Coal and local sales item highlight in Bluefield ads
A jumble of local ads details coal prices and delivery terms from Mercer Coal and Supply and other Bluefield merchants. Retail notices promote Red Ash Pocahontas coals, new scales, Christmas sales, and shop events at Fashion Shop and other outlets in the Bluefield area.
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Mercer Coal and Supply Oa, Inc
Harry Holt
F. L. Blakeney
West Virginian Hotel
Harry V. Holt
South Bluefield
L. Blakeney
Fuss & Guppy Co
Everly
Fashion Shop
Bluefield
Fire Alarm Signals Around City Hall and Streets
Fragmentary OCR notes reference fire alarm signaling points in multiple city areas including Southside Northside City Hall Princeton Avenue and Gooden Court Reese and Marshall Streets Allen Powell Vinek Park Street and surrounding locales. central station reported alarms from various routes and intersections.
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Central Station
Princeton Avenue
Giles Street
Fire Tien
Southside
Northside
Princeton Ave
Lwefield Ave
Stolen Auto Recovered. Suspects Held in Tazewell
Sergeant Morrison reports his automobile was recovered in Tazewell with two young men charged in the theft. The car had been stolen from in front of the municipal building last Sunday evening and Morrison will retrieve it today at the court house. Golden Rule Sunday aims to feed orphans in the Near East with a simple meal on December 6 1926 led by Calvin Coolidge and Howard M. Gore.
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W. T. Morrison
Tazewell
Tazewell Court House
Morrison
Near East
Calvin Coolidge
Howard M. Gore
W. Va
Golden Rule Committee
Chinese claim of discovering North America before Columbus
Chinese writer Sia Tung-fa cites Buddhist records claiming Fou Chang, a vast island 3,250 leagues from China, as the site of early North American contact in 458 A D. He argues Spanish explorers later noted Aztec and Buddha imagery resembling Asia. The report also mentions an London demonstration of an electric shoe polishing machine.
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Peking
America
North American
Sia Tung-fa
Fou Chang
Sia
China
South America
Mexico
Sta
Asia
Palenque
Mex
Dorothy Dickson Named Third American Peter Pan in London
Dorothy Dickson is chosen for the third time to play Peter Pan in the annual Barrie revival in London this Christmas marking a notable American presence in the production.
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Peter Pan
London
Dorothy Dickson
Germany Rejoins Europe’s Family After Locarno Signings
Berlin reports exultation over the Locarno treaties but notes German hopes hinge on postwar reforms. The security pact guarantees frontiers and invites arbitration under the League of Nations, with Britain and Italy pledged to aid aggrieved nations, and Germany set to join the league before full effect.
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League
Berlin
London
Locarno
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Belgium
League of Nations Council
League of Nations
Hague
Visiting Hours Set For City Jail Visitors
Chief of Police 8 W. Lewis announces visiting hours for the city jail from 2 to 8 pm daily to reduce disruptions at headquarters. Lawyers with business are exempt, and a guard will be on duty in the jail corridors from 2 to 3 pm during visiting hours.
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W. Lewis
Lewis
High School Student Killed in Crossing Tragedy
In Charleston West Virginia a New York Central train struck a car at Kanawha street killing 17 year old Talmadge Hodge and badly injuring five others including Ezra Hodge Lonnie Hodge and the driver Hugh High. The High brothers sheet metal workers were also injured in a second crash at the Dunbar crossing.
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Charleston
W. Va
Talmadge Hodge
Oakhill
New York Central
Kanawha Street
Thomas Humphreys
Mount Hope
Ezra Hodge
Lonnie Hodge
Fayetteville
Hugh ©. High
Dunbar Crossing
Howard High
High Brothers Company
To Set Aside Castle for Former Kaiser
Berlin December 1 report notes that if Wilhelm Hohenzollern returns to Germany as a private citizen he would face a decision on the use or ownership of a castle linked to his royal past. The item reflects ongoing discussions about property and status following imperial-era questions.
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Berlin
Willam Hohengzollern
Germany
Must Hear Billy Sunday Or Serve Term in Jail
Albert Hart of Williamsport faces two weeks of Billy Sunday services or a jail term for assaulting his wife while intoxicated. Alderman G B Allen imposed the sentence after Hart’s hearing. Hart will attend the evangelist’s services as ordered.
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Billy
Williamsport
Albert Hart
Hart
G. B. Allen
Prussian Bill Sets Castle and Park for Hohenzollern Claims
A finance ministry bill proposes a castle and park at Homburg-Van-der-Hoehe near Frankfurt for the Hohenzollern family as part of a final settlement of their claims. The bill also provides a cash payment of 30 million marks, with Crown Prince Frederick William to keep only the Oels estate in Silesia.
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Homburg-Van- Der-Hoehe
Frankfort
Frederick William
Oels
Silesia
Calml y Confesses Murder of Chum
A 20 year old, Pirie, calmly confesses to killing his friend George Nye Jr. with an axe over an irresistible impulse rooted in jealousy of a woman. He is remanded without bail after a police court appearance as detectives probe a possible additional involvement of several girls, including Violet Schmidt.
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New York
Ae Pirie
George Nye, Jr
Nye
Margaret Pirie
Gordon
McGeehan
Bronx
Leopold
Loeb
Violet Schmidt
Pierre
Disposition of Valotta murder case rests with judge
Pittsburg December 1. The disposition of Joseph Valotta who was convicted of first and second degree murder and twice escaped the electric chair rests with Judge Joseph M Swearingen. Opposing counsel argued whether Valotta should be freed from the county jail over an error in not bringing him before a judge on a habeas corpus writ. Valotta had been convicted for the deaths of two men by one jury and the case drew wide attention for the double murder charges and subsequent litigation.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Valotta
Joseph M. Swearingen
Swearengen
Valatta
Federal Bureau of Roads Takes Hand in Texas Highway Probe
Fort Worth Texas December 1 The United States Bureau of Public Roads intervened in a Texas highway inquiry amid suspected irregularities in federal fund handling The outcome could see the federal government withdraw from Texas road building participation.
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Fort Worth
Texas
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Personal News From Local Society and Visiting Dignitaries
Mrs. W. J. Snyder has gone to Roanoke and Norfolk on a ten days visit to her daughters in those cities. J. D. A. Motfrew of Cincinnati, former vice president of the National Coal Association, has returned to this section after Thanksgiving with his relatives there. Mr. Morrow expects to spend much of his time in this immediate section.
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W. J. Snyder
Roanoke
Norfolk
J. D. A. Motfrew
Cincinnati
National Coal Association
Joy Loading Machine Company
Mr. Morrow
Loan effort inU S blocked by State Dept approval snag
In New York on December 1 reports say German potash monopoly seeks to place part of a $50,000 loan in the United States but fails to obtain U S State Department approval for the financing. The narrative notes many Bulgarian village houses are mud and wood with rubble walls.
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New York
German Potash Motopoly
United States
State Department
Moonshine Still Found In Bluestone River Cave
Prohibition Officers arrested Thomas F. Cox and Thomas L. Cox at a Bluestone river cave for operating a still. A 125 gallon still was seized along with 200 gallons of mash and two gallons of moonshine. The Cox brothers face a hearing today before U.S. Commissioner A. J. Hearn.
Trotting Association Acts on 25 Cases at Annual Meeting
Twenty five matters were decided at the National Trotting Association annual gathering in New York. A key issue sent to next May considers whether a horse disqualified for distance can reenter the same race. Attending members included Reese Blizzard of Parkersburg and John Earry of Nashville.
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New York
National
Agricultural Credit for Iowa Subscribed
Chicago report notes a five million dollar agricultural credit for Iowa to aid marketing if a record corn crop is subscribed. Two intermediate credit banks were organized with Des Moines and Fort Dodge locations and capital stock of 250000 dollars each, subscribed by Iowa Illinois bankers and farm leaders with Secretary Jardine present.
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Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Secretar Jardine
Department of Culture
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Firpo Ready for Dempsey Clash in Buenos Aires
Argentine heavyweight Luis Firpo prepared for a world title bout after an announcement from Los Angeles that Jack Dempsey is willing to meet him. The offer sets expectations for a high profile match in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Luis Firpo
Firpo Ready to Fight Dempsey Before Wills Bout
Firpo drew a statement today that he is ready for a battle with Dempsey. He said a bout could be arranged before the Dempsey Wills match and even offered to post a forfeit immediately.
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Dempsey
Harry Wills
Firpo
Juana
Mexico
State opens case in trial of John A Bell
Aggie Dec 1 a state open case today in the trial of John A Bell former president of the Carnegie Trust Colony who is charged with embezzling more than 1 000 000 of the bank funds and introduced ledgers and checks intended to show how Bell missed the funds of the Institution Several witnesses were also called late in the day to testify regarding the alleged embezzlement of 432 000 funds of the county and the making of false entries to hide the transactions.
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Aggie
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Colony
Bell
Martin Luther and His Times Shown At Municipal Auditorium
The moving picture Martin Luther and Holy Times depicting the Reformation was shown last night at the Municipal Auditorium under Lutheran Church sponsorship. It portrayed Luther's life and the era's religious fervor, with audiences finding the scenes interesting and beautiful. Cats are among the few animals that cannot throw off water easily, getting wet to the skin.
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Martin Luther
Lutheran Church
Luther
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