West Virginia Delegation to Philadelphia Named
West Virginia will send twelve Republican delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia. The group includes prominent businessmen and lawmakers from across the state, led by General Curtin with Lemuel Gremm, J E Dana, and E H Flynn among the Big Four. The delegation spans Wheeling to Terra Alta and Charleston, with coal, lumber, and banking figures represented.
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Interior
Mountain Village
G. W. Curtin
H Gramm
J. F. Dana
S. H. Fiyon
Curtin
Luberman and Rsides
Sutton
Braxton County
Lemuel B. Gremm
Grafton
Taylor County
House of Delegates
State Senate
J. E. Dana
Charleston
Kanawha
West Virginia
E. H. Flynn
Record
Roane County
Gramm
First
Morris Horkheimer
Wheeling
O Brien
Glenville
Gilmer County
Horkheimer
Atkinson
Horkheimer Brog
Ohio
O’ Brien
Spain
J. Foreman
Mineral County
J.D. Rigge
Terra Alta
West Virginia Delegation to Philadelphia Presidential Ballot
West Virginia delegates for the third district are M. J. Simms of Montgomery and the Norfolk and Western Railroad official from Bramwell. The fourth district picks K. M. Campbell of Huntington and Dr. W. W. Monroe of Parkersburg as delegates. They will travel by private car likely from Charleston or Parkersburg and vote for McKinley for president with a partner chosen for maximum party advantage.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bramwell
M. J. Simms
Montgomery
Chesapeake and Ohio
K. M. Campbell
Stuntington
Cabell County
W. W. Monroe
Parkersburg
Campbell
Gene
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio
William McKinley
Wisconsin's Convention Delegates Named At Large
Bryan sentiment filled the Democratic state convention as four delegates at large were chosen. The list includes Davis S. Rose of Milwaukee George B. Hilton of Oshkosh D L Plumer of Wausau and Louis G. Bommbne of Geneshba. Best known to medical science Hoste Beer Lively shirt waist selling Pedigo's ad.
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Davis
Rose
Milwaukee
George B. Hilton
Oskosh
D. L Plumer
Wausau
Louis G. Bobmrnche
Geneshba
Hoste
Ee Pedigo
Bucklen Armica Salve and Bicycle Offer
The ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions and various sores with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure. It also offers Lyons' special bicycle for 20 dollars and a second-hand Cleveland bike for 20 dollars, advertised by K. S. Pepigo.
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Bucklen
Lyons
Cleveland
K. S
Pepigo
A Card of Thanks From Des Moines Family
Mrs. H. Doty of Des Moines Iowa thanks Chamberlains Cough Remedy for curing coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. She notes lasting obligation and gratitude to the manufacturers and dealer H N White Druggist for sale of the remedy.
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Chamberlain
8. Doty
Des Moins
Iowa
H.N. White
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
Claiming to instantly relieve and cure all stomach troubles, the advertisement extols Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as the only preparation that digests what you eat and nourishes the body while worn out organs rebuild. It emphasizes starving readers need wholesome food and presents the product as a universal remedy.
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H. N. White
Davis & Ould Stock Sale Closes Old Stand
Trust sale closes out the stock of Davis and Ould including dry goods notions shoes groceries and more at the old Davis and Ould stand. J M Anderson announces bargains across all lines as the sale continues.
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Davis & Ould
J. M. Anderson
No Serious Complications In China Crisis Seen Abroad
Washington reports stress the Chinese upheaval will likely stay limited to mob actions with no territorial dismemberment by powers. Foreign envoys depart, ministers clarify restoration of order as sole aim, and no word from Beijing on foreign troop actions.
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Cambon
France
Europe
Lord Pauncefote
Newport
China
Wa Tiong Fang
Buller Enters the Transvaal and Pursues Boers
London reports General Buller has entered the Transvaal and is camped at Volkrust as Boers retreat north with guns and transports. Euler has not issued an official account of talks with Commandant Christian Botha, while unofficially claiming the Boers were surrounded and urged to disperse. The armistice was used to depart.
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London
Buller
Transval
Volkrust
Majuba
Laing
Nek
Euler
Christian Botha
Redvers
Results of Yesterday's Games in the National League
Yesterday's NL results show Brooklyn beating Cincinnati 10 to 1 with MccGinnerty and Farrell behind the plate. New York topped an opponent 5 to 0 on nine hits with Hawley and Bowerman handling catching duties. Boston edged Pittsburgh 1 to 0 as Nichols and Clark paired for Philadelphia defeated St Louis 11 to 7 with Sudhoff and Robinger on the mound.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
MccGinnerty
Farrell
Breein
Peitz
New York
Weago
Ballerice
Hawley
Bowermen
Griffith
Crance
Boston
Pittsburg
Nichols
Clark
Philippi
C'onnor
Philadely
Philadelphia
Li's
Lerio
St. Louis
Errera
Sudhoff
Robinger
Piat
McFarland
Colored Man Charged With Ruin Of Three Daughters
Samuel Horton a forty year old Black man was arrested near Slabtown in Elizabeth City county. His fifteen year old daughter accuses him of causing her ruin and the downfall of her two sisters one younger and one older.
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Newport News
Samuel Horton
Roanoke Carnival Offers Food and Craft Demos This Week
Attend Roanoke Carnival July 2 to 7. Enjoy Hester's Columbus Beer for family and medical use. Silk taffeta ribbon 40 pure, Nos 60 and 80 priced at 10c and 15. For more details see Pedigo's advertisement.
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Hester
Columbus
Commissioner disputes Leech Lake Messiah craze report
Washinger reports that the commissioner of Indian affairs doubts the Leech Lake Indians were affected by a Messiah craze. He suggests the tale may come from a drunken Indian, and notes Capt. W A Mercer would have forwarded facts to Washington if true.
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Washinger
Lodian Affairs
Leech Lake
W. A. Mercer
Washington
Jones
Mrs Beveridge in Critical Condition at Hospital
Mrs Albert J Beveridge wife of the Indiana senator is critically ill at a Dansville hospital after months of serious illness. The senator has been telegraphed for and is at her bedside with little hope of recovery.
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Indiana
Dansville
N. Y
Albert J. Beveridge
No Suffering Again For Fifty Times Its Price
G H Wilson a Burgettstown liveryman reports severe stomach pains. He says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy fixed him quickly after purchasing at Miller and McCurdy’s drug store. He praises its effectiveness and vows to keep it at home.
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Miller & McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilson
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington Co
HN. White
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Offer Health Promise
A vivid cheerfulness is linked to Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for dyspepsia and a tonic for the nerves and system. Hood's Pills are advertised as a non-irritating laxative for constipation and available from all druggists.
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Hood
The One Day Cold Cure Claims Fast Relief
An old ad asserts Kermott's Choco ites Laxative Quinine as a candy like remedy for colds and sore throat, promising quick cure with easy intake.
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Kermott's
Careless Cure Claims for Cascarets and Cathartic Candor
Ad promotes Cascarets as a natural remedy for all ailments beginning with headaches and cancer fears. It touts easy bowel movements and health benefits at 10 cents per box. Claims the genuine product is stamped and warns against imitation.
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Cascari
Hughes Named for Congress by Fourth District
Point Pleasant West Virginia June 13 Hon James A Hughes of Cabell county was nominated by the fourth district Republicans in convention for congress on the fifth ballot The other candidates were Senator Harry C Woodyard Romeo H Freer and State Senator M A Kendall Freer withdrew but on the first ballot severe support went to Freer and he was within four votes of nomination Woodyard shifted his support to Hughes ensuring the final nomination The convention was highly enthusiastic The nominee is a state senator and successful businessman The resolutions endorsed the national administration and the congressional delegation without mentioning local affairs Freer may receive a lucrative national administration appointment electors J W Vandervort and T B McClure named as presidential electors
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
James A. Hughes
Cabell County
Congress
Harry C. Woodyard
Roane
Romeo H. Freer
Ritchie
M. A. Kendall
Wood County
Kendall
Freer
Woodyard
Hughs
Rative
National
J. W. Vandervort
Wood
T. B. McClure
Wayne
Norfolk and Western Board Expanded by Pennsylvania Officials
At a New York meeting dated June 15 the Norfolk and Western Railway directors elected John P. Green and Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad and James Mettea of the Pennsylvania Company to the Norfolk and Western board. This raises Pennsylvania Railroad representation on the board to four directors, with M. Prevost already serving as third vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Tern Railway Company
John P. Green
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Raiload Company
James Mettea
Pennsylvania Company
Norfolk and Western Board
Pennsylvania Rilroad
One Day Cod Cure Promoted as Easy Candy
An old ad touts Ker mott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a simple cure for a cold in the head and sore throat. The claim emphasizes ease of taking like candy and notes children cry for them.
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Kermott's
Kermott’s
Pedigo's offers sharp discounts on tail and mace suits
D Yitys Witch Hezel Salve is advertised as giving instant and permanent relief for eczema and skin diseases. Consumers are warned to beware of counterfeit products.
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D. Yity
Hezel
H. N. White
Cre Day Cold Cure Advertises Kermott’s Laxative Quinine
An old advertisement touts Cre Day Cold Cure with Kermott’s Laxative Quinine claiming relief for cold symptoms. It markets the product as child friendly by likening it to candy and targets parents seeking quick comfort for sore throat and head congestion.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve Promised by New Life Pills
Health boast asserts the pills boost brain and body power by correcting stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Ad claims dramatic vitality from Dr King s New Life Pills with a 25 cent price and related products from Fat Top Grocery Co.
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Dr King
Putnam
Fat Top Grocery Co
Cure Cold in Head With Kermott's Laxative Quinine
An advertisement touts Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as an easy to take remedy to cure cold in head and sore throat quickly. It emphasizes fast relief from head cold symptoms and throat irritation.
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Kermott's
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Reports show that over fifteen hundred jives have been saved through the use of One Minute Cough Cure. Most of these were cases of grippe, croup, asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Its early use prevents consumption. H.N. White.
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H.N. White
Coal Price Reduction for Cash and Pay Day at Campbell Co
Local coal firm W H Campbell & Co announces new cash and pay day prices. Spot cash coal rests at 3.25 dollars per ton and 1.75 dollars per half ton, while pay day rates rise to 3.50 dollars per ton and 1.90 dollars per half ton.
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Orde
W.H. Campbell & Co
Local Merchant Invites Public to Inspect Stock
REMOVAL I have removed my stock of dry goods clothing hats shoes to the building recently occupied by R J Baldwin next door to Y M C A and invite the public generally to inspect my stock. Respectfully C W Hurst Co.
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R. J. Baldwin
C. W. Hurst & Co
Dowager Empress Chooses Peace With Europe in Boxer Uprising
From Peking a report says the Dowager Empress will prefer peace over fighting. European powers reportedly forgive her and promise to suppress Boxers. Shanghai notes Pekin remains isolated as Tang Fu-siang directs defenses. Sixteen marines hold at bay two thousand attackers until reinforcements arrive. forty marauders killed.
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Europe
Shanghai
China
Tang Fu Siang
Motrus
Ed Alvise
Paris Empress Questions Foreign Troops Arrival
Paris reports that Gi-patch was dispatched from the French ambassador in China. The Dowager Empress, calling the move childish, asked why foreign troops were entering the country. The envoy explained the troops’ role is to protect Europeans and safeguard railways and telegraph lines.
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China
Paris
Sasing
British Marines Repel Boxer Assault Near Pe kin
At Ling Fang on Monday 2000 Boxers attacked a British detachment of sixteen marines who sped two miles ahead by the first train. The marines fired for over a mile before reinforcement with a maxim gun forced the Boxers to retreat. Europeans pursued and captured two villages. Boxers reported forty casualties, while British losses were undisclosed. The Pekin expedition, comprising British 915, German 350, Russian 300, French 159, American 164, Japanese 52, Italian 40, Austrian 25, moves toward Pekin.
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Tien Tek
Pekin
Quartermaster Clerk in San Francisco Charged With Conspiracy
Ernest Emmerich chief clerk in the U S Army quartermaster department is arrested on charges of conspiring with J W Bartholomew to defraud the government by approving bills for supplies not delivered He is freed on 3000 dollar bond A note from the American Box Factory payable to Emmerich and paid for undelivered goods is found Bartholomew secretary of the firm The boxes were used to pack guns and ammunition for shipment.
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Quartermaster’s
San Francisco
Ernest Emmerich
Quartermaster’s Department
J. W. Bartholomew
American Box Factory
Bartholomew
For Sale Two Story Frame Dwelling in Graham Virginia
Two story frame dwelling with rooms pantry wardrobes cistern under back porch and three outbuildings on McDowell Street Graham Virginia. Terms part down balance in easy payments. For particulars call or address W B Ford Graham Va.
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McDowell Street
Graham
W.B. Ford
Grahan
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