Republican Ticket Election Tuesday June 1 1911
Republican ticket list for council races by ward with names R B Forigusen Second Ward Samuel Turk Third Ward H C Whgldr Fourth Ward F A Harman Fifth Ward J Akurs Sixth Ward J C Wls Seventh Ward F A Francisco High Ward J M Sanders details appear incomplete and unclear.
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R. B. Foriguson
Samuel Turk
H. C. Whgldr
IF. A. Harman
J. ©. Akurs
J. C. Wls
F. A. Francisco
J. M. Sanders
Anon Ee
Misquoted Aphorisms Echo of Philosophers
A compact fragment honors three ancient voices with paraphrased maxims. Demosthenes cautions against self deception, Seneca warns that desire for more distorts duty, while Carlyle hints that initial duty reveals the next.
Italy Faces Loss of Arts and Monuments in War
An Rome based writer notes Italy entered the war with eyes open and may lose priceless treasures, galleries, and buildings to invasion or bombardment. He argues the world will suffer if Italy’s antiquities are destroyed, while Italy pursues a commercial war goal and modern construction may rise atop shattered ruins.
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Italy
Rome
Taly
St. Mark's
Tialy
Voters choose city government amid calm campaign
The Bluefield election opens with polls for a two year city administration. Voters urged to participate, praising the clean campaign and the Republican slate. Observers note business optimism and new street paving plans as contracts and growth expectations rise.
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Aa Good ‘Council
al Élasses
Texas editor seeks Roanoke assignment in Telegraph critique
A Roanoke Times rejoinder quotes the Bluefield Daily Telegraph mocking a Texas editor who once shot at subscribers to collect unpaid subscriptions. The letter notes readers rely on newspapers for news and hints the Texas editor should not be sent to Roanoke.
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A Texas
Ds Sill
Telsure
Iifin
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kale
Texas
Telegraph
Dee
Mike
Roanoke
Roanoke Times
Tributes Paid to Late Z. W. Crockett by Associates
Tributes pour in as colleagues honor Z. W. Crockett with words and deeds of sympathy. Resolutions express grief, extend to his family, and commit to memorials in county association records and the Marver County court.
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Z. W. Crockett
Ahd Oy
Jay
Beace
da Mers Per County Car Association
Marver County
Russhley
Ritz
M. Kasley
Eulogies Mark Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
Nations veterans gather on the Arlington crest for Civil War and World War remembrance with speeches by Wilson aides and Woman's Relief Corps leaders. A naval disaster note follows with the German submarine incident blamed on misidentification of ships. A chain of local incidents includes a major fire in West Virginia, warehouse closures, a fatal aviator accident, British notes on German replies, and a Boston outing for crippled children.
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Brent
Iran
Frieda
Cabemrida
Secrets Wayans
Ciremnander
CL Wilson
Khib
Chiracten
Inder Witspi¢Un
Yyand Anny
Repubie
Lellet Cerny
Arlington Grounds
National Capital
John Mertray
G. A. RR
Wilson
Corenander A. P.fasker
Cearge EL. B. Wough
Lincolr
Mra
Saber Worldty MD
Woman’s Relief Corps
Washington
Ambasaador Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Monument Unveiled for General Reynolds in Philadelphia
May 31 ceremonies in Reynolds Park with Mayor Blankemourg presiding dedicated a Civil War hero memorial. Memorial day exercises featured displays and a public tribute to General Reynolds as local history and Pennsylvania pride were highlighted.
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Gen. Reynolds
Philadelphia
Blankemourg
General. B. Reynolds
Reynolds Park
Pennsylvania
Pan American conference tours and wartime notices
A scrambled report notes Pan American conference tours beginning in the Midwest and East with visits to Annapolis and Baltimore, plus a dinner for Philadelphians. London reports gas effectiveness on the Western Front and casualty figures, while British losses in Gallipoli are referenced. Advertising groups in Chicago mark a boycott, with broader aims toward eradicating whiskey advertising after 1916. other lines mention Gibbs & Hill Co and AR Rucci egg product notes.
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Chatcing BH
Witkkey
Ada
Chicago
Gibbs & Hill Co
Richmond Veterans Gather for 45th Confederate Reunion
Richmond Virginia hosts the 45th Confederate veterans reunion as survivors from the south remember fallen heroes. Memorial exercises open the day with tribute to Confederate dead and a memorial for Virginia’s Confederate women. General E P Harrison of Alabama arrives to take command, with General Bennett W Yates delayed by illness.
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Tehmoend
Richmond ‘Nowight
Europe
Virginia
E. P. Harrison
Alabama
Bennett W. Yates
Cleveland
Ilness
Inventions We Need Promising Would Be Edison Types
Stray Stories argues that many would be Edisons exist in idle imagination and that the world needs practical inventors. It highlights stock frame origins, inexhaustible raw materials, rustproof iron, durable paint, and water usage as avenues for private experimentation and innovation today.
Falling with no resistance to avoid injury
London Answers explains a questionable safety idea from early aviation showing a description where a pilot survives a crash by "falling free" and not resisting, arguing that collapsing limbs and relaxed muscles reduce damage, while warning that attempts to brace leads to worse injuries.
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Wen
Hite
London
Fragmentary Anecdotes From Local Voices and Misheard Calls
A garbled mash of anecdotes cites a street encounter with a merchant and a Polish telephone apprentice. The tale mixes slang and mispronunciations about ancestors and slangy refusals, reflecting imperfect speech and urban chatter from the period.
Longest Street Story From Siberia Described
Seebolm recalls a village in Siberia with a main street that runs from Nishni Novgorod to Ke nklta about 6000 miles long. He jokes that the road carries about a half million horses and that everyone knows everyone along the entire stretch.
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Seebolm
Siberia
Asia
Nishni-Novgorod
Kenklta
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