West Virginia Day at the Great Exposition
West Virginia preparations for the Great Columbian Exposition begin next Tuesday with a State Building dedication and a large turnout expected. Officials plan Governor appearances, formal ceremonies at four, and extended exhibits including a decorated building and musical program as the West Virginia delegation readsied to showcase state progress.
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Reland Oven
Viretuia
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Comaiderense
State of
Iowa
Qrauaa
A. W. Campbell
Kiesi Smith
Fuller Overrules Ban on Sunday Opening in Will Be Open Sundays
Chief Justice Fuller overruled a federal circuit injunction preventing the Fall on Sundays case, sending the suit back to the Circuit Court. The decision affirms plans to keep the World's Fair open Sundays, with Justices Buon and Allen concurring.
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Bunn
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Milchrist
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Olney
United” States of America
H. N. Highbotham
D. H. Burnham
Edmund Rice
Geo. R. Davis
Horace Tucker
Woods and Jenkins
Gross‘cup
Fuller
Bonn
Alien
Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court of the
Circuit Court
South Park
Bunker Hill Day Opens Massachusetts Building at World’s Fair
Mass opens state building with Bunker Hill Day celebrations at Jackson Park Chicago. Crowds pass 156000 through the gates as the Irish village and Blarney Stone ceremony unfold amid grand parade. Attendees include Mayor Carter Harrison and Governor Russell. axe of Gladstone displayed in Forestry building. Totals: adults 725227, children 9138, officials 85165, total 871,? unsure. attendance described as one of the fair’s largest days.
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Bunker Hill
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
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Sons of the American Revolution
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Hawarden
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Carter Harrison
Mayo Harrison
Russell
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Rain Delays Boston Beston Brooklyn Game
Baseball results from yesterday note a rain postponement in Boston. In Pittsburg, Beckley powered the win as the home team beat Cleveland 7 to 5 with strong hitting and solid pitching. New York defeated Washington in front of 1,500 at the ballpark. Philadelphia won a game, and Theos club traded outfielder for pitcher Mollace with Cincinnati.
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Pittsburg
Hame
Beckley
Cleveland
York
New Yorks
Apostolic Delegate Trip Narrowly Advancing Across Pacific
June 17 at St. Jo and last night near Pacific Junction a train robbery attempt on the Kansas City St. Joseph and Council Bluffs line was thwarted as the fireman fought the attackers with hot water from the tender. The extended tour from Washington was briefly described with the delegate’s party leaving for the Pacific region.
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Catholic University
Wastentay
Wales
Washington
St Peel
Banait
St. Joamim
Pacific Junction
Kansas City, St. Joseph and
Council Blufs Road
Pendleton recommends Schaeffer for Wheeling port post
Special telegram reports Congressman Pendleton backing A Schaeffer for Surveyor of the Port of Wheeling with confidence the appointment will go through. Michael Stein to be Clerk to the Surveyor. Postmasters likely named next week at Weston and Clarksburg. Details on pension examiner boards for the First Congressional district listed with county by county appointments.
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Michael Stein
Weston
Clarksburg
John C. Vance
Camden
Tammany Hall
New York
Winfield Scott
West Virginia
Boards of Pension
Conman Pendleton
Ohio County
Des
Chas. M. Frissell
Thos. K. Shields
Eugene Hoge
Marshall County
Cameron
W. G. Bruce
Moundaville
E. 5. Davis
Charter
McLeansod
Carder
West Union
Lewis County
T. G. Edmiston
J. J. Warder
W. Smith
Braxton
Sutton
W. P. Newton
J. C. Wade
Clayton
Condemned Contractor Dant in Ford Theatre Inquiry
In a coroner’s inquest into Ford Theatre victims, contractor George W. Dant faced severe condemnation for his methods, while the Government faced censure for delay in construction. Witnesses criticized cement quality and workmanship, with some blaming broader issues of subcontracting and health concerns around Dant.
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George W. Dant
Ford Theatre
United States
Thomas J. Kaos
Ita
Kane
Col. Ainsworth
Forger Arrested After Attempted Clothing Purchase
A middle aged man tried to buy goods at Phil Hira's clothing store in Huntington West Virginia and presented a forged check from Besurick Harrison Milling Co. The store's staff and a company official identified the fraud, the man resisted questioning, attempted to destroy the check, and was arrested by Officer Ed Bowes. He gave the name Chua Vaugte and the check bore no endorsement. Police hold him for further inquiry.
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Ed Bowes
Dol
Chua Vaugte
Ed Murphy
Terie
Depositions Involving Turner and Professors Stir West Virginia
Special Telegram reports in Moxaaxtown on June 17 as President Turner and professors Brooke Ogden and Ramsey gave depositions to a lawyer. The proceedings center on alleged opposition by Ogden to cadet discipline, with potential long litigation. The Regent group may expect vast deposition volumes, up to a million pages.
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Brooke
Barmecy
Moxaaxtown
Turner
Lieuvenant
Ramsey
West Virginia
Marner
Ture
Killett
CoLcuars
William J. Fil Hott
William Varney
Otto
They Chose Queer Company Two Girls Arrested in Den
Special Telegram reports from Huxuvatox West Virginia describe two sixteen year old white girls named Myrtle Miller and Sylvia Keamer found in a den occupied by many Negroes. They claimed Pittsburg as home and said they came to work at a promisest hotel. The incident drew astonishment at their associations and reform.
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Hunt
Rogtom
Sunday Register
Huxuvatox
W. Va
Myrtle Miller
Sylvia Keamer
Pittsburg
Ohio Republicans Active in State Central Committee Work
The Ohio Republican State Central Committee met and named the executive lineup led by Akron's C. W. Dick as chairman Columbus' John R. Malloy as secretary and George W. Sinks as treasurer The lineup is McKinley aligned with members from Cleveland Cincinnati Salem and Toledo Formal campaign opening date not set. committee work begins immediately.
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Republican State Central Committee
Akron
John R. Malloy
Columbus
George W. Sinks
Mark A. Hanes
Cleveland
D. M. Massie
Chillicothe
John A. Caldwell
Cincinnwti
I. B. Cameron
Salem
E. J. Lowes
Derton
C. FP. Maxwell
Xeaia
J. Barnes
Toledo
McKinley
Evening News Briefs From The Telegraphic World
The item reports on M Carant ten trife improval, Jack McAuliffe sailing to England for sparring with Jem Carney, and the University of Pennsylvania’s 157th commencement with several graduates including a colored woman. It covers deaths from Ford’s Theatre disaster, cholera cases in Limoges, and reactions to Sherman silver policy. Also noted are train wrecks near Atlanta, Johnson’s appointment news, and large Atlantic sea departures for Europe.
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Jack McAuliffe
Chamson
England
Jem Carney
University of Pennsylvania
Degrans
A L. Ames
New York
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Water Street
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Ughtalng Express
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Barlow
Atlanta
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Trainie
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Ballroed Searen
Jersey City
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New York Ma
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Cleveland
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Sun
Panama
German election news and looming Reichstag shifts
Fragmentary report outlines 1920 era German elections with references to Reichstag votes, district results, and party dynamics. Notes anti Semite sentiment, Hoekel and center parties, potential binding changes, and expected gains in parliament amid a shifting political landscape.
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Caprir
Germany
Poral
Reichstag
Dyspeptics Grow Hilarious at Hotel Camden
A Webster Springs excursion party staying at The Camden reports cool pleasant weather easing heat in lower valleys. Fishing has been productive last week with brook trout sent to friends. The salt sulfur water and the hotel’s moon are credited with invigorating effects on diners and dyspeptics.
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Webster Springs
Bpenint
Roger
Camers-on-Garter
the Camden
RH. Harrison
Weston Democrat
B. G. Harrison
Eva Edwards
Tom
Emma C. Brown
Servant Girls Strike in Evanston Cooperative Housework Saga
In Evanston, Illinois, servant girls boycott prominent households, refuse to work in those under the ban, and push for vacancies. The move, called revenge, targets rivals who once tried to abolish hired help. The cooperative association failed amid high costs and erratic deliveries, leaving stockholders amid financial distress.
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Evanston
Cincinnati and Louisville Pros Clash at Park Venue
In Cincinnati at the Park there was a professional baseball game between the Cincinnati and Louisville teams under the Unity Red Gun Club patronage. A large crowd gathered for the first meeting of these clubs at this venue despite evening rain. Cincinnati won 7 to 3 over Louisville.
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Thard
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