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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
H L Myers a Tazewell plumber died at a relative's home in Horsepen Cove after being found in his room in decline. Physicians reported poisoning as the cause but offered no conclusive signs of suicide or accident, leaving the death under question.
Ripley Ohio July 30 two acres of growing tobacco belonging to Hedruy Elslager near Russellville were cut down with hoes by parties allegedly angered by his pooling of the 1907 crop and selling to outsiders A barn on Fred Schatzman’s farm near Russellville burned last night origin unknown
Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, and New York posted varied results. In a fourteen inning game Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5 to 0 while Boston lost 4 to 13 to Chicago. Second games featured Boston 3 Chicago 6 and New York 11 St. Louis 0 among others. In the Virginia League Roanoke beat Norfolk 5 to 0 and Richmond fell to Danville 3. Portsmouth Lynchburg rain delay noted. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
The closing session of the Hazel Drew inquest was held in Troy New York with many witnesses summoned though not all heard. The coroner will announce findings tomorrow and officials expect the cause to be death at the hands of unknown individuals.
Pensacola in turmoil last night as vigilantes stormed the jail to execute Leander Shaw. Mrs. Lillian Davis, Shaw's victim, is in a desperate condition with life despaired of.
William Oliver, a young aeronaut from Mason, was killed in Jackson on July 30 during a parachute drop at Hague Park near Vander Cock Lake. The parachute strings on one side snapped as it filled, causing a 2,000 foot fall to his death.
A tropical storm sweeps up the Virginia coast with wind at 40 mph off Cape Henry and high seas. A three-masted schooner is ashore at New Inlet thirty miles down the coast as life savers stand by.
Richmond Virginia July 30 Henry Stuart of Russell county tours the Eighth and First districts ahead of the gubernatorial race. He predicts strong support in those counties and is building a tentative state organization while newspapers back his bid. In the Ninth district supporters praise his potential to boost turnout and win the primary next year.
Ex-Governor Albert B. White and others seek a special receiver for the Parkersburg Dispatch News in Wood County circuit court. Judge Moss will hear the application Saturday. A $50,000 deed of trust to Union Trust and Deposit Company is cited in the action.
An ad-like note promotes Pure Plavering Extracts as essential for delicious ice cream and desserts. It touts twelve flavors and urges readers to order from their grocer, framing the extract as key to quality confections.
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt captures John Henry Miggles providing address and household details in a topsy turvy telephone inquiry. The man cites Violet Park and Elmdale as numbers and location names while describing his age wife pets and home features.
An ancient record claims a quadrature in Egypt 500 years before the exodus. Hone cites Hippocrates of Chios as solving it nearly 500 B C. The Papyrus Rhind by Ahmes around 2000 B C shows a rule for squaring the circle by shortening the diameter by one ninth and erecting a square on the shortened line. Babylonian and Talmudic references also indicate early work on the problem.
Henry the first of England plans an ambassa dor mission to Francis II of France with a harsh ultimatum. A trusted English bishop fears for his life but Henry jokes about reprisals. The bishop replies that no other corpse will seal his fate as surely.
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