Delegations Uninstructed at McDowell Republican Rally
The McDowell county Republicans held a large mass convention in the county courthouse with crowds spilling into stairways and streets. Delegations were sent uninstructed to the Sth district and Parkersburg conventions, with speeches by local leaders and visiting figures including Isaac Mann Philip Goodwill and Harry Bowen.
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McDowell County
McDowell County Court House
Keystone
Eckman
Isaac T. Mann
Philip Goodwell
Harry Bowen
Mercer County
G. C. McClintic
Kanawha
M. H. Willis
Dooridge
Citi
Zens
W. W. Whyte
R. B. Bernheim
H. D. Hatfield
J. Frank Johnson
H. J. Capeheart
W. D. Ord
Hatfield
Huntington
Parkersburg
George Dean
W. J. Beary
McClintic
Mr. Willis
Supreme Court of Appeals
McClintie
Sth
Willis
Philip Goodwill
W.W. W. Hughes
Cleveland
Diplomats’ lavish display prompts call for legation ownership
In Washington on April 18 lawmakers criticized expensive entertainments by American diplomats abroad. Highlights included Dorchester House in London and Berlin displays by Ambassadors Reid and Tower. Rep. Harrison branded Andrew D. White a "dinner table or dietic diplomat" and accused John Ridgely Carter of court attire. The diplomacy bill, totaling 3,520,283 dollars, passed under rules suspension. The Senate honored Senators Morgan and Pettus, while the District of Columbia appropriation bill was reported.
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Washington
Tch
House of Representatives
Dorchester
House
London
Whitelaw Reid
Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
America
William
Dr. Hill
Sentleman
Longworth
Ohio
Harrison
New York
Ambassador White
Paris
John Ridgely Carter
Carter
Secretary Root
Congo Free State
Leopold
George Smith
Illinois
Morgan and
Pettus
Alabama
Congress
Senate
District of Columbia
Submarines for Manila on the Caesar to the Philippines
Two submarines Shark and Porpoise of the First Torpedo Boat Flotilla were transferred to the collier Caesar in Brooklyn for voyage to the Philippines. At Subic Bay they will be launched to guard Manila and Corregidor Island defenses. Cradles on the deck allow quick launch amid rough seas, with cradles able to form launching ways.
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New York
Lrst
Caesar
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philippines
Subig Bay
Corrigidor Island
Manila
Two Years Since San Francisco Earthquake Devastation
San Francisco on April 18 recalls the quake and fire that two years earlier destroyed most of the business district, killed 452, and caused over 40 million dollars in damage. The city had scarcely any building left standing and has since risen from the ruins.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco’s Rebound Celebrated After Earthquake
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid praised the city’s revival calling San Francisco’s recovery from the earthquake of modern times a source of national pride. He cited the harbor welcoming the greatest naval fleet, and noted civic prosperity and a joyous public welcome.
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Whitelaw Reid
San
News forecast for the next six days
Washington reports a week of live events headlined by the arrival of the American battleship fleet in San Pedro and a banquet at the Alexandria hotel. Political events include Republican and Democratic conventions, state elections, and primaries in several states plus national gatherings in Philadelphia Memphis Washington and Chattanooga with notable speakers Bryce and Bryan.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Southern California Metropoli
Alexandria Hotel
Republica
New Hampshire
Chicago
Illnoos
New Jersey
Denver
Reublican County
Kentucky
Taft O Fairbanks
Louisiana
Cioles
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Jersey City
Moday
Philadelphia
Conference For Education In
South
Memphis
National Society
Washington D. C
Southern Methodist Church
Chattanooga
Ambassador Bryce
W. J. Bryan
Bluefield Bottling Co Offer Pure Distilled Water
Temperance prose warns of dangers from dirty water and alcohol. It promotes purified distilled water free from germs and minerals as a safe alternative. Bluefield Bottling Co advertises strictly high quality nonalcoholic mineral waters and sodas, urging patronage.
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Samuel H. Adams
McClure’s
Bluefield Bottling CO
Bluefield
W. Va
Blue Stone Traction Co Announces Early Payment Discount
The board of Blue Stone Traction Co offers a five percent discount on light and power accounts paid by the 10th of each month at office No. 28 Bluefield. After the 10th the discount is not allowed. P. M. Walker, Mer. 4-11-5-1-08, Daily Telegraph subscription notice.
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Compan
Bluefield
Bluestone Traction CO
P. M. Walker
Mer
Abnormally Easy Money Amid Mixed Signs of Recovery
Henry Clews reports New York finance in April with easy money but weak railroad earnings. Wall Street mood dull yet recovery visible in industry as consumption falls and unemployment rises. Treasury maneuvers unlikely to disrupt markets. earnings declines persist across railroads and trade remains subdued.
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Henry Clews
New York
Wall Street
Financial District
Ates
Uch
Jank
Terrific Storm Strikes Fort Worth and Cleburn Texas
April storm halts telegraph rail and longdistance service in Fort Worth with most trains stopped by washouts and bridge damage. Cleburn twenty miles south is hit by a tornado like wind and torrential rain flooding the town. A western circus tent is wrecked and two lions escape roaming the streets for an hour causing panic.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Port Worth
Texas
Cleburn
Congress committee probes corruption claims and Loud letters
A congressional committee hears that corruption charges were used to influence elections in the current congress. The investigation focuses on anonymous letters aimed at tarnishing Representative Loud of Michigan, with experts assigned to identify the authors. David N. Cavalho testifies after Routelle calls him to the stand.
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Congress
House
Representative Loud
Michigan
Routelle
David N. Cavalho
Big Mass Meeting in New York Demands Sherman Revision
The Central Federated Union of New York says by mass meeting will urge Congress to amend the Sherman anti trust law to exclude labor unions from restraints on trade. Nationwide gatherings under the American Federation of Labor plan similar events with speakers including Gompers Duncan and John Mitchell.
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New York
Central Federated Union
Congress
Stade
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Duncan
Federation
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Welcome Fleet Arrives as Los Angeles Greeted at San Pedro
Los Angeles sent more than a hundred thousand residents to the ocean side to greet the American battleship fleet as sixteen fighting vessels and three auxiliaries steamed into San Pedro harbor. The ships left San Diego before dawn and anchored at 3 30 p m in full view of thousands of spectators along the coast.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Pedro Harbor
San Diego
Anti Taft delegates call Virginia conventions in protest
Virginia negro leaders allege federal office holders are taking legal control of local, county, and district conventions and the recent state convention to form a lily white organization. They have called district conventions and a state convention at Richmond on May 14 to elect anti Taft delegates to Chicago.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Richmond
Chicago
Man in Ohio Charged as Demented Over Roosevelt Debt
A man believed to be Michel Denner from Canton was arrested in Youngstown on April 18 on suspicion of being demented. He claimed President Roosevelt owed him $27,000 and said he had worked for the president at Oyster Bay in a private capacity while asking for directions to Washington.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Michel Denner
Canton
Roosevelt
Benner
Oyster Bay
Washington
Striking Chester Car Workers Stand Fast on Terms
Hope for a quick settlement of the Chester Traction strike faded as motormen and conductors refuse to return to work on terms offered by the company. The walkout began last Monday in Chester Pennsylvania and continued tonight.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
Essential Qualities In Flavoring Extracts Blue Ribbon Vanilla
In flavoring extracts purity strength and favor the Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon deliver all three. This brief note praises their balanced profile for baking and culinary use.
Submarine Inquiry Opens as Experts Testify
Washington April 18 handwriting experts testified before the special submarine boat inquiry committee. Chairman Boutelle opened the session noting that among many charges the committee faces the most serious.
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Washington
Special
Submarine Boat Inquiry Committee
The
House
Boutelle
April Pay Day Urges Tax Payment Before Delinquent List
County Treasurer D. J. Lilly warns residents to pay elite taxes by April deadline to avoid delinquent lists. Ink. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
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D. J. Lilly
Cty
Bryan Says He Will Be Candidate If People Choose Him
In an interview Governor Johnson declares he will not seek the presidential nomination and may run if the people deem him most vote worthy. Bryan fires publicity agent Willis J. Abbott after Abbott sent a letter criticizing Johnson's entry as an impertinence.
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Lindsburg
Kan
Johnson
Bryan
Lansing
Mich
William Jennings Bryan
Willis J. Abbott
Abbott
Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia Archdiocese
Philadelphia prepares for the archdiocese centennial with a pontifical mass at the Cathedral, a Bellevue-Stratford banquet featuring Attorney General Lonaparte and Justice White, and invitations accepted by noted bishops and prelates including Fal conto Cardinal Gibbons Farley Gabriels McFaul Shanahan Gravey Canevin Hoban and Fitzmaurice.
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Philadelphia
Archdiocese of
Bellevue-Stratford
Lonaparte
Justice White
United States Supreme Court
Stuart
New Marriage Law Removes Civil Marriages Worldwide
Washington reports a sweeping church rule effective tomorrow that bars civil marriages for Catholics and invalidates mixed bonds unless performed in the bride’s parish or by a delegated priest. Two witnesses are required and accurate baptism information must be provided.
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Washington
America
Burns Knocks Out Smith in Fifth Round Bout
Tommy Burns, American heavyweight, defeated Jewey Smith of South Africa by KO in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round fight in Paris. Burns found the decisive shot late in the round to seal victory.
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Tommy Burns
Jewey Smith
Paris
Jewey” Smith
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