Roosevelt and Taft alter war secretary visit plans
President Roosevelt and Secretary William H. Taft will attend the Yale Harvard boat race at New London. Taft must postpone Friday Oyster Bay conference with Roosevelt. General Luke E Wright will succeed Taft as secretary of war and join the president for a Saturday morning meeting.
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Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Thames
New London
Taft
Oyster Bay
Luke E. Wright
General Wright
Swill
Sagamore Hill
Secretary to Return to Washington for War Dept Talks
The official plans to travel back to Washington this weekend with a likely arrival Monday morning. He will meet with the president on pending war department matters and discuss appointing a Republican national chairman with General Wright and the incoming secretary.
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Washington
National Capital
General Wright
War Department
Roosevelt
Laval monument unveiled with grand procession planned
The Laval monument on Mountain Hill was unveiled in impressive ceremonies. A large St. Jean Baptiste procession and grand mass are set for tomorrow at the monument base. Francis Xavier de Laval Montmorency, Canada’s first Roman Catholic bishop, who was born in 1623 and died in 1708, built a church and seminary in Quebec and aided local indigenous welfare.
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Quebec
Laval
Mountain Hill
Francis Xavier de Laval-Montmorency
Canada
France
Qubec
Roosevelt enjoys practical seclusion at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spent the hottest hours of June 22 in practical seclusion at Sagamore Hill. He read and handled necessary official business when Secretary Loeb called, and later in the day he took his daily exercise.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Quality Claim
A brief note asserts Blue Ribbon Vanilla is the finest, claiming it is "fre" and aged to perfection to deliver superior flavor.
Garvin to Represent Garvin F B Thomas in Bluefield Region
Mr W D Garvin of Bluefield West Virginia will hereafter represent F B Thomas and Company in Bluefield and surrounding territory The Roanoke based dry goods importer and jobber notes all orders sent through Mr Garvin will receive prompt careful attention His Bluefield telephone number is 269.
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F. B. Thomas & Company
Roanoke
Virginia
W. D. Garvin
Bluefield
West Virginia
Contiguous Territory
DeWitts Little Early Risers Sold by All Drug Stores
DeWitts Little Early Risers liver pills are advertised as available through all druggists. The notice promotes the well known remedy with standard sales pattern for medicine in general circulation.
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DeWitt
Democrats face platform clash as Denver convention nears
Radical factions push La Follette inspired planks while Bryan opposes special interests appeals. Republicans accused of caving to unions and high tariffs. Democrats debated tariff revision and Sherman law changes. Voters stay neutral until convention speaks.
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Chicago
Denver
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Unies
Roosevelt
Great West
Executive Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republican Party
Congress
Bryan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Democratic campaign book to publish July 1
The Democratic congressional committee starts early public campaigning with a unique book due July 1. It will consist entirely of extracts from speeches made in Congress and will permit readers to study key statements from lawmakers.
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Democratic Committee
Washington
Democrat'c Congressional Committee
Congress
Democratic campaign committee to open Chicago headquarters
The committee will establish headquarters in Chicago in August with Representative Lord of Missouri as chair. The Washington office will continue operations here as the group distributes early campaign materials and plans to publish an additional booklet with further campaign matters.
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Chicago
Representative Lord
Missouri
Washington
Three Rivers Fire Destroys Business District in Quebec
A devastating blaze swept Three Rivers, Quebec, destroying the business section. Firefighters from Montreal Sherbrooke Grandmere aided by soldiers battled flames for hours. over three hundred buildings lost, including the post office and city hall. No deaths reported though a woman and two children were badly burned. losses exceed a million dollars.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
Montreal
Sherbrooke
Grandmere
Hockelaga Bank
Seven Deaths From Heat Reported In Chicago
Chicago on the hot June day saw seven deaths reported to the coroner from heat prostrations. Police noted many heat-related prostrations and a dog scare led to a citywide order to shoot un muzzled dogs. Suburbs echoed the harsh canine roundups with about forty dogs killed.
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Chicago
Ill
New Altamont Hotel to Be Managed by Cohen & Baken
I have sold my cigar and news business to Mr Isador Cohen and will serve as Manager of the New Altamont Hotel starting Thursday June 25. I thank Bluefield and the public for liberal patronage and ask they continue with Cohen & Baken, who will value the past business. L B Reynolds. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
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Altamont Hotel
Bluefield
Cohen & Baken
L. B. Reynolds
Federal land case verdict shocks Capitol city
A federal jury acquitted John A. Benson and Henry P. Dimond on all charges while Frederick A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider were convicted on most counts in a high profile conspiracy case over western land deals. Hyde and Schneider faces up to two years or a $10,000 fine with sentence deferred for appeal.
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Washington
Frederick A. Hyde
Joost H. Schneider
John A. Benson
Henry P. Dimond
Benson
Far West
Dimond
Hyde
Schneider
Kyde
Verdi
Stafford
California
Perrin
Murder Trial Begins in Terre Haute Court
Henry McDonald is brought to trial in Terre Haute Ind for the murder of Detective Dwyer on April 2 after a jury found him guilty of arson. He opened fire on the prosecuting attorney, killing the detective and wounding bystanders in the courtroom.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry McDonald
Dwyer
McDonald
Crawford Renominated Without Opposition In NC District
Without opposition the Democratic congressional convention of the Tenth North Carolina district renomined Congressman William T. Crawford in Assville North Carolina.
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North
Caroline
Assville
N.C
North Carolina
William T. Crawford
Georgia Democrats Meet in Atlanta for State Convention
Atlanta June 22 Politicians show strong interest in the Democratic state convention set for tomorrow. The gathering will canvass the vote, declare the primary result and frame a platform of espidians. Judge H C Twiggs of Savannah has been chosen.
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Atlanta
H. C. Twiges
Savanner
Democratic convention to nominate Brown and elect delegates
The convention will nominate Joseph M. Brown for governor and elect four delegates at large to the national Democratic convention. Several prominent party leaders are mentioned as possible delegates. Indorse ment of W. J. Bryan for the presidency is expected.
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Joseph M. Brown
W. J. Bryan
Stolen Mail Pouch Recovered In Kansas City Yard
A registered mail pouch with 50000 dollars in currency and 100000 dollars in jewelry was stolen from a Union Depot mail car on June 6 and found by a Rock Island switching crew in Kansas City Kansas yards. The pouch contained jewelry, four envelopes showed the cash robbed, and officials said most of the shipment seems intact. The pouch was hidden in weeds as engines passed daily.
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Kansas City
Union Depot
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas
Post Office
Paper makers fined for anti trust violation in New York
Twenty four manilla wrap paper producers were fined 1000 dollars each by Judge Hough in U S district court. They pleaded guilty to maintaining a megay combination in restraint of trade as members of the Manilla Paper and Fibre Association. The fines reflect Sherman act violations though mitigated by extenuating circumstances. The case was brought by the American Newspaper Publishers' Association.
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New York
Hough
United States District Court
Manilla Paper and Fibre Association
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Cattle Killed by Lightning on Judge Farm in Tazewell
Five fine export cattle valued at 100 dollars belonging to Captain C A Fudge were killed by lightning this morning on Judge's farm. The storm in Tazewell was one of the most severe in years with minor overall damage reported.
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Tazewell
C. A. Fudge
Nine Negroes Die in Mob Hangings at County Jail
Report states nine Black men were killed during mob hangings after a spree that left two white men dead. One Black suspect confessed to the farmer slaying and implicated others, while several others were held for the dance hall shooting.
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Farmer
LYNCHING OF NINE NEGROES IN SABINETT COUNTY
In Hemphill and Sabinet county nine African Americans were killed by a mob after the murder of two white men. The dead include Jerry Adam 22 Will Johnson 24 Mose Spellman 24 Cleveland Williams 27 Wm Manuel 25 Prank Williams 22 two unknown men and Wm McCoy. The violence follows a white man Hugh Dean’s death and a mob overpowered jailers killing Dean’s alleged killers.
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Houston
Texas
Hemphill
Sabinet County
Jerry Adam
Will Johnson
Mose Spellman
Cleveland Williams
WM. Manuel
Prank Williams
WM. McCoy
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