17 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1904
Page
1
Story recounts Mrs. Shields pursuing legal action and awaiting the end of a prison term as the assailant faces a terminal deadline of thirty days. The piece frames the case around accountability and the impact on the victim and community.
Henry Williams, convicted of assaulting Mrs. Alice Shields and her child in Roanoke, Virginia, was sentenced to be hanged on Friday March 18 1904. He was escorted by eighteen military companies and Sheriff Tillett amid heavy police presence. The trial included testimony from doctors, the Shields family, and police, with the judge assessing the brutal crime and ordering execution in Lynchburg.
Lent services at Christ Church begin Ash Wednesday February 17 with 11 00 a m and run through Easter April 3. Schedule includes Ash Wednesday 11 00 a m each Wednesday 7 80 p m Fridays 5 00 p m Sundays 7 45 and 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m on February 21 March 6 and 20.
The firm plans to open its main office in Roanoke Virginia with Evans and Farrar directing future operations. The Richmond office becomes a branch under Maj Evans, and Bluefield remains under Mr Farrar. May Evans visited the area, aiding growth across four states.
Rome report of February 16 states the Japanese admitted losing four warships and two merchant steamers. Russia’s losses to date include sixteen warships and twenty steamers per an official dispatch from Port Arthur.
Feb 16 dispatches describe two thousand Cat troops occupying Manchuria and one thousand refugees leaving Vladivostok aboard the Hamburg American Sata bound for Moji Japan and Tsien Tan China. Tokyo notes Japan sending cruisers to watch for American aid ships to Russia. The Frankfurter Zeitung cites Siberian cold killing troops near Lake Baikal and a rumored major battle on the Yalu with Russians reported to be gaining.
Advertising across Pittsburg announces The Bargain Hunters contest designed to test reader shopping skill. The Pittsburg Dispatch promotes weekly prizes of 40 dollars and widespread billboard and store displays aim to draw interest and participation.
F. L. Bonemus of Kansas City Missouri grand chief of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America will speak at the Y M C A hall in Bluefield this evening at 7 o clock. The talk covers organized labor and the B R C A meaning. Public invited. Overstocked carpets advertised by W A Swan & Co with special bargains.
Charleston West Virginia February 16 There is speculation on a possible special legislative session ahead of the State convention to choose Roosevelt delegates. Joseph Holt Gaines visits and may stay in Washington. Republican League Convention planned for Charleston April 13-8 signals campaign energy. WV teachers rise 25 percent. healthful school laws enacted last session praised.
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