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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
1
J R Overstreet stabbed himself in the presence of his four week bride Hat tie Criger after a Christmas Eve spree. He drove a five inch Barlow blade to his heart and fainted. Sent to a physician, his condition remains grave though hopeful. The wife, distraught, mourns as blood stains cover the room.
The Geological Survey at Farkersburg reports near completion of its first year work. Sixteen quadrangles covering 2698 square miles, including parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and numerous West Virginia counties, have been surveyed. Dr. C White led the effort, serving without pay as a labor of love.
A lost locket set with five diamonds is claimed to be found and returnable to Judge Jos. M. Sanders with a reward. The note urges the finder to present it for reward.
One furnished room for rent available at No. 12 Bluefield Ave. Tenant must share common areas. Contact for details on price and availability.
The text lists MARSALA ANGELICA and TOKAY priced per quart at seven pence, noting AT THE BLUE FRONT as the location. It reads like a catalog snippet showing favored brands and unit prices.
Caleb Powers appeals to office holders and Republicans in other states for aid after being charged with complicity in Governor Goebel s assassination in Kentucky. He cites past ordeals, appeals for funds, and asks readers to rally support for his defense against partisan courts and juries.
Washington notes the treasury settles the Winnington public building site at Ninth street and Fifth avenue with a $10 000 ground cost. The choice favors elevation against floods and ownership by B W Poster. A Fourth avenue and Tenth street option faced competing backers. Senator Scott and Rep Gaines push for Liberia minister pick amid West Virginia GOP dynamics.
A deaf mute man identified as Coley, a negro, was shot at the door of Silas Pike's farmhouse in Pikeville after failing to communicate. He was seeking admission when Pike's son fired, wounding Coley. he is not expected to survive.
An advertisement lists a free 50 cent tie with a celebrated Manhattan dress shirt at M. Rosenberg's. Kinzer's on Bland Street offers ladies watches priced from 5.25 to 60 dollars, with a fine line of 4 Bland street items.
In Prince Edward county near Jones Mill, a fierce animal described as a wild cat terrorizes residents. Dogs flee tracks, traps fail as the creature possibly hauls away steel devices and returns bait-filled traps. Mr Gibson recounts a trap incident and the beast’s bold behavior near Prospect and local fences.
Morgantown reports a fatal street fight where Benj Kiser was attacked and Frederick Root stabbed himself, severing arteries and lying at death's door. Clarksburg recalls John Wheeler's death after a head injury from Ernest Kniseley who fled the country. Baltimore and Ohio railroad payroll revision aimed at wage increases. Ravenswood franchise bid proposed by H L Smith, a millionaire oil operator, to connect with Racine Ohio.
David H. Dix near Victor Fayette County discovered an old locust wagon hub containing about 10000 dollars in gold and silver buried eighteen inches underground. The hub was well preserved. Dix’s farm lies on the former Woodville site, Payette County first county seat. Lost: a bunch of keys between Hawley's store and Bluefield Hardware. Reward at 200 South Bland Street.
A local jeweler C. J. Kinzer offers diamond bronch sets for Christmas gifts priced from 15 to 165 dollars.
Plans reveal a Charleston to Pittsburg through line crossing unopened West Virginia coal and timber regions. Senators Elkins and Davis back the project, connecting the Charleston Clendenin and Sutton route with the Morgantown and Wingwood segment and the Roaring Creek line as work expands along Elk and Holly rivers. The network aims to unlock rich coal fields and link to the Monongahela Valley, with final routing yet to be publicly fixed.
In Zanesville Ohio on December 23 a young couple Benjamin Jewell and Alice Rosh were buried side by side in Deenwood cemetery. Both died after a struggle with consumption while living in Washington township and long poverty, with Alice entering the infirmary on their wedding anniversary in 1902. He survived her by five hours, but both rests united in death.
Parkersburg reports Pearl Langtitt will marry George Oaks tomorrow noon. The couple trace their engagement to a planned Christmas wedding interrupted by a fatal accident involving Civ Nomon and Semon, with prior ties between Oakie and Lemon. Nearby Pearson's, 229 Princeton Ave, advertises pure milk stews and up to date fries.
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