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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1900
Page
1
Congress opens with Republicans in control and a new four year term for the executive. The president's message covers finances, trusts, the Nicaragua canal, Cuba, the Philippines, and opposition to territorial expansion in China. Military expansion and war tax reduction are discussed alongside commerce, postal and naval needs.
Tax notice urges immediate payment at the Patton House this week to avoid extra costs. The notice emphasizes prompt action and refers to a calendar of deadlines for tax settlement.
Advertisement notes early use prevents consumption and calls One Minute Cough Cure the favorite remedy for coughs colds croup asthma grippe and throat and lung troubles claiming quick cure. Ends quickly.
Editor F M Higgin e claims Backlen's Arnica Salve cured his years of piles after two boxes. Ad praises the salve as the surest pile cure and best salve on earth with a 25 cent price. Also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach troubles from India to America.
West Virginia representativesFreer Dayton and others prepare for major votes on army and naval bills. Judge Freer backs a 100000 strong army and ship subsidy. Dayton handles naval affairs while Caton predicts an 80000000 naval bill and new war vessels. Senator Scott arrives for the session.
The river and harbor committee endorsed a $225000 appropriation to dredge Newport News middle ground bar to thirty feet at extreme low tides, marking the first harbor project and enabling fully loaded ships to exit day or night. Norfolk receives $195000.
Annie K Springer of 1125 Howard 8 Philadelphia reports her hacking cough lasting years was cured by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. She praises the remedy saying it removed pain and helped her sleep. Price 50c and 1.00 trial bottles free at drug stores.
Washington reports Joseph Manley of Maine is the certainty for the internal revenue post if he accepts. The salary is 6000 dollars. West Virginia and Kentucky weigh possible candidates with Atkinson Dawson Hall and John W. Yerkes named in discussions.
A Brussels Petit Bleu writer obtained proof sheets of a French edition seized in Germany detailing Countess Van Heidel Berard’s memoir My Relations with His Majesty Harper or William and the truth about Count Wa'dersee and Dreyfus Rehabilitated. The Belgian American Countess Weidel recounts courtship with Prince Frederik, claims of imperial influence, and her role in inhibiting army gambling and tuberculosis care.
An advertisement claims catarib can be cured by purifying the blood using Hood’s Sarsapariil and Hood’s Pills. It asserts the medicine heals inflamed surfaces and rebuilds tissues, with Putnam Fadeless Dyes for dyeing goods and Fiat Top Grocery Co. as a sponsor.
A heavy fog on the Ohio River caused a collision between the tow boat Volunteer and the tug Tom Dodsworth, sinking 23 coal barges and scattering 590000 bushels of coal. Three men are reported lost, with nine barges and two tow boats left adrift after hours of reassembly efforts near Huntington West Virginia.
The inter island cable project to the Philippines will start shortly. The Burnside, specially fitted for cable laying, will embark on its first voyage carrying 625 miles of cable in three large tanks. Cable cost ranges from 80 to 1000 dollars per mile. after laying this amount, Burnside will return for more.
The Porto Rico Legislature, meeting in San Juan, convened on December 3 with a unanimous Republican majority. The election proceeded peacefully and the body appears orderly and conservative.
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