Must the names of all candidates be in one ballot column
Judge Brannon delivers the opinion in Morris vs Board of Commissioners Charleston. The ruling upholds the Australian Election Law requirement that every candidate a voter supports appears in a single column and explains how erasure and cancellation must be performed on the ballot. The decision emphasizes that only one ballot is valid and that proper cancellation marks are required.
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Supreme Court
Morris
Board of Commissioners
Charleston
Telegraph
Brannon
Statutate
Lost purse found between streets seeks owner
Small brown purse found between Allen street and Princeton avenue or railroad at Mercer streets containing a small amount of money. Finder please leave at this office for return. W. J. Borden location for furnished or unfurnished room. The Bluefield Mercantile Co exclusive distributor of Standard Fashion Company patterns for this section. Call and leave your subscription for the Designer, $1.00 per year.
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Allen Street
Priceton Avenue
Mercer Streets
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Standard Fashion Company
Four Month Employment Offer From Mig Co New York
Classified notice for male help wanted in occupied grounds with four month season. Mig Co Box 1871 New York invites applicants for seasonal work. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach disorders and headaches.
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Mig. Co
New York
The Presidents Special Train for Swing Round the Circle
The article details the 11 000 mile presidential journey for McKinley including the exact train consist with the Olympia Campania and other cars. It describes luxurious furnishings gas lighting steam heat and ornate decorations as well as the private sleeping and drawing rooms.
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Pacific Coast
Atlantic
St. James
Omena
Diana
Pelion
Charmion
Olympia
McKinley
Campania
Washington to Name Nine Officers for Reorganized Army
Washington April 29. It is expected the president will announce the nine officers who will complete the reorganized army personnel within two days. About 583 appointments remain, mostly lieutenants. The selections reward deserving volunteers while ensuring quality and internal balance, with geographic distribution and many promoted from non commissioned ranks.
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Washington
Reorganized Army
United States
Vaii
Congress
Edwin Clapp shoes and Burklen’s Arnica Balm in ads
An archival ad page lists Edwin Clapp fine shoes for men from Jeffrey Matthews Co and promotes CAMEO CIGAR 5c. It also touts Burklen’s Arnica Balm as a cure for piles and skin eruptions, sold by local druggists with price details.
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Ked, Jeffrey, Matthews & Co
Distrib
Joe
Burklen
Cr Agaign
Spain Liable for Cuban Damages Question Parleys Begin
Washington reports two proposals from the Spanish claims commission address whether Spain could be liable for damage caused by Cuban insurgents and if evidence must be taken in the United States. Attorneys must prove Spain’s liability before the commission will proceed, with possible hardship from in country depositions. The notice portion lists ads from Bluefield Mercantile Co and liquor promotions.
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Spanish Claims Commission
Spain
Washington
Cubs
Local social notes and travel updates from Bluefield area
Substantial list of visitors and locals in Bluefield includes W R Groban Poeahon Samuel Graham Tazewell and W B McKinley Maybeury among others. Court duty sees Judge Sanders depart Raleigh after Boone county trip. Hotel overflow follows train service disruptions with Bluefield Lyn Patton House and boarding houses at capacity.
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W. R. Groban
Poeahon
Idge
Samuel C. Graham
Tazewell
Sanders
Raleigh
Boone County
Bluefield Lyn
Patton
Insurance Talk on a Sleeper Car Claim in Bluefield
In a Bluefield train car discussion two well-off men debated a claim paid for a loss, mentioning C. L. Alexander, an insurance man in Bluefield who handles fire life health and more. The ad line promotes Alexander General Insurance and nearby Bluefield Mercantile Co offerings and a millinery line.
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Phe
Ne & W
Alexander
Isurance
Bluefield
W. Va
Jana
General Insurance
Bland Street
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Desperado Black Jack Ketchum to be Hanged Tomorrow
Thomas Ketchum alias Black Jack, famed train robber, faces execution in Clayte County New Mexico after a long career of assaults and robberies across Texas Arizona and New Mexico. He mocks the sentence and recounts his exploits while awaiting the gallows.
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Thomas Ketchum
Black Jack
Pano
Texas
Ketchumost
Thomas
Tom Ketchum
Wingle
Arizona
Newand
Folsom
New Mexico
Treman
Ls Vegas
United States
District
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RSE Lust
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John Harper
Atiow
Chamberisio
H. N. White
Dows
C. Bilis
Lisbon
Oakland
Neb
Bronx City
Omaha
Dr. King
D. N. Binks
Troy
Ohio
Messrs
Geo. F. Parsons & Co
Chamber
J. N. Echols & Co
Pocahontas Coalfield
Cameo Cigar
Jeffrey, Matthews & Co
Bluefield Mercantile Up
Edwin Clapp
Wright
Bluefield Mercantile
Wm. Linkenboxer
Gugenheimer Distilling Co
Ersonals
Brown
Bramwell
Fleshman
Bluestone
W. Bi. McKinley
Maybeury
CL Mustard
Pearisburg
CM. Devette
Falls Mill
J. D. Housker
Rockey Gap
Pedigo
Alaski
N.L McLeod
R. J. Tabor
B. Steele
Pounding Mill
J. W. B Jey
Hallie
Thineily
Terrae Ickle
Bailey's
HP Godbey
Jchmond
W. W. Dickie
Y. M.C
Sour O'Clock
J. W. Bowers
West Virginia
Globe Tailoring Co
VAMEO
Jeffrey, Matthewe & Co
Dietributer
Wanrep
Mirenmrt Transpanent Ice Co
Grahar
Marion Rooke
T. M. Hompson
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Champerlain
Tam
White
Desperado
Horton
Queensware
Julia Marlowe
Carlisle
J. le Horton
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