Standard Oil plans transcontinental railway empire
Washington sources reveal Standard Oil contemplates a Newport News to Seattle line using Virginian, Detroit Toledo and Trenton, and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul routes. The system would span about 3700 miles from ocean to ocean and be under firm Standard control, with Henry H. Rogers driving the plan by financing coal rail links in West Virginia.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Washington
Standard Oi
Chicago
Standard
Lowing
Virginian Railway
Tidewater and
Deepwater
Newport News
Ohio River
Huntington
Detroit
Toledo
Trenton
Ironton
Ohio
Michigan
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Ocean
United States
West Virginia
Rogers
Tidewater
Atlantic
The Way to Heaven by Evangelist W. W. Smith
A book of twelve sermons by Evangelist W. W. Smith titled The Way to Heaven will be sold in Bluefishd this week. Roanoke bankers reportedly bought copies and paid from fifty cents to five dollars each, with trains bringing attendees to hear sermons again.
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Heaven
Evangelist W. W. Smith
Bluefishd
Roanoke
Evangelist Smith
Lord’s Vineyard
Big Bargain Sale Opens Amid Heavy Rush
The Banks and Roggenheim store opened with a large crowd rushing to get bargains. Managers closed doors several times during the day to control the rush as clerks struggled to handle shoppers. Today more sales staff will be added to improve service.
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Banks’ & Rogsenheim
June 25 History Highlights From Around the World
A historical roundup lists events on June 25 from 1214 Bannockburn victory to 1905 Meyer in politics and business. Notable items include 1884 Butler as attorney general, 1902 Edward VII appendix operation, and a 5 and 10c Store notice at Turk's building 38 Bland Street.
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Bruce
Bannockburn
Alcantara
Benjamin F. Butler
New York
United States
Viscount Kitchener of
Christiana
Southern Railway
McDonough
King Edward VII
George von L. Meyer
Boston
Harvard
Common Council
Massachusetts
Wolcott
Republican National Committee
Italy
Russia
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Meyer
New England
Turk’s
Bland
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Chamberlain
Burton Bill
Bluefield
W. VA
Graham and Pogahontas
Bland Street
Bluefield, W. Va
West Virginia Brewing Company
West Virginia Brew
W. E. Stewart
Keystone
West Va
Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
Malin Street
C. W. Whitmore
Lynchburg
Virginia
Blue Grass Farm
Wytheo
Pulaski Co
L. F. Krenning
Wytheville, Va
Hetherington, Carter & Co
Bluefield Avenue
W.va
Windsor Hotel
Booker & CO
Princeton Avenue
M.S. Thompson & Co
Pacific
the Way To
Rush
Villa Maria
Visitation Academy
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Sisters of Visitation B. V. M
Academy of the Visitation B.V M
M.ofsa
W. V
W. E
E. L. Shufflebarger Architects
Sohn
W. H. Cunningham
Stockett
Graham Block
Bride
T. W. Kil
L. B. Allen
Princeton Ave
Thomas EB. Peery
N. & W. Railway
Pure Family Liquors
Corvin Beos
S.S.S. Vecerasce
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta. GA
SALE
Bluefield. Mercantile Co
Mercer Street
South Bend
South Bend Watch
Cbs Point
Ind
Ghas. J. Kinzer, the Jeweler
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