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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
6
John Evans Jr. died at his Rogers street home about 1 3 this morning after several days illness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John M Evans. No funeral arrangements have yet been made.
Washington May 31 Friends of Senator John W Daniel of Virginia promote him as a possible Democratic standard bearer. Leading Democrats praise his public career while noting southern candidates face election challenges, especially if a Confederate veteran.
General strike by naval reserve sailors, about 117000 strong, halts French port activity as they protest government pension bills. Commerce, including fresh produce and goods, faces complete disruption across the country while unions seek better terms.
The mutilated body of an unknown man was found in the Ryan Soap Company's furnace in Cincinnati. Coroner’s post mortem suggests skull fracture indicating murder, while police favor death by own action. Engineer Fd Wilson linked to a man near his workplace and coat near the furnace door.
The iron workers strike, involving twenty thousand men, is settled with a return to pre strike conditions. Employers accept phased reductions starting December 1, 1908, cutting the work day by fifteen minutes every six months until an eight hour day is reached.
Noblesville Indiana May 31 A family feud left 76 year old P W Thurston dying from knife wounds. His son Melvin Thurston was badly cut on the arms while Tobe Breece suffered a scalp wound. Alonzo Thurston Clifford Wiler Breece and Charles Lowe are under arrest awaiting the elder Thurston’s outcome.
President Roosevelt did not reach Fort Wayne as planned. His car separated from the southbound train at Auburn Junction and he delivered a brief address before heading east on the Baltimore and Ohio. At Auburn a militia company saluted with three musket volleys. He remarked on enjoying his Indiana tour and expressed regret at leaving the state.
The Iroquois Club with Chicago Commercial Association and other groups forms a committee to secure the Democratic and Republican national conventions for Chicago next year. The effort aims to boost the city’s status and attract major political events.
An Oregon runaway stage near Lovey in Southern Oregon killed the driver George Galbraith and two commercial travelers, with two other passengers badly wounded. The driver was reportedly intoxicated. The report, from Associated Press dispatch at Areka, California, dated May 31, notes the tragedy and mentions unidentified victims.
The bureau of statistics reports that foreign markets are absorbing increasing shares of U S manufacturers. The value of U S manufactures in 1905 was fifteen times 1850, and exports of the same class were twenty four times as great as in 1850. The trend shows growth and a shift to producing more for domestic sale before export.
Six Black residents drown near Honey Grove as a creek floods suddenly. The Stephens family, including parents and children, perish in the disaster reported from Dallas Texas on May 31.
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