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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1908
Page
5
Lewis Lundy sues Representative Heflin for 20000 damages in a District court claiming a street car altercation left him with a head wound and bruises after Heflin allegedly kicked, slapped, and threw him from the car during an incident triggered by Lundy drinking in front of women. Lundy is represented by four lawyers.
Committees from No. 568 of the Retail Clerks Union seek early closing terms for 1908. Bluefield merchants listed include Metropolitan Mens Furnishing, Pedigo, Grand Leader, Shumate Clothing, J Kinzer, M Rosenberg, Hutchinson & Co, Eureka Hardware, Campbell Grocery, City Grocery, Jopling Grocery, and many others. Closing set for March 16 at 7 p m except paydays, Labor Day, and 12 o'clock Fourth of July. contracts expire September 30, 1908.
Barry Rothenberg aged nineteen confessed to larceny and said four Philadelphia officers helped him commit robberies in the wholesale district. Police say two officers confessed to complicity while implicating no others. the four officers face possible hearings tomorrow.
A man likened a dress to becoming to flatter a woman, who responds that it is becoming threadbare, revealing a sharp social retort about elegance. The brief exchange satirizes flirtation and judgment in a clipped conversational moment.
The Bluefield Mercantile Company announces its Spring Millinery Opening set for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The event features new hat fashions and the latest styles for the season.
Hlanna Wy April 4 Preparations to open mines Nos 2 and 3 and seal mine No 1 with its scores of dead killed in two explosions a week ago. No rescue attempts will be made for ten days. after that period it is expected the mine will never reopen.
San J&co April 4. S F Royster a Norfolk Va millionaire planter traveling in the Orient was aboard the steamship Monongalian when docking at Pacific Mail last night. He was robbed of 6000 in Bank of England notes his railroad ticket and 150 in gold. Several persons known to police have been arrested on suspicion.
Wilmington April 4 The Republican organization led by U S Senators Richardson and Dupont won a state primary victory with 160 delegates chosen for the state convention in Dover next Tuesday. The group is set to control at least 125 delegates.
A loud vanity passenger boards a London bus asking for Oxford Street. The conductor politely confirms the route and suggests memorable signals. The man jokes about a physical reminder while the conductor replies with a courteous retort. In London Scraps.
A curio of hatter tricks and medicine ads lingers in Fry's Magazine. It notes the hatter’s false promises about style and a mention of DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills sold by druggists. The passage cites George Eliot on the tide of needs and reciprocal human claims.
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