Holston Conference Accepts Hiwassee College and Names President
Rev J W Rader reports from Abingdon Va where Holston conference meeting Feb 18 20 accepted turning Hiwassee College over to the conference for Methodist Church operation. Eagene Blake unanimously recommended as college president as mission work dominates talks.
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J. W. Rader
Holston
Abingdon
Board of Missions
Hiwassee College
Tennessee
Methodist Church
Eagene Blake
Morristown
Personal Paragraphs From Welch and Nearby Areas
Local notes report G F Strother L Kaufman and L L West in the city on business. Dr O Leary returns from the east. A son is born to Mr and Mrs M F Douthat of Rogers Street. Joseph Seay returns from Washington on business. Gilbert Rosenthal heads to Baltimore. George D May Pocahontas chief of police visits the city. Jennie Maxwell travels to Hicksville Virginia due to illness. J R Vaughan Roanoke vice president Vaughan Construction visits. G J Stone returns from coal fields and heads to Roanoke and Virginia towns. J H Gadd Camp Creek county superintendent of public schools is mentioned.
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George D. May
Pocahontas
DARED EM TO PUT HIM OUT
Charleston West Virginia February sessions opened with Speaker Seaman clashing with Randolph delegate Strader who challenged removal. The sergeant at arms ejected Strader after the exchange and the house voted that he must apologize or face drastic action.
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Charleston
W. Va
Seaman
Strader
Randolph
House of Delegates
Labor federation elects officers at Huntington meeting
The West Virginia State Federation of Labor closed its annual convention in Huntington with officer elections. William L. Welch of Wheeling was elected president, H. W. Powers of Logan first vice president, Harry Corcoran of Wheeling second vice president for the first district, T. B Hastings of Coalsburg third district, J. H. Curr of Huntington fourth vice president for the fifth district, and William T. Currey of Huntington as secretary treasurer. Clarksburg will host the next gathering.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia State Federation of Labor
William L. Welch
Wheeling
H. W. Powers
Logan
Harry Corcoran
T. 8. Hastings
Coalsburg
J. H
Sympathy for Stoessel as death sentence in Russia
In St. Petersburg on February 21, reports say the court martial's death sentence on Gen. Stoessel is met with little satisfaction. Papers advocate commutation and urge trials for Gen. Europatkin Viceroy Alexeiff and others blamed for the war losses. Sublette Barnes advertises buckwheat cakes and DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills.
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St. Petersburg
Gen. Stoessel
Stoesse
Europatkip
Alexieff
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W. G. Ferrell
Princeton Avenue
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First Baptist Church
W. E. Pearson
S. H. Thompson
Kittie Sanders
Fid
C. K. Stafford
Bailey
Geo. Vaughn
Watkins
Carrie Douthat
Thomas Priddy
B. F. Hall
P. L. Cobb
Bramwell
C. W. Kelley
Tazewell
Kelley
Chilhowie
George W. Mays
Pocahontas, Va
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
James Webster
Washington
Bluefield
Holliday & Ciuina
Greensboro
N. C
Theuilding
D. J. Phipps
Newport News
Phipp
C. F. Lambert
Crumpler
Bluefield Sanitarium
Charles Fraziera
Westerday
Wrazier
J. S. Frazier
J. T. Frazier
Tazewell County
Fairmont
A. D. McHachen
Fairmont ‘Hospital
McHacken
Canada
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New York City
New York
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Harry Shannon
Elks Opera House
Daily Telegraph
Commonwealth
Telegraph
Leckie
Richmond Times-Leader
F. Lambert
John Lusk
Crumpell
Crumpler Merchandise Company
Lambert
Mr. Lusk
Liberty Credit Company
Bluefields Avenue
Minefield Furniture Company
Hedevig Kahler
Samuel Walton
Falls Mills
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Princeton
Rastaterial
B. L. Speas
John B. Stetson
Jefferson
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W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
South Bland Street
G. F. Strother
Welch
City
L. Kaufman
Northfork
P. Ll. West
Dr. O'Leary
M. F. Douthat
Rogers Street
Joseph Seay
Gilbert Rosenthal
Baltimore
Jennie Maxwell
Hicksville, Va
J. RR. Vaughan
Roanoke
Vaughan Construction Company
G. J. Stone
Virginia
J. H. Gadd
Camp Creek
Cardus
Leota Forte
Toledo
Ill
Chittasongs Medicine Co. Paes A
Solon
LABOR
W. L. Welch
West Virginia Federation
Stoessel
Snegar Tjuster
Sublette & Barnes
DeWitt
Ooh
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
M. Smith Insurance
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H. C. ‘Donaldson
Sec'y
M. Smith
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
Kelly & Moyer Big
Bluefield, W. VA
Intermont Electric Co
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