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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
6
A sledding accident on Summers Street knocked Captain Baldwin down as he stepped into the street to avoid slippery sidewalks. He suffered a head wound and partial unconsciousness, with doctors hopeful for recovery after rest and quiet. concussion possibility noted but not confirmed.
Washington says within a week or ten days the department of justice will file suits against Standard Oil in Chicago seeking fines near 46 million dollars. Prosecutions rest on rebates from Burlington and Chicago and Eastern. Judge Landis precedent looms as the heaviest penalties in history.
The text notes that the prospect of lenient treatment was deceptive and the prosecution will proceed. It highlights ongoing legal action and the tension between perceived outcomes and actual judicial steps. This item reflects courtroom dynamics and the persistence of legal proceedings.
A Wissenauer Alle writer discusses expensive and peculiar medicines. Saffron costs 13 dollars per pound for tiny flower parts. attar of roses fetches 112 dollars per pound, with vast rose quantities needed. Aconitine, from monkshood, is a potent poison at 108 dollars per ounce. Musk from Asiatic deer sells for 24 to 30 dollars an ounce. ambergris voicing 80 to 480 dollars per pound. Rattlesnake venom solutions appear in malignant scarlet fever.
Copenhagen reports Waldermar Poulsen, the Danish scientist, has perfected an automatic ink recording device for wireless telegraph messages. communications with Berlin and Newcastle-on-Tyne have linked to his Lyngby station near Copenhagen, showing the system runs faster than cable. Tests averaged about twenty two words per minute with reliable reproduction.
Miss Helen Carrington daughter of Mr and Mrs John B Carrington wed Burnside Winslow of Philadelphia in New Haven The bride a former national women's golf champion had sparked the romance after a Yale baseball collision when Winslow was struck by a ball from her club The engagement followed before the Yale course work resumed Astonishing bargains at Pedigo's White gate.
Warning from Deputy Sheriff W. P. Hawley that parties who have not paid their taxes must call and pay immediately to avoid levy. The message insists there is no more delay and urges prompt settlement.
Business leaders favor advertising to find workers, choosing an active recruitment approach over reliance on influence or passive pull. They advocate using want ads to connect with prospective employees and promote efficient hiring.
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