Armour Packing to Locate Bluefield Offices
Armour Packing Company plans to establish a Bluefield office with a two story brick building at Hoge street fronting Bluefield Avenue. The project includes a 50 by 30 foot fireproof structure with basement and cold storage, costing about 50000, to be built as soon as weather permits. The Northfork branch will gain a 30 by 60 foot one story facility, and 15 to 20 workers will be employed under T S Gillespie.
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Armour Packing Company
Chicago
Northfork
Whch
Hoge Street
Bluefield Avenue
T. 8
Gillespie
Bluefield
H. J. Flotron
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
T. B. Breen
Soardh of Directors
Armour Packing Co
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Casey
C. S. Nelson
Lynchburg
C. R. Young
H. J. Flatron
Chcago
T. S. Gillespie
Matz Hotel
D. F E. French
L. A. Hooper
C. B. Hancock
William H. Thomas
Armour
Casey
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Southern Express Company
Bluefiell
Chamber of commerce aids paving plan for Bluefield street
The board of affairs discusses paving the street with vitrified brick and advertising the project for contract. Mr Casey praised Bluefield and the chamber’s effort in presenting city advantages concisely, noting business leaders are active and supportive of the project benefiting all.
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Board of Affairs
Casey
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Dynamite Arrests Expected On Monday
Indianapolis reports completion of papers for the simultaneous arrest of all 32 men named in federal dynamite conspiracy indictments. Arrests may occur within days with bond set to about 300000 dollars. arraignment planned for March 12 before Federal Judge A B Anderson. officials aim to keep indictments confidential until arrest.
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Indianapolis
Boston
Pacific Coast
A. B. Anderson
State School Book Commission Named
Governor Glasscock announced the nine member state school book commission to purchase uniform textbooks for public schools for five years from July 1. Members include John K. Thompson, I. J. Forman, Thos. S. Riley, J. N. Deahl, John C. Shaw, Charles B. Brilles, Otis G. Wilson, William C. Cook and M. P. Shawkey as ex officio secretary.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
John K. Thompson
Putnam County
I. J. Forman
Petersburg
Thos. S. Riley
Wheeling
J. N. Deahl
Morgantown
John C. Shaw
West Liberty
Charles 8. Brilles
Otis G. Wilson
Elkins
William C. Cook
McDowell County
M. P. Shawkey
Fireman Hunt Crushed to Death in Rail Accident
In Buchanan county on Tuesday night a Climax engine on the Honaker Lumber Company line jumped the track after tumbling down a mountain for over a mile. Fireman Thomas Hunt was killed as the engine leaped down the hillside. Engineer Kefler survived with a broken leg in what witnesses called a miraculous escape.
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Thomas Hunt
Honaker Lumber Company
Honaker
Engineer Kefler
Climax
Kefler
Buchanan County
Coal Properties To Be Sold Under Hammer In Wellsburg
In Brooke County circuit court Judge William Erskins ruled that the Wellsburg Coal Company and the Wallsburg and State Line Railroad Company assets must be sold to satisfy contractors, material suppliers, and claimants. He found bond issues connected to the entities fraudulent, invalidating the bonds. The cases involve more than 1 million dollars.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
William Erskins
Brooke County
Wellsburg Coal Company
Wallsburg and State Line Railroad Company
Dickens Centenary Observed in London Under Royal Patronage
All England marks Charles Dickens centenary with a Westminster Abbey memorial and a Boz club dinner in London. Lord Rosebery presided over the annual event as floral tributes arrive from around the world to honor the novelist.
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Dickens
London
All England
Charles Dickens
Boz” Club
Lord Rosebery
Westminster Abbey
Governor Aldrich Backs Roosevelt in Nebraska Rally
Governor Aldrich urges Nebraska Republicans to back Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential race. Once a La Follette supporter, his shift to Roosevelt was anticipated.
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Aldrich
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Neb
Theodore Roosevelt
la Follette
Subscriptions Offer Votes for European Tour Contest
This week a $4.00 subscription yields 3,900 votes for a new subscriber, while next week the same payment yields 3,300 votes. A schedule of votes appears in a column. Support your favorite with this week’s aid.
Rock Island train held up by seven masked robbers near Hulburt
In Memphis dated February 7 a westbound Rock Island passenger train was halted near Hulburt Arkansas by seven masked robbers. They ransacked the mail car exploded the express safe and seized money estimated at sixty thousand to seventy five thousand dollars while passengers slept and were unaware. The engineer was bound gagged and kicked into a ditch as the bandits fled after detaching the baggage and mail cars. Posses pursue the criminals and wires to the Arkansas side were cut during the raid.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rock Island
Hulburt
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Rabbers
Oklahoma
Bandits Poorly Recompensed After Train Hold Up
Memphis officials report bandits who robbed Rock Island train No 43 near Hulbert Park were poorly recompensed. Express officials deny a large amount of specie. postal agents say one mail pouch is missing. An all day search yielded no results.
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Memphis
Tenn
Feld
Rock Island
Hulbert Park
Express Company
Brown Takes Charge of Rio Grande
Edward D L Brown assumed the role of vice president and general manager of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad in Denver Colorado. A railroad veteran he began as a messenger at eleven on the Rock Island and rose to train dispatcher before leading the Northern Pacific western division prior to his Rio Grande appointment.
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Western Division
Denver
Forestry Congress Opens in Ottawa Under Governor General Patronage
The thirteenth annual congress of the Canadian Forestry Association began in Ottawa on February 7 in the Parliament buildings committee room. The two day session, notable for its representative character, is held under the patronage of the governor general.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Forestry Association
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast
West Virginia calls for generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with slightly cooler temperatures on Thursday. Virginia forecasts similar fair weather with cooler conditions in the north and west by Thursday night and moderate west winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Missing Link Telegrams in Sneed Murder Trial
Documentary evidence was presented by the defense in Fort Worth showing letters and telegrams between the Boyce family and others. The documents, read in chronological order as the missing link telegrams, supported the defense theory that Sneed believed his wife insane and sought to avoid separation.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. W. Sneed
A. G. Poyce, Jr
Boyce
Sneed
Boyces
Jos. T. Sneed
Captain Snyder
Jason
Democratic committee orders full inquiry into Everglades reports
Washington February seventh. The house committee on expenditures in the agriculture department adopts a formal order to thoroughly investigate charges that government Everglades reports were suppressed by department officials under land speculator influence and that engineers were dismissed. Rep Moss of Indiana, chairman, said the inquiry will be carried out at the full committee meeting tomorrow.
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Washington
Florida Everglade
Department of Agriculture
House Committee On
Moss
Indiana
Duke Resigns Presidency to Lead London Tobacco Firm
New York February 7 James B Duke will resign as president of the American Tobacco Company to become chairman of the British American Tobacco Company Limited with chief office in London. Percival Hill long vice president will succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
British- American Tobacco Company, Limited
London
Amercan Tobacco Company
Percival Hill
Subpoena Issued for James J Hill by Steel Trust Probe
Washington February 7 James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern Railway is to be sought by a deputy sergeant at arms of the house of representatives with a subpoena from the Stanley steel trust investigating committee returnable next Monday Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Ann White was sent to Jekyll Island Georgia where Hill is said to be staying.
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Washington
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
House of
Stanley Steel Trust
Ann's
White
Jekyll Island
Georgia
Hill
Telephone Men Convene in Chicago for National Association Meet
Chicago hosts the fifteenth annual convention of the National Independent Telephone Association. The three day event opens with a visitor reception and inspection of the latest telephone apparatus. Discussion will cover investment methods regulation interstate accounting and related topics for mutual interest.
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Chicago
National Independent Telephone Association
Commission
Interstate Commerce
Ontario Legislature Opens With Ceremony In Toronto
Ontario's provincial legislature was opened by Lieutenant Governor Gibson this afternoon in Toronto amid military display and pomp. A long session is anticipated with plans to discuss the workmen's compensation act the bilingual school question immigration good roads and hydro electric system extensions.
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Ontario
Toronto
Ont
Gibson
Local source of fuel supply near good harbors
A local fuel source near suitable harbors shows drilling in progress but results remain inconclusive. The effort has not clearly demonstrated a commercially valuable pool, leaving the potential uncertain for future development.
Gold Deposits at Alaska Peninsula Warrant Attention
Washington reports the Alaska Peninsula hosts rich coal and potential oil resources. The US Geological Survey notes three key coal fields near Chignik Herendeen Bay and Unga, with porosity for future exploration if funding allows. Local mining persisted for fuel, and proximity to harbors and shipping routes offers strategic regional value.
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Washington
Alaska Peninsula
Aleutian Islands
Wallace W. Atwood
United States Geological Survey
Alaska
Dall and Becker
Geological Survey
Unga Island
Martin
Atwood
Chignik
Herendeen Bay
Unga
Cook Inlet
California
Vancouver Island
Bering River
Matanuska
Great Circle
Puget Sound
Yokohama
Alaska Peninsula mining prospects attract lode prospectors
The Alaska Peninsula offers favorable mining conditions despite lacking timber. Longer open season, milder winter, year round harbors, and abundant grass support horse use and boat access. The report includes a large map. copies are available free from the director of the geological survey in Washington.
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Alaska Peninsula
Seward Peninsula
Peninsula
Director of
The
Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Nagel Seen as Likely Supreme Court Nominee
Washington reports indicate Charles Nagel secretary of commerce and labor, from St Louis, is the likely choice to fill the current Supreme Court vacancy. Kansas judge William C. Hook is reportedly dropped from consideration after a cabinet meeting. The president plans to send Nagel's nomination to the Senate within days.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Taft
Nagel
Senate
United States
William C. Hook
Kansas
Mr. Nagel
Cement Firm in Norfolk Declares Bankruptcy
The Norfolk Portland Cement Corporation, built opposite the navy yard eighteen months ago, filed for bankruptcy in Norfolk Virginia with liabilities of 723,547 dollars and assets of 779,377 dollars.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Portland Cement Corporation
Norfolk Navy Yard
Highland May to Lead Taft Campaign in West Virginia
West Virginia Republicans favoring Taft meet in Washington with C. D. Hilles to plan a state campaign. Virgil L. Highland of Clarkeburg is urged to take charge, with Isaac T. Mann consulted on plans and likely to guide affairs. A Taft campaign committee is expected to be formed after the talks.
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Washington
West Virginia
Taft
C. D. Hilles
Presidnt
Virgil L. Highland
Clarkeburg
Hilles
Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
Canadian Witness Denies Paying for Perjury Before Senate
Charles McGowan testified before the Lorimer committee that he did not admit receiving money to perjure himself. He said he received $300 by check from Edward Hines Lumber Co through secretary C F Wiebe to reimburse losses from his Washington testimony for Wieho.
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Washington
Charles McGowan
Senate’ Lorimer Committee of Investigation
McGowan
Edward Hines Lumber Company
C. F. Wiebe
Wieho
Probable National Coal Strike Follows Conference Failure
London reports the failure of the National conference of coal owners and miners to settle disputes. A January ballot by the federation showed 445,801 miners in favor of a general strike on March 1, with 115,291 opposed, raising the odds of industry disruption.
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London
National Conference of Coal Owners and Miners
Freight Rates Attacked Before Commerce Commission
The Columbia chamber of commerce charged before the interstate commerce commission that freight rates from Columbia South Carolina to all U S points are excessive and discriminatory. They pointed to Savannah Atlanta Charleston Wilmington and Charlotte enjoying lower rates, with coal rates from Tennessee and Alabama ports singled out for complaint.
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Washington
Columbia
S. C
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Savannah
Atlanta
Charleston
Wilmington
Charlotte
Tennessee
Alabama
Judge Truman C White Dies After Operation
Buffalo New York February 7 Judge Truman C White who sentenced Leon Czolgosz McKinley’s assassin died today after an operation. The death follows his previous ruling in the landmark assassination case.
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Czolgox
Buffalo
N. Y
Truman C. White
Leon Czolgoz
McKinley
Pringeton Candidate Fronted in District Race
Miss Clio Taliaferro leads the Third District bid with a strong showing while Miss Lillian Beinkampen and Miss Evangeline Palmer run in the Fourth District as Bluefield hopefuls chase chaperon honors during the final week of the golden opportunity to live in the district.
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Lillian Beinkampen
Evangeline Palmer
Local Women Lead In European Tour Subscription Contest
More than fifty thousand votes poured in as leaders shifted across districts. Miss Gertrude Watts tops the First District, Miss Clio Taliaferro leads the Second, and Miss Jillian Bein pamken sits in front of the Third, with Princeton and Gary backing their campaigns. The contest grows daily as candidates hustle for subscriptions and reserve votes, with new districts tightening the race and promising a record turnout.
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Gertrude Wattsn
Clio Taliaferro
Princeton
Jillian Beinpamken
Gary
Taliaferro
Mercer County
McDowell
Mingo
Bluefield
Gong
Daily Telegraph
Trojans
Iig
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Packing House Branch
Armour & Co
Capiases
State School Book Commission
W. €. Cook
Fireman Hunt
Ketler
of Lumber Company
Hammer
Snead
Florida Everglades
Duke
British-American Tobacco Co., Limited
Steel Committee
Highland
National Conference of British Mine Owners and Miners
Pringeton
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Chaperon
Gertrude Watts
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