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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
3
Simpson the 27th child of a large family testifies in court on December 7 seeking a warrant against a “colored man” who had threatened his life and fired at a rival. Raised partly in Virginia and Georgia, his plea is marked by earnest delivery amid chatter of moonshine and a grim tale.
West Virginia Scottish Rite Masons plan a grand cathedral after the Wheeling Masonic Temple proves too small for 400 members. At the consistory, W L Boyden urged a larger building and proposed buying an old church as a suitable site. Colonel Thomas M Darrah backs the cathedral idea, with possible joint use by all Masonic bodies.
Mrs F L Redman formerly Miss Emily Geilinger and her two children stopped in the city Sunday night on their way from Toledo Ohio to Norfolk to visit friends. The piece notes a local funeral and a sick clerk among brief items.
Secretary of state grants charters to The Acme Tool Company in Salem to manufacture and trade drilling machinery with capital of 45000 dollars The Salt Rock Oil and Gas Company in Huntington to operate for oil and gas with capital 25000 dollars The Roosevelt Republican Club in Cairo to promote Republican principles at all elections with capital 500 dollars An advertisement for an experienced bookkeeper seeks a position in care Telegraph with address C.
B F Bass of Fremont North Carolina writes that after severe kidney trouble and failed medicines Electric Bitters brought relief and cure. Neighbors also claim cures from rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney issues and general debility. Available for 50 cents at drug stores.
The court of appeals affirmed the lower court in Matt Dodd's case. Dodd who shot and killed Lee Palmer at the Norfolk and Western shops last December 20 was tried and sentenced to eight years. Other cases noted include reversals, remands, and various appellate actions across Randolph, Hardy, Summers, and Harrison counties with bonds listed.
A mix of ads offers a profitable business investment with a $1000 cash stake and yearly profits between $300 and $750. Other notices include a four room rental by 8 M Smith Insurance Agency, a young man seeking a store position, a stenographer position, and brief health testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure sold by J L Crockett.
An old advertisement touts Dr Wood’s Norway Pipe Syrup as a universal cough cure claiming it can prevent consumption. It also boasts demand for Blue Ribbon Lemon and vanilla extracts as the best ever made.
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