Deadly flood across three states leaves many missing
A massive storm swept western Pennsylvania the West Virginia panhandle and southern Ohio. Nineteen people died in Colliers West Virginia nine in Cherry Valley Pennsylvania and three in Cannonsburg and Avella each with more feared. Rail lines washed out trains detoured and hundreds of homes flooded with property damage in the millions as officials warn the toll may rise.
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Pennsylvania
Panhandle
West Virginia
Ohio
Pittaburz
Colliers
W. Va
Cherry Valley
Cannonsburg
Avella
Burgettsville
Ford City
Pittsburg
West Virginia Panhandle
Engineers Gather for Sixth Congress of Testing Materials
Nearly a thousand leaders from electrical, mining, structural and civil engineering fields flocked to New York on September 2 for the sixth congress of the International Association for Testing Materials. The event spans a week of technical discussions with substantial foreign participation.
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New York
International Association For Testing Materials
Sever
Prominent group to tour eastern steel and power sites
A large group including many prominent men will begin a tour of the eastern states. They plan inspections of steel plants in the Pittsburgh district and a study of major electrical power plants at Niagara.
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Pittsburg
Niagara
England to Appeal to the Hague Court
London reports the British government will demand arbitration in The Hague over the Panama canal toll act claiming it violates the Hay-Paunoffe treaty. The move surprised President Taft according to Beverly Mass reports. Huntington Wilson declined to comment as U S officials say Washington will not yield to arbitration.
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London
United States
Beverly
Mass
England
Panama Canal
Taft
the Hague
Washington
Huntington Wilson
Great Britain
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
State Department
Roosevelt Speaks Feelingly on Weather and Campaign Issues
Theodore Roosevelt begins a nationwide trip starting in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He is welcomed by cheering crowds and discusses socialism tariffs Democrats and the weather. He calls for government aid to campaign expenses and for federal control of insurance companies.
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Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Train Wreck at Camp Douglas Kills Four Injured Twenty Six
Four railroad workers died and twenty six were injured when passenger train No 10 derailed after a bridge washout caused by a cloudburst near Camp Douglas Wisconsin. Every car was wrecked and plunged into a stream. six injuries were serious.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Omaha
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED WHILE ASLEEP IN CAB
A Virginian railway accident at Hotchkiss west of Princeton killed conductor Harry Culp and brakeman EE Hull who were asleep in a caboose when an oncoming extra freight ploughed into them in dense fog. Culp left a widow and three children. Hull leaves a widow. Culp buried at Princeton. Hull shipped to Beckley. Both men well regarded in railroad circles. Also notes Joe Mandot defeated Joe Rivers in Los Angeles in twenty rounds.
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Hotchkiss
Virginian Railway
Princeton
Harry C. Culp
EE. F. Hull
Culp
Hull
Bridge No. 47
Harry Culp
Virginian
Eccles
Mr. Shuler
BE. F. Hall
Beckley
Tie
Flynn Knocks out Miller in Sixteenth Round
In San Francisco on September 2 Jim Flynn defeated Charlie Miller when Miller failed to rise for the sixteenth round, handing Flynn a decisive boxing victory.
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Flynn
Miller
San Francisco
Jim Flynn
Charlie Miller
Clark Wins Split Decision Over Jeannette in Six Rounds
Jeff Clark of Joplin Missouri defeats Joe Jeannette of Hoboken in a six round boxing match by popular decision held in Pittsburg on September 2.
West Virginia Delegation Departs Washington After Adjournment
Washington is deserted by West Virginians as senators and congressmen leave after the session. Only Senator Watson keeps his office open with two clerks to handle minor matters and mail. Postmaster appointments in the state are announced, naming Andrew Wilson, Hallie McNamara, William Johnson, William Craven, Curtis Harbour, Orlando Spears, C R Stahl, J T Bousman, Arthur Kessel, and Joseph Adkins to succeed resignations.
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Washington
West
West Virginia
Congress
Wes Virginia
Post Office Department
Andrew Jr. Wilson
Box
Pendleton County
R. G. Cunningham
Hallie W. McNamara
Crumpler
McDowell County
C. F. Lambert
William H. Johnson
Dott
Mercer County
W. P. Buckwalter
William A. Craven
Merrimac
Mingo County
F. M. Kirkendall
Curtis B. Harbour
Salt Rock
Cabell County
J. M. Johnson
Orlando Spears
Spears
Lincoln County
L. Sewards
C. R. Stahl
Stokesbury
Raleigh County
W. B Payne
9. T. Bousman
Rawl
Abuses in European Cotton Tariff Weights Reported
Washington reports that foreign cotton exchange tare rules create a false weight standard harming American cotton sales in Europe. Luther Conant Jr. says excessive bagging and deductions raise costs, injuring producers and possibly consumers, and urges immediate action with remedies.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Luther Conant, Jr
Taft
Conant
Nantucket Steamer Fire Sinks in Baltimore Harbor
A Merchants and Miners steamer named Nantucket burned rapidly in Baltimore Harbor after a fire swept her hold. Forty crew and firemen, fighting from the dock, clung to masts as the ship sank. all were rescued by fire boats. The vessel was valued at about half a million dollars.
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Baltimore
Stamer
Merchants and Miners Line
Weather Outlook for West Virginia This Week
Local forecast for West Virginia calls for showers Tuesday then lighter varied winds Wednesday. Temperatures and exact timing remain unsettled with pockets of rain across many counties.
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West Virginia
Company L Recalled To Strike Territory In Coal District
The mining disputes in the Chesapeake and Ohio field trigger a second call for Company L of this city. Forty four men will board No. 15 to guard Paint Creek and Cabin Creek, with martial law a possible option to restore order. Capt. Ford says troops face limited danger and stresses the front line remains the mine guards and strikers rather than soldiers.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Company L
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek
Charleston
George M. Ford
Daily Telegraph
Ford
Cincinnati Papers
Hines
Roosevelt heads west on sweeping campaign tour
Colonel Roosevelt begins a continent spanning trip from Hartford to St Louis and across Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Montana Washington Oregon Idaho Utah California New Mexico Colorado then south to Memphis for the Interstate Levee Association address on September 26. A second item notes the National Association of Master Bakers meeting in Louisville focusing on sanitary bakeries and baking methods with President George F. Clarke presiding.
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New York
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Col. Roosevelt
Connecticut
Hartford
St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Denver
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Memphis
Interstate Levee Association
Louisville
National Association of Master Bakers
George F. Clarke
Jamestown
N. Y
Trial Set in Reuter Murder Case in Tulsa
Preparations near completion for the superior court trial of Mrs Laura M Reuter widow of the alleged victim and defendants Bud Bellew Guy D Mackenzie and Joe Baker. The victim Charles T Reuter a prominent lawyer was killed May 5 and valuables were taken. A masked man seen fleeing led to arrests on conspiracy theory with robbery as a cover. Mrs Reuter charged after preliminary hearing.
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Tulsa
Okla
Reuter
Laura M. Reuter
Bud Bellew
Guy D. Mackenzie
Joe Baker
Charles T. Reuter
Mackenzie
Bellew
Baker
Logan
Chavise Wins on Foul in Twelve Round Fight
Benny Chavise of Trinidad defeats Monte At tell of San Francisco by foul in the twelfth round. The crowd surged the ring causing the platform to collapse. no serious injuries reported. Event took place in Trinidad, Colorado.
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Chavise
Trinidad
Colo
Benny Chavise
Monte ‘Attell
San Francisco
No Trace of Poison in Potter Case
No trace of poison found in the viscera of Louis Potter the sculptor who died after treatment by a Chinese physician. The chemist’s report was issued today. Potter’s brother will take the body to Chatham New York.
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Seattle
Wash
Louis Potter
Chatham
N. Y
Man Firing Shotgun Wounds Three in Massey Station Chase
Three men were wounded as Lon Challis fled through streets near Massey Station Memphis Tennessee firing a shotgun. Challis, held on fifteen thousand dollar bond for a recent murder, is pursued by posses. Progressives Get Together in St Louis Missouri today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Massey Station
Here
Lon Challis
Challis
Pursuis
Roosevelt Rally Set as Progressive Gathering Planned
The factions within the Progressive party have smoothed over differences and a harmonious gathering is anticipated. Col Roosevelt is slated to address the event, with Judge A D Northern of St Louis serving as chairman.
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Progressive Party
Col. Roosevelt
A. D. Northern
St. Louis
Wilson Voices Sympathy for Proposed Reforms
Woodrow Wilson spoke in Buffalo and Newbury on September 2 delivering six speeches. He voiced sympathy for proposed social reforms in the third party platform while rejecting methods to carry them out. Large crowds applauded as prominent Democrats organized receptions for the candidate.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Roosevelt
Norman
Mack
Wm. J. Conners
Louis W. Furham
Potter Family Statement On Sculptor Louis Potter
Mrs Mary Potter and Hugh Potter say Louis Potter showed interest in occult sciences but abandoned them as harmful. They describe his occult ventures as a family joke and explain his choice to avoid publicity by not using his legal name or that of his companion.
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Chatham
N. Y
Mary Potter
Hugh Potter
Louis Potter
Potter
Acquittal in Virginia Assault Case
Reese Johnson a colored man was found innocent of criminally assaulting white woman Gertie Louthan in Tazewell Virginia. The trial began last Saturday with testimony from the woman and other state witnesses stained by questionable reputations.
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Tazewell
Reese Johnson
Gertie Louthan
Bet Leads To Bat Attack In Cassell & Elliott Row
James White was struck with a baseball bat by John Holly after a disputed one dollar bet about a Cassell & Elliott store. White required five stitches for the head wound as a crowd chased Holly along the tracks.
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James White
John Holly
Cassell & Elliott
White
Holly
Raleigh Street
Birthday of Former Queen in Honolulu Marked by Reception
Former Queen luokanni entered her seventy fifth year with a large public reception in Honolulu. She received gifts and congratulatory messages from friends and followers across the islands.
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Honolulu
Luokanni
Islands
California Governor Johnson Headlines Kansas City Mass Meeting
Gov. Hiram Johnson of California was the principal speaker at a mass meeting in Kansas City on September 2. The event drew strong enthusiasm with Gov. Stubbs of Kansas, William Allenwhite, and others participating. Johnson dedicated much of his remarks to Woodrow Wilson.
Australian bout ends early for Smith in New York
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin defeated Australian middleweight champion Dave Smith in the first round of a scheduled ten round bout in New York.
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New York
Eddie McGoorty
Oskosh
Wis
Dave Smith
Australia
Proclamation of Martial Law Could Be Issued Today
Militia reports capture of two machine guns several hundred rifles and police clubs while miners tear up railway tracks on Cabin Creek. About five thousand miners armed with Winchesters and rifles. multiple militia companies deployed with more ordered. Martial law expected as situation escalates with rail and communications cut.
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Winchester
Cabin Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charles D. Elliott
Kanawha
Charleston
Associated Press
W. V
Elk Dale
No New Developments in Threatened Strike
Reports from Washington last night say no new developments in the threatened railway wage strike. A conference there remains unresolved and no future action is known until a conclusion is reached. Conductors urge caution and could help avert a strike, with Norfolk and Western wages cited as higher than southern lines.
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Washington
Norfolk and Western
Southern Association
United States
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Frank Morgan
Clark Street
Hague
E. F. Hull
Mandot
Rivers
Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Joe Rivers
Commissioner of Corporations
Captain Ford
Virginia League
Pet
Petersburg
Roanoke
Richmond
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Newport News
Richmond A
H.E
Southwest
Wilson
Newbury, VI
Katherine Cobb
Frederick L. Cobb
Noble Foss
Eugene N. Foss
First Congregational Church
Bluefield
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