Strike Situation in Coal Mines Shows Limited Improvement
A long field report notes only modest gains for strikers. Mill Creek saw no workers. total at Mill Creek now fifty two, with Coaldale and Pocahontas min es down. Agitator Nugent urged stayouts ahead of Bramwell meeting. Many mines operate with small crews, coke ovens fade to quiet, and unions fear evictions as companies plan to replace labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek
Coaldale
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Pocahontas
Coopers
Mt. Tabor
Nuggent
Bramwell
Maybeury
Elkhorn
Powhatan
Lynchburg
Eureka
Peerless
Elk Ridge
North Fork
Bottom Creek
Tidewater
Simmons Creek
Crane Creek
Infant Found Floating in Ohio River at Ceredo
The body of an infant was found floating in the Ohio River near Ceredo. The child was thinly clad and appeared not to have been drowned but for about three weeks. The infant was interred at Ceredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceredo
Marshall James O. Martin
Ohio River
Negro Shot in Vivian Affray Amid Strike Talk
A report on the streets claims a colored man was killed in Vivian in a shooting during a dispute over the strike. A Bluefield witness said the incident happened as a train arrived and a revolver fired, but officials and Vivian phone lines deny any shooting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian
Bluefield
No. 12
Aoman
Miners in Fairmont and Clarksburg districts still at work
In Fairmont and Clarksburg districts fewer than five hundred of ten thousand miners are idle while many work overtime. Mother Jones Thos Hagerty Bernard Rice and other agitators press to halt work but fail. Clinch Valley miners remain at work despite agitator efforts and promise to mine all cars sent by the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Jones
Thos, Hagerty
Bernard Rice
Clinch Valley
Mass Meeting at Lynchburg Company Store Fails
A planned large mass meeting of mine workers in front of the Lynchburg Company store last night failed. Organizers aimed to persuade workers still at the mine to join, but a late message announced the gathering was unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg Company
Conductors Hold Annual Memorial Service At Bland Street Church
Division No. 324 of the order to hold a memorial service for departed members at Bland Street Church next Sunday June 15 at 3 p.m. Rev. J. Tyler Frazier will deliver the sermon with special music. Public invited. 6 10-6t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street Church
J. Tyler Frazier
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Scald Head in Old Town
R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve fully cured their daughter of a bad scald head. The salve is praised for cuts burns boils ulcers eruptions and piles and costs 25 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R N. Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
Flat Top Installment Co Furniture Advert
Bedroom suites from $17 and up and chairs three per set. Rockers at $1.75 and up iron beds $6 and up side-boards $15 and up. Kitchen safes $3.50 and up curtains rugs clocks. Easy payments cash or credit. Special inducements to country trade. Address 81 Bluefield avenue. 6 10-1w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top Installment Co
Bluefield Avenue
For Sale Cheap Iron Safe by Bluefield Safe Co
An iron safe weighing about 1000 pounds is offered for sale as good as new. The advert lists Bluefield Safe Co as seller with box 711 and mentions the city for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Safe Co
City
New Discovery Cures Consumption Says Patient in Chambersburg
Mrs. A M Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing her six months of severe sickness from Hay Fever and Asthma. The advertisement claims it is safe for throat and lung diseases and infallible for coughs colds and bronchial affections with trial bottles free and guaranteed bottles priced 50c and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Shields
Chambersburg
No Meeting Between Miners and Employers in Brampwell
Reported plan for a joint meeting between Brampwell miners, operators, and strike leaders is denied. Operators refuse to treat with United Mine Workers, deeming foreign agitators and national officers outsiders to local affairs. Miners insist these leaders are their representatives regardless of residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampwell
Daily Telegraph
United Mine Workers
National Union
Married at Father's Bier in Newport News
In Newport News Virginia on June 10 Mrs Clara Larris wed George M Richer a leading local businessman shortly after her father Edward Pratt Barrett who kept the Soldiers Home Cemetery died suddenly on Saturday The ceremony took place at the deceased's home with the funeral party present and the couple then accompanied the body to Tory Ohio for burial while remaining family members joined the procession to the final resting place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Tory
Ohio
Clara Larris
George M. Richer
Edward Pratt Barrett
Soldiers’ Home
Baseball score update with rain halted Boston game
Rain ended the Boston game after the third inning as Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 10 to 0 on 16 hits and 1 error. Dugglesby and Dooin plus Ewing and Peitz were the batteries with Umpire Emilie. New York defeated St Louis 3 to 2 after 11 hits and 3 errors, with Evans Bowerman Dunham and ONeill handling bases. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in a messy 5 hit game with 8 errors, batteries Hughes Ahearn and Doheny Smith and umpire Powers Brown.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Dugglesby
Dooin
Ewing
Peitz
Emilie
New York
St. Louis
Evans
Bowerman
Dunham
O'Neill
Powers
Brown
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Hughes
Ahearn
Doheny
Smith
Murder on Little Hart creek shocks Lincoln county
James Booster, a prominent citizen, was shot dead while riding along the highway near Little Hart Creek in Lincoln County. Howard Adkins, suspected in the ambush, was last seen on a hill with a gun and has vanished. A posse searched for him as a bitter town faced the tragedy. Booster, about forty, leaves a family.
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Little Hart Creek
Lincoln County
James Booster
Howard Adkins
Booster
Adkins
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Piles and Skin Wounds
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Del reports using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for piles and says it cures. He claims operations unnecessary and piles yield to the salve. Noting cures for skin diseases and wounds, and warnings to accept no counterfeits sold by John L Crockett druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
S. R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
John L. Crockett
Kidney cure advertised for sale by Wade
An advertisement urges readers with kidney or bladder trouble to use Foley's Kidney Cure claiming it cures all kidney and bladder diseases. The product is offered for sale by G. H. Wade in his drug list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
G. H. Wade
J. M. Cigar Guaranteed Offer
An advertisement promotes the J. M. Cigar with a guarantee and an invitation to try one. The message emphasizes confidence in the product and suggests consumer trust through the guarantee.
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J. M
Price of coal advances as rail yards hold stock
Norfolk Virginia reports a looming soft coal shortage with few shipments from Lamberts Point and trainloads held for Norfolk and Western use. Baltimore notes a 75 cent per ton rise in bituminous coal, totaling 1.75 since the anthracite strike began, while miners in Georges Creek and nearby regions show no mining suspensions.
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Norfolk
Norfolk and Western Road
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
Lamberts Point
Norfolk and Western Company
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
Baltimore
West Virginia
Georges Creek
Baltimore and Ohio and
West Virginia Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kidney Cure Restores Salem Man After Five Years
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri describes five years of kidney disease with weight loss and poor health. After trying various doctors and remedies he used Foley's Kidney Cure and recovered within two bottles. Sold by G. H. Wade, druggist.
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Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
G. H. Wade
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Pain Relief Story
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana credits ten years of kidney disease with severe illness and immobility until Foley's Kidney Care was recommended. He reports relief after using it and notes it is sold by G H Wade druggist. The account reads as a testimonial for a medical product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foleys
G. H. Wade
Fitz Lee Urges Democratic Unity On Living Issues
Gen Fitzhugh Lee, visiting Richmond from Charlottesville, urged Democrats to unite on living questions rather than dead issues. He warned against divided ground and called for a broad platform aligned with progress, while declining to discuss a possible Senate run beyond noting he has given it no thought.
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Richmond
Con. Fitzhugh Lee
Charlottesville
Lee
United Democratic Party
Bert
Great March of Progress
United States Senate
Martin
Gen
Foley’s Honey and Tar Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Daniel Banatz of Otterville Iowa reports long asthma struggle and trial of many remedies before Foley’s Honey and Tar gave immediate relief. He praises its effectiveness and says he will keep it at home, recommending it to others. Sold by G H Wade, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Banatz
Otterville
Iowa
New York
Foley
G H. Wade
J. M. Cigar Noted Among Smokers for Quality
Cigar smokers praise the J. M. brand for its aroma and smooth draw. Enthusiasts mention consistent construction and mild to medium flavor notes, suggesting it as a preferred affordable option in social gatherings and clubs.
Spring Fever and Liver Health Warned in Ad
An advertorial note links spring fever to biliousness and warns of torpid liver and inactive bowels. DeWitts Little Early Risers are promoted to stimulate the liver and cleanse the system with safe, non gripe pills. A testimonial from R M Everly of Moundsville, WV supports the product, with local druggist John L. Crockett selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Everly
Moundsville
W. Va
John L. Crockett
Brisentine Opens Modern Meat Market on Princeton Ave
C Brisentine has opened a new meat market in the former A S Meador space on Princeton avenue. The shop features Bluefields largest refrigerator holding two tons of ice, allowing bulk processing while keeping meat, butter, eggs, fish, canned goods and groceries cool. Public invited to call with steak prices listed and phone number 171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Brisentine
A. S. Meador
Princeton Avenue
Mr. Brisetine
Labor Party Formed From City Meeting
A June 10 1902 gathering at the courthouse launched a Labor Party aimed at representing workers who create wealth. J J McGalliard chaired with Chas L Dickinson as chairman and H L White secretary. W R Yockey J W Simpkins and J J McGalliard formed the resolutions committee and speeches urged labor organization and political power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yatterday
Court House
Labor Party
Oler
J. J. McGalliard
Chas. L. Dickinson
H. L. White
W. R. Yockey
J. W. Simpkins
J. W. Thompson
Nies
Norfolk and Western Maps Proposed Tug River Branch
Norfolk and Western Railroad completed and filed a map of a proposed Tug River branch. The line would connect at Naugatuck and run down the West Virginia side to Fort Gay opposite Louisa Kentucky, with possible crossing decisions at Big Sandy River. Road may extend to Kenova as rights of way are being sought. the survey contract will be let this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Tug River
W. P. Wilson
Wayne County
Norfolk and Western
Naugatuck
West Virginia
Fort Gay
Louisa
Kentucky
Big Sandy River
Kenova
Nangatuck
Ohio
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Foley's Kidney Cure Advertises Health Claim
An advertise note urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Cure to restore kidney health after summer irregularities caused by excessive drinking or overheating. Sold by G. H. Wade.
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G. H. Wade
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State
Clinch
Mine Workers’ Union
Norfolk Yard
Fitz Lee
Arney M. Cohen
Liquor Pealer
W, VA
Crystal Bottling Co
Graham, VA
Mitchell Transparent Ice Co
J. Baker
Bastis
J. Jd. McGallard
Labor
Andy Carnegie
R. E. Shirey & CO
Mitchell
Graham, Virginia
White
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