Notice of Sale by Trustee in Ford Music Co Bankruptcy
United States District Court Southern District of West Virginia notices sale of estate property in Bluefield on June 9 1913 at 10 AM. Auction items include an adding machine safes typewriters desks chairs stove filing cabinets duplicating machine music graphophones records organs piano boxes and other office and musical supplies with cash payment due. Inspect by calling 869. Trustee ALP UKINGDON reserves right to withdraw items not meeting 75 percent of appraised value.
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United States District Court For
Southern District OF
West Virginia
Ford Music Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Burroughs
Remington
ALP
Ukingdon Trustee
Robbed of money and wife by partner, Callaway says
W. C. Callaway traveling representative of a Birmingham picture company reported to Roanoke police that his partner N. H. Bernard abducted his wife and stole $375. Callaway followed leads to Radford and Roanoke, traced a suspicious couple, and found his hotel trunk torn apart when he returned to his room.
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W. C. Callaway
Birmingham
Ala
Roanoke
Calloway
The
Telegraph
Magic City
N. H. Bernard
Bernard
Christiansburg
Lynchburg
Callaway
No. 3
Old Man Wins Midnight Chase For Lovers In Huntington
Sixteen year old Angel Spurlock and eighteen year old Albert Price planned to marry after sheltering at the Spurlock farm near Huntington. Price leapt a window with a ladder and helped Angel escape on a horse as the father mounted a pursuit. The old man Spurlock, in heavy boots, rode out on another horse and won the chase.
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Angel Spurlock
Albert Price
Young Price
Spurlock
Huntington
Price
Father Surlock
Funeral of C. W. Elliott In Algoma with Masonic rites
The body of C. W. Elliott who died in New Mexico last Saturday arrived on train No 15 and was moved to Hawkins Undertaking parlors. A large Masonic delegation met the casket before burial at Walnut Grove cemetery. The service included a prayer by Rev W Moore of the Presbyterian Church as the large procession concluded.
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C. W. Elliott
New Mexico
City
Hawkins Undertaking
Masonic Lodge
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Algoma Lodge
W. Moore
Presbyterian Church
Funeral rites conducted by Algoma Masons
Funeral services were under the auspices of the Masons. The pall bearers were Freeman, Washington, Wray, Diffenderfer, Slusher, Fackler, Carr, Stokes, Angel, Clark, Yeaton, Tony, Jorden and Kitts, most members of Algoma lodge of Masons.
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Masons
Messrs
Freeman
Washington
Wray
Diffenderfer
Slusher
Fackler
Carr
Stokes
Angel
Clark
Yeaton
Tony
Jorden and Kitts
Algoma Lodge of Masons
Epsom Derby Prelude: Americans Eye Turf Classic
London June 3 The Epsom Derby the classic turf prize will be run tomorrow as turf fans debate which foreign entries may shine. American owners have long chased Derby glory with Iroquois Volodyovski Orby among past winners. This year Harry Payne Whitney and John E Maddes back American hopefuls while odds suggest limited front runners.
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London
Buccere
Pierre Lorillard
Iroquois
Leamington
Magaleb B. B
William CC. Witney
Volodyovski
Lady Meux
Richard Croker
Orby
Rhoda B
Harry Payne Whitney
John E. Maddes
Tax on Anthracite Passes in Senate to Tax Mines
Harrisburg Pa June 3 The state senate finally passed a house bill taxing anthracite at two and a half percent of value per ton at the mines about five cents a ton The measure would yield an estimated five million dollars with half to anthracite counties and the other half to the state general fund.
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Harrisburg
State Senate
Confederate Dead Monument Unveiled in Rockville
A Montgomery county Confederate dead memorial was unveiled in Rockville Maryland with ceremonies. Addresses were delivered by Representative J Thomas Heflin of Alabama and Representative J Frank Clark of Florida.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
J. Frank Clark
Florida
Danville Man Convicted of Murder Receives Four-Year Sentence
William C. Cooper, son of a prominent family in Danville Virginia, was convicted in the corporation court of the murder of J. E. Brooks last July and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Juror disagreements occurred in two prior trials.
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Danville
William C. Cooper
Corporation Court
J. E. Brooks
Jumes
Curious Manx Laws Highlight Oddities and Advances
A Chicago News note contrasts Isle of Man rules, noting no death duties or land tax yet high shopkeeper taxes and debt imprisonment. It praises female suffrage for widows, life estates for husbands, and long standing tobacco and alcohol restrictions on youth.
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Isle of Man
Manxiand
Man
England
Islands
Chicago News
What is the mother tongue humor brief
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption jokes about language with exchanges on mother tongue father tongue and child tongue. The quip notes native language and taboo words as a comic classification.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Old Buildings Only Way to Put Up
On a Medford bound train Sub bubs chats with a stranger who notes many new buildings. Subbubs replies that new buildings are the only kind they put up, a witty remark echoed by the Boston Transcript.
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Medford Way
Subbubs
Boston Transcript
Better Eat Something Proposal Sparks Plan for Next Sunday
After he proposes, she insists on regular meals and resists going without them, emphasizing she will not skip meals even as they discuss plans for next Sunday evening.
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Boston Transcript
Man who must rule the empire of himself
Fragmentary quote attributed to Shelley notes a theme of self governance and personal sovereignty as a philosophical aim. The line highlights autonomy and inner authority as central to individual power.
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Shelley
Unprecedented wager case reaches Welch court
A West Virginia case draws a large Welch crowd as Dr J L Sameth sues George Kendrick for 116 50 after Kendrick refused a $100 bet that Sameth would marry by January A jury sides with the plaintiff in a matter described as unprecedented in the state with appeals possible and ongoing interest from local families and legal circles.
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Welch News
West Virginia
Justice Court
J. L. Sameth
George D. Kendrick
Tug River Hotel
Sameth
Mr. Kendrick
Kendrick
Dr. Sameth
Bluefield
Welch
McKinley Club
I. J. ‘Thodes
Foreman
J. H. McCuloch
Joseph Herzburn
W. L. Sperry
J. V. Crowder
Ben Gray
Oak, Litz & Howard
J. F. Strother
McDowell
F. C. Hicks
J. H. Murphy
BE. C. Marshall
Vet Dr T C Green Returns After Treating Pink Eye Horses
Dr Green, a recent graduate of Washington and Indianapolis veterinary schools, treated Welch horses afflicted with pink eye. He administered anti-toxin, ending deaths and earning local thanks as he plans to locate in Welch. Contracts for new Marytown and Huger school buildings were awarded to Carter Brothers & Co and Graham Construction.
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T. C. Green
Peterstown
Washington and
Indianapolis
Green
Welch
Dr. Greene
J.T. Eddins
R. R. Smith
Carter Brothers & Company
Bluefield
Marytown
Graham Construction Company
Graham, Va
Huger
Novel Outdoor Walking Club Gains Local Attention
Citizens of Kimball have organized a walking club as a new outdoor sport. Each morning the members prepare by five o clock and set out to cover at least five miles, proving a profitable and healthful pastime in the community.
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Kimball
Socialists Expose Hatfield Health Amid Coal Strike Turmoil
The senate investigates alleged mine strike abuses by Hatfield era mine guards. A WV legislature report condemns violence against striking workers and families, likening conditions to the middle ages as it outlines interference and private thugs.
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Senate
West Virginia
West Virginia Report on Ownership and Feudalism
A fragmented report notes widespread private ownership in West Virginia and cites lingering feudal patterns due to alien ownerships. It states no interview was conducted with former Governor Glasscock.
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West Virginia
Glasscock
Confederate Graves Observed At Tazewell Memorial Day
Confederate Memorial Day events in Tazewell Virginia gathered about 120 veterans to hear an essay by Dr. W S Bullard. graves at Jeffersonville cemetery were decorated by high school students and Daughters of the Confederacy provided a free dinner. Officers for the Brown Harman camp were elected for the coming year and a reunion at Gettysburg was planned with forty members selected to attend.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
W. 8. Bullard
Christian Church
Jeffersonville
Daughters of the Confederacy
Gettysburg
Minnie Cox Graham
Brown-Harman
J. P. Whitman
Thomas Hawking
J. O. Carell
A St. Clair
J. D. Alexander
A. St. Clair
J. H. Whitley
J. B. Caudill
Tazewell Daughters of the Confederacy
Big Diamond Found at Gillespie near Tazewell
A diamond found near the J. Sanders Gillespie home at Gillespie, Virginia, cut to about three quarters of a carat and valued around 250 dollars. The finding has sparked considerable excitement in the area. The Southwest Virginia Dental Society met in Tazewell for its annual two day session.
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Tazewell
Gillespie
New York
J. Sanders Gillespie
Southwest Virginia Dental Society
Jubilant Jubilee Marks 75 Years of Monticello Seminary
Monticello Seminary in Godfrey Illinois celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary with an address by President Woolley of Mount Holyoke College. A pageant depicted the school's history and achievements.
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Monticello Seminary
Godfrey
Middle West
Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
Bankrupt Petition for Discharge in West Virginia District
J. K. Shelor of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia petitions for a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under bankruptcy acts. Hearing set June 9 or 10 1913 in Bluefield before Judge Keller with notice to creditors by publication and mail.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Old Point
Atlantic City
Jersey Coast
New York
Boston
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Colorado
Yellow Stone
Glazier National Parks
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
M. F. Bragg
W. CC
Sanders
Roanoke
J. K. Shelor
Benjamin F. Keller
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
Bluefield
Mercer
Daily Telegraph
Edwin M. Keatley
R. L. Gosling
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Randolph
F. Randolph & Co., Silversmiths and Jewelers
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. H. Cunningham
Madame Krumpetz
Princeton Avenue
J. D. McCue
G. Kelly & Moyer
Pennsylvania
Hi. Bank
Charles Wagner
Solimn
Klein
Jlon
James Ellwood Jones
W. W. Whyte
Watson
Billie
Stuntington
Shirley Ruffner
Jaeger
Hemphill-Welch
King Coal Company
Boy Scouts of
State Normal School
J. M. Lepinsky
Pocahontas
Fred G. Kell
Southwest Virginia Dental Association
Robert Peek
J. H. Barker
Hensel
Gary
Haingn
Margare
Hatfield
Brown-Harman Camp
Bullard
United In
District Court of Thetrict of States
J. D. Shott
Bluefield Undertaking CO
John R. Gott
Miss Jackson
Bon Ton
Quality Shop
Ladies Outfitters
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