17 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1905
Page
1
Letters from Isle of Pines residents report American friends in the United States ready to aid in annexation efforts including possible funds to support the plan. The message notes strong sentiment for adding the Isle as a U S territory and mentions Kinzer's Havana shop for gifts.
A Metropolitan shop promotes an urgent sale of bath robes and smoking jackets. The ad encourages quick purchase to prevent higher prices later.
Hon C P Dorr former congressman from Webster county was taken from a Baltimore and Ohio train near Rockwood and arrested on a charge of surety of the peace after L M Selig of Pittsburgh claimed Dorr threatened to kill him. Selig later withdrew the complaint and Dorr was released with aid from Attorney W H Brown following a several hour detention.
Botson Mass December 16 Today marked the 132nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party observed by Daughters of the American Revolution and patriotic societies. Patriots disguised as Mohawks dumped tea in Boston harbor to protest English taxes, a step toward the American Revolution. News of the tea spill traveled quickly to New York and Philadelphia, prompting interest and a Pennsylvania Journal extra.
An Italian immigrant, who arrived by the Clinch Valley train, was assaulted by two colored men in a cellar after being unable to find lodging. Joe Strand lies wounded with a severe neck cut while Henry Robinson serves six months in jail for his role in the affray.
The Tennessee, the largest U S armored cruiser to date, is being cleaned and piloted at Charlestown navy yard ahead of standardization tests off Munroe Island Maine. Built at Cramps yard Philadelphia she displaces 14 000 tons weighs 720 tons more than prior cruisers Virginia Colorado Pennsylvania and carries two additional main guns.
Kansas City Missouri principals voted 88 to 8 to ban football saying the sport is a boy killing and educational prostituting gladiatorial pastime. Superintendent J M Greenwood introduced the resolutions at a public meeting. The notice appears in a local 1910s era publication.
A drunken row at Sis Ramey’s, one mile north of Virginia City, ends in a fatal shooting. Meade is killed and Sis fatally wounded amid the confrontation between white men Geo Meade and Ralph Snyder and colored men Bill Ferguson and Jobo Lease. Meade previously had trouble with Capt. McCullough of the Norfolk and Western Railway last year.
A large crowd gathered last evening before Chas. J. Kinzer's jewelry store in Bluefield to view a remarkable show window. The centerpiece is a four discs revolver on an axle with plate glass and mirrors, powered by a hidden electric motor, allowing articles to appear at the front in rotation.
A Nolan dispatch reports Benjamin Endicott was killed and his wife severely injured by Fred and Howard Trippett and an unnamed companion. An Endicott son was involved as police say the trio, intoxicated, urged him home. when refused, the couple was fired upon as they walked away. The assailants fled to Kentucky. a posse pursues them amid threats of violence.
Opera bags were displayed as part of a festive show at Pedigo’s during the Dainty Christmas event. The presentation highlighted decorative handbags likely tied to holiday shopping and local display.
For sale section notes the Bluefield Mercantile on Oc continues Monday. Details are limited in the readable text.
A fragmented verse blends a holiday song about bells with lines about Christmas bills and overspending. The cuttings mention Waterman Ideal pens with gold emblems and the Art Stationery Co, suggesting an ad context amid the poem-like text.
In a note about holiday shopping, Pedigo’s is recommended as a destination for a variety of Christmas presents. The line suggests shoppers can find gifts suitable for many tastes and budgets at this local shop.
A woman was murdered at 1208 Weet Sixty Third Street in New York. A man was shot in the same house and taken to Roosevelt hospital in critical condition. Archer W. Davy was arrested. police believe the suspect and victim were related and the housekeeper was present.
Washington reports Miss Alice Roosevelt's presents from the Orient appraised at Georgetown by customs at 1206 dollars, less than twenty thousand dollars duty paid by Miss Roosevelt. Among items are numerous ornate oriental fans with pearl sticks and satin coverings. she now holds the city’s finest oriental fan collection.
Frank H. Tyree, approved by Judge Keller and starting new duties, received a seal ring from the president in appreciation of personal services. The ring bears the inscription From the president, December 25, 1905.
Four men believed to be detainees escaped from a steamer in New York and leaped into the North River where they perished. Authorities suspect the group was held for deportation and fled before capture.
A lobbying group representing millions invested in a mining company in Arizona opposes legislation to merge Arizona and New Mexico into a single state. The push argues economic and political impacts of a unified state structure.
The Illinois supreme court upholds the death sentence of John Hoch with an execution date scheduled for February 23. The notice appears amid miscellaneous classified items and a Bluefield store display of women’s accessories.
Tidewater railroad chief engineer H Fernstorm of Norfolk says most of the road is under contract. Sections include Southern crossing near Hort to New York firm J G White Co and Brookneal to Butler Bros Construction Co with multiple partners, work to start at once and finish by December 1, 1907. MacArthur Bros and Arthur F MacArthur, Chicago, will handle the long stretch to Bluestone river.
The anthracite miners convention in Shamokin appointed a committee to confer with the operators and effect an agreement governing work to the mines after April 1, 1906.
The article notes President Roosevelt urging that justice be done for Chinese arriving in the United States and in response to China over the boycott matter. It frames high level diplomatic demand and calls for balanced treatment in the dispute.
City charter adds ten percent penalty to unpaid tax tickets starting January first, on top of regular interest. City Treasurer F. M. Peters notes the office is at the State Bank. Ford Music Co advertises pianos and promotes a new model drawing praise from leading planners of the day.
The Art Stationery Co at 125 Princeton Avenue promotes gift books with special holiday bindings inviting shoppers to buy.
Bristol reports Judge Price nullified Magistrate Hobson authority to wed couples. Hobson had officiated 200 weddings under a prior order. the court ruled the marriages remain valid if the spouses had no way to know the ceremony was not legally authorized.
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