25 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1896
Page
1
Seventy five thousand Pythians and friends gather in Indianapolis for the Knights of Pythias encampment event. The article notes broad participation and public interest in the fraternal gathering.
In Cleveland Ohio the Supreme Lodge encampment of the Uniform Bank draws an estimated twenty five thousand Pythians and friends with fifteen thousand Uniform Bank members. Camp Perry Payne and Camp Worry Payne host ceremony as delegates arrive and officials dedicate grounds. The Imperial Palace of the Knights of Khroassen opens with a Mardi Gras style parade and plans a Pythian home for indent knights at Hot Springs with a five thousand dollar state grant.
A new national colored league of wheelmen was formed in Wasuixeros D C with riders from across the United States. The organization mirrors the LA W structure and plans race meets and events similar to those held by white clubs.
Fort Worth Tex Aug 24 Special to the Telegraph Ministers resignation follows publication of letters Terrell sent home that angered President Cleveland and Olney. He explained the letters were to family and not meant for public print but discipline broke down.
Ottawa reports Sir Charles Tupper vows to oppose Minister Patterson in North Grey to test the election. The contest, set for tomorrow, features a racial issue tied to Laurier and the cabinet over Quebec Catholic vote influence. Also notes the criminal anthropology congress opening in Genena with US representation.
Marrinspur, W Va August 24 Chief Justice Fuller appoints 8 W Walker as United States district attorney in this city, replacing C C Watts who resigns to seek the Democratic nomination for governor, pending presidential action.
Governor O Ferrall names Robert Jackson of Wythe County to fill the Seventh judicial circuit vacancy caused by Samuel W Williams resignation. Local ads note rooms for rent meals millinery coats clothing samples and poultry price lists from nearby providers in Bluefield and Glade.
William J. Bryan will dine with Senator Hill in Albany signaling Hill's probable support for the Democratic ticket. The lunch at Woolfert's Roost follows by a two hour visit and aims to cement an understanding ahead of Bryan's eastern campaign stops. Samuel Hinkley and state party managers plan further talks in the Catskills and Albany to gauge the level of backing.
Brooklyn beat Chicago 8 to 6 in a seven inning National League game reported by Telegraph's Special Service. Second game ended New York 4 Louisville 4 in six innings due to darkness. Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0 after five and a half innings. Pittsburg fell 3 to 4 against Boston.
Washington Aug 25 The resignation of Secretary Hoke Smith has been accepted by the president causing political stir though relations with the president remain cordial. Reynolds is unlikely to be promoted. a new man from the middle west is favored with names like Francis of Missouri Bynum of Indiana and Ben Cable of Illinois repeatedly mentioned as likely successors.
A letter criticizes town ordinances on hogs and seeks regular elections to enforce rules. The writer cites hogs roaming streets, fleas, and disrupted sleep, urging citizens to band together if officers are not chosen properly. Also notes fresh Norfolk oysters at Catogni's and fashion ad from Bass.
Two colored workers in Virginia near Monroe fight over work near Chowan River. A shovel attack cuts Fletcher’s face. he fires, killing Calendar Billings. Scene details are scarce with no arrests. Lynch and his sanctified group previously exiled from Chincoveagié Island. Locals vow to drive the saints from North Carolina.
A party of travelers returns to Bluefield with a large companion seen as a prosperity symbol. They stroll the town smiling, buy peanuts, and tour local sights, their pocketbook reportedly stout enough to cover the treats. The piece notes their jovial, appreciative mood.
The Wabash camp meeting in Giles county eight miles from Paisburg depot on the Norfolk and Western begins today and will run for eight days. A strong attendance from the local area is expected.
A Black man was arrested and fined yesterday for riding a horse at a gallop through Bluefield streets. The author notes this practice has become too common and dangerous to citizens, urging an example be made to curb such behavior.
Robert A. Repass parents thank friends in Bluefield for sympathy and kind acts after the death of their son. Special thanks go to Methodist pastors Missionary Society ladies B B Cofer and his scale house crew Captain Anderson and his military company Esquire Car and family and others. Cedar Bluff Va August 24 1896.
J K Steele secretary treasurer of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company received a telegram announcing the death of his father James Steele at Belknap Armstrong county Pa. The elder Steele aged eighty three had been in failing health for years and J K Steele left for Belknap to attend the funeral likely away a week or more.
Hotel arrivals list numerous guests including Malin, Maher, Kerby, Cabell, Stone, Nesbit, Robertson, Nesbit, Wysor, Catehill, Jones, Walstrum, Smythe, Roberts, McCullough, Harris and Kaufman visiting from Lynchburg Roanoke Dublin North Carolina Pocahontas Welch and other locales. The compiled roster records guests by city and initials.
Jones can furnish all mantel styles, grates, and tiles and install them in first class style. Call or address lock box No. 10, Grabuin, Va.
The ad urges customers to seek prices for millinery items beyond wholesale cost and points to Rt. F. Johns & Co as the source for such goods and related fees.
Roanoke visitor Joel H. Cutchin on business. Several officials and visitors, including Lee Lucas Radford and Miss Ida Black Roanoke, travel and visit friends. Notables like Judge P W Strother Giles and Rev Norman F Marshall stop in Bluefield and Bramwell. Community notices urge Littlesburg Republican Club meeting and a charity railroad game for the Disabled Railroad Employers Home.
An advertisement urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier to cure tiredness and promote rich red blood. It also promotes Hood's Pins for liver and bowels and lists olives, olive oil, dressings, pickles, sauces, dried beef, salmon, sardines, and other staples available from A J Samuel with price and quality guarantees.
Creditors demand immediate payment of outstanding amounts. Suit will be filed on all unsettled accounts starting September 1. Blugueld Dave Co Drug Store issues formal notice requesting settlement.
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