Reminiscences Chronicle Bluefield History and People
The column recalls early Bluefield settlers the Davidson home site near current federal building area and burial at Lorton’s Lick. Miss Jennie George links Mrs. Hannah’s naming of Bluefield and early post office, school histories, and generations of teaching. It notes ancestors of William Jennings Bryan and a shift from pioneer families to a modern industrial region.
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Andrew Davidson
Davidson
Round House
Jennie George
Bluefield
Hotel Hill
Lorton’s Lick
Abbs Valley
Miss George
Hannah
Higgenbotham
Higginbotham
Russell and
McCulloch
George
Fake town Richlands swindle tempts Midwest buyers
The article recalls numerous lawsuits over a historic land grant and a large wave of frauds. A Midwestern swindler created a paper town named Richlands on Flat Tom Mountain with fake streets and parks sold to gullible buyers. Lawyers investigated but few justice outcomes followed.
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Princeton
Flat Tom Mountain
Richlands
Pocahontas coal wins medals at 1893 Chicago Exposition
The Pocahontas coal and coke exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition earned medals for merit. United States and British endorsements followed, with tests showing Pocahontas coal superior to others used in naval trials. The Minneapolis impressed with premium earnings for speed surpassing requirements.
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Chicago
United States of America
Pocahontas Company
Flat Top Coal and Coke Association
West Virginia
Flat Top
Pocahontas
Columbus
New World
United States
War Department
Julian Pauncefote
Earl of Rosebery
Atlantic
Cardiff
Cumberland
Minneapolis
Hurricane Destroys Much on Louisiana Coast
A 70 mph Gulf storm tore into Morgan City Louisiana causing widespread damage to buildings and utility service with no loss of life. The hurricane disrupted communications and rail lines along a 200 mile radius and moved toward Baton Rouge.
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Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Gulf
Baton Rouge
Gulfport
Mies
Natchez
Crowley
New Orleans
Virginia auto crash injures several including Hunter Culliney
Christiansburg June 16 J R Clark of Roanoke was instantly killed his wife and son were seriously injured H A Cutshaw of Grandin Court was seriously hurt E L Bishop of Grove Park Roanoke was cut about the face and head and Hunter Culliney of Bluefield Va suffered minor injuries in a two car collision at 545 this morning between Elliston and Shawsville Two cars were totaled Clark body taken to Richardson and company undertaking parlors Cutshaw Bishop and Culliney taken to New Altamont hospital Young Clark and his mother to Lewis Gale hospital Culliney not remaining in hospital Cutshaw has a broken thigh and ribs and is in serious condition Bishop injuries not serious Young Clark driving a car with West Virginia tags Clifford Cutshaw driving a sedan Clark car moving east others west Commonwealth's Attorney C W Crush visited the scene with coroner J G Davis Jr Police investigation incomplete no official cause yet Mrs Clark's grandson unhurt
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Christiansburg
J. R. Clark
Roanoke
Bettie Clark
J. A. Clark
H. A. Cutshaw
Grandin Court
E. L. Bishop
Grove Park
Hunter Culliney
Bluefield
Young Clark
West Virginia
Cutshaw
Clark
Commonwealth
C. W. Crush
J. G. Davis Jr
AFL Chief Appeals for Unity at Steel Workers Meeting
William Green president of the AFL speaks to Pittsburgh delegates from steel unions urging calm and prudent action to avert a strike while affirming union rights. Michael Tighe, longtime president of the Amalgamated Association, presides at the session.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburgh
Green
Michael Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers
Gunfire Erupts in Havana Amid Bomb Probe
Havana reports intense gunfire in mid town leaving at least three wounded as investigators focus on photographer Alberto Guerrero over a bomb that killed two and wounded President Mendieta and ten others. The cabinet moves to curb violence with a weapons buyback and a new terrorism penalties law.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Alberto Guerrero
Tiscornia Naval Station
Guerrero
Angel Gonzalez
Navy
Gonmzalez
Congress Near Adjournment Delays Amid Farm and Rail Legislation
Washington June 16 Congress teetered toward adjournment after fourteen hours of Senate work and thirteen and a half in the House. Debates over a farm mortgage moratorium and railroad labor measures stalled progress as leaders pressed for action while housing, deficit appropriations, and labor arbitration bills lingered in conference or on the calendar. President Roosevelt awaited word of completion as Republicans and Democrats faced persistent demands and strategic recesses.
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Washington
Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Burns
Tennessee
White House
Speaker Rainey
Sight of Son Restores Memory of Wandering Ex-Mayor
Edwin Chipley 65 former mayor of Moorefield West Virginia was discharged from a Washington hospital after he wandered into a police station unable to recall his identity. His son Frank S Chipley of Washington recognized him from a newspaper description and called at the hospital causing the elder Chipley to regain his memory on sight of his son.
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Washington
Edwin Chipley
Moorefield
W. Va
Washington Hospital
Chipley
Frank S. Chipley
Heroic Action in France Earns U S Award to Nesbit
Captain Robert Nesbit of West Virginia University receives the Distinguished Service Cross and Oak Leaf Cluster for actions near Marcheville France on November 6 and 10 1918. Leading a daylight patrol he penetrated enemy lines and, despite superior forces, killed several attackers and captured a prisoner. He also commanded a platoon under heavy fire clearing machine gun nests and inspiring his men during a raid with the 130th Infantry 33rd Division. Nesbit enlisted in Centralia Illinois.
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Robert L. Nesbit
West Virginia University
Washington
France
Robert Nesbit
Nesbit
Marcheville
Centralia
Ill
130Th Infantry
Upturn Shown in West Virginia Coal Production
The Bureau of Mines reports higher coal output for West Virginia for the week ended June 2. Total production reached 1.9 million tons, up from 4.583 million the prior week, with 1.47 million tons from the southern region and 430 thousand from the northern region.
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West Virginia
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Nine Engineers Approved for Registration in West Virginia
The West Virginia state board of registration for engineers approved the qualifications of nine applicants. They include H D Dunn Huntington C E Lawall Morgantown M W McDonald Charles Town Jefferson County J R Seckman Clarksburg L A Remington R N Shepard Charleston J W Snyder Lewisburg M W Willson New York and W H Schimmel Fairmont.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Registration For
D. Dunn
Huntington
C. E. Lawall
Morgantown
M. W. McDonald
Charles Town
Jefferson County
J. R. Seckman
Clarksburg
L. A. Remington
R. N. Shepard
J. W. Snyder
Lewisburg
M. W. Willson
New York
W. H. Schimmel
Fairmont
State Banking Division Head Resigns Easing Successor Search
The head of the State Banking Division submits a resignation, giving the governor time to appoint a successor. The commissioner in Cleveland meets with officials from the Central Union National Bank as state services receive commendation.
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Cleveland
Central Union National Bank
Win
Given to resign as West Virginia banking commissioner
Waitman C. Given of Bluefield plans to resign as state banking commissioner to become active vice president of the Central Union National Bank of Cleveland Ohio with a salary more than triple his state pay. Governor Kump indicated he would not oppose the move but would miss Given’s services. Given has been in Cleveland negotiating with bank officers and directors and is expected back in Charleston soon. He is a native of Braxton County WV, educated in Braxton schools and Mountain State Business College, and has served as president of the West Virginia Bankers association.
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Waitman C. Given
Bluefield
Central Union National Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
Commercial Bank of
Given
Kump
West Virginia Bankers Association
Central Union National Bank
Charleston
Mr. Given J
Braxton County
West Virginia
Birch River
Reynolds Given
Virginia McMorrow Given
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Mr. Given
Bess McCulloch
Elizabeth Given
Waitman Given Jr
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
American Bankers’ Association
Commerce and Industry Magazine
Rotary Club
Bland Street
Mount Hope
Darrow Board
Johnson
Biblical Times
NRA
Clarence Darrow
Genesearet
Caiaphas
Palestine Plain
Golgotha
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
van A. Bittner
The
United
West Virginia man convicted of second degree murder
Charleston report says W. L. Shelton, 66, was found guilty by a Clay county circuit court jury of second degree murder in the death of Clem Rogers, 28, a former constable. Rogers was shot last New Year’s Day after a quarrel involving Shelton’s son. sentencing was deferred.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. L. Shelton
Clay County
Clem Rogers
Rogers
Shelton
Jake Fisher
Wagner Substitute Labor Bill Passes Senate And House
AITHAM C. GIVEN of Bluefield will resign as state banking commissioner to take an executive post at Central Union National Bank in Cleveland Ohio with a salary more than triple his state pay.
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Aitham C. Given
Bluefield
Central Union National Bank
Cleveland
Ohio
Labor battles and strikes ripple across national scene
Washington approves mediation boards for the steel dispute as William Green presses a presidential panel plan. Across the country strikes erupt or continue from Philadelphia to Baltimore and the Great Lakes. Longshoremen on the Pacific and Chicago Illinois Midland rail lines face violence and police action as unions seek recognition and hiring halls.
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Washington
Sntunder
Iron and Steel Institute For the Peace
Pittsburgh
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House
Senate
Green
Youngstown
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union
Philadelphia
Chicago and Illinois Midland
Sangamon River
Petersburg
Ill
Baltimore
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Angelo Rossi
San Francisco
William J. Lewin
International Longshoremen’s Union
Roosevelt
William M. Hibbard
Citizens’ Committee
Galveston
Mallory Line
Measure Grants Workers Right to Select Collective Bargaining Spokesmen
Washington reports that Congress approved a joint resolution giving President Roosevelt authority to create boards to resolve labor disputes and conduct secret elections for selecting workers representatives for collective bargaining. The measure supports workers choosing spokesmen or organizations, potentially boosting union recognition while preserving the right to strike.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Wagner
New York
Emergency Recreation Program Scheduled in Charleston
An emergency recreation program funded partly by estate aid to counties was announced by W. W. Trent. The plan covers playground and sport supervision, community music groups, game centers, storytelling, first aid training, and health activities. Instructors, drawn from relief rolls or needy unemployed, will be paid 15 dollars a week.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. W. Trent
Hal Skelly Dies in Crossing Crash at Push-Em-Up Farm
Actor director Hal Skelly aged 42 was killed when a truck he drove was struck by a train at a crossing on the Pittsfield New York division of the New Haven railroad in West Cornwall Connecticut. Miss Helen Bell, riding with him, was critically injured and hospital officials in Torrington held little hope for her recovery. Skelly had been a guest at Major M. K. Lee's Push-Em-Up Farm estate. Lee was informed of the accident while attending Williams College graduation in Williamstown Massachusetts.
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West Cornwall Conn
Hal Skelly
Pittsfield-New
Skelly
Miss Bell
Major Lee
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Explosion Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia on June 16 a dynamite cap exploded killing 10 year old Charles Daggs and seriously injuring his 8 year old brother Carl Daggs. Their parents cannot determine how the caps were obtained.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Daggs
Carl
West Virginia Celebrates Roosevelt Recovery Act Birthday
West Virginia marks the recovery act birthday with a parade led by coal miners in Charleston. Governor Kump reads Roosevelt message as General Hugh S. Johnson denounces NRA critics. 8,000 gather at Laidley Field to hear Richberg and the president’s remarks praising united action and job gains.
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Kump
Charleston
W. Va
NRA
West
Roosevelt
H. G. Kump
Hugh . Johnson
General Johnson
Blue Eagle
Chilton announces candidacy for U S Senate in West Virginia
Former Senator William E. Chilton Sr. filed notice to seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He urged support for the Roosevelt program and pledged to advance West Virginia rights and bring millions of dollars to the state. He cited voluntary assurances from potential rivals reducing contest. He emphasized serving in the Senate during a critical time.
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Charleston
W. Va
William 8. Chilton, Sr
U. S
Chilton
West Virginia
Senate
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Lynchburg
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Alpheus W. Wilson
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Ferriday
St. Thomas Catholice
American Legion
Atchafalaya
Weather Bureau
C. K. Allen
National Guard
Hunter Culliny
Vrginia
Lung Loo
Son
Wanderer
Cleveland, Ohio
By William C. Snyder
Central Union National Bank of Cleveland
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Green Peace Pagt
Associated Press
Tydinge
Maryland
Wager
Lad
Hugh S. Johnson
William E. Chilton
U. S. Senate
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