Six Men Die As Ellsworth Mine Cage Collapse
In Ellsworth mine No 1 Washington county six men died and three others escaped when a loaded timber shifted at 225 feet. The deceased engineers M J Walsh Eugene Smyth and J B Newcomer plus Ozp Scheck James Kelly Tony Dovowsky and Harrison Randolph were crushed or unconscious. Randolph clung to a chain until rescued.
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Pittsburg
Ellsworth Mine No. 1
Washington County
Ellsworth Coal Company
M. J. Walsh
Phillipsboro
Eugene Smyth
Alliance
Ohio
J. B. Newcomer
Dawson
Ellsworth
Ozp Scheck
Loader
James Kelly
Tony Dovowsky
Lead
Harrison Randolph
Randolph
Newcomer
Simyth
Leading Delegates Arrive for Grand Lodge Sessions in City
Delegates for the 1. Q0 O. FF. grand lodge begin arriving as city hotels fill. Officials note Wheeling has the best hotel capacity, with Huntington near full, prompting talks to move the meeting there. Prominent Odd Fellows listed include G. M. Berry, J. C. Mansbarger, D. Jamison, F. Beatlock, and many others across Wheeling Huntington and surrounding towns.
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Grand Lodge
Wheeling
Fairmont
Huntington
Odd Fellows
New
Altamont Hotel
G. M. Berry
W. Rouse
G. W. Maxwell
Moundsville
J. C. Mansbarger
L. D. Davis
R. . Rennard
Ray Harrell
D. Robinson
Ernest Legere
D. Jamison
Middlebourne
C. D. Simpson
J. F. Booth
T. &. Tucker
F. 8S
Beatlock
Farmington
J. M. Chapman
Hartford
G. F. McCowl
Orlando
C. W. McCoy
Gem
Wade
J. A. H. Wade
Burnsville
A. J. Wilkinson
Grafton
Stag Hotel
Nick Honvouras
W. N. McCabe
G. W. Wright
H. W. Cecil
G. C. Stout
G. A. Hawkins
Parkersburg
L. O. Fitzhugh
A. J. Fleming
G. A. Vincent
E. A. Billingslea
G. A. Renter
Bluefield Inn
J. N. Johnson
Sissonville
T. C. O'Dell
Austed
Dana Wigner
Grattsville
Elizabeth Curry
C. Burdette, Jr
A. Steele
J. W. Bosworth
Phillips
J. D. Martetiller
Elkins
T. A. McFarlin
Joseph Mason
A. F. Wigner
W. E. Jenkins
James Henderson
M. J. Day
Clarksburg
Henry F. Woody
Benwood
Windsor
M. VY. Ober
New Martinsville
C. M
McComas
Foxes may descend from scaly ancestors say scientists
Verr K Toldt of Vienna presents what he calls strong evidence that foxes originated from ancestors with horny scale like skins similar to pangolins. The claim rests on young fox skin structure and hair arrangement as if pangolin scales were removed. Dr Bradshaw notes emphasis on children's teeth.
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Verr K. Toldt
Vienna
Cloud of Smoke and Pillar of Fire Signal Coal Outlook
The article notes brighter prospects for coal demand after a general Friday snow. Eastbound coal shipments are up about 100 cars daily this week versus the prior two weeks, and the Norfolk and Western may redeploy idle locomotives to service, signaling improved activity.
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Norfolk and Western
Rumor Taft assassination scare circulates city and fields
A widespread rumor claimed President Taft was shot at 10 am and died twenty minutes later. Investigations showed it originated from two telegram apprentices, with calls and denials from outlets in Roanoke Portsmouth and beyond. The tale caused widespread alarm across the coal field.
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W. H. Taft
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Daily Telegraph
Washington
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Messenger
Taft
Pople
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