Resignation and Local Happenings Shaped by Ennis to Bassett Move
J J Finney after twenty three years with Turkey Gap Coal and Coke at Ennis and other plants resigns to farm in Bassett Virginia. Senator French returns from Charleston after a special session and comments on the governor’s plans. News of William E Ross and Callie Carling marriage and road funding for Clear Fork district to Bluefield. Army recruits from three states depart to Columbus.
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J. J. Finney
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company
Ennis
French
LD. BE. French
Charleston
Steele
Pendleton
William E. Ross
Bluefield
Callie Carling
Richmond
Ross
Clear Fork
Tazewell County
Sanders Gap
Army
Battle
Roanoke
United States Army Recruiting Office
Edward N. Greer
Confluence
Myron E. Carr
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Ek. T. Mathieson
Summer Hill
Columbus
Ohio
Keystone Gun Club Meeting and Trap Shoot Exhibition
A Keystone Gun Club meeting is set for 1 30 this afternoon at Keystone with a crowd of professional trap shooters to give an exhibition. Bland Street Methodist Church Choir members are asked to meet at Ford Music Company's store tonight at 8 for Sunday music preparation.
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Keystone Gun Club
Keystone
Bland Street Methodist Church
Ford Music Company
Berger and His Aviators Plan City Flight Today
J. Berger and his aviation team remain in the city with plans to fly today weather permitting. Berger confirms the visit and expects a display if conditions allow.
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Berger
Aid Society Meeting at First Baptist Church
The ladies aid society of the First Baptist Church will meet this afternoon at the church. All members are requested to be present.
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The
Christian Church
Isaac Wight
West Virginia Brotherhood Purchasing Company
Bluefield
West Virginia
John H. Davis
Chas. H. Dodson
Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Rain Lifts Sections As Drought-Breaking Downpour Hits Area
A heavy rain yesterday afternoon broke a monthlong drought, easing crop stress. Electrical storms paused streetcar service briefly while vegetation revived after a parched period. government records show six tenths of an inch on April 30, the last heavy rain before yesterday.
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Monroe
Milam cited as cure for scrofulitic consumption in Danville notice
Abram Ward of Danville Virginia testifies before Notary Public Edmund B Meade that since August 1909 Milam restored his strength and appetite after years of poor medical results. Ward says the remedy aided digestion and overall blood health and that he has recommended Milam to about twenty friends.
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Danville
State of Virginia
Towit
Edmund B. Meade
Milam
Abram Word
Weather Summary for May with Rainfall and Temperatures
Rainfall in May included two tenths on May 1 followed by three hundredths on May 13 and two hundredths on May 23. By yesterday total rainfall reached fifty five hundredths of an inch. Temperatures ranged from a low of 30 degrees on May 1 to a high of 89 degrees on May 19, with twenty days at or above 80 degrees. There were twenty-three clear days and eight cloudy or partly cloudy.
Two New Trains Added Daily Service Expands Bluefield Line
The railroad plans two additional daily trains from Bluefield to Gary starting June 11, bringing total daily passenger trains to eighteen. Trains Nos. 52 and 17 will run Bluefield Gary with schedule changes including No. 2 departing Gary at 11 50 am and arriving Bluefield 2 20 pm, then eastbound at 2 30 pm with a Pullman and dining car. The Pennsylvanian station in New York will receive train No. 40 the next morning after arrival.
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Minefield
New York City
Roanoke
Whihh
Radford
Lynchburg
Shenandoah
Bristol
Winston-Salem
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Gary
East
New Pennsylvania
New York
North Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Train Schedule Updates Alter Times and Add New No. 17
Nineteen train times are shifted earlier with No 1 leaving at 1 40 p m and arriving sooner. No 2 becomes No 8 running between Bluefield and Williamson with adjusted departure and arrival. A new No 17 will depart at 7 30 p m from this city to Welch Gary and back, with Pocahontas division schedules to follow. The changes take effect a week from next Sunday.
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Bluefield
Williamson
Welch
Gary
Pocahontas
Notable Visitors and Local Appointments Trim City Footage
A string of visitors and local figures stopped in town last night and yesterday. Names include Burkeley of Dearing, W. W. Witten of Hurley, Martin Williams of Pearisburg, Judge S. W. Williams Virginia attorney general, Windham Stokes Welch and J. J. Bigelow Marytown, along with Bluefield avenue resident getting medical care. Other arrivals involve Dc. R. McNutt Juanita McNutt and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barbour Princeton. Local reps P. P. Bishop W. E. Fenner Linkous Raleigh and ex residents visiting, and W. J. Borden Norfolk with Herberton Collieries. Mrs. P. H. Lawless Maybeury returns from Morristown Tennessee after attending Lacies Home Mission convention.
Highlanders Surprised by Boers in First Battle Tale
An anecdote from Howard C. Hilligas recounts Magersfontein where eager Boers in their first fight cried Hands up and misread Highlanders, letting them return to column after the confusion. An old Boer mistook Highlanders for ostriches and urged burghers to spare them.
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Howard C. Hillegas
Magersfontein
Why banks loan money not lend it in modern finance
The article argues that banks use the verb loan as a noun and verb due to business practice, noting historical use where lend was the traditional verb. It discusses shifts from patronage or usurious lending to formal lending within enterprise and the evolving meaning of money as productive wealth.
Salvation Army Captain Ordered to Stop Outdoor Meetings
Trevitt a Salvation Army captain was arrested for refusing outdoor services at Eleventh avenue and Fifteenth street. He was discharged in police court and forbidden to beat a bass drum or use a cornet in outdoor meetings. Pittsburg orders restrict further street preaching, drawing ire from business leaders and citizens upset over action against the leaders while street meetings elsewhere continue.
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Altoona
Trevitt
Salvation Army
Eleventh Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Pittsburg
Hoyer
Fourteenth Street
Sauer's Extracts and Flavors Earns Medals
Sauer's Extracts and Flavors showcases thirteen top awards and medals signaling strong quality and value for fruit flavors and related products.
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SAUER
From Curbed Credit to Global Finance Chains
The passage contrasts historic restraints on money lending with modern credit systems. It notes loans now fund productive enterprises rather than relief, enabling both borrower and lender to profit through rapid intercommunication and broad commerce. It references the New York Times observation on lending practices.
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New York Times
Her Kind of Economy
A New York Times quote features a man who vows to marry only an economical woman. He cites a fiancée who bought a thirty dollar hat while carrying $200 cash, arguing thrift proves true economy despite appearances.
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New York Times
The Pulse Beat as Time Measure in Life
The London Chronicle notes that the pulse beat serves as a rough time gauge when a watch is unavailable. It observes the human pulse is not exactly sixty per minute and calls this a common imperfection in life. The piece links seconds to pulse rate as a practical fallback.
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London Chronicle
Secretary of the club writes minutes in head
A Pittsburg item notes a club secretary who kept minutes in her head all season and then attempted to write them down, signaling the humorous tension in local club administration.
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Pittsburg
Man's comment sparks odd domestic quip in Boston transcript
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features a sharp exchange where Mrs Wedd-John questions a man about smoking in a room with ladies. He replies with a quip about needing a wife like her.
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Mra. Wedd
John
Mr. Wedd
Frear
Boston
Transcrijt
Truth a trouble maker
A West Philadelphia man and his wife have separated. Friends wonder why. when asked the cause the husband says his wife bought a hat for $20 and he told her what he thought, which led to the rift.
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Philadelphia
Joke Writer Faces Editor’s Narrow Viewpoint
A writer complains that the joker’s humor fails to amuse an editor who cannot take a joke, reflecting tension between creative voice and editorial restraint. The remark underscores clashes over satire and newsroom boundaries.
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Lippincott's
Cardui praised as worth its weight in gold in Tennessee ad
Mrs M E Rail of Mount Pleasant Tennessee extols Cardui describing two years of weakness cured by the remedy for herself and her daughter. The testimonial claims Cardui is safe for young and old, made of harmless vegetables, and supports natural healing without harsh drugs.
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Mount Pleasant
Tenn
M. E. Rail
Secret Societies Meeting Notice at Bluefield Lodge 85
Stated communications of Bluefield Lodge No. 85, A. F. and A. M., are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at the Masonic Hall on the third floor of the Lazarus Building, Princeton Avenue.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 85
Masonic Hall
Lazarus Building
Princeton Avenue
Subscribers urged to report missed Daily Telegraph delivery
Subscribers who fail to receive the Daily Telegraph regularly are asked to inform the office. Call Telephone No 14 to report a problem or seek assistance.
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Daily Telegraph
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Hinton
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Chas, R. McNutt
Princeton
Bluefield Golf Club
C. L B. Hancock
Gertrude Watts
Matz Hotel
Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
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Co. M. Whitmore, Mer
Boston Baking Go.’s Bread
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Graham
Mother's
Pullman
RYE
Sublette & Barnes
South Bluefield Florist North Street
Bed of Veron Street
Ed Lisuss
Fairview
South Bluefield
A.V. Smith
M. B. Kelley
Russell St
W. Va
Williams Mfg. CO
Props
Cleveland
Milam Medicine Co., Inc
Deavitte Ve
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
Burkeley
Dearing
W. W. Witten
Hurley
Martin Williams
Pearisburg
S. W. Williams
Virginia
Windham Stokes
J. J. Bigelow
Marytown
J. Long, Jr
Bluefield Avenue
Leo Long
B. RH. T
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P. P. Bishop
W. E. Fenner
Q. “Linkous
Raleigh, N. C
City
D. E. Chambers and Son
Fiusif
Portsmouth
W. J. Borden
Norfolk
Herberton
P. H. Lawless
Maybeury
Morristown
Lacies' Home Mission
Methodist Church
Highlanders
Blunefield
Fidelity Banking & Trust Go
Bluefield, W. VA
Knox
Cubbedge & Hicks Haberdashers
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Bluefield Pharmacy
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