Coal output soars as mines halt half the time
Chief Mine Inspector Paul notes normal conditions and stable prices after a year of uneven production. State coal and coke reports show 209 working days, total coal 30,322,332,880 tons, coke 2,276,451 tons, with 28 companies producing nearly half of state output.
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Paul
Fairmont Coal Company
Davis Coal & Coke Co
Kanawha & Hocking Coal and Coke Co
Red Jacket Coal and Coke Co
New River Smokeless Coal Company
Clarksburg Fuel Company
Norfolk Coal and Coke Co
United States Coal and Coke Co
Pittsburg & Fairmont Fuel Co
Houston Coal & Coke Co
Southern Coal & Transportation Co
McKell Coal and Coke Co
Empire Coal & Coke Co
Merchants’ Coal Company
Davis Colliery Company
Collins Colliery Company
Gauley Mountain Coal Company
Ashland Coal and Coke
United States Coal and Coke Company
Tug River
Strikes Fire Across Regions As Military Clashes Erupt
Reports from Warsaw Lodz Batoum and St Petersburg describe ongoing strike turmoil. Violent clashes with military and police leave several dead and many wounded. Authorities move to legalize strikes amid rising labor unrest.
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Warsaw
Kaller
Offikers
Seven Candidates Elected in Pythians Lodge Meeting
At Binefield Lodge No. 158 Knights of Pythias six candidates were elected to membership and four applications received. Page and Esquire ranks were conferred on several candidates. The 8th Pythian district convention will meet in Williamson on February 9 with all in good standing invited. W. A. Pankey to represent Bluefield Lodge No. 153.
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Binefield Lodge No. 158
Knights of Pythias
Page
Esquire
Knights of Pythiss
Pythian
West Virginia
Williamson
W. A. Pankey
Bluefield Lodge
Hurled from Sled and Seriously Injured
John Taylor of Tazewell was seriously hurt when a toboggan run down a hill struck a telegraph pole injuring him and scattering about a dozen riders. Initial fears of a broken neck were unfounded. he rested easily last evening and showed early signs of recovery. No other serious injuries were reported.
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John Taylor
Tazewell
Taylor
Death summons sister after brother Marvin Harmon’s funeral
Mrs. 8. J. Brown left for Tip Top after being called by the death of her brother Marvin Harmon who died Sunday after a short pneumonia illness. Harmon, well known locally, was laid to rest yesterday under the Masonic order’s auspices.
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8. J. Brown
Tip Top
Marvin Harmon
Harmon
Masonic Order
British Admiral's Speech Angers Germany
Berlin reports state that Arthur Hamilton Lee British Civil Lord of the Admiralty speech at Enet Leigh England strained English German relations. The Kaiser and Chancellor Von Buelow met and prepared a protest note for Lord Lansdown British foreign affairs minister.
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Berlin
Arthur Hamilton Lee
Admiralty
Enet Leigh
England
Germany
von Buelow
Lord Lansdown
Brigadier General Clarence L. Smith Dies in West Virginia
Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Smith, commander of the West Virginia National Guard, died yesterday in Fairmont of a nervous disorder. He never recovered from a illness that plagued him.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Clarence L. Smith
West Virginia National Guard
Sixty Four Names On List For Last Week
Bluefield post office lists sixty four uncalled letters for week ending February 4. Letters will be sent to dead letter office if not claimed by February 18. Names include Brickland Bailey Bartley Bird Burrough e Bradley and others. Ladies list includes Anderson Brown Booker Clark Dodson David Fisher Hatcher Hull Hogue Mose Moore Miles Morrison Neal Shafer Slattery Smyth Tynes Williams Woods.
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Bluefield
R B Brickland
John Bailey
John D Bartley
J M Bird
W T Burroughe
Warner Bradley
E Bailey
James M Bailey
Charles Carter
Ed Carroll
James Campbell
Wm Clanton
Dilly Davie
Leslie Dawson
Sam
Ellison
H Edwarde
W M Fermeon
Arthur Griffith
R G Garland
W Hall
James Henry Jones
Eddie
Ella Fisher
Eva M Hatcher
Daisy Hull
Nannie Hogue
Willie Mose
Eliza Moore
Crazy Miles
H Morrison
Beesie Neal
Susie Shafer
Leela Slattery
Lizzie Scudgel
W L Smyth
Annie Tynes
Rosa Williams
Fanny Woods
Prominent West Virginia Democrat Expires After Illness
The obituary notes a Civil War era disease contracted in the Spanish American War in which he led the First West Virginia Regiment. He spent the last three years as an invalid, but remained active at times. Aged 55, he leaves a wife and two sons Earl and Ned. Funeral Wednesday with many military leaders expected.
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West Virginia
Marion County
Earl
Fairmont Times
Ned
University of Virginia
Sixty Negroes Draw Hearse Three Streets
In Columbia Washington Feb 6 a sleet storm forced sixty negroes of fraternal orders to pull a hearse bearing George McFee to the cemetery after horses failed. Three funerals were postponed due to icy streets.
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Columbia
D. C
Horgee
George McFee
Storm moves northeast across Mississippi Valley toward Mid Atlantic
A rapidly moving storm centered Sunday morning in the lower Mississippi Valley has shifted northeast to occupy the lower lake region and Middle Atlantic states. Widespread rain affects the south while snow and sleet hit the northern districts. ships bound for European ports face brisk northeasterly winds turning northerly with snow or rain to Grand Banks.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Grand Banks
Smallpox fears rise as Arkansas workers move
The report to the U S Public Health Service says cotton picking negroes in Arkansas spread smallpox after choosing infection over vaccination. The movement of affected workers from the district risks wider transmission as health officials seek containment.
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Washington
Arkansas
United States Public Health Department
Embroidery Lessons At The Peoples Store In Bluefield
An East trained art embroidery teacher offers two weeks of free lessons for Bluefield ladies at The Peoples Store starting February 13. The ad promotes local shopping and includes a children’s coupon scheme from Charley Frazee at Hasty Lunch Coffee with rewards for letter counts and toy gifts. The Bluesfield Grocery Co. promotes coffee and sales.
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Bluefield
Charley Frazee
Bluefield Grocery Co
Warning on counterfeit Dr King’s remedies by Bucklen Co
A public notice warns readers about counterfeiters selling imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. It urges checking for the Bucklen name on wrappers as proof of genuine products, noting over 35 years of proven cures.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
H. E. Bucklen & CO
Chicago
Ill
Windsor
Canada
Bosefield to Host Premier Moving Pictures Event
Bosefield residents will see Plant's Moving Pictures on February 10 in a top tier show praised by press and public. The program features the Port Arthur bombardment, Russo-Japanese War scenes, the St. Louis fair, the Baltimore fire, 150 other subjects, and color motion pictures.
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Bosefield
Plant's Moving Pictures
Port Arthur
St. Louis
Baltimore
Goose Bone Prophet Vindicated by Weather Predictions
The goose-bone weather prophet of early autumn is vindicated as his forecasts of an early and long winter come to pass. Skeptics are urged to heed small signs in nature, with The Daily Telegraph acknowledging his accuracy in a brief column.
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Pases
Daily Telegraph
Notice on Scarlet Fever Rules and Fines
The board of health warns Bluefield residents to visibly display warnings if scarlet fever exists in a home. Failure to post a flag or notice may result in a $50 daily fine and prosecution for disregard of health regulations.
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Board of Health
Bluefield
Residence Fire Destroys Beaver Pond Home
The Granville Bailey residence at Beaver Pond occupied by Rev. J. O. Reynolds burned Sunday morning. The blaze triggered an alarm in town as the house and most furniture were destroyed. Reynolds had $1,000 insurance with Fiat Top Insurance Agency.
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Granville Bailey
Beaver Pond
J. O. Reynolds
Reynolds
Fiat Top Insurance Agency
Almost Shot in Peculiar Manner
H. B. Lovett a traveling map dealer from Baltimore Maryland had a close miss yesterday afternoon when a wagon passed over a cartridge discharging it. The bullet narrowly missed him and lodged in the framework of the building he stood before.
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H. B. Lovett
Baltimore
Lovett
Princeton Avenue
British Steamer Amazonese Runs Aground off Galveston
The British steamer Amazonese of the Booth Line is hard aground on Galveston Island about 16 miles west of Galveston harbor entrance. Thick mist in days prior hindered observations and bearings. no other cause given for the accident.
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Galveston
Booth Line
Galveston Island
Galveston Harbor
Japanese Minister Takamiza Seeks Peace Through Hay Visit
In Washington today Japanese Minister Takamiza met Secretary Hay fueling renewed talk of a peace initiative. The administration has sought an opening to start a peace effort and reports say a definite plan was entered, with both sides reportedly open to mediation.
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Washington
Takamiza
Hay
Japanese Did Not Mistreat Prisoners
The war department denies mistreatment charges from letters about the Raselan cruiser Rurik. It says no prisoner was struck and Russian wounded received the same care as Japanese, with prisoner food described as more expensive than the Japanese soldier’s fare.
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Tokio
Changtan
Chitaitzu
Tanshan
Machuartszo
Song-chin
Corea
Mateimura
War Department
Strait of Korea
Angu
Japan
Two Year Sentences Planned for Post Office Frauds
Washington February 6 District Attorney Beach plans to send Angust W Machen Dr George E Loren and Samuel A Groff to Mandeville West Virginia penitentiary tomorrow evening to begin serving a two year term for post office frauds.
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Washington
Beach
Angust W. Machen
Geo. £. Loren
Samuel A. Groff
Manndeville
W. Va
Huntington Man Ends Life With Carbolic Acid
Huntington West Virginia February 6 George Frampton once a prominent county figure and wealthy businessman died last evening after overdosing on carbolic acid He had suffered days of heavy drinking and leaves a wife and daughter.
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Huntington
W. Va
George Frampton
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