West Virginia Delegation at Republican Convention Furor
Philadelphia reports crowded West Virginia headquarter activity during the Republican convention with all counties represented. Ticket demand surpassed supply causing delays as Senator Scott oversaw limited allocations. Col Morrie Horkheimer received thanks for securing delegates’ lodging and decor, while hotel rates contrasted sharply with inflated downtown prices.
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Scott
John L. Steele
McKinley
Republican State Committee of
West Virginia
Senator Walcott
Col
Morrie Horkheimer
Keystone
Stafford
Waton
Statford
The European Plan versus American Plan Rates Compared
The article notes the European plan being cheaper than the American plan with a $500 rate cited for the parlor housing the West Virginia headquarters as an example of prevailing charges.
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West Virginia
Results of Yesterday's National League Games
St Louis vs Pittsburgh postponed due to rain. New York beat Boston 6 to 2 with Mercer Warner vs Willis Sullivan. Philadelphia forfeited by delay in 11th inning as Brooklyn scored 9 to 0 with Bernhardt McFarland McGinnity Farrail. Cincinnati defeated Chicago 7 to 4 behind Newton Peitz Callahan Donahue.
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St. Louis-Pitsburg
Rein
New York
Boston
Mercer
Warner
Willis
Sullivan
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Bernhardt
McFarland
McGinnity
Farrail
Cincinnati
Chicago
Newton
Peitz
Callahan
Donahue
Senator Scott Selected for National Campaign Role
Philadelphia June 22 The Republican National Committee re elected Senator N. B. Scott of West Virginia as chairman for four years. Colonel Dick of Ohio was named temporary secretary. The committee will base headquarters in Chicago and New York as in 1896. Hanna said personal headquarters would be where needed for party success. The executive committee includes Payne Wisconsin Maney Maine Scott West Virginia New Indiana New Idaho Shoup.
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Walcott
West Virginia
Daddy
R. M. McGoffin
Bramwell
E. P. Racker
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Republican Nations Committee
I Ata
Ohio
Cago
New York
Hanna Seid
Tee
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Joseph H. Maney
Maine
N. B. Scott
Harry D. New
Indiana
George L. Shoup
Idaho
Amnesty Proclamation Issued for Philippine Islanders
Washington reports the United States issues an amnesty proclamation to inhabitants of the Philippine Islands. Officials expect general submission from Filipino leaders and a calmer, faster pacification as arms activities decline and personal safety assurances boost cooperation.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippines
Wide Divergence of Opinion on Bryan's Running Mate
A Philadelphia canvass of U S newspaper editors shows broad disagreement on a Democratic vice presidential candidate for Bryan after Roosevelt's nomination. Hill and Hearst lead the favorites with Dewey, Pattison, Wheeler, and Fitzhugh Lee also named by several editors. no clear majority emerges.
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United States
Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
York Journal
Tillman, Snively
Indiana
Fitzhugh Lee
Robert Pattison
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Joseph Wheeler
California
Emelio Aguilaldo
Hill
Admiral Dewey
Pattison
Roosevelt
Seashore Excursions From Roanoke to New Jersey Resorts
Norfolk and Western and Pennsylvania Railways offer seashore trips via Hagerstown and Harrisburg to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City Avalon Anglesea Wildwood and Holly Beach New Jersey Tickets on July 5 and August 2 1 are valid for seventeen days including the sale date A ten day stopover in Philadelphia may be taken if tickets are deposited at Broad Street Station on arrival Through Pullman sleepers run Knoxville via Roanoke to Philadelphia and New York with a daylight Shenandoah Valley ride Rates and details available from W B Bevill Roanoke VA.
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Norfolk & Wesern Railway and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Atlantic City
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Avalon
Anglesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
N.J
Philadelphia
Broad St
Pulman
Knoxville
Ekoanoke
New York
Shenandoah Valley
W. B. Bevill
Roanoke
One Day Cold Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Ker mott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a simple remedy for cold symptoms. It claims quick cure for a cold head and sore throat and notes that children cry for them.
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Kermott's
Tne Gio
Daughters of Confederacy Select Martinsburg For Next Meeting
The West Virginia state convention elected officers for the coming year. J W McSherry of Martinsburg will serve as president with L G Buffington Huntington as first vice president and W W Arnett Wheeling as second vice president. Other officers include Mabel P Anderson Charleston recording secretary Geo Gute Strider Charlestown corresponding secretary Lula Burks Huntington treasurer and A A Langley Charleston historian. Martinsburg was chosen as the site for the next meeting.
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Martinsburg
Charleston
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
Ing
J. W. McSherry
L. G. Buffington
Huntington
W. W. Arnett
Wheeling
Mabel P. Anderson
Charlesto U
Geo. Gute Strider
Charlestown
Lula Burks
A.A Langley
Charles
Roanoke Carnival And Coal Price Notice 1900s
Attend Roanoke carnival July 2 to 7. W H Campbell & Co announces coal price cuts for cash and pay day. Spot cash three dollars twenty five cents per ton and one seventy five per half ton. Pay day time three fifty per ton and one ninety per half ton.
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W.H. Campbell & Co
Cascarrets Candy Cathartic Health Card
The advertisement claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cures a wide range of ailments by restoring bowel health. It promises gentle natural movements and a 10 cent trial, warning against imitations and noting the product is genuine with a C. C. C. stamp.
Card of Thanks for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs. Dory of Des Moines Iowa expresses lasting gratitude for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. She credits the remedy with perfect satisfaction and notes it is sold by H N White Druggist.
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Chamberlain
Dory
Des Moins
Iowa
H. N. White
Sunshine and health claims for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and sale notices
Ad copy touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as brightening the face and curing dyspepsia with renewed vigor. Includes Hood’s Pills as a non irritant laxative. Also lists office desk for sale and a Graham Virginia two story dwelling for sale with terms. Small ads mention Kermott’s Chocolates and a cold cure.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promised Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as digestion aiding and nourishing for those with indigestion. It claims the product digests what you eat and speeds recovery of worn organs, with endorsement by H. N. White.
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H. N. White
Burned Out Officer Eyes Add to Newport News Negro Prisoner
A Newport News inmate named Roberts, held for a misdemeanor, faces transfer to Fayette County West Virginia to answer a felony charge. An officer alleges Roberts threw hot coals, nearly blinding the arresting officer, and he resists returning to West Virginia.
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Newport News
Roberts
Fayette County
W. Va
Negro
West Virginia
Echols Partners Formed. Settlements Due by June 1 1900
A co partnership titled J N Echols and J E Echols does business as J N Echols & Company. All accounts due J N Echols must be settled by June 1 1900 or will be turned to an attorney for collection. May 17, 1900.
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J. N
J. E. Echols
J N. Echols & Company
J. N. Echols
Kermott’s Choco ites Laxative Quinine Candy
An old ad touts Kermott’s Choco ites Laxative Quinine as a candy like remedy for colds and sore throat claiming easy intake and quick cure.
Frightful Blunder Promises Healings and Beers
An old advertisement fragment touts Bucklen arnica salve for pains and skin conditions, Hoster Columbus Beer for family use, Chamberlain’s Balm for rheumatism, Dr King’s New Life Pills for headaches, One Minute Cough Cure for chest illnesses, and Kodo Dyspepsia Cure for digestion, with testimonials and druggist mentions.
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Dr.King
State Department stance on Boxer trouble China
The Chinese minister insists no war exists and the State Department backs this view. It cites lack of verified actions by the Chinese government against foreign interests and seeks a peaceful settlement if Beijing is not to blame. It also uses moral influence with other powers to support settlement efforts.
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Washington
China
Grant Reid Sentenced Third Time in Double Murder Case
The Court of Appeals affirmed Madison County courts in Grant Reid's case. Reid shot and killed his wife Minnie Reid and her father Peter Jackson in 1899 near Haywood. He initially fled to the courthouse, was tried, and sentenced to hang. The lengthy appeals included a first degree murder verdict and a new trial before the appellate ruling.
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Grant Reid
Wife
Luray
Court of Appeals
Madison County
Reid
Minnie Reid
Peter Jackson
Haywood
Pennsylvania
Outbreak Was Unexpected in Pekin Exhibit Goods Plan
Washington reports a June 22 dispatch from Minister Conger describing permission from the Tsungli Yamen to admit duty free goods for display in an American warehouse in Shanghai. The goods would be sold only with a bond. Conger promotes American wares in China amid Boxer tensions.
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Washington
Pekin
State Department
Conger
Tsung li Yamen
Foreign Office
Shanghai
Naional Association of Manufacturers
Bond
De Wytts Little Early Risers Pill Ad
Small in size and great in results are De Wytts Little Early Risers, the famous little pill that cleanse the liver and bowels. They do no gripe.
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de Wytt
H. N
News Dispatch Reports Massacre and Pekin Tense Developments
A dramatic report claims fifteen hundred foreigners massacred at Tien Tsin while legations in Pekin are said to be safe. Troops from India and Chinese gunner units exchanged fire at Taku as authorities prepare further action.
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India
Taku
Foreigners in peril as tensions rise in Asia crisis
June 12 report from Brussels cites a China telegram claiming Admiral Seymour's force and a Russian column entered Pekin together. Belgian and other foreigners are said safe. Indial troops sail from Calcutta toward Chios. 33 Americans are reported from Taku. Japanese sources claim 1500 foreigners killed at Tien Tsin. Russian and German ships suffer damage at Taku forts. Captain Haas dies of wounds.
Salisbury Seeks China Crisis Answers at Cabinet Meeting
Lord Salisbury chaired a special Cabinet session on the China question as French and Chinese ministers visited the foreign office. The day saw tensions rise over the Tien Tsin bombardment and the reported destruction of foreign concessions, with fears for missionaries and a cautious note on the foreign colony's ability to defend itself.
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Salisbury
Great Ponth London
Lord Salisbury
China
Foreign Office
Windsor
Tien Teiv
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
American Consul Reports Arrival of Two Steel Cruisers
Washington dispatch says Consul-General Goodnow in Shanghai reports two steel cruisers arriving to protect Shanghai from a possible assault by foreign forces. The ships are described as possibly British and are stationed to deter attacks on the city.
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Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Shanghai
Tshe
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Wheeler
Daughters OF Confederacy
Ton
Hester
Hood
E. VO
Sivan
Bluefield Son
McDowell Street
Graham
W.L. Yord
Putnam
Flat Top Grocery Co
Hoster
Columbus
Iry Chamberlain
H St. Beer
H.N. White
Tne
Madison
L Ndon
Brussels
Seymour
Calcutta
Chios
Cacutta
Bengal Infantry
Chefoo
Nashville
Pei Tai Po
Yokohama
Sadho
Taku Forts
Luis
Giljak
Kopeiletz
Haas
Nier
Iltis
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