Female assaulted on hill in Gary. trio overpowers attacker
A Polish coal company worker tried to abduct a 15 year old Hungarian girl on a hill near Gary’s works. Three nearby carpenters chased and captured the assailant, police take him to Welch jail for grand jury consideration. The case follows two prior similar crimes in McDowell county with deadly outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Daily Telegraph
James Green
No. 9 Works
I‘hey
Coaloompany
Welch
McDowell County
Jaeger
Coke Output Surges as Coal Market Shows Winter Promise
A Daily Telegraph report notes coke production more than tripled since July with daily output from ten to one hundred ovens. Demand for Pocahontas coke remains robust and likely to rise, while coal shipments expand from English the Flat Top Mining and Williamson Coal and Coke Companies. Purchasers rush orders for ten to twenty cars, signaling improving winter prospects despite a soft market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
English
Flat Top
Williamson Coal and Coke Company
Governor-Elect William Glasscock Visits Bluefield Tour
Governor-elect William Glasscock arrived in Bluefield with Congressman Hughes and was greeted by citizens. They will visit the local Stag Hotel and the western colored institute before continuing to Welch to inspect the Miners Hospital and hear community suggestions.
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William KE. Glasscock
Congressman Hughes
Glasscock
Mr. Hughes
Stag Hotel
Huntington
Colored Institute
Welch
Miners Hospital
Letters That Linger in Bluefield Post Office
Weekly list of unclaimed letters ending December 6 1908 includes numerous male and female names from Samuel Adams to Miss Emma Woods and Mrs. Maggie Walden. Advertised letters require a penny per item. claimants must say they were advertised to avoid being overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Samuel Adams
W. T. Akers
Geo. Kh. Ayere
R. D. Arthur
William Barger
Chas. A. Belew
A. H. Bell
J. Boone
D. H. Bird
Charley Burton
William, Cabel
Sam Carden
Walter i. Campbell
J. H. Caldwell
D. C. Combs
C. W. Miller
W. L. Moore
R. L. Mutter
W. L. Mattox
Jess McCall
Geo. W. McGraw
G. W. McGraw
W. W
H. W. Sperow
B. Stafford
H. W. Strock
Edd Stephenson
M. L. Thomas
Beverly Wade
William Walden
William Ward Walden
Rob Wilson
Dewey Wilson
Shell R. Worley
Jos. G. Willams
Dock Williams
Ethel Andrews
Mary Ase
Bulah Adams
Vicie Brooks
Ellen Burton
Maggie
Cora Kitts
L. L. Lee
Willie Kirtley
Pearly Loyd
Sallie O’bryant
Katy Parker
Mary Lee Pearson
G. H. Peery
Nellie Puckett
Barbara Pruett
T. G. Roberts
de Smith
Carrie Taylor
Mary Thompson
Maggie Walden
Emma Woods
Mary Woolfolk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Directoire
Chis
TG Ferrell Mercantile
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Queensware
Steptoe
Bluefield Avenue
Santa Claus
Charles Pracht
Sublette & Barnes
George D. Clarke
Ramsey Street
Clark & Co
Lowney
Headley
Littlefield
Steer
Can Goods
Devon Hotel
Devon
W. R. Wolford
Market
Aifords
Booker & Crenshaw
Selly & Moyer
Typewriter Exchange
A. A. Wygal
Mar
State Bank Building
Hughes Mr. Glasscock
Sec
Him
Her
Randolph & Mittendorf
Bluefield, W. Va
America
London
Gloria
Harters
Miller
East End Drug
Northfork
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