26 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1913
Page
1
Washington eyes Mexico vote under Huerta supervision as Monterey surrenders and Huerta calls Diez to Mexico City. U S officials warn against foreign interference while awaiting returns and possible new elections amid a dissolved congress and tense security measures.
President Wilson in Swarthmore Pennsylvania argues the western hemisphere should be free of governments that rely on force, stressing government by the consent of the governed. He links the idea to William Penn and notes a forthcoming formal note to nations.
Secretaries Roosevelt and the fleet bid farewell as nine mighty warships begin their voyage. The Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Florida, Delaware, Kansas, Vermont, Ohio, and Connecticut lead the line outward. Wives and sweethearts watched from launches while officers concluded ceremonies aboard the Dolphin.
Twenty-seven bodies were recovered today, bringing the total dead to eighty eight in Stag Canon Fuel Company Mine No 2 at Dawson New Mexico. Rescue workers confronted renewed fires and smoldering pockets as investigators indicate two explosions occurred Wednesday trapping about two hundred miners.
The Charleston West Virginia chamber of commerce elected Charles K. Payne as president E A Barnes as vice president John L Dickinson as treasurer 8 P Puffer as secretary and directors F P Grosseto R A Marshall F M Staunton Charles Capito R G Hubbard Samuel Stephenson A J Humphreys and Ben Baer. Resolutions praised retiring president O F Payne.
The Arethusa, second of the new light armored cruiser class begun last year, was launched successfully at Chatham on October 25. Churchill described these ships as the smallest, cheapest and fastest protected by vertical armor ever projected for the British navy.
Calumet Michigan October 25 reports say a machine gun will be mounted on a flat car attached to trains carrying men to Calumet and Hecla mines. The weapon would be used on copper mine strikers if last night’s attack repeats.
In Glens Falls on October 25 ten men indicted on graft diaries related to the Great Meadow state prison construction were arraigned for a preliminary hearing in court today.
Senate not in session as hearings on banking committee continue. House activity listed as day ahead, with no further details provided.
Yale defeated Washington and Jefferson 6 to 0 while Cornell posted a 7 point win. Princeton crushed Dartmouth 6 29 as Virginia Techs Pitt competitor lists appear among other results. Navy dominated Maryland Medical College 76 to 0.
Washington October 25 Restrictions upon the rights of national banks to underwrite commercial or industrial syndicates or organizations were urged to the senate banking and currency committee by Charles Starek national bank examiner for New York City He testified behind closed doors for more than two hours and cited his fees and salaries as part of the inquiry The committee wrapped up its hearings on the Glass Owen currency bill and will begin revising the measure in private Monday Experts on banking operations will be consulted as the bill progresses
Jerry A. Dingess was elected president of the Association of West Virginia Postmasters for first, second and third class at Berkeley Springs. The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a proposed freight-rate increase from Ohio towns to Huntington, refusing to permit a rise from eighty to ninety cents to a dollar fifteen per ton. The commission cited Huntington’s pavement expansion and brick needs as context for its decision.
Judge Emory Speer of the U S district court in Georgia lies dangerously ill at his Mount Airy summer home. His condition has been critical for several days and he is expected to miss the congressional committee's Georgia investigation into charges filed against him.
The advance guard of delegates and visitors arrived in Mobile for the fifth annual Southern Commercial Congress. Sessions will begin Monday as the meeting opens in Mobile, Alabama.
West Virginia expects fair Sunday with unsettled and colder Monday. Virginia will be cloudy Sunday with colder conditions in the northeast and a likely fair Monday.
Philadelphia marked the rededication of Congress Hall in Independence Square with a ceremony led by President Wilson. Champ Clark and Ambassador Jussarand attended as foreign ministers and the crowd packed streets for a parade and luncheon.
Mrs Jennie May Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton testifies for six hours denying any poisoning of her husband. She describes their life as devoted and says she never administered poison or arsenic, as cross examination proceeds.
In Victoria on October 25 Miss Alma Satterfield wed William M McFall in an automobile ceremony along a pine road near the bride’s home. Rev F W England of the Methodist church officiated. The couple, both residents of Victoria, depart by train at noon for Washington and beyond.
The Panama Canal faces little danger from earthquakes according to Rev. F A Torndorf of Georgetown University, who rejects alarmist views by certain scientists. He shares the opinion that seismic activity poses minimal threat to the canal.
Mrs Belva Ann Lockwood veteran champion of woman’s rights celebrated her eighty third birthday in Washington on October 25 receiving good wishes from admirers across the country.
A mysterious murder near Williamson West Virginia leaves investigators without a identified victim or suspects. A man found dead on freight hay car after a train delay shows three fatal gunshot wounds from a .32 revolver. Evidence includes clothing, a label from The Hub Jonesboro Wynne Erie, a Working Girls Home tag, and a Paducah spectacles case. Police pursue two suspects seen near the scene and a former brakeman Adkins is also sought.
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