West Virginia Coal Capacity Seen as Nearly Endless
James W. Paul reports that West Virginia coal mining could sustain current output for over a century. The study outlines early mines, rising production, investment totals around 17 million dollars, and about 21 thousand workers earning over 5 million annually, with 200 thousand acres of coal remaining and rail networks surpassing state surface lines.
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Marquet
Hancock County
Maiden Mine
Kanawha County
la Belle
Riverside
Ohio County
Boggs Run
Benwood
Marshall County
Newberg Mive
Preston County
Piedmont
Mineral County
Hope
Mason County
Newburg
Baltimore
Nothern
Boone County
Coal River
Cannelton
Mill Creek
Falling Rock
Elk River
Western Mining and Manufacturing Co
Virginia Cange Coal Company
Peytona
St. Albans
Costs Mouth
Kanawha River
Charleston
Ek River
Oho
New York
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Coalburg
Great
Coalburg Station
Austin
Clarksburg
Harrison County
West Virginia
Harrison
Hancock
Marion
Marshall
Ohio
Preston
Kanawha
Mason
Fayette County
Gauley Mountain
Austed
Mercer County
Pocahontas
Tucker County
McDowsell
Marion County
State Geological Survey
United States
Mining and Engineering
Day by day notes from Bluefield and nearby towns
A Chronicle of yesterday's visits includes A McD Browning from Key stone D May from Tazewell J H French from Ada and others in Roanoke Princeton Welch and Bluefield. Reports mention a moonshine still capture near Norton and a night watch on the Nickels place. The council meeting was postponed until Monday and church events and public notices fill the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. May
Tazewell
J. H. French
Ada
City
David Barger
Princeton
J. L. Hamill
Welch
Roanoke
Albert H Baldwin
J. W. Dent
Monroe County
Bluefield
Lee M. Gibson
W. J. Preece
D. Howe Johnson
Mrs Looney
Elkhorn
Yester
Thomas D. Aston
Young People’s Missionary Society
Bland Street
G. W. Clymer
Radsford
M.C. A
Kenora
Dave Nickels
Billy O'Neil
Nickels
Nickels House
O'Neil
Big Stone Gap
Eli Roads
Charles Martin
Pam Nicewarder
Nicewader
Add Harman
George Little
William Nelson
Carder
Sheriff White
Coopers
William Bailey
Fitch
Jones
Bramwell
TeLecharn
White
Hood's Sarsaparilla Brightens Tired Feeble Blood
An 1880s style health block promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla to cure fatigue by enriching the blood and restoring energy. Claims ease of use and relief from indigestion and biliousness with a 25 cent price point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
It Saves the Children Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Promoted
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as saving thousands of croupy children and described as unequal for colds and whooping cough. The note emphasizes its life saving reputation and broad usefulness.
Sensational find on Maine explosion evidence rumors
Havana reports circulate that divers inspected the Maine and found a large hole on the starboard side opposite the forward magazine and a smaller clean hole on the opposite side. Navy officials reportedly say torpedo drivers could have pierced the hull. Rumors tie the find to Consul General Lee and a Washington order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terior
Maine
Navy
Lee
Washington
Vizcaya Still Three Miles Off Sandy Hook in Dense Fog
The Vizcaya remains about three miles from Sandy Hook light ship with a fogbound harbor delaying her approach. She is expected to sweep up the North River and fire a twenty one gun salute tomorrow. Frank Sherwood recalls his near-death cholera ordeal after a long drive and plans to carry Chamberlain's remedy in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vizcaya
Sandy Look
W York
Sandy Hook
North River
Frank Sherwood
Missouri Valley
Iowa
H. N. White
Mystery of Maine disaster stays unsolved in Havana
Washington reports the Maine explosion remains a mystery with no new information from Captain Sigsbee. Navy plans an independent investigation, Congress prepares for hearings, and public demand grows to recover all sailors' bodies from Spanish soil.
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Maine
Washington
Havana Harbor
Navy Department
Sigsbee
Long
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Madrid
A Card of Thanks From Mrs Repath
A note from Mrs R Repath Bluefield dated February 19 1898 thanks friends for voluntary and generous contributions to her and her children after destruction by freon on the night of the Sith inst. of all they possessed in this world.
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George H. Hill
Bluefield
The
Episcopal Church
D. B. Baldwin
Chrisman
Freon
R. Repath
Remedy Claims Quick Cure for Stomach Ailments
Advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universal cure for stomach pains and looseness. It promises rapid relief and complete healing for all prior conditions described.
Local Ads and Services Include Teas Coffees and Plumbers
Town listings advertise Samuels teas and coffees at Fristoe's Book Store with Hamilton and Jenkins as sole agents. M G Whitlow, Raleigh street plumber and tinner, offers repair work on short notice and makes custom dinner buckets for railroad men. Also promotions for upholstery by Wm Hicks Company and new contact number Phone 12.
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Fristoe’s
Hamilton & Jenkins
M.G. Whitlow
Raleigh Street
M. G. Whitlow
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Virginia Coal
J. W. Paul
James W. Paul
West Virginia Society of Engineers and Architects
Morgantown
Mines Capital Acres
Barbour
Brooke
Hancoc
Marien Eeveeeere
Monongalia
Mineral
Taylor Tucker
Mingo
Browning
Keystone
A . Godfrey
John L. Hoy
Staunton
D. W. Shaw
Rogers Street
N. D. Mabe
EE Winters
Gray
Johnson
Norfolk and Western
Edward Swift
Wabash
John J. Lafferty
D. D
George Fitzgerald
Christiansburg
Buck Clark
Norton
James Jones
Jones & Son
Cowden
Ill
Dr. King
Cowden and Pans
Havana
M. G. Whitsow
Senate
Congress
House
New York Harbor
Ted
Samuels
Wm. Hicks & Company
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