City Wins Suit Over Bluefield Paving Ordinance
The Bluefield city won a chancery case challenging a 1907 paving ordinance tied to a bond issue. The court held the recordation requirements were directory, not mandatory, preserving the ordinance and assessments. The decision affects unpaid assessments and interest owed to Kelley Brothers and J. D. Shott & Company, with funds tied to sewer and road projects.
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City of
Bluefield
Herndon
C. A. Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Supreme Court
Spreme Court
Charlestown
Bluefield Avenue
West Virginia
Bible name Noah given to woman in English inquest
In an English inquest a female witness identified as Noaci explained the name Noah is a Bible name for a woman. The coroner cited Numbers to show Mahlab Tirzah Hogiah Milcah and Noah are Zephorhapher daughters, confirming the biblical usage.
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England
Noaci
Mahlab
Tirzah
Hogiah
Milcah
Noah
Zeclophehad
Betrothal Process in Germany Ends Breach of Promise
In Germany a formal engagement procedure at the town hall involves signing documents with witnesses that bind both parties. If either withdraws, additional papers are signed and sealed, after which authorities decide compensation for any injured feelings.
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Germany
Poetic Exchange on Love and a Millionaire’s Engagement
An exchange of lines between a poet and a woman about storming affection’s citadel. She replies that she just got engaged to a dear old man worth $9,000,000, as reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
We undervalue things until loss shows their worth
An exchange notes the idea that people only recognize a thing's value after it is lost. The quote mirrors reflections on worth and memory, suggesting a life weighed by its sacrifices and costs.
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Thors
Annual Stockholders Meeting at Flat Toy National Bank
Notice announces the annual meeting of the stockholders of Flat Toy National Bank in the directors' room on Tuesday January 10 1911 at 11 a m to elect directors for the ensuing year and to conduct other business as necessary. Cashier Bb T Tyrer signs the notice dated December 7.
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Flat Toy National Bank
Notice To Consumers of Electric Current Announces Higher Minimum Charge
The Elviston Traction Co announces that from the December reading on all meters there will be a minimum charge of seven cents a month. P M Waltzer, Gen. Mer, 11-27 to 12-17. A sprained ankle keeps a person from three to four weeks. Chamberlain's Liniment is recommended to aid a rapid recovery, claimed to work in three to four days. Sold by dealers. Welegraph Want ad.
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Elveston Traction CO
P. M. Waltzer
Gen. Mer
First Submarine Turtle's Bold But Fateful 1776 Venture
Thaddeus S. Dayton recounts the American Turtle, the first U S submarine built by David Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut. Under Ezra Lee it attempted to blow up the British frigate Asia in New York harbor, caused a panic as ships fled, but the mission failed. The craft sank, was raised, and its remains were repurposed or lost, leaving Bushnell without reward.
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United States
New York Harbor
David Bushnell
Connecticut
New York Bay
Asia
Washington
Ezra Lee
Saybrook
Conn
East River
New York
New England
Bushnell
Council of Safety of
North River
Lee
General Washington
Broadway
Governors Island
Tee
Mast River
Thaddeus
Dayton
Boston
The Gold Medal Line Receives Purity Honors
Sauer's Pure Flavoring Extracts won medals for purity and strength in American and European competitions, as reported by the Daily Telegraph.
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Sauer
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Lynx
Ferrell
Princeton Avenus
Vwieas
H. Fl. Lil Department Store
H. A. Lilly Department
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield Bakery
Coalfield
Triumph Bread
H. F. Dixon
Bluefield, W. Va
G. M. McCulloch
Pres
Mino
A. Bradshaw
Sec’'y & Treas
Harold A. Ritz
Ritz & Ritz
D. BE. French
R. Co
Bernard McClaugherty
Sanders & Crockett
Daily ‘Telegraph
Worley
Board of Affairs
Bland Street
C. W. Smith Place
Charleston
Hiard
Kelley Brothers
J. D. Shott & Company
Portamouth
Ohio
Name Noah
Tom Reed
Miss Reed
Whitty
Portland
Me) Express
Dail
Madam Jeanette DeCanter
Chicago
Ferrell Mercantile Co
Sadorson Sourpe
New Orleans
Importers Coffee Company, Ltd
New Orleans, la
ICO
North Carolina
Express
L. Kaufman Northfork
W.va
W. VA
Becker Bros
Ford Music Company
Ford Music Co
W. V
Geo. H. Hill
Thornton Building
Daily Telegraph
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