Soldier Run Down by Train Dies of Injuries
William Nice a 21 year old private of Company D second West Virginia regiment was run down in a tunnel near Ingleside while guarding it. He died about two and a half hours later at Princeton General Hospital after a coroner's inquest ruled death from being struck by a Virginian freight train. The accident occurred during a heavy rain. no eye witness account exists. His body was sent to Bluefield for burial with military ceremonies planned in Moundsville.
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William Nice
Moundsville
West Virginia Regiment
Princeton General Hospital
Gott Undertaking Establishment
No. 3
Ingleside
Nice
Princeton
Virginian Railroad Company
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Coal Deal in Logan County Supposed at One Million
Reports of a one million dollar coal deal in Logan County circulated yesterday. The papers were drawn up at Attorney A. W Reynolds offices, but he declined to disclose client details. Names tied to Bramwell financiers and Cleveland interests were mentioned, yet purchaser and seller identities and property development status remain undisclosed.
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Logan County
Mercer County
A. W Reynolds
Harry Bowen
J. Pack
Bramwell
Bramwell Bank
Wallace
Hiuntington
Cleveland
Ohio
Escape From Wreck After Hupmobile Plunges Into Ditch
Dr J W McGuire and four passengers narrowly escaped serious injury when their seven passenger Hupmobile plunged off a steep Athens road hill into a side ditch near Lee street yesterday morning. The rear tires burned as the car tore a board walk from the Union Supply building, aground alongside the brick structure. Royal Thorn his wife Mrs Thorn and Dr H C Hays with Dr Sam Lynch remained in place as the auto wreck occurred. Mrs Thorn, employed in McGuire offices, had heard of her mother's building fire and was being rushed to the scene.
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Athens Road
East Mercer Street
Lee Street
J. W. McGuire
County Road
Union Supply Company
Royal Thorn
H. C Hays
Sam Lynch
Royal ‘Thorn
Dr. McGuire
Residence on Lee Street Destroyed by Fire
A Lee Street residence owned by R. B. L. Holt Realty Co and occupied by T. J. Comer, a telephone lineman, was burned with all household goods lost. Fire officials reported the home and belongings were destroyed, with no immediate details on the cause or injuries.
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Lee Street
R. B. L. Holt’ Realty Company
T. J. Comer
Acid Iron Mineral tonic touted as health booster
An advertisement extols Acid Iron Mineral as a safe iron based tonic that strengthens degenerated systems without harmful effects. It claims to combine iron with calcium and potassium in a sulfuric acidic solution and promotes its availability in drug stores nationwide for 50 cents to a dollar.
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Earth
Fire destroys uninsurable house and contents. buyer intent noted
A fire at nine yesterday morning gutted a dwelling believed to originate from a defective flue. The structure, valued at 500, was uninsured. Household goods, insured for 400, were ruined. Occupants escaped with only the clothes on their backs as the building burned to ashes before firefighters arrived. A prospective buyer named Omer had tentatively purchased the house but had not signed the contract.
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Omer
William H. Thomas Calls for Honest City Leadership
William H. Thomas declares support for local farmers and urges voters to back him as mayor. He denounces rumors opposing selling produce in town, emphasizes building on community prosperity, fair administration, and serving all citizens with honest deeds. He pledges to work for reasonable food costs and local economic growth.
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William H.thomas
Bluefield
William H. Thoms
Registration Law Requires June 5 for All Men 21 to 30
Registration under the conscription act mandates all men aged twenty one to thirty, excluding only regular service members, to register in their home district on June 5. Mail registration allowed only for those away from home that day. Penalty for nonregistration is a year in jail, with no fines. Local exemption boards and review bodies will be set up nationwide to administer exemptions as the draft proceeds.
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Bluefield
Crowder
Washington
Anotner
Pine Quarantine Established in Washington on June 1
On Secretary Houston's orders two quarantine rules take effect today regarding white pine blister. The import ban covers currant and gooseberry plants from Europe and Asia. The second quarantine bars movement from eastern states including Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana of five leafed pines and currant and gooseberry plants to outside areas.
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Washington
Houston
Europe
Asia
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Chambers tablets praised by F B Tressey in Richmond Ky
An opinion from F B Tressey of Richmond Ky lauds Chamberlain's Tablets noting they are excellent for digestion or constipation. The item ends with a wartime notice from Washington dated June 1 indicating alien enemies within a half mile of certain military sites become liable to a stated action.
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Chamberlain
F. B. Tressey
Richmond
Washington
Arrest Orders Issued by Attorney General to Marshals
The attorney general orders all United States marshals to enforce arrests with defined limits. Exceptions may allow alien enemies to pass through forbidden zones under marshals' permits for specific crossings. The directive outlines the scope of enforcement and permissible exemptions.
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United States
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Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
L. H
Franklin
Baxter
Maine
Bland Street
Logan
Mercer Capitalists
W. H. Thomas
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
U. S
First National Bank
the Bluefield Bank
Commercial Bank
Flat Top National Bank
Henry A. Lilly Dept
Henry A. Lilly Department Store
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