Will Compton Case Set for Trial in Tazewell Circuit Court
The Graham Daily News reports the Will Compton case is set for trial in Tazewell circuit court. Compton allegedly shot H Lefler from his horse in Compton’s front yard last summer after Lefler visited to draft a deed at Compton’s request. Witnesses and local officials, including Attys Bowen Sexton Hicks, are involved as the case is expected to be vigorously contested.
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Will Compton
Tazewell
Compton
H. Lefler
Lefler
Commonwealth
Trigg
Bill Compton
Lesler
T. C. Bowen
W. L. Sexton
Graham
J. W. Hicks
Edward S. Lewis
Philadelphia
Walter Graham
Henry Shufflebarger
J. W. Bailey
Pocahontas
R. H. May
Ben Evans
Midway
Northfork
May
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke
Charleston
W. Va
Fisher
J. H. Sluss
Frankie
A. F. Hart
North Carolina
Amy Smith
Chattanooga
W. G. Smith
W. B. Binford
East
Graham Residents Clash Over County Road Work Plans
A Graham gathering shows tension between private interests and the Tazewell county board of supervisors over road question handling. The report notes public impatience with outside influence, a beer incident near Graham and Bluestone, dog deaths near St. Graham, and various church notices and local movements including residents’ travels and illnesses.
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Tazewell County
Graham
Wanted help for coal mines and power plant positions
Help wanted notices seek workers and supervisors for coal mines in West Virginia and Virginia fixtures. Listings include a sober engineer for Borderland Coal Company Borderland WV a shift boss for longwall mining at Virginia Lee Company St Charles VA and 260 coal miners plus 100 coke pullers for Stonega Coke and Coal Co Big Stone Gap VA plus other standard postings.
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C. J. Adams
Borderland Coal Company
Borderland
W. Va
Virginia
Virginia- Lee Company
St. Charles
Stonega Coke & Coal CO
Big Stone Gap
Adams Tab or Bluestone Junction Wedding Echoes Town
A wedding took place Friday evening at 7 o clock in Bluestone Junction with Melvin Adams a Norfolk and Western section hand marrying Ada Tabor the village belle. The ceremony drew nearly all residents including railroad workers and was to be followed by an old time serenade with tin pans and horns.
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Bluestone Junction
Hhe
Melvin Adams
Norfolk and Western Section
Ada Tabor
Ninth Virginia district skips Bull MooseChicago meeting
The ninth Virginia district will not be represented at the Bull Moose experience meeting in Chicago on December 10. Former supporters of the district’s third party show little interest in Senator Dixon’s vow arrangements. The gathering appears aimed at consoling each other over defeats in the recent election, with few Bull Moose candidates elected nationwide.
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Virginia
Bull Moose Party
Chicago
Dixon
Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Road Board to Meet Over Graham Clear Fork Route
The Clear Fork district road board will meet Wednesday to review two proposed routes for the Graham Clear Fork Mountain road. The original path via the St. Clair farm conflicts with a survey shift to Sanders lands, and the board is expected to decide, though notable progress before spring is unlikely. New Light Franchise also on Graham council agenda as monthly meeting runs Wednesday night.
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New Light
Graham Council
Electric Light
Emerson Notice for pistol license in Mercer County
Notice is hereby given the undersigned will apply to the circuit court of Mercer county on December 9 1912 for a license to carry a pistol under section 7 chapter 148 of the West Virginia code as amended and reenacted by the 1909 legislature. Conductor Norfolk and Western Railway Bluefield West Virginia 1130 Emerson dignities.
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Circuit Court
Mercer County
Cose
West Virginia
Heck
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield
W. Va
Extra session looming as Bluefield politics swirl
Mercer leaders mull an extra January 2 session amid bids for U S Senate and Bluefield postmaster amid a crowded field of 12 to 15 candidates. The talk centers on primaries, party control in Charleston, and road improvements championed by A M Sutton as the area weighs political and public works questions.
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A. M. Sutton
Bluefield
Hartman on Catarrh of the Lungs and Peruna Claims
Dr. Hartman discusses catarrh of the lungs and praises Peruna for reviving circulation and mucous membranes. He asserts Peruna aids nature at critical moments, credits it with lifesaving potential, and notes usage with Peruna Manalin and Laeupia from the Peruna Company. He also mentions Katarno as the historical Peruna variant.
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Hartman
Eberlein
Pittsburg
Hartmann
Pe-ru-na
So-and-So
Periuna
Peruna
Nature
Peru-na
Manalin
Columbus
Ohio
Katarno
Gale
County Officials Pay From Public Purse Revealed
The Daily Telegraph notes that access to Chilton and local groups could influence policy. It cites county salary figures: the sheriff earned 11 772.56 last year plus jail and related duties, McDowell sheriff 15 140.31, county clerk gross 6 440.79 in 1910 and 6 408.57 in 1911, with McDowell 6 524.95 and 6 728.10. Clerks must cover deputies and expenses. sheriffs also pay deputies from their receipts.
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Glasscock
McDowell
Madison Square Garden to host week long cycling grind
Nearly twenty cyclists begin a seven day race around Madison Square Garden’s saucer track as Pat Powers and Harry Pollack retire. Promoter John M. Chapman invites top riders from Eddie Root to Oscar Egg with stricter rules including 142 hours of riding and penalties for stalling.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Pat Powers
Harry Pollack
John M. Chapman
Newark
City
Eddie Root
Paddy Hehir
Australia
Frank Kramer
New Jersey
Jimmy Moran
Boston
Joe Fogler
Brooklyn
Walter Ruit
Germany
Oscar Egg
Europe
Andre Pertcicot
France
Maurice Brocco
Italy
Marcel Berthet
Alvin Loftes
Sweden
Angelo Gardellini
Suter Brothers
Switzerland
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RE. A Rich
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Epworth League
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P. Q. Care Telegraph
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C. & P. Gordons
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TABOR
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Emerson Dignities
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MR. Chilton
Mercer
Isaac T. Mann
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