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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1917
Page
3
WANTED to rent at once a furnished house or flat with four or five rooms. Apply to Box 392 Welch.
Electrical contractors undertake general repair work including armature winding and power house services. The project encompasses rewinding, testing, insulation checks, and system modernization to ensure reliable generation and distribution. Personnel from the firm will perform on site assessments and supervise safety procedures.
In the Southern District of West Virginia Grover Blackwell of Bluefield Mercer county was adjudicated a bankrupt on June 2 1917. The first creditors meeting is set for June 14 1917 at 10 AM in Bluefield before Referee Arthur F. Kingdon. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint trustee and examine the bankrupt. Proof of claim must follow prescribed forms Nos 31 32 33 34 35 36.
The report lists Wheat, Corn and Oats quotes with open high low and close figures for July and September positions. Chicago cash closes show No 2 mixed No 2 yellow and No 2 white corn prices along with No 3 white oats and standard oats trading ranges.
A list of fire alarm signals and locations appears, naming intersections such as Princeton Avenue with Russell Street and Bluefield Avenue with multiple cross streets, plus Central Station and contact numbers. The fragment references central dispatch and various street pairs and landmarks in Bluefield and surrounding areas.
Baseball brief from June reports shows Chicago beating Philadelphia 4 to 0 behind Felschs bases loaded double in the first and Falkenberg strong in relief. New York defeated Detroit 8 to 4 with five pitchers used by Detroit. Boston shut out Cleveland 5 to 0 as Bagby allowed three hits. Washington beat St Louis 2 to 0 in a pitching duel with Dumont prevailing.
In Pittsburg on June 2 Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 9 to 1. Miller came in to replace Grimes in the ninth inning.
Chicago baseball notes Doyle's timely single in the ninth produced a 4 to 3 victory over Brooklyn. With two outs and two on, Doyle delivered and helped Chicago break the tie. Dell and Coombs were the pitchers, with Millar catching for Brooklyn in a close National League tilt.
Chicago and Cincinnati opened with a no-hit struggle through nine innings before Cincinnati broke through in the 10th to beat Chicago. The Giants and Dodgers tied 2 2 in a long frame as Jack Coombs won his 11th straight for Brooklyn. May notes cover hits streaks, standings shifts, and notable performances across the league through May 25.
Washington June 2 plans to insure every American soldier and sailor with a $4000 free government policy during the war will be studied by the council of national defense. The scheme would be administered by a government insurance bureau and include options for higher coverage via premiums, with payouts to beneficiaries and disability protections. The move is billed as boosting morale by assuring dependents are cared for if service members are killed.
Mrs. James B Calbreath is ill at home on South street KK. J McQuall left for Philadelphia on a business trip. Mrs J B Logan heads to Huntington and Lexington Ky and Obie Howie Katie and Charley Davis go to Cincinnati to see nelntati Boston games. Mr Geo A Thompson of Parsons W Va visits daughter Merc J B Calbreath. Shut of the Princeton Power 6 travels to Pulaski to visit relatives. W A Soper of Norfolk Va passes through bluefield for coal mines near Bluefield. John Ramage returns from Richmond Norfolk Washington and other cities to Bluefield. Cecil Perry of Tazewell goes to Wytheville for A H Gibboney funeral. Miss Virginia McDowell leaves for Wytheville for the same funeral. Eugene Long of Clinch Valley coal operation arrives to vote and register after election day.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment in Chicago naming Par on Kurt von Reiswitz former German consul and thirteen others including nine Hindus. They are accused as active heads of plots to foment revolutions in India and violate U S neutrality with operations centered in New York Chicago and San Francisco. Gustavo H Jacobsen Albert H Wehde and George Paul Hoehm are among those named with Jacobsen also under Detroit charges. Wehde was intercepted at Honolulu en route to the Orient and brought back.
Hasey Smith, bankrupt of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia, petitions the Southern District of West Virginia for discharge from all debts. A hearing is set for July 2 1917 in Bluefield with notice to creditors by mail. clerk to send copies.
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