18 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1911
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows a public issue in November involving property ownership and regulatory compliance. The readable parts mention city action and registration requirements linked to ownership and administrative oversight. Further specifics are unreadable.
Dr. L H Clark of Kyle and Perkins of Kimball visited the city yesterday. Several residents and guests from Roanoke Philadelphia New York and Knoxville appeared for social calls and stays at homes of Hawley Moyers Matz Katzen Frye and others.
Mrs Bessie Josephine Barger aged seventy died yesterday morning at her son Captain G M Barger’s home 922 Wayne street after a week long illness from heart trouble Funeral service to be held at the Wayne street home at 1 pm with Rev C R W Kegley and Rev H S Mabie assisting Burial will be in Old Mount Tabor Lutheran Church cemetery Blacksburg burial to take place Sunday All Bargers rest in the same cemetery Mrs Barger emigrated from Ireland with her parents about sixty years ago and lived much of her life near the college town
Reports from the coal field indicate adequate movement and good prices but a lack of operator orders. Mine owners must keep crews ready while awaiting busier days. Some operators favor a three day on three day off plan to guarantee steady work for their men. Merchants report overall quiet business since late January. Everyone awaits a market shift.
United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma, the youngest senator, marked his fortieth birthday. He has been blind since age 14 but remains a powerful speaker with prodigious memory and figures in his head. His wife, described as handsome and brainy, stands by him as a devoted partner.
The piece defines ego as a Latinized I and argues all men have egos regardless of vote rights. It notes that stealing from a person harms ego, while political status does not change it. It claims ego is not tied to soul, body, family, country, or race and that egos vary, often favoring one’s own.
In a London Chronicle notch, a crush erupts in the pit as an anemic girl and latecomers cluster behind benches. A young man asks to take her seat while he goes out for a drink, remarking that chivalry is not past.
A column fragment surveys individuality, the power of intellect, and the pull of shared thinking. It cites quotes from London New Age and Alexander Graham Bell era banter, then notes a crusty barber joke about tips and personal conduct, ending with a Milton line on inner desires and fears.
A promotional note extols a want column that costs only a few cents and promises prompt, wide utility. It asserts nearly anything can be obtained by using this feature, encouraging readers to try it once.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on February 17 Michael Lillek shot Miss Alice Hyland, aged nineteen, after she refused his advances. Lillek fled to the mountains but was found dead half a mile from the scene, having shot himself to avoid capture.
A long trialist named George Wilson died after a life of litigation in which he served as party trustee and lawyer. A brief funeral sermon noted his kindness to the poor and challenged rumors, while colleagues recalled he could not file a demurrer or motion at the end. The exchange among lawyers highlighted the rarity of his lapse from action.
Ferdinand Praeger recalls visiting Richard Wagner at his Swiss home. The sixty year old composer suddenly stood on his head on an ottoman in the drawing room. His wife entered in alarm, then he reassured her he was sane and could balance on his head at sixty.
A correspondent claims hanging by the hands with feet off ground cures hiccoughs, saying the method never fails, even for children. The note cites London Globe and adds a honeymoon quip from St Paul Pioneer Press about a couple on a day coach trip with a pun about coals and cinders.
Washington Star reports Dustin Stax notes the man who spoke vigorously about hard times has shifted positions to the other side of the market, signaling a change in stance and audience.
With indigestion and bilious feelings, the ad promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to stimulate the stomach and liver, improve digestion, and restore appetite. Sold by all dealers with claimed satisfactory results.
Roanoke February 17 Special report says Thomas Neel charged with murder at Shawsville was arrested in Washington D C. The alleged killing of Millie Anderson occurred after Neel entered the woman's house and fired without warning claiming the act was accidental. Rewards offered totaled 250 dollars from Montgomery county Shawsville and the governor.
Richard L. Ashhurst, longtime Philadelphia postmaster who vanished January 30 at Atlantic City, had his will filed today in the register of wills office. The document’s contents were not released. A death notice appeared in papers yesterday, family members believing he fell from the Atlantic City pier.
A bankruptcy petition was filed in Nashville against the Tennessee Packing Co a local firm capitalized at two million dollars New York parties filed the petition W J Cummins linked with the Carnegie Trust Co of New York led the concern in Nashville as of February 17.
St. Petersburg reports the government has asked the duma to vote sixty million dollars for building four battleships by 1910. The plan aims to expand the navy's strength with new vessels and reflect ongoing arms program.
New York reports the Cunard Carmania will sail with Lord Decies and Miss Vivien Gould occupying the ship’s finest suite. The couple intends a spring and early summer in Egypt, traveling from Alexandria to Cairo, then upper Egypt and finally Khartoum to end their trip.
The New York bar plans an annual dinner at the Hotel Astor honoring Justice Hughes of the U S Supreme Court. Judge Alton B. Parker will preside as the gathering of leading legal figures deems Hughes the guest of honor for the occasion.
An advertisement states Pazo Ointment cures itching bleeding not dropping prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days or the money back. The cure is offered for sixty cents with refund if not effective.
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