Political Commentary On Rail Rates And Senators
A dated 1906 column by Batter and Publisher Snyder surveys U S politics. It criticizes Elkins Keim Gorman and Bailey while noting rail interests and the naval appropriation and rate regulation debates. It laments delay in the Interstate Commerce Commission reviews and predicts eventual change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Conference
Aldrich
Commerce Commission
Thes
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Alwaya
Pastor Denounces Enemies as He Leaves Middletown Church
At a Middletown Lutheran service Rev. M. L Beard announced his likely last communion as pastor after receiving a unanimous call to Thurmont Maryland. He denounced certain members for a “diabolical plot” against him, claimed he was dismissed from the organ and branded uxiliar, and urged the congregation to vote to either condemn or vindicate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
M. L Beard
Thurmont
Satan
Judas Iscariot
Hhis
Anarchist Attack On King Alfonso Bride Sparking Madrid Tragedy
A attempted royal assassination in Madrid during King Alfonso and the bride's wedding caused a citywide holiday. An anarchist hid a device in a bouquet. the carriage was wrecked, horses killed, 17 dead including guards, 75 injured. Manuel Morales wounded a guard then died. Roosevelt urged meat safety reforms after Chicago stockyards report. Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Maryland died at 67 after six months illness.
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Alfonso
Spain
Thoreday
Madrid
Manuel Morales
Morales
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Washington
Gorman
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Ocean Steamer Promise and Founders of Stomach Bitters
An inventor claims a tec hnical propulsion system could cross the Atlantic in three days though success remains uncertain. The ad extols Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a trusted family remedy for ailments from poor appetite to malaria and urges a bottle. Congressman Robert Adame Jr of ennsylvania died by suicide in Washington at age 57 after financial ruin.
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Atlantic
Hostetter
Hostetver
Robert Adame, Jr
Ennsylvania
Washington
Kidney Cure touted by Buffalo operator in ad
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo claims Boley's Kidney Cure relieved years of kidney and bladder pain and stones. The ad asserts the remedy cures kidney disease and lists Reinhart's Pharmacy as seller. Separate item notes a Providence car-train wreck with multiple fatalities and injuries. A. Herron of Piseh Arkansas endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and consumption in early stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Thurnes
Buffalo
Boley
Reinhart
A. Herron
Piseh
Ark
Foley
Notable Local Events and Tragedies Across Berkeley and Martinsburg
A new Odd Fellows lodge formed in Inwood Berkeley county. Martinsburg saw a devastating distillery fire and multiple arsons. Rail dangers claimed several lives near Point of Rock and Berryville, while a Martinsburg man attacked a Roumanian woman. St Matthew's Virginia marks 40 years of Rev Snyder’s ministry. A Highland county farmer fled from a locomotive in Staunton after fear from his first train ride.
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Odd Fellows
Inwood
Berkeley County
Flora B. Albright
John OC. Chase
Martinsburg
West Virginia items and local civic notices
The report notes Theodore Shearer of Raleigh county taking a fifth wife after divorces. Republican committees in the first district assess $500 per congressional candidate across eleven counties. Cumberland grants a natural gas franchise to West Virginia Central Gas to pipe from Lewis county, the farthest east gas has reached. A Romney church installation includes Rev. Frank J. Brooke as pastor with sermons by Rev. Q D Gilkeson and charges by Rev. R A White and Rev. J Leps. A five year old boy in Cedar Grove was burned to death by playmates enacting a Red Men initiation, tied to a stake and set alight. bystanders freed him but he died shortly after.
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Theodore Shearer
Raleigh
Neiggbors
Republican
Cumberland
West Virginia Gentral Gas Company
Lewis County
Frank J. Brooke
Alexandria
First Presbyterian Church
Romney
Q. D. Gilkeson
R.A. White
Leps
Robert Maroney
Cedar Grove
Kanawha County
Maroney
James
Mr. McDonald
Franklin
Bertha Callingwood
Henry Corbett
Dallastown
York
Adam Grove
Grove
River Hills
Tragic Dynamite Blast Kills Two Breeden Brothers
In Shenandoah City Virginia, brothers John T and Morgan Breeden aged 33 and 30 were killed in a premature dynamite explosion at Standard Limestone Co north west quarries. Coroner Colaton reported the accident, with witnesses noting a loaded blast mishap likely caused by a spark. The widowed wife and three children accompanied the bodies to Shenandoah City for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Limestone Co
Morgan Breeden
Shenandoah City
Colaton
Wilen
Berkeley Democrat
Hyomei praised as cure for catarrh by Reinhart's Pharmacy
Catarrh treated by Hyomei praised for natural breathing cure. Reinhart's Pharmacy notes universal satisfaction and numerous cures, offering a full refund if unsatisfied. Complete Hyomei outfit costs one dollar with extra bottles fifty cents. Rev. Beverly D. Tucker elected Co adjutor Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.
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Annals of Medicine
Shepherdatown
Reinhart
Pastent
J. 8. Nugent
American Union Insurance Co
New York City
Beverly D. Tucker
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Southern
Virginia
Deafness Cure Claim and Political Resignation Notice
A medical advertisement asserts deafness cures via constitutional remedies and offers $1000 for successful catarrh related cases. The piece also reports United States Senator Barton of Kansas resigning after a felony conviction and Governor Hoch appointing Footer Dwight Coburn to fill the vacancy.
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United States
Barton of
Kanene
Hoch
Footer
Dwight Coburn
Electric Bitters Endorsement and Local Convention Note
An ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach and liver disorders with a testimonial from 5 A Brown of Bennettsville. It claims relief for dyspepsia malaria and bladder issues and notes sale on guarantee at Reiohart's Pharmacy for 30 cents. A Dayton convention resolution bars members from using telephones or automobiles.
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India
5. A. Brown
Bennettsville
3. C
Reiohart
Dankantwin
Dayton
Ohio
Melchart’s
Confederate Memorial Day Observed in Shepherdstown
Last Saturday Shepherdstown observed Confederate Memorial Day with a large crowd at Elmwood Cemetery. led by Dr. G W Banks the procession included the Shepherdstown Band Fire Department college cadets and Sons of Veterans. Captain R S Parks of Luray Va gave a measured address, the roll of honor was read, and graves were decorated with flowers from Antietam National Cemetery. Corrections to the roll of honor are welcome.
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Shepherdstown
John H. Schoppert
The
Memorial Association
Ores
College
G. W. Banks
Elmwood Cemetery
Sons of Veterans and Veterans
H. C. Harthcox
Harris Heidwohl
R. S. Parka
Luray
Charles Ghiselin
ROLL OF HONOR LIST FOR COMPANY F AND OTHERS
Long roster of honored soldiers from Company F First Virginia Cavalry Company B Second Virginia Infantry Twelfth Virginia Cavalry and more. Names include George Andrews Lieutenant John I Billmyer Captain Jacob Engle Samuel Engle John Bakle Christopher Gault and many others with ranks from sergeant to captain across multiple units.
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George Andrews
John I. Billmyer
George I. Burke
Jacob Engle
Samuel Engle
John Bakle
Christopher Gault
John N. Gageby
David Hawn
William Henselt
Scott Hensell
Henry Hagan
E.G. Wo Here
John W. Hollida
George D. Hill
Vontaine Hite
George Harris
Isaac Jones
Samuel Dines
J. Thornton Koonts
J. Briscoe Kerney
Wiliam Kern
George B. Adams
W. M. Butler
George W. Barnhart
Daniel Barnhart
William Butler
Alexander R. Boteler
George M. Bast
George R Bedinger
A. B. Chambers
Wesley Culp
George Cooks
Jacob B. Crow
Henry F. Cameron
Benjamin Daniels
Moore Enter
George W. Hunrickhouse
Robert Holtman
Avid H. Hout
Selby Humitramek
Robert Hudson
Charles Hessey
John A
Connie
Mt. P
Henry I
Billings
Colacel Alexander Eit Boteler
George Redinger
Charles P. Boteler
Henry Boteler
Redmond Burke
William Clements
George W. Duke
Prazil. Hunter
Wiliam Hendricks
Frst
Hemrickhouse
Thomas Link
Jobo D. Line
Oscar M. Luces
Alexander Lemen
D. H. Morgan
James F. Maddox
William Parran
Dudley D. Pendleton
James B. Robinson
Alexander Shepherd
Robert Shepherd
Willis Skinner
Peter Snyder
James T. Shepherd
Hiram Waiters, Jr
Charles W. Welshans
John Williams
Deaths and notable incidents from Allentown and nearby
The Death Record notes Rev. Dr. S. A. Repass former pastor of St. John's Lutheran Allentown dies of heart failure aged 67 after rheumatic attack. Other obituaries include Charlee Butta, Mrs. John Kitchen, Miss Sarah Harris, Mrs. Sydney Clymer and Mrs. John Gibson. Also reported are a rattled snake encounter near Winchester, a copperhead bite near Franklin and a 16 foot 2 inch snake killed at Dallastown with local interest.
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S.A. Repass
St. John's Lutheran Church
Allentown
Dr. Repass
Virginia
Roanoke College
Philadelphia Theological Seminary
Yes
Salem
Staunton
Theoral Seminary
Southern Lutheran
New Haven
John Kitchen
Dorsey Turner
Hedgesville
Mies
Sarah E. Harris
Jefferson County
J. W. Walker
Pleasant Green
Sydney Clymer
Frank D. Clymer
Baltimore
John H. Gibson
Clarke County
Stes
Spring Medicine And The Need For Vitality In Spring
A historical note describes spring as the season when medicine is most needed for vigor. It links skin eruptions, pimples, and poor appetite with low vitality and lack of strength, urging remedies to restore energy and animation.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Advertising Claim
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as blood purifiers that boost appetite energy and vitality and cure eruptions. It urges families to begin taking them now citing prior careful use and good results. The text includes garbled patient names and misread places.
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Hood
Menal
Edwin G. Stuart Nominated by Republicans of Peonsylvania
The Republican party names Edwin G. Stuart as its candidate for governor. A chaotic OCR fragment also mentions opiate warnings, local pharmacy ads, a fatal stabbing in Kittanning, and scattered notices about elections and auctions, all reflecting a rough county newspaper page.
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Peonsylvania
Edwin G. Stuart
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys
Fragmentary health ad describing kidney function and disease links. It touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure and references sample, price, and free pamphlet from Kilmer Co. Also mentions Becklen's Aroha Salve for injury and LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets with a refund claim.
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Grove
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He Sheeran Baye
A L. Snyder
Batter and Publisher
Sugrmenpstows, W. Va
Taz Rep
Elkins
Pieler
Chicago
Burton
Depew
Themaelvea
Waoarteves
Tuk
Social Democrats
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Arran
Pensylvania Railroad
Robert Pitcairn
Bob
Keyser
Angnat Ist
N. G. Keim
Elkina
Pagstpest
Tory
Workman
Bikina
Keim
Postiustere
Hoireorm
Kevin
E. King
Auip
Senator Bailey
Texas
President Cassary
Europe
Garnutt
Roosevelt
Congress
Providence
R. I
Hannis Distilling Seay
Washington County
Lewis Brinkman
Sir John’s
Walter Wine
Clarence Karns
Point of Rocke
Berryville
Maupin
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
White Post
Howard Shimp
Shimp
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
New Market
J. A. Snyder
L. L. Smith
Synod of Virginia
E. L. Folk
Mount Jackson
St. Matthew's
Snyder
Lutheran Church In
William Allen
Standard Line and Stone Co
Berkeley Counery
Allen
Robert Doyle
Highland County
Bluefield
Chesapeake and Ohio
Doyle
West Virginia
Hall
J. Chenny & Co
Toledo
Rochester
Adirondacks
Kemp
Balsam
Asc
Company
First Virginia Cavalry
Second
Virginia Infantry
Stonewall Brigade
Twelfth
Virginia Cavalry
John Allen
Washington Banks
G. D. Bowers
George Gook
Milton Chambers
Daniel Clymer
Samuel Driscoll
Charles Edgetse
Lewis Garrison
Jon Hicks
John Hofman
D. P. Hofman
L. Dow Hess
Charles Hess
Eena Imn L. Knott
Charter H. Koutt
BPR Inn
H Keploer
Lee
Ajamin Lucas
I W. McCreary
Leigh Moter
Daniel Grit
Clark McDonald
Winchester
Agearan
Thompson & Thompson
Queen St
Farmers Bank of
M. Cucurota
Jos
Th. Vanmeven
Braman
Cashion
Jar Oe
N. W. Myers
G.5. Catlan
H. L. Muralall
le Vaguee
EB. Mundey
Te Wilkramaan
Fo i Milner
Sangee McQuilkin
John W. Irvin
Geo F. Turner
Liglielie
To Oelork Viper Ibis
National Citizens Bank
Thomas C. Jones
Pittburg
Abot
Swern
Kennedy
Muinhart
Pharmacy
Kittanning
Edward Baleton
Church Directory
Paanyrnntas Cauwes
Chara Ghigeiin
T D
Mayter
seFsides
Mb, Oaymyn
Vo Bono Mae
Mt. Wesley
Lerinas Caunen
Wella
Shepherdstawt
Ermcoran Caunen
Eine Pastor
Bervices
Vuilheids
Zia
Wicks
Elsbis Adavena
Asdtrem
Allies Shed
Labiany
M.oatek
Shepherdstawn Merkets
Jet Allan
Sternite
Orien
Bosnel
Stockholders’ Meeting
Quigley
Usher
Hallowe Ne
Golden Wyandotte
Me — Hoek Egya
Becklen
Chas
Oswald
Nyaeclaereville
N. To
Seth Lurch
Hinneck
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