Morgan Firm Drops Directorships in Major Corporations
J P Morgan and Company withdraw from board seats at New York Central, Hudson River, and many others amid public sentiment on interlocking directorates. Company officials say removals were voluntary to comply with evolving views and to better serve properties and security holders.
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Gay Associates
Paewer New York
Jao
J. P. Morgen and
Company
Touday
Waa
New York Central
New Hoeven
J. F. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
New England Steamship Company
Rhode Island Company
Rutland Railroad Company
Hartford and Connecticut Western
New York, Ontario and Western Railway
Western Union Telegraph Company
Charlies Steele
Jersey Central Railroad Company
US Steel Corporation
H. P. Davidson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Astor Trust Company
Guaranty Trust National Bank
W. H. Porter
Bankers Trust Company
Guaranty Trust Company
Washington
Banks Report Increased Deposits and Earnings
Banks show higher deposits and earnings for the year with robust dividends and steady net income. Farmers Bank pays six percent dividend. Union Bank reports net earnings and increased reserves. Total deposits rise, with substantial gains in loans and interest income across institutions.
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Farmers Bank
Jsemi
Nall Mall
Republicans Sweep City Offices in Richwood Election
Republicans carried every city position in Richwood's January election with about 200 turnout. A. J. Greig won a two vote majority over Smith for recorder, while the Democratic candidate lost the cashier race. Five council seats went to H. Kin caid, C. J. Callip, J. H. Watson, G. E. Hurd, and B. R. Brown.
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Richwood
Amcsity
A. J. Greig Wad
RSC
Mace. Smith
Bani
Tre
H. Kincaid
C.J. Callip
J. H. Watson
G.E. Hurd
RB. Brown
Sutton High Team Dominates Setem High in State Championship
The Sutton high school Haskerah team defeated Setem high school 37 to 13 at Salen Thursday night to claim a state championship. Sutton displayed strong play led by Feeney and Drema-Parky, while Setem struggled throughout the game.
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Sutton
Haskerah
Setem High School
Salen
Sarl
Aed
Learns
Weil Pieameth
Feeney Drema
Trent Oeut
Salem Pug. Cae
Recall of Sheriff in Strike District
Governor Ferrig will not contact President Shaw of Calumet and Hecla to seek settlement in the strike, per solicitor John B. Densmore. Labor leaders plan recall petitions against Sheriff Cruse of Houghton County as Darrow urges negotiations. Michigan voters had adopted a recall amendment last spring, applying to elected state county and city officers except judges.
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Mneasy
Lansing
Mich
Ferrig
John B. Densmore
Department of Justice
Calumet
Shaw
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Clarence Darrow
Capitol
Sheriff Cruse
Houghton County
Western Federation of Miners
Michigan
Suffragists Lead New York March To Albany
General Rosalie Jones and a band of suffragists left New York for Albany on New Year’s day. They passed Haverstraw and Stony Point, planning to rest overnight at Tompkins Cove eighteen miles north. They arrived in Nyack tired but hopeful for rest. In Albany they will join others to petition the legislature to allow women to watch at polls during the 1915 suffrage vote.
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Amy
Pmt
Nyack
N. Y
Rosalie Jones
New York
Albany
Haverstraw
Stony Point
Tompkins Cove
Hudson River
General Jones
Derailed Gar Damages East End Bridge
A freight wreck at midnight destroyed part of the steel bridge spanning the railroad in East End linking East Pike and Montpelier. A yard engine was switching when a freight car jumped track. two cars collided, bridge piers damaged, roadbed fell, but main line traffic remained unaffected. Yard crew cleared debris Friday morning and repairs begin soon.
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East Pike Street
Montpelier
Brdge
Florida Dial to the Telloram
Congressman W G Brown, recently ill, travels to Florida for rest after voting on the Federal reserve bill. He serves on the House banking and currency committee and is expected to return after Congress reconvenes January 12. Judge Thomas P Jacobs of New Martinsville visited there Friday.
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Washington, D. C
W. G. Brown
House Committee On Banking and Suprency
Florida
Brown
Washinstop
Congress
Thomas P. Jacobs
New Martinsville
Despatch Affects Wilson During Golf in Mississippi
President Wilson, golfing in Gulfport Mississippi, smiles after AP report that J P Morgan and Company retires from many corporate boards. He then says nothing. He plans a message to Congress on trusts and big business, including interlocking directorates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheery
Wilson
Congress
Former Mexican deputies released after rebellion charge
Twenty six former Mexican deputies imprisoned by Provisional President Huerta last October were released from the penitentiary today. The judge found there was no basis for the accusation of rebellion. Rodolfo Reyes and Jorge Vera Estanos were not included in the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Ampeciata
Mexico City
Huerta
Rodolfo Reyes
Jorge Vera Estanos
Family Tragedy Ends Losses of Venezuelan Rebels
In Coro Venezuela on January 2 a family tragedy killed leaders of Cipriano Castro’s failed revolutionary army General Gonzales and General Urbina. Reported earlier as dead August 18 the two clashed with government troops. Urbina shot Gonzales after a quarrel. Later that day Senora Gonzales, aided by a friend, killed Urbina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coro
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
General Gonzales
Urbina
Gonzales
Senora Gonzales
Postmasters Named in Virgin s Under Civil Service Rules
Washington DC January 2 multiple postmasters appointed under civil service rules. A Wirt Berry to Plat Woods Braxton succeeds A H Squires who resigns. G Swisher to McWhorter Barrison county replaces J I Shurfenshor. Chertes G McNew to Wilcoe McDowell county succeeds W H Hatfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
A. Wirt Berry
Plat Woods
Braxton
Guy
Swisher
McWhorter
Barrison County
J. I. Shurfenshor
Ramoyed
Chertes G. McNew
Wilcoe
McDowell Courty
Gang of Thieves Nabbed in Auto Robe Ring Bust
police arrest Ace Jemerson, ex convict, for stealing an automobile robe from J. M. Carskaddon. He confesses, leads to Adamston robe recovery for twenty five cents, says others in gang active. Pred Monroe, another ex convict, linked to the theft ring and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Jemerson
Moundsville
Joyce
J. M. Carskaddon
Jemerson
Brooks
Sims
Adamston
Jefferson
Pred Monroe
Moundsviile
Blaine Kearns
Juliex Simms
Fle Wes
West Virginia Farm Crops Show Mixed 1913 Results
The Department of Agriculture reports West Virginia farmers sowed less wheat than last year but hay and rye yields improved. Wheat and corn values rose with December prices. total 1913 farm crop value listed at about 41.6 million dollars.
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Washington
West Virginia
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
State mine safety letters urge 50 percent accident drop
J E Roderick state chief of mines sent letters to general superintendents and general managers of every coal company in Harrisburg urging measures to reduce accidents by fifty per cent. Inspectors were notified of the missives and directed to patch the letters through the system.
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Harrisburg
James
J. E. Roderick
Mmines
Tesim Mals
Lawsone A
Beehive Coke Ovens Waste Ammonium Sulphate, U S Waste
The United States faces industrial waste as beehive coke ovens fail to recover ammonium sulfate. Department of Agriculture estimates $22,000,000 worth of ammonium sulfate could be saved annually, with West Virginia and other states contributing to the loss. Morgan Town’s William M Glasscock visited Wheeling before heading to Parkersburg.
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Washington
Accouing
Department of Agriculture
United States
Viewinia
Willen
Chile
Department of Cua Hs
Balance of State Funds by Auditor and Treasurer
Charleston January 2 report shows a December 31 balance of 1,646,409.18 across all funds with 1,000,000 allocated to the school fund and 185,273.59 to the workmen’s compensation state fund. Other allocations include 133,388.70 to the state fund and 123,382.70 to the state fund, with 987,752.69 to the general school fund.
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Charleston
Treak— Rer
Tate
Wilkinson to Speak on Tax as Investment at High School
Bridgeport January 2 A J Wilkinson of Huntingtop will address the public Friday evening in the high school auditorium. His subject will be equal pell Taxes as an Investment.
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Bridgeport
A. J. Wilkkinson
Huntingtop
Mystery surrounds Lind visit to Mexico envoy
Mystery enveloping the visit of John Lind, Wilson's special envoy to Mexico, grew as secrecy remained about when and where the president would see him. Reports from Pittsburgh also describe Henry Rokowski’s shooting spree and his mother Katrina Rokowski’s tragic leap before a train as detectives hunt for the suspect.
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John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Chester
Ship Island
Winons
Mr. Lind
Serious Injuries Hit Mr. R. B. Martin in Damp Chestnut Street Walkway
Mr. R B Martin 58 of Chestnut street suffered serious injuries after slipping on a damp boardwalk yesterday afternoon. Doctors fear he may never walk again due to a badly hurt leg. The slanting walkway contributed to his fall and he is kept under medical care as friends hope for a speedy recovery. In other news Miss Jessie Crown daughter of Congressman Wm C Brow is named as one of ten pages at the Womens National Democratic convention in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Martin
Chestnut Street
Mr. Martin
Telwaran
Jessie Crown
W_ CO. Brows
Hingwood
Womens National Democratic Erane
Dt Waehinirem Fraiey
Utah Apex mine search progresses after November killings
Workers prepared for a search at the Utah Apex mine where Ralph Lopez vanished on November 27. Eight men gathered at the tunnel fence and started with a bulkhead blast while sheriff’s officials coordinated for the missing miners search.
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Cmare Bingham
Utah
Utah Apex J
Ralph Lopez
Andy Tunnel
Smi
Dexia Tre
Meadowbrook man arrested on two theft charges
Steven BisbJac of Meadowbrook was arrested Friday morning and ordered to appear at 2 PM in Justice-3 Btarcheris court on a charge of stealing two feet of alee each tember at Meadowbrook. The suit was preferred by Jobe Seselik, same place. Abe M. Strothyr's suit Lint, Robert A. Swiger on a-pe ot chatyn & om ttiklin tie.
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Steven BisbJac
Meadowbrook
Justice
Btarcheris Court
Jobe Seselik
Abe M. Strothyr
Robert A. Swiger
Labor idle rate in New York state up 19 percent
A garbled report cites Commissioner Tanehy noting increased idleness among New York state workers. The data appears incomplete with figures like 19 percent rise and a 1908 reference, making exact totals unclear. Named entities include New York state and Commissioner Tanehy.
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Albany
New York State
Tanehy
Cornerstone ceremony and church leadership described
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a cornerstone event at a church with references to officials including Thomas P. Jen of New Ville and a grand worshipful figure in West Virginia. Text mentions probate, a pastor, and attendance figures but details are unclear.
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Cormerstone
Jasin
Sorner
Thomas P. Jen
Newville
West Virginie
Fairmont
sFer
Togs
Drucipa Adirous
Weston Defeated in Dramatic Championship Duel
A terse summary notes Weston lost a dramatic championship duel amid unclear OCR text. The readable fragments indicate a defeat and a tense finish, with no specific scores or opponents clearly identified. Further detail is unavailable due to damaged source text.
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J.P Morgan and Company
Morgan
Sutton High Team
Selem
Congressman Brown
Benefit of Health
J. P.morgan and Company
Castro
Revolutionary Army
Gang OF Thieves
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Apnenis Tei Ynacy x. Mwiabhington
Supreme Court of the
Whh
John ‘Mitchell
Frank Morrigan
American Federation of Labor
Focal Courts
William
Glasscock
Morgantown
Parkersburg
John’ Lind
Mississippi
Pittsburg
Henry Rokowski
West Homestead
Katrina
Rokowski
Hays
Rokowicki
Henry
Oversiokine
BNI
Cornerstone
St. Marks Kutheran Ci
Ton Thomas P.jacobs
Weston
Coun Gourr
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