07 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1902
Page
1
A local jeweler frames the holiday dilemma of choosing a gift for a special occasion. The store touts its careful stock and service, appealing to discerning customers who seek the excellent over the merely good.
An influential lobby plans a Washington winter campaign to educate Congress on deepening the Ohio River to ten feet and later the upper Mississippi for an inland waterway system. The effort, spanning West Virginia to Kentucky, aims to build support for surveys and eventual appropriations tied to an isthmian canal and Asia trade expansion.
A report to the Interior Department by Edward W. Parker notes Virginia produced 2,725,873 short tons of coal in 1901 valued at 2,863,0s0. It highlights two key counties, Tazewell and Wise, with Tazewell suffering mine fires reducing output by about 200,000 tons while Wise county mines, along the Clinch Valley route, surged over 550,000 tons, a 40 percent increase from 1900.
A cigar shaped tag appears on every Fitz You and Tid-Bit item urging customers to buy the genuine brand. The label emphasizes authenticity and consistent branding across the product line.
Local lawyers mocked Wertz claim to a textile deed on a portion of the Charleston capital annex site noting no state property is taxable and that the state could ignore the deed. A lawyer suggested the legislature may refund Wertz the money paid for the lot.
Francis C. Moore warned at the Chamber of Commerce that among 80 million circulating silver dollars as many as 40 million could be counterfeit. He cited a bank president’s report that 170 of 850 dollars turned in were seized as counterfeit, arguing for action on the money situation.
Wilkesbarre reports not quite 500 applications for James Evans' plan to obtain 500 wives for Washington State. Applications arrive from across the country, ages 18 to 40, many races and religions, all asserting they are good cooks and housekeepers, creating much work for the postmaster.
Balwin's column notes a letter from President Kimbau about a FOR RENT advertisement. The space describes a desirable store room at the corner of Raleigh and Bland streets under Ellis' Hall, with applications to Sterne's Restaurant.
Richmond Virginia December 6 In Amherst Commonwealth Attorney Otto L Evans is bound to keep the peace after a confrontation with Judge Campbell. The town buzz centers on past public exchanges and a pistol sighting at the judge's office. The piece notes potential legislative investigations into Judge Campbell's actions and hints at impeachment discussions.
Dee Winstead and Joel Hungerford with Watertown roots, among New England and perhaps U S oldest twins, marked another birthday as farmers. Neighbors still mix up their identities while visitors delivered greetings and recounted a recent New York visit.
The aged William D Lewis, 86, father of twenty seven children, arrived in Greensboro to visit relatives after leaving his home county sixty years ago for the West. He has buried five wives and recently had a son with his sixth wife.
King Alphonso dismissed Sagasta and appointed Silvera to lead the new cabinet. In other reports Sir Thomas Lipton tested a new racer at Shamececk IV, while ships across the Atlantic face delays and notable incidents unfold from Boston to Lavonia and Plainfield.
A column highlights F. J. Kimball of Norfolk and Western Railway denying rumors of moving out of Bluefield. The company plans expanding operations in Bluefield, boosting the area as a commercial center and a premier manufacturing site. Real estate agent D. B. Baldwis promotes Bluefield as a profit opportunity.
Feature list includes cigars at 5¢ each and various goods such as flour middlings and buckwheat flour, country sorghum, extracted honey, sauerkraut, and country apple butter offered in assorted pound lots and prices.
In Flat Top West Virginia a six year old boy fell into a new well sixty feet deep with four feet of water. He clung to a rock and shouted to his mother until she lowered a bucket. The boy grabbed the rope and was hoisted to safety unharmed as crowds watched.
President Palma says commissioners Senors s and Montes will sign the reciprocity agreement with General Biies on Monday or Tuesday. It then goes to Washington for signatures by Secretary Hay and the Cuban minister Qaesala. After Senate confirmation, he will report to the senate for approval and send a tariff revision message after treaty enactment to maintain revenues.
In Huntington Cabell county circuit court Thursday the King land suit faced technical issues raised by interested parties. merits untouched. Judge Stiles urged that state service officials acted for private interests in dispute. petition by Inage Stiles taken under advisement. A note mentions Bluefield public school prize watches available before December 25 at a local store.
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