Beaver High School Faculty Complete Preparations For Opening
Beaver High School readies for Monday start with new teachers George F. Phillips and Miss Louise Wallace, science and history assignments, and two rooms at Scott Street entrance for first and second grade classes. Ramsey building repairs to finish by Friday. street paving hoped for next year. Domestic science equipment signals cost-cutting, economy focus. flag will be raised on opening day.
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Telegraph
George F. Phillips
Louise Wallace
Mr. Phillips
Missano
Enessy
Scott Street
Bluefield Dry Goods and Nation Company
East End
Ramsey
W. H. Thomas
Board of Education
Thomas Street
Thomas
Peters
Bluefield
County
Public funds safeguard aims for school superintendent role
The text discusses costs from repeated official exchanges and argues the law intends to safeguard public funds and strengthen accountability in the office of the superintendent of schools.
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Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Inquiry Opened Into New Haven Wreck Causes
The Bar Harbor express wreck near New Haven leaves twenty one dead and five dying. The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a formal inquiry beginning Friday, the most thorough ever into a railroad disaster. Chief Inspector Belman leads, with engineers and officials in jail or under investigation. Survivors and railroad staff will testify as coroner probes continue.
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New Haven
Bar Harbor Express
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Belman
Miller
Mlagmean Murray
August B. Miller
White Mountain Express
Bar Harbor
Robertson
Adams
Murray
Thaw Freed Then Seized by Immigration Officers
In Coaticook Quebec Harry K Thaw was freed from Sherbrooke jail for three minutes on habeas corpus relief before Dominion immigration authorities detained him again. A board of inquiry will decide extradition to New York or Vermont border transfer amid uncertainty over the Thaw family's involvement and legal strategy.
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Coaticook
Quebec
Harry K. Thaw
Sherbrooke
New York
Thaw
Slatteawan
Dominion
Vermont
Hutchison
Former Senator Martin Dies in Topeka at Home
John Martin, former United States senator from Kansas, died at his Topeka home after a nine week illness. The death occurred today as reported from Topeka Kansas. He served Kansas in the U.S. Senate and had a long public career.
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Martin
Topeka
Kan
John Martin
United States
Kansas
American Woman Arrested After Rose Bouquet Incident
Berlin police concluded a day of feverish inquiry after an American woman, name withheld, tossed roses from a hotel window toward Emperor William as he rode to maneuvers. She wore a large placard reading 40,000 days, claiming the world would change in that span. She was arrested.
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Berlin
William
Steamer Mobjack Survives Chesapeake Storm Arrival at Pier
Norfolk Va Sept 3 The Old Dominion steamer Mobjack reported lost in today’s Chesapeake storm reached its pier at eight o’clock tonight Aboard the vessel it rode the storm and escaped serious damage with no crew reported harmed
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Norfolk
Old Dominion
Chesapeake Bay
Gaynor Declares Independent Candidacy for Reelection
Mayor Gaynor responded to a petition from voters across New York City gathered at City Hall Park and said he would run again as an independent candidate.
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Gaynor
New York
New York City
City Hall Park
Manufacturing Imports Hit Record High in 1913 1915
Figures from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show U S imports of raw materials for manufacturing reached 63 5 million in 1913 while 1915 imports for further use in manufacturing stood at 349 million, pushing total manufacturing materials imports to 982 million. Exports also rose with ready for consumption goods at 778 million and further use exports at 409 million.
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Washington
Dept. 3
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and
India
Intercollegiate lawn tennis championship opener
Yale Harvard Princeton Pennsylvania Dartmouth and other eastern colleges compete in the annual intercollegiate lawn tennis championships at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford. Harvard Princeton and Pennsylvania need one more victory in singles or doubles to secure the championship trophy.
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Philadelphia
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
Messina Quake Triggers Panic in City
A strong undulatory perpendicular earthquake struck Messina on Sept 3 lasting six seconds. Citizens, frightened by earlier shocks, fled their homes to open spaces as the tremor spread fear through the population.
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Messina
Senate and House Actions in Brief Across Session
The day in Congress saw the Senate resume work on Jar im Will and hear currency views from the American Bankers Association. Morgenthau nominated as ambassador to Turkey, a West Virginia coal strike inquiry proceeding, and adjournment until Thursday. House passed the Hetch Hetchy bill, currency and postage debates continue, with Humphrey condemning the I W W amid Seattle protests and no action on urgent deficiency bills.
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Jarim Will
American Bankers’ Association Committee
Banking Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
West Virginia Coal Strike Committee
Hetch-Hetchy Reservoir
San Francisco
Pankine and Currency Committee
Lewis
Prrcess
Humphrey
Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle
Defends Alliance of Coal Operators at Paint Creek Hearing
Emphatic defense of the right of West Virginia coal operators to keep labor organizers off their property was heard as M P F Davis president of Paint Creek Consolidated Coal Co testified before the special committee. He said outside union drives caused the strike and praised conditions that followed an open shop agreement with an 11 percent wage rise. Harold F Davis and H F Davis supported the guard system as restoring order and noted miners occupied company houses for profit. The hearing resumes tomorrow morning.
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Washington
West Virginia
M. PF. Davis
Paint Crees Consolidated Coal Company
Davis
United Mine Workers
Harold F. Davis
Paint Creek Coal Company
Cabin Creek
Young Davis
Kenyon
H. F. Davis
WS. Wood
Standard Flint Coal Company
Paint Creek
Knight
Water spout swamps launch near Hampden Roads
Newport News Sept 3 Three petty officers and five seamen from the battleship Nebraska narrowly escaped drowning when a water spout swamped a launch bound for shore. Ropes were thrown from the battleship and the men were hauled to safety. early reports had claimed three officers and five sailors drowned.
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Nebraska
Newport News
Hampden
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Showers and Fair
Forecast calls for local showers in West Virginia on Thursday and Friday with fair skies. In Virginia expect cloudy conditions with probable showers on Thursday and fair weather on Friday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Coal Output of Kansas Worth Eleven Millions
Kansas coal production rose in 1912 to 6,986,182 tons valued at 11,824,140 dollars, up from 1911. Output growth, lower fatalities, and eastern districts Cherokee and Crawford counties dominate, with strip mining near Pittsburg and a notable dead coal used by zinc smelters. Natural gas production in Texas rose to 7.47 billion cubic feet valued at 1.40 million, with most gas for domestic use and some for power.
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Washington
Kansas
E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey of
M Mid-Continent
Cherokee
Crawford
Pittsburg
Texas
B. Hill
Conference on Unemployment Opens in Ghent
A four day conference of the International Society Against Unemployment opens in Ghent Belgium with delegates from sixteen countries. Main topics include offices for unemployment public work books on unemployment statistics and management. The session runs September 3 through September 6 with attendees from many nations.
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Ghent
Belgium
International Society Against Unemployment
Northeast storm hits Virginia coast. schooner wrecked
A severe northeast storm swept the Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland coasts today. Cape Henry reported winds up to forty eight miles per hour. The four masted schooner Richard Wy Hartley from Charleston New York was driven ashore between Bodie's Island and Hatteras and broke up with two crew lost.
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Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Cape Henry
Richard Wy Hartley
Charleston
New York
Bodie’s Island
Huatteras
Physician Charged With Using Friemann Cure
New York September 3 Dr Maurice F Strum prominent city physician appeared in court today charged with using the Friemann cure in treatment of patients. The case drew courtroom interest as prosecutors outlined alleged medical practices and consequences to patients. Strum denied wrongdoing and entered pleas while awaiting trial dates.
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New York
Maurice 4. Strum
Contempt Summons Issued Over Vaccine Treatment Claim
On summons of Standard Distributing Co to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. He is charged with violating an injunction granted by Supreme Court Justice Pendleton in May restraining him from using the name Friedmann in reference to a tuberculosis vaccine treatment.
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Standard Distributing Company
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Friedmann
Caminetti Blame Shift Aims At Diggs In Immorality Case
San Francisco Sept 3 The defense began to clear Drew Caminetti of transporting Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes It seeks to place responsibility on Maury Diges leader who has been convicted of violating the white slave law In testimony Norris showed little resentment toward Diges indicating no desire for reprisal She said Caminetti never interfered with her wishes Defense aims to portray Caminetti as passive and rely on Diges leadership Jurors may render verdict by Friday evening
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San Francisco
Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Maury Diges
Marsha Warrington
Miss Norris
Drew
Diges
Caminett
Caminetti
Criminal Lawyers Gather in Montreal For Institute Meeting
In Montreal on September 3, noted criminal lawyers from the United States and Canada attend the fifth annual meeting of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, held in conjunction with the American Bar Association convention.
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Montreal
United States
Canada
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
Wishich
American Bar Association
Prominent society woman jailed in mail fraud case
Mrs Margaret A Carter a prominent Cleveland society figure was jailed on charges of using the mails to defraud She allegedly wrote to Miss Lillian Huntington demanding three thousand dollars and threatened harm to her fiancé A Cleveland clubman The case ties to similar threats in Cleveland and northern towns Carter 50 wife of a retired tobacco manufacturer pleads not guilty bail set at 16000 hearing Friday her son-in-law suggested possible temporary derangement if charges prove true
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Cleveland
Margaret A. Carter
Lillian Huntington
W R. Huntington
Alburn
Miss Huntington
Asheville
N. C
Dwight Dawley
Wheeling
W Va
Dawley
Carter
Missionaries Safe Arrival Reported From Vera Cruz
Nashville dispatch notes the Southern Methodist board of missions confirms safe arrival of missionaries at Vera Cruz, largely from Mexico City, with travel plans to the United States. Women at San Louis Potosi reached Tampico, Monterey group told to decide on return, others in Guadalajara, Torreon, Mazatlan under uncertain status amid unease about Torreon. Southern Presbyterian representatives in Mexico directed to move women and children to the border and decide on remaining.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist Board of Missions
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
San Louis Potosi
Tampico
Monterey
Guadaljajara
Torreon
Mazantian
Southern Presbyterian Committee
Mexico
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Meets in Boston
Electrical Workers in Session Boston Mass September 3 delegates from major U S and Canadian cities attended the annual convention opening in Boston today with national and international representation.
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Electrical Workers
Boston
Mass
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
United States
Canada
Yuan Shih Kai to Resign as Provisional President
St. Petersburg dispatch reports Yuan Shih Kai of the Chinese republic issuing a decree stating his intention to resign once peace is restored. The telegram from Mukden confirms the plan and timing for stepping down.
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St. Petersburg
Yuan Shi Kai
Mukden
Huerta to Quit Presidency for Trevino in Mexico
General Huerta plans to resign and back General Trevino as candidate in October elections, officials say. In Washington, OShaughnessy and Lind report frequent talks with Huerta envoys on a new basis for negotiations to secure peace, with hints of developments in the coming days. The U.S. seeks assurance Huerta will not run and aims for an armistice and fair elections. President Wilson received a message via OShaughnessy, while Hale travels with Lind to Vera Cruz for administration observers. Secretary Bryan to meet Hale tomorrow.
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Mexico City
General Huerta
General Trevino
Washington
O'Shandhessy
John Lind
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Mexico
Wilson
O'Shaughnessy
Gamboa
Gamboa Lin
Lind
White House
Cornish
New Hampeshire
William Bayard Hale
Hale
Bryan
Dublin Strike Intensifies With Coal Lockout In Ireland
Dublin on Sept 3 saw the coal trade locked out as Transport Workers Union members were barred from delivering coal to certain firms. Merchants at a city meeting decided not to employ workers belonging to the union, deepening bitter tensions between workers and employers.
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Dublin
Ireland
Transport Workers’ Union
Settlers File Land Claims in Hamilton County Kansas
Hundreds of settlers swarmed into Hamilton county Kansas last month and staked claims on 140000 acres of land opened there. They filed their claims today and had made remarkable improvements on the land during their month’s stay before filing.
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Dodge City
Kas
Hamilton County
Quebec Official Faces Audit Over Forged Death Certificates
S Luc Dube an assistant superintendent at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company appeared in court to admit an audit of his books and a general investigation. He is accused of signing death certificates and collecting premiums from living people.
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Quebec
Sept. S
Luc Dube
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Seven Dublin Tenants Die In Collapse of Two Tenements
Seven persons were killed and five seriously injured when two old tenement houses collapsed in Dublin Ireland last night. Fifty three other tenants escaped. The incident occurred in Dublin city leading to urgent rescue and investigation efforts. Names of victims and exact locations were not released in the readable text.
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Dublin
Ireland
Lady Constance Sails to America for Bare Foot Dancing
Southampton reports Lady Constance set to startle artgoers in the United States as she sails from Southampton to New York aboard the Olympic. She plans a bare foot dancing tour upon arrival.
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Lady Constance
Southampton
Constance
America
New York
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