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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
4
The item lists publication details for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 66 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia using the phrase Published Every Morning Except Monday and ends with a fragment eace indicating a truncated word or error.
Mayor E E Carter Recorder W F Palmer Treasurer D G Lilly Supervisor W T Gibson Councilmen at large S N Worley First Ward R B Ferguson Second Ward J N Echols Third Ward J J Giles Fourth Ward K F Schoen Jth Ward Jas 8 Kahle Sixth Ward C L Borden Jth Ward W J Borden Sth Ward Geo E Hale
The piece praises Judge Harold A. Ritz for the West Virginia Supreme Court seat with support from Wheeling sources and notes rival claims by Robinson and Miller. It argues geography and ability favor Ritz, critiques political labels, and comments on local civic matters including Cambria steel, Hayti and Cuba, and upcoming council slate.
Forest protection groups press for a bill to conserve woodlands in the White Mountains and southern Appalachians to safeguard rivers and waterpower. They warn of floods and soil loss, citing eastern states and farmers, lumbermen, and paper-makers urging action before May. The note mentions hats on Sunday and references various products and remedies for sale.
The county Republican convention is to consider E. L. Bowman as a candidate for the officer clerk of the county court with the party authorized announcement.
The writer announces candidacy for re election as clerk of the circuit court of Mercer County subject to the Republican nominating convention in Bluefield on May 16 148 The text names Bluefield and Mercer County and identifies the candidate as Honaker with mis spelled date details.
A. M. Sutton declares candidacy for prosecuting attorney of the county, pending the Republican county convention on May 16, 1908.
At the request of voters the candidate announces re-election for county court commissioner subject to the Republican mass convention in Bluefield on May 16, 1908 and asks for support from friends and constituents.
Raleigh county presents M. F. Matheny of Beckley West Virginia as candidate for state senate. The appeal highlights his bar and business success as evidence of fitness and calls for a unanimous nomination by Republicans across the seventh district. The note also states intent to seek Mercer county assessor nomination subject to Republican convention.
The Fifth district Republican committee calls a convention in Huntington Cabell county WV at 2 PM on April 27 1908 to nominate a congress candidate to be voted on November 8 1908 elect delegates and alternates to the Chicago 1908 national convention nominate a presidential elector and handle other business Delegates are apportioned by county votes and no alternates proxies or at large delegates are allowed. J K Thompson chairs the committee with Rk B Bernheim as secretary pro tem.
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