Campaign kickoffs energize Southern West Virginia speakers
A political rally featured Hon. W. H. Fairless of Portsmouth and Congressman Hughes with Conley and Fairless addressing about national issues. The speaker criticized Bryan’s shifting stances while highlighting Virginia and West Virginia debt contrasts. The group planned a Welch stop tonight amid Morrison illness altering lineup.
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Merce
Conley
W. H. Pairless
Portsmouth
Fairless
Bryan
Virginia
West Virginia
Hughes
Congress
Melvin Woman's Drunken Venus Act Ends With Vandalism
Sis Melvin a white woman staged a phryne like display at six pm in King's Hollow. She disrobed at home then went to John Sturtevant's house breaking windows a mirror and a bureau while shouting like an Amazon. Officers found her drunk and she was taken to the city bath house for safe keeping.
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Sis Melvin
King's Hollow
Aphrodite
John Sturtevant
Sis
Sturtevant
George Melvin
Mornig
Footwear evolution from raw hide to ankle tied styles
The London Spectator surveys ancient shoe styles from Farty Uritons' raw cowhide footwear to Anglo Saxon black leather lace ups. It traces steps through Merovingian tied ankle shoes, German variants, poulaline forms, brass bands, and notes the Irish practice of barefoot bodies with decorated dress.
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Germany
London Spectator
The Coal You Will Buy Is Clinchfield The Coal of Quality
The Atchison Globe notes a single temptation for some and many battles for others as it touts Clinchfield coal as the coal of quality to heat homes.
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Clinchfield
Jefferson Club
Straus, Gunst & Co., Distillers and Distributors
Fire destroys Utah coal plant endangering miners
A Utah blaze at the Union Pacific Coal Company mine in Winter Quarters destroyed the power house, main hoist and tipple. Nearly one hundred miners were endangered but escaped through another opening as losses reached about 50 000 dollars.
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Winter Quarters
Utah
Union Pacific Coal Company
Baseball scores and standings in the American League
In a doubleheader St Louis defeated New York 12 to 1 and 3 to 1 with darkness ending play after seven. Chicago and Boston tied 2 to 2 after ten innings. Detroit beat Washington 4 to 1. Standings show St Louis leading the league with a 9 1 record, followed by Chicago Boston Philadelphia Washington New York Cleveland and others with varying win loss totals.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
P. C
Chicago Sete
Pittsburg Waren
Philadelphia Ee
Cincinnati
Penas
Boston Wee
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Ichicapzo
Philadlephia
ATS No
Fame and Fury The Traitor debuts to roaring Norfolk crowd
The Academy of Music in Norfolk hosted the stage debut of Thomas Dixon Jr. The Traitor. A telegram from President Grant freeing Ku Klux prisoners spurred a rebel yell from Dan Wiley and the audience. The show drew record ticket sales and plans for additional performances and a Southern tour.
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Norfolk
Academy of Music
Thomas Dixon, Jr
A. 8. Grant
Dan Wiley
Mountaineer
North Carolina
Grant
Mr. Dixon
Channing Pollock
Manaser Wells
The
Academy
One Man Killed as Car Crashes Into House in Wheeling
A city railway car ran out of control on Mozart Jull Hill in Wheeling and crashed into a house and a telephone pole. One man was killed and sixteen people injured. The dead is Albert Kearz of Bellaire Ohio, a contractor. Injured include motorman Dorsey Noble, John Dare of East Wheeling, Lile Lutler a Mozart Hill school girl, conductor Harry Hazenaver, Cecilia Ferrell of Mozart Hill, and Vesta Lyssen of Elm Grove school.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mozart Jull
Albert Kearz
Bellaire
Ohio
Dorsey Noble
John Dare
East Wheeling
Lile Lutler
Mozart Hill
Harry Hazenaver
Cecilia Ferrell
Vesta Lyssen
Elm Grove
Wireless link ties Atlantic fleet to Zeamboanga station
Manila Sept 28 The Atlantic battleship fleet established wireless communication with Zeamboanga Station at 8:45 this morning The Zeamboanga station had received calls from the flagship Connecticut last night but could not hear its replies A reader’s note praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve as a sure relief for ulcers with a scar free outcome and claims of its effectiveness in summer sores
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Manila
Zeamboanga Station
Zeamboanga
Connecticut
J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Bucklen
How to Get Strong by P. J. Daly
P. J. Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago reports his mother, previously feeble, gains flesh and sleep after using Electric Hitters. He promotes it as a tonic and strengthening medicine, noting relief from stomach liver and kidney issues. Sold with guarantee at drug stores for 50c.
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P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
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Princeton Avenue
Flat Top Book and Stationery Company
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Westinghouse
A. SG. Motors
Bluestone Traction Company
Bluefield Bottling Company
R. L. Morris
Stonega Coke and Coal CO
Stonega
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H. Reeder
Stonega, Wise Co
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Huyler’s Candies
Lithia Water
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Metropolitan Ren’s Furnishing CO
Elks’ Building
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George W. Brennan
M. G. Whitlow Hdw. Co
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Samuel Turk
Pringeton Avenue
Bluefield West
Jefferson Club Whiskey
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Shumate Clothing Co
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