Death on railway grounds in Bluefield claims J. B. Humphries
J. B. Humphries, a 67 year old Bluefield resident of fifteen years, was killed when struck by shifting railway cars at the west end office yard. Deafness and high winds hindered his warning as cars approached. He died at Bluefield Sanatorium after the 10 20 incident. Survivors include a widow two sons Edgar Abbott and a daughter Lizzie. The body to be buried at Maple Park Cemetery alongside earlier departed son and daughter.
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J. B. Humphries
West End
Humphries
Bluefield
Roanoke College President Visits City as Enrollment Grows
Dr. J. A. Morehead, president of Roanoke College in Salem Virginia, visits friends in the city reporting over two hundred students attending the current session, marking the largest enrollment in the college’s history. West Virginia sends a strong delegation, and Andrew Carnegie has offered 25000 toward endowment under standard conditions.
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J. A. Morehead
Roanoke College
Salem
West Virginia
Andrew Carnegie
Hyomei inhaler touted for catarrh cure with guarantee
The White Pharmacy promotes Hyomei as the sole effective local treatment for catarrh, warning against stomach dosing. Breathing through the pocket inhaler disinfects nose throat and lungs, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. A full Hyomei outfit costs 1 dollar with extra bottles 50 cents.
Berwind Wins Pack Will Case in Charleston Court
In a Charleston federal court verdict after 24 minutes, the jury upheld the will of Rebecca Jane Pack, awarding the disputed coal land to Edwin J. Berwind and the Berwind-White coal syndicate. The case, heard over three weeks, involved 120 acres on Tee River in McDowell County and up to 5000 acres of adjacent Berwind coal lands. The land’s value, boosted by rail access and development, was argued to be about 400000 by Malcolm Jackson for the proponents, with extensive testimony from Ivory C. Jordan, Captain Avis, and Attorney Chapman.
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Charleston
Pack
Edwin J. Berwind
Rebecca Jane Pack
William T. Holbrook
McDowell County
E. J. Berwind
Berwind-White Coal Syndicate
Tee River
Berwind Land Company
Berwind Company
Holbrook
Malcolm Jackson
Ivory C. Jordan
Jordan
Jackson
Capt
Avis
Chapman
Simple Simon Special Will Delight Elks Patrons
An unusual merit attraction appears at the Elks Opera House on Wednesday December 12. Mixon and Zimmerman's musical novelty Simple Simon is set to debut here with a chorus of sixty, praised as the prettiest and best trained on the southern circuit. The cast includes William C. Welp in the title role, and stars Franklyn Farnum Wally Clark Drury Rector Maggie Baxter Bessie Browning among others. Ruth, America's youngest toe dancer, is a special feature of the large company.
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Elks Opera House
Mixon & Zimmerman
Simon Simple
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger
Nixon & Zimmerman
Simon
William C. Welp
Franklyn Farnum
Wally
Clark
Drury
Rector
Maggie Baxter
Bessie Browning
Little Ruth
America
Norton Notes Report Local Happenings and Fires
W S Murphy visited Bluefield to view the production of When Knight hood Was in Power. The Hall Grocery Company is building a new business block on Park Avenue near Norton Land and Improvement Company offices. L & N Railroad may add a passenger train between Big Stone Gap and Norton, doubling daily trips. Nelson Cox, colored, lost his home to a fire yesterday morning with no occupants present.
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W. S. Murphy
Bluefield
Hall Grocery Company
Park Avenue
Norton Land ‘and Improvement Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Big Stone Gap
Norton
Nelson Cox
Vinol Promises Strength and Recovery, West End Drug Ad
A Bluefield drugstore promotion touts Vinol as a blood-building cod liver preparation. It claims Vinol restores strength, improves digestion, builds red blood cells, and aids convalescence with a money-back guarantee if it fails. West End Drug Company notes sole agency status locally and urges readers to seek Vinol in their town.
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The
West End Drug Company
Bluefield
Goodykoontz
Vinci
Bluefield Brewing Company
Professor McLescott
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W. Va
N. & W. Railway
Bland Street
Bluefield Water
Telegraph
J. B. Hmphreys
Mt. Vernon
Secret Society News
Blueyirl Lodge
Evvers Toasdhy
Atated Communications
Bluefield Lodge
Masonic Hal
Blana Street
Blumfield Lodge No
Knights of Pything
Castre Hall
Amhepica
Hunter's Hall
AR. Emmmons
Bluefield, W. VA
Corvin Bros
Berwimo
Rebecca Jane Mack
Norton News Notes
Schnapps
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Reynolds
United States
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, D. C
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Bramwell
T. W. KI
Virginia
D. G. Lilly
Princeton Ave
Roy Ng
Cris
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OPUS
Bockiet
Columbus
Getlemen
W. HW. Cunningham
Pittman
Ture
Bluefield Normal and Business Institute
Tyler Street
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W. C PoLtock
L. A. Hoover
First National Bank
Princeton Avenue
Belmont Cafe
Cohen
Stuart Street
David Barger
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