Injuries, marriages, and notices in Bluefield area
Engineer Sigchtly injured when struck by torpedo fragment during train passage near Cleveland Virginia. R L Shelton slightly injured. to return to city November 12. E S McCorkle marries Jeanette Watson at Thaver and plans eastern trip before settling in Bluefield. Notary public J H Cook of Centennial Monroe County, 71, long Monroe resident. John Wright, 70, struck by freight near Powhatan killed instantly. Salvation Army leader Rev George E B Locke to preach in Bluefield. Robert Tarter improving after surgery in Richmond. Mrs S M Smith travels to Roanoke to inspect Speedwell car in endurance run. E J Boyd of Honaker seeks treatment for facial condition. F T Tyree to Martinsville, then Old Point Comfort for Virginia Bankers meeting. Pocahontas postmaster salary raised to 1800. Graham postmaster salary cut to 1400. Mrs Jeanette Lucas and family move to Columbia DC. Presbyterian women meet at 2 30 with Mrs Harry Charlton. Lynne Stewart to sing. Two comedy pictures at Princess: The Eye Trust and Rags Old Iron. Wig feature Imp picture today A Doctors Perfidy and The Tramp Organist. Rebekah Lodge No 99 to meet Friday night at B of L E hall. Maye Thompson, Nabi Grand.
Tragic Shooting Suspect Hayes Cook To Face Surrender
A Pineville correspondent reports a deadly shooting where Hayes Cook ex deputy sheriff killed county clerk A I Stewart. The community debates motives including jealousy and alleged infidelity while Stewart denied claims under oath. Cook expected to surrender this week amid ongoing rumors and local tension.
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Daily Telegraph
Pineville
Hayes Cook
I. Stewart
Stewart An Cook
Stewart
Cook
J Jerome Haddox In Serious Condition After Car Accident
Report from Winston-Salem North Carolina states J Jerome Haddox former Bluefield Journal editor is in serious condition after being struck by a car. He previously served as editor and later a minister in southern West Virginia and has many relatives in the area.
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Wineton-Salem
N. C
J. Jerome Haddox
Bluefield Journal
West Virginia
Hardoxs
Lilly addresses small crowd at city hall campaign bid
Hon A A Lilly spoke last night at city hall on his candidacy. Judge Sanders introduced him and Lilly reviewed the evening from his campaign stance. He attacked rich noncandidates. A band played earlier to draw a crowd, but attendance disappointed him.
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A. A. Lilly
Sanders
Rich
Married at Wytheville Douthat and Miss Driscoll Wed
John Douthat of this city married Miss Fannie Driscoll trained nurse of Christiansburg yesterday in Wytheville Virginia. The groom is an engineer on the Pocahontas division and will make Bluefield his home after a short wedding trip to eastern cities Vic and Mrs Douthat will reside in Bluefield.
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McCorkle
Morrison & Morrison, Civil Engineers
Thaver
Jeanette Watson
Bluefield
John Douthat
Wrytheville
Fannie Driscoll
Christiansburg
Pocahontas
Vic
Republican committee resolves Mason county tangle
The Huntington meeting of the Republican congressional committee straightened a Mason county tangle. The executive committee created by the county organization seeks to call promashies or conventions and oversee operations. The decision mirrors the two year old Mingo case and aligns with senatorial and congressional patterns.
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Untington
Mason County
Mingo
Will Wed at Bristol in Borderity Ceremony
Mercer youth and Giles girl plan marriage in Bristol area with Nora Duncan of Nar 8 and guest Mr. docked at the border area.
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Mtes
Nora Duncan
Nar
Couple to wed in Bristol with Athens groom
Mrs. J. T. Austin of Third street left yesterday for Bristol to marry Luther Fletcher of Athens. They were escorted by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Austin and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Johnston of Princeton. A reception will follow at the groom’s Athens home before they settle in Princeton.
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J. T. Austin
Third Street
Bristol
Luther Fletcher
Athens
J. B. Austin
F. L. Johnston
Princeton
Hughes Visits Bluefield Charges Supported by Ohio River Policy
Hon James A Hugies arrives in Bluefield for several days and will speak at the miners institute in the Elks opera house at 2 pm. He holds a strong lead toward renomination, touts river improvement efforts led by John L Vance, and lists broad legislative achievements including labor, agriculture, natural resources, public health, and naval expansion.
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James A. Hugies
Hughes
Miners Institute
Elks’ Opera House
Mercer
Congress
John L. Vance
Mining Institute
Vance
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio River
Tinghes
House
Army
Mavy and Marine Corps
Panama Canal
Voice of the People Aims for Holston College Presidency
Friends of Dr J W Peery were surprised by his declination to become Emory and Henry College president. Rev T E Weaver was elected president, a choice seen as lacking enthusiasm among Holston preachers. Many Holston ministers favored other capable candidates.
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J. W. Peery
Emory and Henry College
BR. G. Waterhouse
T. E. Weaver
Western North Carolina
Weaver
Holston
Emory Hawk
Colored Folks Meet at Mt Zion Church Session
The Golden Rule Benevolent Association held its annual two day session at Mt. Zion Baptist church on Raleigh street presided by Rev. Dr. McKay with J P D Gardner as secretary. Officers elected included Rev R H W McKay as president J P D Gardner secretary Rev W W Hicks treasurer Wi C Cemenn chaplain. Musical Festival at Elks Opera House invites patrons with a featured program.
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Golden Rule Benevolent Association
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Raleigh Street
Dr. McKay
J. P. D. Gardner
R. H W. McKay
W. W. Hicks
Wi C. Cemenn
Tax delinquency notices to be published in Mercer Republican
E. E. CARTER Deputy Sheriff warns those with 1909 taxes unpaid to expect levies and garnishments. Notices have been mailed and phone calls made to collect taxes. Publication will appear in the Mercer Republican in Princeton, West Virginia.
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Ternca Delinquen
Mercer Republican
Princeton
W. Va
E. E. Carter
Syoriff
That Awful Boy Jones and Queen Victoria Mystery
A mid‑nineteenth century tale recalls the so called awful boy Jones a barber apprentice who breached Buckingham Palace passageways and lingered unseen for a fort night in royal rooms he met the queen and fed on leftovers state protection is suspected as he vanished after a privy council meeting the incident inspired detective fiction.
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Jones
Queen Victoria
Sherlock Nolhues
Buckingham Palace
Privy Council
Loudon Giobe
Grant and York Clear The Bar At Academy
Grant led the graduating class mounted on York, a chestnut sorrel, to clear a high bar set by the riding muster. He dashed from rank, turned, and with York rising in unison, bounded over the obstacle, a leap still recorded as "Grant's upon York" in the academy archives.
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Grant
Academy
York
St. Nicholas
Weight of Atmosphere And Its Gaseous Mix
The atmosphere is the earth’s gaseous envelope a mechanical union of nitrogen and oxygen in a four to one ratio with some carbonic acid gas and water vapor. It is about fifty miles thick and may extend to 500 miles in attenuated form evidenced by meteor observations. It exerts a surface pressure of fifteen pounds per square inch and weighs roughly eleven and a half trillion pounds. An adult inhales about one gallon of air per minute and uses thirty ounces of oxygen daily. A standard gas jet consumes oxygen equivalent to five people.
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Globe
Earth
Bostonian notes Warren fell in a moving picture joke
A Bostonian solemnly states General Warren fell while a Chicago observer mocks the idea as a good subject for a moving picture act, with playful reference to a junker Til monument.
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Warren Fell
Chicago
Puck
Fragmentary quotes on marriage and wisdom from a Chicago record
A fragmented quote from the Chicago Record-Herald discusses a proposal and a response about marriage once employed. It adds a line about knowing what one likes as the beginning of wisdom across ages.
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stepVenson
Festival at Che Opera House Sings of Deserving Patrons
Festive Friday and Saturday events at the Che Opera House highlight service to patrons. Admission details and schedules urge attendance for a celebratory mood and musical performances.
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Che
Trent
Bauer's Pure Flavoring Extracts Lead Market Claim
Bauer Company touts quality as the largest sale leader for flavorful extracts in the United States. Bauer's emphasizes purity and brand integrity in its advertising copy.
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F. Bauer Co
United
Bauer's
Tomsto plants offered at $1 per hundred for transplanting
Fallon florist in Roanoke announces Tomsto plants available for transplanting at one dollar per hundred. Availability and delivery options follow standard local florist terms.
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Tomsto
Fallon
Roanwhe
Cardui touted as strength booster in Lenoir letter
A Lenoir North Carolina woman praises Cardui the woman's tonic claiming it boosted strength after a two week wash and helped headaches and backache. The letter urges other weak women to try Cardui as a gentle vegetable tonic with fifty years of use.
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Lenoir, N. C
Kate Waters
Lenoir, N.C
Cardui
Ladies Advi Medicin
Cesta An
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