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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
4
A literary reflection from Poe compares human life to leaves on trees with stages of youth and decay. It notes another season of life in spring and the cyclical rise and fall of mankind as described by Pope.
The Charleston Mail argues for a southern West Virginia senator, printing a map and a list of past U S Senators. It notes eighty years from the north and eighteen years from the south and urges the Republicans to concede one seat to the south for fidelity to the party.
A Houston Post comment notes women serving on a Kansas jury and predicts they may later be seen on courthouse steps whittling sticks and chewing tobacco, reflecting attitudes of the era.
The Bristol Board of Trade reports progress on forming a Bristol to Bluefield Highway Association. A January 24 Bristol meeting is planned with Washington Russell and Tazewell counties to organize and promote the project. The note urges citizen delegates from Bristol and Bluefield to attend and back the effort. The second item criticizes delays in Titanic disaster safety upgrades and presses governments to push lines to add lifeboats and trained seamen.
The piece argues regional imbalance in West Virginia Senate seats since statehood, noting northern districts hold most terms while southern Kanawha County remains underrepresented. It cites 1910 district populations and counts, highlighting northern dominance and stressing political commentary on presidential and international statements.
Witnesses describe a Bristol view seen from a distant spot as a hazy sky reflection. Willoughby’s crude photograph from around 1888 shows a glow surrounding the mirage, with multiple people reporting similar light halos over roofs and walls.
The essay argues the echo principle: life returns what you give it, with general truths amid conflicting particulars. It warns that a harsh world may reflect an egotistic heart, while a kindly nature can yield fair treatment, yet misfortune can still befall despite good deeds. It concludes that time and nature eventually balance actions, paying back a hundred cents on the dollar.
A fragmented clipping shows mixed editorials reacting to cabinet appointments and a proposed civil service order. References include opinions from the Houston Post Nashville Tennessean and New Orleans Picayune, with a note on a counterfeit twenty that many expect to be ineffective.
Washington reports the Pujo committee plans to resume hearings on whether a small group of rich men controls national finances. Samuel Untermyer leads the data compilation as J Pierpont Morgan John D Rockefeller and others are named to testify as the panel probes New York banks influence and seeks expanded power to obtain bank records.
The Washington Irving river steamer, christened by Mrs. Edda F. Olcutt, showcases advanced inland water design. Built to carry 7 000 passengers with a shallow draft, its 8 416 feet length and 86 foot beam support a 6 000 HP three cylinder compound turbine. Decorations honor Irving works and Sunnyside with Moorish and colonial motifs and state rooms named for union states.
An famed actor and his son, both in show business, face a long family rift over funds. After the father stops lending money, the son threatens to buy a revolver and kill himself. The father replies by offering to lend his own revolver instead and urges the son to return home. Emerson mystifies.
The Hudson River line steamer Washington Irving was launched at Camden by the New York Shipbuilding Company. Notables attended including descendants of the author the vessel honors and a Washington Irving high school group from New York City. Helen Gould and Samuel Rea also witnessed the launching.
Prospector Willoughby described a distant haloed city seen in the sky above Alaska near Muir. He and native guides reportedly observed tall office buildings churches and spires with no visible inhabitants as the vision faded, leaving records of a mysterious Silent City.
The Bluefield Board of Affairs on December 6 1912 assessed real estate along Highland Avenue for street paving curbs and gutters. Properties listed include lots in sections 182 173 and 178 with owners MOC Blummer Sabian Greenspon Mary E Thornhill Olelette Witten and others. Owners must appear January 1918 at 3 30 p m to show cause why assessments should not become final.
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