West Virginia Debt Case Stirs State Politicians
Virginia editors and readers react to the Supreme Court ruling on the debt case. West Virginia officials face blame over defense costs and the plan to issue twenty year bonds. Former Governor MacCorkle says the issue marks a major political test and the Wheeling Register laments a cloud of financial jeopardy for the state.
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Lchmond
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Jeremiah
W. Woods
Elkins
Republican Party
West Virginia
Board of
Pub Mc Works
Supreme Court
Mountain
William A. MacCorkle
West Virfa
Wheeling Register
Charleston Gazette
Congress Reception Varies From Previews Visit in Atlanta
The Congress was greeted with a cooler show of enthusiasm in Atlanta where officers and directors of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Congress welcomed him. He is to address the group on the Souths Obligations in Statesmanship and Business Endeavor tonight.
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Congress
Ile
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Congress
Ballinger to sue Pinchot for half a million
Washington Special reports Richard A Ballinger plans a $500000 civil suit against Gifford Pinchot former chief forester and secretary of the interior aims to hit Pinchot first then target a New York weekly he alleges helped wreck the administration Ballinger vows to pursue the case after returning to the Pacific coast for recovery and retirement from cabinet service.
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Washington
D. C
Gifford Pinchot
Richard A. Ballinger
Ballinger
Pacific Coast
Forestry
Secretary of the Interior
Viaduct Destroyed by Dynamite Near Springfield
Springfield special reports the belt line viaduct of the Illinois Traction System wrecked by dynamite early today causing panic. An hour later the Capital mine top works opened fire with its $40,000 installation. Workers from McKinley Company struck over wage cuts, blamed for the sabotage.
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Springfield
Illinois Traction System
Capital
Iinemen
McKinley Company
Diaz mistakes threaten stability as troops stay in capital
Washington dispatch reports President Diaz quarreling with his Cabinet over keeping most government troops in Mexico City. Mexican officials say Diaz harms his cause by not moving forces to confront rebels in Chihuahua, fearing demonstrations if the army shifts. The stance is said to have allowed the insurrection to linger.
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Washington, D. C
Diaz
Iinsurrectos
Chihuahua
William English Walling
Anna Struncky
Walling
Anna Bertha Grunspan
Miss Grunspan
Russia
Paris
Illness of Jurors Delays Hayes Murder Trial in New Jersey
In Whiteville New Jersey special progress in the trial of Mrs Rosa Hayes for the murder of Robert Floyd was slowed by two jurors falling ill. The state has not closed its case yet with many witnesses remaining. Mary Hall of Conway South Carolina testified about a visit to the Hayes home and a remark by Mrs Hayes about jealousy and planned name change.
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Whiteville
N. J
Rosa Hayes
Robert M. Floyd
Charleston, & CO
Mary Hall
Conway
8. C
Mrs Melber Escapes Death Chair in Albany Case
Mrs Edith Melber avoids the death penalty for the murder of her seven year old son Georgie by poison. The Albany special report describes the final ruling and the reactions as the court delivers a lesser sentence, signaling a drastic shift in the case and sparing the mother from capital punishment.
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Albany
N. Y
Edith Melber
Georgie
Speaker Cannon's Stage Ambition Draws Mock Hopeful Offer
A satirical note entertains Representative Cannon of Illinois with a pretend offer of a hundred nights at a theater. It imagines him touring in blackface, singing minstrel songs, dancing, and rivaling stars like Sarah Bernhardt in a sensational theatrical fantasy.
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Cannon
Illinois
Marshall Opposes Saloons Seeks Regulated Local Option
Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall asserts he is not a saloon man. He supports local self government and regulatory liquor laws, endorsing Proctor regulation that divorces brewery from saloon, sets license limits, enforces convictions, and allows license transfers to curb politics and promote law obedience.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Ind Wana
United Sttes
Indiana
Theave
Board of Commissioners
Nisse
Lawae
Polt
Prominent Merchant Found Dying in Bloodfield Near Newport News
Moses Caplan, a well known Newport News merchant, was found mortally wounded in his Bloodfield home this morning. Police report bullet holes in both temples and breasts, with death attributed to self inflicted injuries. Friends of Caplan expressed shock at the apparent suicide and urged further investigation by authorities.
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Newport News
Moses Caplan
Bloodfield
Caplan death probe centers on possible murder claim
Young man and officers believe the shooting was murder, doubting Caplan could have fired all four shots unseen. They argue any single shot should have been fatal and say investigators will press for further inquiry.
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Caplan
Plain Clothes Officer Denies Involvement In Stripling Arrest
Danville Plain Clothes Policeman John J. Hiwell tells a Bee reporter that he did not cause the arrest of Thomas Edgar Stripling, alias Stripling, for murder in Georgia. He says he alerted the Harris County sheriff over two years ago and followed up when no reply arrived, noting communications went to the Danville Chief of Police. He stresses his duty to investigate and apprehend criminals.
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Danville Bee
John J. Hiwll
The
Bee Today
Pollen
Danville
Ft. E. Morris
Stripling
Harris County
Thomas Edgar Stripling
Georgia
Harries County
Strinling
Aged Traveler Beaten and Robbed in Roanoke Hotel
Roanoke Virginia special report: J N Daley an elderly traveler traveling from Asheville North Carolina to North Dakota was beaten and robbed in his hotel room Tuesday night at the North Carolina Hotel. Two men entered, seized his valise containing $60, and assaulted him to obtain more money. Daley gave a clear description of the assailants and police seek arrests.
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Roanoke
J. N. Daley
Asheville
N. C
North Dakota
North Carolina
Mexican platform outlined by Provisional President Madero
An interview with Dr C F Caracristi, representative of Mexico’s Provisional President, recounts battles, ruses, and plans. It covers Madero’s platform including primary style elections, state rights, taxation fairness, land reform, trials by jury, education, anti monopoly stance, trade reciprocity, and term limits.
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Richmond
Fort Worth
Tex
C. F. Caracristi
Chesterfield County
Mexico
Caracristi
Washington
F. && Caracristi
Caraeristi
Texas
Navarro
Chihuahua
el Paso
Senor Madero
Galligo
Madero
Guadalupe
Batte
Mexico City
Prancinco I. Madero
Libre
Republic
United States
6Ne
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pan-American Congress
James G. Blaine
Madero's Principles for Mexico’s Regeneration
The passage outlines Madero's stance against trusts and monopolies, opposing foreign capital influence. He advocates returning the Yaqui and other Indian tribes to their ancestral homes with full freedom, constrained only by peace and moral conduct, believing these principles will regenerate Mexico.
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Madero
Mexico
Mrs Schenk In Court Again In Wheeling West Virginia
Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenk, charged with attempting to poison her husband John Schenk, faced a new court date after a jury previously failed to reach a verdict. Judge Jordan postponed the trial to March 18 and released her on her own recognizance. She appeared in good health, having gained weight and chatted with her lawyers during the session.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Laura Farnsworth Henck
John ©. Schenk
Jordan
What He Wanted In A Car Harpers Weekly Style
In a Harper’s Weekly passage Bilups debates choosing a car. An agent praises a limousine for a smooth ride likening it to a rocking chair, while Billups resists, insisting he wants a car that makes him feel aware he is in it and not merely going to a furniture store.
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Bilups
Billups
Geo
To & Garage
Harper's Weekly
Constable Arrests Speeding Driver Over Fast Road Beating
In a Harper's Weekly excerpt, a constable says he must arrest a driver moving at fifty miles per hour. The driver challenges the claim, offering ten dollars to prove otherwise, and the constable agrees to dismiss the case to avoid county expenses.
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Harper’s Weekly
Explosion at Du Pont plant injures many near Pleasant Prairie
A large explosion at the Du Pont De Nemours plant near Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin caused extensive damage and many injuries. At least two people were killed, with Bristol and nearby towns heavily affected as sheriff deputies patrol the area. Widespread shocks damaged structures across a wide radius, and communication lines were cut as authorities prepared for potential unrest among workers. Damage estimates exceed 32 million dollars overall.
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Kenosha
Wis
du Pont-De NeMours Company
Pleasant Prairie
Here
Bristol
Prairie
Elgin
Chicago
Milwaukee
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Taft economy plan shows limited public savings cited
Washington reports Taft's economy program saved 2,411,969.64 in Congress appropriations last session. Senate and House committees issue figures showing total first fiscal year appropriations at 21,0625, 189,661.54 versus 1,027,901,629.18 the prior year. Rep Tawney, retiring chair of the House Appropriations Committee, urges continuation of the thirteen general subcommittees.
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Washington, DD
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Gen
Virginia Democratic League forms to oppose the machine
A Richmond meeting at Murphy's Hotel created the Virginia Democratic League a vigorous anti machine group led by prominent Virginians including Congressman William A. Jones and Congressman Carter Glass. The charter calls for primary reform, fair elections, and state government economy.
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Richmond
Virginia
Murphy's Hotel
William A. Jones
Senate
Thomas 8. Martin
Carter Glass
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia Democratic League
Murphy’s Hotel
League
Charlee A. Gravatt
Port Royal
John Garland Pollard
George Bryan
C. B. Garnett
Garnett, Pollard & Smith
Ben T. Gunter
Accomac
Virginia Senate
O. D. Batchelor
Newport News
L. C. Garnett
Commonwealth
Mathews County
Robert W. Shultice
D. L. Shackleford
Abb. Carney
James Eliott Meath
K. A. Bilisoly
Norfolk
Charles V. Meredith
George
Campbell
H. St. George Tucker
Mann
A. J. Montague
M. L. Walton
Woodstock
Virginia State Senate
W. W. Woodard
Hampton
Jones & Woodard
M. J. Fulton
O'Fisherty & Fulton
J. H. C. Beverly
Essex County
Board of Agriculture of
M. B. Rowe
Fredericksburg
Virginian Democratic League
Democratic Party
State Corporation Commission
United States
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