Trains From West Delayed By Major Rail Slides
More trouble on the Norfolk and Western main line and the Dry Fork branch. A 50 foot by 6 foot slide near Glen Allen halted two sections of freight No. 85 and blocked passenger No. 4, delaying Bluefield arrivals by seven hours. Dry Fork branch is blocked with many rock and mud slides. 300 feet of track near Bartley washed away. Recovery will take days. other lines report limited progress and newly cleared routes.
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Norfolk & Western
Glen Allen
Bluefield
Dry Fork
C. Emmett Brown
Lynchburg
Norfolk and Western
Canébrake
Taeger
Bartley
An Ingracious Wound On An Irish Veteran At Range
An old Irish sergeant known as Old W. who fought in three wars Crimea Indian Mutiny and China is shot in the shoulder during a North England volunteer range drill. He joked he had survived three wars without a wound but finally was struck, prompting concern as his dramatic reaction to the injury is noted. Meanwhile a Chicago financier’s party features Roger who vanishes after singing a first number and returns with a note offering to repay 1200 francs plus 800 for disrupting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ile
Roger
Chicago Record-Herald
Queer Teaching Remnants in Education Readings
A fragmented reminiscence cites supervisor Kerr and a damaged 19th century education book. It critiques rote schooling in Scotland with examples of misread vocabulary and misteaching that ignored geography history and intelligence in favor of arithmetic and writing. It also notes Roger the great tenor facing offense during a guest engagement.
Mortars and timing: observer directs firing angles
An observer near the shore relays horizontal and vertical aiming angles and the instant to fire, while the mortar fires the round. Using clock-face geometry and uniform motion, range differences are measured with precise instruments, enabling accurate targeting despite movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thal
ITI
Howell
Scientific American
Carelessness of the Hens Brings Fresh Egg Hunt Fever
In the Bridie household new to the country, a girl searches everywhere for eggs after chickenhouses, haymow, and manger yield none. Mrs. Bridie frets eggs are missing, while a basket found under the cow shed is empty and no eggs surface. End Pharmacy listings advertise bulbs and remedies as seen in late 19th century classifieds.
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Bridies
Elien
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E. S. Pedigo
West Virginia
Follansbee
Bland Street
Belmont
D. B. Mastin
W. Va
P. M
J. F. Thompson
Mgr
Bluefield Book & Stationery Go
Trouble On the
City
Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio and Deepwater Railways
Mountain District
Deepwater
QUEER
Scotland
John Kerr
Sears
Bosson
Mayde
Manhattan
Metropolitan Men’s Furnishing CO
Elks Building
White Pharmacy
Samuel L. Matz
O. C
The
Daily Telegraph
East End
DeWitt
George Elliot
Kennedy
Saddlery Sale
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Samuel Turk
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Schloss Bros
Benjamin Spring
Schloss Bros. & CO
Galtimere and
New York
Shumate Clothing Co
A. Va
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