This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
St John Shelley infant son of Mr and Mrs C M Shelley died at Mheart Virginia June 27 from inflammation of the stomach The Shelley family recently lived in the city and St John babyhood was brief The parents hold firmly to faith and hope of the resurrection in God.
Dissolve one package of flavored JELL-O in boiling water. When partly congealed, add light heat with one cup whipped cream and six crushed macaroons. Whip thoroughly and mold. Cool to jellify and serve with whipped cream or pudding. JELL-O costs 1 2 per package at grocers.
An advertisement claims Kodol will help anyone with stomach disorders and urges taking it for the needed period to achieve complete relief. The copy notes Kodol is sold by all druggists.
Denver July 15 The Western Federation of Miners adjourned with plans to merge with the United Mine Workers of America The combined union would be among the world’s largest with about 490 000 members and could enroll most miners in the US Canada and Mexico The Western Federation dominates metalliferous mining while the United Mine Workers covers coal fields
Census figures show total US lumber cut in 1907 reached 2.705 billion feet, a rise from 1906. Yellow pine led output in the South with 17.694 billion feet from 11.395 mills, while Minnesota pine accounted for 91 percent of the state's cut and 60.9 percent of lake states total.
The eighth annual UCM convention opens in Montreal with welcome remarks and officer reports. Delegates from Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick present their municipal reports. Debates on City Government by board of control and by commission feature Mayors McDougall Edmonton, Ashdown Winnipeg, Oliver Toronto, Scott Ottawa, Prowse Charlottetown, and Hall Victoria.
Honolulu eagerly awaits the American battleship fleet with visitors from across the island. The seven day stay will feature receptions banquets and festivities in honor of the officers and men before the fleet departs for New Zealand.
The annual convention of the Christian Churches of West Virginia will be held in Clarksburg around mid September. They plan extensive study of each church organization including the Christian Endeavor, Woman's Board of Missions, Ladies' Aid, Sunday school classes, and men's club with aims to strengthen work. Prominent ministers and lay leaders from across the state will speak, making it the event in West Virginia church history.
London July 15 final in a three mile race won by Nueg land with America second. Time 14 minutes 985 seconds. J J Svanborg of Sweden won the first heat of the five mile run in 25 minutes 46 1-5 seconds breaking the Olympic record. Landquist of Sweden won the third heat in 27 minutes 1-5 seconds. Edward P Carr of the Xavier Athletic Association New York finished second and qualified for the final. C L Hall of the Irish American Athletic Club finished fourth. The final of the 600 yard cycle race was won by Johnson of England with Demangel of France second and Damer of Germany third in 51 15 seconds. The fourth heat of the five mile run was won by Murphy of England in 25 minutes 59 seconds.
In Beaumont Texas a mob of over 1000 searched the woods aiming to capture an unidentified black man who yesterday attacked and left Ada Bell Hopkins a 13 year old white girl unconscious. An aged black man was shot mistaken for the suspect. The mob burned two negro amusement resorts and threatened more arson near the crime scene.
J N Harman trustee in bankruptcy will sell the Richlands Brick Company plant at auction in Richlands Virginia on July 28 at 2 pm. The sale includes brick yard land 60 acres leases for clay and fire cover and 33 000 brick per day capacity with modern machinery. Also included are the brick store building tenement houses and lots 36 acres of adjoining land and various personal property. Terms: real estate one fourth cash balance in three annual installments. personal property one third cash balance in three and six months. interest 6 percent. trustee may divide or combine properties and offer separate sale of engines boilers and machinery.
A New York start today witnessed by crowds as a Y M C A relay carries a message from Mayor McClellan to Mayor Busse. Runners pass a silver tube along divisions New York Buffalo Erie Toledo and finally Chicago with an automobile escort.
Bluefield and Graham councils push toward a procedure plan for disposing of the West End sewage issue. Committees have reviewed the site with the Bluefield city engineer and expect a timely adjustment and a formal action at Graham’s Tuesday meeting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.