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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
Auckland readies a citywide celebration for the American battleship fleet due to arrive at week’s end. Officials plan dinners receptions and excursions for officers, with the freedom of the city granted to bluejackets. Baseball football boxing and aboriginal entertainments feature in the four days of festivities.
Governor Swan son commuted James H. Price’s death sentence for the murder of S. S. Rhoades to life imprisonment. The commutation follows widespread petitions from Russell county citizens and officials, jury recommendation, and doubts about first degree murder. Price is sixty nine, in poor health, with few years left.
Results Yesterday. St. Louis 5 New York 2. Second game St. Louis 6 New York 1. Chicago 2 Boston 3. Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3. Cleveland 12 Washington 1. Standing of the Clubs. Detroit 60 36 625 St. Louis 59 39 .602 Cleveland 53 43 552 Chicago 53 44 546 Philadelphia 45 49 479 Boston 46 51 474 Washington 36 58 383 New York 32 64 333
National League contests faced delays and delays due to rain and wet grounds. New York and Cincinnati posted a 4 4 tie when called in the ninth inning for darkness. Boston and Pittsburgh also affected by rain.
In yesterday's Virginia League games Roanoke defeated Portsmouth 5 to 2 Danville topped Norfolk 1 to 0 while Lynchburg lost to Richmond 2 to 1. The results feature Roanoke and Danville as winners.
Williamson toppled Bluefield 10 to 2 as five pros boosted the home club while Crow, Draper, and Jesse guarded Bluefield. McClure pitched for Williamson with Anderson shining at second, in a game noted for its pitching but light on features as extra innings marked the day in minor league notes.
Aug. 5 delegates arrived for the fifth Pan American Medical Congress to be held in Guatemala City. Nearly every North and South American state will be represented, signaling broad regional medical collaboration.
Toronto hosts Lord Roberts with an enthusiastic reception as he arrives for a two day stay. The programme includes a civic address, a public reception in Queen's Park, and an honorary degree from Toronto University before departure to Hamilton and Niagara Falls.
Rome reports Signor Alfredo Venturini a renowned bass singer returned from Covent Garden arrested on a warrant alleging an offense against an eleven year old Milanese girl who hosted him. Venturini denies the accusation as Italian authorities delay justice.
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Center Pa endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for long standing throat and lung trouble. She says it heals where others fail and plans to continue use for full recovery. Sold by all druggists 65 cents and 1 dollar Trial bottle free.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve the world affords. He cites curing a felon on his thumb and claims it heals all sores burns and wounds. Available for 25 cents at drug stores.
C M Harden of Silver City North Carolina hails Electric Bitters as the best medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles plus general weakness backaches chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores 50c
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