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Alaska mining laws spark debate as experts urge stronger codes to protect prospectors and rights amid costly litigation. In Delaware Nebraska and Oregon, Republicans fear off year elections and possible loss of Senate seats, prompting calls for cross state compromise among leaders.
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Aso
Five Men Fined for Assault and Battery in Parkersburg
Andy Dardis testified in court that Robert Allen, Robert Madigan, Fleury Crotty, and Sam Balsley and another man injured him by pouring tar over his head and body in a machine shop. Doctors fear for Dardis as pain and possible death threats loom. The judge ruled the incident an assault and battery with each defendant fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Robert Allen
Robert Madigan
Fleury Crotty
Sam Balsley
Justice Lhonies
Parkersburg
Andy Dardis
Dardis
Hitch About Wage Scale Reduction Urged
A call for lowering the wage scale is urged as impossible for the Pittsburg region to compete with West Virginia at current price levels. The appeal flags regional price differentials and seeks policy action to restore competitive wages and costs.
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Pittsburg
West Virginia
New Labor Legislation Sparks Debate in Ohio and West Virginia
A labor and mining policy clash unfolds as bills for a free public employment office and a uniform mining wage scale advance. Key figures include Senator Laughlin, John Mitchell, and Governor White’s appointees, with talks on county adoption clauses and potential mine closures impacting workers and operators nationwide.
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Steck
Laughlin
Bureau of Labor
Barton
Railroad Line Planned From Christiansburg to Floyd Courthouse
A new company formed at Christiansburg aims to build a railroad from near the Norfolk and Western line to Floyd Courthouse. Promoters include Captain D H Sigee Judge Wo M Pierce John G Gerevant of Montgomery county and Floyd residents B G Hoard W M Lowden K N Haenan and others. The envisioned line would run about twenty five miles through mineral timber and agricultural country pending Virginia legislature approval of an enabling bill.
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Wo M. Pierce
John G Gerevant
Montgomery County
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Floyd
Ashland Traveler Falls From Hilton Skylight
C Berry a young traveling man from Ashland Kentucky a somnambulist wandered the fourth floor corridors of the Carolina Hotel in Huntington at 4 am He was found by a bellboy and reentered his room Minutes later he climbed out a window and fell through a skylight to the lower floor Suffering broken tiles and severe internal injuries feared to be fatal
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Hunting'on
Eccentric Berkeley County heir James Wilson dies at 82
James Wilson, an elderly Berkeley County resident famed for wealth and odd habits, died at his Back Creek home on Tuesday. He arranged his funeral years ago by having a grave dug and contracting his cousin, claiming cheaper work than an administrator. He was eighty two.
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James Wilson
Back Creek
Berkeley County
Notice on Mail Boxes and Inventions Marketed
A classifieds style notice mentions selling mail boxes via J D Shott who has the agency for them in Buefield. It also references a Baltimore inventor with a cigar shaped train claim and various medical preparations including Kodol Dyspepsia Cures and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, with endorsements attributed to A N White and H N White.
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Buefield
DeWitt
H.N. White
Coal Output Control Placed Under New Syndicate
In Clarksburg a coalition of major mines including Pinnickinnick Inter state Dixie Two Lick ONeill and West Fork Mining plus others agreed to regulate total coal production. W W Willis former Pinnickinick manager will head the Clarksburg group and Davis Price of Baltimore will supervise the syndicate office.
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Clarksburg
Life and Death Fight Ends in Recovery From Consumption
A patient recounts severe exposure and lung illness leading to consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, he fully recovered and would pay any price for the cure. He asserts the remedy cured Tuberculosis, hay fever, and long troubles, noting trial bottles are free.
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Theo
Dr. Kine
Annual meeting notice of Buckeye Cooling and Coke Co
Annual meeting of the stockholders of Buckeye Cool and Coke Company will be held at the office of James B. Stephenson in Roanoke on February 14, 1901. James B. Stephenson president. January 8, 1901.
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James B. Stephenson
Roanoke
Veal T
Step Ienon
Diy
Bevrewary
Advertisement for Linkins agency distillery sales
An old style ad promotes William Linkin as baker and agent for A Gugenheimer Distilling Co. Encourages buying directly from the distillery with wholesale prices and warns against drinking from unknown sources.
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Wm. Linkin
Baker
The Mother's Favorite Chamterisi Cough Remedy
A damaged notice advertises The Mother's Favorite Chamterisi Cough Remedy claimed to be safe for children and suitable for coughs and croup. It lists a distributor H N and incomplete pricing or usage notes, with several garbled phrases about safety and dosage.
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Chamterisi
Dr King’s New Life Pills for a Healthy Digestive Tract
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for a weak stomach and liver, claiming they improve appetite and digestion and restore health. It targets poor dyspeptics and promotes the product as a universal stomach and liver remedy.
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Aleuce
Dr. King
Josaree
Army Nominations Spark Rush at White House
Congress rushes to the White House as the president handles army nominations and a key Miles promotion. Two reorganization clauses limit line officers from transferring to staff branches. Extra session talks linger amid Spooner bill prospects and Cuban constitution delays.
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