West Virginia Politics and War Costs Highlight 1900s News
Democratic and Republican tensions dominate West Virginia coverage. Roosevelt’s illness dampens campaign momentum while Philippine and China wars spark debate over war exits and pension burdens. Steel Trust profits rise, and a notable death of editor Robert McElpowney is marked. A predicted McKinley opposition surge among Charleston and Huntington Black voters adds to the election climate. Col. T Moore Jackson receives strong congressional nomination in the First District.
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Clarksburg
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Bryan to Speak at Morgan's Grove Next Wednesday
A telegram confirms William Jennings Bryan will attend the Morgan's Grove fair next Wednesday September 5 and deliver an address on current issues. Hon. Charles H. Turner and Gen. J. W. St. Clair will speak the same day. Senator Wellington and Senator John W. Daniel will speak September 6. Special trains will be run for attendees.
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Chas. H. Turner
New York
J. W. St
Mr. Bryan
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Forty Years Among Cannibals Book Plans Drawn
A French adventurer long held captive among Central African cannibals will write a book about his forty year ordeal. The notice urges readers to try Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestive troubles, claiming it promotes health and warns to buy only the genuine bottle with a private revenue stamp.
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Leedy to back Bryan. peaches hauled from Washington county
Luray lawyer Robert F. Leedy a Republican pledges support for Bryan. Washington county saw twenty one carloads of peaches hauled out by freight and express on Tuesday. A Winchester Sons of Confederate Veterans camp formed with 73 members, R Gray Williams elected commander. Miss Minnie F Philippy and Mr Win E Cushwa of Martinsburg wed in Hagerstown by Rev George Bowers.
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Winchester
R. Gray Willliams
Minnie F. Philippy
Win. E. Cushwa
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
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Hall's Catarrh Cure Offer Endorsed by Company
Read in the paper is a $100 reward for any Catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, building up the constitution to aid nature. Proponents invite testimonials and provide Toledo Ohio address for inquiry.
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F. J. Crenny & Co
Toledo
Toc Hall Family Pills Sold by Druggists
The item notes Toc Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists and claims they are the best. It also mentions a new signaling method by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad using a fussee device, a tube lighted and dropped to burn for 15 minutes to block trains. Nominees Owen S. McKinney and Tosca Morris seek Marion county legislature seats.
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Tosca Morris
Marion County
Mr. McKinney
House of Delegates
Battle over dating on Beierlin tombstone evidence
West Virginia Historical Society defends 1707 death date on Katrina Beierlin stone near Duffields. Letters and transcripts quote witnesses and family papers supporting 1707. rival Laidley questions the date, while historians note past verifications and photographs clarifying inscription despite imperfect lettering and transcription challenges.
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Cstarina Beierlin
West Virginia Historical Society
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Historiaal Society
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John Scott
Mabama
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Gamnnesville
Dean Cranes
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County School Figures and Improvements Urged
Jefferson County education report by Jesse A. Engle shows Charlestown district with 25 teachers and 1016 enrolled, Shepherdstown 16 teachers and 639 enrolled, Harper's Ferry 15 teachers and 504 enrolled, Middleway 14 teachers and 580 enrolled, Kabletown 11 teachers and 458 enrolled. Total 52 schools. tardiness noted. per pupil costs vary by district. call for better apparatus like maps and globes to boost teaching, plus exam results and certification outcomes.
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St. By
Charlestown
Shepherdstown
Harper's Perry
Middleway
Kabletown
Harper's Ferry
Ruble
Board of Education
Aome
Feld
Jess A. Expy
Second District Democrats organize in Piedmont for campaign
The Democratic executive committee for the second congressional district met in Piedmont last week electing Jacob H. Muarkwood of Keyser as chairman and William Beall of Charlestown as secretary with headquarters in Keyser. Delegates from all counties except Pendleton attended along with several prominent Democrats and candidates including James H. Miller for Auditor and Col. Forrest W. Brown of Jefferson, Harry Beeton, Col. Thorne B. Davis of Keyser, and George Byrne of Charles Town. The group pledged an aggressive campaign and anticipated Colonel Davis’s election by a large majority.
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Keyser
William Aebell
Charlestown
Pendleton
John McGraw
Gratton
James H. Miller
Col
Forrest W. Brown
Jefferson County
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Harry+. Beeton
Thorne B. Davis
Congress
George Byrne
Charleston
John Davis
Elkeins
Henry G. Layis
Randalpl
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Davis
Epworth League Meets in Poor Weather at Cuilla
Shepherdstown Circuit League held its fifth meeting despite bad weather. Attendees included Bros. Joyce and Butsler with others from the group. the gathering opened with devotion and prayer, featured reported speeches, generous hospitality, and closed with a hymn and benediction.
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Shepherdstown Piano Exhibition At Fair
Citizens are invited to a Shepherdstown Fair exhibition featuring Knabe uprights and other makes from Baltimore warehouses. Special exhibition prices apply only to instruments on display and do not set future terms. Buyers may select from multiple styles and grades at the booth run by Lawson V. Moore and Wm. Knabe & Co.
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