Board approves most ordinances and salaries in Bluefield meeting
Bluefield board of supervisors approved council bills and storm sewer assessments on Raleigh street while ratifying pool room and gasoline handling rules. Officers named include City auditor J T Akers and Chief G R Newkirk with two patrolmen. Some ordinances were nonconcurred for charter reasons.
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Board of Supervisors
Raleigh Street
Grant
Henry Streets
J.T. Akers
G. R. Newkirk
G. M. Calloway
E. R. Peterman
City of
Bluefield
Absence Unexplained at International Miners Congress
Paris reports the International Miners Congress ended without the two American delegates the United States organization had notified as attending. A rumor placed them at Ostend, while the closing session agreed to add the American explanation to the minutes when received.
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International Miners’ Congress
Paris
Fiere
United States
Ostend
Congress
American Organization
Progressive ticket wins in South Dakota primary
Progressives claim key victories with Crawford defeating Kittredge by about 2700 for the U S senate and Vessey nominated for governor, while most Progressive hopefuls are nominated. Curtains adorning Pedigo's store.
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Lions Falls
S. D
Crawford
Kittredge
Missionary Workers Begin Annual Meeting at Holston
Thirtieth annual session of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Holston Conference convened with delegates arriving gradually. The program includes prayers, devotions, the display of a missionary quilt, and a mass meeting for young people with talks by returning missionaries and local leaders.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of
O'Keeffe
Tazewell
Holston
United States
Radcliffe McArter
Willie Snyder
Fred Saunders
Clive Fortner
Miss White
Karl Lane
Twinkle
Jennie Johnson
Roanoke Dominates Portsmouth In Open Series
In the Virginia League Roanoke wins the opener 2 1 and takes the second game 5 1 against Portsmouth. Other Virginia results include Richmond 7 Danville 2 Lynchburg 7 Norfolk 6. In the National League Brooklyn tops St Louis 8 4 Philadelphia shutout Chicago 0 1 New York edges Cincinnati 3 2 St Louis 5 Boston 6. American League Detroit 2 Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 1 Washington 0 Chicago 5 New York 1 Boston 5 Pittsburg 3.
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Roanoke
Portsmouth
Richmond
Danville
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburg
Senator Scott Urged for Vice President by Senate коллега
Chicago June 13 A boom for Senator Scott of West Virginia for vice president began tonight with earnest urging from several senators highlighting his Civil War service south of the Mason-Dixon line and his status as a large employer of labor Meanwhile negro delegates urged Secretary Cortelyou for vp citing his defense of negro workers in the supervising architect's office and his potential to win negro voters for the ticket
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Chicago
Scott
West Virginia
Bason and Dixon Line
Cortelyou
Five men acquitted in metal furniture conspiracy case
In Harrisburg on June 15 the jury found five men not guilty after twenty two hours of deliberation on charges of conspiracy to defraud the state by rendering a false bill for metallic furniture for the new capitol building.
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Harrisburg
Bryan Secures 697 Delegates for Denver Nomination
Lincoln Neb June 13 Wm J Bryan returns from York today and his office announces 697 delegates pledged to vote for Bryan at the Denver Democratic convention, 25 above the two thirds needed.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Wm. J. Bryan
York
Neb
Denver
Bryan
Vanilla and you run no risk of spoiling your dainty desserts
Vanilla and you run no risk of spoiling your dainty desserts. The best cocks are using Blue Ribbon Vanilla. Try it once. Begin the day right by reading the Daily Telegraph.
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Daily Telegraph
Tonight's Pick Me Up Promises Gentle Stomach Relief
A promotional note touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offering an agreeable laxative effect and head clearing action. Price 25 cents with free samples at West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Blue field Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
East End
Bluefield Pharmacy
Powers Freed After Eight-Year Ordeal in Kentucky
Governor Wilson pardoned Cale Powers and Jim Howard who had been tied to the Goebel murder case. Powers left the jail for a hotel while Howard was released from the Louisville penitentiary. Powers, once Republican secretary of state, faced eight years of political conflict and four life trials. The pardon followed a broad petition with hundreds of thousands endorsing clemency.
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Frankfort
Wilson
Powers
Howard
Georgetown
Jones B. Howerd
Louisville
Goebel
Taylor
Cale Powers
Kentucky
Friends of Powers
Crowds Faced Police as Cincinnati Transit Strike Builds
Unruly crowds gathered at Fountain Square signaling the start of a transit strike. Police charged the crowds after union organizers alerted workers on passing cars. One hundred workers were discharged for union membership, with 1100 of 1700 employees claimed to be members. Another union meeting planned for tomorrow morning to decide further action.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Fountain Square
Cook Gets Life Sentence in Murder Case
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 13 Charles Cook aged 17 and married receives a life term for the murder of Charles. The wife and another man now face trial on complicity charges.
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Cook
Wheeling
W. Va
Bennett Guilty of First Degree Murder with Mercy Recommendation
Bennett aged 16 from New Kensington Pa was found guilty of first degree murder with a mercy recommendation making life imprisonment mandatory. His wife Lila Zane Cook and Joseph Weithe, alleged accomplices, face later trials for luring the victim to the fair grounds Robbery and beating are cited with the body dumped in the Ohio River.
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Bennett
New Kensington
Lila Zane Cook
West Virginia
Joseph Weithe
Cook
Weithe
Young Hennett
Fair Grounds
Ohio River
Cadillac Tragedy Leaves Seven Dead In Family Slayings
Seventeen year old Fred Cooper survives after a mass murder where his wife and mother killed eight family members and then killed herself. Police say the seven bodies lie in the morgue as Mercer Hospital treats the injured survivor. The case shocks Cadillac and draws crowds from surrounding areas.
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Cadillac, Mich
Fred Cooper
Mercer Hospital
Four Die After Roller Coaster Accident Near Denver Suburb
Four people were killed at a suburban Denver area pleasure resort when a car on the roller coaster, traveling seventy five miles per hour, jumped the track and hurled its passengers to the ground. The incident occurred tonight as crowds gathered at Pedigo's sale ads interrupt the report.
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Pleasure Resort
Denver
Cal
New Discovery Pill Named Life Saver in Naples Letter
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine lauds Dr Kings New Pisc as life saving after years of using it for coughs colds and throat and lung issues. The ad praises New Discovery as a top throat and lung remedy and preventive for pneumonia sold with a guarantee at drug stores 60c and 1.00 trial bottle free.
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Chicago Grows Alight With National Convention Arrival
Chicago on June 18 sees hosts arriving in force for a national convention. Don Cameron and Sereno Payne among notable figures reach the city, while foreign representatives witness the spectacle as delegates, banners, bands, and escorts fill the streets.
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Chicago
Don Cameron
United States
Pennsylvania
Roscoe Conkling
John A. Logan
General Grant
Henry Taft
Depew
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Sereno E. Payne
New York
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Long
Kansas
Dolliver
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Newkirk
Superior Portland
Superior Supply CO
W.V
Progressive
United States Senate
Pedigo’s
THE
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Union Bank and Trust Company
E. E. Carter
Bank OF Personal Service
Fiat Top National Bank OF
Apital
Urplus
E. Tierney
RK. E. Bolling
WH Thomas
W R Hicks
Gwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
Bluefield, W. VA
Bland Street Methodist Church
M. J. Bradley
W. T. Baldwin
G. C. Reetor
Bessie Peery
Nannie Whiteley la Iveson
Mabel Williams
W. M. Cornett
Woodward
Josie Kirk Lily
Radford
D. E. Hawk
China
Korea
J. B. Cobb
Cobb
Woman's Board
Josephine Hounshell
Rural Retreat
Hermit Kingdom
Graham
Eunice
Gladys Crumpler
Willie Hall
Eva Louise Kitts
Susie Lugz
Baseball
Virginia League
National
RED Gauss
Suefileld
Dr. Myer
Dr. Johnson
Jim Howard
Boomer
Henry Rodgin
Princeton Ave
Busy Bee
East End Pharmacy
American National Bank
Bluefield Telephone Company
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