Peace talks in Portsmouth reach critical day as envoys confer
August 12 Portsmouth New Hampshire reports a tense day in peace negotiations. Russia's reply to Japan was delivered at 9:80 am denying further curtailment of the Russian fleet in the Pacific and rejecting Saghalien as a war prize. Correspondents chased updates while both sides signaled willingness to discuss terms.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Witte
Russia
Baora Komara
Pacific
Sato
bin Hotel
Far East
Iron Works Manager Killed by Strikers
The manager of the Lilipopian Iron Works was shot and killed today by striking workers. The assailant escaped.
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Wareaw
Lilipopian Iron Works
Bluefield Bakery Company Seeks Sale Of Sweets Shop
Owner offers Bluefield Bakery Company including bakery ice cream and confectionery business for sale with liberal terms to a responsible buyer. For details contact the indicated party as other interests demand attention.
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Bluefield Bakery Company
Baseball scores from national and american leagues
National: New York 2 St. Louis 0. Brooklyn 10 Chicago 2. Boston 0 Philadelphia 8. Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 6. Pittsburgh game noted. American: Detroit 1 New York 2. Detroit 2 New York 1 in ten innings. Chicago Boston and Washington Cleveland games postponed due to rain.
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New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Rublin Knocks Out McCormick in 18th Round
In Colma last night Gue Rublin defeated Texas Jim McCormick with an 18th round left to the solar plexus. The punch incapacitated McCormick for about thirty minutes and ringside observers said the blow was the hardest seen, surpassing even rival legends of the era.
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San Francisco
Gue Rublin
Texas
Jim’ McCormick
Colma Athletic Club
Colma
Rublin
Fitzsimmons Ehift
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
McCormick
Dreamland
Jim Jeffries
Panic After Pipe Explosion in Vesey Street
An eight o'clock pipe explosion on Vesey Street in New York caused a panic as crowds rushed to work. The blast shook nearby buildings including St Pauls church and sent one man, John Flanigan, flying upward and backward, injuring him.
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New York
Vesey Street
St. Paul's Church
John Flanigan
Three Men Die in Coal Collapse at Truesday Colliery
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on August 12, three miners John E. Levitt Mathew Akales and Anthony Zateeskin were killed and coworker Thomas Walters fatally injured when a roof collapse at the Truesday colliery released coal debris. The men were preparing to quit work when the roof gave way.
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Wilkesberre
John E. Levitt
Mathew Akales
Anthony Zateeskin
Thomas Walters
Truesday
Steel King Dying in New York Hospital
Allan W. Moore, a Pittsburgh steel magnate and husband of former actress Goldie Mohr, lies dying at Roosevelt Hospital following an operation. He is sixty years old and Mohr was his third wife.
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New York
Allan W. Moore
Pittbsarg
Goldie Mohr
Roosevelt Hospital
Mies Mohr
Series of Earthquakes Rock Island of Macao
From Hong Kong August 12 a series of earthquakes terrifies Macao residents causing mass evacuations to open country. No fatalities reported to date as tremors continue to strike the island.
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Island of
Macao
Hlong Kong
Bo Far
Family Fracas May Result in Several Funerals in Wise County
A mining camp quarrel at Norton Coal Company left Chas Brewer and Hall badly wounded after a pistol duel over a baby. Brewer, likely fatal, shot in abdomen and intestines. Hall seriously wounded by a shotgun through a window. Labor demand rises. Norton-Dorchester electric car line to start within ten days with a power house at West Norton. Ex mayor J F Alley returns from Kentucky tour and may accept a lucrative state post.
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Norton Coal Company
Chas. Brewer
Henry
Hall
Brewer
Ivor Johnson
Stallard
Norton
Dorchester
West Norton
Josephine
Big Stone Gap
Coebarn
J. F. Alley
Kentucky
Alley
Coal Land Deal in Logan County Closed in West Virginia
Wheeling broker G O Smith reports closing a 4000 acre coal land sale in Logan County to a corporation. The C and O railroad extension and new town developments near Logan Court House spur rapid mining growth and worker housing, naming Island Creek Coal and another major company preparing operations within three miles of Logan.
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Wheeling
W. Va
G. O. Smith
Logan County
Gayandotte
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Inet
Ohesapeake
Ohio
Logan Court House
Logan
Tipples
Island Creek Coal Company
Helden
Ope
Ae Hilien
Philanthropis Ts
Bealdee
Diogees Ran Company
Corp
West Virginia
Short Chapter from the Book of Trouble Marriage Licenses
A list of marriage licenses granted in the past week includes Janes D. Wood 21 to Eva J. Ferguson 19 George W Meadows 19 to Alice P Meadows 17 Frederick Ball 19 to Willie Steal Wm Evans 21 to Ada Moody 19 Barry Wyatt 26 to Lake E Cook Henry G McDaniel 22 to Lena Walker 2)
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Janes D. Wood
Eva J. Ferguson
George W. Meadows
Alice P. Meadows
Frederick Ball
Willie Steal
Wm. Evans
Ada Moody
Barry Wyatt
Lake E Cook
Gary Boys Narrowly Miss Shutout At Keystone
Gary boys pushed Keystone to a close game yesterday but were shut out. Keystone pitchers Steele and Cooper held Gary to 18 runs, while Gary’s Sears Myere and Kell contributed at the plate. The feature was Keystone's battery work and batting. A second game is set for this afternoon between the same teams at Keystone.
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Keystone
Gary Boys
Gary
Steele
Cooper
Sears
Myere
Kell
Season Tickets Open for Elke Opera House
The subscription book for season tickets at Elke Opera House opens at White's Pharmacy at 10 o'clock Monday morning August 14. All interested signers should call early. tickets will not be reserved during stock company engagements unless the subscriber orders seats. Manager B H Jolliffe.
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Elke Opera House
White's
Jolliffe
Burglar Tracked After Elk Garden Break In
A masked burglar broke into H. Stewart’s Elk Garden residence in Russell county at midnight Friday. Mrs. Stewart fired twice. the intruder fled after dropping about $300 in cash and jewelry. Blood evidence suggests she struck him as he escaped and a posse is pursuing.
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H. ©. Stewart
Elk Garden
Russell County
Stewart
Fever Bulletin Shows Six Deaths and Fifty Three New Cases
New Orleans bulletin reports six deaths and fifty three new yellow fever cases in the last twenty four hours. Elevation remains unchanged as physicians struggle to check the disease with no clear improvement. Yesterday's cases were slightly lower, though many pending reports still awaiting verification. Dr White warns doctors about reporting and plans to thoroughly examine the original infected district within three days. In Mississippi no new fever cases are recorded and malaria remains a concern. Quarantine against Louisiana remains strict.
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New Orleans
Cisea
White
Local Baseball Highlights From Glen Lyn Matches
Two Glen Lyn games featured Bluefield Stars pitcher Giberson starring for the winning side in both contests. In the Oskvale Peterstown tie, Giberson’s two-run shot in the tenth decided 12-11 for Peterstown. Wille beat Narrows as Giberson again excelled on the mound. Sand Lick defeated Dobring 10 to 5 with Rob Lowder Frank Lowder and Ray Prince contributing for Bluefield Stars. Two more Tower grounds games are set for Friday and Saturday with Bluefield Stars vs Tazewell and Bramwell opponents forthcoming.
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Glen Lyn
Giberson
Bluefield Stars
Oskvale
Peterstown
Pe'erstown
Wille
Narrows
Sand Lick
Dobring
Rob
Frank Lowder
Ray Prince
The Vote in the Mirror Contest at Greenspoo’s Soda Fountain
Interest grows in a mirror contest at Greenspoo’s soda fountain with voting open until 6 pm. Aftree vote for the most popular young lady of Binefield is featured and the contest lists several contestants with street addresses. An advertisement promotes Bardock Blood Bitters and Easley’s workingman proposition on page 5.
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Greenspoo
Anglish
Mica Allesn Akers
Mies
Ethel Stovall
Min Listere Baker
Florence Manno
Bessie Otey
Lillian McCray
Murty Douthat
Binefield
Greenspon's
Norfolk and Western Railway Sells Atlantic City Excursion Tickets
Norfolk and Western Railway announces sale of excursion tickets to Atlantic City on July 18 and 27 August 10 and 24 September 7. Tickets valid for fifteen days with a fee from Bluefield set at 14.05 dollars. Bevill, general passenger agent.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Atlantic City
Bluefield
Bevill
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Ad Promises Quick Relief
A page five advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as instantly relieving ailments for the hard working man. The copy claims perfect safety and guaranteed results, available at any drug store.
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Croup
Thomas
Whiting Lumber Co Moves to Abingdon
Whiting Lumber Company plans a large band-saw mill in Abingdon Virginia. Fifteen cars of machinery arrived. workmen start unloading today. The plant, moved from Elizabethton Tennessee, will use land near the Norfolk and Western station. About sixty days to operation. employing two hundred workers.
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Abingdon
Whiting Lumber Company
Elizabethton
Tenn
Damarcus
Milla
Virginia Carolina Railway
Norfolk and Western
Official Note Dashes Liberals Hopes on National Assembly
An official note from St. Pesraburg dated August 12 asserts that autocratic authority remains supreme and that the proposed national assembly may only suggest but not commend or overturn. The council of state is described as supreme, ending liberal expectations for reform.
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St. Pesraburg
Assembly
Council of State
Kaiser Would Curb Japanese Influence
Manchester England August dispatch notes a rumored Kaiser addressed a note to President Roosevelt proposing peace terms between Russia and Japan to prevent Japan from gaining ascendancy over China.
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Kaiser
Manchster
Eng
Roosevelt
Russia
China
Bomb attack wounds Radom police chief
In Radom on August 12 the chief of police was seriously wounded when a bomb exploded while he rode home in a carriage. The blast wrecked several nearby houses and the assailant escaped in the confusion.
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Radom
Bire Warg Seriouly
Chinatown Turmoil Continues as Clashes Erupt Again
In New York's Chinatown on Aug 12 a fresh outbreak between rival factions. a Chinese man had a fractured skull and a pomber wounded. police arrested numerous suspects.
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New York
Chinatown
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L. A Hooper
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Coryin Bros . Proprietors
Depo
Baker's Saloon
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M. W. Sterne
Altamont
L. KE. Tierney
BE. Bolling
W. H. Thomas
T. K. King
Flat Top National Bank OF
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Liffey
Steel King
New York Hospital
Wise County
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Westertn Railrad
Guyan Valley
Holden
Henry G. McDaniel
Lena Walker
Elks Opera House
Jackson, Mier
Louisiana
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Bardock Blood
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Whiting Lumber Co
Taheo
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