Columbia University Commencement Procession and Conferral
The commencement at Columbia University began with a formal procession from the library steps to the gymnasium. President Nicholas Murray Butler conferred degrees as trustees faculty and alumni gathered for the ceremony and an alumni lunch presided by Dean J Harold Van Amringe. Former Governor Comer of Alabama announces he is not a candidate for senator to replace Senator Bankhead.
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Columbia University
New York
Nicholas ‘Murray ‘Butler
J. Harold van Amringe
Comer
Alabama
Senator Bankhead
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Cleansing
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims calomel causes sickness and bone damage, while Liver Tone cures sluggish liver, headaches, and constipation with a money back guarantee and child safe use.
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Dodson
Pretty BRADLEY-WADE One of Bluefield's prettiest weddings
A quiet home wedding united Miss Elizabeth Wade and Thomas W. Bradley at the Buckley residence on Tyler Street. The ceremony featured an Episcopal service with Mrs. Hurst Becker singing Because. The couple, both well known in Bluefield society, depart for eastern cities after the ceremony.
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Elizabeth Wade
Thomas W. Bradley
J. E. Buckley
Tyler Street
Hurst Becker
Mendlessohn
J. L. Neal
Florence Becker
T. H. Becker
Harry Goody Koontz
Guthrie Pitblade
Florence Pecker
Wade
Quiet Home Wedding at Pinnacle Ridge
A quiet home wedding occurred yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr and Mrs W C Faulkner of Pinnacle Ridge when their daughter Miss Eddie became the bride of James B Ramsey with Rev W H Ayers officiating The bride is the daughter of the Faulkners and is popular in the community.
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Methodist
Athens
Lakie Estella Robinett
J. H. Robinett
Jesse F. Burton
Chattanooga
Holston
Burton
Bluefield
McDowell
Mary Kitts
J. B. Kitts
Midway
J. W. Lowe
Bristol
Rikvefield
W. C. Faulkner
Pinnacle Ridge
Eddie
James B. Ramsey
W. H. Ayers
Blood Risings Begin A Mere Blood Risings Begin A Mere
A dated testimonial style note praises 8 8 8 S as a blood purifier and claims it cures skin issues from pimples to minor abrasions. The piece touts the product as natural and superior to harsh drugs, urging readers to buy and contact a medical adviser at Swift Specific Co for peculiar cases.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Ride
Atlanta
Georgie
Local residents journey and visits noted in city society
Burkes Garden resident F. M. Moss is in the city on business. Bernard McClaugherty and J. R. Laird travel for short visits and business trips to Norfolk and Greensboro. Various family and friends visit Princeton Bristol Hollins College and Abingdon, with departures to Ohio and Philadelphia for business or leisure.
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F. M. Moss
Burkes Garden
Bluefield College Announces Courses and Sessions
Bluefield Normal and Business College offers year round day and evening sessions in Commercial Stenographic Academic and Music departments. Crockett and Graham manage the college with W H Cunningham as principal and contact phone 474.
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Bluefield Normal & Business College
Satesece
Crockett & Graham
Plock
W. H. Cunningham
Prin
Cut Glass Adds Brilliance to TableSettings
A colorful note extols cut glass for its flash and sparkle, asserting it brings unmatched brilliance to table decor and elevates any setting beyond other options.
Get Acquainted Social At Grace Methodist Church
Grace Methodist hosts a get acquainted meeting drawing hundreds of members and visitors. The event included social mingling, refreshments funded by the board of stewards, and notes on church outreach and past events at Bland Street and First Baptist churches.
Public wedding in Philadelphia church vows pastor marries teacher
In Philadelphia on June 2 a church romance reached a public wedding at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reconstruction. Rev. D L Sultzbach, pastor, wed Miss Marian D Rawlings, a Sunday school teacher, with pastors from other churches officiating and no special invitations issued.
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Philadelphia
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
D. L. Sultzbach
Marian D. Rawlings
Minneapolis Murder Trial Opens Over Champlin Killing
William H. Karstadt was brought to trial on a first degree murder indictment for the May 8 shooting of his brother in law Julius Webber near Champlin Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Minn
William H. Karstadt
Julius Webber
Champlin
Notice from McNeal & Co on H. S. Stafford & Co orders
McNeal & Co will fill all orders for H 8S Stafford & Co customers while they are closed for the death of their father. Goods billed on tickets. Also: telephone troubles in the tropics linked to wires growing with air plants.
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Stafford & Co
McNeal & CO
Bluefield Ave
Tropics
Local churches report on pounding fundraiser efforts
Calvary Baptist valued at about 28 dollars. Rev Moore of the Presbyterian church was out of town earlier. Rev Bass of the Christian church said his church was not involved. The Salvation Army reports a good showing but notes greater participation was expected from all church members.
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Calvary Baptist
Moore
Presbyterian Church
Bass
Christian Church
Salvation Army
May Coal Shipments Break All Records
May coal shipments from Hampton Roads set a record for a single month at 1,307,747 tons. Norfolk and Western piers unloaded 716,002 tons, Chesapeake and Ohio piers 372,472 tons, and Virginian Railway piers 219,273 tons. The May total implies a rate near 16.5 million tons per year.
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Hampton Roads
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginian Railway
Coal Shipments Rise From Hampton Roads As War Redraws Trade
The May coal shipments total about 4 million dollars with a steady monthly rise. Export to Europe surged with the European war boosting Norfolk coal trade. The United States captures larger shares as former European suppliers pivot away. Cargoes to South America grow with many American bottoms and even schooners aiding the trade. Freight reaches about seven dollars per ton, well above the New England rate.
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Hampton Roads
Norfolk
England
United States
Europe
South America
New England
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First Presbyterian Church
W. S. Patterson
J. F. Maynard
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J. B. Pearson
Fred Petty
F. T. Ridley
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L. J. Holland
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A C. Heuser
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EB. H. Smith
P. J. Alexander
Eiver
Bradley-Wade
Burton- Robinett
Henley Waldron
J. J. Stout
Gary
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R. G. Henley
S. W. Moore
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Preston Street
Henley
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Bluefield Hi
L. M. Talliche
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Blind County
Bland County
Bernard McClaugherty
J. R. Laird
Greensboro
N. C
R. C. Kerns
W. E. Francis
Mrs. Graybill
Princeton
J. W. Snyder
Meta Jordan
Dante, Va
Virginia Jenks
Hollins College
J. T. Wilson
Points
Ohio
Madeline Cowan
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
Highland Avenue
George Bell
Washington
J. A. Griffith
Norton
Miriam Leckie
Welch
Hollins
M. J. Caples
Columbus
Frank Mann
Huntington
W. T. Menderson
Corinth
Buchanan County
Washington, D. C
H. S. Mabie
Wm. McCarthy
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Co
George Litz
W. M. Ritter Lumber Company
Virginia
J. E. Martin
Abingdom
Martin
Miss Virginia
Martha Washngton College
G. C. Dick
Lexington
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Randolph’s
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Bland Street Methodist
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Farly
Harry Detroit
Erliana
Ponderosa
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F. A. Harman
Home Insurance Agency
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