West Virginia No Peonage Found in State Trial
West Virginia officials and miners face scrutiny over peonage claims but a Southern District of West Virginia jury acquits Sam Dixon and other New River Company officials. The article reports no evidence of peonage, cites dismissed indictments, and defends state workers and capital from sensational claims. John Bond signs the piece.
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West Virginia
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of West Virginia
Charleston
Sam Dixon
New River Company
Fayette County
Charles W. Russell
Dayton
Keller
Scarbro
W. Va
Whitelax Fuel Cmpany
Dixon
White Oak Fuel Co
Secret Service
Huntington
West
Local Grocery Specials Include Meats Produce And Dry Goods
Readable ad lists Nice Country Smoked Hams and Bacon, Live Chickens, fresh vegetables daily such as cherries strawberries oranges lemons pineapple lettuce onions tomatoes rhubarb bananas radishes and fresh country eggs. Special prices on beans and new potatoes and a note about cooperative plan grocery sales.
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Co-Operative
Repair Shop Offers Wide Service for Tools and Machines
All kinds of repairing for W Lawn mowers sewing machines bicycles guns pistols typewriters adding machines locks and keys pitted and other machines. Work and price guaranteed.
Mother of Congressman Slemp Dies at 68 in Stonega
Nancy Cawood Slemp the widow of Campbell Slemp and mother of Congressman C Bascomb Slemp died early Thursday at 56 30 o clock at her daughter Mrs J P Edmonds home in Stonega after a year of ill health She was born in Harlan county Ky sixty eight years ago and leaves two daughters Mrs Belle Edmonds and Miss Janie Slemp and two sons C Bascomb Slemp and William Slemp Funeral services will be held in the Southern Methodist church of Big Stone Gap with burial in the family cemetery in Lee county Virginia.
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Nancy Cawood Slemp
Campbell Slemp
C. Bascomb Slemp
J. P. Edmonds
Stonega
Siems
B. Slemp
Congress
Washington
Ree J. P. Eamonds
Harlan County
Virginia
Janie Slemp
William Slemp
Big Stone Gap
Southern Methodist Church
Lee County
Unusual Delegate Selection at Summers County Meeting
Dispatch from Hinton reports at the Democratic convention 100 delegates from Summers county were chosen to cast 21 votes. Delegates carry credentials and are uninstructed, with liberty to decide their own choice, each casting a proportionate fraction of a vote.
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Hinton
Charleston
Summers County
David Smith Nominated for Fifth District State Senate
Cabell resident David Smith was nominated for state senator in the Fifth district. Opponent C. L. Ritter withdrew on the convention’s second day and backed Smith. Ritter’s defeat followed a report that he was wet, prejudicing delegates from Lincoln and Putnam counties. The convention endorsed Senator Scott and Congressmen Hughes, backed the state and national administrations, instructed for Scott, and adopted a prohibition resolution urging vote on a constitutional amendment submission.
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David Smith
Cabell
C. L. Ritter
Smith
Ritter
Lincoln
Putnam
Scott
Hughes
Roanoke Beats Portsmouth 4 1 In Virginia League Action
In Virginia League baseball Roanoke defeated Portsmouth 4 to 1 while Norfolk edged Lynchburg 2 to 1. Danville and Boston combined for a 1 1 game as Cincinnati outscored Brooklyn 7 0 and New York blanked Philadelphia 4 0. St Louis topped Chicago 7 to 5 as standings show Chicago and Cincinnati leading early season records with Detroit, New York, Cleveland, and Boston also listed.
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Roanoke
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Alynchburg
Eet
Danville
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Phung
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Strooklym
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
P. Oh
Petroit
Wees
ATS Poston
ASL
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Kodak
al Ik
W. H. Harry & Company
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
Gompton Bros., Dentists
State Bank Building
Compton Bros
Dentists
Bluefield
Bluefield Beer
E! Capitan
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
South Bland Street
Kelley & Moyers Building
W. E
EL. Shufflebarger
Bluefield, W
W. M. Seay & Son
General Contractors
Lynchburg and
West Virginia I
Publc
Bramwell
Mercer County
Plems
A. Toy
Board of Education
Rock District
Freeman
Montcalm
District of Rock
Mercer
J. C. Honaker
the People's Grocery Store
Consumers’ Mercantile & Supply Co
Wonderland Theatre
Bluefield Ave
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
the Home Furniture Co
Gray Machine Repair Shop
Fowler-Richardson Company
Slemp
Stonegap
Artistic Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
Stieff
Shaw and Stieff
Main Street
Lynchburg,va
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer Building
Thomas E. Peery
N. & W. Railway
Senate
Baseball
Adel
Richmond
Danville One
Norfolk Cee
Roanoke Weene
Lynchburg
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Book Building
Rotary Public
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman, Gregg and Kimball
Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
Jung
Raleigh Street
Higginbotham Avenue
Elks Opera House
Dennis
Atlantic City, N
Ocean
Walter J. Buzby
Harry's
Bland Street
Princeton
Princeton Ave
Blusfield Battling Company
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