Seaboard to Great Lakes railroad deal linked to Camden ventures
A proposed link between Seaboard Air Line and Detroit Southern aims to connect coal lands in eastern Kentucky with outlets to tide water and the Great Lakes. Senator Camden and associates, including ex Sen John C Camden ally Taylor Vinson, discuss a bridge over the Ohio River and rail extensions with Detroit Southern and Seaboard. Colonel Roberta Peebles of Ashland has a controlling stake and may sell to Camden, potentially shaping the Big Sandy valley development.
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A. C. & & Railroad
Johnson N. Camden
Kentucky
Bia Associates
Roberta Peebles
Ashland
Bull
Ohio River
Detroit Southern Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Camden
Seaboard Air Line
Great Lakes
Detroit Southern
Whipped by Masked Men Near Columbia
Dock Hogan was seized at his home six miles from Columbia and tied to a tree where he was severely beaten by masked white assailants. They warned him to leave the state within ten days or face death. Hogan says Columbia men, possibly illicit liquor dealers, cropped up a week earlier. Governor Heyward offered $200 reward per assailant and directed protection for Hogan.
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Columbi
8. C
Hogan
Columbia
Coombia
Columba
Heyward
Worll Quickly Leave You With New Life Pills
Claim of D. Kings New Life Pills curing sick and nervous headaches. Purported to purify blood and restore health. Priced at 25 cents with money back if not cured. Sold by all druggists.
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D. King
Personal News From Roanoke to Blacksburg and Bluefield
F Bell withdrew from Roanoke to visit family. Mrs Baldwin traveled to Blacksburg to visit relatives. Charles Paul left for his former home in Pennsylvania. Mrs Stockton of Lynchburg arrived to visit friends. Bluefield residents attended the Easley wedding at North Fork. Bland Street Methodist Church youth plan an ice cream social tonight at Ms Dabat’s Mercer Street home. J W Willie and others from Keystone en route to Athena for commencement. Will Shelton of Brash Park travels with Cf Martin to Athena for graduation events.
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Young People's Society of
Bland Street
Methodist Chore
J. W. Willie
J . F. Steele
M. M. McMann
Keystone
Athena
Will Shelton
Brash Park
Martin
Pai’ Hos
Cal Vm
Bob Taylor in the Fiddle and the Bow at Elks Opera House
Ex Governor Robert L. Taylor, famed lecturer, will perform at the Elks' Opera House on June 12 for the Bluefield Fire Department benefit. His renowned voice and stage presence promise an entertaining program that draws crowds from Bluefield and nearby towns.
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Robert L. Taylor
Elks’ Opera House
Bol. Taylor
Bob Taylor
Fire Department
Bluefield
Three Arrested for Murder of Coachman in New York
Dobbs Ferry N Y June 10 Thomas Kelly twenty Waterbury Conn Michael Fitzgerald twenty Ossining and Thomas Gill nineteen Coney Island were detained on suspicion in the murder of coachman John Hefferman The fate of the three rests on the story of Hefferman's sweetheart Sarah Campbell.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Thomas Kelly
Waterbury
Conn
Michael Fitzgerald
Ossining
Thomas Gill
Coney Island
John Hefferman
Sarah Campbell
Requisition Issued for Alleged Murderer HD Salyer
Richmond Virginia reports the governor issued a requisition on Ohio for HD Salyer charged with the May 2 Scott County murder of Lilburn Raymer after a pistol duel at a dispute. Salyer fled to Portsmouth Ohio and was jailed there. Sheriff Broadwater departed for the case.
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Richmond
Ohio
Salyer
Scott County
Lilburn Raymer
Raymer
Portsmouth
Broadwater
Mule's Tail Twist Leads to Grim Farewell
A man who owned a balky mule twisted its tail in anger, provoking the animal's reproachful look. The event precedes the funeral set for tomorrow as reported by the Daily Telegraph.
West Virginia Builds Magnificent Structure for St Louis
West Virginia plans a grand state building for the St Louis Exposition featuring a large golden dome. Giesey & Farr of Wheeling designed the project. Caldwell & Drake of Parkersburg won the contract under 20 000 dollars. Construction starts with foundations. completion expected March 1 1904.
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West Virginia
St. Louis
State Commission
Giesey & Farr
Wheeling
Messrs. Caldwell & Drake
Parkersburg
Cairy
March to Jail Under Old Glory’s Folds
Twenty seven miners from the United Mine Workers of America marched from the depot to the Clinton Tennessee jail with an American flag at half mast. Thirty one miners had been arrested for violating an injunction connected to efforts to resume work at the Tennessee Coal Company mines in Briceville. Officials advised bonding for four, and the twenty seven were jailed after the march.
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Knoxville
United Mine Workers of America
Clinton
Tenn
Kyle
Tennessee Coal Company
Briceville
United Mine Workers
Coal Creek
Clinto
National and American League Game Results Yesterday
In the National League St Louis lost to New York 0 to 1 and Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 7 to 4. Chicago beat Boston 7 to 3 while Cincinnati fell to Brooklyn 0 to 7. In the American League Boston lost to Detroit 0 to 5 and Washington defeated Cleveland 8 to 6 with New York St Louis and Philadelphia Chicago games rain delayed.
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St. Louis
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
American
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
New York-St Louis
Philadelphia-Chicago
Trial of Strikers Begins in Charleston Resistance Case
United States District Court in Charleston presided by Judge Keller has opened the trial of about fifty defendants in the Adkinsville resistance cases. They are charged with resisting Deputy U S Marshal Cunningham and his posse as they served rules and attachments against Merion Marshall and others on February 21, setting the stage for a later bloody clash in which several strikers were killed.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States District Court
Keller
Adkinsville
United States
Cunningham
Merion Marshall
Miracle Cure Brings Relief for Indigestion Suffering
Mrs. 8. HH. Newson of Decatur Alabama recounts three years of severe stomach and bowel pain. She says Electric Bitters ended the misery, improving her condition immediately and restoring health. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for liver kidney and bowel troubles, 50 cents, guaranteed by druggists. Also an ad seeks gentleman lodgers for furnished rooms at 18 Bland Street First Flat 6-7-8t.
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Newson
Decatur
Ala
Bland ‘Street
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