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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1908
Page
4
A brief item from the Daily Telegraph of Bluefield notes wire service coverage by the Associated Press. The fragment mentions Morning edition details and standard press affiliation.
The ticket lists Taft Sherman Swisher Reed Durst Long Conley Shawkey Hughes Robinson Miller Williams Holmes Ellison Hawley Lilly Sutton Honaker Bowman Thorn Hylton Walker God bey Kersey Shirey Pennington Haley with names of candidates for governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general state superintendent of schools judges of the court of appeals state senate sheriff house of delegates prosecuting attorney clerk circuit court clerk county court commissioner county assessor war surveyor justices of the peace member board of education and constables.
A rambly collection of thoughts cites Ecclesiastes on wisdom and verdicts on vice presidential timber, Tolstoy, seed gardens, and stagey political chatter. It notes labor shifts in Honduras, Maine Democrats backing Bryan, ghostly telephone hints in Philadelphia, and European financiers returning home as election talk drifts toward debatable West Virginia.
The article reports rising business confidence and revived activity after the Chicago convention and Taft’s nomination. Dispatches from major centers show expanding trade, growing payrolls, and improving industrial output. It notes Republicans energized by Taft and criticizes Bryanism as a drag on business prospects.
A sensational state bill in Georgia vows marriage nullification for any woman who deceives a man with cosmetics, false hair, corsets, or other artificial means. The piece argues such deception invalidates the union, reflecting a broader era of moral anxiety in the capital.
The Morgantown Post-Chronicle urges compromise in the party split over two conventions. It defends Swisher as the regular convention choice and calls for a rational settlement, noting Mrs. Kern’s campaign remarks and the vice presidential race.
Chamber of Commerce officials discuss a new law issuing bonds for street improvements. The plan requires a people’s vote and promises city projects funded by abutting property owners. Also notes Philadelphia bank depositors and political campaign funding humor. Bluefield fashion quip ends with a light local aside.
The article reproduces part of Juo W Kern's Denver convention response in Indianapolis. Kern defends unity amid political differences and urges neighborly liberty of conscience. He emphasizes shared loyalty to the nation and flag, urging friends across parties to stay united.
An advertisement claims deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian Tube mucous lining and that Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrhal deafness. It offers one hundred dollar payment for any case uncured by the remedy and promotes additional Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Bluefield lodges and fraternal groups list their regular gathering times and locations. Blues4 Lodge No 250 meets Tuesdays at 8 pm at Ren Men's Hall. Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF&AM holds 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Masonic Hall. Bluefield Lodge No 153 Knights of Pythias convenes Mondays at 8 pm in Castle Hall. Carpenters and Joiners Union No 976 meets Saturdays in Hearn Building hall. rent available for five nights. Trustees named: Gibson, Willis, Nunelly.
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