Injured Brakeman Improving At Bluefield Sanitarium
W C Houchins a Norfolk and Western brakeman hurt weeks ago at Makonta is reported improving at Bluefield Sanitarium and will be out soon. Edward Smith of Thomas Street was hospitalized at St Lukes with typhoid fever. City Council elects W G Ferrell as president with session unlikely before warm weather. Silk hose theft from Norfolk and Western freight car investigated. box of ladies’ silk hose missing ahead of Atlantic City usage. Scales at city hall found 600 pounds off true after two 1,000 pound weights and another weight disappeared.
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W. C. Houchins
Norfolk and Western
Makonta
Bluefield Sanitarium
Morgan
The
Atlantic City
Golve
Occident Flour Costs More for Superior Baking
Occident Flour costs more because it uses expensive wheat, stringent washing, thorough testing, and extra purifying processes. It yields white flaky biscuits and tender bread that stays fresh, with guarantees and risk-free trial with the first bag. Sold exclusively by.
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United States
Emory and Henry College Holds 73rd Commencement
The seventy third annual commencement of Emory and Henry College will be held this year from June to 18. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at 11 a.m. Sunday by Dr. J Stuart French.
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Emory and Henry
Emory and Henry College
J. Stuart French
Mrs M. B Cosby Ill With Severe Appendicitis
Mrs M 8 Cosby has been ill since Sunday with a severe appendicitis attack. Attending doctors Dr Scott and Dr Hare hope to avoid surgery.
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Cosby
Handsome Home Under Way On Adams Street Bluefield
Russell Ritz has begun erecting a residence on Adams street in south Bluefield adjoining the home of his brother Judge Harold A. Ritz. The note invites educators to rent rooms during the West Virginia Educational Association meeting at the high school building and reports W. A. Light recovering well after a Monday operation at the Blueflekd Sanitarium. A Lutheran Church prayer and praise service is set for today at 8 pm featuring youth participants. public invited.
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Russell Ritz
Adams Street
South Bluefield
Harold A. Ritz
West Virginia Educational Association
Music Study Club Meeting at Mrs Hill Residence
The music study club will meet today at 4 p.m. at the residence of Mrs G H Hill.
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G. H. Hill
Arrangements for West Virginia Education Meeting
Preparations are nearly complete for the West Virginia Educational Association meeting in the city. Delegates arrive on June 11 with a first session at 9 p.m. in the high school auditorium where H B Lee of Bluefield welcomes them and M P Shanky delivers the annual address. General sessions start Thursday at 9 a.m. with sectional meetings Thursday and Friday afternoons and evening lectures on educational topics.
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West
Plan for region coal selling agency discussed at meeting
Interest grows among coal selling agencies about a meeting in Philadelphia to form a sales agency for the Pocahontas region. The prior plan to unite Norfolk and Western Virginian and C and O fields is likely abandoned in favor of three separate agencies if feasible, with a clearing house idea mentioned months ago.
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Philadelphia
Wll
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Chesapeake and Ohio
Single selling agency plan garners attention after court decisions
Discussion highlights the single agency idea amid court rulings on combinations. With U S coal output about 500 million tons annually, a buyer handling around twenty million could avoid being a restraint. If interests harmonize, the plan may pass though many selling agency men fear job losses while immediate full implementation seems unlikely due to organizational gaps.
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Supreme Court
Elks Minstrels Soon at Local Lodge
Preparations for the Kika minstrel show are underway with high expectations for an unusually strong program. Charley Gano, a member of the lodge, will be among the end men and hopes to uphold his reputation as the stars work hard to outdo themselves.
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Charlie Gano
Lorge
New Rail Rule Requires Intra City Freight Acceptance
The state railroad commission of Olio rules railroads must accept freight moved within a city for delivery, reversing long standing practice of denying reasonable intra city rates. If adopted elsewhere, this could reshape urban transport as rate laws are enforced and intra city service mandated. Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted with a money back offer and is advertised alongside other remedies.
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State Railroad Commission of
Olio
Reaping Benefit From Community Kidney Remedy Trial
Mrs D N Crowell of Bluefield West Virginia testifies that after kidney trouble left her unable to rise she found relief using Deans Kidney Pills obtained from Kelly Jackson Drug Co. She reports instant relief and continued improvement with full recovery and urges others to use Deans Kidney Pills. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents price cents Remember the name Deans and take no other.
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Binefield
D. N. Crowell
Bowyer St
Bluefield
W. Va
Dean
Kelly-Jackson Drug Co
Don
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean's
City Officials Review Public Works and Fire Needs
The council considered grade agreements with Blue Field and Tazewell county, ordered health inspections for stables on North Powell and Lawson streets, and discussed purchasing 1000 feet of fire hose and a hook and ladder truck. Building permits were issued for several dwellings and improvements on Spruce Russell Adjams View and Princeton avenues. May street funds audit showed $585 in fines, with $176.44 collected and the rest charged to streets and jail. The May streets and highways report was accepted and street light petitions noted.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
Powell Street
Lawson Street
Kahle
Commissioner of Finance
Hugh Lucas
Spruce Street
O. C. Jenkins
Russell Street
Russell
Om. View Avenue
Charles Stern
Princeton Avenue
Floyd Street
WHAT LYNCHBURG EXPECTS
A Lynchburg wholesale house invites customers to an aviation meet organized by the Berger outfit. The letter promises aeroplanes and bi-planes in large numbers, each worth around $10,000, and urges recipients to accept prepaid tickets.
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Lynchburg
Berger
Crocodile Capture on Taiping Lake Described
Harper's Weekly recounts an Englishman and his servant capturing a crocodile that had come to Taiping lake in the Malay peninsula. They used a dugout canoe and three cords to bind the jaws and legs, transforming the animal into a trussed alarm. The beast was slain and the servant received a government reward.
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Taiping Lake
Malay Peninsula
Harper's Weekly
Eye of the Camera Reveals Blood Stains Under Ultraviolet Light
The article recounts how ultraviolet photography can expose hidden blood traces that are invisible to the eye. In Lausanne a handkerchief tied to a murder trial yielded no visible stains under normal inspection, but UV imaging revealed large splotches on the white cloth, affecting evidentiary considerations.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne University
Ultraviolet Photography Reveals Erasure Proof at Trial
The New York Tribune notes a turning point in a trial where ultraviolet photography exposed erased writing. Blood absorbs ultraviolet rays revealing traces on a washed fabric and on surfaces where erasures occurred, making the invisible visible to the camera. The article explains how UV light highlights such evidence.
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New York Tribune
Father’s Lunch Etiquette Advice Spreads Through Family
A Toledo Biade note recounts a father quoting his wife who instructs their son that when offered a second cake he should decline with the phrase I’ve had enough and don’t you forget it. The boy responds with the same line, reinforcing polite refusals.
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Toledo
Uncertain Men Prompted by Prima Donna Exchange
A witty exchange centers on a prima donna unsure why a man lingered with her. She quips that she cannot decide if his interest is romantic or merely to hear about their struggles for nothing.
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New York Dentistry College
Jack Blume
Mr. Blume
Nova Scotia
Arthur Mitchell
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W. A. Light
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Ohio
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Bluefield, W. VA
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Tr. Dolle Institute
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