West Virginia Opposes Concessions to Cuba and Immigration Restrictions
West Virginia lawmakers push back against Cuba concessions as Rep Dovener leads a strong petition from Havana cigar importers. The German American Bund denounces further immigration limits, urging legislators to defeat new restraint measures while Dayton solicits counsel on the criminal code bill.
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Gaines
House
Bund
West Virginia
Congress
United States of America
House Committee On Immigration
Dayton
United States
Atkinson
Committee On
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure with Grove’s signature on each box. All druggists refund if it fails to cure. 25¢. Phone to the Blue Front for prompt delivery.
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Grove
Railroad Rumors Tie Multiple Lines to Tidewater Access
Rumors persist that Illinois Central, L and N, and Seaboard Air Line plan a Bristol to Norfolk route. Seaboard buys South Atlantic and Ohio and Gladeville lines, hole filled by L and N. Proposals aim to connect coal fields to Tidewater, with Virginia counties already approving large subscriptions for an eastward line.
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Bristol
Norfolk
Seabord
South Atlantic and Ohio
Gladeville Railroad
Tidewater
Virginia
Tinguistologie and Glossomanide A Tongue Based Pseudoscience
A satirical report critiques the craze of glossomanide or tinguistolgie a pseudoscience claiming character is shown by tongue shape. It assigns traits to tongue length breadth and coating noting virtues and vices linked to each form and mocks society’s fevered interest.
Norfolk and Western January Earnings Report 1902
The Norfolk and Western Railway issued its January 1902 earnings and expenses statement on March 3 1902. It records miles operated totaling 1675 and outlines revenue and cost figures for the month.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Miles
Bucklen’s Amica Salve and J M cigars marketed
An advertise style note explains bucklen’s amica salve as a cure for skin wounds and other ailments, claiming it heals wounds ulcers and burns for 25 cents at drug stores. It also touts the J M cigar, highlighting its low price and “high grade” tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amica
Remnant Heaters Sold At Cost By M. G. Whitlow
Sam Whitlow advertises remnant heaters sold at cost with a call to buyers to act now and save money. The note signs as M. G. Whitlow.
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Sam
M. G. Whitlow
Will Build a Branch Line to Open Coal Lands
Norfolk and Western surveys a ten mile line from Dingess to Logan court house to feed coal regions on Copperas wine and island creek. Many expect extension along the Guyan river to Gilbert creek and Ben creek to connect with the main line at Warncliffe as capitalists buy coal and timber lands on Gilbert and Ben creeks in Logan.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Dingess Station
Logan Court House
Copperas Wine
Island Creek
Logan
Guyan River
Gilbert Creek
Ben Creek
Norfolk and Western
Warncliffe
Mingo County
Thacker
Gilbert
Ben Creeks
West Virginia Reaches Milestone of Prosperity
Charleston March 5 West Virginia closes its first full year under Governor Waite with praise for a record year across all state departments. The treasury is strong, securities are gilt edge, and efficiency is high with no scandals. The press and public applaud a future of continued prosperity.
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Charleston
W. Va
White
West Virginia
Union
Commonwealth
West
Cruel Joke Ends With Million Dollar Surprise
A famed young man, broke after excess, seeks a $2 debt from a firm. A clerk hands him a check, which he pockets. The next day he discovers a real $6,000,000 bank check in his possession, the signature reading He Needs It, a cruel joke he barely understands.
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Mark Twain
Y M C A Ball March 20 1902 Seats Selling Now
The Y M C A announces a ball on Thursday March 20 1902 at 8 o clock. Tickets are on sale at Y M C A rooms for 75 cents. Around 200 seats available and organizers warn no other hall in Bluefield can hold all attendees. C H Dixon praised as worth the admission.
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Bluefield
C. H. Dixon
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Lung Health
G. H. Wade urges the use of Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent pneumonia la grippe and consumption. The ad claims timely treatment can ward off fatal lung troubles and even save lives with a dose or two.
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Foley
G. H. Wade
Dr King's New Life Pills Claim Wide Healing Range
Advertisement claims the pill treats constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice indigestion and liver and bowel troubles. It praises the remedy as unprecedented and urges readers to try it, priced at 25 cents at all drug stores.
COMMUNITY COAL AND WOOD AD OFFERS PROMPT DELIVERY
Advertisement for coal and wood by T. H. Becker phone 1265 promises prompt delivery. Also a lost gold watch seeks return to Mrs Kate Rodgers 112 Peck Street with reward. J.M cigars advertised at 5 cents each claimed to bring satisfaction.
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T. H. Becker
Michigan White Potatoes Promised to Local Merchants
Advert sees a seller tout Michigan Potatoes with superior flavor offering extra choice White Potatoes delivered to merchants including W. P. Hawley Moise Co and Payne & Trent. Wholesale distributor Flat Top Grocery Co. listed with address 228 tf.
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Michigan
W. P. Hawley
Moise Co
Payne & Trent
M. W. Smith
G. D. Bowman
L. A. Lowder
L. A. Lowder & Co., J. B. Houchins, C. T. Baker, R. H. Evans
Hawkins & Hutchinson
W. T. Seagle
Flat Top Grocery Company
Whol Sale Distributors
Recovery of G H Hanean by Foley's Kidney Cure
Friends of engineer G H Hanean in Lima Ohio report his recovery from threatened kidney disease. He states he was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure and recommends it to others, especially trainmen who are commonly afflicted.
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G. H. Hanean
Lima
Foley
G. H. Wade
J-M Cigars Market Appeal Claimed Satisfaction
An advertising note suggests men prefer our dark or light cigars, claiming smokers are satisfied with the J M brand.
Dissolution of Hunter and Whitworth Partnership
The firm of Hunter and Whitworth dissolves by mutual consent. All debts are assumed by Geo W Whitworth and all accounts are due him. H R Hunter signs on March 8 1902.
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Hunter & Whitworth
Geo. W. Whitworth
H.R Hunter
House committee approves Schley court of inquiry printing
Washington March 5 The house committee on printing favors an amendment to print 3500 copies of the Schley court of inquiry proceedings Including the court findings Admiral Dewey's opinion Schley's appeal and the president's decision The government printer estimates the cost at 5218 dollars
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Washington
Senate
Schley Court of Inquiry
House Committee On Printing
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
Contest against Representative Rhea delved by committee
Washington reports Elections Committee No. 38 listened to contest arguments over Virginia's Representative Rhea. The contest concerns the late Gen. James A Walker, whose death months earlier complicates the case. Poage argued for the contest while Judge Rhea presented his defense.
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Washington
Elections Committee No. 38
House
Wecka
Michigan
Representative Rhea
Virginia
James A Walker
W. 3. Poage
General Walker
Judge Rhea
Flood Losses Rub City as Bridges Fail and One Man Dies
Allentown Pennsylvania reports flood damage far exceeding a half million dollars. Ice floes swept away two major bridges including a New Jersey Central rail bridge and a private Lehigh Iron Company bridge. A farmer named Snyder drowned in Welsenberg as his team was swept away crossing a stream.
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Allentown
New Jersey Central Railroad
Lehigh Iron Company
Snyder
Welsenberg
Bryan endows annual prize for essay on The Science of Government
Bryan contributes 850 dollars in cash to establish a permanent annual prize of 15 dollars for the University of Morgantown student writing the best essay on The Science of Government. A local bank will hold and loan the funds at six percent.
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Morganown
W. Va
William Jennings Bryan
Snow Storm Grips New York and Nation Amid Severe Weather
New York reports a heavy snow storm with strong winds. The storm spreads from the region as parts of heavy snow fall reach all areas. Across the south, another round of severe weather disrupts traffic telegraph lines and deepens sufferings.
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New York
Smith and Gullion Acquitted in Robbery Case
Chas. Smith and John Gullion were acquitted after a new hearing. Previously held for the grand jury by Squire Brown, a material witness appeared prompting a new trial and their exoneration.
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Chas. Smith
John Gullion
Wm. Herald
Squire Brown
Hay Fever Association Warns Against Dr King’s Discovery
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments as a miracle cure. It claims the product cures consumption, pneumonia, bronchitis, grip, croup, and whooping cough and offers trial bottles free at drug stores.
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Dr. King
Five Year Lease For Sale On 14 Acres Near Town
Real estate notice offers a five year lease sale of 14 acres with seven acres cleared a good vanyard and house about 20 minutes walk from town suited for a shop man. Also includes miscellaneous notices about Foley's Kidney Cure and a lost cemetery map with reward and a Mercer street store room and flat for rent in nearby building.
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D.G. Liilly
Cigars Claim High Quality and Quick Cure for Grippe
Ad promotes J M cigars claiming utmost satisfaction and quality. The copy states laxative Bromo Quinine cures grip in two days and notes E W Groves signature on every box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Plan to Oust Clerk of Court of Appeals
Dawson to be next governor as friends urge him to head the state ticket in 1904. The article notes factions within the chapter of state politics pressuring for a leadership change and a shift in the governor’s race.
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Dawson
Senator Scott's Stand Approved for West Virginia Slate
Charleston dispatch notes broad support for replacing General Holley as clerk of the supreme court of appeals with a Republican. Judge McWhorter favors the move and urges ratification. Rumor links Hon. Wm. M. O Dawson of Preston to head the 1904 Republican state ticket, highlighting Preston's political strength.
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Charleston
W. Va
General Holley
Supreme Court of Appeals
Wm. M. O Dawson
Dawson
Preston
West Virginia
Wm. L. Wilson
Alston Gordon Dayton
Senator Scott Attacks Civil Service In Congress
West Virginia Republicans echo Senator Scott's forceful stance against civil service, praising his moral courage to challenge what they call a corrupt system that controls presidential appointments and higher government posts. The speaker urges reform and credits Scott with noble leadership.
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Scott
Congress
Civil Service
West Virginia
America
United States
Mothers use of safe cough remedy urged to curb poison risk
G. H. Wade warns that many children are poisoned or made weak by opiate laced syrups. He advocates Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe effective cough remedy free of opiates and other poisons.
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Foley
G. H. Wade
Ramon Pills and Pellets Bring Lifesaving Relief
A prominent local man with a liver complaint improved after using Ramon Pills and Pellets from Mess Wooten and Co. The patient bought six boxes for 1.50, while a trip to New York for doctors cost 150.00. For sale by H. N. White.
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Mess
Wooten & Co
Prong
North Carolina
New York
H. N. White
Theres Good In The Smoke Ins J M cigar
Advertisement claims the J M cigar aids digestion nerves and mental faculties asserting smoking improves health and well being in a period tone.
Flavor of a'J-M cigar draws popular taste
The brochure claims the flavor of a'J-M cigar explains its popularity. It notes higher production costs than mass market cigars, with expenses tied to stock and manufacturing rather than premium packaging.
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Cos
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Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
Dovener
Havana
Virgil A. Lewis
Messrs
Davis and
Bonner
Point Pleasant
Hughes
Committee On Library of the House
J. Baker
Bucdaid Ave
Illinois Central
Seaboard Air Line
Tinguistolgie
Eeere
White’s Pharmacy
Guyan
Mingo
Little Mountain State
Chicago Glee Club
Coal and Wood
J.M
Court OF Inquiry
Bryan
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Kelly & Moyers’s
Hl. M. Nasu
Mercer Street
Overe Head Bridge
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