City Council Adjourns After Lengthy Meeting
An adjourned city council session at city hall held last night saw routine business, including licensing varios eateries, paying street rolls totaling 249.37, and approving paving work by Kelly Bros. The council discussed street work with Norfolk & Western regarding land rights and a proposed roadway. a fire-limit ban on frame buildings was upheld. Y M C A received a $20,000 permit for Pulaski street construction.
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Thompson
Clark
Hawley
Crumpler
St. Clair
Wingfield
Mason
McArtor
D. M. Easley
Kelly Bros
Third Street
Hill
J. W. Rickman
Pulaski Street
J. L. Crockett
Princeton Avenue
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Pulaski and
Hardy Streets
Norfolk & Western
Recorder
Lee Street
Tazewell Street
Duhring and
Ramsey
Bonns
B.S. Baker
3. L. Matz
DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Piles Aid
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as the best remedy for piles and is sold by all druggists. The notice emphasizes its effectiveness and wide availability.
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DeWitt
Duchess of Manchester Opens Irish Industries Exhibition
Galway marked the opening day of a major Irish Industries exhibition with the Duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati, as the central figure. Notables including Sir Horace Plunkett and the Duke of Abercorn attended as the event showcased Irish products and launched a multi day conference to discuss expanding markets outside Ireland.
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Duchess of Manchester
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Horace Plunkett
Duke of Abercorn
Lord Castletown
Canada
United States
Australia
Ireland
Jubilees and Honors Mark Archbishop Riordan’s Twenty Five Years
San Francisco reports a steady stream of gifts and greetings for Archbishop Riordan as he marks twenty five years since his consecration. The Havana born prelate, born in New Brunswick sixty six years ago, was educated in Belgium and served in Chicago before coming to California in 1883. The piece also references Lilley on the Republican ticket, endorsing Bryan and Kern and criticizing George L. Lilly’s record.
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Cal
Riordan
California
Chicago
Alemany
Spain
New Brunswick
Belgium
Lilley
Bryan
Kern
George L. Lilly
Congress
Track record set at Tazewell fair pacing race
Tazewell Va Sept 16 Special a record breaking attendance and high class racing marked day two. Cattle horses sheep and swine displays drew praise with Kipps of Front Royal winning most cattle premiums. Local trotter On Time set 2.14 pace as 400 purse race. Virginia Breeding and Training Association of Radford won the 2:17 trot for 400. John S Thompson of Tazewell praised for fine pacer victory.
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Tazewell
Tazewell Fair
Virginia
Dr. Kipps
Front Royal
W. ©. Barnes
C. R. Brown
Lightning Strikes Powder Magazine in McAlester
A powder magazine used by a wholesale powder firm and the Samples Mining Company was struck by lightning near McAlester Oklahoma on September 16. The blast killed miner Arthur Richards and seriously wounded eight others. Richards was beheaded by the explosion which shattered windows and damaged nearby homes and cars.
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McAlester
Okla
Samples Mining Company
Arthur Richards
Richard
Wright eclipses European records with 3 minutes 18 seconds flight
On the Amours field Wilbur Wright, the Ohio aeronaut, stayed aloft 3 minutes 18 3-5 seconds. He circled the field at about 45 feet, turning and twisting with evident mastery. The feat excites strong enthusiasm among spectators.
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le Mans
France
Amours
Wilbur Wright
Ohio Aeroplanist
Wright Brothers
Wright
Bermuda Feels Outer Edge of Hurricane
Bermuda reports winds of 50 to 60 mph with heavy seas and southwest winds. Damage is limited to trees as the storm abates this morning after the hurricane’s outer edge swept Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Novel Summer Excursion Planned to South Pole Ice Pack
Arrangements completed for a summer excursion from Sydney to the ice-pack around the South Pole. About one hundred passengers will depart in late December for a month long cruise.
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Sydney
N. W
South Pole
Robinson for Governor Nomination at Connecticut Democratic Nominating
Hartford September convention nominates Judge Robertson for governor and endorses platform that supports George L. candidacy, signaling party unity. Delegates adopt policy resolutions aligning with Robertson campaign aims and Democratic statewide ticket.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Democrats
Judge Robertson
George L
Capt A E Maxwell Dies in Gainesville at 65
Capt A E Maxwell longtime Sea Board Air Line Railway general agent with Jacksonville ties died suddenly in Gainesville of heart trouble at age 65. The obituary notes his prominence in the southern railroad world and his headquarters in Florida.
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A. E. Maxwell
Gainesville
A. , Maxwell
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
South
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