West Virginia Republicans Platform Endorses Taft Roosevelt
The platform adopted at Charleston endorses Taft and Sherman as strong national nominees and Roosevelt’s administration. It calls for local option on liquor, labor reform with an employer liability law, mining safety measures, direct primaries, tax reform toward lighter burdens on property, and continued support for roads schools and agriculture under Republican governance. It lauds Governor Dawson and cites improvements over twelve years.
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Republican Party of
West Virginia
Chicago
Taft
Sherman
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Boyvcott
Blacklist
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Senate
Republican Party
General School Fund
State ‘Board of Agriculture
Democratic Party
Wm. M. D. Dawsop
Superintendent Involved As Freight Wreck Is Reported
Details from the Daily Telegraph describe No 3 wreck where freight engineer Floyd Kempt and conductor Del Barton of Portsmouth attempted to reach a siding to avoid a passenger train. Brakeman Cornwall flagged the passenger, crews jumped to safety, passengers were tossed but none injured. Superintendent George T. Johnson aided after the crash while Cornwall faced inquiry.
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No. 3
Daily Telegraph
Floyd Kempt
del Barton
Portsmouth
Iirakeman Cornwall
Geo
Johnson
Cornwall
Sands, Vanderbilt kin, killed in auto wreck near Poissy
Pars, July 29. G Winthrop Sands stepson of William K. Vanderbilt died after an automobile crash outside the Vanderbilt grounds. The car, going fast, struck a tree and the chauffeur was badly burned when the tank exploded. Sands died two hours later, his family overwhelmed with grief.
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Pars
G. Winthrop Sands
William K. Vanderbilt
Poissy
W. K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Grounds
Sands
Chaffeur
Snend
Notable Visitors and Travel through the City
A long list of locals and guests movement through the city includes Dr A H Sayers of Northfork, Capt D H Barger of Hiawatha, J H Crockett of Tazewell, and J A Steton of Kimball. Others, such as W D Hensel, J Taylor, and Judge Dillard Teft, are noted on business trips or in transit to Crumpler and New York. Several attending funerals include W E Kennedy from Parkersburg for a relative's service, while Rev Thomas Priddy travels to East Radford for Mrs Ernest Brown's funeral. Mrs Brown is linked to Col H T Minstein of New River.
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Thomas Priddy
Maud
East Radford
Mr Priddy
Ernest Brown
Ministers of county seek new countywide association
A group of city and county ministers met at the Presbyterian church to form a county ministerial association. A committee of Revs. Trapnell Clark and Barry will draft plans, reporting September 29. They oppose saloons but avoid party politics, aiming at temperance through collective action. Attendees included Wessis Priddy Thompson Clark Trapnell early Hollaway and Kurler. A union service at the same church drew a large crowd.
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Presbyterian Church
Trapnell
Clark and
Barry
Wessis Priddy
Thompson
Clark
Arly
Athens
Hollaway
Graham
Kfurler
Princeton
Rosbyterian
Close Race for Illinois Nomination
Chicago July 29 governor candidates Reneé and former Governor Yates fight neck and neck in the Republican gubernatorial nomination race to be settled in next week’s primary. Four Democratic hopefuls contest a whirlwind finish in the same contest.
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Chicago
Tide of Needs Reciprocals and Tiny Pills
A fragmented ad cites George Eliot on the tide of needs and presents DeWitt's Little Barely Risers as pleasant easy to swallow pills. Bold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
It Can’t Be Beat Best of All Medicines
C M Harden of Silver City NC praises Electric Bitters as the best remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. He says it also aids weakness backache and run down conditions and helps with chills and malaria. Sold with guarantee at drug stores 60c.
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C. M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Telegraph Want Ad For Clears Tobacco And Gifts
Full line of clears tobacco cigarettes pipes stationery post cards and leading daily papers and magazines. From this date I will give five meaningful and useful presents each week with purchase entitling you to two tickets in the distribution. See them in the window. Ladies notice call Co. H. Bell at No 5 Bluefield Avenue.
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Co. H. Bell
Bluefield Avenue
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for Pills
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is specially good for pills. recommended and sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Banana Cream Dessert Recipe Highlight
A cor respondent recommends a banana cream dessert using five bananas five spoonfuls sugar and whipped cream. The recipe adds one cup of lemon Jell O dissolved in hot water, then molds and decorates with candied cherries and whipped cream.
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Sold Broadly
A historical note states Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently on the bowels and drives them out of the system, with broad selling by all druggists and stores.
Summit Hotel to discontinue dining room
Rooms by the day and week at 55 and 50 cents per day. Beginning August 1 1905 the hotel will discontinue the dining room and will continue to offer lodgers and roomers at Summit Hotel.
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Summit Hotel
Notice to Creditors of Consumers' Mercantile Supply Company
Creditors are informed that all sums owed for merchandise or subscribed stock must be paid to U. S. Alexander, Trustee, by August 1. Accounts not paid by then will be turned to my attorney for collection. July 21.
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Mercantile Supply Company
U. S. Alexander
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Northfork
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Tazewel
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Kimball
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A. A. Lilly
Beckley
Col
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W. B. Honaker
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Swift Specific CO
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Clean Sweep Sale
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50 Cent
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Typewriter Exchange
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