Republican Ticket Aims at Ballot Across State
A party slate lists President Taft and Vice President Sherman with stalwarts for governor secretary of state and other statewide offices. The ticket names candidates for auditor treasurer attorney general state superintendent of schools and roles in Congress the judiciary and local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
James 8
Congress
Jas. A. Hughes
Cabell
Court of Appeals
Iran
B. Robinson
W. N. Miller
L. J. Williams
Senate
A. W. Holmes
I. J. Ellison
House of Delegates
W. P. Haw~ley
R. C. Lilly
A. M. Sutton
W. B. Honaker
E. L. Bowman
Education drive fuels district plans and political push
Recalling two weeks of work ahead thousands of students brace for extended sessions as facilities expand and class sizes rise. The community backs shared growth while urging election of Geo A Shirey to the school board and supporting education as a public priority amid statewide GOP activity and party loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Shirey
Privic
Stagnation? Ads Point to Jobs in Coal Regions
The Daily Telegraph notes business appears stalled as fields in Po cahontas Clinch Valley Tug River and Wise county show ads for men seeking work. Observers question whether this signals an army of unemployed amid looming economic strain.
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Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas
Clinch Valley
Tug River
Wise County
Guaranteeing Bank Deposits Debate Draws Campaign Attention
The piece discusses a government guarantee for national bank deposits, arguing it would worsen bank risks and unfairly burden savers and creditors. It notes deposit losses are tiny, warns of moral hazard, and predicts political use without lasting policy value. It cites Bryan era proposals and references a Toledo affidavit about Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Bryan
Republican Platform
Postel
Wall Street
Potomac
Hall's Family Pills Advertisement Notice
Prominent old style advert promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and invites testimonials. Mentions F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and claims availability at all druggists. Blood and mucus surface phrase appears, indicating a health claim typical of period advertisements.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
What Is a Day and Oddities in a Single Newspaper
This excerpt explains that a day is the interval between solar meridian crossings, not a Earth's rotation. It notes the year contains 866 turns, 23 hours 56 minutes per rotation, and cites curiosities from Pearson's Weekly about a night shop napper, two tramps at a fancy dress ball, and a absentminded woman trimming eyebrows with scissors.
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Pearson's Weekly
Barton Benton feud noted in Benton memoir excerpt
In Thomas Hart Benton’s Thirty Years In the United States Senate the text sparsely mentions David Barton. Benton attempts to shame Barton by omitting him from a roll call, recalling how Barton helped him gain the Senate seat, their later quarrels over an Indian agent, and their estrangement.
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United States
Senate
Thomas Hart Benton
Missouri
Benton
David Barton
Barton
Far West
Kansas City Star
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Bland Street
Bluefield, W. Va
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Associated Press
Mdresa
Ganly Telegraph Printing CO
Bluefield
W. Va
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
West Virginia
West
Ge City
Ines
Norfolk and West
State of Ohio
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Frank J. Chenity
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary
ANSTED &@ BURK CO
Springfield
Benton and Barton
Fanny Kemble
Holland
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
New York Tribune
Raleigh Terrace
Franklin Street
Call
Union News Co
Boone Street
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Bank
Marshall and
Beasley Streets
Jno. D
Dr. Holland
Eod Tf
Clinchport
Marion, N. C
Meadows Co
M. H. Weiler
Johnson City
Tenn
John Ingles
John Reed
Marion
N. C
Boone St
Graham
W. EE. Shufflebarger
Powell Street
Park Place
J. EB. Jenkins
Bluefield Ave
Lnk
Carter
City
Page Coal & Coke Co
Sol Kaufman
Kimball
Girls At
Crystal Steam Saunry, Tr
8. M. Smith Agency
York Coleman
Virginia
M. Smith Insurance Agency
C. W. Crockett
Yukon
N. K. Ellis
Shaneville, Va
Princeton Avenue
M. Turner
Kelly & Moyer
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Hiif
Roanoke
Norfolk
Shenandoah
Pullman
New York
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Richmond
Pullman Sleeper
Lynchburg
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Philadelphia
Gary
Kenova
Columbus
Northwest
Cincinnati
Tazewell
Norton
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Clinch Valley Division
Welch
Williamson
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
Virginian Railway
Herndon
Matoaka
Deepwater
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield Normal
Business College
Pitman, Gregg and
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Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
BR. L. Speal
Kelly & Moyers
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H.C. Donaldson
Gec'y
8. M. Smith
Lazarus Golub
Bluefield Water Works
WM. McCarthy
Eng’r & Sup. CO
G. Betelle
Cashier
Flat Top Insurance’ Agency, General Insurance
C. C. B. Pocahontas
United States Geological Survey
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
United States Navy
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
C. B. Pocahontas Smokeless Coal
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Broadway
New York City
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Old Colony
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Nall, Blyth & Company
Feachured Avenue
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