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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1916

Page

5

Family Avoids Serious Sickness With Black-Draught

Mellott Virginia resident Mrs. J B Whittaker credits Thedford s Black-Draught with ending years of sick headaches and stomach trouble. She recommends keeping the purely vegetable medicine on hand for all ages and notes it has aided digestion, indigestion, colic, wind, and nausea for over 70 years. Drugstore salesmen also endorse and stock it, price 25 cents per package.

Mellott J. B. Whittaker I¢ Place Tr Thedford Whedford

Bluefield Hosts West Virginia Bar Association Meeting

Bluefield welcomed the West Virginia Bar Association as Judge Harold A. Ritz chaired the local committee admitting thirty-nine new members. Former Governor Atkinson opened the afternoon with an address on the Origin and Growth of Jurisprudence of the Two Virginias, tracing legal history from Jamestown.

Horan West Virginia Bar Association Bluefield Harold A. Ritz Association Atkinson States Jamestown Cav

Train Schedule In Effect May First 1915

Schedule in effect May 1 1915 lists departures from Bluefield for Lynchburg Roanoke and lines to Norfolk Philadelphia New York and Chicago. Includes Pullman sleepers cafe cars parlor cars and multiple destination times with agents contact for information in Roanoke Virginia.

Bluefield Lynchburg Roanoke Pullman Sleeper Norfolk Richmond Pullman New York Hagerstown Philadelphia Shenandoah Charleston Columbus Cincinnati Chicago

West Virginia Bar Association Meets to Discuss Law and Resources

The West Virginia Bar Association convened with talks on legal history from 1607 to today, the Virginia and West Virginia jurisprudence share, and a push for progressive legislation prioritizing natural resource protection. Charles McCamb was elected secretary, and Charles A. Boston urged lawyers to improve public service and establish legal aid efforts to assist the poor.

Virginia West Virginia Charles McCamb Wheeling Morris Atkinson Association Eexists Wells Goodykoontz Williamson Charleston Princeton Charles A. Boston New York Boston Legal Aid

Lawyers urged reform to public records and legal notices

In a address at the annual meeting, speakers called for legal reform to aid the public interest, urging short form deeds, uniform instruments, consolidated newspaper notices, and reduced costs. They criticized diverse marriage laws, improper judicial organization, and unnecessary requirements, with committee reports due and a sightseeing trip planned followed by a banquet.

Boston Bluefield

Celery Mist Promoted For Headache Relief

Thousands use Celery Mist to ease headache and neuralgia without opiates or narcotics. Pleasant to take and available at drug stores in city and country.

Eight Found Guilty And Two Acquitted In Arizona Wild-Horse Case

The jury in the mail fraud case against eleven defendants found eight guilty and two not guilty in Omaha Nebraska. One defendant was dismissed. Indictments stem from sales of mustangs alleged to be on government land in Coconino county Arizona. Evidence links United States Live Stock Company and its subsidiary Omaha State and Investment Company to widespread horse trading.

Omaha, Neb Coconino County Arizona Coconini County United States Live Stock Company Omaha Tata and Investment Company

Oil price hike hits Prairie Western crude oil

Independence Kansas December 29 Prairie Oil and Gas Company posted a ten cent barrel price increase marking the fourth such rise in thirty days. The new price stands at 1 40.

Independence Kas Prairie Oil and Gas Company

Arbitration Treaty Signed Between Brazil and Uruguay

In Rio de Janeiro on December 28 a general arbitration treaty was signed by Dr. Laredo Muller of Brazil and a Uruguayan special ambassador sent from Montevideo.

Rio Janiero Brazil Uruguay Laredo Muller Montevideo

Explosion near Tulsa rattles city after blast

Fourteen miles from Tulsa Oklahoma an explosion at a nitre glycerine plant shook buildings tonight. Reports indicate a blast occurred at the plant as darkness fell and residents described windows rattling and a loud concussion. No injuries were immediately confirmed by authorities.

Tulsa Okla

Bank Robberies Too Frequent in Oklahoma City

Banking circles in Oklahoma City report daylight bank robberies remain a growing problem with increasing insurance rates for robbery coverage and security concerns across local banks.

Oklahoma City Okla

Insurance rates in Oklahoma to rise 350 percent

A conference in Baltimore led to a plan to boost Oklahoma insurance rates by 350 percent starting January 1 as insurers acknowledged higher loss payments there than premiums collected in recent years. Austrian Land Bank Heir Resigns in Amsterdam dispatch notes Privy Councillor Rudolph Seifhart, governor of the Austrian land credit bank, resigns at Emperor Charles request. Ritter von Leth to succeed him.

Beries Oklahoma Baltimore Austrian Land Bank Heal Amsterdam Vienna Rudolph Seifhart Austrian Land Credit Bank Charles Ritter von Leth

Berlin records fresh advances and more prisoners

Dispatches from Salontiki report Greeks who surrendered to Bulgarians at Kavala and were interned in Germany ordered by King Constantine to join the Macedonian front. An Athens note to the entente warns Greece may seek advice on blockade policy if demands are not met.

London Salontiki Kavala Germany Constantine Athens Greece

Old Black Joe Cough Syrup Widely Sold in Town Stores

Old Black Joe Cough Syrup is sold in small town village and country stores as well as city shops. It is free from opiates and narcotics and safe for children and adults. The product loosens phlegm opens air passages soothes irritation and kills cold germs. 25 cents a bottle. Somaliland petroleum deposits are under British government investigation.

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