Next State Senator to Represent the District
The next State Senator will be J. H. Gettinger. V. M. Firor has withdrawn from the contest, closing a gap in the Democratic ranks. The piece urges Democrats to vote straight Tuesday, beware campaign lies, and support Wilson to uphold the party and protect farmers' interests. It notes Getzendanner’s nomination by Republicans, yet predicts insufficient votes to elect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. M. Firor
State Senate
Flick
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Martinsburg
Daniel Getzendanner
Kay
Getzendanner
Washington Letter Echoes Politics and Fires on Capitol Hill
A letter from Washington on October 26 1886 discusses Democratic and Republican House majorities for the 50th Congress, Navy Yard forecasts, White House travel rumors, and cabinet interdepartmental clashes. It notes a destructive Capitol Hill fire, Rome Pope debate, and a France Russia Egypt maneuver, ending with a sign off from o's Japs.
Great National Drill to Be Held in Washington
The national drill to begin May 23 in Washington is now assured with organizers preparing for a monster militia meeting. Contested infantry artillery cavalry zouave corps cadet regiments and university corps will compete for prizes totaling twenty five thousand dollars with medals and individual awards. Prizes will be presented by President Cleveland. Northern and Southern soldiers will meet in friendly contest for the first time since the war. Forty one companies from fifteen states have entered. OO Mr L D Vinson endorses Red Star Court Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
Democratic Success Cited as Reform in Elections
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Democratic rule has reduced need for deputy marshals at polls. It argues protection of elections has ended under Cleveland, contrasting with previous Republican administrations which employed tens of thousands of federal officials to curb fraud. The piece praises fair elections under a Democratic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Arthur
United States
East St. Louis
Cincinnati Enquirer
From Tramp to Millionaire in Mining Scheme
John T. Jones, once seen as a tramp, bought refuse rock at Winthorpe Hematic mines for 25 cents a ton. He then sent crews to process piles, earning $5.50 per ton for half the ore. The Winthorpe pile held about 500,000 tons, netting Jones over 1 million dollars, with other piles adding around 4 million. Rock shipped to Joliet, Illinois, sparked a public sensation as owners discovered the value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Jones
Ishpenning
Mich
Winthorpe Hematic Company
Jones
Winthorpe
Joliet
Millions of Wild Pigeons Roost Near Tahlequah
A Mississippi Valley expert reports a vast wild pigeon roost near Tahlequah in the Indian Territory. The birds fill a mile square at night, attracting many trappers and shippers who profit in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis. Indian laborers and city traders earn daily sums from the business while Dr. C H Merriam condemns the English sparrow as an even greater pest and calls for extermination, though methods remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tahlequah
Indian Territory
North America
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Minnesota
Jack
C. H. Merriam
Division of Economic Ornithology
Department of Agriculture
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Sell Benefit Claim
Harrisburg resident Edward Shepherd reports a running sore on his leg lasting eight years healed after using three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He credits the products with restoration and health improvements. Sales are limited to fifty cents per bottle for Electric Bitters and twenty-five cents per box for Arnica Salve through Pr J G Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
Arnica
Pr. J. G. Gibson
West Virginia Notes: Drummers Meet Parkersburg to Form State Association
West Virginia notes report Parkersburg preparing for the first State drummers meeting on November 10 to form a state association. Washington McDonald, wealthy farmer, committed suicide by hanging on a neighbor’s farm near Shinntown. Tommy, an Italian interpreter for railroad workers on Senator Davis’s Piedmont and Cumberland line, died after being struck by an engine and swept into a river at Keyser. George Davis of Charleston, 33 degrees, was elected Grand Standard Bearer of the Supreme Council of the A and A Scottish Rite. A portable sawmill boiler explosion near Butler killed William Haney and fatally injured Miss Hoofman. Thomas Homer of Waynesburg, 77, and Miss Carsander Emery, 67, recently married. Archibald Fairlie of London, representing an English syndicate, arrived in Wheeling to advance the extension of the Mount Vernon, Coshockton and Wheeling Railroad. Hale House vestibule collapsed in Charleston, alarming residents. caused by foundation settling, estimated loss two thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Washington McDonald
Shinntown
Tommy
Senator Davis
Piedmont & Cumberland
Keyser
West Virginia
Supreme Grand Council of
George Davis
Charleston
Supreme Council
Butler
Kentucky
Wm. Haney
Waynesburg
Archibald Fairlie
London
Ingland
Wheeling
W. Va
Mount Vernon, Coshockton
Cleveland
Notable Items of Interest From a Busy Newspaper Page
The issue lists varied anecdotes including the President’s alleged weight gain and a requested medical treatment, the death of E. Al. Garrison in a Carlisle football match, and a Kentucky woman burned to death while her sister sustained injuries. It also covers a nurse jailed for overdosing a baby in Birmingham, a Nashville man’s home thefts, and a Baltimore man receiving a $5,000 legacy for heroism at Coney Island. Additional notes include Chase Michigan fire rescues by a dog, Andrew Carnegie’s planned million-dollar stone castle on the Alleghenies, a Wisconsin stockman’s fatal fall, and a long-living patient with a neck fracture in Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. al. Garrison
New Jersey
Dickinson
Carlisle
Swarthmore College
Ife
Sallie McGrath
Price McGrath
Lexington
Belle
Miss McGrath
Kentucky
Fannie Davidson
Charles Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Allis Brown
Nashville
Tenn
W. C. McCauley
Baltimore
New York
St. Paul
McCauley
Coney Island
Chase
Michigan
Wilson Cone
Carnegie
Hamilton
Wisconsin
Evansville
Earthquakes and fires rattle South with injuries and fear
Severe shocks were felt in Charleston and other Southern towns with chimney losses in Summerville exceeding 3,000 dollars and new geysers forming. Reports describe persistent underground fires in Kershaw County and unusual rainless skies in Chesterfield, while a mysterious thump on King Street in Charleston unsettled residents. In Frederick Maryland a domestic shooting left Mrs. Maggie Cronin wounded, husband Daniel Cronin resisting arrest before being captured after a two hour standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Summerville
Chesterfield County
Kershaw
Chare Lest
King Street
Frederick
Death of Mrs A T Stewart and other items
Mrs Cornelia M Stewart wife of the late A T Stewart dies suddenly in New York City from congestion of the lungs and heart trouble. She had dined with Mrs Henry Hilton the day before and fell ill, passing away Monday morning. The fortune is variously estimated between 20 and 50 million dollars. Also reported: U S Supreme Court upholds Illinois law challenge to regulate interstate charges. Adams Express car robbery on the St Louis and San Francisco line netted about 50 thousand dollars. Other notes mention a child’s illness and patent medicines as moralistic snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia M. Stewart
A. T. Stewart
New York City
United States Supreme Court
Wabnah, St. Louis and Pacific Railroad Company
Ilinois
Supreme Court of
Congress
Jasce Miller
Bradley
Adams
St. Louis
San Francisco
James Cummings
Fotheringham
Good Results in Every Case by a Chattanooga Dealer
D A Bradford of Chattanooga reports severe lung cold cured by Dr King s New Discovery. Thousands claim lives saved by this Wonderful Discovery with trial bottles free at Dr J G Gibson s Drug Store. Also includes a series of local marriage notices from Martinsburg and nearby areas dated October 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Bradford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
J. G. Gibson
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Shepherdstoten Register
J. W
H. L. Snyder, Publishers
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
YOR
William L. Wilson
Jefferson County
Por
J. Howard Gettinger
Berkeley County
House OF Delegates
R. P. Chew
D. B. Lucas
J. W. Rider
Lee H. Moler
MO. G. Shirley
J. H. Gettinger
Braye
South
North
Blaine
Col
L. Victor Baughman
Sharpsburg
Col. Baughman
McComas
Jeffreson
Wasuixarox
Kennale
House of Representatives
House
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Whitney
Richmond
White House
William Patterson
Winnie Davis
Jeff
Lee
Samuel Sunset
Samuel
Turkey
Pharoah
Israel
Rome
St. Peters
Vatican
Capitol Hill
2Nd
3Rd Streets
Pennsylvania Avenue
Salisbury
France
Russia
England
Egypt
O'S
L. D. Vinson
Maggie Cronin
Daniel Cronin
Cronin
Ile
A.T. Stewart
May
Salvation Oil
Dr. Bull
D'Bulls
Etl
John W. Ball
A.C. Meyers CO
Willet & Libbey’s
Charlestown
W.Q. Hullihen
Dallas ‘Tucker
Henderson M. Bell
Staunton
Martha V. Timberlake
Catherine Wharton
Pembina
Dakota
L. D. Bardwell
C. B. Harris
Kate Abrams
Washington City
Richard Norris
Robert W. Waters
Suphronia A. Ware
Leetown
This County
Bolivar
Catherine Mauzy
Fi Aleion
Washington Spangler
Harper’s Ferry
Camp Hil
W. H. Henshaw
REBEC@A CRUMLEY
Shenandoah Valle, Hedge and Wire Fence Company
Virginia
Vey
Stition
Shenandoah Valle
Ai ‘Ind Or
Sons
W. A. Morgan
G.T. Licklider
C.D. Wysong
Thomas Wysnog
Joseph Reinhart
J. Calvin Tabler
John M. Harman
B.S. McIntire
D. W. Horder
T. Homsher
Joseph Trapnell
F.W. Brown
Lowenstein Bros
Furnisser
W. Washington Street
Hagerstown
C. L. Powell
Shepherdstown
Jefferson Saving Bank
Eutler
Wysong P
Duffield
Baker & McMurkan
L Baker & Rran
Baker & McMurran
Strider
Avilla
Tinker & McMurran
Baker , McMurran
J. T. Hageley
T. Hagley
Neils
Serine
Negral- Baker & McMurray
W. N. Jones
Martinsburg, W. Va
Billmyer Bros
Cash Store
Fe Sale
Baanthro East
Aney
Ial
Aden
Trussell & Hess
General Merchants
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Cumberland
Cumberland Run of Mine
Orr
J. D. Swabis
W. Waskingeen St. OS
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