Monument to General Campbell Urged for Abingdon
Senator Daniel of Virginia reports support for a $25,000 federal monument in Abingdon to General William Campbell, Revolutionary War hero. Representative Slemp led local citizens to Washington to seek the appropriation, citing Campbell’s daring 1780 King’s Mountain victory and frontier leadership.
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Daniel
Virginia
Committee On Library
United States
Senate
William Campbell
Abingdon
Congress
Slemp
House
Washington
House Committee On Library
Senator Daniel
Campbell
Carolinas
Georgia
Ferguson
King’s Mountain
South Carolina
North Carolina
General Campbell
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Dakota
Continental Congress
House of Delegates
Commonwealth of Virginia
General Lafayette
General Green
Washington County
Great West
Railroad officials visit Guyan Valley amid takeover rumors
Huntington Herald reports Norfolk and Western president L E Johnson and Chesapeake and Ohio officials, including George J Johnson and K R Johnson, arrive in Huntington for a short inspection with President Stevens. Johnson denies any talk of a railway deal, while press skepticism grows as officials’ statements conflict with rumors.
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Huntington Paper
Hears
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Huntington Herald
Stevens
Guyan Valley
L. E. Johnson
Kenova
The
Herald
George
J. Johnson
Read
K. R. Johnson
Barboursville
Huntington
Johson
Superintendent Snow
Snow
Johnson
Save the Mound: Moundsville Fight to Halt Demolition
Citizens and state leaders mobilize to block demolition of the historic Mound at Moundsville after owner KR J McFadden offered it to the state for 25000 with a 5000 beautification pledge. A Washington trip formed to urge government purchase and a nearby post office site.
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Moundsville
KR. J. McFadden
Scott
Hubbard
Congress
Washington
Bailey Acquitted in McDowell County Murder Trial
In Welch, Halsey L. Bailey was found not guilty of murdering James H. Chambers on October 9, 1906, in self defense after a long legal saga. The case recounts prior incidents between the men, including a 1900 shooting involving Chambers and Bailey’s brother, and notes Chambers’ death and Bailey’s arrest after the courthouse shooting.
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Welch
The
Commonwealth
Halsey L. Bailey
James H. Chambers
Panther
Bailey
McDowell County
R. R. Smith
Marown
Huntington
R. R. Henry
Tazewell
James F. Strother
Chambers
Virginia
Adam Bailey
Halsey Bailey
Thomasson
Dr. Thomasson
Rose McCoy
Wyoming City
John H. Waldron
Walteradison
Parkersburg
Madison
Jim
Weleh Chambers
Tug ‘River
Unhappy Love Drives Man to Madness in Lampton Asylum
A visitor at Lampton lunatic asylum is shown two inmates with tragic backstories. One man sits vacantly on a three legged stool after a heartbreak marriage, while the next cell holds a padded resident described as stark mad. The attendant notes the sorrow behind each case.
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Lampton Lunatic Asylum
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