Deadly duel linked to Hatfield Rutherford feud on Blackberry Creek
Eye witnesses describe the 1890s style armed confrontation when Ephraim Hatfield, pursued by John Rutherford and Harry Watts, exchanged gunfire after Hatfield was freed from arrest. The scene ended with all four men dead, the hatfield family story intertwining with Cap Hatfield’s earlier prison breakout and revenge rumors.
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Blackberry Creek
John Rutherford
Harry Watts
Ephraim Hatfield
Thompson Ilatfield
Thompson Hatfield
Cap” Hatfield
John
Robert Rutherford
Henderson Chambers
Cap
Chambers
Hatfield
Reform School
Rutherford
Rutherfords
Matewan
Posse
Dr Light's Grand Remedy Pills for Jaundice and Ailments
A promotional note praising Dr Light's remedy pills for jaundice sick headache biliousness and indigestion. Claims to cure daily ills and praises caregivers. Mentions price 25 cents and drug stores as sellers.
Too Much Change Helps Kate Hall Escape Custody
Deputy Lilly arrested Kate Hall on a train after a dispute over $5 extra change. She claimed to have accidentally received $85.00 too much in a deal with Mrs. Julia White of Princeton and refused to accompany authorities, handing over the money to be delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly
Princeton
Kate Hall
Pocahontas
Kate
Julia White
Bluefield
Back to Old Home Faulkner Killed in Oregon City Mill
Early Faulkner a Mercer boy died at a Pacific Coast paper mill. His remains traveled 35 000 miles to Bluefield and were placed with his brother in law George Hyper before burial near New Hope. He was only 20, son of the late Benjamin Faulkner, with many mourners in Bluefield and the county.
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Early Faulkner
Mercer
Oregon City
Pacific Coast
Bluefield
George Hyper
New Hope
Benjamin Faulkner
Novel sale on drop head sewing machine in show window
A drop head sewing machine with five drawers is offered at 20 dollars with daily price reductions of 25e until sold. A price card will update as the sale progresses. A second notice advertises a first class piano for sale at 311 Marshall Street.
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Marshall Street
Spencer
One Day Cure Admits Refund for Cold Tablets
Bold claim lauds a quick cold cure with fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad promises full refund if it fails to cure and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
World’s smallest coal rail line powers mills with no tender
A Buchanan County Virginia tramway serves a sawmill and travels along mountain cuts to load coal directly into its firebox. The lone engine operates without a tender, stopping to fill fuel from ravine coal as needed. Travellers note Buchanan and nearby counties hold vast coal wealth.
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Buchanan County
Buchanan
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Senate and House Program Reflects Doubtful China Bill
The senate plans to debate the Chinese exclusion bill with a long 10 day discussion and likely defeat of the harsher committee version. In the house, focus centers on the sundry and civil appropriation bill and immigration issues, while Cuban reciprocity hopes may affect timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Proctor
Agricultural Committee
China
Revenue Cutter Service
Ways and Means Committee
Court rounds up murder case and retrial motions
In Pete Spangler’s murder case against John Tolly evidence closed and a jury trial is scheduled. Spangler offered an alibi and faces possible acquittal. The motion to set aside Irank Medley’s verdict was overruled and Medley received a one year sentence in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Spangler
John Tolly
Spangler
Irank Medley
Medley
Huntington Republicans Hold Convention Endorsing Hughes
The Huntington Republican meeting Saturday endorsed Congressman Hughes and instructed delegates for reelection. Resolutions backed United States Senator James L. Caldwell and state senator A. Northcott.
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Republicans
Huntington
Hughes
James L. Caldwell
United States
A. Northcott
Jeffrey Matthews & Co. Wholesale Distributors of J M Cigars
Jeffrey Matthews & Co. are identified as wholesale distributors for the J M cigars.
Wade’s Remedy for Coughs and Breathing Ailments
An antique medicine advertisement promotes a remedy sold by G. H. Wade that claims to cure coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough pneumonia la grippe hoarseness and other bronchial troubles.
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G. H. Wade
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Lung Relief
A Danville Illinois resident reports the product cured her daughter's terrible cough that settled on the lungs. The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as preventing pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold and notes it is sold by G. H. Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
N. Jackson
Danville
Lll
G. H. Wade
J-M Cigar Offer Cited For Nickle Price
A brief ad notes a J-M cigar offered at a nickel, claiming it delivers peak cigar enjoyment. The line urges readers to secure the J-M brand for a superior smoking experience.
Personal notices and brief city items
H A Riz left for Huntington to attend United States court W Hardy returned from visiting parents in Salem Va Mrs J W Douthat returned from Av ingdon Va to visit her father Judge Bb Keller of Bramwell He was in the city yesterday and left for Huntington to hold court Tickets for the concert now on sale at White s Dr Wilson s and Wade s drug stores Miner Wm Blankeship at Indian Ridge injured in a slate fall aging 67 6 Smeat Ballard visiting relatives in Mercer and Monroe counties left for Kansas City Last night fire damaged one room in D G Lilly s residence for about 75 Coroner F J Brown informed of unknown man killed near Tulip will hold inquest Sacred concert at First Baptist church April 4 tickets on sale at three Ws Easter dinner at Bluefield Inn praised J W Crossley Continental Tobacco Co promoting Five Bros Pipe Tobacco with house to house sampling in Bluefield district
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Bb. F. Keller
Bramwell
Huntington
White’s
Dr. Wilson
Wade's
R. L. Roach
Maybeary
T. E Roach
Mills
N. TH. McClaugherty
Chattanooga
Wm. Blankeeship
Indian Ridge
Smeat Ballard
Visito Jing
Mercer
Monroe
Kannsas City
D. G. Lilly
West End
West Virginia Miners’ Association
Kanawha and
New River
Chareleston
First Baptist Church
F J Brown
Tulip
Bluefield Inn
Sloan
J. W. Crossley
Continental Tobacco Co
Bluefield
Five Bros
Advertisement promoting dry goods and coal supply
A compact ad offers a good location for dry goods nations groceries shoes and clothing for rent at reasonable price opposite Huff Andrews and Thomas Wholesale on the south side. Call on Frank Echols. Also promotes Caledonia free burning coal for cook stoves from KR E Shirey and Co at 826.
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Huff, Andrews & Thomas
Frank & Echols
Caledonia
KR E Shirey & Co
For Sale New Residence on Raleigh Street Seven Rooms
A new residence on Raleigh Street offers seven rooms and has never been occupied. Good terms available. Apply at once to Nathan Sobn Blues field lun.
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Raleigh Street
Nathan Sobn
Blues Field
New Discovery Cures Consumption and Lung Ailments
The advertisement touts Dr Kine's New Discovery as a cure for consumption asthma pneumonia bronchitis grip croup and whooping cough. It promises relief for throat and lung troubles with trial bottles offered free at all drug stores and 500 price on some sizes.
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Dr. Kine
Albert Patrick Takes a Wife in Prison Ceremony
Albert Patrick, convicted murderer of William Rice, secretly wed Addie M. Francis, a widow and former landlady, at the Tombs in a written civil contract. Witnesses included Patrick’s father, sister, and a man in ministerial garb during the matron’s brief absence.
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New York
Albert Patrick
William Rice
Addie M. Francis
Lande
Patrick
Miles Case Sparks White House Debate Over General
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root await public reaction to General Miles case. A rebuke could force Miles into retirement after Congress adjourns if the public protest is weak. Rumors say Miles sought a court of inquiry and that Roosevelt pressed changes to his war ending plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Root
Miles
Congress
Philippines
Storm wrecks Franklin Methodist church near Wellsburg
A severe storm yesterday destroyed the Franklin Methodist Episcopal church five miles east of Wellsburg West Virginia. Pastor Rev Allshouz was seriously hurt and four congregants were killed with several others wounded as the gable collapsed after a sermon.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Franklin Methodist Episcopal Church
Here
Allshouz
Flood Toll Rises in Tennessee Reports Near Forty Dead
Nashville dispatches say flood losses in Tennessee may reach forty or more with a family reported wiped out at Rutherford ten miles from Murfreesboro. New reports continue to arrive as rescue and relief efforts canvass the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenessee
Rutherford
Murfreesboro
Kaiser's Yacht Damaged Near Shooters Island Pier
The Kaiser's yacht Meteor III jammed her stern on piles near Shooters Island pier. The stern is bent, name plate crushed, and the teakwood rail damaged.
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New York
Kaiser
Shooters Island Pier
Rescue of Captain and Crew Near Woodshed
Life savers rescued Captain Cresswell and the ship’s crew as the steamship broke up near Woodshed Massachusetts on March 31. The event involved a swift response by rescuers and halted a likely maritime disaster. The identities of the rescuers are not confirmed in the report.
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Woodshed
Mass
Cresswell
Don’t Apologize When Offering a J-M Cigar
The piece advises against apologizing when gifting a J-M cigar to friends or business acquaintances. It cites the cigar’s national reputation and argues it costs no more than other suitable cigars, suggesting confident, straightforward generosity.
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McDowell
Centerville
Dry Fork
Tazewell
B. Williamson
G. A. Matthews
Graham
Wast VA
Mercer Boy
Chine
Julia Marlowe
Milford Shoe Company
J. L. Horton, Co
Bland Street
Tansill
HOUSE
E.S Pepico
J. L. Horton
Tansill’s
Mercer Street
Overe Head Oridge
H.N. White
G. A. Wade
Prince Henry
Criminal Court
Frank Medley
J. Baker’s Saloon
B.uefields Ave
H. A Ri Z
United States Court
Hardy
Salen
J. W. Douthat
Avingdon
Francis
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