in a game Saturday The verdict led to the withdrawal of the warrant against Bethany College player Thomas McCoy charged with causing the injury
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Wheeling
W. Va
Rudolph Munk
West Virginia University
Thomas McCoy
Bethany College
Munk
Governors of Texas and Oklahoma Face Mexico Lynch Case
Washington reports Taft summit aims to punish Antonio Rodriguez of Rock Springs Texas for lynching a Mexican and protect Mexicans in the U S. Texas Governor Campbell will investigate while Oklahoma Governor Haskell pledges to guard Mexicans and prevent further lynching after an Anadarko police chief death.
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Washington
Taft
Diaz
Antonio Rodrigue
Rock Springs
Texas
Oklahoma
Campbell
Haskell
Knox
Anadarko
State Department
Rodriguez
United States
Wilson
Mexico
Population shifts show Salt Lake City up since 1909
Washington reports census figures noting Salt Lake City Utah at 92,777 residents an increase of 35 244 or 73 3 percent since 1909. Augusta Georgia lists 37 826 residents a decrease of 1 615 or 4 1 percent since 1900.
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Washington
Salt Lake City
Utah
Augusta
Admiral Conway H. Arnold Retired From Navy Service
After a long career as a United States Navy officer Rear Admiral Conway H. Arnold was placed on the retired list for reaching the age limit of 62. He had recently served as president of the naval examining and retiring boards in Washington.
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Washington
United States Navy
Conway H. Arnold
Ist
Arnold
Naval Examining and Retiring Boards
Memorial services mark first anniversary of Cherry disaster
Impressive memorial services were held to honor the first anniversary of the Cherry disaster that claimed 264 coal miners. Carnegie hero medals were awarded to thirteen individuals for their heroic attempts to rescue the imprisoned miners.
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Cherry
Glinghfield District Seeks Coal Miners
Southern Cotton Mills reports ready market for coal as trainings move coal as quickly as mined. Rail equipment ensures no danger of car shortage, aiding district labor push for miners.
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Glinghfield
Southern Cotton Mills
Thousand fifty ton steel hoppers added by Clinchfield
St Paul Virginia November 12 special The Clinchfield Coal Corporation expands in the Clinch field district with one thousand fifty ton steel hoppers and Mallet compound locomotives enabling uninterrupted coal movement. A $600000 central power plant and water supply project underscores the scale of operations across 287000 acres and marks a landmark in Appalachian mining history.
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St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Clinchfield
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Appalachian
South
Jed Hotchkiss
Virginias
TRY YEGGS FOR MURDER IN SALEM TRIAL
At the Superior Criminal Court session in Salem Andri Ipsen and Wassilli Ivankowski face trial for the murder of Thomas A Landregan wealthy shoe manufacturer and policeman James H Carroll. The pair were linked to a June Lynn robbery that ended in a daylight killing after a botched bank to factory money handoff. One suspect fatally shot himself while eluding arrest. other two assailants were wounded.
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Salem
Mass
Superior Criminal Court
Andri Ipsen
Wassilli Ivankowski
Lynn
Thomas A. Landregan
James H. Carroll
Landregan
Carroll
Tose
Ivankowski
Inland Waterways Opens Three Day Pensacola Session
The Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Waterway Association opened a three day session at the San Carlos hotel in Pensacola Florida with governors members of congress engineers and prominent men from several states in attendance Senator Duncan A Fletcher presided at the opening meeting
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Pensacola
Fla
Misiissippi
Atlantic Inland Waterway Association
Mississippi River
Atlantic Ocean
San Carlos
Congress
Duncan A. Fletcher
Mississippi River Commission Begins Fall Session
Members of the Mississippi River Commission assemble in St. Louis for a fall session. They will inspect the river from St. Louis to New Orleans aboard the steamship Mississippi and hold public hearings on improvements at points along the route.
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St. Louis, Mo
Navy
Mississippi River Commission
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Young Woman Murdered Found Near Favoy Theatre
The body of a young woman was found beside the Favoy Theatre in San Francisco on November 14. John Knapp, an ex convict, was arrested after investigators noted bloodstained clothing as a key clue.
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San Francisco
Favoy Theatre
John Knapp
Atlanta Financier Hugh Inman Ailing In New York
Atlanta financier Hugh Inman, treated for a nervous breakdown, has relapsed in New York. His wife and daughters are alarmed as Inman grows gradually weaker during his illness.
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Atlanta
New York
Hugh Inman
Inman
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees fair weather on Tuesday and Wednesday. Virginia forecasts unsettled Tuesday with Wednesday turning fair and brisk northwest winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Bad Jake Noble Shot to Death by Knott County Posse
Lexington Kentucky November 14 A notorious killer known as Bad Jake Noble who shot and killed Jailer Wesley Turner in Jackson last Tuesday night was fatally shot by a sheriff posse led by the Knott county sheriff. Nobles age twenty two and earlier killings are noted. Rewards totaling seven hundred dollars had been posted for Noble dead or alive. Noble fled into the mountains after the jailer shooting and earlier sought protection in Lost Creek with armed supporters. His warning to authorities was grim and defiant.
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Lexington
Jake" Noble
Wesley Turner
Breathitt County
Jackson
Knott County
Noble
Lost Creek
Aerial Navigation a Factor in Naval Tactics
Fort Monroe Virginia reports a Curtiss biplane flight by Eugene Bitty from the cruiser Birmingham proving aerial navigation as a future naval factor. He crossed Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay, landed opposite the fort, then repeated a glide to Willoughby Spit before reaching the Atlantic.
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Fort Monroe
Eugene Bitty
Lirmingham
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Birmingham
Rafely
Willoughby Spit
Woman and man held on first degree murder charge
Columbus police arrest Mrs Fttie Mulholland and A. L. W. Lockart on request from Silverton authorities in West Virginia. Mulholland is wife of John Mulholland of the Norfolk and Western railway display, accused in a hunting incident near Silverton last week.
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Columbus
Ohio
Silverton
W. Va
Fttie Mucholland
John BK. Mulholland
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mulholland
A. L. W Lockart
Rutherford dies risking life after Matewan shooting
Louis Rutherford lies dying at Dr Galaga hospital in Matewan after a gunshot wound blamed on J P Crawford. Rutherford, father of Dr Hi Rutherford, was shot in the leg during after election trouble. gangrene followed. Thaxton, shot the same day at Matewan Liquor Company saloon, is recovering.
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Thaxton
Matewan Liquor Company
Crawford
Troops kill twelve in political clash at Leon
At Leon Nicaragua on November 13 troops moved on a Liberal demonstration after government bans. Twelve people died and many were wounded including American Charles Teller who was among the injured.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Leonan
Charles Teller
Blandin to Face Murder Trial at Prescott Assizes
The Prescott and Russell assizes opened with Mr Justice Britton presiding. The leading case is M. Blandin charged with the alleged murder of Dr. Kimpey at Vars last August.
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L'Original
Ont
Prescott and Russell Assizes
Justice Britton
M. Blandin
Kimpey
Vars
County Court President Survives Bridge Crash
Col. Smith president of the county court and a party returning from Princeton were injured when their touring car slid off a bridge into a creek. Ernest Freeman suffered serious injuries, while Clerk Bowman Deputy Carter and chauffeur Luther James escaped with minor injuries. The group walked to Bluefield for medical help after telephoning for a rescue car.
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Ernest Freeman
Col
M. Smith
RE. L. Bowman
RE. E. Carter
Beaver Pond
Luther James
Col. Smith
Princeton
Adair Hill
Mr. Freeman
del. Smith
Bowman
Carter
Mr. Carter
Bresat
Mr. Busan
Bluefield
Freeman
Bromwell
Car Skids On Slick Clay Road Into Creek
A 4 000 pound car with three men in the tonneau sections slid on a clay roadbed, rubber tires spinning as the vehicle sank into a creek. Authorities plan to recover the car and assess the damage after the mishap.
Schenk Family Plans Top Lawyer for Mrs Schenk Case
In Wheeling West Virginia John O Schenk the millionaire confirms the Schenk family will hire a leading criminal lawyer to help prosecute Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenk on charges of attempting to poison her husband The husband remains hospitalized and no new arrests are reported ahead of a preliminary trial likely later this week
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Wheeling
W. Va
Schenk
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John O. Schenk
Schenck
North Wheeling Hospital
Victor Napoleon Weds Princess Clementine in Moncallert
In Turin on November 14, Prince Victor Napoleon Bonaparte wed Princess Clementine daughter of the late King Leopold of Belgium. The ceremony was held in the royal castle near Moncallert with Savoy and Bonaparte family members present and public rejoicing in the town.
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Turin
Italy
Victor Napoleon Bonaparte
Victor Emmanuel
France
Clementine
Leopold
Belgium
Moncallert
Clotilde
Humbert
Victor Napoleon
Savoy
Bonaparte
AFL Convention Opens With Miners Dominating Delegates
In St Louis on November 14 the American Federation of Labor convened and will begin business the next day. The credentials report shows miners unions control 2007 votes, carpenters 612, with one vote per member group. Secretary Frank Morrison’s report notes 1,561,15 trades unionists represented and committees to be named tomorrow.
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St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Branch of
Labor
Carpenters
Frank Morrison
General A L Myer Retires From Army Command
Brigadier General A L Myer retires from the department of Texas after a long career starting as a private in the 29th infantry during the Civil War. Ralph W Hoyt succeeds him as commander, while Col Montgomery M Macomb from Michigan is promoted to brigadier general to fill the vacancy.
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Washington
A. L. Myer
Department of Texas
29Th Infantry
Ralph W. Hoyt
Fort D. A. Russell
Myer
Montgomery M. Macomb
6Th Field Artillery
Michigan
West Point
Military Department of
Hawaii
Troops Fire on Demonstration in Nicaragua
Troops called to suppress a political demonstration in Leon clashed with marchers. Grapeshot and canister fire swept the streets, killing and wounding many. The city remained tense as reports spread.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Leon
Norfolk and Western October Coal Shipment Sets Record
The Norfolk and Western Railway reports October coal shipments at 1,619,259 net tons, up 9,537 from August, with ten months of 1910 totaling 14,435,387 tons. The year 1910 is on track to surpass 1909 and possibly reach 17 million tons as plans for new mines and expanded double tracking promise faster shipments.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
Cline Valley
Maine Liquor Laws Upheld by U S Supreme Court
Chas Martel of Lewistown Maine lost his bid to review Maine liquor law conviction in the United States Supreme Court. The court ruled it had no jurisdiction to hear his appeal from the evidence. Martel was convicted in 1907 of violating Maine statutes against common sales of intoxicating liquors.
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Maine
Washington
Chas. Martel
Lewistown
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Martel
Watterson Pleads Insanity in Saugerities Saloon Shooting
Ew ing Watterson son of Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville Kentucky faced an indictment for assault in the first degree after firing into Michael Martins saloon at Saugerities last summer and injuring the proprietor. A sanity commission will determine his condition.
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Young Watterson
Kingston
N. Y
Ewing Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Michael Martin
Saugerities
Expressmen Back at Work Resume as Strikes End
In New York on November 14 four thousand expressmen returned to work wearing union buttons. For the first time in two weeks 1,100 teams of Adams Wells Fargo United States and American Expressmen operated unhampered across three lines easing traffic congestion.
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New York
Adams
Wells Fargo
United States
American
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Cherry Disaster
Yeggs
Inland Waterways
Weather Report
Jake Noble
Breathitt
Eugene B. Elgin Curtiss
Birminham
Louis Rutherford
Wold Plunge
Clerk Bowman
Sherif Carter
Marvigge
Trades Unionists
Deliberations of America Federation of Labor
Miners’ Unions
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