Elkins and West Virginia in Italian Duke Rumor
A satirical take on Senator Stephen B. Elkins and his power in West Virginia. The piece imagines the Italian king naming Elkins a duke while noting his rail and corporate connections, titles his own, and mocks the idea with a wry peek at political influence and wealth.
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Italy
Elkins
Stephen Benton Elkins
Duke of
West Virginia
Graf of Grafton
Margrave
Sistersville
Parkersburg
Prince of Gassaway
Gracelands
New Mexico
Stephen B. Elkins
Official Call For Fifth District Republican Convention Huntington WV
The Fifth congressional district Republican convention is summoned in Huntington Cabell county WV at 2 p m on Monday April 27 1905 to nominate a candidate for congress from the district elect two delegates and two alternates to the Chicago national convention nominate a presidential elector candidate and handle other proper business Delegates are apportioned by county with one delegate per county and votes or fractions thereof for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 Places and counts listed No alternates or proxies permitted Delegates present cast the whole vote of their county. By order of the Fifth district Republican congressional committee February 8 1908 Cincinnati Tailoring Co Suits to order 15.00 up
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Senator Elkins
Saturday Evening Post
Rome
Italy
Stephen Benton Elkins
Miss Elkins
Abruzzi
Scott
Stephen
Duke of
Henry Gassaway Davis
Stephen Enton Elkins
Elkins
House of Savoy
Ohio
Missouri
New Mexico
House of Representatives
West
Virginia
Harrison
West Virginia
House of Elkins
S. B. Elkins
H. G. Davis
Washington
Millionaires’ Club
Senate
William A. Clark
Montana
Clark
Millionaires' Club
Stephen B. Elkins
United States Senate
Shelby Cullom
Minois
Shelby
Mr. Elkins
Nness
E. H. Harriman
Victor Emanuel Iiii
Victor Emanuel
White Sulphur Springs
Huntington
Cabell County
Congress
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Gates
Boone
Cabell
Lincoln
Goins
Loban
Cacess Kekeenee
Mason
McOrcery
Mingfo
Cesrree Saathan
McDowell
Iecdees
Dearatead
Raleigh
Wayne
Wyoming
Republican Congressional Committee
Mass Convention Called for Mercer County Republicans 1908
A mass meeting of Mercer County Republican voters is scheduled in Bluefield on May 16 1908 at 11 00 AM to select 24 delegates for the state nominating convention in Charleston and to nominate county officers, elect an executive committee, and choose a chairman and secretary. Delegates apportioned by district according to Roosevelt 1904 vote totals and including provisions for district officers. Bramwell W Va April 4 1908. Daily Telegraph business.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Mercer
Charleston
West Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt
Seid
Lerk
House of Delegates
Said
Stock
Beaver Pond
East River
Plymouth
Jumping Branch
Isaac T. Mann, Charman
ER. L. Bon
Bramwell
W. Va
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Issac T. Mann
Cincinnati Tailoring Co
Daily Telegraph
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