Seligman pair dissolves Manhattan Restaurant partnership
The partnership between H Seligman and S L Seligman in Manhattan Restaurant at Northfork West Virginia is dissolved by mutual consent. H Seligman sells his interest to S L Seligman who will run the restaurant under the same name and assume all debts. H Seligman will continue a separate restaurant in his own name with no connection to the Manhattan business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Seligman
8. L. Seligman
Northfork
McDowell County
West Virginia
S. L. Seligman
Seligman
Bankrupt Petition for Discharge in Southern West Virginia
H E Davis of Princeton Mercer county West Virginia filed a bankruptcy petition in the Southern District of West Virginia seeking discharge from all debts under the bankrupt acts. A hearing is set for July 7 1916 at Bluefield with notice to creditors by mail and publication in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
H. E. Davis
Benjamin F. Keller
Princeton
Mercer
A. D
Southern District of
Bluefield
Iaid
Edwin M. Keatley
Clerk
B.C
D. W. Va
Norfolk and Western earnings set record high
The Wall Street Journal notes Norfolk and Western will earn about 16 percent on its common stock this fiscal year. If continued, gross earnings may surpass 57 million dollars, with a projected surplus for common stock around 18.8 million after preferred dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk
United States
Fire Alarm Locations Listed for Central Station Signals
A list details 12 city hall and street intersections in Bluefield area, including Princeton Avenue Russell Street and multiple Bluefield crossings, plus stations and shops. Indicates each entry is a phone alarm sent from Central Station and notes a militia call 999.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Princeton Avenue
Russell St
Bluefield Avenue
Mercer St
Bluefield Ave
Sublette & Barnes
Thomas St
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Poplar &1
Raleigh Street
Federal Avenue
Raleigh
Stewart Streets
Wyoming
Monroe Streets
Giles Street
Lee
Franklin Streets
Fire
Reese and
Marshall
Allen and
Powell
Pulaski
Park Streets
Bland
Jones
Williams
R Bland
Ellis
North
South
Jefferson
Pen Mar
Frederick
Middle Adams Street
Roanoke and
Clark
Norfolk and Western
Hardy
Orange Street
Standard Ol! Co
Rats Surpass Sheep in Value in Spanish Guinea
In parts of Spanish Guinea the rodent population is so large and damaging that a cat can be as valuable as a sheep. The comparison highlights the scale of infestation and its economic impact on local practices and livestock valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanish Guinea
Bull Durham Cigarettes Spark National Spirit Ad
A vivid ad extols Bull Durham cigarettes as the smoke of the service from Maine to the Philippines. It praises the crisp snap and brisk flavor suited to men with spunk and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Philippines
Bull Durham Roll Your Own Cigarette Ad
Genuine Bull Durham tobacco advert promotes rolling your own cigarettes with distinctive mellow flavor and aroma. Encourages readers to learn the method, claiming several trials yield greater enjoyment than other tobaccos.
Kavala Town of Historic Interest in War Geography Bulletin
Kavala, an ancient Aegean port of about 5 000 people opposite Thasos, is profiled in a National Geographic Society bulletin. The piece notes its tobacco trade, Mehmed Ali’s birthplace, its role in 19th century diplomacy, and Roman links to Neapolis and Philippi with remnants like a two tier aqueduct still spanning Mt Pangeus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kavala
Aegean
Seres
Macedonia
National Geographic Society
Washington
Bay of Kavala
Thasos
Salonika
Constantinople
America
Europe
Javata
Mehemet Ali
Egypt
Russia
Turkey
Prussia
Austria
Kingland
France
Pasha
Syria
Ibrahim
Metternich
Palmerston
Thieves
Ponsonby
Guizot
Neapolis
Philippi
B. C
Julius Caesar
Antony
Octavius
Philip II
Alexander the Great
Dionysius
Philip
Lyncapolis
I.avala
Mt. Pangeus
Walkless Parade Draws Attention at Democratic Convention
In St. Louis on June 14 suffragists organized a Walkless Parade, forming lines of white dressed women with yellow streamers parasols around the Jefferson hotel and the coliseum to press for a suffrage plank in the Democratic platform and to show demand for the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hadeen
Jefferson Hotel
Coliseum
United States
New Russian Port Opens for Navigation on Amur River
A cable to the American Russian chamber announces the opening of Nikolaievsk on the Amur River in Siberia for navigation. The port will allow American exporters to land goods in Russia without government shipment delays since the war began. Goods move up the Amur to Stretyinsk then connect to the Trans Siberian rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TU. S. New York
Russian Chamber of Commerce
Nikolaievk
Amur River
Siberia
Russia
Amur
Stretyinsk
MIT Dedication Draws Nation's Notables in Cambridge
Thousands of graduates assemble at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge to dedicate the new buildings. President Maclaurin presides with speakers Governor McCall Senator Lodge and Harvard President Lowell outlining aims to make MIT the best equipped technical school in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Tech
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Maclaurin
Governor McCall
Senator Lodge
Lowell
Harvard
Egan Walsh Wedding Unites Two Political Families
In Brooklyn at the Church of Our Lady of Angels on June 14, Miss Eleanor Walsh wed Charles M. Egan. The ceremony linked two prominent political families as part of New York society observers noted the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanor Walsh
Charles M. Egan
Church of Our Lady of Angels
Brooklyn
Daugter
Untitled Passage on Walsh Era Figure and Bridegroom Politician
The notice recalls the late Congressman James J. Walsh a Tam many Hall figure and Harlem district leader. The bridegroom previously led the New Jersey assembly as majority leader and now serves in the state senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Walsh
Tammany Hall
Harlem
New Jersey Assembly
State Senate
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L. J. Holland
Jefferson Street
Elks Opera House
Borderland Coal Co
Borderland
W. Va
Messenger Boys
Western Union
Northfork Electric Repair and Supply Co
Rogers Street
Bluefield Real Estate
G. C. Holland
Bluefield Reel Estate
Federal Street
A. J. Cole & Co
Lee Street
Wyoming Street
Adams Street
Bath
Allen St
William Klush
Bland Street
A. J. Hearn
South Bluefield
B. L. Lucas
Law & Commerce
A. C. Tedford
Osteopathic
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
Kelly & Moyer
Norfolk & Western
Brazil
Fast View
Care Telegraph
Thomas
Williamson
Graham
Watu-thu-su
Wm.Wietz
Ford
Maybeury
V. Va
Albemarle Street
Walter L. Adkins
Central Station
Pulaski Street
Bull Durham
THE
American Tobacco Company, Lnc
Egan-Walsh
Zecords
Kings of Comedy
Columbia Records
Rank Timney
al Jolson
Bert Williams
Weber & Fields
Ches
Anna Chandler
Casey
Dentists
Michael Casey
Trust
Colum
Columbia
New Columbia
Columbia Grafonola
Central Pharmacy
Flynn & Greear, Phuness
Princeton Ave
Blackbirds
Laura Hope Crews
Rex
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