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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
1
Names of recent purchasers of holdings of Bascomb Slemp and Brother not made public bat steel trust strongly indicated as the deal carried through within the last few days with Rogers Heirs Bay Tazewell goal lands deal referenced.
A report ties H. H. Rogers heirs purchase of 45000 acres at Swords Creek to railroad plans and steel and oil groups entering the region. Engineers survey Matoaka to Pocahontas and Berwind-White territory as Norfolk and Western or Virginian Railway potential routes converge.
A deal closed early in the week transfers 1800 acres of Knox Creek coal land. Buchanan county attorney Dennis has options on about 50,000 acres, with plans to unload after a New York visit. W. M. Ritter Lumber Co and several mills bolster the Knox Creek region as eight miles of rail line expand into a new lumber country. Coal mining in the area remains uncertain though prospects of rich resources are noted.
A Presto carbon in the Southern Express office in Camden New Jersey exploded at about 7 30 tonight causing a blast that wrecked the office and started a fire that swept half a block through the town. Local residents said the blast shook every building and sent a smoke plume over the city as firefighters battled the blaze and crews investigated the cause. No exact casualty figures were provided in the report.
The finest business section notes a loss exceeding $100,000. One Black man is reported killed, two prominent citizens injured, and five others hurt. The brief outlines the severity and notable victims involved in the incident.
Roanoke Virginia December 2. Many visitors have seen Howard Little jailed on six count murder in Buchanan county. Prominent citizens including W W Huff urge a fair hearing and Judge N H Hairston offers free services for a possible new trial. Little claims alibi witnesses can testify he obtained a lantern in West Virginia and fears intimidation.
Vienna observed the sixty-first anniversary of Francis Joseph I's accession with a general holiday and special thanksgiving services in churches. Greetings arrived from around the world as salutes were fired and grand hunting displays marked the day at Schoenbrunn and other centers.
New York stores on Broadway and Fifth Avenue display seasonal cards early showing an ultra modern Santa Claus arriving at the North Pole in an airship to distribute gifts to Eskimo children. A Teddy bear card with a small 1910 calendar marks a playful twist in holiday designs.
Watts hospital a quarter million dollar institution funded by George W. Watts tobacco magnate opened this morning in Durham. Trinity College will receive five hundred thousand dollars to endow medical rental and pharmaceutical departments. The Dukes the donors.
London December 2 The house of commons passed Premier Asquiths resolution stating that rejecting the government budget bill by the house of lords breached the constitution and usurped the rights of the commons in a ruling on the budget crisis.
President Taft finished composing his annual message and began receiving congressional visitors in Washington. He appeared relieved after completing the dictation and prepared for the forthcoming address to Congress.
Three small children of Mr and Mrs Mor son Cabiness of Axton in the county were burned to death when a fire claimed their lives during a brief visit by the parents to a neighbor. Wall Street stocks opened with small gains on less important issues as trading began in New York.
The report notes minor gains in several sectors with Western stocks and the metal group trading freely. Many issues declined 1 to 2 points while prices held firm at noon, following recoveries from earlier lows.
Milwaukee Wisconsin hosts the third annual convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education. Gov James O Davidson presides at a banquet opening the event with plans for two days of talks on state and national legislation trade school work and the future of industrial education with leaders from New York Philadelphia Madison and Cincinnati among speakers.
Washington reports President Zelaya plans to resign while keeping power by placing his ally Foz Madriz in the presidency of Nicaragua. The state department knows of the conspiracy and will act if needed. The alleged proxy plot stirs Central American officials stationed here into a frenzy.
A federal grand jury indicted Louisville and Nashville, Louisville Anderson and St Louis railways for giving rebates and American Tobacco Company for accepting rebates. Lucien Irwin of the Louisville Anderson and St Louis line was indicted individually in connection with the alleged rebating.
The secretary of the Navy ordered the cruiser Albany and the gunboat Yorktown to sail from Magdalena Bay toward Corinto on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua as the United States backs Secretary Knoxs Nicaragua declaration.
Walla Walla Washington December 2 The Whitman college faculty announces football will be abolished unless mass plays are eliminated following a series of deadly gridiron accidents.
Four summer hotels and several smaller structures at Ocean View Coney Island in Norfolk were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss estimated at $50,000.
Judge Cabaniss set bail at 300000 dollars for Abraham Ruef in San Francisco. Ruef’s release was ordered pending further legal proceedings.
Bird of Tex Rickard and John J Gleason accept two thirds of moving picture privileges after a stormy meeting as the purse of 101000 dollars is approved for the event.
The Jeffries Johnson heavyweight title bout will be held near San Francisco on July 4, 1910 with Tex Rickard and John Gleason staging. Coffroth gained consent with two patents on moving pictures, while McCarey Graney failed to derail the arrangement. Net moving picture value is projected at 200000 to 496000 dollars.
Announcements announced the completion of all arrangements for the second Southern Commercial Congress to be held in Washington on the first two days of next week, preceding the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Secretary Nagel will preside at the opening, with speakers including Harvie Jordan G W Koiner Willet M Hays R S Kellogg and Hugh McRae among others. The event includes a major exhibition of the souths resources on the New Willard Hotel top floor under John H Pinhey.
Hubert Latham, French aeronaut, flew to an altitude between 475 and 500 meters amid a gale of about forty miles per hour. The achievement surpasses the official world record for balloon ascents.
Mrs. Mollie Harkavy of 87 Jackson Street an Orthodox Jewess fasts for forty days to express gratitude for her nine year old son's recovery from spinal meningeal illness. She refuses even water on certain days as part of the vow and seeks spiritual devotion following the child's return to health.
Mrs. Harkavy swore a forty day vow in the Talmud and bought long candles as symbolic pranks. She placed them in the Sch neer synagogue and each prayer time the candles remain lit, causing ongoing unease and a beeping reminder of the pledge.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie carrying a rear admiral and marines. 800,000 rounds of ammunition, field pieces, machine gun, tents, stoves, and entrenchment gear aboard. Rear Admiral William W. Kimball meets the ship in Philadelphia as officials weigh possible action against Nicaragua if hostilities arise.
London December 2 The House of Commons passed a resolution by 348 to 134 asserting control over the nation's purse against the Lords who refused to approve the budget. Prime Minister Asquith condemned the Lords as embracing new Caesarism amid cheers from supporters.
John R. Early the leper who sparked a dispute between scientists from two nations volunteered to return to Washington and was immediately quarantined. He did not resist arrest, stating he came to stir things up for the District, and was held on a warrant for exposing himself to others. He said he lived with his wife and children on a Manchester Virginia farm and hinted at resistance if restricted.
Washington residents plan to sue Virginia to recover the federal capital territory that now lies in Virginia. A Monday meeting of the board of trade will discuss pressing President Taft to initiate suit seeking the return of the disputed area. Alexandria, a Virginia city, is included in the territory claimed.
The government faced a setback as key documents and numerous witnesses in the American Sugar Refining Company case could not be located. Authorities reported they are unable to find the missing records or the individuals who maintained them, hampering the prosecution.
Testimony showed every seal on the Williamsburg docks of the company had been tampered with, undermining the tally sheets and raising concerns over dock security and compliance.
St Paul police chief OCenner ordered all day force to stay on duty at the central station until 10 30 pm and recalled patrolmen at midnight to avert clashes with strike breakers. About 200 to 300 men arrived from Chicago and were distributed across St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth as rail managers plan to hire replacement workers. Five switch engines operated in the union depot yard with more expected. G T Slade of the Northern Pacific says coils move Duluth to St Paul and grain and freight trains shift west to Duluth.
The residence of former Treasury Secretary John G Carlisle at 1426 K street Washington was attached by the U S marshal to satisfy a debt claim by T Kirkpatrick Co New York for 2385 in diamonds and jewelry sold between 1898 and 1906 The firm lists items including three stone and solitaire diamonds rings ruby diamond rings gold and diamond links and a gold band chain with dates and amounts.
Duluth Minnesota December 2 The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen held a meeting this afternoon and eighty percent of its strikers will resume work tomorrow morning mainly for the Northern Pacific. The strike was deemed unconstitutional and switchmen were urged to end the stoppage. In Minneapolis flour mills were mostly closed causing about 5 000 workers to lose positions and an estimated 75 000 dollars weekly in wages with overall milling losses around 700 000 dollars per day.
Eshmayer Surkin aged 100 died at relatives' home in Philadelphia after coming from Russia six years ago. Enlisting at age twelve, he served 25 years in the Russian army and earned a life pension for bravery. He was once captured in the Russian Turkish war and left sixteen children and nineteen grandchildren. Immediate family now only Abraham Lurkin of New York and Mrs. Dora Feldman of Philadelphia remain.
In New York on December 2 investigators and prosecutors argued to prove six former American Sugar Refining Company employees conspired to underweigh sugar. The case centers on alleged scale fraud and direct ties to the defendants amid a mass of evidence.
Washington officials learned of efforts to dynamite a Panama railroad employee and a barge steam shovel. Investigators seek those implicated in the plot.
Des Moines report outlines alleged Maybray ring selling fake sporting events to swindle millions. Indicted members span 18 states Alaska and Canada with operations using steerers in multiple cities. Victims list includes named individuals across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Michigan.
New York December 2. Control of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, obtained by Thomas F. Ryan after the insurance crisis, has passed to J Pierpont Morgan with 472000000 in assets cited in its latest statement. The transfer reverses the old order where insurers controlled banks and trust firms.
Captain A. Johnson, a noted mining expert, killed himself with potassium cyanide after a hotel threatened eviction for nonpayment. He died with his bride beside him in Salt Lake City on December 2.
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