West Virginia Politicking and Coal Industry Outlook
A Mercer county Democratic leader Jairus Collins says Bennett will win WV governor and Taft may carry the state by 25 000 to 40 000 amid Republican dissension Conservative Democrats fear Bryan and will back the Republican nomination. Coal shipments in Norfolk and Western territory run near last year and mines operate full time with demand rising in the west and northwest The Times Star reports Collins confirming WV leanings and coal sector optimism for the season.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jairus Collins
Linton
North Carolina
Collins
Bennett
Taft
Bryan
Norfolk and Western Territory
Times Star
Cincinnati
Mr. Collins
Sherman
Taft Backed by West Virginia Republicans in Fractured State
At Linton on Friday evening a press representative heard Mr. Collins say the Democratic candidate for governor is favored due to GOP factional rifts. He predicts Taft will carry the state by 25 000 to 40 000 as conservative Democrats fear Bryan and back the Republican nominee for president.
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Linton
North Carolina
West Virginia
Collins
Frank
Taft
Bryan
Senatorial Committee To Decide State Senate Candidate
The Sixth district senatorial committee meets at Welch today to pick a successor to W. W. Whyte amid withdrawal pressure. Dr. H br Hatfield was tentatively chosen but may decline due to a large medical practice and hospital duties. other potential names include W. W. Hughes Judge Counts Dr. Bragenia L. O. Anderson and J. J. Lincoln.
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Welch
W. W. Whyte
State Senate
Whyte
H. Br. Hatfield
Hatfield
L. 0. Anderson
J. J. Lincoln
Anderson Or Lincoln
Jewelry clerk Peter Donaldson ends life amid delusions in Radford
Peter Donaldson a jewelry clerk for L W Clark in Radford Va committed suicide Sunday after developing strong delusions of a mob. He locked himself in his shop then slit his wrist and drank muriatic acid after writing an unsigned letter. His body lay at the undertaker after being found by Clark on Roanoke bound train No 17.
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Peter Donaldson
L. W. Clark
Radford
Mr. Clark
Roanoke
Donaldson
Hall
Executive Board of Mine Workers Meets in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America executive board met in Indianapolis with all members present except John L. Britton and Duncan McDonald who were delayed by family matters. They voiced support for anti child labor efforts prompted by the Pennsylvania Child Labor Association. A sympathy resolution was adopted for Duncan McDonald following his mother’s death. The board will stay in session for several days.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Britton
Oklahoma
Duncan Mcdonald
Illinois
John P. White
Iowa
Britton
White
Pennsylvania Child Labor Association
Hudson Mine
Terra Haute
Severe arraignment of Wm J Bryan in New York campaign
General Luke E Wright secretary of war sharply condemned William Jennings Bryan at a Terrace Garden mass meeting. Wright, boasting Democrat cabinet service under a Republican administration, assailed Bryan for calling Roosevelt “the hired man” saying the remark delighted some but distressed the prudent.
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New York
Jennings Bryan
Luke E. Wright
Terrace Garden
Wright
Bryan
Roosevelt
Gen. Wright
Tokio Ovation for Americans Tops Welcome Harbors
In Yokohama harbor Admiral Sperry and fleet officers depart for Tokio as American naval leaders arrive amid a sweeping ovation. Despite Admiral Togo’s Sea of Japan triumph, the reception for Americans exceeds prior events with 19,000 schoolchildren singing the national hymn and 1,000 sailors conveyed by special trains through the length of eighteen miles of flags and celebrations.
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Tokio
Sperry
Anchorage
Yokohama Harbor
Associated Press
Togo
Sea of Japan
Blue Ribbon Extracts Leaders in the South for Eleven Years
For eleven years Blue Ribbon has grown in popularity and now stands as the leading brand of extracts in the southern United States.
Miss Bertha Prince Opens Evening Library Hours
Miss Bertha Prince announces Saturday evening hours from 7 to 8 20 for her circulating library. A new line of books will be added immediately, featuring the latest fiction for patron use.
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Bertha Prince
Notice of 5 Cent Local Call Charge by Bluefield Telephone Co
The Bluefield Telephone Company announces that starting January 1 1909 all local calls from pay stations will cost five cents for subscribers and non subscribers alike. W P Hawley General Manager dated October 14 1911.
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Bluefield Telephone Co
W. P. Hawley
Gen
Anniversary of Tea Party Observances in Baltimore
Baltimore observes the 134th anniversary of the burning of the Peggy Stewart at Annapolis and the destruction of its tea cargo. Patriotic and historical societies host anniversary exercises to mark the event.
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Baltimore
Pegsy Stewart
Annapolis
Glasscock and speakers rally packed Wheeling hall
Hon W E Glasscock James Burk of Pittsburg and Stuart Reed addressed a crowd of about one thousand at Carroll Civic Hall Wheeling with Underwood presiding County Chairman and Chas J Schuck introducing Glasscock who pledged to govern for all and share views on liquor and negro disfranchisement Burk spoke on national issues Reed on state issues. Earlier the trio spoke in Wellsburg to about 200 Brooke County voters.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Carroll Civic Hall
W. E. Glasscock
James Francis Burk
Pittsburg
Stuart Reed
Underwood
Ohio County
Chas. J. Schuck
Glasscock
Burk
Reed
Glasscoeck
Messrs
Burke
Wellsburg
Brooke County
Taft Brings Spontaneous Enthusiasm to Campaign Tour
Taft pressed his 1908 campaign through Newark Elizabeth and Baltimore drawing vast open crowds. He focused on labor issues in Newark and Elizabeth speeches before combining the two talks in Baltimore as he heads toward New York state next week.
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Baltimore
W. J. Bryan
W. H. Taft
New York City
Empire State
Judge Taft
Newark
Elizabeth
Trenton
Wilmington
President Roosevelt to Become Associate Editor at Outlook
President Roosevelt signs contract to act as associate editor for The Outlook after retirement. He will cover political and economic topics and also pursue a separate contract to write the story of his African travels for Charles Scribner's Sons.
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New York
Roosevelt
Outlook
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Hired to Kill Witness Against Abe Ruef
Oakland news reports the Clandienes brothers, alleged dynamiters, likely to face court action as their cases proceed. The event centers on the Abe Ruef case and related witness targeting. The timeline cites October in Oakland, California as the procedural context.
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Oakland
Cal
Clandienes
Brothers to Face Separate Trials in Dynamite Bomb Case
The brothers are to be tried separately this week on charges they planted a dynamite bomb on James Gallagher’s porch with intent to damage the home or kill occupants. An alleged confession claims they were hired to murder Gallagher, a key witness in Abe Ruef’s graft scandal prosecutions in San Francisco.
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James Gallagher
Gallagher
Abe Ruef
San Francisco
Bryan would have secretary of labor
Chicago report of William Jennings Bryan arriving for a campaign stop with large Democratic turnout. He vows to appoint a secretary of labor in his cabinet to represent workingmen and seeks advice on legislation in their interest.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Cook County
Demcracy
National Committee
Congress
Pilsen Park
Moetor
Arcade Hall
Mr. Bryan
Labor
Four Die and Many Hurt as Clayton Tornado Hits
Clayton New Mexico reports four persons killed and twenty injured by a tornado and cloudburst. Telephone lines blown down, railroad lines and poles toppled, water system out of commission leaving the town without water. Several injuries are believed to be fatal.
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Clayton
New Mexico
N. M
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Maine Arrives in Portsmouth After World-Circling Cruise
The battleship Maine arrived in Portsmouth New Hampshire after a circumnavigation of the globe. Salutes were exchanged as she berthed with the battleship Alabama concluding the most spectacular around the world cruise by a first class warship.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Maine
Globe
Alabama
Campaign speakers marshal top talent for Midwest fray
National campaign activity in Chicago signals endgame for Taft and Bryan. Taft plans Ohio Indiana stops and a Chicago close, then New York, with Straus touring five cities. Bryan’s push targets Indiana and Ohio with prominent speakers and several U S senators backing Bryan and Kern.
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Chicago
Middle West
Taft
Bryan
Hitchcock
Ohio
Indiana
Hoosier
New York City
Youngstown
Commerce and Labor
Straus
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Cleveland
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Lowaville
Hughes
Weveridge
United States
Bryan and Kern
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Democratic Committee
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W.V
All American National ‘Bank, OF
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B. E. Carter, Pres
J. N. Vance
Vice Pres
D. R. Wood
Union Bank and Trust Company
Flat Top National Bank OF
L. E. Tierney
R. E. Bolling
W. H. Thomas
W. B. Hicks
Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank
Apital
Radford Jewelry
HD. Rummell
Charleston
Kcan League Club
Hearn Hall
Eaegutive Board OF Mine Workers
Wi. J. Bryan
F. O. B. Bluefield
the Miller Supply GO
Kladogoge
Stonm
Carroll Club
Messrs, Burk and Reed
Delaware
Maryland
Mr. Roosevelt
Clandienes Brothers
Secretary OF Labor
SGGRE
Glimak
Fray
National Headquarters
Troy Steam Laundry
J. E. Schindel
Baldwin
the Duvall Music Co
Princeton Avenue
Henry Rodgin
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