Water controversy at Bluefield chamber meeting discussed
Bluefield officials heard William McCarthy assert Ada water as best while arguing Roanoke and Ada tests show safe drinking water. County board action looms over water sources as education leaders push for a bond issue to fund new school facilities and improved city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
William McCarthy
Water Works Company
Bluefield
McCarthy
Ada
Beaver Pond
Sesame
McClaugherty
City Board of Health
Crockett
County Board of Health
Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Newenham
Board of Education
Chamber
G. M. Ford
Judge Ritz
Ritz
Bernard McClaugherty
H. S. Shott
E. H. Easley
Smith
Little Willie Questions Parts of Speech for Woman
A playful family dialogue frames a question about language as Willie asks his father what part of speech a woman is. The father answers with humor, saying a woman is not a single part of speech but all of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
The 1361 Paris Dog Duel That Sent Macaire to Confession
A strange combat in Paris in 1361 pitted a dog against Macaire in a duel judged by the king. The dog retreated to an empty barrel while Macaire fought with a cudgel. The dog won and Macaire confessed his guilt in front of the king and court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. de Montdidier
Macaire
France
God
Montdidier
West Virginia coal fields seen as future fuel source
Washington Post cites J A Scott of Bluefield praising West Virginia coal regions for vast untapped potential. He notes Pocahontas field development lag, many mines employing thousands, and fears of fuel shortages, while Bluefield showcases rapid growth and a unique gravity railroad yard saving power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
West Virginia
J. A. Scott
Bluefield
Willard
Pocahontas
Mercer County
United States
Daughters Disappearance Shocks Nemours Family
W T Dudley of Nemours searched for his 16 year old daughter Florence yesterday afternoon after she vanished from home. He suspects an elopement with a young man named Robert Mullins and reports of possible marriage at an unknown location. Dudley sent telegraph messages to keep Florence detained if located by police while two brothers or acquaintances were reportedly seen visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Dudley
Nemours
Florence
Robert Mullins
Mr. Dudley
Bluefield
Graham
Ill Fated Ship Great Eastern and a Hidden Skeleton
A Chicago News account recounts the ill fated Great Eastern from launch delays costing 350000 to trials with boiler bursts and a fatal pay clerk mystery. Thirty years after launch the ship’s wrecking revealed the skeleton of the missing pay clerk, crushed inside the vessel.
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Great Eastern
Birkenhead
Chicago News
Coal Ad Promises Clean Free-Burner Pocahontas Red Ash
Citizens' Coal Supply Co advertises Howard White Ash with no slack or soot and a free burner offer. Genuine Pocahontas and Red Ash kept in stock with prices right. Contact L. E. Borden at phone 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Coal Supply CO
L. E. Borden
The Price of Peace Salve Ad and Bargain Notice
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Salve for skin diseases with itching and smarting relief. It lists price 25 cents and sale at West End Drug Co Bast End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy. Also mentions Pedigo's White sale and a business ad about modern hiring in advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
Bast End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Hearne Seeks West Virginia Governor Nomination
Hon. William H. Hearne of Ohio County asks Republican voters in the Northern Panhandle to inquire into his qualifications for the West Virginia governor’s office ahead of the next state convention. He requests information from citizens regardless of the politics of the inquiry source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hearne
Ohio County
West Virginia
Northern
Panhandle
Remove the Cause and Sale Notices in Bluefield
An ad review extracts two items: a medicinal pitch for Mi Ona tablets claiming digestion cure and a legal sale notice in Mercer County West Virginia. It also includes a bankruptcy notice for Abe Shevic with a meeting of creditors set in Bluefield.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promoted for Children Health
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a safe medicine for children and infants, claiming relief from coughs colds and croup without opium. It asserts easy use when croup symptoms begin and notes availability at West End Drug Co Hasted Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy. It also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for liver and bowel health through Mill Creek Coat and Coke Co West End Drug Co W J Peters Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Drug Co
Hasted Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Mill Creek Coat and Coke Co
W. J. Peters
Freeman
Bankrupt Referee G J Holbrook Seeks Meeting Action
Examine the bankrupt and transact other business at the GAID meeting. G J Holbrook serves as Referee in Bankruptcy dated January 16 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Holbrook
Notice to Take Depositions in Hairston Suit
Notice to Robert Hairston that Mary L. Hairston will take depositions on February 17, 1908, at J. E. Ritz law office Bluefield West Virginia between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. for a chancery case in Mercer County. If not completed that day, depositions will continue daily at the same place and hours until concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Mercer County
West Virginia
Harry Wood
Anderson Holley
J. E. Ritz
Bilnefield
Tunnelton
Roseville
Pocahontas
R. L. D. Rosenthal
F. M. Cox
G. L. Powell
RL. D. Rosenthal
Harry N. Wood
Emma Wood
Robert Hairston
Bluefield
Mercer
Mary L. Hairston
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W. G. Ferrell
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Princeton Arsius
B. L. Speas
W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
South Bland Street
Princeton
George
Bluefield Furniture Company
Red Lot
Glen
Rks
G. H. Wade
J. EB. Ritz
I. W. B. Honaker
Circuit Court
District ‘Court
Coles States
Ave Shevic
Abe Shevic
Rock
Abe Shevie
Bluefield Merchandise Exchange Incorporated
Bland Street
HEARN
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer Building
Windsor Hotel Bar
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