Big Battle Over Revenue Bill Tax On Coal Oil And Gas
In Charleston on February 15 a heated state senate debate focused on amending the revenue bill to tax exported coal oil and gas at five cents per unit. Senator Thorn opposed the move, arguing timing was improper, as Speaker Seaman denounced lobbyists and warned insiders on the floor.
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Associated Preva
Charleston
Seaman
Belice
Senate
Bailey
Grafton
Kidd
Gilmer
Thorn
Larchmont Disaster: 159 Believed Dead After Wreck
The Associated Press dispatch from Providence reports no new bodies recovered and 56 identified dead. Seven known on board remain missing or unidentified, making the total believed lost 159 souls from the steamer Larchmont tragedy.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. 1
Deadlock in Senate blocks immigration bill report
The Senate resumed consideration of the conference report on the immigration bill today. Conflicting interests in the Senate are in a deadlock over the report. No one will venture to predict the outcome.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Senate
Negro Hanged in Louisville Prison Murder Case
Louisville February 15 Ben Hulaker a Negro was hanged here today for the murder of J Shirley a fellow convict at the penitentiary Hulaker white a tight convict killed his cellmate in a penitentiary killing that shocked inmates and officials in Louisville Kentucky.
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Louisville
Associated Pree
Louisville, Ky
Ben Hulaker
Hulfaker
J. Shirley
NERCHANT KILIS HIMSELF. CAMERON Feb 15 J H Dickey suicide
J H Dickey of Rock Lick committed suicide at home by taking a dose of strychnine about 10 o clock He had been despondent for several days the cause of the act unknown He was about 35 married operating a general store at Rock Lick Local details indicate a tragic self inflicted death following distress in Cameron Chicago market figures listed following the note show May wheat corn oats values
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Cameron
J. H. Dickey
Rock Lick
Bie
Bock Lick
Mrs Moffett Has Her Husband Arrested
Constable Art Waldo arrested Otto Moffett at the glass factory in Adamston Friday morning and brought him before Magistrate Gordon on a warrant issued on a complaint by Mrs. Mattie Moffett accusing him of assault. He must appear Saturday at 1 PM for a hearing. Also, Anna M Bradley indicted for murder in the first degree for shooting former Senator Arthur M Brown of Utah at the Raleigh hotel last December.
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Art Waldo
Otto Moffett
Adamston
Gordon
Squire M. E. Shaver
Brown
Mattie
Moffett
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Anna M. Bradley
Arthur M. Brown
Utah
Raleigh
Mutiny Links Turkish Transport as Soldiers Jump Canal
A mutiny on a Turkish transport in the canal ends with about 300 soldiers leaping overboard. Ten were drowned or shot by royal guards. The rest reached shore and escaped.
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Associated Press
SUK
Royal Suarmers
Rockefeller Leaves Augusta After Wife’s Illness
John D. Rockefeller, who had stayed in Augusta for four months, departed for New York last night after receiving a telegram announcing the danger to his wife. The report notes the billionaire husband rushed to his wife’s bedside following the serious illness.
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Associated Prowo
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Standard Oil declares quarterly dividend of 15,008 share
Reports from Thaxtons deny claims of a race war in a railway construction camp. In New York the Standard Oil directors announced a quarterly dividend of 515,008 per share.
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Associated Prean
New York
Standard Ol Company
Lynchburg
Thaxtons Today
Light Well Drilled in Folsom District Oil Field
In the Folsom district, South Penn Oil Company drilled to No 4 on the J M Orr farm through the fourth sand and developed a light show of oil indicating productive potential in the area.
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Folsom
South Penn Ol! Company
Two men hanged in Russellville Ky for fatal crime
Associated Press reports Guy Lyon and Polk Fletcher, both white, were hanged in Russellville Kentucky for a crime related to a young German girl named Mars Glacier. Lyon attempted self harm after the incident, but authorities proceeded to execution.
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Associated Press
Russellville
Fel
Guy Lyon
Polk Fletcher
Mars Glacier
Lyon
Weil
Hurt by Fall With Scaffold
Ray Smith son of Captain James Hi Smith and brother of John B Smith of the Telegram, is hospitalized in Elkins after a scaffold fell while he and a Hi Kina Electric Light Company coworker worked on wiring a building. The fall from thirty two feet badly bruised Ray and injured his internals. the coworker suffered both legs broken.
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Ray Smith
James Hi. Smith
John B. Smith
Telegram
Elkins
Hi- Kina Electric Light Company
Smith
Ray
Willon of Industrial Near Salem Shot Self Tuesday Night
Reports from Telegram said Willon of Industrial near Salem shot himself in the head Tuesday night. The Telegram’s information was later deemed unreliable. He is not dead yet, but cannot recover and remains unconscious with death expected at any time.
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Willon
Industrial
Salem
Will of Mrs. Mariah Smith Lodged for Probate
The will of the late Mrs. Mariah Smith of Parkersburg and formerly Marshville was lodged in the county clerk’s office for probate by custodian John W. Harbert on Friday. Mrs. Smith was buried at Parkershare Monday, and she had numerous relatives in the county.
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Mariah 4. Smith
Parkersburg
Marshville
John W. Harbert
Witness Arrested After Long Chase
Deputy Sherry Ernest of Allen County captured Julius Belser, bank trustee for Brackett Iron & Bridge, after a chase across multiple cities. Belser was arraigned, bond set, and ordered to testify before the Allen County grand jury, though he said he would disregard the summons.
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Associated Prec
Lima
United States
Sherry Ernest
Allen County
Julius Belser
Ruptey
Brackett Iron & Bridge Company
Belser
Allen Allen County
Earnest
Plans for West Virginia Connecting Line Completed
Plans for a West Virginia Connecting railroad to run from Belington to Rogersville near Waynesburg were completed by promoters. Surveys and rights of way will be sold by J W Thompson and Dy F Maroney and associates. Build would begin as soon as possible, with several meetings in Pittsburgh discussing the sale and potential purchase by existing railroads.
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West Wirginia
J. W. Thompson
Dy. F. Maroney
Belington
W. Ve
Rogersville
Waynesburg
Capital Ista
Nrevent
Wa Dawn
Pennsylvania
Vanderhillt
Deepwater & Tidewater
West Virginia
Deepwater
Tidewater
Heavy convict Grems rope twice in Farmville hanging
Moses Hill and William Rufia, both described as negroes, were hanged today in Farmville for the murder of Postmaster John Grublin. Hill, weighing 275 pounds, broke free both times as the rope failed, and he died after falling to the ground. Rufia's execution followed after the rope held. Charleston report notes House bill 302 moving toward passage, penalizing saloon treatment.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Moses Hill
William Rufia
Farmvile
John Grublin
Hill
Isle of Bong Bong Company Arrives at Grand Opera House
The Isle of Bong Bong company, which performs at the Grand Opera house jonigs, arrived at noon by Short Line from Wheeling where they played at the Court last night.
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Jonigs
Wheeling
Newspaper Men Scrap in Charleston Street and Senate
Orland Booton of Charleston Mall and News and George A. Laughlin of the Wheeling Intelligencer sparked two brawls, one in the senate and one on the main street, following a spat over political articles. Both men fought as reporters watched, with Laughlin sustaining injuries and Booton charged after both incidents led to court appearances.
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Orland Booton
George Laughlin
Senate
Charleston
George A. Laughlin
Wheeling Intelligencer
Laughlin
Booton
Lauhlin
Hooton
Ned Laughlin
League Forms Western Pa Baseball League Schedule
At the Marietta hotel in Connellsville owners and directors from eight Pennsylvania and West Virginia towns met to organize a new Western Pennsylvania Baseball League. Salaries fixed at 800 for presidents, gate receipts shared, Spaulding balls adopted, and a constitution created with directors from Fairmont Latrobe Butler Connellsville and others. An adjourned meeting will be held Friday at the Hil hotel in Scottdale.
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Marietta
Connellsville
Western Pennsylvania Baseball League
Pennylvania
West Virginia
Falemont
Clarksburg
Greensburg
Taterobe
Butler
Beaver Falls
Scott Jule
al, Jawson
Lawson
Panxi
Te League
Spaulding
A. J. Spaulding Company
Scott Dite
A. A. Lawson
I Wu
Hve
Scottdale
Hill Hotel
Billy Earle
Two Negroes Freed by Magistrate in Baltimore Yard Case
Charles Hammond and Frank Moore were jailed days ago on charges of breaking into and stealing merchandise from a freight car in the Baltimore & Ohio yards. Magistrate Gordon released them Friday morning after L. L. Powell, railroad policeman, failed to connect them to the theft and withdrew the warrants.
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Charles Hammond
Frank Moore
Baltimore & Ohio
Gordon
L. Powell
Baltimore & Ohiio
Educators Attend Mannington Round Table Event
Dr Elkanah Hulley of Brosddus and Superintendent F L Burdette of the city schools join other local educators at Mannington for the Monongahela Valley Round Table season, with Hulley among tomorrow’s speakers on the program.
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Elkanah Hulley
Brosddus
F. L. Burdette
Mannington
Monongahela
Valeley
Hulley
Public Schools Care for Children Beyond School Hours
East side New York public schools extend welfare support after classes with trained nurses visiting homes of wealthy pupils and surgeons provided when needed. Rumors spread of a riot linked to school subcommittees arranging operations for adenoidal growth, while parents, largely Jewish, conducted raids on several schools hindering police reserves.
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New York
East Side
Lm Chiidren
Thaw Case Deaths Mention Poison Case Developments
The article notes Manuel Plolmer, a Meadowbrook railroad night watchman, recovering from poisoning after being hospitalized, and reports Michael D Downey Thaws former Tombs night keeper died in New York with a noted friendship between the two men. The city council agenda and a brief local item follow.
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Manuel Plolmer
Meadowbrook
Kessler Hospital
Bis
Associated Prem New York
Michael D. Downey
Thaw
Miners Burned After Accident at Monomgal Site
Reported from Monomgal details a pair of miners burned in an incident near the focal area. CL Cook from the engineering department, stationed nearby, was alerted at a distance and moved to assist as the scene unfolded.
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Dom Tebartosa
Ategie Mem
Monomgal
Bainie
CL. Cook
Engineering Department
Wien
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