Political jockeying in Kanawha for Third District races
In Charleston Kanawha county dominates Third district politics as candidates race for governor and other posts. The piece discusses William M. Daveen or Dawson as possible governor nominees and Describes Dorr and the Kanawha hog combine influencing clerk and speaker races. The column notes rivals, county power, and factions including Derr Hall and MacCorkle with labor tensions shaping the field.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
William M . Daveen
Mr. Dawson
West Virginia
Caesar
Captain Hood
Shawkey
Kanawha
Hog Combine
Bia
Frank P Moats
Wood
Billy Caldwell
Ohio
Gregory
Tyler
Cunningham
Randolph
Dorr
Webster County
Kanawha Hog Combine
Moats
House of Delegates
Combina
G. W. Cartin
Dawson
Grant P. Hall
J. L. Caldwell
U. S Senate
Congress
Grant Hall
Hall
Daweon
Dorrie Webster County
MacCorkle
C and O Shops Strike Standoff Keeps Huntington Idle
Huntington, June 12. No change in the C and O railroad strike as workers stay out. Officials led by J F Walsh and J H Carlisle shovel coal, coal six engines, and move wood to keep trains running. President G W Stevens says he will close the shops rather than join a municipal fight.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
J. F Walsh
Richmond
Genersl
J. H Carlisle
Hirton
A. F. Steward
C. R. Wilson
G. W. Stevens
Chesapeake and Ohio
Burdock Blood Buttere Promises Pure Blood and Vitality
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Buttere as a health tonic that cleanses the blood and increases vigor. It claims to improve overall tone and energy across the body.
King Alexander and Queen Draga Buried Amid Serbian Joy
Belgrade mourns and lights fly as King Alexander and Queen Draga are laid to rest in the Obrinovitshes vault at St Mark's chapel. Secret interment timed before dawn. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch to depart for Servia. Belgrade awaits his move. Authorities tense over potential foreign actions.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
St. Mark's
Aleaxner
Geneva
Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
Bia
Vienna
St Petersburg
Russia
Austria
President outlines Gould line consolidation plans east of Toledo
Joseph Rameey Jr president of Wabash details plans to unite Gould lines east of Toledo under one system before fall. He says Wabash Securities Company differs from Northern Securities and aims to consolidate roads into a continuous line. No talks with Pennsylvania or changes to current plan.
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Gould
Joseph Rameey, Jr
Wabash
Toledo
Wheeling
Lake Erie
West Virginia Central
Little Kanawha
Maryland
Pittsburg
Wabash Securities Company
Northern Securities Company
Northern Securities Company,'’ Says Mr. Rameey
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland and
Cherry
Forty Seven Building Permits for One Man
Mr William Hicks of this city asks for forty seven building permits the largest number issued to a single person in Bluefield. The plans cover Park Place in West Bluefield formerly the Davidson Homestead with modern up to date structures. An orchard of fruit trees and blue grass will enhance the site creating a country like retreat within the city.
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William Hicks
Park Place
West Bluefield
Davidson
Bluefield
Hicks
Mr Hicks
Coal Producers of the Old Dominion Growth Report
The Coal Producers of the Old Dominion describe progress in Park Place with over forty houses completed in five months. A list details permit projections including Baldwin avenue, Railroad Front, Park avenue, Englewood avenue, Powell street and Wall street with estimated costs ranging from 400 to 5 000 dollars per building.
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Park Place
Baldwin Avenue
Railroad Front
Part Avenue
Park Avenue
Englewood Avenue
Powell Street
Wail Street
Cleveland proposal as University of Virginia president debated
Washington reports that New York alumni promote former President Grover Cleveland for the University of Virginia presidency. They suggest he would likely accept if offered, and claim Carnegie might endow the university with a large gift. The board of visitors plans to meet and may delay the election to explore the idea.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
University of Virginia
Cleveland
New York
John Bassett Moore
Mr. Cleveland
Board of Visitors
University
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Booker Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Doomsday for Two Hanged In Indiana Prison
Michigan City report states William Jackson, a Black man, was hanged for the murder of John Blankenship at Evansville in a robbery plot. Ora Copenhagen, a white man from Indianapolis, was hanged soon after for wife murder.
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William Jackson
Ora Copenhaver
Michigan City
Ind
John Blankenship
Evansville
Ora Copenhagen
Indianapolis
Jackson
Fadette Oals Ad Promises Big Value at Local Studio
Ad copy touts affordable items with quirky phrasing and location vague. Promises bargains at a small local studio with playful tone and missing clear details.
Virginia Coal Producers and Output by Ovens 1902
The Coal Trade Journal lists Virginia's chief coal producers with oven counts as a proxy for tonnage. Pocahontas and Tazewell Wise counties dominate, with 1.2 million and 1.75 million tons respectively, while several companies report 50 to 1,900 ovens and limited 1902 shipments. Virginia lacks mine inspection funding and relies on limited state data.
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Coal Trade Journal
Virginia
West Virginia
Chesterfield
Henrico
Richmond
Montgomery
Pulaski
Roanoke
Tazewell
Wise
Fiest
Pocahontas
Commissioner of Labor
Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company
Virginia City
Investment Company of
Philadelphia
North American
Clinch Valley Coal and Coke Company
Clinch Valley C. and TL Co
Coal Creek Coal Company
Raven
Tazewell County
Big Creek Coal Company
C. V. C. and I Co
Big Creek
C. V. C. and I. Co
Lost fraternity pin with Co G Day back rewards offered
Lost between Bluefield and Graham a fraternity pin engraved Co G Day on back. A reward will be paid for its return to Capt. D. B. Baldwin at Bluefield or John G. Baylor at Graham. Dated 6-12-1f.
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Bluefield
Graham
Co. G
D. B. Baldwin
John G. Baylor
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Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
Bluefield, W. VA
T.H
Princeton
Avune
Bluefield, W
Bkss Jane
California
Ashland
Deyerle & Floyd
I.l.cohbn
Pasenger
Paul Jones
J. Baker
Bluefield Ave
L. B. Tierney
WM H. Thomas
W. H. Wheelwright
The
Flat Top National Bank, OF
W. V
Capital
Hunteington
National Assembly
Berlin
State Department
Charles S. Wilson
Legation
Athens
Eratmos
Leitha
Maros
Keeroes
Nish
Coal Producers OF
Old Dominion
Carnegie May
Prinetan Avenue
Binefield
Otter Counties
Coal Producers
Pocahontas Cudllieries
Comany
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Radford
Stonega Coal and Coke Company
Stonega
Colonial Coal and Coke Company
Dorchester
Crane's Nest Coal and Coke Company
George
Stone Gap Colliery Company
Glamorgan
Chaidee and Sons
Blackwood
Imboden Coke Company
Big Stone Gap
Ovens Norton Coal Company
Norton
Kelly and Irvine
Josephine
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