Flood Our Nominee in Buena Vista Endorsed by Democratic Press
In Buena Vista the congressional convention is reported with a call for full support of H. D. Flood. The piece argues the choice is binary Republican or Democrat, warning that victory for McKinley and Hobart equals imperialist policy and endorses Bryan and Flood as essential to defend the republic against trusts and military despotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Flood
Kansas City
H. D. Flood
W. J. Bryan
Blue Ridge
Congress
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Hobart
Bryan
Kane City
Philadelphia
Providence
Philippines
Open Letter Attacks McKiley as Dangerous. Gorman to Aid Bryan Campaign
E L Godkin, editor of the New York Evening Post, denounces William McKiley and his inner circle as the most dangerous set of scoundrels. Former Senator Gorman announces plans to join the Democratic drive starting September 15, focusing in Maryland before a national push. Wellington, in Cumberland, Md, backs Bryan and opposes McKinley, urging Bryan as preferable to preserve the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Godkin
New York Evening Post
Bryan
William McKiley
New York
Gorman
Maryland
Grand Camp Confederate Veterans to Meet in Staunton
Gen Stith Belling, grand commander of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia, calls the thirteenth annual meeting to Staunton, Virginia, starting Wednesday October 10 1900. Delegates are allotted one per twenty five members or fraction over fourteen, with sponsors and males of honor appointed from each district and the state at large.
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Ral Stith Belling
Petersburg
Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
Confederate Veterans Department of Virginian
Department of Virginia
Staunton
Larga
Flood Likely Next Congressman in Tenth District
Colonel Joseph Button of the State Democratic Committee said in Richmond that Mr. Flood will undoubtedly be the next Congressman from the Tenth District. He noted Flood’s graceful nomination defeat two years ago and his active campaign stirring strong district support for a record majority in the fall race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Button
State Democratic Committee
Richmond
Charman Ellyson
T Nth
Flood
Judge Quarles
Congress
Hubard Denies Being Dethroned In 1900 Race
Colonel Hubard, Republican nominee for Congress, writes Richmond TIMER letter denying any authority to remove him as the party's nominee. He says he has no plan to resign and notes Democratic solicitude reflects their doubt in defeating him on November 6, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Hubard
Congress
Richmond
Chinese Troubles Show Beijing Awakened Yet Blaming Boxers
Cablegram from Chefoo says Pekin government shifts blame to Boxers while seeking to deter foreign powers. Li Hung Chang behavior viewed as threat but unclear if he still represents China. Russians assault Hungcun fort and seize guns. missionaries face calls for harsh punishment. French and Baptist missions noted as unsafe but later reports say missionaries in Central China are safe in Shanghai.
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Chefor
China
Pekin
Chefoo
Chihess
Li Hung Obwang
Foegao
Wekio
Foreign Office
International Army
Tientsin
Hungcun
Shanghai
Shan Si
New York
Democratic Majority Near Sixty Thousand in North Carolina
The Observer from Raleigh reports Democrats nearing a large lead in North Carolina with total majorities around 59,553 after results show Democratic 4,078 and Fusion 6,125, producing a net Democratic edge of 59,553 statewide.
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Charlotte
N C
The
Observer
Raleigh
North Carolina
Reward Offered for Escapee Edward Irving from Colorado Penitentiary
Warden P. Hoyt offers a 100 dollar reward for the arrest of Edward Irving a white man who escaped Colorado State Penitentiary on July 22. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and is described as 23 years old 5 feet 8 inches tall slender dark complexion brown eyes brown hair 140 pounds with a large scar above the left hand two vaccination marks and a few small scars. He is believed to be traveling and has had correspondence with Margaret Russell Box 164 Buena Vista Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Hoyt
Colorado State Penitentiary
Edward Irving
Ife
Margaret Russell
Buena Vista
Buena Vista School Census Shows Rise in Enrollment
The Buena Vista census records 695 white students aged five to twenty with 372 males and 313 females, and 122 colored students with 58 males and 64 females. The total enrollment increases over the last census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Big Battle In China Reported by Cablegram
A cablegram received at the Navy Department in Washington says British forces report an engagement near Peitsang on Sunday morning with Allied losses around 1,200 killed or wounded, chiefly Russians and Japanese. Chinese forces retreating toward Taussia.
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Navy Partment
Washington
Che Foo
Bureau Navigation
Peitsang
Taussia
General Rosser Touted for Charlottesville Post Office
General Thomas L. Rosser, recently linked to the Republican party, is mentioned as a possible appointee for Charlottesville postmaster after Mrs. Long’s death. Governor Roosevelt of New York writes that he respects Rosser’s stance on holding office and would value his public life and impact on Southern Republican strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Rosser
Charlottesville
Long
Roosevelt
New York
South
Surprise nuptials at Rearing Run near Botetourt
Edward Sizer and Myrtle Turpin wed Sunday August 5 at the residence of Mr. Bumpsy Shorter near the Rock bridge. Rev Taylor Pursley officiated as relatives note the couple’s secret trip to the Dunkard meeting. Sizer is the son of Charles Sizer and Turpin a daughter of Samuel Tuyu of Rapp's Mill area.
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Bumpsy’ Shorter
Rockbridge
Botetourt
Taylor Pursley
Edward Sizer
Myrtle Turpin
Dunkard
Rearing Run
Charles Sizer
Botetourt County
Samuel Tuyu
Rapp’s Mill
Lightning Remedy Ad Urges Life Saving Treatment
An advertorial claims rheumatism and heart pain risk death and urges sending 4 to Drummond Medicine Co. New York to receive two large bottles of Lightning Remedy by express. It promises a month’s treatment and cites electricity as being faster but not life saving if used timely.
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Johnson
Jas
Stalin
St Paul
Minn
Jim Crow Law to be Tested in Virginia Courts
A Chesapeake and Ohio case will test the new Jim Crow law in Virginia about whether officers may escort a black prisoner in white cars. The matter arose when a Peninsular division conductor refused entry to a penitentiary guard with a black prisoner from Hampton, prompting the railroad to seek court settlement.
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Richmond
Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Peninsula Division
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
Hampton
Railroads in Virginia Valuation and Tax Totals
The Board of Public Works reports railroad property valued at 56 682 000 dollars, up about one million from last year. Taxes on this property total 253 000 dollars. Virginia’s railroad mileage is estimated at 3 710, up from 3 691 a year earlier.
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Board of Public Works
State of
Virginia
Ellyson Foresees Flood Victory in Tenth District Contest
J Taylor Ellyson, Democratic chairman, returns to Richmond and backs Flood strong in the Tenth district. He rates Yost harder to beat than Hubard but not invincible and remains confident in Democratic success nationwide. A stray ad-like line about Rocky Mountain Tea appears amid the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Taylor Ellyson
Richmond
Flood
Ray
Yost
Hubard
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A Texas reader Mrs Grinnupe M of Jonesboro credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with reversing months of spinal weakness and mental decline after childbirth. She says five bottles brought visible improvement and urges other women with female troubles to try the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mas
Prinknaw
Lydia Erinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ely's Cream Balm Sanctions Relief for Nasal Ailment
Mrs. Franklin Freeman of Dover New Hampshire reports relief from catarrh after using Ely's Cream Balm. Marcus G Shantz of Rahway New Jersey also notes rapid relief and non irritation. The balm is sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers New York.
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Ely
Marcus G. Shantz
Rahway
N. J
Franklin Freeman
Dover
N. H
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Special Sunday Excursion Trains From Lexington and Buena Vista
Beginning Sunday June 24 and weekly through September excursion trains depart Lexington at 8 00 a m and Buena Vista at 8 25 a m for Clifton Forge with return from Clifton Forge at 8 20 p m The Clifton Forge round trip fare is 1 00 with low rates to intermediate stations.
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Lexington
Buena Vista
Clifton Forge
Summer Ailments Prompt Pain Killer Ad Campaign
The piece urges parents to keep Perry Davis Pain Killer for summer cramps and diarrhea in children. It argues advertising drives business for small and large merchants and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a must for men, urging readers to ask at their druggists.
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Perry Davis
Price
Fragmentary clipping yields unclear local item
Readable elements are sparse and incoherent with no identifiable person, organization, place, date, or event. The text does not provide a actionable news item or notice to summarize.
Labor woes and wage stagnation curb prosperity claims
The article cites a Washington businessman noting widespread unemployment and shrinking iron industry margins, while Indiana workers report factory shutdowns and rusted equipment. It contrasts claims of general prosperity with worker distress and Republican framing of the issue as misinformed. It ends with an unrelated ad-like line about bright eyes and Cupid’s arrows from Rocky Mountain.
Copper shortages push investment into Mexican mines
The article notes rising copper demand outpacing supply, exhausting reserves in the US and Europe. It highlights Mexico as a prime mining frontier, with big investments in the El Progreso Copper Mining Company and other sites, inviting broader participation from investors of all sizes.
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Europe
United States
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
el Progreso Copper Miningompany
Democrats Hold Richmond Meeting to Map Campaign Plans
State Chairman Ellygon Kag calls the State Democratic Committee to convene in Richmond on Wednesday August 15 at the Jefferson at 1130. Prominent Democrats including congressional nominees are expected to attend as campaign strategies are laid out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellygon Kag
State
Democratic Committee
Richmond
Jefferson
Huntington to Build Steel Plant at Newport News
Collis P. Huntington selects a site opposite his shipyard at Newport News for a steel plant with a cost of $1,000,000 or more. The plant will sit along a branch railroad from the Chesapeake and Ohio yard into the shipyard. Huntington states the facility will not manufacture armor plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collis P. Huntington
Newport News
Mammoth
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mr. Huntington
Dramatic health ad and local political note
An ornate health ad touts Drummond's Lightning Comedy as a cure and urges readers to send payment for two bottles mailed to New York. A Kanawha county race lists Ex Governor William A. McWorkle among Democratic House nominees. A Buena Vista Advocate item notes a mayoral hen and a commemorative egg marking H. D. Food’s congressional nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. McWorkle
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
W. Va
Telephone link opens Norfolk to Louisa Courthouse line
The Long Distance Telephone Company opens a new communication bridge between Norfolk and Louisa Courthouse linking to Gordonsville and the Valley counties. Assemblyman Charles T. Bland, Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, resigns under business pressures. Vice Grand Chancellor B U Cunningham of Newport News succeeds immediately.
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Norfolk
Louisa Courthouse
Gordonsville
Charles T. Bland
The
Knights of Pythias
B. U. Cunningham
Newport News
Pay Cut Hits Joliet Iron Workers as McKinley Prosperity Varies
At the American Steel and Iron Company works in Joliet Illinois a straight cut of 15 percent is applied to wages. Workers express no surprise at the cut and reference the broader economic climate while Cumberland miners who tried to resume work for the same wages failed as their places were filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steel and Iron Company
Joliet
Illinois
Cumberland
Progreso Copper Mining Co Promises Stock Gates
David B. Russell, president, announces a plan to secure stock in the Progreso Copper Mining Co. He offers shares at 100 dollars per full unit or 64 shares per dollar remittance, promising access to all classes of people. July 4. 63 Wall Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Russell
Hl Progreso Copper Mining Co
Wall Street
New York
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Angus McDonald
Marshall McDonald
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J. A. Campball
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Ayxington
ED Marris
Walker's Creek
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Hunter McGuire
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