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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
5
Roanoke Va Dec 11 The Richards trial attorneys plan a December 15 meeting to prepare briefs for a supreme court request for a new trial. Richards convicted and sentenced to hang for Maurice Francis murder is confident of acquittal and maintains his innocence.
John Underwood of Whitlesea England died in 1733 and left a £6000 fortune to his sister on the condition that no bell be tolled at the grave and no relative follow the coffin. Six men were invited to attend without black clothing and paid 10 guineas each. An arch was raised over the coffin with Non Omnis Moriar 1783. The six sang Horace’s ode as the service closed, and at his house they recited further odes and drank before leaving at 8 p m. The will urged they Think no more of John Underwood.
The text extols a chapel for its simple noble proportions and ceiling decorations. It credits Michelangelo for framing paintings and notes an exquisite marble screen possibly by Raccio Pontelli. A sense of mystery surrounds the unknown creator and possible final resting place of the carver.
An officer of a charitable organization recalls opening a subscription box in a New York railway station and discovering stolen jewelry settings. The thief donated the settings to charity with a note claiming the stones would be sold to fund aid for the sick.
A well meaning Englishwoman invites working girls to read Shakespeare with Hamlet as the first topic. A club girl replies she has never read it, joking she has stocked copies and has handled hundreds, revealing casual unfamiliarity with the play. The exchange highlights divergent points of view among readers.
The world’s highest scientific station sits at 19 300 feet on Mount Misti near Arequipa Peru. No one lives there due to the thin air and cold temperatures. a monthly observer ascends for two days each way to record instruments.
Evansville Indiana December 11 Great interest surrounds the trial of William Auberry and Shirley Kewin alleged train wreckers in Pike County circuit court. They face three counts of first degree murder for the Mauren wreck on August 15 when a switch was spiked and three train crewmen were killed and eighteen cars destroyed. Detectives pursued the pair after miners clashed with railroad detectives on the Oakland City bound freight. Authorities say circumstantial evidence is strong.
Six hundred fifty coal miners in the Wheeling Ohio district struck. At the Neffs mine west of Bellaire 850 quit over a sticky bottom dispute. At the Connersville mine 300 men left after a substitution of three weeks pay. At Moore Run 175 who had struck over a non union boss returned as arbitration settled the dispute.
Fire started in refuse matter in No 7 mine of the Pennsylvania Coal Company near Avoca has spread beyond control. A rock fall forced rescuers to flee and officials say all interior fighting is abandoned. Brick barriers are being built and the mine will be flooded leaving several hundred workers idle.
The United States Supreme Court allowed Lord Carrington, under death sentence for murder in St Louis Missouri, to proceed with his appeal as a pauper. The chief justice ordered only necessary portions of the record to be printed and prepared quickly.
Representative Slayden of Texas who introduced a bill to muster out all negro soldiers from the regular army received an unsigned threat of death if he did not withdraw the measure. The letter bears a Washington postmark.
New York Dec 11 John D Rockefeller's income for this year is estimated at sixty million dollars by Henry Rogers and John D Archibald, Rockefeller's close friends. This implies about 164585 dollars daily or roughly 114 dollars per minute.
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the American National Bank of Bluefield West Virginia will be held in the bank office on Wednesday January 9 1907 at eleven o clock a m RE A WILLIAMS Cashier Dec 8 1906
Dayton Ohio December 11 David Curtis who said he killed Dana Gilman was identified by a street car conductor as the man who boarded a city bound car shortly before the murder
Ex Senator Brown of Utah, shot Saturday by Mrs Annie M Bradley of Salt Lake City, is sinking and may die at any moment. He remains conscious and tells his two children that he will live.
A judge fines a man $15 for vagrancy and asks for payment. The defendant responds that if he had $15 he would not be fined as a vagrant.
A tale from sixty years ago ends with a man surrendering to despair after pressing his beloved for a vow of love. He died yesterday, leaving a heartbreak echo across generations.
The note lists items for sale and events at Pedigo's including baby finery, mufflers and gloves, and a portrait of Adelina Patti. It mentions a road machine for rent near Graham Virginia and advertising from the Art Stationery Company promoting Bracelets, gift items, and Victor talking machines with free engraving.
The partnership formerly existing under Reeser is dissolved by mutual consent. Dillard and J. Brown sign the dissolution with details unspecified. Metropolitan is listed for contact inquiries. Cascasweet marketed for children, claimed to contain no opiates and to comply with the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
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