Railroad to upgrade facilities at Bluefield area
Norfolk and Western plans extensive improvements in Bluefield including new tracks to ease growing business. A large coal station of stone with modern coaling machinery will be built near the coal wharf. A passenger station may be added in the west end while the current depot remains the main station. A repair track will run behind the shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
West End
Man Accuses Trio in Home Robbery After Rest
M. F. Spicer says Mrs. Annie Akers Ollie Bowers and Lula Akers alias Johnson robbed him of 165 dollars while he slept at Mrs. Akers home. Police arrested the three at the station. Spicer accused Lula Johnson of the theft, prompting a blow during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Spicer
Annie Akers
Ollie Bowers
Lula Akers
Alias Johnson
Houchins and
Calloway
Spicer
Lula Johnson
Lula
Post Office List of Left Letters at Bluefield July Week
Weekly list of letters remaining at the Bluefield post office for the week ending July 26 includes Ladies List names such as Mrs. Sydney E Gross and Miss Vivian Jones and Gentlemen List names like J A Dooley Frank P Flaming and W R Tracy. Patrons should mention advertised status to avoid oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Sydney E. Gross
Minnie Hale
Vivian Jones
Mary King
Alberta Martin
Belle Williams
J. A. Dooley
J. C. Dillon
Frank P. Flaming
A. B. Hare
W. Honaker
Edgar Higginbotham
Jess T. Johnson
Robert A. Knox
George W. Livingston
G. N. Lewis
Harry D. Miller
D. McManiniu
W. R. Tracy
W. C. Williams
The
Townes Cigar Co
Baseball score at New York New York arena
On the ball field the Brooklyn team scored 2 runs on 5 hits with 2 errors while New York New York tallied no runs on 2 hits and no errors. Batteries: Matthew Son and Baesnahan for Brooklyn Evans Farrell for New York. Umpire Emslie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Matthewson
Baesnahan
Evans Farrell
Emslie
Warehouse Project on Bluefiield Avenue Proposed
Builders are invited to submit proposals for the erection of a warehouse on Bluefiield Avenue. Plans and specifications may be viewed at the office of 723 Superior Supply Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefiield Avenue
Superior Supply CO
Seaboard buys South and Western. aims coal fields link
Baltimore dispatch reports Seaboard Air Line Company acquiring the South and Western railway, a new consolidation plan to connect Southwest Virginia coal fields to Lincolnton North Carolina, with potential links to Detroit Southern and extended mileage toward the Atlantic coast. President George L. Carter of Bristol leads the venture via Virginia Iron Coal and Coke and the Virginia and Southwestern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Company
South and Western Railway
Ohio River and Charleston Railroad
Virginia
Lincolnton
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Virginia Coal Fields
Atalntic Coast
Detroit Southern
Ironton
Ohio
Detroit
Wellston
Lima
Ohio River
Charleston
Johnston City
Tenn
Huntdale
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Carolina
Camden
D. C
Marion
South Carolina
Sermon on a Dollar Bill Cites Warning and Sale Ads
Rahway New Jersey July 28 George Plum a cigar dealer found a worn dollar bill with Last Dollar Warning on the back claiming the last dollar of ten thousand left by an uncle. The ad also lists items for sale and notices about found money and rental space plus cigar promotions and medical use notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
N. J
George Plum
R H Crockett & Co Warns on Past Due Bills
All bills due to R H Crockett and Co not settled by August 1 1902 will be placed for collection. Advertisement promotes Three Rib Rye as remedy for tired feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Crockett & CO
DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertise cleanse
Poisoning the system description explains constipation as the source of headaches dullness eruptions and illness and asserts DeWitt's Little Early Risers stimulate the liver and bowels without gripping or distress. John L. Crockett endorses the remedy as gentle and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
John L. Crockett
Judge Jackson Defies Impeachment Threats Amid Mine Strike Contempt
Parkersburg report says strike agitators jailed for contempt endure confinement poorly. John L. Gehr, jailed ninety days after a Clarksburg speech, laments his sentence while Judge Jackson condemns his remark as deserving a year. Jackson dismisses impeachment threats as absurd, citing appeal routes and past judicial independence. He has served 41 years since Lincoln appointment, with few reversals and a national reputation for enforcing the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Jackson
John L. Gehr
Clarksburg
Gehr
Court of Appeals
Mine Workers Association
Federal Court
United Mine Workers’ Association
John J. Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Kitchener and Maud Gonne Romance Report
London gossip claims Lord Kitchener met Maud Gonne in Paris a decade ago and proposed. She supposedly refused to wed unless he gave up his military role and joined her Irish crusade, leaving him a bachelor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitchener
Egypt
Paris
Store Extends Evening Hours to Nine or Ten
A. L. Hawkins states no contract exists with the Retail Clerk's association and affirms the store will remain open each evening until nine or ten o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hawkins
Bluefield Severage System Bids Open August First
July 11 1902 notices invite bids for the city sewerage system with plans available at the mayor’s office. Committee members F E Carter W P Hawley P J Kelly list the submission deadline and location for viewing specifications. Try a drink of Three Ribbon Rye Whiskey. 7 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Arta. Ladl
Mother Jones vows no mercy as coal strike widens
Mary Jones, released after her trial, plans to return to aiding striking West Virginia miners. She pledges to fight for every child who must work in the mines, defying charity and jail while the strike lasts. She lauds jailed colleagues as noblemen and cites past miners’ hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jones
Clarksburg
Jones
West Virginia
Thomas Haggerty
Pennsylvania
Rice
Judge Jackson
Justice
Engine kills three girls on trestle near Richardson's creek
Annie Consart and Jennie and Mamie Nelson, aged 10, 12, and 14, were struck by a Seaboard Air Line engine on a trestle 25 miles from Charlotte. They fled toward safety as the washed bridge left them exposed, but the train struck them and their bodies were found mangled in the water below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Annie Consart
Jennie
Mamie Nelson
Seaboard Air Line
Richardson's Creek
Various World News And U S Events Recap
The items cover volcanic activity near Poas in Costa Rica, a Manila protest against friars, state building sites for the St. Louis fair, Oyster Bay post office controversy, Panama canal title doubts, Schwab’s improved condition, Catholic societies convention in Chicago, naval buildup reports, the pope’s letter to Roosevelt, a Haiti port attack by 3000 troops, Mendoza defeating Venezuelan troops, Bell’s airship work, wireless phone venture by Orling and Armstrong, livestock exports for St. Louis expo, natural gas rights ruling, Kaiser visit to Poland, Paris mob scenes, government school support protests, and Adams leading a critique of US actions in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
St. Louis
Oyster Bay
Panama Canal
Charles M. Schwab
Atlantic City
Chicago
War Department
Bishop O'Gorman
Roosevelt
Orling and Armstrong
London
Willliam A. Harris
Kansas
Europe
Kaiser
Poland
Posen
Paris
Friends of the Church
Card of Thanks for Baby's Illness and Death
The Bond family extends gratitude to friends for aid and sympathy shown during the illness and burial of their baby. Mr. and Mrs. Elonzo Bond express heartfelt thanks for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elonzo Bond
Investment Bargain Near Station in Fight-room House
Investors urged to act now on a well kept fight-room house on a 42 by 129 foot lot within 150 yards of the passenger station. It yields $300 yearly rent. Price set at $1,800. Contact M. R. Emmons land agent at 722 6te. o. da.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Emmons
No good health unless the kidneys are sound
Advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure improves kidney health and prevents summer ailments caused by drinking or overheating. It urges immediate use and notes availability from G. H. Wade. It also promotes Three Ribbon Whiskey as absolutely pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Wade
Opium and Whiskey Habits Book Offer
A notice promotes a free book on opium and whiskey diseases for all interested in the United States. Send address to B. M. Wooley in Atlanta Ca box 887 to receive the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
B. M. Wooley
Atlanta
A Real Friend From Merry Oaks Praises Kodol
W. T. Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina reports fifteen years of dyspepsia and digestion problems. After trying doctors and medicines he found relief with Kodol and can eat almost anything now. He cautions against dieting and says Kodol enables digestion without the stomach's aid. For sale by John L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
John L. Crockett
Cowboy preacher to sail 500 miles from any mission photos
Rev 8 G Bettes and 10 helpers plan a 47 foot vessel sailing upriver from Ohio to the Rio Negro and Amazon headwaters to establish a Christian mission 500 miles from the nearest mission. They bought 1000 acres to fund work and carry rifles shotguns revolvers and a rapid fire machine gun aboard for mission safety and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
G. Bettes
Rio Negro
South America
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon
Outlaw Johnston Caught After Gun Battle
Guthrie Oklahoma July 28. Charles Johnson the outlaw captured after a chase prompted by President Diaz reward. Deputies Johnson and Smith surprised the gang in a pasture near Anadarko. A number of outlaws were captured along with horses and guns. The men surrendered after a brief exchange of fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Charles Johnson
Diaz
Johnson
Smith
Anadarko
Dr Kings New Liver Pills Offer Quick Relief
Overstressed digestion causes nausea dizziness headaches and liver and bowel troubles. Dr Kings New Liver Pills promise gentle thorough relief and a guaranteed cure. Available for 25 cents at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Lost keys at passenger station in July 1902 reward offered
A set of keys was lost at the passenger station on the night of July 7 1902. A $1 reward is offered for their return to this office or to M. B. Postlethwaite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Postlethwaite
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.F. Spicer
Ocean
Wm. Heks & Co
Bluefield Safe Co
First National Bank
J. M
Kitchener
Maud Gonne
New York World
Ss. A. Lanter
N. Sohn
Sohn
Princeton Avenue
Nni
F. E. Carter
W. P. Hawley
P. J. Kelly
Committee
Mother Jones
Engine
Jerse
Poas
Foix Colin
Luciano Mendoza
Castro
Alexander Graham Bell
Cape Breton
Charles Francis Adams
United States Army
Philippines
POSSE
Chief Wilmoth
Elkins
Wilmoth
Wowelsdorf
Beverly
Womelsdorf
Johnston
Sheriffs
Barney M. Cohen
J. Baker
Buefield Ave
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