Weeping Willows and a Score of Tramps in Court
A municipal court session yesterday fined numerous individuals for drunkenness and loitering near a railway yard. Names shown include Lula Johnson, Annie Akers, Ollie Bowers, and Loula Lewis, with fines around 2.80 each and colorful, period appropriate descriptions throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Johnson
Annie Akers
Ollie Bowers
Lula
Laula Lewis
Mattie Stillwell
Bat
Dog
Lizzard
Loula
Fanny
Tucker Petty
Hezekiah Petty
Blanche Hale
Ruth Hale
Tucker
Hezekiah
Blanche
Ruth
W. H. Robinson
New Bulding
Robinson
Wm. Weddle
Pink Keister
Burnett
Calaboose
Bids Invited for Bluefield Sewerage System
Bids for the Bluefield sewerage system construction will be received until August 1, 1902. Plans and specifications available at the mayor’s office in City Hall. Committee members F. E. Carter W. W. P. Hawley P. J. Kelly. July 11, 1902. The J. M. Cigar is guaranteed.
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City of
Bluefield
Colored Y M C A NOTES Race lecture at colored Y M C A hall
The colored Y M C A reports growing interest among local Black residents. Rev J W Terry will lecture tonight at 8 50 on Race Problem. Admission 10 cents for children 15 cents for adults 25 cents reserved seats. Open to white and colored alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Terry
Warrants Issued for Strikers Over Injunction Violation
Warrants were issued Monday for a number of strikers accused of violating Judge Keller's injunction dated June 24. Names have not yet been released and service is expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller
Hawkins Sues Retail Clerks Association Over Circulation
A. L. Hawkins has filed a lawsuit against the Retail Clerks' Association alleging interference with his business through circulars accusing him of breaking a contract. The suit seeks remedy for the alleged damages.
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A. L. Hawkins
Death of Graham Humphries at 15
A sad death occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Humphries in the west end as their son Graham died of spinal meningitis after a week of illness. He was 15, small but manly, with a sunny disposition and courteous manners. The funeral will be from the home this afternoon and interment will be in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Humphries
West End
Graham
Warehouse Construction Proposal on Bluefiield Avenue
Builders are invited to submit proposals for erecting a warehouse on Bluefiield Avenue. Plans and specifications are available for viewing at the office of 723 Superior Supply Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefiield Avenue
Superior Supply Co
Nice swell front golden oak suits sold by Hicks
Wm Hicks and Company offer elegant golden oak suits priced at fourteen dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hicks & Co
Real Friend Credits Kodol For Relief From Dyspepsia
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina says fifteen years of digestion trouble ended after trying Kodol. He reports immediate relief and now enjoys a wider range of foods. The ad notes dieting weakens the system and touts Kodol as enabling digestion without the stomach. Sold by John L Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
John L. Crockett
Developments Along the Clinch Valley and Pearl Hunting
Our representative returns from the Toms Creek region where coal mining and coke production run at full capacity. In Coeburn excitement grows over a proposed railroad along Sandy Ridge, while St Paul sees a Norfolk and Western line branch being built to coal lands. Boys comb rivers for mussels hoping to find pearls, with one find yielding ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toms Creek
McDowell
Coeburn
St. Paul
Lick Creek and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Norfolk and Western
Sandy Ridge
Baseball Scores Across Cities Highlight Ninth Inning Errors
In Boston the Americans beat Chicago 6 to 1 with Pittinger Mor an and Williams Kling on the batteries Umpire Brown. New York defeated St Louis 5 to 1 with Taylor Bowerman Currie Ryan and umpire Emilie. Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 2 to 1 as Iberg Dooin Phillips Bergen and umpire O Day kept the game close. Brooklyn routed Pittsburg 14 to 1 with Hughes Farrell Philippi O Connor and umpires Kitson Tannehill.
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Boston
Chicago
Pittinger
Moran
Willams
Kling
Brown
New York
St. Louis
Taylor
Bowerman
Currie
Ryan
Emilie
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Iberg
Dooin
Phillips
Bergen
O'Day
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Hughes
Farrell
Philippi
O'Connor
Kitson
Tannehill
Death of Mrs. Riton in Portmouth Ohio
Mrs. Riton wife of Supt W A Riton of this city died in Portmouth Ohio at 11 15 Sunday night after long illness Her remains were taken to Johnstown NY for interment. Lost bunch of keys at passenger station on night of July 7 1902 One reward for return to this office or M B Postlethwaite 125
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Postlethwaite
A Gentleman’s Drink Three Rib Bon Rye
A brief item notes a rye whiskey named Three Rib Bon Rye offered to a guest or patron. The fragment mentions no date, place, or organization but indicates a bar or social setting. No further details are available in the readable text.
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Bowel Action
Propagates that constipation poisons the system and causes headaches and eruptions. Claims DeWitts Little Early Risers stimulate the liver and bowels, acting gently without griping to restore healthy bowel function. End with product attribution to John L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
John L. Crockett
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Praise
Oakville Indiana resident R. A. Gray reports ten years confined by kidney disease with limited mobility. After consulting top physicians he found relief only after using Foleys Kidney Cure, which he calls a Godsend. Sold by G. H. Wade, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
G. H. Wade
J M Cigar Praised Across Sw Victors
The J M Cigar is described as a favorite among many sw watchers and preferred by several victorious teams, highlighting its broad appeal and steady reputation.
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J. M
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Proves Best and Cheapest
Thirty years of marvelous cures for piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions prove Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best and cheapest. Available at all drug stores.
Fairy Tale From Scene of Strike in West Virginia
A letter from Hiram Little and Thos Burdette of the United Mine Workers of America in Maybeury West Virginia claims strikers are peaceful while coal operators and guards provoke violence. It alleges deputies fire on homes, forcing families to flee, and a pit boss orders a miner’s house torn down. The piece urges readers to boycott West Virginia until the strike ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Times
McDowell
Editor Times
Postoffice
R. A. McClure
W. J. Harris
Sam Hensley
McDowell County
Bill
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Bulletin on Train Collisions 1902
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the quarter ending March 31, 1902, 212 killed and 2,111 injured in train accidents. Total 813 killed or injured from all accident types. 1,220 collisions and 838 derailments, with 221 collisions and 94 derailments affecting passenger trains. 53 passengers killed and 1,259 injured overall. damage to rolling stock and track totaling 1,914,258.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Three Ribbon Rye Boosts Spirits for the Weary
A note extols Three Ribbon Rye as a remedy for fatigue and low energy, promising refreshed feeling and renewed stamina for tired readers.
Store Notice from A L Hawkins on Evening Hours
A L Hawkins states no contract exists with the Retail Clerks association and that his store will stay open each evening until 9 or 10 o'clock. This is a clean business notice asserting hours and lack of binding agreement.
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A. L. Hawkins
Cholera Cases and Global Quakes Stir 19th Century News
61 new cholera cases reported in Manila while Manila and Manchuria see outbreaks and subsidence elsewhere. A cyclone hits Camp Vicars Philippines. volcanic eruptions threaten Soufriere and Mount Pelee. Boer generals Botha and de la Rey praised in a Cape Town church. Elites discuss Anglo alliance in response to American competition.
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Camp Vicars
Philippines
Colorado
A. M. Rothschild
Chicago
Virginia
Manchuria
Egypt
Sandy Hook
Rupi Mari Mari
India
San Francisco
Mount
Pelee
Botha
Delarey
Cape Town
Philip Burne-Jones
W. K. Vanderbilt
Premier Seddon
New Zealand
England
Bargain Eight Room House Near Station
Eight room house in good condition on a 42 by 129 foot lot near a passenger station. Pays 300 dollars yearly rent. Price 1800 dollars. 722 Gt e o d M R Emmons land agent. 1500 lb safe for sale by Bluefield Safe Co Box 711 city. Found sum of money. owner to call First National Bank and describe and pay for advertisement.
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Bluefield Safe Co
City
First National Bank
Dr Kings New Liver Pills Promoted For Digestive Ailments
An advertisement urges relief from indigestion dyspepsia and related symptoms with Dr King s New Liver Pills. It claims gentle thorough cure and guarantees results at 25 cents a bottle in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Ex-Convict McKinney GunAttack Escapes In Stolen Rig
Porterville, July 20. Ex-convict James McKinney shot five men and fled in a stolen rig after first firing at a saloon and wounding a player. He wounded four pursuing officers and a citizen, killed a man two years earlier, and left with a shotgun rifle and revolver toward Fresno County vowing Tracy would not be in it.
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Fresno
Cal
Porterville
James McKinney
McKinney
Blakefield
William Lynn
George Barrows
Marshal Willis
Tompkins
W. D. West
Fresno County
Tracy
Impersonator Tracy Struck by Police in Seattle
William Nixon sought a woman's confidence by posing as Outlaw Tracy in a Seattle music hall. He threatened the actress, was attacked by a policeman and theater owner Joe Williams, and left nearly dead after the fracas. Police later identified him by comparison with a photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
William Nixon
Tracy
Desperado
Joe Williams
Jack Wiliams
Bethel
West Virginia Battleship to be Launched This Year
George Blakemore, a former Wheeling resident now at Newport News, says the new first class battleship West Virginia will be launched later this year. The shipyard work is rapid but hampered by a plate shortage, and the vessel will carry thirteen inch main guns among others. West Virginians anticipate a large local delegation for the launch.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
George Blakemore
N. N.S. & Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Blakemore
West
Douthat Bros Dissolved By Mutual Consent
The firm of Douthat Bros. dissolves by mutual consent with C. E. Douthat retiring. W. F. Douthat will continue the business. Signed by W. F. DOUTHAT and C. E. DOUTHAT on July 18, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douthat Bros
C. E. Douthat
W. F. Douthat
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Carter
W.W. P. Hawley
P. J. Kelly
Committee
Groceryman
Clerks’ Union
Graham Humphries
Clinch Valley
Portsmouth
Ss. A. Lanter
Soha
Princeton Avenue
Mercer
Hiram Little
Thos. Burdette
L. A
A. Maybeury
W. Va
Interstate Commission
Manila
Ohio River
Ernest Ruhmer
Russell Wilson
Ohio
Nicaragua
Vera Cruz
Haiti
Colin
Firmin
Jomeau
Salnave
Nord
J. H. Eager
Norfolk
Buckroe
Stephen L. Baldwn
The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
N. Y
King Edward
Camden
N. J
Joe’’ Goddard
Ciga
M. R. Emmons
Couge
California
Oregon
Barney M. Cohen
J. Baker's Saloon
Busfield Ave
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