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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
1
Reports show 400 dead and about 1,200 injured from a recent wind storm. Floods hit Georgia with serious conditions in Columbus as the Chattahoochee rises rapidly. Power plants submerged, factories halted, streetcars stopped, and two steamboats lost on the river. Relief preparations accelerate for the homeless.
A storm causes extensive damage with no major flood changes. Relief measures are under way in Montgomery Mobile New Orleans and other areas. The death toll in Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Georgia is 376 with 1279 injured and total financial losses in the millions.
Construction has begun on an electric line to connect Morgantown West Virginia with Pittsburg Pennsylvania by the Brownsville Masontown and Smithfield Street Railway Company. Hundreds work on the Brownsville to Masontown division, with more to be added this week. The contract goes to Pennsylvania Railroad Construction Company and at least twenty towns in the coal and coke belt are expected to gain rapid transit within a year. The authorized capital is 3.5 million dollars with 2 million subscribed.
Reports circulate that Raisuli the bandit has been assassinated in Tanger with confirmation from a London news agency dated April 27, signaling a possible end to his long notoriety.
The note encourages choosing ice cream with perfect flavor and hints that Blue Ribbon Vanilla is the ideal pick. It also suggests having the grocer supply a large bottle of Blue Ribbon Vanilla.
Reports mark King Otto of Bavaria as incurably mad after years of isolation in Furstenreich Castle near Munich. He celebrates his 60th birthday with hunting and Te Deums while remaining largely inactive and dreaming, with a history of violent spells and deteriorating health.
A recluse of noble standing endures endless ritual. He is attended as a prince yet his daily duties are pitiful, his sleepless nights spent talking to himself or singing, driven by a deep love of music in his blood.
Roanoke Richmond game postponed due to barn. Lynchburg 3 Norfolk 1. Danville 18 Portsmouth 3. National League matches Chicago Pittsburg postponed by cold. Boston 0 New York 2. Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 9 Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 6. American League New York 1 Boston 0. Cleveland 38 Detroit 1. Philadelphia 2 Washington 1. St Louis 5 Chicago 6.
Hot Springs prepares to host the Republican state convention with the Taft faction seeking delegates at large to the Chicago national convention. Gen Powell Clayton H L Remmel Capt F W Tucker and John F E Bush are listed as possible delegates at large though the slate would break with tradition by not including a Negro delegate.
John M Colts and Frank JD Comerford former Chicago police chief and police attorney go on trial for conspiracy to defraud the city. The case stems from a police department shake up after Mayor Busse's election. About 400 witnesses summoned. trial expected to last six weeks. Other cases against ex Chief Collins and Comerford listed on criminal court call.
At Gilmer Texas on Saturday Bev Holland a Black man killed his sister. A mob of several hundred confronts Constable Conty who fires to disperse them. In the melee the officer is forced to retreat as both gun barrels discharge killing Josephine Mitchell and an unnamed Black man.
Chester officials and traction men representatives head to Washington to request intervention by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Department of Commerce and Labor to end the weeks long strike.
In Willemstead on April 27 refugees rush to depart Venezuela amid warnings of a Bubonte plague epidemic that could seal borders and trap people as disease fears surge.
Washington April 27. The four battleship program failed in the Senate by a substantial vote, mirroring the House defeat. The measure, urged by Beveridge and tied to naval expansion, would have funded two battleships and two colliers with additional craft and pay raises. Debate highlighted tensions between senators and a broader push for naval buildup. The president's message outlining legislative views received scant attention in both chambers amid filibuster tactics and procedural delays.
John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association testified before the House select committee on price and tariff effects. He described evidence of coordinated paper mill action to fix prices and restrict sales, with many contracts limited to one year or less and mills arbitrarily cutting output. He cited statements from 1907 meetings and a list of 202 newspapers reporting recent price increases, highlighting that small papers were often affected.
At a board meeting the Blue Stone Traction Co. offers a five percent discount on all Highland power accounts paid on or before the 10th of each month at No. 23 Bluefield Ave. The discount is not valid after the stated date.
Late in the day the house could not receive the message under new rules while the senate debated the naval appropriation bill under the ten minute rule. The senate allowed formal presentation but could not read the document as adjournment arrived with few attendees and the reading postponed until tomorrow.
After repeated over subscriptions the forty million Pennsylvania bond issue subscriptions closed promptly today. Kuhn Loeb Co. said the subscriptions were the greatest the firm ever received reflecting strong demand in the Street for this issue.
Secretary Taft was the guest of honor at a Bridgeport Republican club gathering in Bridgeport Conn on April 27. He spoke on national affairs and addressed the assembled members.
James A. Hughes of Huntington was renominated by the Fifth district Republican convention. Delegates to Chicago favored Taft for president, while Isaac Mann of Bramwell received support for delegate at large. The so called Old Liners of Mingo were not recognized by the convention.
New York health officer Doty announced that summer quarantine regulations will be established May 1 for vessels arriving from domestic ports south of Cape Henlopen on the Delaware coast near the entrance to Delaware Bay.
In Washington on April 27 Senator Stone of Missouri opened the senate discussion opposing the four battleships plan that was set for consideration today. The debate centers on the merits and strategic value of mounting four battleships under the current arrangement.
The cruiser North Carolina departed Newport News Virginia for the Norfolk navy yard to be turned over to the government after leaving the Newport News Shipbuilding Company.
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