Constitutional convention adjourns until January first
The convention plans to finish work quickly and curb delays. Secretary Lyman J. Gage may resign the Treasury post, with Gov. Crane of Massachusetts as successor. The Court of Inquiry split over Admiral Schley's command during Santiago, while still holding him fully responsible. Virginia politics receive varied praise and critique.
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Lyman J. Gage
Treasury Department
Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
Gage
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Dividend disbursements of trusts total near 19 million in December
The December disbursements for dividends by major trust industrial corporations will approach 19 million dollars, with the 1901 total around 239 million. Standard Oil Trust provides the largest share. The Legislature should consider using the surplus to reduce taxation rather than create new offices or increase appropriations.
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Standard Oil Trust
Treasury
Rockingham Regster
Salem
Oily tale from Roanoke Daily News spurs editor’s mock eruption
A Sunday Roanoke Daily News piece claimed an old mountaineer near Salem lit his fire with oil leaking from a mountain spring, a story the writer mocks as overblown and gas-filled. The author is praised for his humor and “boomer-editor-extraordinary” flair.
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Roanoke Daily News
Salem
Boomer
Missing Papers From Withers Theft Spark State Debt Note
Danville Constitutional Convention member Eugene Withers had a satchel stolen from his Lexington Hotel Richmond room Friday night containing papers on ten years of Virginia state expenditures. The Second Auditor’s office closed bonds transfer records until after January 1 to allow interest calculations. Judge Dew will pay about $440,000 in interest on $26 million bonds on January 31, most remaining in-state. Minnesota holds $2 million. about $21 million stays in Virginia. Judge Dew has repurchased over $500,000 of state debt this year.
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Eugene Withers
Danville
Lexington
Richmond
Withers
Dew
Virginia
Minnesota
Time to craft Virginia Constitution may span a year
A Richmond Times report quotes a constitutional convention member saying the task is not a day’s work and could take a full year from its June convening. The expectation is that the body will finish in under a year, though a longer term would end hopes of future calls to service for Virginia.
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Richmond Times
Old Virginia
Pierce
Peilete
J M Cigars Offer Havana Filler at Hart’s Shop
M F Hart’s store advertises J M cigars with Havana filler for sale. Try one and be convinced.
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M. F. Hart’s
Explosion at Pittsburgh furnace kills nine men
In Pittsburgh near Brady Street an early morning gas blast at Jones and Lauglin plant drops nine workers from a 120 foot furnace platform. With the elevator down and debris raining, survivors and rescuers rush to the yard as bodies and injured fill the scene. Plant managers say fourteen men were on site when the wagon jammed and the catastrophe began. Damage to the plant is estimated at $20,000.
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Pittaburg
Soho
Jones & Lauglin
Brady Street
Thomas Jones
Arthur Young
Horrible furnace blast scars workers and bystanders alike
Eyewitnesses describe a catastrophic explosion at a furnace as men on top of the structure were hurled by a blast. Flames lit the sky while workers clung to railings, some burned to death, others fatally injured. The steel mill in Second Avenue suffered widespread casualties and debris rained from the site.
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Second Avenue
Luxurious Delmonico Dinner For New York Tea Merchants
A gilded Delmonico feast in New York hosted by Morton l Eto with twenty tea and coffee merchants costing 25000. Clara Louise Kellogg earned 1000 for two songs and a diamond bracelet. The table featured a central lake with swans from Central Park and a yacht model in a rose-scented basin. A second Delmonico dinner for ten hosted lavish decor and marine themed attire, with wine and elaborate service.
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Delmonico
Fourteenth Street
New York
Morton L'Eto
Central Park
Clara Louise Kellogg
America
New York Sun
Allen's Lung Balsam Promises Cure for Colds
A promotional notice urges readers to treat lingering cold symptoms with Allen's Lung Balsam. It warns the cough harms throat and lungs, notes weight loss, and suggests the remedy can cure a stubborn cold, minimizing worry and further coughing.
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Allen
Lewisburg Fire Destroys Female Institute at Lewisburg
The Greenbrier Independent reported on Monday afternoon the burning of the Lewisburg Female Institute in Lewisburg West Virginia. The blaze began in the basement and the south building soon caught fire. Firefighters struggled with dense smoke while patrons saved some furniture and pianos. Teachers and girls lost clothes and books in bitter cold but about 19000 dollars of insurance was noted on the buildings with recovery expected from other sources.
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Greenbrier
Lewisburg
W. Va
Mixed Race Marriage Predicament in Postwar Virginia
A Virginia writer recalls a Richmond College professor’s grim prophecy that grandchildren would marry Blacks. The piece critiques Jeffersonian views on race, discusses colonization plans, miscegenation fears, and laws in Virginia and West Virginia, including a dramatic tale of a white woman marrying a Black man and obtaining a license after licking blood.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Harvard
Iss
Shakspeare
Virgnia
Virginia
T. R. Evans
Judge Marshall Takes Lead in Suffrage Motion
Judge James W. Marshall of Craig plans to press suffrage at the forthcoming convention. He will call up a January 2 resolution to present all plans and limit debate while not seeking to end discussion. The contest centers on the Understanding and Grandfather Clauses, with a mild new suffrage clause possibly including a poll tax provision. The Virginia convention faces a closely watched, high stake debate for the people of Virginia.
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James W. Marshall
Craig
Marshall
Marsiicli
Virginia
Richmond
Governor grants clemency at Christmas for a dozen convicts
On Christmas Eve Governor Tyler pardoned about twelve inmates at the state penitentiary, bringing joy to families including two mothers who sought pardons for their sons. He also commuted Robert Foutz from eighteen to thirteen years for murder, citing brave conduct during a recent fire at the penitentiary.
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Tyler
State Penitentiary
Robert Foutz
Foutz
Handkerchief Sale Offers Various Hemmed Styles
A dated advertisement lists men and women handkerchiefs with different hems and trims. Prices range from 5 to 50 cents, highlighting lace trims, embroidery, silk fabrics, and sheer designs. Names of fabric types include cambric and China silk with hemstitched borders.
Elegant Corduroy Waistcoat in Modern Tailor Style
A waistcoat described as elegant corduroy of proper weight and up to date in every respect. It is tailor made throughout and trimmed with gilt buttons.
Jewelry and Silverware Sale Terms and Prices
Jewelry and silverware advertised with guarantees for 10 years. 14 karat gold filled curb link bracelet priced at 2.25. Rogers silver salad forks and ladies items at 1.00. Solid gold rings featuring Kimberly diamonds opals garnets or emerald doublets at 1.98. 14 karat gold filled rings plain or chased at 1.25. Herr Deux ware cream sugar or pickled dishes with quadrupled plated bands priced at 1.50 each.
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Rogers
Kimberly
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Glass
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Otey
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Lewisburg Female Institute
Pinafore
Burrons Times
Richmond College
Southern College
South
Jefferson
Eil
University of Virginia
Republic of Letters
North
Fitz Lee
Judge Marshall
Ayer
J. C. Williams
Attica, N. Y
Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
E. W.grove
GRITZ
Main Street
W. B. Dillard Drug Company
Lem, Virginia
Nalls’ Daily Store News
Jersey
Manoke Bargain House
C. M. Nalls
Campbell Avenue
Henriettas
Sergei
Ricksecker’s Holiday F Perfumes
W. B. Dillard Drug Co
Ping - Pang
Ricksecker
Violet, Carnation
Apple Blossom Jockey Club
Furs
Hagerstown
Smith & Ferguson
Vai
Zephyr
Saxony
Jinit
Carlisle
Childreo
W.L. Douglas
R. D. Hart
Peraps
K. Wile
Jefferson St. Bell
N. E. Cor
Campbell Ave
Roanoke, VA
Roanoke
Overstreet & Thurman
THE
BIG Store
Yours For Trade
A. Walters
ManaarEr
Allf
J. A. Thomason & CO
Santa Claus
J. A. Thomason & Co's
F. W. Brown
Steves
W. Brown
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