Bewildering array of flags at Salt Lake
Two leading candidates for commander in chief appear in the field as an interesting program has been arranged for the week.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1909
Page
1
Two leading candidates for commander in chief appear in the field as an interesting program has been arranged for the week.
Salt Lake City prepares for the forty third national encampment with a week of parades, receptions, and fireside addresses. Veterans, visitors, and officials gather as Indiana and Minnesota name candidates for leadership while possible 1910 meeting places stir a spirited contest.
Washington, Aug. 7 The administration’s direction rests with Secretary McVeagh and Postmaster General Hitchcock with Hitchcock likely to lead by Monday night. Taft remains in close touch from Beverly Massachusetts while Vice President Sherman and Speaker Cannon travel home. A September conference on reorganizing the Interstate Commerce Commission is anticipated.
The ad warns that fake flavors exist in extracts as widely as genuine products. It urges consumers to rely on the Saver’s standard brand, established for 25 years, to avoid counterfeit flavorings.
The jury acquitted ex Sheriff Re E Music in the Mingo county graft case. The state dropped remaining indictments as star witness Sayre testified he had been paid by Lambert and Bias to testify. Evidence showed Sayre received funds and travel expenses from Lambert and Bias to return to Mingo County and Charleston for the case.
Bristol Virginia court sustains one ground of the wetside demurrer and overrules another in the local option contest. It holds the treasurer’s certified voter list cannot be attacked to create a contest ground, except via missing statute. The decision narrows challenges to non residents voting and delays liquor license action.
President Taft arrived in Beverly to start his long-delayed vacation. He said he and Mrs. Taft would limit engagements to rest due to her health. Mrs. Taft’s improvement was evident as she greeted the president at the station.
A massive ceremony in Pearisburg Virginia marked the unveiling of a granite Confederate monument by the McComas Chapter UDC. Gov Claude Swanson and notable veterans and dignitaries attended as 6,000 people gathered to honor Giles County natives who fought in the Civil War.
Aug 7 Chicago reports positive developments in the street railway controversy foreshadowing a wage agreement without strike or arbitration. Mitten of the Chicago City Railways Company proposed substantial wage increases for Calumet and South Chicago employees. Further action set for Monday as officials and union leaders reconvene.
In White Plains Thaw awaits a ruling on habeas corpus to determine sanity. Judge Isaac N Mills is expected to deliver a decision on Thursday after arguments from Harry K Thaw's attorney Charles Morschauer and District Attorney Jerome Morehouse.
A massive blaze in Devon, eighty two miles west of Bluefield, destroyed the Wohlford Hotel and most of the east town. The Norfolk and Western station and agent’s house burned. losses exceed $10,000 with most insured. Firefighters, Ritter Lumber crews, and company workers aided, and a new station is planned within forty eight hours.
A 2000 pound coal load from Pine Street Coal Company was weighed each time it was delivered. The Daily Telegraph advertised the service with a phone contact 252 for inquiries.
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