Advertising Rates Furnished on Application
Rates for Daily Telegraph Printing Co offerings listed in a 1908 bluefield issue. Cash in advance plans include daily, three months, six months, one year, and weekly options. Communications addressed to Box 721 Bluefield West Virginia with business office numbers and no individuals to receive mail. Monthly price shown as CB $1.00 $2.00 and other line items.
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Advan
Daily Telegraph Printing CO
Bluefield
W. V
Daily Telegraph
Local Ticket Listings for County Officials and Judges
The ticket lists Franklin County candidates for national and local offices. Taft for President, Sherman for Vice President, Hughes for Congress. Judges Ira Re Robinson W N Miller L J Williams. State Senate L W Holmes. Sheriff I J Ellison. House delegates W P Hawley R C Lilly. Prosecuting Attorney A M Sutton. Clerk Circuit Court W B Honaker. Clerk County Court E L Bowman. County Commissioner Davis Thorn. Assessor Geo P Hylton. Surveyor Forest Walker. Justices of the Peace E P Godbey J L Kersey. Board of Education Q A Shirey. Constables W H Pennington F C Haley.
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Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
James 8. Sherman
New York
Congress
Jas. A. Hughes
Cabell
Court of Appeals
Ira BE. Robinson
W. N. Miller
L. J. Williams
State Senate
L. W. Holmes
Summers
I. J. Ellison
House of Delegates
W. P. Hawley
R. C. Lilly
A. M. Sutton
W. B. Honaker
E. L. Bowman
Davis Thorn
Geo. P.hylton
Forest Walker
E. P. Godbey
J. L. Kersey
Board of Education
Q. A. Shirey
W. H. Pennington
F. C. Haley
Political talk and navy plans in sweeping 1900s columns
The piece notes growing Fourth of July enthusiasm despite calls for caution, mentions Bryan’s Denver nomination bid and potential running mates, and reports work starting on the battleship Florida to be a strong modern fighting ship. It also covers Kansas grain harvest needs, state free employment bureaus, and job placements for harvesters amid rail rate limits.
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Bryan
Denver
Nebraska
Talley
Texas
D. R. Francis
Missouri
Florida
Kansas
Kansas City
Burea
State Bureau
Western States
CANDIDATE CLAIMS IN LOVERADGSHIP BALANCE SHEETS
The Daily Telegraph summarizes delegate tallies for Scherr Swisher and Hearne. Scherr 431 Swisher 402 in one table, with 52 Hearne delegates unused. Swisher leading on another count 498 to 334 with Hearne 67. Contests and disputed counties complicate who makes the first ballot.
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Scherr
Swisher
Hearne
Panhandle
Hearn
Harbour
Berkeley
Cabell Y Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Grant
Hardy
Harrison
Jefferson Kanawha
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mineral
Monongalia
Morgan
McDowell
Putnam Wanes
Preston
Pleasants
Rancelph
Ritchie i
Summers
Arc
Taylor Whee
Tucker Shade
Wayne
Webster
Wood
Wyoming
Aes
Roane
Ghent
Braxton
Brooke
Gilmer Keenbrier
Hampshire Hancock Jackson Lewis
Raleigh
Boone
Tyler
Whee
Wetzel
Candidate Announces for Justice of the Peace
George L. Dillapd announces his candidacy for Justice of the Peace in Beaver Pond District, pending the Democratic convention action. He seeks the party nomination and will stand for election in the district.
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Justice of the Peace
Beaver Pond
Geo. L. Dillapd
Candidacy Filed for Justice of the Peace Nomination
A resident announces candidacy for Justice of the Peace subject to Democratic convention action. The notice asks party support from county and magisterial district delegates, noting uncertainty amid uninstructed delegates and party members.
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Justice of the Peace
Fourteen Shapes French History From May Fourteenth
The piece notes a recurring fourteen in French history from 1554 to 1715, linking major events and reigns to May 14. It also recounts Nelson era signaling tactics to keep officers ready, citing Trafalgar Re fought.
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France
Henry IV
Louis XIV
London
Big Hox Horse and Veliele auction at Radford July 4
Auction notices merge with drug ads and school bids. The Radford sale announces a Grand Family Medicine claim for Electric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia liver issues and kidney weakness, while Beaver Pond Bluefield district bids seek a four room brick school project with details by architect W L Shufflebarger.
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Radford
Big Hox
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
For Rent and For Sale Classified Items From Daily Telegraph
Various rental listings include a large store room in Northfork West Virginia and three rooms on Giles Street for light housekeeping. Also five room flat over Union Clothing Co and The Summit Hotel with furniture sale. For sale options include coal stock shares, 16 ft counter and piano pairs. Auction-like notices request interviews at Daily Telegraph office.
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Union Clothing Co
Apply Union News Co
Train Schedules Include Page Deepwater Connections
On weekdays trains run from Page to Deepwater starting 4:45 a m arriving 5:15 a m return from Deepwater 5:55 p m arriving Page 6:25 p m. Sundays start 4:46 a m arriving Deepwater 5:15 a m with Deepwater to Page 4:30 p m. Connections at Deepwater with C and O and N and W lines. ADSIT, Gen Passenger Las Norfolk Virginis.
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Roanoke
Norfolk
Shenandoah
Pullman
New York
Hagertown
Richmond
Pullman Sleeper
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Gary
Bluefield
Kenova
Columbus
Pullman Eee
Cincinnati
Tazewell
Nort’ O
Clinch Valie
Nor Yn
Clinch Valley Division
Welch
Williamson
Norfolk and Western Railway
W.B. Bevill
Virginia
Eecles
Maben
Mullens
Herndar 1Aiav
Matoaka
Deepwater
Fraternal and union meetings listed with rental notice
Stated communications for Bluefield Lodge No. 85 AF and AM meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly at the Masonic Hall. Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 76 in Bluefield meets Saturday nights at the Hearn Building hall. Hall available for rent five nights weekly. Trustees named Gibson Willis Nunelly.
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Bluefield Lodge No
A.F &A.M
Masonic Hall
Ard
Lazarus ’D’g
Princeton Ave
Bluefield Lodge No.153
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Old Masonic Hall
Carpenters and Joiners of America
Union No
Bluefield
W. Va
Hearn Building
Bland Street
J. Gibson
J. T. Willis
J. T. Nunelly
Notice to Contractors for Bluefield School Repairs
The Board of Education in Bluefield invites bids to repair the High School Building in Bluefield the white school in South Minefield and the colored school in Scott Bluefield. Bids due Saturday July 1 1908 at 8 o'clock. Bond required double bid. Submit to the secretary Ek L Bowman at Pearce Pond District. June 24.
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Board of Education
Beaver Pond
W. BL & I. L. Shufflebarger
Mercer Street
City of
Bluefield
Wyefield
West Virginia
EK. L. Bowman
Neaver Pond
South Minefield
Scott Bluefield
Ot Bland Street
Adilresa
Bourd of Education
Wha
Ty Elder
Board of Educatio
Ek. L Bowman
Peaver Pond
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Promoted For Piles At Radford
Races at Radford on July Fourth feature DeWitt's Witch Hazel touted as especially good for piles. The ad promises relief and notes it is sold by all druggists withQuotscridg for the Daily Telegraph.
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DeWitt
Radford
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Associated EF Press
Bration
Uncle Sam
United States
Washington
Boone Menern Swisher
Gilmer
Treenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Jackson Lewis
Mason
Mercer
Mingo
Monroe Serene
Nicholas Ohio
Treene Pendleton
Pocahontas
Putnam
Boone Wee Breton Srooke Wees Gihiner
Greenbrier
Ilancock
Jackson
Lewis
Mason Taweee
Mereer
Monroe
Nicholas
Toe Pendleton
E Roane
Tyler Eene Ie
Southern
Ansted & Burk CO
Springfield
M. B. Postlewaite
Lord Nelson
Smith
Brown
Jones
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan& Marvin
Loledo
Teddy
M K. Long
Princeton Avenue
Pulaski Street
Black Well Coal and Coke Co
Dearing
McDowell Co
St. Paul Va
N. C
Meadows Company
Johnson City
Tenn
O. J. Zimmerman
Dante, Va
C. L. Ruffin
Clinchport
M. H. Weiler
Iron Lithia Springs
Tip Top
Baker & Wells
Cr We Steam Laundry
Morgan Gardner & Jeffrey Machines
Weyanoke Coal & Coke Goo
Giotto
Herbert Collieries, Inc
Herberton
Deepwater Railroad
Wonderland
J. BE. Martin
Holland
Northfork
L. G. ‘Toney & Co
Giles Street
R. M. Turner, Jr
Windsor Hotel
Bluefield Avenue
Summit
Care Daily Telegraph
B. M. Cohen
Kingbury
Bluefield Bakery
W. V. Dixon
Eley
Effe Nativ
LWAY
Secret Society News
Bluefiet Lodge
R. L. Speal
Kelly & Moyers
M. Smith Insurance Agency
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H. C. Donaldson
Sec
8. M. Smith
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
Kelly & Moyer Bd’a
The
Cream of All Whiskies Lazarus Club
Bluefield Waterworks
WM. McCarthy
Eng
R & Sup
G. G. Betelle
Cashier
Ulloch
General Insurance
Diamond Bros
Qudscridg
United States Geological Survey
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
United States Navy
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
C.C. B. Pocahontas
WAIN
Arcade
Veit Riepet
Palosephie
Beroadway
New York City
Coolony
Orry Company
Venchurch
England
Uell, Biyth & Evense
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