Moody on rate legislation and reform sweep
The report mentions Attorney General Moody pursuing rate legislation and a push for reform by Governor La Follette and Wisconsin’s legislature. It notes political reform efforts in Chicago and actions against overcrowded streetcars, with broader references to Missouri New York Life and a historic real estate sale in New York City. It ends with descendants of an old land seller and current wealth contrasts.
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Financial District
New York City
New York
Fista
Time for Great Care and Wise Statesmanship
The Wisconsin extra session looms as pivotal with talks on Germany, the Roosevelt addition to the Monroe doctrine, the Isthmian canal and Chinese immigration. The piece urges careful statesmanship to avoid hardship. It notes Governor La Follette’s possible future path and mentions a local barber shop update by Harry Holt.
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Germany
Roosevelt
Tie
Harry Holt
Steet
Princeton Avenue
Nathan Sobn
Harry
Winter warmth and women’s fashion under frosty skies
Observations on how winter affects women’s appearance and comfort, noting uneven effects of cold on noses and cheeks, varying circulation and digestion, and the fashion drive that governs warmth. The piece laments male perceptions and urges attention to clothes driven by fashion norms rather than comfort.
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Boreas
Mars
The Downfall of Premier Balfour
The enforced retirement of Premier Balfour from the post of prime minister of England was not entirely of his seeking. It was the result of his individual blunders and those of his party. It has been impending for many months.
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Balfour
England
Liberals Return to Power Under Campbell-Bannerman
The passage notes the close calls and says Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has been commanded by His Majesty to form a new ministry. It asserts the Liberals have come into power again, though not expected to last long due to tasks likely to displease them.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Early 20th Century Political and Historical Fragments
A collage of notes cites Mercer county politics and a pending Oklahoma statehood debate. It mentions Porter of the Creeks as a potential senator, a fire in Moscow in 1812, and large election funds with Cleveland in 1898 leading at 4.1 million dollars, plus Republican fund tallies through 1904.
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Oklahoma
Moscow
Russia
Cleveland
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LaFollette
Pittsburg
Chicago
American National Bank of
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la Follette
United States
Humphrey
Humphrey Door Guide
THE
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Wm. A. Stuart
FORD
Bland St
Mercer County
Congress
Secret Society News
Bluefield Lodge No
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Bluefield Lodge
A. F
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Masonic Hall
Bluefielde Lodge No. 158
Knights of Pythias
NAW Nova Nesta
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Norfolk
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Pullman
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Sleeper
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Welch
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Bramwell
Norfolk and Western Railway
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Virginia
Keystone Hotel
G. A. Shelton, Prop
Keystone
West Virginia
Call For West Virginia Brewing Co
Nvert Beers
ALL
W. E. Stuart
Mgr
A. L. Hawkins
P. C
Exrystonz
West Virein
Travelers Insurance Pipers
Claude W
Bland St. Bluefield, W. VA
Chamberlain
White’s Pharmacy
T. T. Carter, Architect
Lazarus Building
Purf Family Liquors Co
Kds
Bluefield Brewing Company
Bluefeld Brewing Company
F. M. Husband
Frank Husband
Hotel Phoenix
J. J. Fagg
Main and
Church Streets
Tazewell
M.R. Emmons
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
J. L. Alexander
Fancy Grocer
Durkee
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Worchestershire
Tark
Blu
Mei
A. B
Baldwin
Pioneer Real Estate
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Janssen
Behning
Warner & Company
G. W. Warner
Bluefield Ave
W, VA
Raleigh Street
Nore
C. C. B. Pocahontas
United States Geological Survey
C. OC. B. Saeveregas
Great Britain
Mates Navy
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
B. Pocahontas
WAIN
South 16Th Street
Pulaipa
Suropean
Blyth
Bbicage
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