Rescue Efforts Fail in Port Royal Mine Disaster
A 25 man rescue party at Port Royal mine near West Newton, following a gas explosion, failed to locate entombed miners due to deadly black damp. Twelve miners are missing including two superintendents. rescuers report fatal injuries to Arthur Smith and Fritz Tate, with Harry Beveridge and Edward Sweeney among the injured.
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Jacobs Creek
Port Royal
Pittsburg Coal Company
West Newton
Harry Beveridge
Edward Sweeney
William McEune
William Allison
Arthur Smith
Fritz Tate
Chinese passenger boat sinks with heavy loss of life
Mail reports from China that a Chinese passenger boat bound for Wing Po foundered. Of sixty eight aboard, fifty nine were drowned. The disaster is described in London led dispatches dated June 11.
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London
China
Wing Po
President Declares No Third Term Bid
Washington notes release from the executive mansion at noon stating President William McKinley will not seek or accept a third term. He emphasizes service in the second term and urges the country to consider gravest questions without third term prejudice.
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William McKinley
Washington, D. C
President McKinley Absent From Buffalo Exposition Day
Washington June 11 A noted Washington program for Presidents day at Buffalo Exposition proceeds despite McKinley illness News notes Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant General Miles will attend in his stead General Miles to speak on Flag Day at the exposition Friday next
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Washington
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Miles
Public Auction of Livery Outfit Held June 27
We will sell by public auction the entire livery outfit including ten horses wagons carts hacks buggies harness and related gear on Thursday June 27 at Blue Field Livery Stables Bland Street at 10 o clock a m Terms four months with good security Burleson and Poston administer the sale.
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Bluefield
Bland Street
Tds
Burleson & Postoon
Tansil Punch and local remedies advertised
An advertisement touts Tansil Punch as a cure for spring fever and a mood enhancer available from Flat Top Grocery Company and other dealers. It includes a testimonial from W S Whedon of Winterset Iowa about Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy curing a carpenter. Also promoted are Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by H N White and 8 N White druggists for digestive issues and headaches.
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Flat Top Grocery Company
W S Whedon
First National Bank
Winterset
Iowa
Chamberlain
N. White
Did Not Marry for Money Wife Restored by Pills
The Boston man who recently wed a ailing rich young woman finds happiness again after using Dr King s New Life Pills which he claims restored her to perfect health though the text suggests a satirical or sensational note. The pills are advertised as cures for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Boston
Dr. King
Mrs C E VanDeveen praises Chamberlain stomach tablets
Mrs C E VanDeveen of Kilbourne Wisconsin suffered from stomach trouble and constipation for years. She states that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets gave her better relief than any other preparation she tried. The tablets are sold at H N White's drug store for 25 cents with free samples available.
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C E. VanDeveen
Kilbourne Wis
Chamberlain
H. N. White
Popular Man for President Not Active Candidacy
A readable portion notes a person referred to as a popular man for president who is not currently an active candidate. The brief emphasizes his inactive status rather than ongoing campaign activity.
Alumni reunion stirs WVU president search and judgeship talks
Morgantown reports alumni favor D B Purinton for university presidency though not actively seeking the post as of June 11. West Virginia senators Scott and Elkins debate a judge for the new federal district with action expected soon after July 1. several West Virginians, including Vinson and Northcott, are mentioned for posts.
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Morgantown
Board of Regents
University
Raymond
D. B. Purinton
Dennison University
Granville
Ohio
Washington
Scott and Elkins
Federal District of
West Vir
Sion
West
Senator Elkins
Salaries Of Postmasters See Sizeable Increases
The post office department completed readjustment of postmaster salaries for the year to March 31. One thousand eight hundred will gain from 100 to 1000 dollars annually, while 245 face reductions from 100 to 400 dollars. Net government expenditure rises by about 191,900 dollars. Pennsylvania leads with 139 increases, followed by New York and Illinois. Nevada and Porto Rico show few or none.
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Washington
Postofsfice Department
New York
Illinois
Nevada
Porto Rico
Shipyard May Shut Down in Newport News If Strike Continues
Newport News Virginia June 11. If the machinists strike remains unsettled the shipyard with its 7000 workers will close down. Some departments face early closure this week and others next week if the strike persists. Assistant Superintendent Hopkins says the yard cannot operate without machine shops and the shutdown would cost the city many thousands of dollars.
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Newport New
Supt. Hopkins
In Honor of the Judge Banquet in Charleston
Judge John Jay Jackson prepares a commemorative speech for a June 29 banquet in Charleston hosted by the Charleston bar. He is the oldest federal judge by service in the United States and will be honored by state supreme court and federal court members. Judge Nathan Goff will attend and respond to a toast.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John Jay Jackson
Charleston
Jackson
United States
State Supreme Court
Nathan Goff
British report surrender of Van Rensburg at Pietersburg
Lord Kitchener announces that Commandant Van Rensburg has surrendered with his commando at Pietersburg. About one hundred men joined the British lines with more to follow.
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London
Lord Kitchner
van Rensburg
Pietersburg
Reverend Ausmus Returns Home From Virginia Mystery
Rev D M Ausmus, linked to the Petersburg drowning case, arrives in Knoxville Tennessee in a sane but unsettled condition. He walked 25 miles to his Danville area home after midnight arrival and cannot yet explain the events. His family expects a statement in days while relatives search Virginia for facts.
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Knoxville
Tenn
D. M. Ausmus
Petersburg
Danville
Mors Ristown
Twely
Virginia
Boiler explosion aboard torpedo boat destroys coast crew
Portsmouth report says a boiler explosion on a torpedo boat destroyer off the coast killed one man and injured four others. A classified ad promotes Bluefield Mercantile Co's warm weather suits at three dollars and seeks to borrow 81000 on property valued at 3000 with P O Box 338.
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Portsmouth
Bluefield Mercantile Co
P. O
Russian route to San Francisco eyed through Vladivostock
Senator Beveridge reports talks with the Russian foreign ministry on concessions for Pacific coast steamship service. Russia may start a Vladivostock to San Francisco line to carry transPacific mails via the Transiberian Railway. Two new steamers, the Manchuria and Mongola, 345 feet, 6000 tons, 16 knots, are being built for East China traffic.
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St. Petersburg
Beveridge
Foreign Ministry
Vladivostock
Port Arthur
Pacific
United States
San Francisco
Manchuria
Trieste
Austria
East China Railway Company
Yellow Sea
Fire Fights Mine Blaze at Shamokin Slope
In Shamokin Pennsylvania officials plan to flood the No 4 Slope at Lake Fidler Colliery to suppress a fire started Friday night after gas explosions. Mules were brought to surface and it will take about four days to fill the slope and two months to reopen the mine where two men were injured earlier.
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Shamokin
Lake Fidler
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company
Fie
Bid call for church addition stonework contracts
The committee will receive bids until June 26 for the stonework of the Christian Church addition. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Signers include E. P. Godbey, B. A. Worley, L. A. Lowder, Abel Massey, Geo. C. Bailey. Dont buy your new suit until you see the Bluefield Mercantile Co.
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E. P. Godbey
8. A. Worley
L. A. Lowder
Abel Massey
Geo. C. Bailey
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Reciprocity in tariff reform sparks Washington debate
Washington observers foresee a summer and fall of tariff reform and reciprocity talk as the White House hints at broader trade relations. Critics warn that a Babcock revision would hollow out American mills while supporters argue reciprocity boosts foreign competition without harming U S labor. Officials fear revenue losses and business uncertainty.
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Congress
Babcock
America
Ways and Means Committee
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