Former Graham Boy Becomes Omaha Bee District Manager
J. R. Anderson receives a letter from G. M. Porter of Lincoln Nebraska recounting his youth at the old west Graham brickyard. Porter saved instead of spending, left for Omaha, rose to newsboy and roustabout, now district manager of the Omaha Bee, planning a visit to Graham.
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Graham
Old Home
Horace Greely
J. R. Anderson
G. M. Porter
Lincoln
Neb
Porter
Virginia
Anderson
Old West Graham
Conne Sion
Young Porter
Omaha
Omaha Bee
West
C. M. Porter
Carlier
Smythe County
Compromise Proposed for Mountain Road Linking Hockman Trail
A new proposal suggests connecting the Hockman road through Sanders place via a double gate route to the Fincastle turnpike. Proponents say it offers low cost, convenient access for hauling lumber to Keys planing mill and grain to the Hockman roller mill, widening lumber territory.
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Hockman
Sanders Place
Fincastle
Bluestone Road
Cove Creek
Graham
Keys Planing
New Mountain
Hockman Planing Mill
Question on Market Policy Hurts Local Farmer and Graham Industry
A reader asks if the market policy aims to inconvenience the farmer selling lumber and grain and to deprive Graham industries of sharing in developing the home territory. The inquiry questions the motive and impact on local producers and regional firms.
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Graham
Professor Livesay Resigns as Graham High Head
Prof. J A Livesay resigns as Graham High School principal and is believed to take a job as Galax high school principal. The Graham advisory citizens board is abolished by the county board transferring local school authority to the town. Prof and Mrs Livesay left on a trip and will be away several days while a new Graham principal is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Livesay
Graham High School
Livesay
Galax
Graham Council
Citizens’ Advisory School Board
Damages Sought After Cleveland Wreck Husband Refuses Remains
The Lebanon News reports Lee Owens, husband of Mrs. Fan n ie Owens, refuses charge of his wife and daughter’s remains after a Cleveland wreck. He was later at Lebanon consulting lawyers about suing the railroad for damages. The widow was buried in Cleveland, the day before Owens hired counsel. Ground will be broken within the next few days.
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Cleveland
Lee Owens
Fannie Owens
Erection of M. Ewas brick block in Graham progresses
Work begins on a two story brick business house opposite the Norfolk and Western depot in Graham. Local contractor R H Mathews leads the project with living apartments on the second floor. The building will occupy a large lot and enhance the station area, reflecting credit on the town and thanking Kwass for his enterprise.
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M. Ewa
Norfolk and Western
Graham
City Police Strength Expanded With New Officers
The local fire department officer appointed by the board also assumes police duties. The force now includes eight patrolmen and a chief. Day shifts cover the chief and two patrolmen while six patrolmen patrol at night. Walters patrols the north railroad area and Carter covers Bland street to south Bluefield, areas never previously patrolled by a special officer.
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Walters
Carter
Bland Street
Bluefield
Expert ice cream maker takes charge at Graham Ice Cream
J W McCarthy arrives to head the Graham Ice Cream Company and compares the local plant with Louisville factories. He notes the factory is modern and busy as hot weather increases demand.
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J. W. McCarthy
Graham Factory
Graham Ice Cream Company
McCarthy
Louisville
Nicholson Departs for Jewel Ridge In New Mine Inspector Role
William Nicholson resigns as state mine inspector for the district to become general manager of Jewel Ridge Coal and Coke at Rieslands. He leaves by train No. 11 and is admired in the Pocahontas field. Blenkinsip succeeds Nicholson as district inspector with wide statewide mining experience and starts duties the first of the month.
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William Nicholson
Jewel Ridge Coal and Coke
Rieslands
Nicholson
Pocahontas
Blenkenship
Logan
Blenkensop
Bluefield Autos Fill Graham Roads Showing Broad Support
Bluefield automobiles were common in Graham and Tazewell county on Sunday due to short notice for license tags. The Graham ordinance was in effect, with time allowed for observance, and many Bluefield residents approved the council’s action to keep roads well maintained.
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Bluefield
Graham
Tazewell
V. P. I. Finals and Local Graduates Noted at Blacksburg
The Wall and Jan utolo families attended Blacksburg exercises where Frank Wall and Pete Janutolo received degrees. Mack Graham named valedictorian as Wall and Janutolo graduate, highlighting commencement. Western tourists N Huffard and T N Williamson report from the Grand Canyon, planning Yellowstone fishing.
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Wall
Janutolo
Blacksburg
Frank Wall
Pete Janutobo
Mack Graham
Messrs. Wall
Graham
N. Huffard
T. N. Williamson
West
Grand Canyons
Yellowstone Park
New High School Building Opens to Public View
Hundreds tour the new high school site on Sunday admiring the pleasant grounds and shade trees. With construction complete and grounds cleaned, the campus is expected to serve as Graham’s park during the summer season.
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Graham's
Burton Bridegroom Will Claim Minnie Knox In Pontotoc
Terry Burton and his brother Harold traveled to Pontotoc Mississippi to wed Miss Minnie Hall Knox on Thursday evening. Mrs Unn Burton sent invitations for a Saturday reception at her home for the bride and groom.
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Terry Burton
Harold
Pontotoc
Miss
Minnie Hall Knox
Unn Burton
Minister Admits Sock Change Surprises Cincinnati Audience
Bluefield West Virginia minister Rev John M Springer disclosed in Cincinnati that he changes his socks in public to avoid hotel rent while traveling west. He claimed his wife has watched him remove his socks twice weekly for fifteen years and that she approves the practice.
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John M. Springer
Bluefield
W. Va
Cincinnati
Honing Hotel
Police Force Changes Include Reinstated Officer
Officer H. P. Walters, off duty for some time, was reinstated at the last board meeting and resumed duties Sunday night. R. O. Carter, a former member, is also mentioned in the updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Walters
Board of Affairs
R. O. Carter
Rout of Moros on Mount Bagrad by American Forces
In a night operation on Mount Bagrad American troops killed six and wounded seven Moros. Rescues from Jolo via wireless report the Moros fled as U S forces pressed the assault led by Brigadier General Pershing. All American fatalities were from scout companies.
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Manila
Mount Bagrad
Jolo Is
Pershing
Grocers Trust Contempt Case Faces Hearing in Alabama
In Birmingham, June 16, federal court heard criminal contempt proceedings against the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association and 59 individuals for alleged violations of the anti trust decree. The government alleges threats to keep prices high and efforts to control market through wholesalers, producers, and retailers. The case could foreshadow prosecutions of other trusts including tobacco and Standard Oil.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Grocers’ Trust
Tobacco
Standard Oil
Welcome to German Engineers for American Visitors
The German Association of Engineers announces elaborate plans to host members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. American visitors arrive in Hamburg next Thursday and travel to Leipsic for their annual meeting two days later. A two week tour of Germany will cover major industrial cities and districts.
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Berlin
German Association of Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Germany
Hamburg
Leipsic
Woman Kills Physician in Savannah Office
In Savannah Georgia on June 16 Dr. Guy C. Brinkley a 45 year old physician was shot to death in his office at about 5 PM. The killer Mrs Eugene H Whisnant formerly Miss Katie Kittles a widow fired six shots then killed herself with a final bullet. Brinkley had lived in Savannah seven years after coming from Suffolk Virginia.
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Savannah
Guy C. Brinkley
Eugene H. Whisnant
Katie Kittles
Unusual Theory From Miners Counsel At Cabin Creek Hearing
Testimony recounts guards accused of abuse while miners faced unrest. Perry, one of the accused, testified about his arrest in the Stringer case, and statements from Tinchill and Cowperd debated causes of the strike. Dr. Ray described Cabin Creek medical care and sanitation as well as guard-miner relations improving after guards arrived.
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Ams Perry
Robert Stringer
Whaup
Petty
T. la Tinchell
Socia Ist
Watts
Kenyon
Tinchell
Swanson
Washington
Charleston
R. J. Paulsen
International Board
United Mine Workers of America
Labor Argus
G. C. Cowperd
Cabin Creek Junction
Cabin Creek
Attorney Vinson
Paint Creek
Mr. Cowperd
C. A. Ray
Dr. Ray
Kaiser Jubilee: Twenty Five Rulers Pay Homage in Berlin
In Berlin on June 16 the Kaiser’s twenty fifth reign anniversary festivities climaxed with a throne scene as rulers from German states including Bavaria Saxony and Württemberg paid homage. Andrew Carnegie led an American deputation presenting a congratulatory address to the Kaiser and Kaiserine amid cordial reception.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Schloss
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurtemburg
Kaiserine
Empire
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
St. Louis
Jacob G. Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
Study on Denatured Alcohol Makers in Europe
Washington reports the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce will issue a special agent’s report on tax free industrial alcohol usage in principal European countries. A December bureau summary based on consul letters precedes this thorough investigation covering manufacture and applications of industrial alcohol.
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Bureau of Commerce
Europe
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Report on Denatured Alcohol Privileges and Uses
A forthcoming investigation by a bureau agent will study denatured alcohol production, governmental inspection, and tax free usage. It will cover applications across industries, consumer costs, and internal combustion fuel merits, with comparisons to Britain France and Germany, to be published in fall.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Europe
Freight Tariffs Withdrawn by Interstate Commission
Washington report states the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered withdrawal of proposed freight cancellation tariffs for soft coal from West Virginia and Kentucky to Great Lakes Milwaukee and northwest destinations. Existing rates were deemed low and carriers may raise them ten cents per ton.
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Washington
West Virginia
Kentucky
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tomb of Jonah at Nebi Yunus in Nineveh described
The article recounts the Nebi Yunus shrine near Nineveh where the tomb of Jonah is said to lie. A mosque and village sit on lower mounds guarding ancient Assyrian palaces while pilgrims flock to the sacred site. A Christian observer notes the restricted access to the inner shrine and the window view into the dark chamber.
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Nineveh
Assyria
Nebi Yunus
Jonah
Christian Herald
City of Change Shapes Ephesus From Seacoast to Inland
In a noted piece from Christian Herald, Ephesus is labeled the City of Change for its dramatic shift from a seaboard port to inland prominence due to the Cayster River’s sediment. The piece recounts how ancient sites grew distant from the shore as the sea receded, prompting population moves toward the older city and its later Roman incarnation. A second brief joke from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a novelist quipping about needing to publish trash to gain independence.
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Sir William Ramsay
Ephesus
St. Paul
St. John
Aegean
St. John's
Ayasolouk
Ephesian
St. Paul and
Primeval Reproaches in Eden Garden
In a light quip from the Washington Star, Adam blames Eve for their expulsion from Eden while Eve retorts that civil service safeguards would have kept them from being turned out. The exchange channels playful biblical satire.
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Adah
Eve
Garden of Eden
Adam
Washington Star
Not Exactly Playing: Bellows and Fellows Debate Piano Trouble
A London TelegraphExchange features Bellows questioning if a daughter plays the piano and Fellows responding with sharp contempt that she merely works on it, pounds it, scrapes it, and jumps on it, but never plays.
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Fellows
London Telegraph
To Get Rid of Him Lord Algy
Dialog excerpt shows Geraldine and a judge debating pension and relief from a troublesome suitor. A humorous courtroom tone hints at social pressures and comic romance as the judge considers options and the couple weighs a life pension.
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Lord Algy
Geraldine
Papa
Woman Follows Friend Advice From Windom Ad
Windom Kansas woman Mary A Horner reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for bladder and female health troubles. She praises the product as a tonic and invites others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Windom
Kansas
Pinkham
Mary A. Horner
Box 41
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Graham Daily News
Prospers
J. C. Nelson Auditor and Systematizer
Offich
Bank OF Graham
Graham, VA
Prof. Livesay
Graham Schools
Uneeda Biscuit
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Jewel Ridge
Y. P. I. Finals
MOROS
Grocers Trust
Bald
City OF Change
Chicago Record-Herald
Elks Opera House
Keith
Bessie Chester & Co
John Dooley
Edian
Ing
Lincoln J. Carter
Bedford Hope
Elizabeth
the Earl of Essex
Dalcony
Victoria
C. O. Moss
Funmakers
Madame Krumpetz
Princeton Avenue
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