Whittaker Declines Gubernatorial Candidacy in Wheeling News
In Wheeling report lists N E Whittaker as unable to seek the West Virginia governorship citing business burdens. Speculation centers on George Laughlin as a possible candidate with a controversial liquor bill noted as a hurdle and Ohio County opposition.
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Whittaker
Wheeling
George Laughlin
Board of Trade
Laughlin
White
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Ohio County
Jim Hall
Vic
Residence property bargains offered for ten days
Notice offers bargains on residence property during the next ten days. Some sales on cash, others on time. Signed by 5436 Geo. S Strader.
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Geo. S Strader
Local Macomb man touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
J R Holly of Macomb Illinois reports that after using several bottles his wife found perfect relief from a severe chronic stomach trouble. She previously could not eat an ordinary meal without intense suffering. Multiple physicians and remedies failed to help. The ad urges eating normally and letting Kodol digest the food.
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J R Holly
Macomb
Ill
John L Crockett
The Blue Front Wine Promotion
A wine advertisement urges readers to enjoy a bottle of Scuppernong and live like a lord, inviting connoisseurs to indulge in a refined drinking experience.
Battle at Bayan Island Mindanao Ends With Heavy Losses
American forces under Lieut Colonel Frank Baldwin siege the Moro fort at Bayan Island, Mindanao. Four hundred seventy men of the Twenty-seventh Infantry attack with sealed ladders, capturing the fort after brutal hand to hand combat. Eighty four Moro and several dattos lie dead. American casualties include Lieutenant Bowers and seven enlisted men killed and Captain James Moore Lieutenant Albert Jossman Surgeon Porter plus thirty seven enlisted men wounded. News from Manila on May 5 notes the siege as a rare hard engagement amid ongoing Mindanao operations.
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Manila
Bayan Island
Mindanao
Frank Baldwin
Rajamuda
Sultan Bayan
Sult Pandapatan
Bowers
James Moore
Albert Jossman
For Rent Storeroom on Princeton Venue
Hear overhead bridge vacant storeroom at Princeton recently occupied by S P Gray. Apply to John L Crockett. Matthews Co a 420 Jeffrey are wholesale distributors for JM cigars.
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Princeton
Hear Overhead Bridge
S. P. Gray
John L Crockett
Jeffrey, Matthews & Co
Dovener Trusted For Renomination And Tariff Debates
West Virginia delegation eyes renominating Rep Dovener at the upcoming convention. Tariff revision debates loom as Dayton handles naval affairs and institutes plans. Rat traps for Manila and a Wheeling factory order emerge amid Philippine plague control efforts. Senator Elkins and Senator Scott push labor and interstate commerce measures in the Senate.
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Wheeling
Manila
Philip Pine Islands
Philippine Commission
War Department
Scott
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
National League Scores Roundup In City Stadiums
In Chicago the St Louis Cardinals lost 5 11 hits 3 errors to 2 6 hits 3 errors with pitchers Eugan Kling Murphy Ryan. In Brooklyn Boston won 4 9 hits 1 error to 1 8 hits 1 error with pitchers Hughes Farrell Malarkey Kittridge. In New York Philadelphia 1 3 hits 1 error and 0 last? with Kennedy Evans Bowerman McGee Jacklitsch. In Cincinnati Pittsburg 6 11 hits 4 errors defeated 2 10 hits 4? with Uwing Bergen Leever O Connor. Umpires Camils Lon O Day Brown Powers Emslie.
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St. Louis
Eugan
Kling
Murphy
Ryan
Camils Lon
Brooklyn
Boston
Hughes
Farrell
Malarkey
Kittridge
O'Day
New York
Philadelphia
Kennedy
Evans
Bowerman
McGee
Jacklitsch
Brown
Powers
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Uwing
Bergen
Leever
O'Connor
Emslie
Two Pool Tables for Sale at Patton House
Advertises two pool tables for sale with the note Apply at Patton House and a time frame of 4-6 tf. The blurb emphasizes satisfaction in offering a good cigar and suggests giving a Jim as a gift to show friendship.
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Jim
Patton House
Mon Itor Pulverized Health Flour Promotion Note
A fragmented advert urges consumers to ask grocers for Mon Itor Pulverized Health Flour and mentions Goodcnuff as acceptable for sale at all dealers.
Batesville man credits Foley's Honey and Tar remedy
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana recounts a three month illness from a severe cold. After failed efforts with a druggist’s medicine and a physician's prescription, he used Foley's Honey and Tar and was cured after eight doses. Sold by G W Wade.
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A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Ind
Foley
G. WH. Wade
Cures coughs and colds marketed by G. H. Wade
An old advertisement touts a remedy claimed to cure coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough pneumonia and hoarseness. It is sold by dealer G H Wade with emphasis on broad respiratory relief.
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G. H. Wade
Hot contest continues as city election commences
The city election opens today to choose Mayor Recorder Treasurer and four council seats. Republicans nominate Carter Godbey Hill Leecanby Updike Bound Ligon Lawley while Democrats back Land Crockett Kitts Mann Wincset Phetteplace Monroe Treut. Both sides claim strong candidates and many Democrats join Republicans against the city ring. Bets on Carter drew no takers.
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Ur. 'Y lLecanby
W. J Updike
Red
E. Bound
L. P. Ligon
W. LP. Lawley
A. Hl. Land
J . E. Crockett
H. B. Kitts
Norfolk and Western Monthly Earnings Statement
Norfolk and Western releases a statement of earnings and expenditures for the month. Total earnings reach 1,486,865.22 with operating costs at 898,422.29 and net earnings of 588,442.98. Miles operated total 1,679 with a 3.60 percent expense proportion to gross earnings.
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The
Norfolk and Western
Local Advertisements Highlight Wines Cigars and Remedies
Small-town ads promote Escapernong and Scuppernong wines at 50 and 75 cents a bottle with orders handled by The Blue Front. Also touts surgical claims and DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as cures for piles, cuts, burns, and skin diseases with warnings about counterfeits from John L. Crockett.
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Blue Front
John L. Crockett
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