June 4 1913 edition notes musical festival in West Virginia
A fragment from a 1913 issue mentions a music event in Welles? West Virginia on Wednesday June 4 with brief reference to performances and attendees.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
4
City Manager Plan Gains Ground Across Cities
Citizens voice approval of a city manager system as a practical reform improving street maintenance police and fire protection and public utilities. The writer argues government should mimic cooperative household ideals, resist partisan meddling, and pursue efficient administration responsive to voters.
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Dayton
Befield
Elmira
Hornell
N. Y
Albany
Bluefield
Cities urged to celebrate state's birthday on June 20
The letter urges city officials to adopt a June 20 celebration for the birthday of the state. It cites examples from Princeton Bramwell Athens and other towns and calls on the board of affairs and city council to act with energy.
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Tus Field
West Virginia
Princeton
Bramwell
Athens
Board of Affairs
City Council
Council as an important city body urged by editors
A newspaper column argues the city council should be an influential part of government by regular attendance and proper use of charter powers. It criticizes past perceptions of the council and cites quotes from Horace Darwin, the Louisville Courier Journal, and the Atlanta Journal as context for civic reform and advancing public policy.
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Board of Affairs
West Virginia mining laws kept in stock at Telegraph office
The Daily Telegraph Job office maintains a readily available supply of West Virginia mining laws for reference. This inventory supports readers and legal professionals needing current statutory material.
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West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
What Other Editors Say Washington Post Opinion
The piece discusses baseball’s rising popularity in France and Japan like a national sport. It notes efforts to build a Bois de Boulogne ball park and translate American baseball terms for French readers. It also contrasts attitudes toward sport and war across races and nations.
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Ze Battair
Gout
Giles
France
Racing Association
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
United States
Japan
America
Washington Post
New Theory Shakes Up Coal Mining Economics
The Black Diamond reports a shift in coal mining due to land leases and royalties. Investors push land ownership separate from production, pressuring operators to maximize recovery and favor retreating mining with new machinery. Debate centers on cost, safety, and long term profitability versus traditional advancing methods.
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Leising Ccal
Coal Operators’ Association
A. Bement
Bement
Peabody scholarship funding and joint resignation at West Virginia board
The Peabody Education Fund endows a scholarship at Johns Hopkins for residents of southern and southwestern states. Applications due August 1. Separately, Charleston reports note John A. Sheppard quit the West Virginia board of control amid controversy over hospital improvements directed by Governor Lakin, with implications for bribery commission findings and upcoming trials.
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Mississippi
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James A. Lakin
Board of Control
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Lakin
Mr. Sheppard
Mr. Lahin
Williamson and Huntington
Huntington
W. M. C. Dawson
Thay
Legislative Bribery Commission
Webster Springs
New York Aristocracy as the Nation’s Most Desirable Class
The piece portrays New York Knicks as the pinnacle of American social prestige, asserting a strict view of wealth and birth. It claims the modern world pales beside their status, with a sharp dismissal of those born outside elite circles and a judgment on those who rose to wealth from modest beginnings.
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New York
United States
Buffalo
Fourteenth Street
An Old Knickerbocker Circle Described in New York
The piece critiques a self contained wealthy set in New York whose members prize birth and honesty over outsiders. They shun American and foreign authors alike, live on memories and reproaches, and maintain mediocrity in social life yet remain highly desired by millionaires for invitations and status.
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New York
America
Kniegerbocker
Unclaimed Letters at Bluefield Post Office Listed
A weekly notice prints unclaimed letters at the Bluefield West Virginia post office for the week ending May 31 191%. Names include Lloyd Allison H A Alderson W P Absher Royee Agee J B Bock John L Bowman and many others. Claimants must bring a penny for each letter and say they were advertised.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Lloyd Allison
H. A. Alderson
W. P. Absher
Royee Agee
C. P. Bock
J. B. Bock
John L. Bowman
W. E F. Bolton
W. W. Brown
James Campbell
KB. F. Coffman
W. F B. Cooper
Arthur Dempsey
Clarence Doake
Lawrence Doss
A. P. Doyle
Dug Davis
Lee Echols
Will Finney
Harry Fling
Gordon Fuller
Qtarlie” Fallen
William Godsight
Walker Say
Roy Harrison
Chahmer
H Hayes
Fred Hagerty
Gunna Henden
Sam James
Jas. S. James
Walter Lee
J. E. Lambert
Sydney Leslie
Messrs. Lopps
R. BK
C. A. Scott
M. L. Shepherd
Manda Slade
Anna Seels
Embrogia Walker
Sallie J. Woolwine
Worden
Gacullo Francesco di Leonardi
Fire damages at Geological Survey building and map loss
A basement fire at the Geological Survey on May 18 caused limited damage. Most of the loss affected maps and folios while over 90 percent of key reports had already been transferred to the government printing office. About 250000 topographic maps were damaged lightly. folios suffered fire and water damage but 80 to 90 percent are believed usable. Estimates show total loss at 75009 dollars, with a plan for a new fireproof building delayed by funding.
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Tansfer
Survey
Congress
Treasury Department
Washington
Navy Secretary Daniels Delivers Address at War College
Secretary of the Navy Daniels visited the naval war college in New Port Rhode Island and delivered the opening address for the summer course of instruction.
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War College
New Port
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