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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
1
London reports King Edward's health fears as abdominal pains reappear, prompting him to unload state duties onto the Prince of Wales. The symptoms mirror those preceding his 1902 abdominal operation, signaling a serious condition while doctors issue cautious statements to the public.
The king has reached sixty seven in fragile health and, under physician orders, all royal engagements are canceled. Efforts are focused on restoring him so he can endure winter, with a planned departure to a milder climate if recovery proceeds.
Richmond Va December 16 Special Judge Jeter C Pritchard reversed a lower court ruling in Zella Conaway et al vs Third National Bank of Cincinnati et al remanding for a new trial The suit concerns a coal lands sale in West Virginia valued at 681015 by attorneys in fact for Dola Coal and Coke Company to Chas B Conaway The court held such a sale did not require public auction and dissolved the injunction restraining the deed to the company and dismissed the bill S:
National Civil Service Reform League members arrive in Pittsburg for a two day annual meeting starting tomorrow. President Hon Joseph H. Choate will chair all sessions. Papers by Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and other national figures will be presented.
The Senate debated the presidents conduct toward Congress and the Secret Service and adopted a resolving for full inquiry by the Appropriations Committee. Senator Lodge urged re enlistment rights for discharged soldiers after asserting Brownsville shooting by 25th Infantry soldiers. The House focused on revising penal laws and proibiting futures trading mailings.
The Christmas number of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph will be issued Sunday December 20. Advertisers are urged to submit copy by ten o clock Saturday morning as ten to twelve thousand shoppers are expected to read the Telegraph.
A bill by Mr Humphreys of Mississippi to identify intoxicating liquors carried interstate sparked extended debate in the house. The session adjourned at 4 57 PM after the discussion.
Independent window glass operators in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania vote to shut down all plants including Morgantown Fairmont Weston Clarksburg Charleston and Uniontown until the National Association of Window Glass Workers withdraws its flat scale or agrees to a sliding scale. They charge the union terminated its wage contract without notice, a move they say prevents continued operations under the new scale.
An old Steptoe's grocery ad promotes Monitor Flour and Blue Ribbon lemon, warning against inferior lemon extract. It touts a December 12 1961 date, a 261 phone line, and a $1.00 purchase to enter a Christmas turkey drawing, promising value for customers.
Princeton hosts a major Mercer county courtroom clash over a rule against J. R. Henry. Rumors of bribery and biased judges swirl as evidence and affidavits surface, with 50 plus witnesses summoned and the case to continue this week.
Prosecuting Attorney Sutton leads the state with Judge H. A. Ritz and A. W. Reynolds. defense represented by Hale Pendleton J. M. McGrath Hartley Sanders W. H. Stokes James A. Strother in the opening of the trial.
West Virginia lawmakers urge President Roosevelt to name Fred Paul Grosscup as collector of internal revenue. Roosevelt rejects Grosscup. George Work is then favored by senators for the post, with Bluefield supporters threatening action if kept from wider support.
In Flushing New York on December 16 the trial of Thornton J Hains centers on the murder of publisher William B Annis during a Bayside Yacht Club incident. P A M Edwards presented a model of the boat scene as the investigation unfolds and defense questions focus on Thornton Hains words after the shooting.
In Toulon France Mlle Francois Bouchiere 78 is found drowned near her chateau fountain. Police report drafts of two separate wills on her body but no motive or suspect yet. The case has drawn intense local attention.
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