Firefight as U S Marshals clash with West Virginia strikers
A posse of United States Marshals under A C Hufford came under fire near Thacker as they attempted to serve injunctions amid mass anti-government sentiment. Sheriff Hatfield withdrawn deputies while marshals await reinforcement and possible state or federal troop involvement.
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Commercial Tribune
Matewan
W. Va
United States
A. C. Hufford
Bluefield
Thacker
Norfolk& Western Railway
Hatfield
Mfe
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Colieries
J. K. Thompson
Red Jacket
East Lynn
Mingo County
Sheriff Hatfield
Recluse Died Before She Could Marry Him
Miss Mollie Fry of Portsmouth sues the estate of wealthy farmer William H. Mee for 20000 dollars claiming he promised marriage in exchange for the note. Mee died before marriage, and the case seeks judgment on the promissory note in the Court of Common Pleas.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Millie Fry
Court of Common Pleas
William H. Mee
Mee
Mollie Fry
Miss Fry
Caldwell Withdraws As Nippert Named For Lieutenant Governor
Judge John A Caldwell of Cincinnati withdraws from renomination. Carl Nippert also of Cincinnati will be nominated for Lieutenant Governor by acclamation at the Republican State Convention. The move strengthens the ticket and signals a likely November victory, with talks of a government appointment not pursued by Caldwell. The Cincinnati delegation pushed Nippert as a strong, locally popular choice amid last minute convention maneuvering.
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Allen E. Beach
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John A. Caldwell
Cincinnati
Carl Nippert
Caldwell
Nippert
Senate
Ohio
Hamilton County
Judge Caldwell
Hanna
Chittenden
Platform battle over 1901 Republican plank in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio on June 24 1901 the Republican platform committee confirms the draft by Gen Charles Dick with minor verbal changes. It endorses McKinley Nash finances insular policy and reciprocity treaties while denouncing lynching and Tom Johnsons single tax theory and proposing excise taxes to raise state revenue. General Grosvenor is named chairman of the resolutions committee.
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Columbus
Republican Party
Charles Dick
Babcock
Congress
Platform Committee
McKinley
Nash
Supreme Court
South
Tom Johnson
Charles Henry Grosvenor
R. W. Taylor
Youngstown
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Grosvenor
D. D. Woodmansee
Cincinnati
Taylor
George P. Crouse
Toledo
West Virginia Governor appeals for aid after Fiat Top flood
Governor A. W. White issues a statewide appeal to West Virginians urging rapid contributions to aid flood victims in the Fiat Top coal region. He asks for money to buy supplies for the sick and destitute and to bury the dead, with donations sent to the Adjutant General in Charleston or any Bluefield bank.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wm. M. O. Dawson
Baker
White
West
West Virginia
Fiat
Adjutant General
Bluefield
A. W. White
Foraker Dominates Big Convention In Columbus Speech
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker commanded the Republican State Convention audience in Columbus as keynote speaker. He urged opposition to Bryan on the Puerto Rican bill, defended Supreme Court rulings, and criticized race disfranchisement while opposing municipal ownership. Senator Hanna greeted him with deferential applause ahead of Nash’s absence.
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Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Joseph Benson Foraker
Beef
Foraker
United States
Supreme Court
Bryan
Congress
South
Ton Johnson
Ohio
Hanna
Nash
Columbus Glee Club
Increase 02 395 Agate Lines
Agate line counts are raised to 581 091 and 321 304 in the latest ledger update reflecting new production and processing metrics for the agate quarry segment. Third party verification pending from the supply chain division.
Daughter Whipped to Death Allegation in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Mary Wright, appealing for divorce from Jacob Wright in Marion Indiana, accuses him of brutal abuse. She says he beat their 10 year old daughter with a heavy stick until she died, and assaulted their son George with a heavy club and a poker, leaving him insane. She claims property damage and repeated cruelty in the home.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ind
Mary Wright
Jacob Wright
Circuit Court
George
Memphis Jury Discharges In Mrs. Jette Gray Poison Murder Case
The jury in Pontotoc Miss. for the murder of Joseph Gray by poison failed to agree and was discharged at noon, with Mrs. Jette Gray the defendant.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jette Gray
Pontotoc
Miss
Joseph Gray
Russian tariffs retaliate over petroleum origin dispute
St Petersburg June 2. On authority the Russian Finance Minister disputes Secretary Gage's petroleum tariff interpretation. Moscow imposes higher duties on American goods for a second time not for a taxed shipment but for lacking a certificate of origin. Russia challenges US tariff sections and rejects paraffin made from Russian naphtha abroad.
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ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
Gage
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Oing
Cincinnati man offers creditors twelve and a half pence on the pound
Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati has put his son in law, the Duke of Manchester, in a position to offer creditors twelve shillings six pence on the pound. A creditors meeting is set for Thursday to consider the proposal.
Hundred Die In Virginia Disaster Report
A Virginia catastrophe leaves about a hundred dead and extensive property damage. Authorities report widespread destruction across multiple communities with ongoing efforts to assess losses and aid affected residents.
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Virginia
Railroad Officials Claim $500000 Will Cover Loss
Railroad officials say five hundred thousand dollars will cover the loss from the disaster. Couriers from Stricken District report at least two hundred killed, indicating a wider death toll than officials acknowledge.
Flood situation in Virginia outlined by railroad officer
Roanoke Virginia June 2 4 The Norfolk and Western Railroad official reports the flood damage in coalfields is not as severe as feared with estimated deaths at sixty to seventy five and property damage under 500000. Telegraph lines are being restored and a railroad line is expected to reopen soon.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Associated Press
Meager News From West Virginia Flood Limited Details
Roanoke Virginia reports scarce news from the West Virginia flood zone as trains reach Bluefields Ennis. estimates of dead range from 50 to 200 while property damage climbs to hundreds of thousands. Keystone village and Elkhorn Valley suffer major devastation with many houses swept away and railroads rushing supplies to the affected area.
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Bluefields
Keystone
Elkhorn
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Recluse
Mise Fry
Queen City
Cox
Senator Foraker
George K. Nash
Carl L. Nippert
W. B. Crew
James L. Price
Lawson Emerson
J. M. Sheets
J. B. Cameron
Board of Public Works
W. G. Johnson
Committee On Resolutions
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Roanoke & Southern
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Norfolk & Western Road
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