Secret Society Meeting Times and Halls Listed
Bluefield Lodge No 250 meets Tuesday at 8 p m at Rea Sen's Hall. Bluefield Lodge No 85 A F & A M holds stated communications on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Masonic Hall 3rd floor Lazarus Building Princeton Ave Bluefield Lodge No 153 Knights of Pythias meets every Monday night at 8 00 p m in Castle Hall OM Masonic Hall Visiting Knights invited to convocations.
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Bluefied Lodge
Tuesat
Rea Sen's Hall
Bluefield Lodge No
A.F &Am
Masonic Hall
Lazarus B’d’g
Princeton
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
OM Masonic Hall
Phelps Academy Tuition and Board Rates Quoted
The notice lists monthly tuition by level from Primary at 1.00 to Collegiate at 2.50 and Normal at 2.00 with Music extra 3.00. Board with furnished room costs 2.50 per week. Special family rates apply. The school is five miles from any town near Delorme W V and near the Norfolk and Western Station in the mountains.
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Norfolk and Western
Delorme
W. VA
Mining expert arrives in Pittsburg to study U S coal fields
Victor Watteyne head of Belgian mines arrives in Pittsburg to join Clarence Hall and J W Paul in a U S Geological Survey inquiry funded with 150000 dollars. The team will study anthracite and bituminous mines, visit Hanna Wyoming where 70 miners died, and review U S mine safety measures and death rates.
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Victor Watteyne
Department of Mines
Pittsburg
Clarence Hall
United States Experimental Station
J. W. Paul
West Virginia
Chief Watteyne
United States
Bureau
United States Geological Survey
Congress
Captain Descorrough
England
Herr Meissner
Germany
New York
Watteyne
J. A. Holmes
Europe
New Yor
Hanna
Wyoming
Belgium
Worl
Devil's Auction Remains Philadelphia Show of The Season
For twenty five seasons the Devil's Auction has toured from Philadelphia visiting major cities across North America and beyond. The act reports strong receipts and loyal clientele due to careful management and clean performances. This year promises new scenery mechanical and electrical novelties a large company and costly costumes. At the Elks Opera House Saturday night.
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Philadelphia
Texas
el Paso
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
B. C
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Middle States
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
St. John
Cape Breton
New England
Elks’ Opera House
Power of attorney granted by seven coal firms
W. W. Hughes of Welch has been named attorney in fact for seven coal operations. The power was recorded with the secretary of state. The companies granting authority include the Export Land Company of Philadelphia.
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W. W. Hughes
Welch
Secretary of State
Export Land Company
Philadelphia
Coal Land Companys Dominions and Holdings Highlighted
The list names the Coal Land Company Pocahontas Coal Land Company Domestic Coal Land Company Steam Coal Land Company and the Helena Coal Land Company as entities involved in the reporting segment.
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Coal Land Company
Pocahontas Coal Land Company
Domestic Coal Land Company
Steam Coal Land Company
The
Helena Coal Land Company
Epicures Study Hotels and Dining Habits
Diners judge hotels and restaurants by more than food. Epicures compare waiters music ventilation and table locations, noting single versus half portions and occasional order mistakes that upset regular patrons. The piece reflects on patron loyalty and the unseen details of dining.
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St. Louis Republic
Why Naval Uniforms Are Blue
The article explains why naval uniforms are blue, tracing the color choice to a royal moment in 1747 when the king saw the Duchess of Bedford in blue. He declared blue the uniform for sea service officers and French gray faded from consideration, a decision echoed by navies worldwide.
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Duchess of Bedford
Pall Mall Gazette
Fourth Grade Geography Lesson Goes Into Latin
A teacher asks about state seals using dictionary pictures. Bobby answers Sic semper tyrannis as Take your foot off my neck, provoking a judge’s remark on the blunt translation.
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Virginia
Bobby
Tit For Tat in Car Exchange Sparks Bloodless Clash
A diplomat en route from Tokyo to Yokohama faced a taunting question from an American passenger. The diplomat coolly answered in sharp English, turning the insult into a witty retort that highlights cross cultural snubs.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Philadelphia Ledger
The Eastern Question
A humorous Chicago Tribune quote contrasts the real eastern question with wealth inquiry. The exchange features Paw and a reply about a year in New York and ends with a punchline about worth.
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New York City
Chicago Tribune
Human Nature and a Chance Meeting
A brief meditation from Cynie’s Calendar in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on how two rival reputations can soften after a simple introduction. The piece notes that people often see each other as uppish until they meet and discover a shared decency.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Notice from J B Williams Cleaning and Dyeing Shop
A local notice by J B Williams announces five years of steady cleaning pressing altering and repairing services. The shop offers dyeing trade for worn hats shoes and other garments and invites customers to visit at 20 Higginbotham Avenue with phone number 282.
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J. B. Williams
Higginbotham Avenue
Best Medicine Elec Bitters Endorsed by Readers
A Silver City North Carolina resident touts Elec tric Bitters as unbeatable for stomach liver and kidney woes weakness back chills and malaria. A Georgia man credits Kohol with great benefit and long life wishes accompany the endorsement noting it is sold by all druggists.
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M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Mr. Harden
EB. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Georgia
C. N. Cornell
Roding, Ga
Platform of West Virginia Republicans Endorses Taft Roosevelt
The West Virginia Republican platform endorses Taft and Sherman for national offices and Roosevelt's administration. It calls for local option on liquor, labor protections, an employers liability law, a national bureau of mines, and stricter immigration rules. It praises tax reform, road building, and public education, commends recent legislatures, and praises Governor Dawson's administration while urging continued reform.
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Republican Party of
West Virginia
Chicago
Taft
Sherman
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Senate
Republican Party
General School Fund
State Board of Agriculture
Democratic Party
Beaver Pond district seeks bids for Brush Fork School building
The Beaver Pond district board of education invites bids for labor and materials to erect a two room school at Brush Fork sub district No. 5. Plans by architects Shufflebarger are on file. bids must include 8 percent certified check and bond for double the bid. Bids addressed to E L Bowman secretary Truefield West Virginia. August 24 1908.
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Board of Education
Beaver Pond
Ausnet
Brush Fork School
BF. IL
Shufflebarger
Secretary of Board of Education
Truefield
West Virginia
E. L. Bowman
Secetary
Dr Kings New Discovery and Kidney Pills Endorsements
Mrs BE Pierson of Auburn Center Pa praises Dr King s New Discovery for cough and throat and lung trouble saying it cured long standing issues. Bert Barber of Elton Wis notes De Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills worked better than any other medicine after only four doses. Sold by all druggists with trial bottle free and price one dollar.
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Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
de Witt
Drought Ravages Fertile Big Sandy Border Counties
Traveling men returning to Blhue report a severe sixty day drought across the Big Sandy fertile section. West Virginia and Kentucky border counties face ongoing deprivation and potential losses unseen in twenty years. Water for stock is scarce, crops may fail, fruit withers, and farmers anticipate thousands in losses.
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Nen
West Virginia
Kentucky
Border Counties
Mammoth Cave
Washington's 1773 land sale advertises Ohio Kanawha tract
The Maryland Journal from August 20, 1773 noted George Washington owned 20 000 acres on the Ohio and Great Kanawha rivers in what is now West Virginia He planned subdivision for settlers and highlighted soil and waterways while coal deposits remained undiscovered at the time The land later passed into other hands and coal was found later.
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George Washington
New River-Kanawha
West Virginia
Lcene
Maryland Journal
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Secret Society News
Phelps Academy
Phelps
Alfred Erickson
A. W
Electrical Contractors
R. W. Doss
Bluefield
Higginbotham Ave
American Medieval Association
Christopher Tompkins
R. L. Morris
Kennedy
Dr. King
rHimp
Sfactor Vd
Clark & Co
Frinceton A
Paul
Devil's Auction
Elks Opera House
Epicures
Cynie
Platform OF
Republicans
Charleston
Wmn
Dawson
Acube Washington
Kanawha-New River District
Nem Oo
Rass Odd
the Daily
Newsboys
Great Cave
Field and
Prise
Daily Telegraph Printing Company
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