Parkersburg Not Dropped From Court Sessions Rumor
Washington notes report a proposed circuit revision did not deprive Parkersburg of district court sessions. Rep Day ton says no move was planned and protests by locals, Speaker Moats, and Mayor Vanderwort supported. Other items note postmasters appointed and bills on taxation and grave marking.
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Washington
United States
Parkersburg
Dayton
Harry Woodyard
Moats
Vanderwort
House
Scott
Burnsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Martinsburg
New Creek
Keyser
C. W. Swisher
C. P. Dorr
J. C. Grymes
Forest
Kanawha County
Sylvester McComas
Dudley
Sylvanus M. Annon
Kirt
Death of a Good Woman Mrs Mary E McClaugherty
Mrs Mary E McClaugherty wife of N H McClaugherty died at her Bluefield home at 9 30 last evening aged 54 years after several weeks illness She was born Mary Cox Bluff City Tennessee married about 36 years ago and lived in Bluefield since the town began She helped organize Bland Street church and was widely known for her kindness and charity The funeral is set for Thursday at 10 30 in the morning.
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Mary E. McClaugherty
N. H. McClaugherty
Cox
Bluff City
Tenn
Bluefield
Bland Street
Gool
Woman and brother charged in North Carolina burglary
Suffolk Virginia report states Mrs. Jordan Pierce of Dram Hill North Carolina and her brother Babe Bradshaw were charged with housebreaking and burglary. The brother was dangerously shot during the capture while Pierce’s nursing infant accompanied her to Gates County jail awaiting trial. Their mother Mrs. Bradshaw was detained on another burglary accusation.
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Suffolk
Jordan Pierce
Dram Hill
N. C
Gates County
Babe Bradshaw
Bowen reply weighs in on Africa return clash
Washington February 3. The most forceful portion of Minister Bowen's reply to allied powers pressuring his return from Africa should shape public opinion.
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Washington
Bowen
Africa
Favorable Senate Report on Panama Canal Treaty
Washington February 3 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to issue a favorable report on the Panama Canal treaty.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Wiggins and Cook Dissolve Partnership
Dissolution notice states the firm Wiggins & Cook, contractors and builders, is dissolved. W W Cook will assume the business, pay debts, collect claims, and complete contracts. Dated Keystone West Virginia January 28 1903. J M Wiggins W W Cook.
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J. M. Wiggins
Ww. W. Cook
Wiggins & Cook
W. W. Cook
Stricken with Paralysis Cures Cited by Pain Balm User
Henderson Grimett of Man Logan county West Virginia was partly paralyzed and lost use of an arm and side. After two bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm he nearly recovered. The liniment is praised for rheumatism sprains and bruises and sold by H. N. White.
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Henderson Grimett
Chamberlain
Geo. R. McDonald
Man
Logan County
W. Va
H. N. White
Rail and coal lobbies split over tax bills and cars
The Charleston dispatch reports the railroad and coal operator lobbies are fraying over Tax Commission bills. Senate action on Colcord’s resolution stalls as rail interests resist wholesale change, while a mandamus suit seeks coal shipments missing cars. Republicans and Democrats expect antitrust and railroad bills to move soon.
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Tax Commission
Colcord
Senate
Committee On Finance
Robinson
Tyler
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Tis
Tts
Seal Lobby
Columbus
Ohio
Kanawha
Michigan
Keller
United States
General store stock for sale in Norton Virginia
Intending to resume mining business, owner offers general merchandise stock in Norton Virginia for sale. Prime location and solid trade history with approximately 400000 dollars in stock. G Huettel Norton Virginia.
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Norton
G. Huettel
Norton, Va
Cal Carter Returns From Mexican Border With Rebel Ties
Parkersburg West Virginia February 3 Calvin Carter arrives from the Mexican border where he served as a government scout. He returns to Wetzel County his lifelong home not visited since the Civil War. Carter was a rebel driven out by Union troops and later served with James and Quantrell gangs in guerilla fighting.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Calvin Carter
Wetzel County
Carter
Jege
Frank James
Quantrell Gang
Hughes Defies Odds with New Discovery for Consumption
Du Pont Georgia candidate J F Hughes who faced six month death predictions due to a lung ailment was cured after using Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption. The medicine is advertised as a life saver with trial bottles offered free and prices at 50 cents and one dollar.
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J. F. Hughes
du Pont
Dr. King
Pocahontas Company Annual Stockholders Meeting Notice
The Pocahontas Company stockholders will hold their regular annual meeting at Masonic Hall in Bramwell West Virginia on Tuesday February 10 1908 at 1030 a m. for electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. Philip Goodwill secretary Bramwell W Va January 14 1903.
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The
Pocahontas Company
Masonic Hall
Bramwell
West Virginia
General Strike Backed by Twenty Three Trades
In Barcelona on February 2 a meeting of representatives from twenty three trades voted to support the Reus strikers. Authorities brace for trouble as tensions rise amid the protest. Old Style cheroots noted in passing.
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Barcelona
Reus
Get Rich Quick Scheme Alleged in West Virginia Lime Co Case
John W. Gates and Henry F. Weaver face sensational court claims over a 300 foot limestone lease. Richard P. Pearson accuses Weaver of defrauding him as the West Virginia Lime and Cement Co. battles receivership. The firm, once promoted by Chicago and St. Louis ads, is said to be largely on paper with a real limestone deposit.
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Cumberland
Richard P. Pearson
West Virginia Lime and Cement Co
Hendricks
W. Va
Henry F. Weaver
Chicago
Pearson
Weaver
Weaver Coal Company
John W. Gates
Gates
A. L. Helmick
St. Louis
British public opinion on Venezuela cited in Berlin dispatch
Berlin report quotes German ambassador Conant Wolff Metternich noting Britain faces weak popular support for pressuring Venezuela. The dispatch suggests London may push faster negotiations to avoid disapproval and bolster an Anglo German pact, amid Chamberlain’s stance on preferred treatment.
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Berlin
Weary World Quitter Inconspicuously Ends Life
New York report states Patrick McMahon turned on gas in his room at a boarding house. Mrs Mary Springer detected the odor and saved herself her husband and child from possible death by gas exposure.
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New York
Patrick McMahon
Mary Springer
A Typical South African Store and Its Local Cure Record
O. R. Larson of Bay Villa, Cape Colony, runs a general store nine miles from the railway and twenty five miles from the nearest town. He reports weekly farmer trade within thirty miles and claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has cured fourteen of sixty residents within a year. For sale by H. N. White.
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O. R. Larson
Bay Villa
Days River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Neareut
Chamberlain
H. N. White
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad تبلی
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for a cold with a money back guarantee from all druggists. The package bears E W Groves signature.
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E. W. Grove
William Hamilton Dies Sudden in Bristol at 45
William Hamilton aged 45 died suddenly at his Bristol home on Monday afternoon. He leaves a wife and eight children. A famed criminal lawyer, he was Bristol's first commonwealth's attorney after the city court began in 1890. Hamilton once faced duels as newspaper editor and was involved in a Bristol scene when Congressman Rhea’s seat contest and confrontation with General Walker led to him being shot in the abdomen during depositions. He married a daughter of Judge Burns of Lebanon, Virginia.
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Rhea
Walker
Hamilton
Bristol
Burns
Lebanon
Organizers Set for West Virginia Union Drive
A West Virginia labor leader says United Mine Workers Secretary Wilson will send organizers into the state to intensify efforts to unionize miners. The aim is a full mine shutdown in a strike until operators concede. In the New River field hundreds remain idle while mines elsewhere increase production. Mother Jones continues union work in the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wilson
National Organization of United Mine Workers
West Virginia
New River
Jones
King Edward’s Illness Triggers Consols Dip
London notices King Edward’s illness leads to a drop in Consols by one eighth this morning as investors react to the monarch’s indisposition.
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King
London
Edward
Two Women Hanged at Holloway Jail in London
London February 3 Annie Sach and Annie Walters known as baby farmers were hanged at Holloway jail after mercy appeals failed. The Home Secretary could not grant the usual reprieve due to the case's nature and facts.
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London
Annie Sach
Annie Walters
Baby Farmere
Holloway Jail
Home Secretary
Confessions of a Priest and Electric Bitters
Rev. Jno. Cox of Wake Ark says twelve years of yellow jaundice were cured by Electric Bitters after trying many doctors and medicines. Also promotes Electric Bitters for liver kidney trouble stomach disorder or debility, guaranteed by druggists for 50c. Dr Thomas Electric Oil touted for pain relief.
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Jno
Cox
Wake, Ark
Opium and whiskey habits book offer from B M Wooley
A notice invites all interested readers to obtain a free book on opium and whiskey diseases by sending address to B. M. Wooley in Atlanta Georgia box 887. Readers are asked to request a copy without charge.
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United States
B. M. Wooley
Atlanta, Ga
Kidney Cure Ad by Local Drugstore Pitches Foley's Brand
An advertisement from G. H. Wade druggist promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for all kidney and bladder diseases claiming positive cures and urging readers with kidney or bladder trouble to use the product.
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Foley
G. H. Wade
Marked Increase in Exports for 1902 Over 1901
The Treasury Bureau reports total exports of manufactures in 1902 at 410.65 million dollars, up from 395.14 million in 1901, with gains in copper and cotton products. Iron and steel and refined mineral oils declined, while agricultural goods fell sharply by about 120 million, led by breadstuffs, provisions, and cotton. Fruits rose mainly to the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
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Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statiastice
China
United Kingdom
France
Germany
House Maids Love Caused Two Deaths
In New York on February 3 a man shot the maid who opened a West Seventy Sixth Street residence door and then drank carbolic acid. The shooter, Robert Biedlich, reportedly acted from mad devotion to Mary Galia the housemaid.
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New York
Bernard Beinecke
West Seventy Sixth Street
Robert Biedlich
Mary Galia
Pugs to Scrap in Four Months in New York Fight
New York February 3. Jack Monroe and Tom Sharkey signed an agreement to fight twenty rounds before the New York club four months from now.
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New York
Jack Monroe
Tom Sharkey
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