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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
4
The American National Bank has been absorbed by Fidelity Banking and Trust Co of Bluefield West Virginia. All savings accounts checking accounts and certificates of deposit have been transferred to Fidelity Banking and Trust Co.
A long essay discusses how objections arise with every proposal and how resistance is part of growth. It argues to measure objections for truth, cultivate patience and persuasion, and learn from history from Jesus and Paul. Includes a humorous vignette about Mr. Denman resolving a row with Jim Doane.
Princess Albert of Belgium reputedly the happiest wife in European courts. Grand Duchess Sergius of Russia plans a Moscow nursing establishment for the poor. Mrs. Keith Spalding of Chicago donates 18 000 and 40 acres for a Napierville tuberculosis sanatorium. Daniel B Banks of Baltimore Yacht Club shows a concrete reinforced yacht in 11 years of use. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills touted as superior with free trial offer from DeWitt & Co Chicago.
For the third time the Charleston council approved an amendment to the new dry ordinance by striking out liquor license provisions. The measure affects fifty saloons, six wholesale liquor houses, and one brewery. An attempt to refer the license question to a public vote on Sunday June 13 was ruled out of order.
The Savannah 1819 voyage was aided by a small steam engine but remained sail driven for most of the crossing. The Royal William, built 1831 in Quebec and voyaging to London in 1838, is credited as the first vessel propelled by steam across the Atlantic, with details of its dimensions and coal capacity.
A report from Franklin Park Boston describes a roofless open classroom where thirty children study and sleep in canvas shelters to combat tuberculosis. They dine on three meals daily, bathe, and follow a sun powered heating setup with minimal walls and a nurse monitors home conditions for health gains.
In a Tuesday meeting at the Presbyterian church the Associated Charities reported receipts and disbursements totaling about one thousand dollars for charitable ends. Funds come from city institutions lodges and churches and are awarded after proper investigation. The group urged more summer support and postponed officer elections until fall.
Reverend Alfred Harrison Burroughs presided over a single ceremony that united five couples who eloped from Virginia to Bristol Tennessee. The brides wore white, and the event occurred after they traveled on the same train to attend a commencement. The couples were Collyod and Lou Ferris, Frank Coundy and Cora Henderson, William Goff and Willie Morrean, Asa Hancock and Lucy Ellen Hancock, and R L Ruble and Chavneile Nace.
Roanoke police arrested William Stover a 17 year old and his wife a 13 year old after a telegram from Montgomery West Virginia. The girl was released by her parents Mrs and Mr Honaker who arrived Tuesday night. The couple had run away from Burwell a week earlier and wed in Bristol Virginia before traveling to Roanoke. Stover remains in jail with no charge filed. He plans to regain custody of his wife.
Judge 8 C Burdette of Kanawha County circuit court granted the Cos and Coke railroad request in the two cent fare case. An injunction blocked Attorney General Conley and Prosecuting Attorney Avis from enforcing the two cent fare law against that railroad. The judge’s decision details remain to be stated.
The railroad argues the new two cent fare act is confiscatory and unreasonable in its petition. This marks the first West Virginia court ruling on the act’s validity. Another suit by the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad remains pending in Kanawha County with an appeal to the state supreme court planned.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a permanent cure with a money back offer. Also promoted Mi-o-Na stomach remedy with a risk free trial and testimonials from Gardner Mass. and others.
Women described as Engled are urged to improve health and appearance with electric Bitters. The tonic is claimed to regulate stomach, liver, and kidneys, purify blood, and improve nerves, eyes, breath, and skin. Sold for 50 cents at druggists.
The undersigned will apply to Mercer county authorities on May 12 1909 for a license to carry a pistol under West Virginia code. G R Newkirk BE R Peterman and G M Calloway are city officers of Bluefield. 5 30 10t.
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