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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
1
Chattanooga Tenn July 1 From now until summer end the Chickamauga hills will echo with firearms and marching troops as in the 1860s. The Great Encampment opens with athletic events and outdoor amusements while Congress has appropriated a quarter million dollars for expenses.
Officials announce the great encampment at Chickamauga park will be a premier peace time event in the country. Troops from Virginia South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Georgia will participate along with regular army detachments from Fort Oglethorpe Fort Samuel Houston Fort McPherson Fort Wayne Fort Brady Washington D C and Fort Leavenworth.
Delegates from Chicago New York Portland New Orleans San Francisco and other cities gather in Frankfort Michigan for a week long session presided by Rabbi David Philinson of Cincinnati. Topics include marriage capital and labor the Bible and public schools.
Toronto reports wide observance of Dominion Day with public offices banks and businesses closed. The day marked the forty first anniversary of confederation and was observed as a general holiday.
The notice promotes a Radford sale on July 4 featuring a horse and vehicle auction. It also mentions patriotic displays at Pedigo's with blue ribbon vanilla as a suggested purchase. The date is given as 6 28 51.
The United States reorganizes its consular service effective today, closing twenty eight offices and transferring seven while opening seventeen new posts. Major closures span Germany, Canada and other regions. reorganized posts aim to protect American manufacturers abroad and reduce costly, underused offices such as Jamestown on St. Helena which spent 2475 dollars annually with only 16 dollars in fees.
Seattle July 1 Frank Gotch world champion wrestler and Dr Roller of Seattle have finished preparations for their match at Dreamland Rink. The bout has attracted wide attention with expectations of a large crowd. Gotch’s record is well known while Dr Roller is a rising mat artist.
The 32 year old Illinois born University of Pennsylvania graduate now based in Seattle has won many matches since moving four years ago. He defeated Jack Carkeek and Farmer Burns among others and weighs 210 pounds at six feet tall. He reportedly earned $18 000 in wrestling bouts over the last six months and also runs a medical practice.
New York delegates led by Judge Parker and William Sheehan travel to the national Democratic convention in Denver. An informal conference results in resolutions mourning Grover Cleveland and praising his long service to party and country. N B Men Hawktind is at Pedigo's.
Denver reports show Gray and Johnson denying any coalition as they seek the nomination. Speculation grows that either may accept second place if Bryan is nominated, while their managers insist they pursue first place and no vice presidential plans.
Roger C. Sullivan, Illinois national committeeman, said John Mitchell could be a vice presidential candidate if he agrees to run. Illinois would give solid backing and a strong fight for the nomination. The decision would hinge on Mitchell's arrival Monday.
Charles A Towne of New York in Lincoln to discuss a vice presidential bid after the nomination. He meets with William Jennings Bryan to discuss his candidacy and potential selection.
New York July 1 grand jury returns indictments against Mae Woods charging perjury and forgery tied to the Senator Platt divorce proceedings.
President Taft issues a formal statement from Washington on July 1 regarding the selection and guidance of the National Committee chairmanship. The document outlines the administration’s stance and procedural expectations for the position.
In a statement after a conference with Arthur I. Vorys of Ohio, Taft said the Republican national committee chairmanship is not yet settled and no decision will be announced until after his Hot Springs meet with the sub committee next Wednesday.
A bomb in a hallway of a New York tenement partially wrecked the building. Threatening letters from the black hand were received by owner Francisco Spinelli and three police guarding the place were knocked down as tenants panicked.
James R. Keene’s Ballot captured the Advance Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, winning $11,750. The victory also set a new world record for the mile and five sixteenths distance with a time of 2:09 3-5.
Pittsburg July 1 record shipments were made today from the Carnegie Steel Mills with rails and bars exceeding by hundreds of tons any other day since January first. The company’s report shows a rapid return to normal conditions.
Boise Idaho July 1 the state board of pardons commuted the death sentence of Harry Orchard who was to hang next Friday for the murder of former Governor Frank Sieuenenberg to life imprisonment.
New York July 1 reports that Frank B. Keller a GOP national committee man from Minnesota will not consider tendering for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee.
Col umbus reports Ward Gott, serving ten years for the Dr Leo Daiver murder, attempted death by his own hand with a penknife in the prison asylum. He slit his wrists and cut himself repeatedly while laughing and singing, later being carried to the prison hospital for treatment. He remained fully aware of events, berating the physician and displaying superhuman strength during delirious fits that required several guards to restrain him.
Cooperstown July 1 Bishop Potter’s physicians report he is gradually losing strength but remains conscious and free from physical suffering as of 9:30 p m.
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