Rule Contempt Action Against Coal Firms Before Judge Ritz
Six leading Flat Top coal and coke firms are cited to show cause why they should not be fined for contempt of court amid an injunction restricting coke shipments to Pocahontas Coke Company. Attorneys petitioned for rules during vacation. Judge Ritz ordered appearance to explain alleged violations and possible penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top
Ritz
Welch
Crozier, Powhatan, Page, Lynchburg, Upland
Peerless Coal and Coke Companies
Pocahontas Coke Company
Producers Coke Company
Union
Poffenbarger
Supreme Court
Local grocer sells stock to J M Wilson Co
On June 30 the Borden Feed Co announces the sale of its staple and fancy groceries to J M Wilson Co. The new firm will continue business at the old stand and customers are urged to settle debts and present bills. The company remains at the old location for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wilson & Co
Borden Feed CO
Witness creates stirring sensation at rate case hearing
The Chesapeake and Ohio freight rate case hearing in Richmond was continued after a witness admitted overlooking a rule in the commission rate sheet. The admission caused a sensation and the Commonwealth argued it undermines much of the railway's prior testimony.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Corporation Commission
Commonwealth
Norfolk and Westerns Washington Excursion Details
On August 8 Norfolk and Western will run an annual excursion to Washington. The special train departs Bluefield at 8 15 a m and offers a six dollar round trip. See large bills or call on N and W agents. W B Bevill General Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway
Washington
Bluefield
W. B. Bevill
Pasenger
Battle cruisers Illinois and Alabama collide near Newport
Newport R I July 31 report shows Alabama with a pronounced indentation above the water line while Illinois has lighter abrasions both ships uninjured hulls but superstructures damaged slightly one sailor hurt Admiral Evans orders court of inquiry and secrecy on details crews told to divulge nothing to the public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Publishers Press
Illinois
Alabama
Evans
Washington
Navy Department
Rockefeller Is Glad To Get Home
Rocke feller and party arrived in Cleveland Ohio and went to Forest Hill summer home. He urged newspapers to help the public get to know different people and said the country is the best, with room for improvements in conditions at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Death Sends Summons to Respected Woman
Wytheville Virginia July 31 Mrs Elizabeth Holman mother of Mrs W S Moore of this town died yesterday afternoon at 5 oclock at the residence of her son in law She came from Danville but had lived in Wytheville for three or four years where she had many friends The funeral will be held Wednesday at the home Mrs Holman is the mother in law of W S Moore who often visits Bluefield as a salesman for a Lynchburg firm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Elizabeth Holman
W. S. Moore
Homan
Danville
Mrs. Holman
Bluefield
Lynchburg
Cornbread and Coffee Secret of Long Life
Laporte Ind July 31 Mrs Ferdinand Reese the oldest woman in Indiana died here aged 112. She was born at Volgravitz Poland. She attributed her long life to a simple regimen of two meals daily consisting of cornbread and black coffee.
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Laport
Ind
Ferdinand Reese
Indiana
Volgravitz
Poland
Miller wills burial for pets Trinkle and Pat
Charles C. Miller of Westinghouse fame died last week and his will probated today. A bequest of 3000 dollars goes to his chauffeur, and he directs that his two pet dogs Trinkle and Pat be buried in his burial spot at their deaths.
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Long Branch
N. J
Charles C. Miller
Westinghouse Fame
Publisher O H Weakley Dies At 69 In Dayton
Dayton July 31 O H Weakley publisher of the Evening Herald and a prominent state newspaper man died yesterday at his home in Dayton He was 69 years old.
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Dayton
O. H. Weakley
Evening Herald
Finland Mutiny Suppressed at Sveaborg Fortress
In Helsingfors the Sveaborg mutiny ended at sundown after desperate combat. Loyal troops reinforced and disarmed mutineers, who were jailed inside fortifications. Several hundred soldiers and several officers were killed or wounded amid near continuous shooting. Details remain scarce.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Sveaborg
Four Die in Cooper Chemical Plant Explosion Near Newark
Four men Albert Stark Carl Zeeltzel Max Herklinger and Anthony Buchwald were killed when gun cotton used in collodium production exploded at Cooper Chemical Company near Newark New Jersey. Two work buildings were destroyed and nearby houses within a mile felt the blast as fires threatened the area. If the blast had occurred moments earlier more workers could have perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Cooper Chemical Company
Albert Stark
Carl Zeeltzel
Max Herklinger
Anthony Buchwald
Chemical Works
Mutiny in Caucasus Garrison Seizes Desplagar Post
Advices say the entire garrison at Desplagar mutinied during the day and killed the commandant and eight officers. Soldiers then seized the town and overran the military administration posting street pickets to maintain order.
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St. Petersburg
War Office
Desplagar
Caucasus
Escapade of a Bluefield Girl
Fire destroyed the boiler room of Adams Payne and Gleaves at their Roanoke Virginia plant on Jefferson Street near the Fair Grounds. The burned room housed a rip saw planer and wood saw. the building was new and uninsured for the contents though the structure carried some coverage. Firemen arrived quickly preventing spread to nearby mill and lumber sheds.
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Adams, Payne & Gleaves
Jefferson Street
Roanoke
Fair Grounds
Fie
Southbound Railroad to Be Commenced at Once
Winston Salem N C July 31 The building of the Southbound Railroad from here to Wadesboro a distance of 100 miles is now assured The road will run via Whitney where a great electric power plant is being established Instead of New London as at first proposed The change was made to get the grade desired six tenths of 1 per cent The chief engineer has called for bids for bridges across the Yadkin river and creeks along the line
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N. C
Wadesboro
Whitney
New London
Yadkin River
Girl From Bluefield Not Admitted to Convent
Emma Ward aged 21 from Bluefield West Virginia was brought to Cincinnati from Atlanta to join a convent as a substitute for a workhouse sentence but she did not enter. Thomas Hood an Atlanta railroad man claimed to be infatuated and caused her arrest via threat of habeas corpus. Police say no Emma Ward can be located in the city and she may be using an assumed name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Daily Telegraph
Emma Ward
Bluefield
W. Va
Atlanta
Thomas Hood
Hood
Ardell Wins Chamber of Commerce Stake in Three Straight Heats
Cleveland report notes Ardell driven by Gerse captured the five thousand dollar stake race at the grand circuit meeting in three straight heats with Bonanza second and Tip third.
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Cleveland
Military commander to resign from Virginia militia
Richmond Virginia July 31 Col Geo Wayne Anderson commander of the Seventh Regiment of Infantry Virginia Volunteers and senior militia officer since Col Higgins death expects Governor Swanson to accept his resignation Anderson wishes to devote his full time to law practice He previously drafted the resignation last summer but was persuaded to stay by officers and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Geo Wayne Anderson
Virginia Volunteers
Higgins
Swanson
Anderson
Grocery firm buys Borden Feed stock and promises prompt service
J. M. Wilson & Co. have purchased the stock of the Borden Feed Company and will maintain a constant supply of fresh groceries and country produce. They offer polite, prompt attention to all orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wilson & Co
Borden Feed Company
Committed Heinous Crime and Paid the Penalty in Five Hours
Atlanta dispatch reports Floyd Carmichael, who assaulted 15 year old Annie Poole, was captured and identified by the victim. He was shot to death in the Poole yard five hours after the crime, as posse members were accidentally shot. the mob then transported him to town where he died before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Floyd Carmicheal
Annie Poole
Poole Yard
F. L
Johnson
T. M. Poole
Poole
Ideal home for sale in Graham Virginia
For sale a nearly new Lewten style house with a beautiful bathroom and modern conveniences. It sits on a large terraced lot with fruit trees flowers and granolithic sidewalks two blocks from the car line in the town center. Address John 8 Richardson Graham Va. 7 28 1m.
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Graham
John
Richardson
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