Platform Denounces New Constitution In Roanoke Rally
Roanoke Va Aug 9 Special Virginia Republicans meet to nominate for lieutenant governor and other posts. William P Kent Wythe chosen for lieutenant governor amid factional talks. Judge L L Lewis nominated for governor by acclamation. Ash M Prince praised for aiding Bluefield delegation. Harman nominated for superintendent but declined.
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Roanoke
Leutenant
John Acker
Bockingham
Jacob Yost
Staunton
Henry Bowes
Crystalizer
Wiliam P. Kent
Wythe
Kent
Acker
Hotel Roanoke
Horders
William P. Kent
Robert Kent
Charles T. O’fersall
J. N. Harman
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mr. Harman
Thor. L. Moore
Montgomery
L. L. Lewis
Lewis
Col
Jac. 8
Browning
Ninth
G. A. Revercomb
Alleghany
Tazewell
W. M. Sowder
Floyd
W H. Egghorn
Culpepper
Committee On Resolutions
Virginia
Republican Party
Ebe
Party of Progress
Bat Cty
Baseball Results Across Leagues Tally Wins and Rain Delays
In BASE BALL NATIONAL, New York beat Chicago 7, Brooklyn edged St. Louis 5 10 innings, Boston won 5 to 3 over Pittsburgh, Philadelphia prevailed 8 to 6 against Cincinnati. AMERICAN saw St. Louis 12 over Washington 4. New York Chicago derailed by rain. Cleveland Philadelphia and Detroit Boston games postponed by rain. Telegraph job advertised.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
First Meeting of Peace Envoys Held in Portsmouth
Portsmouth Aug 9 The first session of the Russian and Japanese peace envoys opened at 10 am with arrival at the navy yard store building. Assistant Secretary of State Pierce welcomed them and led a formal credential check that stretched the hour. The day focused on organization. no substantive business occurred. Formal talks begin tomorrow with sessions from 9:40 to 1:30 and 2 to 6.
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Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Pierce
Retary Pierce
United States
Missing Midshipman Found in Quebec
New York dated August 9 reports Midshipman Robert Jackson who vanished a week earlier after leaving the Missouri in the North River has been found by his father in Quebec. He says he wandered in a trance, sought money to return to his ship, and may face punishment. He left for Bar Harbor with his father to sea his ship.
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New York
Robert Jackson
Missouri
North River
Quebec
Eough
Bar Harbor
Maine
Jackson
Feather
D. H Jackson
Midshipman Court
Annapolis
Bouston
Montreal
Eyes of capitalists on Eastern Kentucky coalfields
Eastern Kentucky coal prospects draw national capital as railroads push east and south. Chesapeake and Ohio extends toward the Virginia border linking Big Sandy fields to markets, with Southern Railway surveying a Middlesboro to Harlan line. Lexington and Eastern seeks an eastward extension from Jackson, Breathitt, to Percy county, signaling growing outlets and investment.
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Kentucky
Ersero Kentucky
Ameica
Exetern Kentucky
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ohio River
Cadetteburg
Johnson
Virginia
West Virginia
Southern
Middlesboro
Tennessee
Harlan County
Lexington and Eastern Railroad Company
Jackson
Breathitt County
Percy County
Archbishop Chapelle Dies of Yellow Fever
A brief item reports Archbishop Chapelle’s death due to yellow fever. The fragment mentions surveys and railroads reaching toward Eastern Kentucky coal fields, highlighting the growing importance of the territory and four major railroad interests contacting the region from multiple directions.
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Archbishop Chapelle
Kentucky
Czar and M Witte Not in Harmony
reports from St Petersburg on August 9 indicate strained relations between the czar and M Witte via direct cipher telegraph with Portsmouth and the Peterhof palace. factions debate continuing the war for prestige versus terms offered by Japan. An imperial rescript also authorizes local general congresses to discuss domestic and foreign commerce improvements.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
M Witte
Portsmouth
Peterhoff
Ministry of Foeign Affairs
Japan
Russian Empire
St Petersburg
Thirteen Bodies Taken From Meyers Department Store
In New York up to 5 pm thirteen bodies have been recovered from Meyers department store wreckage. Debris has been cleared and officials believe no more victims remain. Twenty seven people were injured and hospitalized, while nine employees inside the building survived without injury.
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New York
Meyers’ Department Sre
Mrs. Fred Tear Dies at East Radford
East Radford Va August 9 Mrs. Fred Tear died at her home at midnight after a three week illness from fever She leaves a husband and a young child. A member of the Episcopal church she was held in high esteem Remains to be buried tomorrow in the Hast Ward cemetery
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East Radford
Fred Tear
Vine Swall Childrer
Episcopal Church
Hast Ward
Noted Gambler of Old School Dead
Dallas Texas announces the death of Nat Kremer a famed Texas gambler with a national reputation. He led a gang operating Mississippi river steamers and was a well known figure in the gambling world.
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Harman
Bluefield
Dallas
Tex
Nat Kremer
Cart
Property Sale Notice Involving Mr Baldwin
Notice states that the property at 515 Raleigh tweet is placed for sale by Mr D B Baldwin. Interested parties may obtain full particulars from him at 810 F R Wadleigg.
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D. B. Baldwin
First Blood In Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes Tuscaloosa
A quarantine officer was shot in Tuscaloosa as yellow fever infections rose. Doctors rushed to Bon Ami where fever was increasing after Archbishop Chapelle’s death, with 21 new cases and 5 deaths reported in the prior day. The total cases reached 637 with 117 deaths.
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New Orl
Archbishop Chapelle
Calis
Porto Rico
Illesa
George H. Tichenor, Jr
Twotaired Nurees
Bon Ami
Givernor Blanchard
Tagembia
Als
Italians Mob Train Crew After Fatal Perth Amboy Crash
A passenger train from Pit Pleasant struck two Italian boys near Perth Amboy, killing them. The victims were badly mutilated, sparking an attempted mob by Italian men on the train. Perth Amboy police intervened to quell the riot, and several arrests were made. Names were not learned.
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Plainfield
N. J
Ang
Pit Pleasant
Perth Amboy
Beirs
Pol Ce Feres
Plot to Assassinate Czar and Grand Dukes
London dispatch reports a vast plot to assassinate the czar and grand dukes being investigated by Russian police with assistance from Scotland Yard. The plan, described as the most widespread yet, likely would have succeeded if a conspirator had not betrayed the group.
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Czar
London
Roesian
Scotland Yard
Third Attempt to Swim English Channel
A York shire swimmer makes a third attempt to cross the English Channel on August 9. He trains hard and covers a remarkable distance, showing good prospects for success in this challenging voyage.
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Devil
Burgess Yorkshire
Russian Favor Praises Americans in Peace Meeting Talks
St. Petersburg August 9. M Witte cabled the czar that plans for the peace meeting are indefinite. He praises Americans for their cordial reception.
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St. Petesburg
M. Witte
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