The Twenty Five Thousand Club and Mixed Public Sentiment
The piece rails at railroad magnates for seizing coal lands, notes public distrust of large corporate power, and mocks a supposed push for cheap public insurance. It touches on King Leopold, Japanese regiments in Honolulu, Admiral Dewey, and local Bluefield political strife with Keystone Pocahontas and Welch figures amid a broader callout of political hypocrisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Keystone
Ad Pocahontas
Welch
Opposition to Capital Punishment in Local Editorials
The Buefield Daily Telegraph and the Ceredo Advance criticize mob lynching and urge due process in murder cases. They argue a murderer deserves punishment, preferably a long sentence, but oppose executions by mob or state without lawful process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buefield Daily Telegraph
Ceredo
Persia
Our
Semeney
Italy
Spain
Europe
France
Heatton
Abolition debates and the death penalty compared
The piece discusses deterrence, humane punishment, and varied practices in the East and West. It cites Persia and China for torturous penalties, notes Italy France Spain and Britain, and quotes Robespierre on state killing versus defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Europe
Russia
Portugal
Netherlands
Italy
Brazil
Venezuela
San Marino
Switzerland
Norway
Great Britain
Germany
Sweden
Austria
Spain
United States
Queen Quality Shoes Feature at Pedigo's Mt Vernon Vendor
Local ad promotes Queen Quality shoes from Pedigo's with emphasis on holiday cheer and a mention of Mt. Vernon Flour as a sponsor or partner in the sale. The note invites shoppers to enjoy the Christmas season with the footwear offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedigo’s
ALL BUT FATHER A Grim Family Scene from a Harsh Day
The household wakes to routine chores and bright smiles except the father who sits scarred and silent, a bound victim awaiting doom. The cook, children, bookkeeper, paper boy, milk man, maid, porter and odd-job man all beam with hopeful spirits despite the father's grim mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
A Bit of Advice on Railroad Tracks
A Charleston News admonishes walkers on rail lines to step off both tracks when trains pass. It notes the danger of stepping to a single adjacent track and sometimes meeting death on the other rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
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Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
W. Va
Hugh Ike Shott
Castellane
Boni
Kansas
Leopold
Washington
Acut
Paul Morton
Honolulu
Admiral Dewey
George Dewey
Mainc
Harm
Robespierre
Paris
The
Bluefield Dry Goods & Nation Co
Scott, Raleigh and
Stuartton
Outer Street
Bank of Bluefield, W. V
Savags
Capital
W National Bank
Rinafield
Mt. Vernon
West End
Parter Block
Bluefield Avenue
Mount Vernon Flour
Gall
Windsor Hotel
Ours
Morris
Sotene
Gniblivi Dan Issoited Tant
Phelp’s Furniture Company
Princeton Avenue
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