Straus Seeks Boost for United States Foreign Trade
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor convenes a national conference with leaders from New York Atlanta Boston Cincinnati Minneapolis New Orleans and other cities to craft practical plans to promote foreign commerce and strengthen interdepartmental cooperation. The meeting aims to realign the cabinet’s role toward aiding commercial interests and expanding trade.
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United States
Strauss
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
America
Department of
Straus
Department of Labor
Treasury Department
Oscar S. Straus
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade and Transportation of
New York
Chambers of Commerce
Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Charleston
Pittsburg
Portland
Ore
Galveston
St. Paul
Seattle
Richmond
Milwaukee
Merchants’ Exchange of
Boards of Trade of
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
N. Stone
Mr. Stone
Germany
England
Department of State
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of State
Flemington Notes of a Bright Week and Local Happenings
Bruce Payne and family welcome twin baby boys at the Payne home amid cheerful tidings. Master Thomas D. Monroe recovers well after a bone tuberculosis operation at St Joseph’s Hospital Parkersburg. Harry Riley heals from a recent operation, while L B Nixon resigns to enter farming. Ern est L Findley succeeds as store manager. Attendance marks show at Yale production in Brinkman’s theater and Oliver W Stewart speaks on prohibition. John W Davidson visits Clarksburg on business. An amusing anecdote closes with a parable about contentment and a detective misread in a Houston Post joke.
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Thomas D. Monroe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
L. B. Nixon
Pittsveth Coal Company
Ernest L. Findley
Nixon
John F. Findley
Rivalry for National Republican Convention Grows
Washington dispatch reports that with the national committee meeting near, cities contesting the next convention press for influence. Chicago and Kansas City lead, with St Louis and Denver also in play as hall size and hotel capacity become decisive factors.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Kansas City
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Denver
National Committee
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Missouri
Taft
Seattle
Atlantic City
Alleghenies
Atlantic
Annual AAAS Meeting Set For University of Chicago
Washington reports Professor I O Howard of the Smithsonian announces the fifty eighth AAAS meeting at the University of Chicago from December 30 to January 4. Affiliated societies include the American Anthropological Association and the American Chemical Society with speakers like E L Nichols and Simon Flexner outlining topics in geometry, physics, biology, and pathology.
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I. O. Howard
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Janary
American Science Movement
Chicago
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American Chemical Society
American Folklore Society
The
American Mathematical Society
American Physiological Society
American Society of Naturalists
Association of Economic Entomologists
Botanical Society of America
Entomological Society of America
American Nature Study Society
American Federation of Teachers of
Lake Placid
American Society For the Advancement of Science
E. L. Nichols
Cornell University
Edward Kasner
Columbia
Charles A. Conant
New York
A. C. Lane
Michigan
E. G. Conklin
Pennsylvania
W. C. Sabine
Harvard
D. T. MacDougall
Clifford Richardson
Simon Flexner
Real Estate Deal Consummated Involving Store and Merchantry
A real estate exchange deal valued at about $7000 was completed by broker R M Parrish. George C Ross and R N McConkey, well known First Ward merchants, sold their store building lot and stock to J H Robinson who provides residence on West Main Street for the store and cash consideration. Robinson, a Belington division B and O freight conductor, will assume charge of the store this morning and move his family to the First Ward once a suitable residence is found.
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George C. Ross
R.N. McConkey
First Ward
Robinson
West Main
Belington
Mont Topping Dominates Secretary of State Race
Charleston reports Mont Topping of Charleston leads a crowded field for secretary of state with several active contenders and others waiting in the wings. Analysts say Topping’s early entry and steady outreach give him a strong banner, while rivals from Clarksburg and Grafton contest the pace as gubernatorial talk centers on Arnold Scherr and Charles Swisher. General May debates re election timing amid Virginia debt questions, leaving Kanawha County divisions sharp as Dillon’s candidacy remains uncertain.
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W. Va
Mont Topping
Topping
Arnold C. Scherr
Charles Wesley Swisher
Kanawha County
Dillon
Scherr
Swisher
May
Clarke W. May
Virginia
General May
Attorney General
Supreme Court of the United States
James A. Seaman
House of Delegates
A. R. Stallings
Tucker County
Wm. G. Conley
Preston County
Madrigal Chorus Club to Present The Mikado at Brinkman House
The Madrigal Chorus Club plans a grand production of The Mikado at the Brinkman Opera House around December 12. It is an exact reproduction of the famed musical play once praised by New York and London audiences. Rehearsals have progressed under Mrs Gus Smith and Mr Gus Smith.
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Grafton
Orient
America
Lala
Japan
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Madrigal Chorus Club
Brinkman Opera House
New York
London
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Mra
Gus Smith
Meeting at Baltimore to Set Next Year’s Scale
Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the general and local grievance committees of the Order of Railway Telegraphers will meet in Baltimore starting next Monday. They will review the proposed annual scale and address system conditions while operators seek concessions. The sessions may last weeks with delegates traveling from Monongah division and beyond. C. B. Hosler will attend from here and likely stay until completion. No details on specific agenda items are being released.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Baltimore
C. B. Hosler
Monongah
Railroad
Next Sunday's World Promises Modern Magazine Newspaper
Readers are urged to order a copy of the New York World for an extensive Sunday edition. The paper promises local and foreign news, editorials, religion, romance, science, art, and humor, with abundant illustrations from leading cartoonists.
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New York World
America
Reward for arrest of stone throwers hitting street lights
City authorities offer a twenty five dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone throwing stones at or breaking electric light globes on the streets. Fire department members are authorized to arrest anyone who jumps on the hose wagon while it is in service.
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