Elks to Hold Bluefield State Reunion Meeting
Advance guard arrives as thirty Hinton Elks boost Bluefield events for three day reunion. Ex governor White will speak and a reception, registration, and public meeting at the Elks Opera House are planned with entertainment aiming to showcase Bluefield.
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Elks’ State Reunion Association
Hinton
Elks
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Fairmont
Moundsville
Grafton
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Huntington
Charleston
Elis
Bluefield Lodge No
Matz
Reunion Association
Mezzannine
Matz Hotel
Bluefield Lodge No. 269
Elks Opera House
Roanoke Machine Works
A. B. White
Elky
Chauncey Depew
Saxophone Orchestra of
Columbus
Special Elks Train To National Home Bedford City
Visiting Elks and No 269 members will meet at eight at the depot for a special train to the national home at Bedford City. Ladies may accompany each man, lunches from Matz Hotel, Roanoke Band music, and a planned Roanoke visit with open house. Return from Bedford City to Bluefield by seven this evening.
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Elks
No. 269
National Home
Bedford City
Sik
Committee On Entertainment
S Transportation
Matz
Roanoke Machine Works
Roanoke
Lodge No. 197
Bank Robbery in Cokeville Signals Idaho Bandit Spree
Two masked men entered the Cokeville National Bank and lined eight customers against the wall before escaping with 1500 dollars. Bank officers were locked in the vault as a posse pursued the robbers, who were identified as Hugh Tritney and his brother, linked to a recent horse theft on Thomas Fork.
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Hugh Tritney
Idaho
Cokeville
Wyo
Thomas Fork
Suspected Los Angeles dynamiter arrested in Minnesota
Steven K. Smith was arrested in Larrimore Minnesota on suspicion of being one of the men wanted for the alleged dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building. A warrant by M W Edwards names Smith as matching the description of several aliases. Edwards says Smith admits California presence at the time and prior imprisonment in Pennsylvania.
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Steven K. Smith
Larrimere
Mian
Times Crime
Minn
Los Angeles Times
M. W. Edwards
Larrimore
Smith
Edwards
W. 8. Schmidt
M. A. Perry
J. B. Leonard
J.B. Bryan
Elk Valley Farming Company
California
Pennsylvania
Parkersburg Gives Elko a Royal Time
Parkersburg hosts Elko for an enjoyable trip starting from the station on schedule. The train carries four pullmans a day coach and baggage car fully equipped for the journey to Bluefield.
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Parkersburg
Elko
Bluefield
Visiting Elks Abuzz With Parkersburg Welcome before Bluefield
State officers and Elks from Clarksburg Sistersville Grafton Fairmont and Wheeling join Parkersburg Lodge 198 for a warm reception at the Elks Club then board four Pullman sleepers and a coach train of about 200 for a 10 40 departure to Bluefield amid high spirits and mutual praise.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
B. P. O. Elks
Reunion Association
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Grafton
Fairmont
Wheeling
Elks’ Club
J. Reefer
W. H. Cole
Lucius Hoge
Lynn K. Kirtland
Sistersville
Elks
Ohio River Division
Trades and Labor Congress Opens in Calgary
The twenty seventh annual session of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada opens in Calgary Alberta with delegates from labor bodies across the dominion. The gathering will discuss questions of vital interest to organized labor throughout America.
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Labor Congress
Calgary
Alta
America
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Dominion
Buckeye State Tennis Tourney Opens in Cleveland
Cleveland Ohio hosts the state championship this week showcasing Ohio’s best tennis talent. Five events are on the card including men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Exposition of Inventions Opens in St Louis Coliseum
The International Exposition of Inventions, first of its kind in America, opens in the Coliseum in St Louis and runs through the week. Railroad devices constitute the core of the exhibits.
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St. Louis Mo
America
National Stationary Engineers Meet Opens in Music Hall
Cincinnati delegates and visitors from across the country attend the three day annual convention of the National Association of Stationary Engineers, which opens its sessions today at Music Hall.
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Stationary Engineers
Cincinnati
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Music Hall
German Army Units Try to Close on Herlin Front
Neubrandenburg September 11 110000 men take part in maneuvers as two invading armies press to trap the advance division defending Herlin before Von Der Goltz moves his main force into the field. Emperor William and staff observe the operations.
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Neubrandenburg
Mecklenurs
Strelitz
Umpire Tactics Confound Scouts in War Games
Umpires acting as observers watched both sides deploy dummy stone lines to mislead scouts on foot and by air. The ruse fooled some, but the advance resumed with vigor as German officers proved less skilled in the aportar war game. Cavalry and infantry pressed within range of hidden batteries while air scouts covered the field and aircraft explored every area, drawing thousands of spectators.
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia predicts fair weather on Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler conditions. Virginia expects fair skies on Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler temperatures and moderate winds easing from southwest to northwest on Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Prohibition Likely Defeated in Maine Vote
Unofficial returns from 499 of 521 Maine municipalities show a 904 lead for repeal of the prohibition constitutional amendment. Total voters exceed 120,000 with 60,988 for repeal and 59,563 against. 25 towns unreported risk slight doubt.
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Portland
Maine
Bishop Donohue to Confirm Class Today in Sacred Heart
Rt. Rev. P. J. Donohue, bishop of Wheeling, is in town to confirm a class at the Church of the Sacred Heart this morning. He plans confirmations in Williamson and Pocahontas and envisions a broader Catholic presence in the coalfield with potential church buildings and a hospital run by Catholic sisters. The bishop praised Berwind’s growth and lauded the Elks as a force for good while noting nursing shortages and ongoing hopes for regional Catholic expansion.
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P. J. Donohue
Wheeling
Church of the Sacred Heart
Twin Branch
Jaeger
Williamson
Theishop
Pocahontas
Anthony
Donohue
Clarksburg
Berwind
Elks
Change upcharges on trains and at Elks’ Reunion forbidden
The notice warns customers to demand their change and says the Daily Telegraph costs two cents, five cents on Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railway trains. It forbids any attempt to charge more than the regular retail price for visitors to the Elks' Reunion association. It urges prompt payment of due change.
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Daily Telegraph
Norfolk and Western and
Virginian
The
Elks’ Reunion Association
Waterways Problem Not Sectional One Proper Terminals
Representative John H. Small urges national waterway policy and insists on required terminals along waterways. He argues railroads and waterways need liberal, public access terminals funded by municipalities to ensure efficient freight transfer and economy. He emphasizes non sectional national interest and education to build public support for improved harbors and canals.
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Washington
John H. Small
North Carolina
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Small
Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Interior
Railroads
United States
Postal Clerk Injured By Water Tank On Moving Train
Yesterday morning at Disputanta a Cannon Hail train incident left Postal Clerk Booker severely wounded after a mail pouch snagged by a crane hook pulled him into a water tank snout. He was jerked from the speeding train but survived with serious injuries.
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Disputanta
Booker
Rail and water freight must connect to aid commerce
The text urges seamless transfer of freight between warehouses, railways, and water carriers. It argues rail lines should directly connect with water terminals, enabling efficient transfer and urging legislation if railroads refuse voluntary expansion, claiming public benefit and increased railroad revenues.
Visiting Elks Register from Fifteen States
At 11 oclock last night visiting Elks were registered at the Elks Home from fifteen states while the local lodge No 269 had 202 members registered. Delegates from West Virginia lodges Huntington Martinsburg Charleston and Hinton also signed in.
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Elks
Illinois
Virginia
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Washington State
Indiana
Wyoming
New York
New Jersey
Texas
West Virginia
Huntington
Martinsburg
Charleston
Hinton
Bedford City
Reunion Association
Summers County
William Nicholson
Capital City Lodge
Cog City Lodge
Roanoke
Pulaski
Johnson City
Heiress to Millions Dies in New York Auto Accident
Miss Carola Woershoffer heiress to millions, daughter of the late Charles F. Woershhoffer, died after a car plunged down a steep embankment near Cannonaville. She suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. Active in charity and settlement work, she supported the Women's Trade Union League and served as a state labor conditions investigator. She was on a statewide investigation tour when she died.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Carola Woershoffer
Charles F. Woershhoffer
New York
Cannonaville
Women's Trade Union League
Begs Transcontinental Flight in a Biplane
Robert F. Fowler, first aviator to attempt this route, began from San Francisco and reached Auburn California after 126 miles. He expects to reach New York in twenty six days with Pacific trade winds aiding his crossing.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific
Robert F. Fowler
Sacramento Valley
Auburn
Sierras
Sacramento
California
New York
Threatened Illinois Central shopmen strike averted
The strike planned by Illinois Central Railway shopmen was prevented after the International Association of Machinists executive board halted a strike, citing improper negotiations by the system federation and risk to existing labor agreements. A conference and long distance calls with Davenport informed the decision and a note to the Illinois Central shopmen outlined objections and recommendations.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railway
System Federation
International Association of Machinists
Davenport
Ilinois Central
Committee of System
Islinoie Central
Labor Temple Rally Seeks Recognition of Shop Federation
In Los Angeles on September 11 hundreds of railroad shop workers and unionists heard Samuel Gompers and J W Kline press demands for recognition of the federation of shop employees by Harriman system managers. Kline urged talks and concessions beyond recognition, noting public interests and the possibility of a strike as a last resort.
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Harriman
Los Angeles
Cal
Labor Temple
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
J. W. Kline
San Francisco
Julius Kruttscehnitz
Kline
Nathan Strauss at Berlin Congress for Infant Protection
Nathan Strauss of New York, lauded for establishing pasteurized milk depots for the urban poor, attends the third International Congress for the Protection of Infants in Berlin as official U S representative. Delegates from many nations attend, with sessions a full week focusing on infant feeding.
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Nathan Strauss
Berlin
New York
United States
Free Catholic High School Opens in Brooklyn Diocese
The first free Catholic high school in the Brooklyn diocese opens for students. Previously graduates from parochial schools could only pursue high school training at Catholic colleges or convents, but costs often forced choices between work or public schools. Very Rev. Gabriel Messmer, brother of Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee, directs the school.
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New York
Brooklyn
Gabriel Messmer
Archbishop Messmer
Milwaukee
National pension plan eyed by United Brewery Workers
Cincinnati October 11. Executive committee of the United Brewery Workers of America discusses an accident fund and a nationwide pension system for brewery workers. Plan backed by leading brewers and to be funded by contributions from both employers and employees.
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Cincinnati
United Brewery Workers of America
Brewers of America
Archbishop Ireland Reaches 73rd Birthday in St Paul
Arch bishop Ireland turned seventy three today in St Paul Minnesota and received greetings from friends worldwide. No formal observance occurred though a grand celebration is planned later to honor the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination.
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Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
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