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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
6
Julia Bottomley notes popular hat trimmings on women’s street fashion. Ribbons feathers and lace adorn rbys and walking shapes while studded bouquets rise with summer. Derby inspired hats gain demand though viewed as ungainly. Black and white schemes dominate with cerise, linen and other hues as accents.
Automobiles for hire are available at 85 Bland with seating options and advance engagement requested by phone.
A Mercer County Republican Executive Committee meeting is called for Friday June 7 1912 in Princeton West Virginia at 1 00 pm to canvass the votes cast and certify returns of the June 4 1912 primary election and to conduct other business as needed. ISAAC T MANN Chairman J N WORLEY Secretary Bluefield West Virginia May 30 1912.
For sale tomato pepper and beet plants one dollar per hundred cabbage 50 cents per hundred plus potted plants and cut flowers funeral designs and bouquets specialty phone 385 South Bluefield Florist repeating lines show contact and prices for plants and arrangements.
Riots in Ghent Antwerp Liege and Verviers left many wounded and several shops damaged. Gendarmes fired on crowds as barricades and smashed windows spread across streets. Fifty thousand reservists called out amid widening agitation. Two thousand miners strike in Meens demanding government change.
Senator George S. Nixon of Nevada is dangerously ill in a Washington hospital with meningitis.
A dispatch asked police to rush to No 4846 Southport Avenue but found the location to be St Boniface Cemetery. Many deceased were buried there and some dates back years. Investigators traced the call to a drug store and a prankster.
Toledo June 4 Democratic state convention convened to organize with governor and other state offices on the November ballot. Front runner for the gubernatorial nomination is Congressman James M. Cox of Dayton, with William G. Sharp of Elyria, State Treasurer David E. Creamer, and Gen. O. H. Hughes also named as possible ticket heads.
Washington DC June 4 The International Association of Factory Inspectors began its twenty sixth annual meeting with Idhar T Davies presiding. Nearly all states and several Canadian provinces are represented.
Mrs. Re hamackers died at 96 at her Eagle Rock Valley home after never taking medicine in her life. She had a stroke shortly before death and until two weeks prior she performed part of her housework and did her laundry. She kept informed by reading daily papers though she never voted.
Washington reports a Treasury led effort to recover duties on linen imports through undervaluation. Secretary MacVeagh and officials say ongoing reviews of import books target undervalations dating back years. They aim for settlements rather than court actions to level competition between small and large importers.
In New York on June 4 a mother Mrs. G. Warner her twenty six year old son and two year old granddaughter were found dead in their Bronx home from illuminating gas. Cracks in windows and doors were stuffed with paper indicating a gas leak or attempt to seal the space.
The article describes making toilet vinegars from four ounces of fragrant flowers in one pint of strong white wine vinegar. It advises steeping a week with daily agitation, straining, and repeating with fresh materials. It notes dried herbs work, but fresh yields stronger results for cleansing and skin care.
Preparations are complete for the Republican national committee meeting in Chicago on Thursday morning. The body faces a rare challenge over the seating of newly chosen committeemen and a likely fight over Senator Root’s temporary chairmanship. Roosevelt forces are expected to push for seating or contesting delegates as new rules are considered. Preliminary business runs Thursday with contests possible Friday.
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