Invention of Well Known Citizen Adopted
A plan to convert Washington street cars into moving letter boxes was submitted to the Post Office and approved for a trial in Washington. George B. McAllister, now in Baltimore, promoted the device, which uses waterproof drop letters built into car sides with openings to drop mail and mechanisms to transfer mail between car lines quickly. The Daily Telegraph urges subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George B. McAllister
Baltimore
Maybeury
Payne
Wynne
McAllister
Senatorial Returns Spark Raleigh County Tie Dilemma
Official statewide returns show McGinnis 0.6342 and Matheny 0.6825 as top vote earners, both from Raleigh county, while Ballard 0.6270 and McGrath 0.6256 also shown. Constitution forbids two Senators from the same county, creating an unusual dispute already under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGinnis
Matheny
Ballard
McGrath
Rival brakemen duel on train near Hinton
Rufus Wright and Joseph Davis, brakemen for the C and O, long feud culminates when Wright shoots Davis as trains pass. Davis is wounded in the abdomen, Wright fled after the shot and remains missing. Davis hospitalized in Hinton and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Wright
Joseph Davis
Davis
Wright
Hinton
Ier
A Prophet of Evil in Wilmington Prophesies Destruction
A tall black preacher in clerical garb circulates flamboyant warnings that on August 15, 1904 Wilmington will burn and James City will flood. He calls himself a Messenger of God and names a list of colored officials and political figures as a new regime. Authorities may remove him. Sterne's restaurant offers transient rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
Willington
James City
Newbern
George White
Washington, D. C
S. H. Vick
Wilson
John C. Dancy
James F. O'Hara
R. W. Williamson
Register
The
Interior
H. Gorham
Kington
South Carolina
C. H. Davis
Norfolk
Vincent Trezze
Haywood Sayers
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
For Sale Splendid Mercantile Business in Norton Va
For sale a thriving Norton Virginia mercantile business with best stand in town and an established operation. Includes new mines and railroads opening in June. Write Box 131 Norton Virginia 1114 St.
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Norton
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Quick Relief
Advertisement claims dyspepsia and digestive troubles respond to Dr King s New Life Pills. It promises relief from nausea dizziness headaches and liver and bowel complaints with a gentle thorough cure. Available at drug stores for 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures 40 Years of Piles
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve relieved C Haney of Geneva Ohio after 40 years of painful piles. The ad claims it also cures cuts burns wounds and skin diseases and warns against counterfeits from Jno L Crockett.
Organized labor notice about J. M. cigar and blue label
A labor notice indicates future decoration of the J. M. cigar with a blue label as part of a branding or promotional plan. The unreadable fragment suggests organized labor involvement or commentary but provides no clear action or date.
Coal Land Development Expands Across Virginia and Nearby States
The report details 22 000 acres of Pittsburg seam coal bought by J. N. Davidson and partners to form Pitts burgh Vein Coal Co. and development plans spreading through Washington County Pennsylvania into Ohio and Brooke and Marshall counties West Virginia. New rail links and coke ovens gear up as Wise county Virginia sees major transfers and expansions by Ayers and partners, with Pittsburgh Mapletown Coal and Coke Co and Norton coal interests driving rapid industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Davidson
Second National Bank of Allegheny
Pittsburg
Washington County
Panhandle
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Vein Coal Co
Pennsylvania
Ohio County
Brooke County
Marshall County
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio RR
Ohio River
Wellsburg
the Wabash
Pittsburgh
Josiah G. Thompson
Uniontown
Uniontown & Wheeling RR
Middlesboro
Kentucky
Ralston Coal Co
Stony Fork Coal Co
Stony Fork Creek
Wise County
Virginia
R. A. Ayers
J. Ayers
Big Stone Giap
Stone Gap Colliery Co
General Ayers
Glamorgan
New York
Wise Terminal R. R
Norton
Messrs. Ayers
Warren J. Willitis
Michigan
Norton Coal Co
L. O. Pettit
New Martinsville
W. Va
Magnolia, Proctor and
Green
Wetzell County
Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co
Virginia & Southwestern R
East Tennessee
Ducktown
Tenn
Big Stone Gap
Henry K. McHarg
East Tennesssee
Meals at Sterne's Restaurant This Saturday
Meals will be served at Sterne's restaurant located at 25 Bland Street Opera Building on Saturday November 15.
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Sterne’s
Bland Street
Opera Building
Smoke the Fitz You Five First Class Carpenters Wanted
Job ad seeking five first class carpenters with experience. Apply at Elks Hall for selection and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks’ Hall
Wireless telegraph for trains tested on Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Railway conducts experiments to show wireless telegraphy can link moving trains with ahead and rear stations. The test on a special train during Portland convention reached ten miles, with experts including H T Barnes of McGill endorsing feasibility and promising broader trials and possible line installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago
Ill
American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents
Potland St. Dominique
Grand Trunk
H. T. Barnes
McGill University
Local union meetings start November 15 at Hunter Hall
Beginning November 15, local union No. 976 C and Js of A will meet every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Hunter Hall, 129 Princeton Ave. J A Henderson R 8, and S N Williams accounts are in the hands of John A White at Sam's Place for early settlement. A drug advertisement promotes Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets by G C McClure & Son of Gallup Ky. for 25 cents.
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Union No
Hunter Hall
Princeton Ave
A. Henderson
S. N. Williams
John A. White
Sam
Ramon
G. C. McClure & Son
Gallup, Ky
In the future the J af Cigar Label
The note shows a fragment mentioning a cigar label marked J af likely referring to a branding or tobacco product label. No clear event or person details are present to establish a full news item.
Cleansing pills advertised and a Graham mule missing
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle tonic laxative claiming to prevent fevers by cleansing the system. A Black mare mule with chestnut points, halter, and a small white hip mark is reported lost or stolen from Graham Iron Company in Graham, Virginia. reward offered for return.
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DeWitt
Jno. L
Graham Iron Company
Graham, Va
Graham Va
Race to finish Big Sandy railroad extension deadline looms
Contractors rush work on the Chesapeake and Ohio extension to White House and Greasy Creek coal mine, using OC and O tram road beds. The railroad must reach the mines by November 1 or forfeit daily sums. an extension to the 15 may be granted if delays persist.
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Big Sandy
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
White House
Whitehouse
OC & O
Greasy Creek Coal Company
Cc& O
Damages Awarded in Miners Deaths at Betty Baker Mines
Executives of George Summers Andrew S Phillips and William Johnson awarded $12 000 damages four thousand fifty dollars each for deaths at Betty Baker mines. The men were pushing a band car when run over by ore cars. Lawyers J Hampton Hoge and S Harris Hoge represented plaintiffs in Roanoke Virginia.
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Roanoke
George Summers
Andrew S. Phiips
William Johnson
Betty Baker Mines
J. Hampton Hoge
S Harris Hoge
Judge Munson Slaps College Player in Train Car
Burlington Vermont November reports Judge Moreland Munson of the Vermont Supreme Court struck a college football player in a train car after the student mocked a young woman passenger. The judge’s blows drew the scene to a halt as the student pleaded for it to stop.
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Burlington
Moreland Munson
Vermont Supreme Court
University of Vermont
Munson
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised By Missouri Man
Otto Dodd of Porder writes that he suffered with an ugly sore for a year but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes it costs 25 cents at all druggists.
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Otto Dodd
Porder
A Typical South African Store and Its Remote Reach
O R Larson of Bay Villa, days River, Cape Colony runs a general store nine miles from the rail and twenty five from town. He reports farmers within thirty miles rely on Chamberlain's remedies, noting fourteen local cures in twelve months for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by H N White.
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O. R. Larson
Bay Villa
Days River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Larson
Chamberlain
H. N. White
Oldest Man in World Elijah Bledsoe Dies in Kentucky
Elijah Bledsoe of Harrodsburg Kentucky, claimed to be 111, died in the poorhouse after a long life noted for war memories and loyalty to Lafayette. He was said to have married 18 times and fathered 74 children, born in Virginia.
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Harrodsburg
Elijah Bledsoe
P. H. Thompson
J. H. Stagg
Tate Elijah
Lafayette
Lige
Aaron Sinrt
Blennerhassett
Burr
Elijah
Crab Orchard Springs
Perryville
Virginia
Fatal hunting accident ends life of Oliver Pratt near Rawson
Oliver Pratt aged 25 a farmer from Rawson returning from a hunting trip was injured when his gun discharged after snagging on bushes. He crawled half a mile for help and died soon after at his home. Pratt was married 15 months and leaves a wife and a five week old child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio
Oliver Pratt
Rawson
Pratt
Governor Once a Cowboy from Lometa Texas
Lometa Texas November 13 John Sparky newly elected governor of Nevada is a Texas native. As a young man he drove cattle hauled freight between Lampasas Austin and Houston. He entered the cattle business, saved money and made more, now a multimillionaire with wealth in cattle and mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lometa
Texas
John Sparky
Nevada
Rocky Country
Lampasas
Austin
Houston
Wines and liquors sale offers aged scotch and irish whiskey
A newspaper snippet touts a stock of wines and liquors high in flavor and quality. It highlights Scotch Whiskey ten years old at $1.50 per quart and Irish Whiskey ten years old at $1.50, noting lighter drinks available.
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Temple of Fame
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Furniture Co
T. H. Mebane & Bro
Princeton Avenue
Barney M. Cohen
Liquor Pealer
Bluefield
W. VA. S
J. M
Virginias
Old Dominion
Clinch Valley
Marconi
J. Af
Judge Thrashes
Vermont
Supreme Bench
Creat
Dise
Aston Burr
Paul Jones
J. Baker's Saloon
B.nefleid
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