Canadian minister inherits vast estate through a prayer
Rev. David S. Kidd, later Rev. David S. K. Byrne, is revealed as sole heir to a $22 million estate after a prayer leads to Lucy Byrne's reform. The widow and her son vanished in 1914, presumed drowned in the Luscombe disaster, with the trust fund set to aid wayward girls in Chicago.
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K. Byrne
Chicago
Mr. Byrne
Florida
William Cheorge Byrne
David S& Kidd
David SS. K Byrne
Lucy Fyrne
David S. Kidd
David & Kidd
Australia
America
Ireland
St. Lawrence
Lucy Byrne
Painter Francis Barraud Wins Pension for Talking Picture
A clever artist painted a dog listening to a horn and created a trademark for a talking machine company. Francis Barraud, the English painter, retired after being awarded 2500 pounds a year for his simple idea. The world values small, understandable things.
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Francis Barraud
Talking Machine Company
Rds
Women in War Fronts Stir Troubled Europe
In a tabloid style fragment, witnesses claim women in France and Germany volunteer for front service signaling growing tensions. A deli scene and idle banter thread through the piece as characters discuss dreams of death and domestic jokes amid wartime chatter.
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France
Germany
Twenty Years Ago on Ramsey Street Construction Begins
Twenty years ago today the ground was broken for the residence of M. B. Postlethwaite on Ramsey Street. Major K R Henry and Col A J May of Tazewell were in Bluefield taking depositions in the suit of J. Browning of Pocahontas C olleries Co.
Obvious Power Seen in Simple, Understood Thinking
The text argues that many seek depth by obscurity while a keen mind finds power in the obvious. It defines obvious as what is often overlooked, illustrated by the dog listening for its master. It emphasizes clear insight over complexity.
Beckley Hosts Billy Sunday Evangelist Visit
Theatre and church crowds exceed 5,000 as Billy Sunday and Rody lead services at the Ockley Theatre and the Christian Church. Rody conducts song services and duets with Matthews, while Sunday preaches on hope and the 25th Psalm. A Bible conference collection tops $600, with Plaza Orchestra and Beckley Chamber arranging meals and hospitality for all attendees.
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Rody
Ockley Theatre
Bill
C. L. Beckner
B. Lacy Hoge
The
Baptist Church
Peterson
J. L. Lines Weaver
Presbyterian Church
Winona Lake
Mr. Sunday
Matthews
Christian Church
Jesus
Rugged Cross
Swanee River
Redy
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Plaza Orchestra
Charleston
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
New Mexico Wins Supreme Court Tax Battle
New Mexico won a partial victory in the supreme court today in its effort to sustain the gasoline sales tax. The court reversed a U S district court ruling in favor of Continental Oil, declaring the tax unconstitutional as interference with interstate commerce. The court upheld the state’s right to collect a broken package sale tax and the tax on gasoline used by the plaintiff at its distributing stations or elsewhere.
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Washington
State of
New Mexico
Supreme Court
United States District Court of New Mexico
Continental Oil Company
Kiwanis Club Meeting Draws Large Turnout
The Bluefield Kiwanis Club held a busy session with a big turnout. Reports included Bill Wiley on a hedge fence at Russel Ritz’s Adame Street property and Roanoke Kiwanis’ children’s home funding. The club accepted a challenge from Pulaski Kiwanis for a baseball game, to be played next Saturday at the fair grounds.
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Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Bill Wiley
Russell Ritz
Adame Street
Wiley
Doe Wood
Shorty Anderson
John Copenhaver
Kiwanis Club
Roanoke
Ile
Howard B. Lee
Lee
Orloff
Texas Company
Texas Compeony
Croft
Rotary Club
Fair Grounds
Be a Man Be a Woman Says Sunday Memorial Sermon
The preacher stressed character over appearances and urged listeners to live with purpose. He highlighted biblical figures like Caleb David and Solomon to illustrate steadfast manhood and warned that lacking resolve leads to failure in life.
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Caleb
Job
Daniel
Abraham
Joseph
Moses
God
David
Solomon
Hell
Heaven
Red Light District
Sing Sing
Sun
Paul
Julius Caesar
Jesus Christ
Christ
Goliath
Prudence and Faith Call for Courage at Sunday Sermon
Reverend Sunday's sermon urged prudence in speech and deeds and challenged the audience to fight for victory through faith. He praised steadfast Christians who will endure to the end, warned against moral decay, and celebrated a large turnout of about 250 worshipers pledging to live for Christ.
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Hell
Sunday
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren Stone
Mr. Sunday
Christ the Messiah Exalted Yet Rejected in Tabernacle
A preacher recalls Jesus Christ’s mission to give sight and rest, lamenting that many reject Him. He extols Jesus as the Wonderful Teacher, originator of unique words, and Messiah foretold by prophets, noting the contrast between public adoration and private belief.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Jerusalem
Manger
Sunday
God
Sermon by Billy Sunday on Jesus as the Son of God
A preacher argues that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ. He emphasizes Jesus' miracles, death, resurrection, and supremacy over Moses, urging listeners to repent and trust in Christ for eternal life.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
America
Calcutta
Madras
India
Hell
Heaven
God
Evangelist
Moses
Son of God
Jerusalem
Christ
Billy Sunday
Rome
Earth
Sunday
Son of
Mt Hope crowds gather for Sunday program with evangelist
The Mt Hope meeting drew a large audience as Rev. W W Pharr led prayer and Mr Rody sang. Billy Sunday preached on Hope after a long program featuring colored singers and a $550 collection. The party then moved to Beckley and Bluefield for further events, praised for organization and enthusiasm.
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Vhce
P. M. Snyder
Mt. Hope
Rody
Mr. Dillon
Billy Sunday
Jesus
Zion
Mr. Sunday
Rodeheaver
Matthews
Beckley
Hordeheaver
Sunday
Glen White
Peterson
Bluefield
Heckner
George Bair
Herbert Cooper
Cooper
M Y
Bair
Beckner
Henderson Peebles
Peebles
Mr. Hope
Evangelist
Sunday Sermon Draws 140 To Albright Service
Thousands packed Bluefield for a day of religious observance led by Sunday and Rev J Taylor Stinson. The event featured musical interludes by Rodeheaver and Matthews, an offering for Sunday, and a stirring sermon on After Death Judgment that urged faith in Jesus Christ.
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Rodeheaver
Ruth Bode
Christ
Jesus Christ
Hell
Billy Swaday
Mrs Adolph Haskevitch Killed in Auto Crash Near Hubbard
Mrs Adolph Haskevitch of Cleveland Ohio was killed and her husband seriously injured when the car they were riding in plunged down an embankment into a stream near Hubbard Pennsylvania today.
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Youngstown
Adolph Haskevitch
Cleveland
Ohio
Hubbard
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M. P. Shawkey
Hinefield Colored Institute
J. P. Hopkins
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MT. Hope and Vicinity
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