Col Grosscup Still Wears Broad Smile After Defeat
Charleston reports no shock at Washington’s collectorship decision. Col Grosscup accepts defeat with good humor but shows disappointment. Senator Scott preferred Grosscup, yet supported Work. Woodyard may back Lynn Kirtland for Sistersville postmaster, a $2,500 yearly position, with Kirtland’s Oil Review influential locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Washington
Grosscup
George E. Work
Col. Grossecup
Scott
Work
Woodyard
Lynn Kirtland
Sistersville
C. H. Kerr
Kirtland
The
Oil Review
Tyler County
Iowa State Professors to Wed During Winter Vacation
Three Iowa State College faculty members plan winter vacation weddings to not delay college duties. Professor Webster weds Loretta Williams of Ames, Professor C H Ford marries Clara Galloway in Marshalltown, and Professor R H Porter weds Bessie Ritley in Pawhuska Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Webster
Loretta Williams
C. H. Ford
Clara Galloway
Marshalltown
R. H. Porter
Bessie Ritley
Pawhuska
Oklo
Bond hearing opens for Cooper and associates in Carmack case
In Nashville on December 22 the criminal court began the bond hearing for Colonel Cooper his son and ex Sheriff Sharp charged with killing Senator Carmack. Mrs Eastman who witnessed the tragedy testified as the first witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Colonel Cooper
Sharp
Senator Carmack
Charles H. Eastman
Bishop Michaud Dies in New York Hospital
Right Rev. Jno. S. Michaud bishop of the Burlington Vermont diocese died at St. Vincent's hospital in New York city. The death was reported December 22 and leaves the church with the loss of a long serving prelate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michaud
New York
Jno
Burlington
St. Vincent's Hospital
Tale
Shoes and Stockings Preservation Method
Advice from the New York World on extending hosiery life through linseed oil on shoes and daily washing a day old stockings. Recommends brushing in oil coats, drying between applications, and rinsing with lukewarm water and ammonia after each wear to keep fibers firm and reduce wear. Stockings should not be worn more than one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Martyr 10 Science Wooster Doctor Burned by X Rays
Dr. William Z Bennett aged 53 head of chemistry at the University of Wooster was hospitalized in Cleveland after disintegration of the breast bone from X ray experiments. He suffered eight years of pain and burned his own breast to test the rays aiming to advance research. Tissue decay now requires removal of part of the breast bone to halt the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
William Z. Bennett
University of Wooster
Cleveland
Bennet
PARDON GIFT FOR MILLER AFTER TEXAS LYNCH MOB EPISODE
Gov Campbell granted a pardon to Dallas policeman F F Miller who faced the death penalty in 1892 and survived a lynching attempt. Three executions and three reprieves occurred before commutation to life imprisonment by Gov Culberson ten years ago. A mob sought to storm the jail and armory to lynch him but deputies and militia repelled the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Campbell
F. F. Miller
W. H. Riddle
Miller
United States
Culberson
Dallas Artillery
Local residents arrive visitants and holiday travels noted
A list of named residents and visitors from Princeton Hallsville Honaker Switchback Wytheville Petersstown and other towns were in the city or traveling for holidays. Several plan trips to Charleston Grottoes Dayton Somerset and Williamson. A reduction in coal prices by Citizens Coal & Supply Co. takes effect December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Mysteries of Civilization Comment on Indian Attire
A sardonic remark critiques efforts to civilize by replacing Indigenous dress with hats and trousers. The Washington Star notes high prices paid for discarded Indigenous garments for wall decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Kinzer's Silver Novelties Highlight Jewelry Fads
Kinzer, your jeweler, presents the latest trend in silver novelties for remembrance. The shop markets fashionable keepsakes designed to memorialize events or people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinzer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Suddes
Cis
Ferrell Mercantile
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
West Va
Queens
Steptoe
Mya
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. VA
W. R. Wolford
Yable
Booker & Crenshaw
Reems
Kelly & Moyer
Typewriter Exchange
A. A. Wygal
Mar
State Bank Building
Col. Grosscup
Woodyard Will
Lynn Kittinda
Sisterville
Langford
Flynn
San Francisco
Sam Langford
Jimmy Flynn
Jimmy Welsh
Boston
Monte Attell
Carmack
Cleveland Hospital
Texas
R. M. Fox
Red Lot
Burke’s Garden
Sublett & Barnes
O. K. Lambert
Princeton
C. C. Bailey
Hallsville
Clarence C. Burns
Honaker
S. H. Bradley
C. BE. Reynolds
Higginbotham Avenue
J. C. Rand
Bramwell and
Big Sandy
Henry S. Bowen
Wittens Mills
J. B. Kirk
Elkhorn
H. L. Johnson
W. O. Phillips
S. D. Price
Switchback
H. K. Eustler
Grottoes
R. H. May
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Taylor
Somerset
S. H. Belcher
Washington Court House
Col
A. H. Tynes
Tazewell
City
J. Ho Ballard
C. P. Warren
Edward Ward Hare
Robert Cooper
Petersstown
Robert and
Bernard White
Wytheville
Mrs. T. J. Williams
Willie Winfrey
Brother
Williamson
Mrs. C. RB
J. C. Higginbotham, Jr
Giles County
Mattie Becker
Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
H. F. Peery
C. O. McCall
W. A. George
J. D. Gillenwater
EK. P. Williams
A. Bradley
Wm. H. Craig
Monroe County
Wm. Bradley,Jr
Frederick Street
Naneve Leslie
A. T. Shott
Staunton
Mr. Shott
W. P. Hawley
Welch
Glasscock
James A. Hughes
Cheistiniao
Him
Her
Randolph &Ane Bluefield
America
Most Extraordi
London
East End Drug
Northfork
Bluefield, W. Va
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!