25 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
1
Swisher may lose Fayette support in the gubernatorial race as a reported political agreement surfaces. Two marshals and a district attorney are to be named, with the action stirring concern among candidates and followers in the race.
West Virginia political chatter centers on a rumored Elkins conference about opposing Rep. George C. Sturgiss with Senator Fred O. Blue. Gov. Glasscock denies any conference link and backs Sturgiss. Fayette County pork-barrel talk sways support for Charles W. Dillon over Swisher, while federal appointments loom with marshals and district attorney posts debated before holiday adjournment.
Prominent majority party leaders face shifting support as debates over appointments and a possible extra legislative session unfold. Frank Tyree looms as a strong candidate for U.S. marshal in the Southern district, while Charles D. Elliott may succeed himself in the Northern district. Governor Glasscock weighs an extraordinary session, with Sen. Elkins hedging on a gas tax and party maneuvering shaping the fall political horizon.
In San Diego a theosophist colony awaits the wedding of Lyman J. Gage former Treasury secretary and Mrs. P Ada Ballou. The couple plans to live at a new Point Loma home after marriage. Gage has been married twice before. Ballou has had a colorful prior marriage history including a late Kansas City millionaire suitor.
Racing at the new West Tampa track begins tomorrow under the Tampa Jockey Club with fast horses from the United States and Canada, plus shipments from Latonia arriving next week. The 100 day meeting will offer about $2,000 daily in stakes and purses, led by the Inaugural Handicap a six furlong race for all ages with a $1,000 purse and added money.
W Cameron Forbes was inaugurated governor general of the Philippines succeeding General James P Smith. The ceremony included civic and military display with thousands of citizens present and many officers in full uniform, making the event notably elaborately staged.
Dispatchers report Sang Yates will escape the noose and serve twenty years in the penitentiary. Medical men question whether he fully comprehends the seriousness of his crime while authorities remain unconcerned about his fate.
Governor Glasscock, on the recommendation of Pardon Attorney Waugh and medical experts, commuted Isaac N. Yates of Welch in McDowell County from rape murder to a penitentiary term of twenty years. Courts allow five to twenty years for such cases with jury recommendation. Yates, over fifty, had shown little mental understanding of his crime. He faced hanging originally on June 18, with two stays, and now likely faces life behind bars.
Mingo County nearly $11,000 richer after investigation into former Sheriff E E Musick who served as treasurer. Musick to turn over $10,716.35, with credits reducing apparent shortage to $4,319.97. Cost of the probe was $704.23 under new accounting law.
At St. John's Church in Washington on a November noon a notable wedding joined Miss Yule Noble and Lieutenant Sherman Miles US Army. Prominent officials and social figures attended from national circles with guests from New York Chicago and beyond. Attendants included Elizabeth Parker Schroeder Evelyn Chew Trythena Read. Best man was Colgate Hoyt. ushers included Philip Matthews Harold Huntley Percy Weeks Sherman Hoyt Chauncey Haskell and William Emery Jr.
Columbus Ohio November 24 Governor Harman announced a Thanksgiving pardon for Charles Geske sentenced in 1895 to life for killing his stepfather during an attack on Geske’s mother Geske, now tubercular, is cared for by a West Jefferson couple whose sympathy was aroused during a prison visit.
Victoria B C Nov 24 The BC election hinges on Premier McBrides deal with the Canadian Northern Railway to extend a 600 mile line coastward and a Victoria Barclay Sound connection. Opposition leader John Oliver proposes 1000 miles of new railways with provincial subsidies.
President Taft faces a rigorous Thanksgiving with a fifty pound mince pie from New York bakers a fifty pound turkey from Henry Vose of Westerly Rhode Island and a twenty six pound Georgia possum. Most of the president's family will dine at the White House while Robert Taft stays in New Haven. The president and cabinet plan to attend the Pan American Thanksgiving service at St Patrick's Church.
Prominent U S Navy officials gathered at Bancroft Hall to dedicate a golden bronze tablet to Captain Charles V. Gridley commander of Admiral Dewey's flagship during the Manila Bay battle. The inscription notes Gridley's birth in 1844, graduation from the Naval Academy in 1860, service with Farragut, command of the Olympia, and death in Kobe in 1898.
New details from Cherry II reveal 168 men perished on the staircase at the third level after black damp filled the mine. Hand turned wooden fans clogged air. officials note many died waiting for rescuers as debris blocked escapes.
Springfield reports Gov Dineen received a telegram from W W Taylor an official of the St Paul mine stating that inspectors and management have always worked in harmony. He said the situation is grave but they are doing everything to control it and praised the conduct of the people on site.
Fire renewed at the St Paul mine endangering the main shaft after over 150 bodies were recovered. Rescue efforts paused as crews fight the blaze and attempt to prevent sealing the mine for weeks or months.
From the second vein 310 feet down, fifty feet up the main shaft, a fire drives rescuers back. Mine Manager Taylor says shaft destruction is imminent and recovery of bodies unlikely. Only possible survivors, if any, lie in the east working of the second vein near the fire. Rescue parties pushed past the blaze twice but were cut off and saved. no further attempts planned until the fire is out, possibly days.
The St Paul mine was sealed early Thursday morning as fire worsened, cutting off air in the shaft. Officials expect the seal to hold for several weeks to contain the blaze and protect workers.
Springfield Illinois November 24 Governor Deneen plans to seek a special December session to amend mining laws after the St Paul mine fire in Cherry Illinois where about 300 workers perished He would require fire proof concrete and steel shafts and surface removal of mine stables The plan follows talks with labor leaders and the new state mining commission
A Nicaraguan revolutionist arriving in Panama from Bluefields reports that Americans Cannon and Grace were executed by the Zelayan government while briefly bearing sights from a Costa Rican height, not on Nicaraguan soil, and were tortured before being shot within a day of capture with three revolutionaries.
A Philadelphia and Reading coal train lost control on Roa Mountain grade and sped down the slope at a mile per minute. After four miles the engine jumped the rails and plunged over an embankment, with steel coal cars tumbling after. Engineer Ammon was killed. several crewmen were seriously injured but survived by jumping.
Washington confirms James A. Davenport first deputy commissioner of pensions will fill the office left by Vespasian Warner's resignation. Davenport, a New Hampshire native, has served in the pension office since 1881 and is a Civil War veteran with active service years.
The Virginia Western Railway received its charter to construct a 100 mile line from a Highland County point to Clifton Forge Virginia. Construction is slated to start next May with an estimated cost of ten million dollars. The project plans emphasize a New York built approach.
In Anniston a mob of citizens killed Ray Rolston after he attacked Mrs. W. C. Cheatwood near Edwardsville. Rolston's body was burned yesterday. Mrs. Cheatwood is in critical condition.
Insane story claims sextuple murder at Hurley was instigated by coal operators to seize land. Source notes this as unbelievable and not supported by evidence.
The Howard Little case begins in Grundy county seat as Little is arraigned at once after a venue motion is overruled. A guard surrounds the jail amid countywide tension while affidavits lost with a coat theft threaten to delay the trial.
Tazewell Va November 24 a special dispatch reports the grand jury in Pocahontas has indicted a deputy sheriff for permitting gambling in a house under his control. Bob Parry was also indicted for conducting the same resort. The deputy has served as an efficient officer for several years.
Miss Caroline Gibson daughter of Major Robert J. Gibson and Mrs Gibson married Lieutenant Avery J. Cooper Coast Artillery tonight at Fort Adams. The couple will relocate to Fort Pickens Florida where he is stationed.
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