The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-28
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The Massachusetts ssnoeFatic state
convention elected Oiney Delegates to
the democratic national ccnveutson.
A severe tornado struck McPhsrson.
Kan dcmoiishing ak residences n
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property. Three persons we're injured.
q Seriously. Anch damage was done
In the country north o. there
Ger. Kuropatkin has ordered ths
advance Of the Russian forces which
are massed In Northeastern Korea.
and a brigade Of Infantry. With 5000
Cossacks. Il Within a hundred versus
Of tho banks OF the Tumen river.
The house ~az Ia session for o~e
I've hours for he purpose Of paying
tribute to the memory Of the late sens
tor Marcus A. Hanna. the late Repre-
sentative Thompson o. Alanama. and
the late Representative Skies. Of Ohio.
The contract for CONSTRUCTION o. ths
Mckinley monument. authorized BY The
state OF New York. was signed 1hs
monument. witch viii Be- Of r7arhl-.
will De erected In Niasa-a Square.
Huraio. and viii cost -, 94o
Rather than face a term 81 twenty
a ia the penitcnuary. as scatcncet
upon conviction OF assault Sylvester
Beck. a mulatto. KILLED himself In the
81. Louis city Jail by leaping from ths
third cell tier TO the stone aoor. thirty
feet below.
Fort Scott Is cxpcncrclnE the most
serious Hood In It's history Several
hundreds Of persons have been rescued
In boats A. FAR a. known no lives
! have been lost The estimated loss %
live stock drowned and property dam
aged is 500. 600.
While the military squad which IA
{ cscorting President Meyer 10 feliur-
/. ide vas In Pueblo. Col. Gen Bell sent
a squad Of soldiers in search 81 Henry
b O. Morris. who Is the anthor OF a
= number OF pamphlets ON socialism
, They failed TO hud him.
/, Sentence OF death was passed upon
Lord Frederick Seymour narrtns.
BE- ton In the circuit court az Clayton. No
y who Was recently convicted OF haStns
r killed James = Mccain. his henefac
tor. IudEe McElhiuney ~ the date fo'
the execution on July Esd
Whether the playing Of baseball
b. games in Greater New York on SUNDAY
lr h. meeal rs 20 DE- decided on q test case
e the hrst step ia which was takcn n
der instructions issued boy Police Com
missioner McAdoo. Besides The play
N ers. three sellers Of score cards wer
a. arrested.
~ Charles Kraft. former member 81 IN
81. Louis city council. now under $50
y. GOO o 20 answer TO an iudictmcn
charging him With bribery while a coui
, Gilman. has returned 20 81 Louis froi
ma Cuadalaiara. Mexico. krutz szys ,
will appear 20 answer the huuer
Ai charge against him
o' The new plans for tho new heiievu
hospital. Sew York city. have bee
IN made public They provide for q
largest hospital in the world. a ma
he niacent structure. which Will exter
,ui from 2Gth 90 2eth street and FRO.
en- First avenue 20 East river IL ri
"a take ten years 70 finish the strucrur
and it viii cost ~Si2.oeo-ooo
The senate committee on miiitai
DR. Affairs Incorporated in the militia
'hi- academy appropriation bin three d
sea portaut military legislative measur'
These are the bills % Increase she
aclencv and ordnance departments
~ tue army by charging both corr
- making appropriations Tor four p
v.s maneut camp sites Tor the militia
the forces and to enlarge the Chattanoo
ent and Chickamauga national park
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