16 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
1
The editorial lauds Mercer County macadam from Bluefield to the ridge gap as a clear benefit. It cites savings in wagon repairs and potential for more efficient transport, arguing widespread paving would boost health and property values and ease rural travel in winter.
The Daily Telegraph debates whether a constitutional amendment is needed for the popular election of U S senators. It notes state practices and the evolving view that legislatures may simply register the will of voters, like the electoral college. The piece urges civic action in Bluefield to begin cleaning up the city to prevent epidemics and cites Roanoke Times on Southwest Virginia politics.
A promotional notice touts William Tell Flour by the barrel from Ansted & Burk Company mills. It promises price protection against wheat market swings and crop issues, along with superior grinding quality and cleaner flour. It urges readers to ask their dealer and insist on this brand.
The Times notes Southwest Virginia as fiercely loyal to Stuart and Slemp with strong local business ties and campaign funding. It argues the Slemp and Stuart fights were unmatched in cost and intensity and may not repeat in future political cycles.
An anonymous critique describes the steering committee as an extra-legal device used by the Democratic majority to push favorable measures. It warns bills die by inattention or deliberate delay and notes a Bluefield resident joining insurrection in Mexico, suggesting spring elections may bring more trouble.
Queen Elisabeth of Roumania, using the pseudonym Carmen Sylva, writes poetry and prose. Her new volume The Royal Story Book reflects Roumanian folk lore and customs she loves. she was German born and became queen through marriage to Prince Charles I in 1860.
Reports from Mexico City say rebels intend to shoot at any American aviator crossing the border to provoke diplomatic clashes between Mexico and the United States. The plan is attributed to Alfonso Madero and frontier leaders who seek to create complications in the war for power.
Petersburg officials report indictments for embezzling 135,766 from the old Appomattox Bank and Trust Company. Defendants Charles Hall Davis, former president, and Carl Bishop, cashier, are named. Crimes cover Oct 12, 1908 to Aug 12, 1909.
Edward Mylius, London agent of the Libertaire, has withdrawn his appeal against a one year libel sentence over King George's marriage. he will serve the term in prison in London.
The Ollaragan captain reports the Abercon foundered in a tempest with seventy passengers and crew lost near Rotterdam and Bilbao. No independent confirmation or registry listing for the Abercon exists. Ollaragan reached Rotterdam January 30 and sailed again shortly after.
El Paso sources confirm Francis Madero the insurgent provisional president of Mexico is at Gaulape with Abram Gonzales and other insurgent board members. The junta says Madero had been on American soil recently and is now in Mexican territory. Edwin M. Asquith Dies in St Joseph at 68. Confederate cavalryman who served with Lee at Appomattox passes away in Missouri.
The Daily Telegraph Job Rooms outline commercial printing offerings including stationery legal work blank books and catalogues with prices quoted on application addressed to the Daily Telegraph.
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