Mercer county bond election calls for road improvement
The Mercer County Court formally issues a half million dollar bond election set for December 30 to fund a countywide system of low grade roads. Prosecution attorney A B Sutton endorses the plan, with ballot commissioners named. Viewers to report on a Date farm to Princeton road location. registration corrections to December 24.
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A. B. Sutton
W. W. Peck
J. R. Henry
Date Farm
Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer
Stony Ridge
Bluefield
Steamer Scotsdyke Fire Rescued by Iron Duke
The British battleship Iron Duke rescued thirty passengers and crew from the burning steamer Scotsdyke in the English Channel early today. Fire destroyed some lifeboats and heavy seas hindered remaining launches, forcing evacuees to the stern before rescue.
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London
English Channel
Family of Madero relatives freed on bail in Vera Cruz
Evaristo Madero, Daniel Madero, and Leandro Aguila with son were freed on bail after weeks in the fortress of San Juan de Ulier for sedition. They took rooms at a Vera Cruz hotel as authorities released them for departure.
Workers Face Idleness in New York City
A dispatch from New York reports about 150000 clothing workers facing idleness as a result of ongoing labor disputes and production slowdowns. The potential unemployment impacts loom over the city’s garment district and related industries.
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New York
New York City
Striking Garment Workers Threaten Citywide Tieup
A union of 350 garment workers has quit and will shut the industry. They demand a 15 percent wage increase and a 10 percent cut in working hours, threatening a citywide disruption within 48 hours unless resolved.
Anthracite Railroads Accused of Discrimination
In Philadelphia observers testified at the Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry that anthracite railroads favor railroad companies over independent coal shippers. O A Eastman of Eastman Barber Company said the alleged discrimination pushes independents to seek eastern markets, creating fuel shortages in fall and winter. He noted Ohio Indiana Michigan Coal Dealers Association plans to protest. The testimony followed questions to Erie Reading and Lehigh Valley officials about coal handling.
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Philadelphia
Central West
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. A Eastman
Eastman-Barber Company
Indiana
Senate lobby investigation to resume hearings next week
Senate lobby committee chair Overmar announced plans to reconvene next week to conclude the inquiry. Union representatives from the American Federation of Labor will be heard along with other witnesses who have requested hearings on the federation’s legislative activities.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Lobby
Lobby
Overmar
American Federation of Labor
Governor Tener Accepted as National League President
Harrisburg dispatch reports Governor Tener indicated only minor details remained before accepting the National League presidency after a lengthy conference with league representatives and Brooklyn's Ebbetts. He said he would not resign as governor and would not devote his full term solely to league affairs if he accepts.
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Harrisburg
Tener
Philadelphia
Charles H. Ebbetts
Brooklyn
National League
League
Indictments Against Detectives Dismissed in Greenbrier
In Greenbrier county circuit court six Baldwin-Felts officers charged with the 1912 murder of Pietro Bonelli at the Paint Creek clash had indictments dismissed after no prosecutor appeared. The case followed a Kanawha county grand jury finding against Walter Belk Ernest W Gaujot Thos Stacey J H Davidson A B Smith and John Tinsley.
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Charleston
W. Va
Baldwin-Felts
Pietro Bonelli
Mucklow
Paint Creek
Greenbrier County
Bonelli
Kanawha County
Walter Belk
Ernest W. Ga
Turf Exchange Raided in Wheeling Crusade Begins
A dozen deputy sheriffs and constables under Prosecuting Attorney R N Addleman raided the turf exchange at Fulton near Wheeling Missouri? No near here arresting four attaches and about twenty visitors. Blackboards and 250 dollars seized. The four attaches bonded and the visitors released on recognizance. The raid marks the start of a crackdown on turf exchanges and pool rooms.
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Turf Exchange
Wheeling
W. Va
R. N. Addleman
Fulton
Here
Two Events Tint Interest In Mexican Situation
Washington reports two developments shading the Mexican crisis. General Bliss may detain forts on the border while Congress and officials weigh risks of a larger federal or Villa force. British naval moves near Vera Cruz prompt speculation on foreign interests and Huerta’s standing as diplomacy unfolds.
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Washington
Mexico
General Bliss
Fort Bliss
Fort Huachuca
Texas
Senator Stoppard
Henry
el Paso
Villa
Juarez
War Department
East Indian
Vera Cruz
Cicles
London
United States
Mexican
Huerta
White House
Nogales
William Bayard Hale
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Mexican Congress
Congress
McCombs Arrives in Washington for White House Talks
William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, arrives in Washington and may meet President Wilson on Friday. He has been linked to a proposed reorganization of the Democratic Party in New York and could be considered for ambassador to France, a post open since last March.
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
Partly cloudy on Thursday and Friday across West Virginia. In Virginia, expect partly cloudy skies with continued warmth on Thursday and likely Friday, with cooler conditions in extreme northern areas.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Thrills Aplenty Expected In White Slave Case
Deputy Marshal heads to Paint Creek to bring Ruth Steele a nineteen year old from her sister’s home to court on a cot. George Jordan faces Mann white slave act charges for allegedly transporting Steele from Ironton Ohio to Ashland Kentucky and then to a city resort run by Rebecca Robinson. Steele’s critical condition following a suicide attempt delays trial and prompts possible witness bribery arrests.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Jordan
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Ruth Steele
William G. Barnhart
Paint Creek
Jordan
Steele
Ironton
Ohio
Ashland
Rebecca Robinson
Robinson
Webster Springs
Department of Justice
McGuire Corroborates Hennessy Charges in Graft Inquiry
George H. McGuire of Syracuse testified for three hours in the John Doe inquiry led by District Attorney Whitman. He corroborated Hennessy’s graft charges tied to contractor contributions during the mayoral campaign, though he could not name any informants or cite firsthand knowledge and read a typed statement correcting earlier testimony.
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New York
George H. McGuire
Syracuse
John A. Hennessy
Whitman
McGuire
John Doe
Amon
Democratic
Hennessy
Sulzer
New York City
Utica
General Strike Breaks Out in Northern Russia
A large general strike began in St. Petersburg and across northern Russia with sixty five thousand factory workers laying down tools in protest of employees being tried for illegally quitting their jobs.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Huerta to Ask Congress for Political Bill of Health
Huerta’s congress message will justify dissolving the old assembly and seek a political bill of health. He quotes Napoleon and argues action was needed to save the nation. hints at a nullified election and possible provisional presidency to guide Mexico’s future. O'Shaughnessy awaits further instructions in Mexico City.
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Napoleon
Mexico City
Wilson
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Washington
Mexican
Great Britain
Themelves
General Huerta
Huerta
Congress
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Finance
Interior
War
Foreign diplomats to attend opening session as Huerta faces scrutiny
The text notes all foreign diplomats except Charge OShaughnessy are expected to attend Congress opening while OShaughnessy’s absence is assumed to be authorized from Washington. The situation centers on Huerta remaining head of affairs and potential repercussions for Mexicans and foreigners.
Currency Bill Reaches Senate Amid Drafts Clash
In Washington the administration drafts for currency reform near completion as banking and currency committees finalize two bills. Senate leaders plan a report form and a possible floor vote may occur soon. Amendments include refunding two per cent bonds with three per cent bonds and regional bank held reserves to stabilize the gold reserve.
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Washington
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Hitchcock
Fell
Senate Steering Committee
Congress
Democrats
Case of Hans Schmidt Continued to Tuesday
New York reports Hans Schmidt murder case delayed after defense cites lack of time to prepare and Schmidt’s claimed insanity. Trial postponed to November 25 as new evidence from Germany may take at least a week to obtain.
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Hans Schmidt
New York
von Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Schmidt
Germany
Pindell Nomination to Russia Sent to Senate
Washington reports that Henry M. Pindell of Peoria Illinois was nominated today to be ambassador to Russia and the nomination would go to the Senate the following day.
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Pindell
Washington
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Russia
Senate
Appeals Divorce Case to Supreme Court
Lillian M. Huff former wife of Samuel Huff appeals a McDowell circuit court divorce ruling. Huff once mayor of Northfork is accused by her husband of moral degeneracy. the couple met via a matrimonial agency where she advertised as a “lady of means.”
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Charleston
W. Va
Lillian M. Huff
Samuel
Huff
Northfork
Supreme Court
Lillian Mae MelIntire
Cleveland
McDowell Circuit Court
Tuff
Americans Flee Mexico City Nine Arrive Vera Cruz
American exodus from Mexico City continues with forty evacuees arriving at Vera Cruz this morning. Most are women and children, leaving only a few American women and children reported to remain in the capital.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Fugitives
Spain Declares MexicAnticipation Must Be US Solve
Madrid dispatch says Spain should refrain from Mexico actions and that the Mexican problem should be left to the United States alone as stated by the imparcial publication.
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Uncle Sam
Madrid
Spain
Mexico
Imparcial
United States
Inland waterway debate during war era gains traction
Jacksonville Florida November 19 debate at the Atlantic Deep Waterways Association focuses on an inland Atlantic coast route as a wartime haven for coastwise trade. Capt W W E Jacobs cites safer transport, Maine to New England cotton shipments discussed by John J Martin and others note European waterways and congressional harbors work. Continued remarks address shoal dangers Nantucket Shoal life losses and calls for inspection laws for inland barges and life saving safeguards.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
W. W. E. Jacobs
United States Revenue Cutter Service
John J. Martin
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Boston
New England
John R. Small
North Carolina
Europe
Theodore Joyce
Pennsylvania
Congress
M. Sparkman
Florida
Capt
Jacob
Jacobe
Atlantic
Nantucket Shoal
Capt. Jacobs
New York
Buzzards Bay
Jacobs
Revenue Cutter Service
Georgia
Sigo Myers
National Bank of Savannah
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Bliss
Vistiana Caranza
Hale
Mr. Hale
M’guire
O'Shaughnessy
Inland Waterway
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