Farm Exports and 1903 Surplus Reported by Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture outlines a 1903 nation wide farm surplus valued at about 4.5 billion dollars based on census figures. Exports reached roughly 878 million with cotton, grain, meat and live animals dominating over 85 percent. The report notes an expected rise from orchard expansion and details foreign destinations and competitive positions in markets.
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Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Canada
Italy
China
Russian
Korea
Greenland
Iceland
Europe
North America
Asia
South America
Africa
Oceania
United States
Austria-Hungary
Bank President Gets Nine Long Years
New York on May 23. David Roths child, former president of the Federal Bank, has been convicted of grand larceny and was sentenced to nine years in the state prison this morning. The piece ends with an advertisement urging readers to hire a painter and trust Green Seal Liquid Paint available at Eureka Hardware Co.
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New York
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
Eureka Hardware Co
Japanese Assault on Port Arthur Attacked by Russians
London reports a Japanese assault on Port Arthur failed with 15,000 Japanese casualties and 3,000 Russian losses. Other dispatches note Baltic fleet spy arrests, Russian reoccupation of Newchwang, and Russian-Chinese tensions in Manchuria with corruption probes.
Economic house painting and paint quality at Eureka Hardware
The ad notes that cheap paint is not always best for long term value and urges choosing quality over price. It mentions Eureka Hardware Co. selling paints and promotes Budweiser as recognized worldwide as King of Bottled Beers.
Jumped Seventy Five Feet From Bridge Fleeing Officer
Parkersburg May 23 Thomas McNerny fled from Officer Pickering after a fight with C W Drennan. He leaped from the Kanawha River bridge at midnight into the river, swam to shore, and disappeared into the darkness as the officer pursued.
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Parkersburg
Pickering
Thomas McNerny
Little
Kanawha River
McNerny
C. W. Drennan
San
Spanish King Will Soon Be Betrothed
Madrid reports King Alfonso will be betrothed to Princess Louisa sister of Queen Amelie of Portugal. Simultaneously the engagement of his sister Maria Theresa to the Portuguese crown prince is expected. Coca Cola served direct from the keg at White's.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Louisa
Amelie of
Portugal
Maria Theresa
Body of Naval Cadet Brittingham Found After Chesapeake Bay Drowning
The body of Midshipman Philip S. Brittingham of Wheeling West Virginia was found Sunday morning a week after the capsizing accident in Chesapeake Bay. It was recovered near Hackett's Point by the lighthouse tender Maple and brought to Annapolis for burial preparations. Funeral services were held at the old armory with the Naval Academy brigade present, and a train escort to Wheeling followed. Archdeacon W S B Spurr accompanied the remains, a squad of midshipmen fired volleys as the body was placed aboard. Flags at the academy were at half mast all day.
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Annapolis
Philips
Brittingham
Wheeling
W. Va
Chesapeake Bay
Hackett's Point
Maple
Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Spurr
Moundaville
One Well Painted House Drives Neighborhood Improvement
A single well painted house spurs demand for neighbors and raises public taste and property values. Eureka M. W. Smith & Co offers Green Seal Liquid Paint as smart business. A sale note touts Budweiser volume surpassing all other bottled beers combined.
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Eureka Hardware Co
Woman's Murderer Slain by Husband in Dubois Area
In Cardiff near Dubois Pennsylvania a woman sacrificed her life to protect her husband’s bat. An Italian man shot the woman, then the husband of the murdered woman killed the attacker with buckshot after a quarrel over a trivial matter. Frank Paul a prominent Cardiff resident had left home for a social visit when the dispute began at a boarding house nearby. He retrieved his hat, amid tension, before the deadly confrontation escalated.
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Dubois
Cardiff
Here
Frank Paul
Paul
Saverio Pellegrino
Pelegrino
Bis
Pellegrino
Bone
Timid Husband Avenges Wife in Italian Murderer’s Death
Paul, pale with fear, watches as Pellegrino shoots his wife near a boarding house. Paul retaliates, wounds fail, Pellegrino hides, Paul later kills Pellegrino and mourns his wife while careworn villagers condemn the killer and support Paul.
Will Prosecute Coal Carrying Railroads
Attorney General Knox will file an equity suit in the United States circuit court of appeals at Philadelphia against anthracite coal hauling railroads for violations of the interstate commerce clause of the Sherman act. A trial date will be set after the clerk notifies the lines, likely not before the November term. The action is prepared under Knox’s direct supervision and may reach the Supreme Court for a final ruling in about a year.
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Knox
Equity
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Russia Accuses Port Arthur Mine Barrage Menace
Reports from Shanghai and other sources say Russian forces at Port Arthur have laid numerous floating mines that drift at sea. Some were found fifty to sixty miles offshore in the Gulf of Pechili, making navigation perilous and prompting warnings to ships to exercise extreme caution.
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London
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Gulf of Pechili
Russia
Freight Handlers Strike Threatens Coastwise Traffic
The piers and docks on New York coastwise routes are guarded by police and Pinkerton men as the freight handler strike spreads. International Freight Handlers Union President Curran arrived to take charge, with potential for truck drivers totaling 33,000 to join in sympathy.
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New York
Sound Steamship Lines
Pinkerton
Curran
International Freight Handlers’ Union
Insurance pitch for Green Seal Liquid Paint at Eureka Hardware
An advertisement advocates insuring a building against decay with Green Seal Liquid Paint, asserting its effectiveness and listing Eureka Hardware Co as the seller.
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Eureka Hardware Co
For Sale Horses and Paint by Eureka Harndare Co
For sale by Eureka Harndare Co. four horses one saddle horse. Geo C Holland 522 dt. The ad notes value in painting with Green Seal Liquid Paint.
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Eureka Harndare Co
Geo. C. Holland
Report of Russian sortie unconfirmed at Port Arthur
A St. Petersburg dispatch cited by Renter’s Telegram says the reported Port Arthur garrison sortie is unconfirmed. It notes the rumor stemmed from Lieut. Gen. Stoessel’s Kinchon fight report and his Port Arthur command. The Daily Telegraph cites a Japanese headquarters update saying no change in position for ten days and describes Russian lines near Mao-tien Pass.
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London
St. Petersburg
Renter's Telegram Company
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Kinchon
Thie
Mao-tien Pass
Haicheng
Moras Massacre Report At Malabang Details
Manila reports confirm fifty three Filipino men women and children employed by the military government at Malabang were massacred by Moros at midnight on the 12th of this month. And an advertisement notes the value of Green Seal Liquid Paint as a durable investment.
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Manila
Malabang
Bell Telephone Seeks Bluefield Franchise for 50 Years
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company applies to Bluefield West Virginia city council for a fifty year franchise to erect, operate, and maintain telephone and telegraph lines along public roads and streets. The full rights, privileges and proposed ordinance are on file with the city clerk, to be considered after thirty days of advertisement beginning May 24, 1904.
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West Virginia
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Counell
Bluefield
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
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Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
Sill Headquarters
Prof
Quintey
Mebane
Princeton Avenue
Geo. S. Strader Real Estate
Stet Bank
Weert VA
S. B. Payne Real Estate
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
R. Clif Turner
M. A. Public Accountant
Reynolds & Thornhill
Sie
Jcese
WM. H. Thomias
W. H. Wheelwright
The
Flat Top National Bank, OF
Bluefield, W. VA
United State Depositary
Czar
Togo
Cronstadt
Newchwang
Vladivostok
Gensan
Karapatkin
Feng Wang Cheng
Liao Yang
Mukden
Ogaliachyang
Chefoo
Czarevitch
Retvizan
Berlin
Harbin
Manchuria
Coca Cola
White's
Naval Cadets
M. W. Smith & Co
Royal
Tee
Royal Baking Powder CO
Moras
Bell Telephone
LL. Cohbin Liquor Dealer
J. Baker's
Bluefield Ave
Altamont
Cohen
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