Students Pass Through City Adds Pullman Car
An extra Pullman car was attached to train No 3 to accommodate students returning from Randolph Macon College Lynchburg to Columbus Ohio. L C Davison resigned his newsstand post at Altamont hotel and heads to Portland Oregon then Chicago. A child from Pearisburg undergoes appendicitis after arriving on train No 3. W M Swater and Sallie Thompson wedding party from Pearisburg heads home. W U P meeting scheduled in Y M C A chapel at 3 PM. The New York World 1912 joke book promotion heads next Sundays issue.
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Randolph-Macon College
Lynchburg
Columbus
Ohio
Lamb
Pearisburg
New York
Greatest war picture at Elk's Opera House
The Elk's Opera House shows The Siege of Dallas a color film with battle scenes amid vaudeville. Matinee at 2 30 p m and Evening shows at 7 30 and 9 o'clock with 10 and 20 cent prices. Also Y W C A address by Miss Constance MacCorkle and Ladies Aid meeting at 3 30 this afternoon.
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Opera House
Elk’s Opera House
Caias
Weland
France
Jolliffe
Dallas
Five Die From Gas Fumes at Dairy Grainery Well
Cincinnati reports five workers killed when gas fumes from a dairy grainery well in Fairmont overcome them today. Fire crews responded and authorities began investigations into the accident and its cause.
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Cincinnati
Fairmont
Annual Council of Episcopal Diocese Opens in West Virginia
Delegates and clergy arrived for the Thirty fifth annual council at Christ Episcopal church Charleston West Virginia. Notable attendees include Bishop Peterkin of Parkersburg and clergymen from St. John's Charleston Huntington and Fairmont. Sessions run through Sunday with services, missions discussions and sermons by Rt. Rev. Gravatt Perkins and Douglass.
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Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Hop Aravatt
Charlestown
Peterkin
Parkersbwg
Rollen
St. John’s Church
Charleston
Christchurch
Council For Organization
R. W. Trapnell
Presbyterian
W. L Gravatt
D. D
Harold Jenkins
Geo. W. Perkins
D.D
J. S. Douglass
Presbyterian Church
Personal Paragraphs from City People on Short Trips and Visits
Local items list residents traveling for visits and vacations. Hallie Richardson tours to BelSpringa. Mary Carnes visits her brother J H Carnes. P O Dobyns heads to Nort. W W Hughes travels to Philadelphia for business. Ruth Lynch travels to Glade Springs. Samuel Berry visits Mount Sidney relatives. C C Moss returns home to Irwin. Mrs J R Neel visits Finney. M C Hbuchins in town visiting Margueette Steele and Misa Brown. Rev Eugene Blake of Hiawasse College attends Epworth League convention. G J Wilcox and D J McLaughlin visit from Pocahontas. Mrs J H Mowles and Namie return to Fink. Mrs George Williams and Gay Nicewander visit C W Smith. Charles Culross travels from Williamson to meet daughter en route home. W S Becker plans recovery trip to Alum Springs. B L Taylor vacation in Monroe county. Ruth Lynch guest of Miss Early at Glade Springs. Bal Walters leaves for Floyd County for vacation. James H Rosenheim joins wife in city for Putley-Mitchell wedding then back to Jenkins.
Visit to the Litz Orphanage in Bluefield
Mrs R R Banner of Bluefield Virginia writes about a visit to the Litz Orphanage near Bluefield. She describes a 120 acre farm, a clean well kept house, twelve happy children, and a devoted founder Mr Litz. The writer notes horses cattle pigs and a spring house with dairy products and hopes to return.
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Norfolk Society
Litz
South Bluefield
Hotel Matz
S. L. Matz
Uncle Jim
R. R. Banner
Bluefield
W. Va
Investigation Ends On Archbald Case
Washington reports the judiciary committee concluded its investigation into Judge Archbald today. The committee will meet in executive session tomorrow to decide on action, while Archbald may testify in his defense.
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Archbald
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Arch
Baki
Comittee
Deense
House Judiciary Committee to Probe Beef Trust
Washington June 4 The house judiciary committee will begin a preliminary investigation of the beef trust. It will report Edwards resolution for inquiry but first conduct private inquiries and will not call individuals heavily connected to packing houses.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Pension Bills Move Through Congress in Session
Washington reports indicate most pension bills expected to pass have passed the house and await the other chamber or final approval. The Senate has acted on many bills, some already approved by the president and becoming law. Veterans seeking pensions under the new system may need duplicate discharges, obtainable via their congressman or a senator. The sundry civil appropriation bill funds river, harbor, and public building projects, including Ohio River work and West Virginia buildings. Two Republican candidates for Congress filed late expense reports, including B. Avis showing expenditures of 238.60.
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Washington
Konase
House
Senate
War Department
Contrega
Howse
Appropriations Committee
Ohio River
West Virginia
Congress
House of Representatives
Howard Sutherland
B. Avis
Avis
Eargt
Selection of American Teachers for Service in the Philippines
The Bureau of Insular Affairs has completed choosing over one hundred American teachers for service in the Philippine Islands. The group includes young men and women from top universities and normal schools nationwide. Their arrival will bolster the already extensive American and Filipino teaching staff working to advance the public school system amid ongoing growth and local adaptation.
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Washington
Bureau Insular Affairs
Philippine Islands
United Sates
Government Service
Orient Aid
Bureau of Education
Philippines
United States
San Francisco
Death of a Congressman Shocks Sioux City Iowa
Congressman F H Hubbard a Republican member for Iowa's eleventh district died suddenly in Sioux City aged 63. He was born in Indiana.
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Sioux City
Iowa
F. H. Hubbard
Indiana
Dentists Opens New Office in Princeton Avenue
Dr Frederick L Black announces new office at 495 Princeton Avenue opposite Express Office in Rinefield West Virginia. Specializes in preservation of natural teeth with attentive care.
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Rinefield
W. Va
Princeton Avenue
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Richlands Brick Corporation
Richlanda, VA
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Ladies Aid Society
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Carroll County
H. H. Lucas
Carrol County
Lucas
Allen
Livia Allen
Southern Express Company
Myrtle Nuckles
Mercer Street
Eunice Gilber
H. E. Moore
T. 8. Hamilton
Grace Church
Z. N. Gilbert
Swords Creek
F. M. Kirby & Co
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F. M. Kirby & Company
Hk. M. Kirby & Company
F. M. Kirby
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Whitehouse
Quarter Sizes
United Shirt & Collar Co
Trey
Cohen & Baker Cigar Co
Mail Hotel
Whitman
Council OF Episcopal Diocese
Mary Carnes
Farmville
City
Brother
J. H. Carnes
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P. O. Dobyns
Swift and Company
Elkhorn
W. W. Hughes
Welch
Philadelphia
Ruth Lynch
Glade Springs
Samuel Berry
A. J. Angie
Mount Sidney, Va
Cc. C. Moss
J. R. Neel
Finney
M. C. Hbuchins
Matoaka
Eugene Blake
Hiawasse College Tenn
Blake
Epworth League
G. J. Wilcox
D. J. Mclaughlin
Pocahontas
J. H. Mowles
Mies Namie
Fink
George Williams
Gay Nicewander
Coopers
Mrs. C. W. Smith
Bluefield Avenue
Charles Culross
Williamson
Fron
W. S. Becker
Pulaski
B. L. Taylor
Monroe County
Miss Early
Bal Walters
Floyd County
James H. Rosenheim
Jenkins, Ky
Mrs. Rosenheim
Jenkins
Will
Beef Trust
Hat
Thor
Madras
Loisette
Ad Helio
Cubbedge & Hicks Haberdashers
Buvariaco, W. Va
C. Li Dolle
C. L. Dolle
Walnut Street
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Fountain Sq
A. B
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Gacinnat
Ginger
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Tazewell Manufacturing CO
North Tazewell VA
Compton
Bluefield, W. Va
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