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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1912
Page
4
A jittery column in a 1912 era sheet surveys political chatter from Bluefield West Virginia and the Kanawha region. It notes talk of Taft and Roosevelt factions, hotel rates, and the Harper-Herald dispatch stance while touching on local issues and public notices. It references Harvard Yale boat races isn’t a primary focus but provides a window into era political theater and public discourse.
A fragmented report traces activists in Chicago and Baltimore involved in protests and political maneuvering. It notes sleepless sessions, urgent council meetings, and a clash of ills faced by party leaders choosing campaign measures. The piece highlights exhausted delegates, seasoned and young, ready to continue the fight.
Quotes from editors on the 1872 secession prospects and the Lincoln era Liberal Republicans led by Sumner Julian Adams and others. Notes Grant’s 286 electoral votes and 63 for the opponent and Roosevelt bolter reference. The eight hour bill signing is described as a watershed affecting government and private contracts and market impact.
The convention adjourned after the twelfth ballot with no nominee. Ballots show Clark, Wilson, Harmon, Underwood, Marshall and others receiving varying percentages. A corruption probe follows with indictments against sheriff candidate Bert Watkins and others for election law violations.
A pasted clipping notes uproar at a Chicago convention blaming Scan ty for the disturbance rather than a suffragette. Mentions possible vice presidential scrutiny and a priest’s prayer, while Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended for relief and sale.
Reports from the Bureau of Statistics show declines in receipts at seven interior markets in May 1912 versus May 1911, with five-month totals up from 1911. Exports of meat products fell in May 1912 while eleven-month exports rose seven percent year over year.
A grand jury in Sistersville West Virginia has indicted nearly all prominent town leaders. Former Tyler County prosecutor Faranna is among those named for criminal libel as the investigation into local affairs continues.
In Baltimore on June 28 Mrs. Eliza beth Cochrane Seaman of New York, famed for a rapid world voyage and business ventures, attended the Republican convention. She worries little about a New York court contempt judgment sentencing her to twenty days in jail and a $3,000 fine tied to bankruptcy actions against the Iron Clad Manufacturing Company. Sauer's flavoring extracts and Chamberlain's Liniment are also mentioned in passing as unrelated items in the page.
A 1912 bankruptcy notice in the Southern District of West Virginia requires J F Calloway to appear May 21 1912 in Bluefield to answer a petition by Fiat Top Grocery Co G M Barger and J S Brewster. If he fails to appear the petition may be confessed. Publication is ordered in the Daily Telegraph Bluefield for two weeks.
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