Adulteration in foods and shifting river bill politics
Washington report notes adulteration mainly in luxuries with milk water lacing and lard mixed with cottonseed oil. The commission urges clear labeling to inform consumers. River and harbor bill faces defeat amid conflicts between shipping, oleomargarine allies, and public-building funding, with extrav agance cries shaping votes. Si Huntley recalls early Washington receptions and a wary stranger asking about western crime tales.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Congress
Commission
Chase
S. S. Huntley
West
Si” Huntley
Transportation Service
Yellowstone Park
Huntley
Personal items from Bluefield residents and visitors
C B Flesher arrives from Elkhorn. M Peck visits from Cambridge. W Atkinson to Columbus. W W Pruitt from Welch visits Bluefield. Dr J H Hare returns from Narrows. J H Strother from Maxwell. A H Patton from Welch in city. Capt D B Baldwin visits Pocahontas. J R Adams and D Haller from Tug River. E V Neal and William Griffith from Big Sandy in town. R N Watson from Tip Top in Bluefield. W J Henritze departs for parents. Mr and Mrs W E Burns of Lebanon visiting. Capt George W Thomas returns from Elliston. Major R R Henry and Judges C Gaham from Tazewell in city. Judge Joseph M Sanders and John M Anderson return from Charleston. William White visits parents in Salem, Virginia. Col J W Hartwell to speak at Y M C A this afternoon. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Bland Street Church holds 3 o clock meeting. officers to be elected. State Y M C A convention at Roanoke reports: W A Cather elected vice president. For rent two rooms, Higginbothan avenue. 224 ft
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J. H. Hare
Narrows
J. H. Strother
Maxwell
A. H Patton
Welch
D. B. Baldwin
Pocahontas
J. R. Adams
D. Haller
Tug River
E. V. Neal
William Griffith
Big Sandy
R. N. Watson
Tip Top
Bluefield
W. J. Henritze
W. E. Burns
Lebanon
George W. Thomas
Elliston
R. R. Henry
C.gaham
Tazewell
Joseph M. Sanders
John M. Anderson
Charleston
J. W. Hartwell
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Bland Street
Charles E. Fisher
E. R. Stuart
Glenn Smith
M.O Shorter
K L. Bailey
Roanoke
W. A. Cather
Cal to the Head seeks bookkeeper or clerk position
Classified ad from CALD in the Head offering Lexative Bromo-Quinine tablets and seeking a store bookkeeper or clerk. States ability to provide good references and lists address as D. In cure of Telegraph with contact line 222 3t.
Taxes due in BlueGeld and local notices around town
On pay day Monday through Wednesday February 25 to 27 residents must settle taxes at Patton House. Delinquent taxes threaten return. Ads promote 5x7 daylight loading cameras, china ware premiums with J N Echols & Co, and King William night ball at the Blue Front.
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BlueGeld
Patton House
W.A Brown
Best Conch Buy From Wm Linknacker Agency
Advertisement urges choosing William Linknacker as agent for A Gugenheimer Distilling Co to buy conch liquor directly from the distillery and at wholesale prices for direct retailer sales.
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Wm. Linknacker
Gugenheimer Distilling Co
New Discovery Cures Coughs Pneumonia in Trials
A dramatic testimonial from Times informant in New Sta itsville claims Dr Kings New Discovery cured a persistent cough and saved two lives. The letter praises the remedy as a matchless medicine curing long standing throat and lung troubles. It notes a free bottle offer at drug stores with a 50c to 100 price range and guarantees.
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New Staitsville
Unio
Germany Bases Settlement In North China Prolonged Crisis
In Pekin the Chinese capital region is in chaos with no formal government and over two million people on the brink of famine. Allied kitchens have fed thousands for two months while German expeditions protract talks and threaten any stable peace until a formal authority is restored.
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Pechin
Germany
China
Powers accept principle of shared Chinese concessions
Washington reports that the United States has won multinational agreement banning unilateral territorial concessions in China. The pact requires international assent for any new settlements in China and applies beyond Tianjin to all Chinese points. Officials note uncertainty over retroactive effect and timing.
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China
Magenty
Denver terrorized by repeated club assaults
A mysterious attacker in Denver has added three more victims to a spree of nighttime assaults on women. All victims were struck on the head with a club within a block, left unconscious, with Mrs Mary Short and Miss Johnson gravely injured and possibly dying.
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Denver
Scious
Mary Short
Unterrahrer
Inspired a Murder In Skagit County Novelists Charge
In Skagit county superior court Marie Corelli is indirectly charged with inspiring the murder of William Gorsage by his wife Jennie Gorsage on December 14 1900 in Mount Vernon A copy of Corelli’s Thelma lay open at the scene suggesting the defense may claim a page read by Mrs Gorsage drove her to insanity Thelma portrays murders and violent deaths as part of its plot.
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Seattle
Wash
Skagit County
Marie Corelli
Jennie Gorsage
William Gorsage
Mt Vernon
Gorsage
Thelma
Gor
Remarkable Coincidence Ties Martha Washington to Bellair death
Mrs. Martha Washington widow of George Washington died at her Bellaire home yesterday. The coincidence is striking as she shares the presidential name and Washington’s birthday. In Norfolk James Swindell of Suffolk, 43, jailed six months for abducting a young girl from a drunk father to seek work, found with the child at a low Negro dive.
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Washington
George Washingon
Bellaire
Swindell
Lecourt
Will Fight to Bitter End From Kruger Statement
Utrecht February 23 President Kruger issued a statement saying Europe may not interfere between the Transvaal and England but masses will see justice with the Boers. He hopes foreign governments urge arbitration and asserts England may burn farms and kill wives but cannot take away freedom.
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Utrecht
Holland
Kruger
Europe
Transvaal
England
Berryville Woman Dies After Blood Poisoning
Berryville Virginia February 23 190? Mrs M rea Stickles a resident east of Berryville died Monday night from blood poisoning after scratching her hand with a pin last week She was fifty years old and left a family.
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Berryville
Mrea
Stickles
Inauguration Security Tightens Across Washington
Major Sylvester, Washington police chief, plans a large security build up for the inauguration. He coordinated with major city police chiefs to monitor thieves and confidence men, and will deploy about 100 detectives and Pinkerton aid. Around 200 sworn officers will act as a special reserve in residential areas to protect downtown march routes. Patrol wagons and ambulances will be positioned along march lines for rapid response.
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Suashington
Sylvester
Washington Police
Shou
Pinkerton
Dence
Druggist Ads and Digestive Claims in a 19th Century Page
An OCR fragment shows pharmacy promos for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and Kodot Dyspepsia Cure with claims of universal digestion. Also includes a whiskey note, a Blue Front reference, classified rental want ad, and a sidenote on pepsin preparations versus a supposed all-digestion remedy.
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O. N.wohite
Dewet in trap as British line closes near London
Daily Mail dispatch reports General Dewet entrenched at the edge of two swollen rivers with imperial troops forming a wide surrounding array. If the river crossings hold and the pursuit tightens the capture appears increasingly likely.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Dewet
Dewe
Mother's Favorite Cough Remedy Promoted for Children
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine in Mother’s Favorite cough remedy praised as safe for children. It claims no opium and stresses ease of use for infants and adults, with sales by H. N White and a note on Jane Harper care products. It also promotes Dolbie tobacco and King William high Ball at Blue Front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambrlain
H. N White
Baltimore man patents cigar shaped train at seventy eight mph
A Baltimore inventor unveils a cigar shaped train capable of eighty miles per hour while a cigarette shaped version is proposed as a faster ride. The message ends with praise for John Harper cigars as a personal preference.
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Baltimore
John Harper
Notice on Mail Boxes Agency in Bluefield Iowa
Notice states ore receivers may secure mail boxes by notifying J. D Shott who has received the agency for them in Bluefield Iowa. The item designates Shott as the point of contact for securing the boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D Shott
Bluefield
Wanted A No 1 Jersey Reader Application Office
An advertisement fragment seeks applicants for a first class Jersey reader position at this office. The note references De Witt's extract and mentions health claims, with a contact line listing H. W. White.
Humane Society Measures Empower Officers to Intervene
Charleston reports new humane society provisions giving officers power to stop cruelty and destroy unfit animals with evidence from two observers. House bill No 8 targets neglect of wives or minor children, making it a misdemeanor with up to 60 days jail or a six month bond to secure support.
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Society of Much Trouble
West Virginia Humane Society
West Virginia
Death by club murders Parsons West Virginia teen
John Lowe aged about nineteen was found dead near the Thomas electric light plant after leaving a saloon at about 11 PM. The coroner's jury ruled the death a homicide from a club blow, with a skull fracture measuring over eight inches. no suspect identified.
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Parsons
W. Va
John Lowe
Thomas
Supreme Court Stays Sentence in WV Unlawful Conduct Case
The West Virginia supreme court granted a writ prohibiting Judge Vandergort from passing sentence on Mrs. F. E. Irhig and W. G. Franklin after their unlawful conduct convictions. The case will be heard by the court in April.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Supreme Court
Vandergort
F. E. Iirhig
West Virginia
Queen
W. G. Franklin
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M. Peck
Cambridge
W. Atkinson
Columbus
W. W. Pruitt
William White
Salem, Vi
Mrs
Samuel W. White
Higginbothan Avenue
Mebane & Thornton
J. N. Echols & Co
William Pennsye
King William Higt
Pekin
Province OF
Pechili
Upse
Ritory
United States
Powers
Tien Tsin
Sia
Ten Tsin
Colo
Sage
Martha Washington
Wheeling
Martha
Norfolk, Va
James Swin
Dell
Suffolk
Resi
A. Cludin
Rock Spring
AHN White
Chamberlain
Care Daily
de Witt
Uuituuwas
H.W. White
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