McKinley forces sweep Virginia State conventions
Richmond March 31 Special The McKinley supporters claim a decisive sweep of state party conventions with Edgar Allan asserting eight districts secured and Staunton likely to back their candidate They predict that the four delegates at large will favor McKinley and deny opposition a seat General James A Walker favors Reed but denies pursuing a chair at large The contest turns to who will lead the State Committee with Waddill Allan Lamb factions denying candidacy claims
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Allan
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Petersburg News Notes highlights Imperial Hotel sale and local events
The Imperial Hotel on Bollingbrook Street sold privately to Jon WW Overich of Burlington New Jersey for 15000 plus furnishings. No clerical changes. real estate broker Everich noted. Pete Valley baseball team praised with strong infield and signings. Republican County Convention elected delegates to district and state events. Other items include a new brick residence for John O’Conner, Gov. has commuted Peter Crowder’s sentence, and various civic updates.
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Imperial Hotel
Bollingbrook
Bollingbrook Street
J. C. Laghly
Jon Www. Overich
Burlington
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Breen
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Peter Crowder
Hastings Court
Robert Wharton
A. A. Allen
Petersburg Electric Street Railway Company
Edward C. White
New York
Lloyd Nash
Westport
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W. McRea
Alexander Hamilton
Brydon Tinnant
R. G. Rolston
Lyman Watt
Nash
William Lundenbure
Wm. L. Venable
Lundenburg
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Matthew Jones
Doc Jones
Juded J. M. Mullen
Ted Sullivan
New Haven
Texas Breers
J. P. Whitehurnt
Norfolk
Howard R. Venable
Letra J. Gesdeye
Shipping News Concludes With Fire Damaged Ranger
Andrews captain Wheeler sails from Apalachicola bound for Beaton. The bark loads with lumber after a March 20 voyage. The steamer Ranger, tied at Hamilton NC wharf, burned at about 8 PM Saturday. Watchman slept onboard. 10,000 shingles on board also destroyed. Ranger insured for about half its value.
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The Two Georgians Debate Financial Question in Augusta
The Three Hours debate between Secretary Hoke Smith and ex Speaker Crisp ended at 11:50 p.m. with both sides hailed by a Democratic audience. Supporters applauded both speakers. praise for President Cleveland drew the strongest rounds of applause. The Grand Opera House hosted prominent Georgians and Carolinians, including Gov. Atkinson and ex-Senator Walsh, with 600 chairs filled and reporters from Atlanta and Savannah in attendance.
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Hoke Smith
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Arecl
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Clevelands
Gov. Atkinson
Patrick Walsh
George T. Warnes
Wright
W. J. Young
Atlanta
Savannah
Facon
Georgia
Mills Shut Down by Weaver Strike in Atlanta
A special from Columbus reports Eagle Phoenix Cotton Mills in Atlanta closed today, laying off 1700 workers after a strike by 70 weavers over a 10 percent wage cut. Mills president Bigbee says wages were 10 percent above other mills and will wait a week for workers to return. Depot Struck by Lightning in Richmond
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Columbus
Eagle Pheonix
Bigbee
Eirikere
Richmond
Gate City
McConnell & Co
Epilepsy 20 Years Cured by Dr Miles Nervine
A Milwaukee man recounts 20 years of epileptic suffering and failed treatments. After his son Charles Gallaher, a druggist, gave him Dr Miles Restorative Nervine, he reports he has had only two fits since starting the remedy and now feels improved in all respects. The advertisement promotes Dr Miles remedies with a guarantee, offering a free book and a refund if no benefit.
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Gallacher
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Gallaher
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Miles
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Public benefaction hailed for McClure book by Dana
Charles A. Dana lauds the McClure book in progress as a public benefaction. He notes Ada Tarbell and McClure’s work rests on a thorough investigation of facts from Nig history to family history, childhood, and experiences in Kentucky, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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McClure
Ada M. Tarbell
Kentucky
McCluren
Charles A. Dana
McClure’s Early Life of Abraham Lincoln reviewed
The McClure biography argues Lincoln’s early career shaped by heredity and ancestry. Based on new material, the book aims to offer a fresh, distinct estimate of his formative years, as reported by Scranton Truth.
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Abraham Lincoln
McClure
Scranton
Early Life of The Early Me of Lincoln Biographical Classic
Quotes from newspapers praise a forthcoming Lincoln biography noting its depth of personal history and character. The Boston Globe calls it a major contribution, while W H Lambert and others predict it will become a popular life of the great American, revealing lineage and early ties.
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Lincoln
Boston Globe
W. H. Lambert
Biography of Lincoln Reveals Close Portrait in Dover En News
Abraham Tt notes that prior writers avoided deep research and easily attainable facts. The Mp Cire biography from Brooklyn Eagle offers the closest reader access to the young Lincoln. The Dover New Jersey En reports this as the most interesting story of the mayoral president's career found so far.
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Brooklyn N.Y Eagle
Lincoln
Wilkes Barre
Dover
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McClure’s Early Life of Lincoln in New Edition
The McClure’s Life of Lincoln gathers material from McClure’s Magazine Nov Feb and adds text and pictures. It presents Lincoln’s youth in fuller terms and promises broader public attention. An edition of 60 000 copies is on sale at newsstands and bookstores.
Local Property Auction Notice in Virginia
A public auction notice lists properties including My Join Th Lewis Law Building in Lynchburg and Mary Street in Norfolk. Spevink Commissioners and T F P Rogers serve as auctioneer and official respectively, with dates in Norfolk Virginia in November 82.
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Lynchburg
Mary Street
Norfols
Spevink Commissioners
T. F P. Rogers
Norfolk
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