Roosevelt Convention Grinds Toward Nomination Ballot
Delegates gathered at the Coliseum as credentials work looms and a permanent chair is named. The program anticipates marching clubs if credentials delay reports, with Lodge of Massachusetts set to preside and nominating speeches possible Thursday morning at the earliest.
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Barrow
Unu
Tomorow
Tempracy Caalman Burrows
William O. Waters
Burrows
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Second Democratic Primary Underway in Florida Contests
Voters in Florida go to the polls for a second Democratic primary to decide races left from a indecisive first primary. The key contest is U S Senate to fill the late Mallory seat. candidates include W H Milton and D A Fletcher with W B Lamar and J S Beard also in the race. Governor Broward appointed and then successor appointments have shaped the contest.
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Allen W. Gilchrist
John N. C. Stockton
Gilchrist
Stockton
Jacksevville
Fla
Florida
United States
Mallory
Mallovy
Broward
William J. Bryan
Krayer
Jacksonville
Bryan
W. H. Milton
D. A. Fletcher
W. B Lamar
Congress
John 8. Beard
Pensacola
Barnard
Fletcher
Foresters resist proposed insurance rate increase
The Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters meets in Toronto with a likely heated session over a plan to raise and retroactively adjust assessments. Old members pre 1899 would owe the difference to keep insurance, despite a January surplus of nearly 12 million. Many seniors cannot pay or seek other insurers, triggering organized protests.
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Toronto
Ont
Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters
Dominion
Canada
United States
Moon
Piecent
Ready for business at new Princeton Ave location
The store moves into the former American National Bank building at 13 Princeton Ave and invites the public to visit. They offer a full line of grocer ies while old stock was consumed in a recent fire. Also promotes Tip Top Chop and Beet Pulp for cows and dairy pricing.
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American National Bank
Princeton Ave
H. S. Stafford & CO
Bids Sought for Three Bluefield School Buildings
Beaver Bond District Board of Education invites sealed bids by June 20 at noon to furnish labor and materials and complete three Bluefield school buildings per architect plans. Separate bids required for each house. bonds equal to double the bid amount and 3 percent certified checks due with bids. Secretary E L Bowman announces the call.
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Board of Education of
Beaver
Bluefield
West Virginia
Board of Education
E. L. Bowman
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Earns Widespread Praise
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Georgia reports a stubborn instep sore healed after applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He notes a half of a 24 cent box achieved a perfect cure and the product is sold with a guarantee at all druggists.
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Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran
Reliable stomach remedy ad promotes Chamberlain tablets
An ad touts Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets for a pleasant laxative effect and stomach cleansing with a 65 cent price and free samples at local druggists. It also recommends Kodot for dyspepsia and indigestion as reliable relief sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
Mast End
Bluefield Pharmacy
DeWitt
Roosevelt Platform Emphasizes Republican Prosperity and Labor
The platform pledges unwavering support for Theodore Roosevelt's policies and a Republican majority to enact tariff reform, currency stability, postal savings, and antitrust enforcement. It champions protections for workers, farmers, and African Americans, forest preservation, merchant marine revival, and a contrast with Democratic opposition.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Republican Party
White Mountain
Wedding of Lucille Osborne and James Lamar Washington
A notable wedding in New York unites Miss Lucille Osborne daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert A Osborne of the city with Mr James Lamar Washington of Georgia and New York. The ceremony was led by Bishop Spellmeyer at Rutgers Presbyterian Church. Washington is the son of ex attorney general William Hunter Washington of Tennessee and a distant kin of Gen George Washington.
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New York
Lucille Osborne
Robert A. Osborne
James Lamar Washington
Georgia
Bishop Spellmeyer
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Washington
William Hunter Washington
Tennessee
George Washington
Government challenge to Hepburn law on coal railroads
The federal court in Philadelphia heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Hepburn commodity clause. The law requires railroads owning coal properties to dispose of holdings by May 1 to curb interstate railroad control of coal shipments.
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Philadelphia
Owls Fraternal Order Convene in Knoxville Convention
The Order of Owls holds its national convention in Knoxville Tennessee on June 16 with delegates from across the country arriving for elaborate entertainments and ceremonies reflecting four years of rapid growth.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Order of Owls
Texas Fire Prevention Meet Opens in Hot Springs
Hot Springs Arkansas June 16 the eighth annual meeting of the Texas Fire Prevention Association began here today and will continue over to morrow.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Texas Fire Prevention Association
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Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
Arctic
Fowler-Richardson Hardware Company
Mercer Street
Bluefield Beer
E! Capitan
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
Westinghouse
A. GC. Motors
The
Bluestone Traction Company
W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
South Bland Street
Roosevelt
Coliseum
Jusserand
Bryvee
Nicholas Longworth
Marcus A Hana
William T. Jerome
Joseph Lester
Marvy Sheridan
Phil Sheridan
DLO
Bluefield Feed Co
Norfolk
Western RY
Denver
Bristol
Norton
East Radford
Iuefield
Welch
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. Fh. Bevinl
Gen. Pass
Agt
Artistic Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
Stieff
Shaw and Stieff
Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
C. W. Whitmore
Kennedy
EL Shufflebarger
Sohn Beilding
W. VA
Bluefield Transfer Co
Mel
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer Real Estate
First National Bank
the People's Groce
DAILY
Consumers’ Mercantile & Supply Go
Wonderland Theatre
Bluefield Ave
the Home Furniture Co
Harry’s
Princeton
WM. T. Jenkins
Bluefield Bottling Company
A. D. Wood, M.D
Thornton
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer Building
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