Lincoln Republican split in West Virginia anger over state convention
An Evening Echo reports on a splinter group forming a new party in Charleston after a Republican state convention. It portrays delegates as unmandated, notes the Lincoln Republican party’s creation, and criticizes its resolutions and platform as opposed to the Republican stance in West Virginia and nationally. The piece reflects partisan rancor and calls into question unity.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Ucket
Arnold €. Scherr
Court House
Lincoln Republican Party
E. M. Grant
Wheel Ing Intelligencer
Scherr
Repubican
Savurday
Grant
Hie
Lincoln
Republican Party
Tross Ogden
Republi
Grant Ingernar
Swisher Gains Support Amid Political Skirmishes
A heated tone article traces splits in West Virginia politics as editorials attack the I. M. Grant party and defend Charles Wesley Swisher for governor. It cites university professors backing Swisher, notes tax relief credited to Republicans, and questions Grant’s party alignment amid GOP tensions in Berkeley and Martinsburg coverage.
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Atte
Charles Wesley Swisher
Re|epublican
Charleston
Virginia
Charles Wesley
Swisher
Weal
Political agitation and press criticism in early party conflicts
The piece rails at Republican and Democratic newspapers for alleged political bias and “traitors in sheep’s clothing,” cites the Wheeling Intelligencer and Parkersburg conference as proof of self praise, and upbraids press recruits aiding party aims while arguing honesty and fitness in journalism amid hard times. It mocks self praise as sham and labels media bias as a Democratic tactic.
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Steels
Boss Ogden
Democratic Wheeling Intelligencer
Parkersburg
Postmasters Meet in City for WV Association Gatherings
Arrangements are under way for the second annual meeting of the West Virginia Association of Postmasters of the First Second and Third Class to be held October 6 7 and 8 in this city. The first annual meeting of the Fourth Class postmasters will also occur on the same dates. Headquarters will be the Waldo hotel with sessions in the assembly hall.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Association of Postmasters
Waldo Hotel
Assembly Hall
Largest tomato weighs two and a quarter pounds on vine
James H. Paugh grows a very large tomato this year weighing two and a quarter pounds and measuring eighteen inches in circumference. The Telegram notes he previously grew one of two and a half pounds and recalls John Schon’s one and three quarter pound tomato as another notable.
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James H. Paugh
Telegram
John Schon
Taft Angling Trip With Notables in Ohio
Taft and companions E Myler from Columbus Ea Marsh from Sandusky WIC Beckwith from Fostoria General Corbin and Charles Taft were seen angling this morning at Middle Bass Ohio A second item reports a venue change in the Beech Hargis case granted by Judge Adams in Jackson Kentucky today.
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Willim H. Taft
E. Myler
Colmbur
Ea Marsh
Sandusky
Wic. Beckwith
Fostoria
General Corbin
Charles Taft
Jackson
Commonwealth
Beech Hargis
Tudge Adams
Horse Traders Lane Seized For Fair Displays
Horse traders dominate a bustling alley awaiting the fair, with stallions and ponies paraded to attract buyers. Jostling crowds view the horses as traders showcase their stock and bonuses in a lively, noisy marketplace.
Templeman Improving While Marietta Woman Heads Home
Attorney E Bryant Templeman, a lymphoid leukemia patient at St Mary's hospital, is doing very well and progressing nicely. Miss Blanche Wernicke of Marietta, who has been visiting Mannington friends for several days, passed through the city Saturday on her way home.
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Blanche Wernicke
Marietta
Mannington
Colored Surprise Party Brightens Nellie Wilson Home
Nellie Wilson hosted a colored surprise party for her husband’s fiftieth birthday Sunday. Guests included Rev G W Jenkins Dr W B Turner and others from Washington D C and nearby towns. Local notices announce county court bids for masonry bridges with plans available at the Clerk’s office, bids due September 5 1908, and Sweet Melody Flour name appears in ad copy.
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Nellie Wilson
G. W. W. Jenkins
W. 8. Turner
Thomas Cambria
Washington, D. C
Date Dean
John Brown
Big Dik
Tenmile Creek
Wallace
Brown
Sarals
Limestone Creek
T. P. Steynolds
Harrison County
Sweet Melody Flour Pill Ad From Old Times
An OCR fragment markets Kodol digestion aid promising immediate relief from stomach troubles and gas. It mentions Willis Drummond of Alliance visiting relatives and claims the product contains no harmful drugs, with various garbled phrases about ingredients and sales.
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Willis Drummond
Alliance, O
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