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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
5
James O Conn or of Bramwell visited here yesterday. many residents were mentioned leaving for visits or returning home to Virg in the day. Several births and deaths noted with scattered travels to Roanoke , Clinton, Pocahontas and Bristol.
Lee Taber, accused of murdering Jim Francisco, waived preliminary examination before Squire Chambers yesterday morning and was sent to Princeton to await grand jury action. Julia Taber and daughter remain jailed, to be tried today for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Officers Postlethwaite and Pennington took Taber to Princeton around 8:30 a.m. Bluefield rumors of a mob were unfounded.
The mortal remains of James J. Francisco, slain Monday by Lee Tibor, will rest at Weta Grove Cemetery this afternoon. Funeral services at Grace Methodist Church at 3 o clock, Rev. Thomas Priddy officiating. Active pallbearers are fellow officers including G R Newkirk and C W Giizen. city officials and firemen to serve as honorary pallbearers. City firemen to assemble at 2 p.m. at the City Hall.
Prof Ziegler renowned for piano work with major firms and the Weaven Piano Co of York Pa will spend a couple of weeks here at the Ford Music Co Bland Street. He comes highly recommended as a first class tuner and upright man offering real good service to piano owners during his stay.
Mt Vernon flour and grocery ads highlight Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild and pleasant tasting for women and kids. G H Wade offers booklet and sample. Sublette Barnes ad touts fresh country butter and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for urinary issues. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as non opiate cough remedy.
The article extols baseball as a sport blending ingenuity, judgment, and moral discipline, likening it to living chess and praising its cleanliness and skill. It notes star players like Frank Hemphill and Freddie Parent, discusses minor leagues, and warns against piano legs as a detriment to fielding and speed.
A Monday night storm triggered a mountain slide at Ingleside burying tracks and trapping an eastbound freight engine and car. Rescue crews worked as two steam shovels cleared debris, with trains diverted for days while a temporary track was built after a 30 mile west slide near Whmere delayed passenger service until midafternoon.
Monday night a severe thunderstorm disrupted travel as lightning struck and rain fell in torrents. The storm caused widespread railroad delays with many trains stalled. On Sunday June 16 the Odd Fellows of Jaeger mark their 88th anniversary with a sermon by Rev. J. B. Wolf from Welch.
A Cedar Grove Maine resident credits Electric Bitters with overcoming long liver and kidney trouble. In a letter the man says after trying the remedy he improved after one bottle and was fully cured after three. The ad promotes the product as best on earth for stomach liver and kidney complaints and lists a 50 cent price.
Promote Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a claim of an agreeable laxative effect, head clearing, and stomach cleansing. Priced at 25 cents with free samples at West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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