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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
6
Wheeling West Virginia endures one of its worst floods with transportation by streetcar and trains largely paralyzed. Thousands of workers lose jobs as plants shut down, while boats ferry residents in flooded lower sections. Ohio River crest at 42.7 feet. losses mitigated by ample warning.
Mr Timtot urges a friend to adjust his stance while teaching golf. He presses the idea that Levery is hindering the learner’s posture. The moment captures a teaching exchange in playful sports instruction.
Washington Feb 17 Senator Asbury C Latimer 57 of South Carolina remains in critical condition at Providence Hospital after an abdominal twist operation. The Senate leader underwent the procedure and is hospital bound under careful observation.
Lieut Edward D Bostwick, retired, died. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from South Carolina in 1870. The notice is dated February 17 from Washington.
In Christiansburg Virginia on February 17 during the Frank Cauthorn trial Dr. T. W. Drewry of the Southwest Virginia Hospital for the Insane testified the prisoner was insane at the act and for years before. He said the insanity would last a lifetime and that the prisoner would have to be locked up in the insane asylum. His lengthy opinion drew audible disapproval from spectators.
Directors of Standard Oil Company announce a quarterly dividend of fifteen dollars per share. The announcement, issued in New York on February 17, confirms the payout to holders as part of the company’s regular distribution schedule.
Pittsburg reports indicate American Sheet and Tin Plate Company filed orders Friday from its Pittsburgh offices, with twelve mills at Elwood Indiana starting work to employ at least 1000 men. W DeWees Wood tin plate mills and McKeesport Tin Plate plants also resume operations. A separate Chinese beacon tale illustrates crowd reactions to alarms and the pace of mobilization.
A London Tit-Bits item describes a ritual at Indian princes courts where a tray of jewels is offered to British officers and their wives, then returned after a brief display. A strict rule requires obtaining viceroy permission to accept any gift, with past abuses noted from colonial days.
In the Queensland bush five men hire a tramp barber for a half day. A gang pursues after learning all five were shaved by the barber who later went insane and killed a man in Unadilla. The barber is captured after a fight and jokes about finishing off the last man shaved before his mind wandered. Cape Times
A New York American note explains that the mortgage is ancient, dating back to early history. It notes Romans as direct heirs and asserts Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians, and Babylonians all knew and used mortgages in daily business.
Daily Telegraph notes new tally card designs showcased with practical pricing. Business office lists affordable options appealing to shops and collectors, highlighting updated materials and features. The brief emphasizes value without overstatement.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip recalls a boyhood lightning strike that burned his school the night before a circus visit. The joke frames luck versus fate, suggesting luck favors the timed event rather than belief in destiny.
A fragmentary line shows a girl addressing Harold, noting her mother forbids frequent visits yet hinting at a mutual attraction. The tone suggests a quiet, personal moment within a larger narrative.
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