Coal output rises as miners report mixed fortunes
Detailed field output shows most collieries loaded coal yesterday while some idle. More men at work than any prior day since the strike began, yet non union workers have not arrived. Officials doubt any wage demands will be met, with several mines idling and others resuming operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Clinch Valley
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Browning
Crane Greek
Goodwill
Louisville
Simmons Creek
Mill Creek
Coaldale
Bramwell
Maybeury
Elkhorn
Norfolk
Lick Branch
Angle
Shamokin
Turkey Gap
Eureka
Crozer
Houston
Upland
Keystone
Algoma
Elk Rideg
Lynchburg
Ashland
McDowell
Delta
Powhatan
Rolfe
Indian Ridge
Gottom Creek
Peerless
Roanoke
Empire
Caswell Creek
South Bowen
Buckeye
North Fork
Simmons
Wright Ends Anthracite Inquiry Amid Union Clash
Labor Commissioner Carroll D Wright wrapped up the inquiry into the anthracite strike after a session with coal road presidents. He returned to Washington to report to President Roosevelt, with operators stating their aim to destroy the union and keep the union out of management decisions. Arbitration appears dead, and the crisis deepens as operators insist on union exclusion.
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New York
Carroll D. Wright
Washington
Roosevelt
Wright
Coal and Coke Operations Hold Steady Amid Unchanged Clinch Valley Situation
No new developments occurred yesterday at Clinch Valley coal and coke works. Union agitators and conferences had no effect. Toms Creek faces worker shortages not caused by the strike. Inman remains calm after earlier local activity.
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Clinch Valley
Toms Creek
Inman
Change in Partnership at Honaker Godfrey & Co WV
W B Honaker has sold his entire interest to F D Williams. The firm will continue as Godfrey and Williams at Montcalm West Virginia. All accounts due the old firm will be collected by Godfrey and Williams and all indebtedness paid by Godfrey and Williams. June 2 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honaker, Godfrey & Co
Montcalm
West Virginia
W. B. Honaker
A. I. Godfrey
F. D. Williams
Honaker, Godfrey and Co
Godfrey
Williams
Real Friend Praises Kodol for Dyspepsia Relief
W. T. Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina recounts fifteen years of digestion trouble. After trying many doctors and medicines, a friend recommended Kodol and it gave immediate relief. He now eats freely and recommends the product sold by John L. Crockett.
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W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N.C
John L. Crockett
Bedroom Sets and Chairs for Sale by Flat Top Installment Co
Flat Top Installment Co offers bedroom suites for ages 17 and up with chairs at $8 per set and up. Credit is good. Address: 81 Bluefield Avenue. 6 10-1 w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Avenue
Virulent cancer cured by Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Salve
Va man long deemed hopelessly incurable cancer recovered after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The remedy purportedly expels biliousness kidney and microbe poisons while the salve treats blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Bitters cost 50c and the salve 25c at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Roberts
Elizabeth
J M Cigan Meets All Requirements
J M Cigan meets all stated requirements in the report after review. The finding confirms compliance across tested criteria and notes no outstanding issues as of the latest evaluation. The document cites standard benchmarks and validates the applicant’s eligibility for the program.
Operators Conspicuous by Their Absence in Tug River Coal Fields
An expected joint meeting of operators and miners near Bramwell did not occur. About four hundred miners attended as operators stayed away, signaling possible prolonged conflict. The Browning mine dispute and strikers at Twin Branch were noted as pressures on production.
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Daily Telegraph
Bramwell
Flat Top
Tug River
Colored Odd Fellows Hall
Simmons
Twin Branch
Gilt-Edge Stock Offer from Bryson Oil and Gas Company
Bryson Oil and Gas of Wheeling West Virginia claims a 5 percent monthly dividend for shareholders with a long paid record and growing wells. Prospective buyers can purchase remaining shares at 40 cents each and expect July payout. prospectus maps and literature available free via mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson Oil and Gas Company
Wheeling
W. Va
America
Blyson
Blyson Company
Peabody
For Sale Cheap Iron Safe by Bluefield Safe Co
A 1000 lb iron safe offered as good as new. Bluefield Safe Co sells this item from Box Oil city with a contact style classified notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Safe Co
Box Oil
City
Kidney Cure Claim by Salem Man
I have been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years writes Robert R Watts of Salem Mo She lost flesh and never felt well and doctors treated with leading physicians and tried remedies without relief Finally I tried Foley’s Kidney Cure and less than two bottles completely cured me and I am now sound and well For sale by G H Wade druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
G. H. Wade
No good health unless the kidneys are sound
The ad proclaims Foley’s Kidney Cure can restore kidney health, noting summer irregularities from excess drinking or overheating. It urges immediate use and states it is for sale by G. H. Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
G. H. Wade
Miners Submit Settlement Proposal Directly to Operators
Mine workers claim they presented a proposition to the operators to return to work at the old scale if the union is recognized. The men say the submission came directly from workers, not through union officers, suggesting no real grievance and placing union recognition as the priority.
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Old Scale
Welch Water Light and Power Company Incorporation
The secretary of state issued charters for Welch Water Light and Power Company of Welch West Virginia to furnish water and electric services in Welch and to private parties with capital stock $30,000. Incorporators include D J Howell Mary Howell Daniel F Taylor Samuel Howell and D J Strother. The Kenova and Big Sandy Rail road Company of Wayne County WV with headquarters in Kenova has capital stock $50,000. Incorporators include F J Kimball A J Hemphill Joseph I Doran M J Caples G C Callahan and O Lynn Bottomley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of
Welch Water, Light and Power Company
Welch
W. Va
D. J. Howell
Mary Howell
Alexander
Daniel F. Taylor
Washington, D. C
Samuel Howell
Charles Town
D. J Strother
Kenova
Big Sandy
Wayne County
West Virginia
F. J. Kimball
Ithan
A. J. Hemphill
North Spring Lake
N. J
Joseph I. Doran
M. J. Caples
G. C. Callahan
O. Lynn Bottomley
Philadelphia
Lynching of Two Negroes in Salisbury
A mob of fifty masked men broke Salisbury jail at 1 AM and hanged Harris and James Gillespie, accused of killing a white girl. The men were executed at a tree on the town outskirts with their bodies riddled by bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Salisbury
Harris
James Gillespie
Lee Peery Performs High-Wire Bicycle Act at Pocahontas Fourth
Lee Peery, famed high-wire bicycle rider, headlines Pocahontas Fourth of July festivities with a gravity defying stunt over the parade route. Spectators watch from the town square as the acrobat navigates the wire at height, thrilling the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Peery
Pocahontas
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Disease Relief
R A Gray of Oakville Ind records a decade confined to bed by kidney illness. After exhausting top medical care with no relief Poleys Kidney Care was recommended and proved a godsend. Sold by G H Wade druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
G. H. Wade
J M Cigar Brings Praise From Smoker Circles
An old ad copy extols the J M Cigar and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to cleanse the system. It claims benefits for digestion and appetite, warning of ailments from poor digestion. The copy speaks of India temple imagery to advertise the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dr. Kings
New Rail Conductors Section Holds Memorial Service
The Order of Railway Conductors Division No. 3 4 will hold a memorial service at Bland Street Church next Sunday June 15 at 3 p.m. Rev. J. Tyler Frazier will preach the memorial sermon with special music. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street Church
J. Tyler Frazier
Rockers and beds offered at installment Co ads
Rockers priced at $1.75 and up iron beds from $6.00 and up side boards $15 and up. Easy payments advertised. Flat Top Installment Co located at 1 Bluefield Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Avenue
Great Alarm Felt As Midwest Storm Smashes Illinois Towns
A severe storm swept central Illinois causing widespread destruction and communication outages. Reports claim Bloomington area towns Verna and nearby settlements suffered deaths and injuries with significant property damage while lines to Bloomington Streator and surrounding towns went down.
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Chicago
Central Mlinois
Loomington
Pretoria
Metamora
Lincoln
Springfield
Western Union and
Postal Telephone Companies
Bloomington
Streator
Veteran oil worker 80-year-old heals after scaffold fall
Parkersburg West Virginia June 11 M Taylor an eighty year old man who has spent forty years with Standard Oil fell from a scaffold Saturday breaking a shoulder. He has survived many injuries including skull fracture lost an eye and broken ribs yet remains hopeful to return to work in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
M. Taylor
Standard Oil Company
Little Early Risers Cure Spring Biliousness
Spring fever signals biliousness and torpid liver with sluggish bowels. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers stimulate the liver and cleanse the system. R. M. Everly of Moundsville West Virginia endorses them as highly effective. Sold by John L. Crockett druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Everly
Moundsville
W. Va
John L. Crockett
Drngeist
Pocahontas Hosts Full Day of 4th of July Festivities
A full day of Independence Day activities unfolds in Pocahontas with family games, parades, and community concerts. Local volunteers organize attractions for residents and visitors, highlighting local history and patriotic celebration.
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Pocahontas
Happy Time in Old Town In Arnica Salve Cure
R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured their daughter of a bad scald head. The remedy is praised for cuts burns bruises boils ulcers eruptions and piles and sells for 25 cents at drug stores.
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R N. Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
Johnson denies Bluefield shop move to Portsmouth
In a June 11 1909 letter H L E Shott editor of the Daily Telegraph Bluefield W Va reports Vice President and general manager L E Johnson states the Norfolk and Western railroad has no plans to move shops from Kenova and Portsmouth upgrades will not affect Bluefield. The rail line cites increased westbound business as the reason for improvements.
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Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Portsmouth Board of Trade
Norfolk and Western
Kenova
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Johnson
Roanoke
H. [. Shott
W. Va
Wortsmouth
Portmouth
Binefield
L. BE. Johnson
Baseball scores from Boston Philadelphia and rain delays
In Boston the game ended Chicago 2 runs 8 hits 1 error and Boston 3 runs 5 hits 2 errors with Eason Kittridge Taylor Chance in batteries and Cantillion umpiring. In Philadelphia Cincinnati vs Philadelphia delayed by rain. Frazer Dooin Phillips Reux on batteries. Emslie as umpire. New York St Louis also postponed due to rain.
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Boston
Chicago
Eason
Kittridge
Taylor
Chance
Cantillion
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Frazer
Dooin
Phillips
Reux
Emslie
New York-St. Louis
Killed by a Ball in Charlottesville Baseball Game
In Charlottesville Virginia Reade Jorman shortstop for the former Charlottesville team was struck in the neck by a batted ball during a game against Reading Room and died instantly. He had a history of threats and had warned by teammates to sit out due to a cold before the match. Jorman, 24, was the son of Henry D Jorman a bookkeeper and city council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Reading Room
Reade Jorman
Jorman
Woman Steals $1000 Express Package in Ivor Case
A Norfolk express shipment of $1,000 to a party in Ivor was stolen by an unknown nego woman while the cash was on the ground during unloading. About $980 was recovered and the thief was arrested. The incident occurred as the express car was being unloaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Vaso
Tbs
Norfolk
Express
Ivor
Expert advice without charge smoke J. M. Cigars
A brief note offers expert guidance on cigars from J. M. with no charge. The item emphasizes smoking etiquette and selection tips for enthusiasts and casual buyers alike.
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J. M
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