Long Promised Park at Last Ready for Fourth of July
South Bluefield gains a formal park with over fifty thousand dollars planned for improvements and beautification. John Walters of Graham secures land next to Maple Park Cemetery to form an entrance, with a swing from Bland Street and a 45 foot street access. A baseball grounds and lake are under construction, promising amusements for all visitors on the Fourth.
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Maple Park Cemetery
South Bluefield
John Walters
Graham
Cemetery Land Association
Judge Johnson
Bland Street
North Street
Park to Open July Fourth with Lagoon and Rides
A new amusement park near the South Bluefield cemetery will feature a street car loop into the park and a large lagoon under construction. It will offer varied amusements from baby alligators to a baby elephant and aims to be among the best in a small city. Mr. Walters plans to invest about $50,000 this year and next with frequent changes to keep the park lively.
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South Bluefield
Walters
Yale Commencement Reunion for Taft Class of 1878
Taft will attend Yale commencement in New Haven and join a 30th reunion of the class of 1878. Alumni including Herbert W. Bowen Charles F. Carter Howard C. Holliser James Proctor Clark and Henry H. Hoyt plan to be present for the celebration. Also note sale of Panama hats at Bluefield Mercantile Company.
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New Haven
Conn
Taft
Yale
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Charles F. Carter
Massachusetts
Howard C. Holliser
Cincinnati
James Proctor Clark
Appelate
New York
Henry H. Hoyt
United States
Bluefield Mercantile Company
Taft Sherman Ticket Emerges From 1908 Convention
Chicago reports Taft and Sherman clearly lead the Republican vice presidential race as 816 votes go to Sherman and delegates notify nominees. Murphy Guild Sheldon Fairbanks are listed among others receiving scattered votes and New York’s Sherman is widely favored by Taft supporters.
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Chicago
Taft
Sherman
James S. Sherman
New York
Congress
Murphy
New Jersey
Guild
Massachusetts
Sheldon
Wisconsin
Fairbanks
Indiana
West Virginia
Timothy Woodruff
Harry Skinner
North Carlina
Dennis Flynn
Oklahoma
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
H. Clay Evans
Tennessee
Slemp
Virginia
Thomas McCarter
Louse
Warner
Burrows
Frank H. Hitchcock
Devel
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Shermen
Nee
James 8. Sherman
Thronsa
J. Sloan Fassett
Lodge
Couch Arriv
Schantfarber
William Howard Taft
Ohio
Georgia
Delaware
Senator Dupont
Lumber Manufacturers Conclude Convention Delegates Remain
In Minneapolis Minnesota nearly all delegates to the National Lumber Manufacturers convention have stayed in the city beyond the weeklong session. The event, held this week, drew leaders from the lumber industry to discuss trade and policy concerns.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Convention
Conference on Ethics Codes for Lumber Trade
Representatives of the wholesale and retail lumber trades convene to draft a code of ethics for business relations between the two sectors. The conference, starting today and continuing tomorrow, aims for adoption by about one hundred associations nationwide including retailers wholesalers and manufacturers.
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United States
Veteran Telegraph Leader Col Ham Young Dies in Chicago
William Hamilton Young known as Col Ham Young, long time Western Union night manager and retiring president of the Old-Time Telegraphers Association, died at his son’s home in Chicago after falling ill at the Republican national convention. He began telegraph work in 1850 and served in the war department during the Civil War era.
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Chicago
William Hamilton Young
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Ham” Young
Young
War Department
Ballot Wins Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
Ballot, James R. Keene's favorite, easily captured the $25,000 Suburban Handicap over 1 1 4 miles at Sheepshead Bay before about 20,000 fans. He finished in 2.03, approaching the track record and close to the world record, with King James second and Fair Play third.
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Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
James R. Keene
Ballot
Broomstick
Brighton
August Belmont
Not the Cheapest Blue Ribbon Vanilla Wins Favor
Blue Ribbon Vanilla is praised for value and quality, offering longer use per can and better economy in lag runs, despite not being the cheapest option.
Steptoe’s Grocery Ad Promises Bargains and Prompt Service
A historical grocery advert lists 2 lb string beans, 3 lb cans, green beans per gallon, early harvest apples for frying, and other staples with prices. It touts prompt service, courteous treatment, and quotes for out of town trade pledging satisfaction and quality.
Taft Heads to Cincinnati for Taft Foraker Talk on Chair
Secretary Taft travels to Cincinnati to confer with Sherman on the Republican national chairmanship as eight national committee members travel from Chicago. The delegation seeks a leader amid Ohio pressure for Hitchcock and Herrick proposals while Taft faces mounting requests.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Sherman
Tet
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Bairman
Tat
Ohio
Arthur Vorys
Myron T. Herrick
National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Jas
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Myron T
Herrick
Frgnnk
Kellog
Minnesota
Charles Nagel
Missouri
BK. FE. Hart
Iowa
W. KE. Moreh
Idaho
C. Duncan
North Carolina
Frank O Lowden
Ilinois
Government and railroads shape industry and public trust
The text argues that governments generously aided railroads by giving public domain and fostering wealth, but later cracked down on captains of industry. It asserts government should stay neutral, neither aiding nor hindering specific industries, letting enterprise determine the nation’s industrial path.
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Littleton
National
Site
Roosevelt enjoys a perfectly working time before Oyster Bay departure
President Roosevelt, on the eve of leaving for Oyster Bay for summer vacation, says he has enjoyed every minute of his stay and that his thanks go to the American people for the opportunity to serve. He adds he has had a perfectly working time and rejects sympathy.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Government Ought to Keep Hands Off, Banker Says
Martin W. Littleton of New York spoke at the Virginia Bankers Association session in Hot Springs on June 19, urging limited government interference. He argued federal and state authorities long fostered growth by aiding capital in mining, railroads, and banking.
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Hot Springs
Virginia Banker's Association
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Mine Disaster Report from Monongahela Toll Total Rises
Reports from Ellsworth and Monongahela state all miners are out of the mine with ten victims, three dead, two badly burned cousins Peter Mazot hospitalized, five others rescued and brought to hospital tonight.
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Monongahelia
Ellsworth
Totel
Peter Mazot
Miners Die in Ellsworth No 1 Explosion Near Monongahela
June 19 Ellsworth No 1 mine of Pittsburg Coal Co near Monongahela Pa suffered three deaths and fifteen entombed after a daytime explosion. Only John Beal identified among victims. many entombed foreigners burned beyond recognition. Fumes prevent rescuers from entering the slope. If the blast had happened five minutes earlier the entire day shift would have been trapped and likely killed.
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Monongahela
Ellsworth No
Pittsburg Coal Co
John Beal
Hearst Gains in Mayoral Recount Totals
In the New York mayoralty contest recount, Hearst gained 87 and McClellan 27 in today’s tally. The net gain for Hearst reached 60, with Hearst totaling 482 net so far and 648 boxes remaining to be counted.
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New York
Hearst
McClellan
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