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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
4
At Keystone yesterday morning passenger train No. 11 struck John Lowman during an attempt to dodge a freight train. He was hurled a distance, with one leg and both arms broken and possible internal injuries. Lowman, from Nebraska, was visiting Keystone friends. his advanced age worsens recovery chances.
In Bluefield and nearby towns numerous visitors and residents are noted. W J McClaren from Vivian Gordon Fuller from the county seat W J Preece from Coaldale A B McKinzie from Athens M J Caples from Columbus Mr and Mrs Oscar Young and child from Tazewell Col James S Browning from Pohatontas J C Wilcox from Keystone and others called on or stayed at local spots. R R Middleswartz arrives to oversee Standard Oil agency here. Notables at Inn include Murrell Calloway Wallard and Schoen. Attorneys Ritz and Coffman are at the Ruffner for several days on business and legal matters.
Cards announce the marriage of Bernard H. Spencer of this city to Miss Ida Sublett of Pulaski. The ceremony will be held at the bride’s parents home in Pulaski on the 26th instant. Spencer is a popular Norfolk and Western conductor. Sublett is well liked from Bluefield visits.
E. E. Winters, chief of train dispatchers, left for Roanoke to confer on a new schedule to start next Sunday on the Norfolk and Western system. No decision yet on adding an accommodation train between this city and Welch, though chances seem low. Other train times are expected to stay largely unchanged.
Mrs William Wohlford is very dangerously ill at her home in the west end and it is feared she may not live till morning. Her mother, summoned by telegraph, arrived in the city on No 3 last night.
Coal miners needed at once by Hooton and Beary Company of Charleston West Virginia. Apply at Front location with strict demand for steady, full shifts and no rest breaks noted.
The biennial Salem Girls' Industrial School report describes a growing facility with a new wing, ample dormitories, kitchens, and a large dining room. It notes secure locking, night fire escape, natural gas heat, and a fresh water well, while detailing uniforms, routines, and the goal of reforming wayward girls into useful citizens through compassionate training in domestic skills and basic schooling. It lists fifty current residents from twenty-one counties and sixty applicants awaiting admission, with aims toward possible nursing or broader education for some.
In Welch jail Oliver Clemons and Sallie Hill were married while Oliver served a term. The notice suggests Kinzer No 4 Brand street as a trusted supplier.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as superior to plasters for back and chest pains and rheumatism with immediate relief after one application. It also advertises DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases and warns against counterfeits while promoting specific distillery products.
Veteran Ohio River railroad engineer Tom Ingram, long associated with a fast express train, has died at his Parkersburg home. Jewelry at Kirtie No 4 Bland Street offers a full line of rings chains charms and other pieces.
Mrs Geo Long of New Stratesville Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery with preventing tragedy by curing her cough and saving two lives. She says the remedy cured her and Mr Long of pneumonia. The ad promotes the drug at 50 cents to $1.00 with guaranteed results and free trial bottles at drug stores.
Police officers discharged from the force reportedly visited a house and, drinking and changing clothes, wore cross garb with two women. They paraded a rough district, rapped on doors, and summoned neighbors to appear at police court amid concerns over the city’s reputation and police conduct.
Mrs Oh Harrah was shot yesterday in Asbury Greenbrier county by Zip Price a young carpenter cleaning a revolver Price claims accident Mrs Harrah survived but not certain to recover Price has been arrested the report notes Price was boarding with a neighbor when the incident occurred
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