Sensational Trial to Impeach Mayor Watkins in Court
A heated impeachment trial in Justice E of Oliver's court centers on Mayor Watkins and his supposed truthfulness. Witnesses discuss a police record purchase from L J Fristoe, misprint heading, and disputed charges for a 500 page book with index. Several lawyers and many local citizens testify over integrity and veracity.
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Justice E
Oliver's Court
Sinc
Watkins
L.J Fristoe
Princeton Avenue
Fristoe
Bucfield
West Virginia
Mr. Fristoe
Fristue
Wibesers
Watkins’ Burke Prince
Ach M
Prince
Coop R
H E Thomas
Toto
Burke Prince
W. A Cooper
A Cathher
A. M. Prince
H. E. Thomas
Thmas
G. J. Holbrook
H. A. Ritz
Claude Holland
Frank Darst
Pierre Gibson
B. W. Terry
Local notes and church services in Bluefield area
Daily Telegraph notes from Bluefield and nearby towns include residents visiting from West Proketon Gen Altoa and Arlington, medical visits by Dr. S A Daniel, and illness in Younger Tartar and Mrs Sandy Tackett. Church services planned Sunday at Presbyterian and Lutheran churches with Sunday school and missionary society meeting. gospel meeting at WC tomorrow afternoon. questions of faith featured in sermon topics.
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S.A Daniel
Norfolk and Wesern
Weleu
Tartar
Witen's Mill
Tazewell County
Johe L Crockett
Bland Street
Presbyterian Church
Wilmer Light
Beansoke
J H Trent
Raleigh Street
W F Bennett
Bluefield
Panther
Young People’s Missionary Society of
Prominent Mercer County Captain George W. Pearis Dies
Captain George W. Pearis, a longtime Mercer County figure, died at Judge Johnston’s Rumsey Street residence. Born December 2, 1809 in Giles County Virginia, he served as sheriff, justice of the peace, and a Virginia legislator in 1850 51. A Confederate officer in the Civil War he remained active in public life and embraced Christianity in later years. He never married.
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George W. Pearis
David E. Johnston
Rumsey Street
Capt Peeris
New River
Gies County
George N. Pearis
Shir Ff
Te Virgnia
Confederate Army
Annexation treaty in sight amid Senate support signs
Washington reports strong momentum for Hawaiian annexation despite early opposition. Senate calculations show two thirds ready to vote for ratification with Republican backing and several swing votes, aided by President Dole’s clarifications. Meanwhile local notices cover a mass execution tale and regional civic updates from Seattle.
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Turner
Keaney
McLauren
Heitfi
Morgan
Pettus
Kyle
Murphy Harris
Teller
Cannon
Mantle
Stewart
Jones
Forman
Rawlins
Money
Wir
Turpie
Harris
Japan
Hawaii
United States
Dole
Happenings of a day concise home and foreign news
A collage of events reports extreme cold in Londonderry Connecticut and New Jersey suicide in Atlantic City. A Shullman family near asphyxiation, a fortifications bill debate and a Washington caucus selecting the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. Insurgents dynamite a puente in Havana region. earth collapse in Yatesville, Pennsylvania. Congressional aid to secular institutions barred. Senator Caffery contested Corbett’s Senate seat. agricultural bill passed. A Pennsylvania case of battery. a boy hypnotist found in New Brunswick. General Weeks retires. Gage speaks in Baltimore. Massachusetts wage inquiry. William Loreland case. New York canal spending committee formed. Severe cold after blizzard. Dr Hall’s congregation rumors. National Biscuit Company formed in Chicago. Astor criticized in London. China policy denial issued. Pacific ships readied for China. British Columbia map fuels Alaska territory dispute. lost keys noted. advert about laxatives ends the item.
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New England
New York State
Dr Hall
Hall
National Biscuit Company
Chicago
United States
William Waldorf Astor
London Daily Chronicle
Cliveden
Mamie Stooks
Philadelphia
Buro
Rebecca Quel
Masachusetts Savings Bank
Framingham Saveings Bank
Noted newspaper founder T Giles dies in Freeport
Teo Giles aged 75 dies at his son W Giles residence in Chicago. He established more papers than any man in the nation, including the Democratic Pioneer at Upper Sandusky in 1846, the California Express at Marveville in 1851, the Mountain Echo at Downieville, Wyandotte County Pioneer, Bugle at Council Bluffs, Dakota Herald at Yankton, Lee County Democrat at Dixon, the Monroe Gazette at Monroe, the Illinois Monitor and the Freeport Democrat. He counted Stephen A. Douglas and Wilbur F. Story as friends.
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Teo
Chicago
T Giles
Freeport
W. Giles
Giles
Democratic
Upeper Sandusky
California Express
Marveville
Mountain Echo
Downieville
Ohio
Wyandotte County
Payer
Montana
Bugle
Council Blulls
Dakota Herald
Yankon
Lee County
Dixon
Ill
Monroe
Wis
Ilinois Monitor
The
Freeport Democrat
Stephen A. Douglas
Wilbur F. Story
Wage Increase for Gogebic Iron Range Works
The Carnegie mines at Ironwood will raise wages by about 10 percent on February 1 affecting between 8000 and 4000 workers across the Gogebic iron range Ishpeming Mich February 4 reports the general pay boost to 4000 to 8000 employees.
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Carnegie
Gogebic
Ishpeming
Mich
Ironwood
Rebels Gain Important Cuban War Gains
Havana reports substantial insurgent activity as Blanco returns to the island and Calixto Garcia drives Spanish columns from Camagua to Holguin. Spanish losses include twenty killed and many wounded, while Linares is pushed back to Holguin. Insurgents threaten across the eastern provinces and seize Ovas in Pinar del Rio, though the overall outcome remains unresolved.
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Rabi
Calixto Garcia
Luque
Camagua
Holguin
Ovas
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Delgado
Cuba War Costs Hit 240 Million Says Madrid
Madrid reports the Cuban war from February 1895 to 1907 cost an official 240 million dollars with 40 million in arrears. The Imparcial criticizes entrusting negotiations to Senor De Lome and urges Spain to appoint experts to parse treaty terms.
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Madrid
Imparcial
Spain
Cuba
United States
Senor de Lome
Washington
Household Gods and Medicines Promoted in Classical Style
A nostalgic ad promotes Dr King s New Discovery as household protection from coughs colds and lung ailments claiming a quarter century of use with a money back guarantee Free trials at H N White s Drug Store and sale notes for wines and liquors with L Lazarus Co Also 10c Usscarets liver and bowel regulator offered.
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Dr. King
H N. White
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Sluefield
Justice Oliver
Forborne Go BS
Reiieu
Ade
Platant
Vousel
M W. T. Watkins
Ayor
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Peathtatty
Daily Telegraph
Manilla
Keystone
James Wiley
West Proketon
Yestrday
T.M. Pepper
Altoa, Va
RH Palmer
Arlingon
Bayfield
A P Brown
Graham
Baptist Eourch
Luck
Bedford City
Bluefeld
St. Clair
Sandy Tackett
Rees Street
Lutheran Church
Christ
Hell
George W. Peeris
Mererr
Choon
Cant Pearis
Mercer County
Instru
Th County
Paris
Jesus
Ivie
Tanner
Seattle
Wash
Tana
Cowboy
Doc
Tapner
Waliden Pass
Massachusetts
Cooper River
Alaska
Whch
N. A. Call
Worth
Ington, Mion
William A. Lee
Lowell
M. F. Tanner
Ube
Call
Carl
Lee
Fraveke Fox
Citizens’ Book of
Bay Field
Secretary of State
Jase T. Mann
Bramwell
Edwin Mann
GM Mculloch
O. C. Jenkins
W. F Alexander
Pripeceion Avenue
People’s Bank
Llouse
Peuth
Niel
Taoner
Y Tanner
Lobbe
Francisco
Sach
Forign News
Londonderry
Conn
James Jonson
Atlantc City
N. J
Shullman
East Stroudsburg
House
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
San Felipe
Yatesville
Scayskill County
Caffery
Mr. Corb Tv
Oregon
Frank Hall
West Chester
Margaret Musgrave
New Brunswick
George H. Weeks
Army
Gage
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Baltimore
Massachusetts House
State Board of Pardons of
Pennsylvia
William Cloreland
Pittsburg
New York
Martin
Wiles Barre
Andrew Bit Var
Latimer
Great Briain
China
London
Shanghai
England
Chambers of Commerce of
British Columbia
Uyea
Skaguay
Outland Street
J.c.arst & Company
Rodgers Street
D. G. Lilly
Miondike
Hoon
L. Lazarus & Co
Blanco
Key West
Fla
Cubs
Island
Nuevitas
Linares
Beyamo
Manzanillo
Constancia
Ves
Santa Clara
Bianco
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