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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
1
Report covers 3,866.4 miles of sewers in 157 municipalities and notes ongoing urban drainage issues. Mentions Baltimore Chicago Detroit with cobblestone streets and widespread wooden block paving.
Washington reports 157 of 158 U S cities with over 30 000 population had 22 866 4 miles of sewers in 1907 excluding Atlantic City private. New York led in sewer mileage while Baltimore had the smallest at 82 3 miles.
The 1907 census reports 17 848 streets by steam railroads, 13 718 on grade. Cities over 300 000 show 61.1 percent on grade, down from 63.7 in 1905. New York Philadelphia and Los Angeles lead parks by area among 100 000 plus populations. Lynn Rochester and Boston top park percentages. Public grounds include street railway parks.
Joseph Chamberlain issued an address to electors of West Birmingham urging tariff reform and reciprocity with colonies. He attacked the budget as heavy taxation and more unemployment, warned Ireland home rule would threaten England, and criticized Liberal rule and national defense prep.
New York December 29. Judge Hough denied Charles W. Morse’s motion for a new trial in the federal banking violation case. Morse faces a fifteen year prison term. Attorney Martin W. Littleton plans a writ of error filing tomorrow if the request is denied.
Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture has started an investigation into the high cost of living. He aims to find the cause and determine whether farmers, middlemen, or retailers are to blame, focusing on butter eggs milk apples potatoes and other fruits and vegetables.
Mrs. Jennie Priest seeks state investigation into the death of her daughter Bessie May Priest aged eighteen. The mother claims a rival woman, and that Bessie was engaged to Harry Sayre of Newark. Authorities search for the other woman involved.
Taos M. Chivington of the Louisville club defeated incumbent Joseph O'Brien to become president of the American Baseball Association. Chivington carried votes from Louisville Columbus Indianapolis Kansas City and Toledo while O'Brien drew from St Paul Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
Nicaragua’s congress met in an extraordinary session to consider Minister General Baca’s request for authority to levy war contributions. Madriz’s decree set up an investigation into Zelayan administration finances and revised monopolies, while Honduras and Costa Rica acknowledged Madriz’s presidency and pledged friendship. Zelaya remains head in exile, retaining the title to preserve immunity amid rumors of U.S. accountability for American deaths.
Charleston West Virginia December 29 jail investigating committee hears Jailor James Riley and assistant Tom Carr deny all charges. Prisoners corroborate some statements while others deny, noting drinking gambling and visits to a house of ill fame. Evidence shows prisoners could leave the jail at night and the jail staff were absent at times.
Rupert Carlton, acting on his father’s orders, shot and killed Arthur Howard aged twenty seven, a former special police officer, at the Carlton home in Bristol Tennessee. Howard fell after two loads of shot struck him as the elder Carlton fled when the Carltons opened fire.
Charleston dispatch reports Mandeville Clay is jailed in Beckley on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Jas Buckland at Eccles after a quarrel. Buckland died hours after the confrontation. Clay says self defense.
Parkersburg West Virginia December 29 T C Bullark aged 54 a prominent attorney and stepson of the late Governor Arthur S Boreman died suddenly of heart disease at his home today authorities said no funeral arrangements were announced immediately Bowuldark was widely known in state legal circles and had practiced in Parkersburg for many years.
A Midlands style forecast notes West Virginia feeling similar with continued warmth and Thursday into Friday partly cloudy and not very cold. In Virginia the outlook is fair with colder eastern portions and variable winds becoming light to moderate from west to northwest.
A forged telegram allegedly resigning J W Cook triggered a council shift to wets. C L Topping won a vote for a liquor license ordinance to be introduced January 3, while Cook and Topping face unknown moves over Second Ward representation next Monday night. investigation on bribery charges remains silent.
Joseph S. Neff director of the health department says some city doctors delay illness duration to boost income. He claims proofs show anti-toxin is not given in proper curative or preventive doses, reducing the number of visits required.
Louisville records six above zero as the coldest city with Nashville close behind at eight. Chattanooga, Memphis and Atlanta report single to low twenty degree readings. Freezing weather extends to Alabama and Georgia. Snow covers most of the country.
Henry Welte, 22, committed suicide in Toledo, citing extreme bashfulness and isolation. In a note to his parents he apologized saying he could not stand being alone and always staying in the house. Westen was melancholy and had few friends.
In Pensacola on December 29 Minnie Hurd daughter of Charles Hurd was accidentally shot by a younger brother while loading a shotgun. The injury to Minnie's head was severe and described as nearly blown off.
In Tazewell Virginia a group of explosion case plaintiffs settled, with the coal company paying $200 to each complainant and covering docketing expenses. Twenty eight cases were wiped from the docket for a total over $6,000, while two earlier trials favored Pocahontas Collieries. The vast action stemmed from the 1906 Pocahontas mine disaster, and the settlement aims to avoid bankrupting local coal operations in southwest Virginia.
The lone remaining case is Louise Bodani a Hungarian who rejected the promised compromise offered by the colliery company and will likely go to trial at the next term of the Tazewell court. An Hartford Connecticut liability company that insures miners will cover the agreed amount, while the collieries company is involved in name only.
Jose Santos Zelaya arrived in Mexico City and said Secretary Knox is not his judge, insisting he answers only to his government. He criticized Knox as misinformed, defended U S policy, and alleged American marines fought in Nicaragua with twenty killed.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors plan to present wage demands to 32 eastern railroads on Monday. On January 20 they will hold meetings with road officials to seek the proposed raises and settle grievances. The statement says no settlement will be made without grand officer authorization if a compromise is offered.
The Richmond branch of the American Locomotive Company ends a 150 worker strike after a Schenectady settlement. Following the agreement, strikers will return to work tomorrow and extra hires will stay on due to abundant plant work.
A committee of Confederate veterans named by General Clement A. Evans chose Miss Belle Kinney of Nashville to design a Confederate women memorial in Atlanta. The project will cost 5000 dollars. only other entry was Louis Potter from New York.
Canton Ohio December 29 William L Davis sixty former vice president of Canton State Bank was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after the bank failure Davis faced charges of abstracting stock from the institution.
News from Newport News reports the coal barge John A Briggs sank off the New Jersey coast Sunday night. Her crew of seven men are presumed lost as search efforts continue.
Newspapers once critical of him publish reverent obituaries and tributes praising the Great Commoner. The lending of editorial praise spans major papers, signaling a broad posthumous reevaluation and enduring public regard for his policies and legacy.
London marks the hundredth birth anniversary of William E. Gladstone with retrospectives on his career and policies. The Liberal press praised him, wreaths cover his Westminster tomb, and memorials spread from Hawarden to St Clement Danes.
John G. Evans prominent business man and Confederate veteran died December 20 in Atlanta at the age of eighty.
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