Local Ticket Candidates Named In Bluefield Contest
The Daily Telegraph lists candidates for statewide and county offices. Jas A Hughes seeks Congress. Ira B Robinson W N Miller and L J Williams vie for Court of Appeals. others include L W Holmes for State Senate and I J Ellison for Sheriff.
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Congress
Jas. A. Hughes
Cabell
Court of Appeals
Ira B. Robinson
W. N. Miller
L. J.williams
State Senate
L. W. Holmes
Summers
I. J. Ellison
House of Delegates
W. P. Hawley
R. ©. Lilly
A. M. Sutton
W. B. Honaker
E. L. Bowman
Bryan Poised for Democratic Delegates Lead at Denver
The article notes 1,002 delegates target for the Democratic national convention in Denver with 668 votes needed for a choice under the two thirds rule. It reports Bryan-backed pledged delegates totaling at least 46 from those elected, plus many noncommittals, and predicts a close race to a two thirds majority. Hearst ballots and Tammany's influence are mentioned as factors shaping the count.
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Denver
Bryan
Government Drainage Efforts May Transform Swamp Lands
Washington officials urge citizens to study irrigation and reclamation efforts, highlighting a department of agriculture map that shows 119.972 square miles of swamp land with potential for tillable use. Reporter William E. Curtis notes large portions could be converted, based on Geological Survey maps and state data.
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Congress
Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
William E. Curtis
Geological Survey
Soresis
National Reclamation Plan Promotes Drainage For Farmland
A regional survey shows swamp areas across states with Florida leading at 18.9 million acres and other states ranging from 9.5 million to over 1 million. Reclaiming moisture lands could feed 10 million people and be worth 3 to 5 billion dollars. President Roosevelt backs conservation. a bill aligned with his views is debated in Congress. Senator Flint argues the measure overcomes fears of federal power and cites Europe as models. Reclamation is framed as increasing national resources and land value.
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Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Michigan
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Georgia
Main
North Carolina
Texas
Missouri
South Caroliina
Alabama
California
New York
Virginia
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Flint
England
France
Germany
Italy
Fraternal Societies and the Elks Charity Leader in US
The article surveys fraternal societies in the United States and England, noting their roles in mutual benefit, charity, and organization. It details the Elks founded in New York in 1868 by actors led by Charles Vivian, its evolution, current reach with about 1,100 lodges and 275,000 members disbursing nearly $100,000 yearly to charity.
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England
United Kingdom
Odd Fellows
Druids
Foresters
Order of Hoo
Order
The
Elks
Bids Sought for Two Story Brick Residence Bluefield WV
Bids invited until June thenth at 11 for the erection and expansion of a two story brick residence for P F A Francisco at the corner of Wall and Park streets Bluefield West Virginia. Plans and specs at T T Carter 6 and 17 Lazarus Bidg. Owner may reject any or all proposals.
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PF. A. Francisco
Wall and Park Streets
Bluefield
W.V
T. T. Carter
Lazarus
Candidate Announcement for County Clerk and Justice of the Peace
A candidate announces for Justice of the Peace and for Clerk of Mercer County Court. The notices state submission to the Democratic convention and request party support at the convention and at the polls.
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Justice of the Peace
Mercer County
Bolivian Indians A Nation Of Semi-intoxicated Women Leaders
The Boston Globe describes Bolivian Indian women as dominant in households and markets, better at bargaining, bearing heavy labor, and guiding family life. It notes widespread alcohol use starting from childhood, with intoxication during births, deaths, and feast days, shaping daily life and exchange.
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Bolivia
Boston Globe
Crushed limestone and building materials offered in Bluefield
W H Coffman Coke Co Bluefield W Va sells crushed limestone of any size and crushed stone by carload and crushed sand suitable for mine locomotives and high class construction Also stock for sale and household furniture bargains from J L Patton Altamont Hotel quick sale and investment opportunities.
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W. H. Coffman Coke Co
Bluefield
W. Va
J. L. Patton
Altamont Hotel
Coat of Arms and a Paris Poker Scheme
A Cornhill tale describes a memoryless coat of arms seeker who claims a criminal escape as honor, ending with the herald’s punch line that lineage to King Lud grants the coat. A Paris swindle follows where a masked commissioner pockets $1,000 from poker players who visit the next day to a bogus police office.
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College of Heraldry
Cornhill
Ludgate
King L
Lud
Ccdo
Paris
Boston
Laying Out Schedule Fragments From Obscure Notice
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered times and codes such as 3 45 p m and 1 32 108 8 28 9 10 with unclear subject. No clear persons or organizations are readable to identify a complete event or notice.
Secret Society Meetings and Dates in Bluefield Area
Bluefiel Lodge No 250 meets Tuesdays at 8 p m Readen's Hall. Stated communications Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF AM 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Masonic Hall 3rd floor Jazarus B'dg Princeton Ave. Bluefeld Lodge No 153 Knights of Pythias meets every Monday at 8 p m in Castle Hall Old Masonic Hall All visiting Knights invited.
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Bluefiel Lodge
Readen’s Hall
Bluefield Lodge No
A.F &Am
Masonic Hall
Jazarus B'd
Princeton Ave
Bluefeld Lodge No.153
Knights of Pythias
Old Masonic Hall
Man Reads Police News Sparks Trial Confusion
A Glasgow workingman read police news to his wife seeking a happier home life. He faced an assault trial ending with the magistrate delaying sentence, joking about his difficulty pronouncing an easy word.
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Glasgow
Dundee Advertiser
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Apply
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Bluefield Ave
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