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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
2
Community church notices list weddings and services across First Baptist Calvary Baptist Lutheran and other congregations. Invitations announce Rose Long to G W Hogshead. sermons titled A Sufficiency for Every Good Work and How Long Shall Ye Between Two Opinions. Police beat cleanup and boy scout meeting add civic events.
Passenger train No 16 from Columbus arrived nearly four hours late after a freight wreck near Kenova division caused the delay. Train crews rerouted and resumed service as the line cleared. No further injuries reported.
Bible class and Sunday school at 0 45 a m Morning service with communion and sermon at 11 Bible study and sermon at 7 Catholic Mass at 9 30 a m in the church of the Sacred Heart Sunday school follows Mass at Sacred Heart church.
Elder G. W. Bradley of Monroe County will preach at Union Park tonight and Sunday night at eight o'clock. Crowds gathered at the Opera house for the Cowboy and Indian Frontier Celebration in Cheyenne Wyoming honoring Col. Roosevelt. The moving pictures drew immense audiences in Bluefield with repeat showings starting at 3 p m and continuing throughout the day. manager Jolliffe adds two more features.
W N Cummings of Red Jacket was in the city yesterday. Mrs L Clark has gone to Littlesburg to spend time with friends. C L Clark principal of Ramsy Street school left for Summers county for a vacation. Miss Rae Goodman of Pocahontas returned home after visiting friends. Claudius D Holland, long time local attorney now of North Carolina, is in the city visiting brothers L J and Dr Geo C Holland.
The board to meet Tuesday will begin distributing city offices to faithful supporters. Positions include Chief of Police salary 1080, City Attorney 1200, City Treasurer 1000, City Engineer 1000, City Auditor 1000, Ass't Health Officer 900, Police Judge 900, eight policemen, Supt Streets & Highways, two fire drivers, Stenographer 260, City Electrician 120, and other labor, guard, and extra roles.
F O Berg of Spokane announces a unique journey starting mid June to follow the boundary lines of the United States. He will drive with his family from Spokane to the Washington British Columbia line then along the Pacific coast to San Diego, through Texas and New Orleans to New England and back west to Spokane. He aims not to set a speed record but to travel with full camping gear in a touring car.
A man who escaped from McDowell county chain gang near Hager has survived six days without water or food by hiding in a lumber car. He was discovered in a car at Hagerstown Maryland by local residents.
Inspectors heard a noise in a sealed railcar and uncovered a man who had endured extreme heat for days. He said he came from Bluefield and claimed to have escaped a gang, though he later admitted hiding in the car. A doctor provided care and warned exposure could have killed him within a day.
A prep school graduate recounts how a commandant could detect faint tobacco smoke on a room by wetting a finger and sniffing, claiming moisture carries particles to olfactory nerves. He notes potential analogies to tasting and mentions uses in analytical chemistry and detecting faint flower fragrances.
The piece traces early census traditions from China and Japan to Solon Athens Rome and biblical Moses. It notes the methods and scope of each count, highlighting the Roman oath on Campus Martius and the biblical instruction to count only eligible fighting men totaling 603 550 in Israel.
Dialogue from Harper's Weekly features Harkaway chiding Billups for seeking loans and debating the thrift of their friend Jorrocks. Billups notes Jorrocks appears prosperous yet spends freely, while Harkaway praises Billups as thrifty.
An overview of military espionage shows officers from major powers carrying out secret missions in foreign lands. Spies operate under assumed names, speak local languages, and use disguises, with governments offering little official support if caught.
Shirley Brooks the Punch editor meets Charlies Salamar the composer. The composer jokes that he had often seen Brooks but did not know who he was. Brooks replies that the face always belonged to him.
A Chicago Record Herald excerpt notes betting on a dog in an ugly brawl and a bystander expressing sympathy for the underdog while wagering all his money on the dog. The exchange conveys raw barroom rhetoric and spectator zeal.
A brief note endorses want ads as fast solutions for obtaining desired goods or services, urging readers to use listings to secure what they want when they want it. It frames want ads as practical, convenient, and immediate.
A young candidate declares a policy to jail all law breakers and evaders, provoking shock from a prominent citizen who says the plan would lock up the entire community, as reported by the Chicago Record-Herald.
A wedding occurred Wednesday at the bride's home in Kimball uniting Miss May Akers and Bert A. Davin. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. [name unclear], marking a simple, home setting nuptial in the local community.
W Moore of Bluefield marries a popular young lady in a ceremony attended by many friends. The groom is a conductor on the Pocahontas division. After the vows the newlyweds left for a trip to eastern cities.
The body of Karl Simpson, a Chicago drummer murdered in Bluefield on April 27, may lie in Brush Creek or be hidden along the route to Bluefield. A livery-stable sighting places the suspect woman near the crime scene and a team used the night of the murder. Three colored men sit in Princeton jail, nearly admitting the killing but withholding the body’s location.
A clipped exchange shows a dialogue where a traveler asks recognition of a profession and a ticket man warns to stay out of line to avoid being noticed. The fragment suggests a humorous or cautious interaction in a public setting.
A fragment notes Vvemper described as a weapon and tested, with unclear context. No clear date or organization is provided.
A classified notice seeks telegraph operators at a vacancy offering pay at a rate of one cent per word. Applicants must meet basic literacy and typing requirements and indicate prior experience. The ad calls for prompt replies to fill multiple positions.
Stated communications of Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF and AM held on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at Masonic Hall on the third floor of the Lazard Building Princeton Avenue in Princeton.
On June 27 1911 at 8 pm I will offer for cash to the highest bidder two houses. A six room house on top of hill at South End of Merce street adjoining Ed Lester. A six room house on New Fairview Addition in South Binefield Lot 11 block 2.
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