Red-Letter Day For Somebody In Uncertain Term
Both sides await a decision believed crucial to end a dry spell. Early reports hint at high tension as a favorable act could break the stalemate and reset momentum.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1901
Page
1
Both sides await a decision believed crucial to end a dry spell. Early reports hint at high tension as a favorable act could break the stalemate and reset momentum.
The county court convenes at Princeton to discuss routine business and the saloon license issue. Most expect no licenses will be granted today, leaving the town dry for one to two years amid divided business and citizen views.
John Henry Vaden, arrested near Christiansburg two months ago for poisoning his wife, has been bailed out. No poison was found in the stomach, no poison traced to his possession, and the case appears unlikely to go to trial. Authorities deem the investigation complete and expect him to regain freedom.
Classified snippet says a person seeks a $1,000 loan secured by business property valued at $3,000. Contact via P O Box 338. The fragment ends with unreadable letters.
The Flat Top Grocery Company reports rapid progress on its large wholesale building 106 by 50 feet three stories high. J F Barbour of Roanoke and brick foreman 8S R Ragan completed brickwork in twenty days with carpenters led by R A Figgatt. Occupancy is expected by the first of July.
Near Keystone on Saturday morning extra train No 4 struck a woman named Christian about age 50 walking on the track. Her daughter escaped. the engineer could not stop in time. Dr Preston attended but she died Sunday morning after effort to save her.
We will sell by public auction our entire livery outfit including ten horses wagons carts hacks and harness at Bluefield Livery Stables Bland Street on Thursday June 27 at 10 o clock a m Terms four months with good security Burleson Poston.
The committee will receive bids until June 26 for the stonework of the Christian Church addition. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Abel Massey Geo C Bailey E P Godbey S A Worley L A Lowder.
A Boston man who married a ill girl for love is now happy after taking Dr King’s New Life Pills. The pills are touted as effective for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and all liver and stomach troubles. They cost 25 cents at druggists.
Miss Jennie Sadler of Bluefield West Virginia seeks a music class and offers references. Kilbourne Wisconsin resident OC E VanDeveen reports chronic stomach trouble relieved by Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by H N White. Winterset Iowa bank cashier W S Whedon shares a carpenters cure with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. bought locally and one dose cured him. For sale by 2 N White druggist.
Parkersburg June 10 Governor A B White arrived from Charleston and left for Buffalo to enjoy ten days at the exposition with Mrs White and son Ward He says the trip is for pleasure and marks his first real vacation since declaring candidacy for the current office in 1899 He avoided stating thoughts on a potential Senate race against Scott and claimed no knowledge on federal judgeship status.
C. E. Martin of Martinsburg receives recognition from the Catholic University of America for notable service. The acknowledgment highlights his status within West Virginia and reflects local honor for his contributions.
The president will minimize recess appointments especially postmasters to avoid dual bonds for these interim posts and eventual December nominations. Many offices will hold over until Congress reconvenes. West Virginia outlines Spanish American War claims and pensions totals. A tin plate industry view is sought by the industrial commission. A new post office is planned at Settle Mason County with postmaster Alexander F. Scott.
Norfolk Virginia June 10 Democrats fear Senator Hanna warns that internal dissensions in the guber natorial contest and the constitutional convention may enable a Republican ticket to win. The state press signals Hanna’s opportunity to alter Virginia's partisan balance as Republican leaders push for a strong statewide fight.
A fine smoke for hot weather and an excellent preventative of spring fever, the Tansill Punch makes you happy and contented. Try one this morning. Sold by all dealers. Flat Top Grocery Company, distributors.
The Electric Light Company announces relocation of supplies to the Thornton building on the second floor and offers hours 7 10 a m and 7 9 p m for customer service. They invite customers to report lighting issues in the morning for same day repairs and promote a selection of shades and electric goods. Customers bringing five non burnt lamps receive five new lamps for one dollar cash. Phone 120 contact L M Waltzer Superintendent. Subscribe for the Telegraph.
Cincinnati June 10 Representative Charles I Grosvenor says conditions justify a third term for McKinley and argues the unwritten Washington rule blocks it. He cites Washington fearing defeat as a Federalist amid Democratic attacks and strong opponents.
Samuel D. Nedrey, organizer for the American Federation of Labor, arrives in Norfolk where local strikers report failures of shops and Seaboard Air Line to replace workers. He predicts the strike is nearly won, with most agreements signed and employers ready to capitulate within a month.
Summit Fuel and Supply Co sells and transfers all stock and mixtures to Summit City Fuel Co. The business will be conducted by the new concern, and patrons are asked to continue patronage. May 20, 1901.
A local druggist J Goldsmith of Van Etten NY reports five years of satisfactory sales and use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy in his family for ordinary coughs colds and grippe coughs. Available at H N White druggist Subser or Time Telegraph. Get a new suit from The Bluefield Mercantile Co.
The ad announces a special wholesale sale Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th to clear stock including infants and ladies shoes slippers Julia Marlowe straps saddles and related items. J L Horton of The Bluefield Mercantile Co offers new suits of clothes and notices dissolution of Geo N Speiden Co with business to be carried on by Saxon Lime and Lumber Co Geo N Spieden and Hoge Mason listed as parties.
Advertisement states headaches come from stomach disorder and bowel constipation. A dose or two of Chamberlin's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct these disorders and cure the headache. Sold by H. N. Waite.
Will J. Dent of Parkersburg a nephew of Judge John Jay Jackson forged Governor Sayer's name on a pardon blank to free George Isaacs from a life sentence. Dent later obtained Isaacs release and stole the pardon blank after being pardoned through Jacksons influence.
Winston-Salem dispatch reports Policeman Wood of Advance Davie County shot and mortally wounded last night by Rufus Burton. Burton fled after the shooting, fled across the Yadkin River into Forsyth County, with Davie and Forsyth officers pursuing him all day.
German consul in Cincinnati reports that opportunities to gain riches in the United States are gone due to population density and overcrowded trades. The note reflects cautious sentiment about new German immigrant prospects in America.
Principal Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee Ala reports a letter from John D Rockefeller offering funds for the erection of a dormitory for boys at the institution.
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