Burning Dos Bocas Gusher Fires Nation with Lake of Fire
A Dos Bocas oil well belonging to the Pennsylvania Oil Company in Mexico is burning since early July, costing at least 35,000 dollars daily. The gusher spews 18,060 barrels per day, lighting towns as far as Furbero, with a vast lake of fire surrounding the well. Efforts to extinguish it have failed. authorities plan a dam and earth fill to smother flames.
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City of Mexico
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Dos Bocas
cNorts
Atlantic
Furbero
United States
Mexico
Maxmillian
Black Hand Member to Be Executed in Revelstone
Francesco Cedio, linked to the Black Hand, is slated for execution on July 31 in Revelstone B C. He was condemned for detonating a dynamite bomb at the Niagara Hotel in Grand Forks, killing Louise King and injuring others after threats demanding money.
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Revelstone
B. C
Francesco Cedio
Black Hand
Attra
Cedio
Niagara
Grand Forks
3. C
Louise King
Sixty Virginia Teachers Put On The Pension List
Richmond reports state board of education has placed sixty Virginia teachers on the pension list. Five come from the city and a county in the state has three entrants. The fund stands at $5,000 with plans to reach $9,000 for the first year. Teachers will contribute 1 percent of salaries to maintain the fund and the board will meet annually to review applications.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Christian Workers Conference Opens 26th Annual Session
East Northfield Mass hosts the Christian Workers conference in Moody era tradition. The event starts its twenty sixth annual meeting in July and runs until August 16 with an expected attendance of about five thousand people.
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East Northfield
Mass
General Conference For Christian Workers
Dwight L. Moody
International gathering features noted religious leaders
The event lists speakers from London, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Edinburgh, Brooklyn and London with Rev J Stuart Holden and Dr W L Watkinson among the prominent names. Kimberley notes the De Beers diamond mine will close indefinitely due to a slump in American diamond imports impacting global trade.
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J. Stuart Holden
St. Paul's Chapel
London
Len G. Broughton
D. D
Atlanta
C. A. R. Janvier
Philadelphia
W. R. Macleod
Edinburgh
Curtis Lee Laws
Brooklyn
W. L. Watkinson
England
Kimberley
de Beers
Ring of Coolie Smugglers Discovered in Nationwide Probe
San Francisco reports say investigations by a federal inquiry into illegal entry of Chinese and Japanese workers reveal a ring of smugglers. Stanford’s Prof. Fernandi Sanford led the inquiry after a month along the Mexican border and forwarded a report with other investigators to Washington.
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San Francisco
Fernandi Sanford
Stanford University
Sanford
Ashington
Local Happenings and Social News in Graham
Mrs. Ball hosts a fellowship tea and dainty refreshments at her Graham home. City residents R L Gillespie B M Newman and H C Calloway report satisfaction with Norton district Republican convention and anticipate carrying Slemp with a large margin. Social visits include Bluefield guests and trips to Union Park.
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R. L. Gillespie
B. M. Newman
H. C. Calloway
Norton
Slemp
R. W. Embrey
Stieff Pianos Prove Popular With Honest Sales
Advert says many homes lack a Stieff piano and argues buyers prefer honest representation and the best goods. It claims customers who buy Stieff pianos are satisfied, while others chase smoother propositions.
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Melcher Paint & Paper Co
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Raven Red Ash
WM. T. Jenkins
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
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The
Daily Telegraph
EK. C. DeWitt , Co
Chicago
Georgia
C. N. Cornell
Roding
Cincinnati Dental CO
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Cinnati Dentists
Baie
NEW
Jed
Welch
Gary
WH. Leckie
General Menager
Jed, McDowell Cousty
Lake OF OZ
Virginia
Christian Workers’ Conference
Graham Daily News
Telegraph
G. M. Barger
Miss Maynard
J. K. Ball
John Roberts
Pocahontas
W. L. Sexton
H. Milner Mitchell
Iron Lithia Springs
Tip Top
W. C. Montague
Sue
Christiansburg
John Walters
Montague
Miss Montague
Mrs. Walters
R. L. Poindexter
Pearlsburg
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Bluefield Mercantile Go
Mercer St
Cardus
M. A. Bt. Clair
Eskdale
W. Va
Carduil
Cardui
Stieff Pianos
Chas. M. Stieff
Piano Manufacturer
Brafus Wartsrouss
Main Street
Lynchei
W. Whitmoke
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Goar
Pitman, Gregg and Kimball Shorthand Systems
W. H. Cunningham
R. L. Morris
J. A. Donahue
Sohn Building
Booker & Gan Shaw
Selly & Oten Building
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