How West Virginia Got Its Panhandle Story
Virginia and Pennsylvania settled the boundary dispute over the Mason Dixon line re drawn. Virginia’s commissioners included Madison and Rittenhouse while Pennsylvania’s featured Bryan and Ewing. A 1779 agreement extended the line west five degrees and a meridian to the Ohio River limited by Indian concerns. This history feeds into the later creation of West Virginia’s panhandle.
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Virginia
Pennsylvania
James Madison
Robert Andrews
Thomas Lewis
George Bryan
John Ewing
David Rittenhouse
Baltimore
Mason and Dixon
Delaware River
Pennsylania
General Assembly of
Ohio River
Beaver
Ohio
Old Dominion
West Virginia Panhandle
West Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia Semi Centennial Draws Mighty Throng in Wheeling
The June 19 parade drew vast crowds for the fourth day of the West Virginia Semi Centennial celebration in Wheeling. Nearly 100 floats led the morning industrial and civic parade while veterans of Union, Confederate and Spanish wars marched in the afternoon with U S troops from Columbus barracks and West Virginia University cadets. Ovations, fireworks and aeroplane acts highlighted the day.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Wheeling
West Virginia
United States
Columbus Barracks
West Virginia University
Senate Finance Committee Thru With Tariff Revisions
Democratic members of the Senate finance committee completed revisions to the Underwood tariff bill. They expect the bill to raise revenue by over 5 million compared with the House version, due to removing bananas from the free list and taxing them, plus repealing a tax exemption on brandies in fortifying wines. The changes are expected to yield about 9 million annually. Senator Kern urged Democratic Senators to attend the party caucus for final tariff action before Senate debate.
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Washington
Senate
Kern
Leprosy Increase Warned By Public Health Leader
In Minneapolis on June 19 Dr. R Tue surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service warned that leprosy is steadily increasing in the United States. Dr. Blue told the American Medical Association that the disease continues to spread and urged government supervision. He called for measures to control the illness and to address the fears of those afflicted.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
R. Tue
United States Public Health Service
Blue
American Medical Association
Dr. Blue
Tornado Tears Up the South
A Florida tornado swept Tallahassee last evening unroofing the State Capitol and many stores, uprooting trees, and knocking down poles and communications for hours. The funnel cloud carried wind and rain, damaged crops and buildings, and caused injuries but no reported deaths. Smiling Bill Taft prepared to honor Gettysburg with a 50th anniversary ceremony, defending Taft against political attacks.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Capitol
Big Bill Taft
Mr.Taft
To Press Charge Against Martine
Three weary United States Senators Swanson Kenyon and Martine returned to Washington after a week in Charleston West Virginia where they examined nearly a hundred witnesses and logged long sessions. The committee will resume hearings in Washington and address West Virginia coal operators charges that the miners union colludes with operators in other states to ruin WV industry.
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Washington
United States
West Virginia
Swanson
Kenyon
Martine
Charleston
Senate
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Ron Education and Labor
Finishing the Currency Bill for Adoption
Washington reports administration leaders pushing to finalize a comprehensive currency bill. With President Wilson, Secretary McAdoo, Senator Owen, and Representative Glass in agreement, plans aim to overhaul the banking and currency system by placing currency control under the government.
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Washington
Wilson
McAdoo
Owen
Representative Glass
Senate
House
United States
Boy Whistling Club Outing In Green County area
The Hoys Whistling Club of the Andrews M. B. Sunday school, led by organizer C. L. Poe, enjoyed a pleasant day trip yesterday. They walked from Grafton to Thornton then Knottsville, where Mrs. Andrew McDaniel hosted a generous lunch on her lawn. After rest and refreshment they traveled by G. & B. railway to Jones House for their return.
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Hoys Whistling Club
Andrews M. B
C. L. Poe
Grafton
Thornton
Knottsville
Andrew McDaniel
German airmen die in Berlin biplane crash
Two German aviators died in Berlin this morning when a biplane with passenger Cervite and pilot Krafter ascended for a two hour flight and suddenly somersaulted from about a hundred feet. Both men were killed on impact with the ground.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Krafter
Cervite
Wilson’s Secret Visit Sparks Capital Throngs
President Wilson drew a large throng as he toured Washington with observers noting the crowd size and public curiosity. No further details available in the readable fragment.
Webb liquor law lacks penalty, AG says
Washington June 19 Attorney General McReynolds states the Webb law forbidding inter state shipments of liquor into dry states is not a criminal statute and violations cannot be prosecuted in federal courts. The act merely blocks interstate traffic and enforces state prohibitions on liquor.
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Washington
Webb
United States
McReynolds
Australia Beef May Be Barred From The Coast
In San Francisco on June 19 the U S department of agriculture ordered that every piece of meat in cargoes from Australia must be examined locally, replacing previous random checks. The change could extend unloading time from 12 hours to three to five days and affects about 300 tons of frozen Australian beef and mutton hay recently unloaded and sold at 2 to 3 cents a pound below native beef.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Francisco
Cal
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Australia
Commencement Address at Morgantown 1913
Dr S C Mitchell delivered a stirring commencement address at the 46th annual university exercises on June 19. He spoke on The Ideal of the State University. He urged public service to the 71 graduates and cited Bryce on universities as the finest product of American progress. He defined the university as a spirit beyond bricks and mortar.
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Morgantown
S. C. Mitchell
Mitchell
State University
Bryce
Senate panel drops book inspection provision in tariff bill
The Senate finance committee voted to strike out a provision allowing government agents to inspect foreign manufacturers' books when import valuations are disputed. The move follows protests from foreign nations led by Germany and France, echoed by the State Department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Germany
France
Department of State
Restitution Call on Wilson for Currency Legislation
Following the National Credit Machinery Association bank and currency committee report in session, a restitution urging President Wilson and legislative leaders in Washington to push currency legislation was issued in Cincinnati Ohio on June 19.
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Associated Press “Dispatch
Cincinnati
Banking and Currency Committee
National Credit Mews Association
Wilson
Washington
Shinnston Grants Gas Franchise After Rate Hike
Shinnston WV June 19 town council grants a local firm a ten year gas supply franchise at twelve cents per thousand. The move follows Home Petroleum and Natural Gas rates rising from twelve to fourteen cents, with wells on the West side to supply domestic and manufacturing needs. Pirates have won a couple of games recently.
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Shinnston
W. Va
el Council
Home Petroleum and Natural Gas Company
Huerta Regime Questioned Amid Senate Critique
Senator Bacon, chair of the Senate foreign relations committee, denounced the Huerta government as not arising from a legitimate succession to the Madero era and opposed recognition. Meanwhile Pittsburg police face public scrutiny and a village riles over alleged grave charges linked to the murders of two young girls.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Huerta
Madero
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittsburg
New York
London
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Walter Linnenbrink
Norman Vandavitt
Vandavitt
Ling
New Castle, Pa
Associated Press Disputch
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Florida
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William II
Europe
M’adoo
Owen and Glass
ST. Petersburg
Tirfatin
Polatava
Russia
Kiev
Liamin
Strom
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Capitol Building
DR. Mitchell
Moving Pictures
Moving Picture
Costello
Vitagraph Company
Bunny
Pear
Mary Fuller
Mark McDermott
Florence Turner
Rose Tapley
Ruth Stonehouse
Billy’ Anderson
Pirates
Want Dawson
Smith
Webster Springs
State Senate
B.A. Smith
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