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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1912
Page
4
Sunday Morning notes praise for W F Hite as a strong candidate for state chairman due to experience, local influence, and business connections. He sits near campaign activity and would bolster the committee if chosen, with timing critical to counter Republican efforts and support the likely opponent.
The piece notes convention meetings and events building toward the Kepub Hokn national convention in Chicago with delegates arriving as the Republican contest ends. Attention will shift to Baltimore for the Democratic ticket naming. It rails against politics and suggests outdoor exercise as remedy amid party tensions.
A fleeting scene in gay New York shows a $3 daily clerk offering a 50 cent tip to a $2,000 a year Walter. The national convention hall holds about 10,000, with half the reporters and front-row delegates likely to hear portions of the debate.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes New York City’s foreign born population rose faster than natives in the decade to 1910. NYC remains a major immigrant entry point with diverse tongues and races, yet natives outpace foreigners in growth. It argues for welcoming immigrants, facilitating western settlement, and highlights William Cox Redfield of Brooklyn as a potential vice president candidate.
Early risers in Princeton report Jack Frost in various parts of the city on a June morning not seen for years. The frost caused little or no damage and the cooler weather was welcomed. The Virginian Bank of Commerce has bought the J. F. Cleshorn property at Ninth and Mercer to build a business block, with the bank occupying part of it and the storehouse moved to make way.
Congress plans a line investigation amid heightened tensions and dangerous rhetoric. The move follows concerns over safety and policy regarding meat production, supply, and industry practices in a charged national debate.
The Baptist congregation prepares to commence work on a new temple at the corner of Douglass and Mercer streets. The building, costing about $25 000, will be contracted soon after plans are finalized. A license issued by the county clerk yesterday authorizes the marriage of John Thomas McClendon 21 and Cer rude Kengsler 16, both of Goodwill.
A report notes the material was found on Bluncefield's principal street, with the phrase man made from dust cited from a religious text. The readable text discusses origins and location of the material.
Residents in Athens were present at the republican county committee meeting on Friday. A large crowd of Princeton supporters watched the Bluefield versus Princeton game in the city today. Mrs. Hattie Vermillion French visited relatives in Princeton while traveling from Athens to Beckley.
W. B. Hensel is on a business trip to Pettaburg. Mrs. William Barber returns from Richmond. Miss Margaret Bell visits Dr and Mrs Bell. Mrs Willard Wilson and her little daughter guest of Mrs Griffith. Shockey and Ingleby of Roanoke visit Mrs Thomas Watts. Washington on vacation. Mrs Watts hosts 500 in honor of Shockey and Ingleby with many guests attending. Miss Mary Nunan travels to Huntington for Marshall College finals. Miss Carnes of Biz Stone Gap visits her brothers Bob and Allen Carnes.
Paragraph lists numerous individuals visiting or traveling to and from Bluefield and nearby towns. Names include C M Rouse R L Wilton C H Buchanon E P Godbey T J Kader J N Hale H X Morton Wade Miller Fred Chariton Rose Wall Rev S W Moore Velmer Alters Roccoe Dudley R E Dixon Miss Effie Dixon and others with destinations such as Williamson Radford Richlands Pearisburg Lynchburg Roanoke Athens Princeton Greensboro Washington Dublin and Greensboro, N C.
Pocahontas voters prepare for election day on Tuesday the 11th with candidates for mayor and council. The article lists names for the Democratic ticket and independent slate, plus brief personal notes about local residents and a good roads meeting held in Abbs Valley to secure right of way for a new Laurel Creek to Boissevain road.
The Pocahontas division workers sent George P. Johnson a solid gold Howard watch and chain with a knife for his Detroit Toledo and Ironton move. Johnson replied from Springfield thanking the men and praised Becker. Mrs Johnson received a solid silver tea set, and a silver sandwich plate and turkey server were sent to Mrs Becker at Paulski to mark the transition.
The official majorities listing Swisher Reed Shawkey Williams Long and Sutherland are given for Kanawha Clay and Fayette counties. Kanawha totals show Swisher 3228 Reed 3406 Shawkey 3731 Williams 3085 Long 2848 Sutherland 3906. Clay county tallies list Swisher 15 Reed 36 Shawkey 73 Williams 50 Long 60 Sutherland 328. Fayette county results show Dillon 75 Reed 43 Shawkey 1673 Williams 1183 Long 1295 Sutherland 1400.
Monroe county returns show majorities for Hatfield 566, Reed 382, Shawkey 462, Williams 688, Long 414, and Teter 31 in a local election tally.
For sale tomato plants ail varieties weeper and beet plants one dollar per dozen cabbage cut flowers withersly designs and plants per hundred potted plants and hogiets special phone 383 booth motel florist by.
The June term of the county court begins next Tuesday with plans to review road reports bridge repairs and other county property. The session will also oversee police matters and general county administration. Miss Pachel McClaugherty has returned from a year in New York City to spend vacation at home. Several local residents including Straley Mahood and Jos. McNiven have returned from calls and visits.
Portsmouth Ohio residents and attendees of Mrs Bassett's sister Miss Forle Floyd traveled to Columbus for the wedding and returned home yesterday morning.
Appalachian Power Co says lights will be off from eight this Sunday morning until four this afternoon for power house changes.
A semi annual session wraps up at the Mining Institute with an executive committee decision pending. Notices urge members to attend Monday events, pay dues, and receive discounts while details on a plant and floral sales section appear in the disjointed text.
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