Mrs Lawrence Alexander Hosts Graham Tea Party For Nettie Baird
Mrs Lawrence Alexander entertained Tuesday afternoon at her Graham home in honor of guest Miss Nettie Baird of Fort Springs. The event featured a Five Hundred game followed by refreshments served by the charming hostess. Attending were Mesdames L J Barbee J M Tanner J H Hardy N N Huffard R B Williamson R L Poindexter L W Jenkins and Mrs James Mann Miss Mann Miss Florence Mann Mrs Edwin Mann Mrs George Shirey and Mrs Walter Ridley of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Alexander
Graham
Nettie Baird
Fort Springs
Mesdames
L. J. Barbee
J. M. Tanner
J. H. Hardy
N. Huffard
R. B. Williamson
R. L. Poindexter
L. W. Jenkins
James Mann
Mann
Florence Mann
Edwin Mann
George Shirey
Walter’ Ridley
Bluefield
Sewage Disposal Topic Heads to Bluefield Meeting
The Graham town council sanitary committee chair will appear before the Bluefield council tonight to press again for disposal of Bluefield sewage. A Bluefield council member indicated the long debated question will be taken up at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Council
Graham Town Council
Bluefield
Graham
Graham and Rexall team prepare for Saturday game on tower grounds
Arrangements are made for a Graham versus Rexall team game on the tower grounds Saturday afternoon. The Graham squad agrees that practice is essential after recent scrimmages. Several locals noted in Graham include deputy sheriff Charles Stump of Pocahontas and visitors from Washington and Pikeville as well as friends and relatives visiting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Grounds
Graham
Rexall
Pocahontas
Charles Stump
Poca Hont
Tazewell
Charles Morton
Washington, C
Princeton
Vass
Karnes
Princston
Sawyer
Kelly
Pulaski
Sinews of the Nation in American Agriculture
A Mississippi House of Representatives member cites the farmer as the nation’s backbone. He extols grain from Maine to California and cotton across the south, arguing agricultural diversity fuels growth, trade, and national spirit with banners of maize and cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Maine
California
Ezekiel 8. Candler, Jr
Melee of a farm scare and the first Liverpool pottery print
A farm manager in Fodderty Dingwall Scotland watched sea gulls hover over a turnip field and a large bird alight to pull moles from the ground. The bird repeated its hunt, drawing a second mole before continuing. The note also mentions early American subject designs in Liverpool pottery at the century's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingwall
Scotland
Liverpool
Stewart takes Jopling residence in Bluefield avenue deal
Real estate firm Booker & Crenshaw closes transaction making A J Stewart owner of the T C Jopling home on Bluefield avenue. Bankrupt stock of Banks & Rosenheim moved to Stovall Phelps Shirey stand on Bluefield avenue with a sale continuing to June 25. Funeral and social news from Bluefield follows with multiple local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker & Crenshaw
A.J. Stewart
T. C. Jopling
Bluefield Avenue
Mr. Stewart
Banks & Rosenheim
Stovall, Phelps & Shirey
Hicks
Binefield Avenue
Notable Visitors and City Trips Across the Region
Local residents from Tazewell Bramwell Williamson Elkhorn Pageton Ashland Pocahontas Hiawatha Northfork and nearby areas were in Bluefield or traveling to Charleston Salem Philadelphia New York and other cities on business yesterday. A group including families Benjamin Lewis and children were also noted visiting relatives in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cooper
Bramwell
City
Philadelphia
New York
M. Smith
Benjamin Lewis
Elkhorn
North
Governor Dawson Health Rumors Denied by Son
Daniel Dawson of Huntington disputes reports that Governor William M. O. Dawson has tuberculosis. He says his father has improved health, recently traveled to Asheville, and plans to attend future state conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuntington
Willam M. O. Dawson
Young Dawson
Ggorge J. McComas
Huntington
Ife
Ashville
Dawson
Saloon Licenses Awarded in Logan County
Logan County court granted two men licenses to operate retail liquor establishments in Logan town. The move ends years of debate with temperance supporters opposing the licenses while Holdens saloon owner had previously pledged profits to charity. petitions against the licenses were presented at the county court.
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County Court of
Logan
Logan Uunty
Holden
Logan Council
The White Evening Waistcoat Fashion Note
A London Graphic comment argues that white evening waistcoats brighten the figure but lose effectiveness after twenty one. It claims white exaggerates proportions while black diminishes them, noting even previously slim men appear corpulent in white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudon
They Considered Holland Wedding Plans
A light exchange notes a couple weighed their marriage plans in Holland but changed their minds after hearing about heavy shoes in the country. The quirky detail signals a playful local whimsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Holland
Luby
Pears
Exachange
Reassuring ou Bullion i t gulls me to think
Subtly framed dialogue reflects skepticism about money and governance. Characters discuss spending and trust. London chatter hints at social critique through witty aphorisms about nobility and time worn imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wants and needs in the classifieds echo a rising public claim
The want ads illustrate a surge of human demands, reflecting a social dynamic where individuals express needs and opportunities. Classified notices show people seeking work, housing, goods, and services, underscoring a bustling market of everyday aspirations and exchanges.
Baseball scores across leagues and games
In the Virginia League Roanoke beat Norfolk 2 0 Danville won Lynchburg 7 1 Portsmouth lost to Richmond 0 2 and in a second game Portsmouth 3 Richmond 7. In the National League Brooklyn defeated St Louis 5 0 Philadelphia beat Chicago 2 5 New York 2 Cincinnati 1. Second games New York 4 Cincinnati Boston 4 Pittsburgh 14 and 9 Boston 2 Pittsburgh 4. American League Detroit 4 Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 2 Washington 0 Chicago 2 New York 5.
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Roanoke
Norfolk
Danville
Lynchhie
Portsmouth
Richmond
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Cincinnaati
Boston
Pittsburg
American
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Bank officials face third indictment for alleged false entries
The federal grand jury indicted Alfred H. Curtis president and Charles W. Morse vice president of the National Bank of North America on charges of false entries in reports to the comptroller and misapplication of funds for speculative use totaling about 1.25 million dollars. They appeared before Judge Hough and entered tentative not guilty pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Alfred H. Curtis
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Curtis
Morse
Hough
United States
Hartje Wife Wins Alimony and Fees in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, wife of Augustus Hartje, secured $5,000 yearly alimony, $26,750 in court expenses, and $7,000 in attorney fees in a Pittsburgh divorce ruling by Judge Frazer. The court trimmed expenses and fees slightly but upheld the main awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartje
Pittsburg
Mary Scott Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Frazer
Atorney
Rivers Fall Steadily in Kansas City Floods Recede
Both the Kaw and the Missouri rivers continued to fall steadily. Inundated streets in the lower parts of Kansas City are draining water into the river canals as waters recede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Prohibition Convention Opens in Clarksburg West Virginia
The West Virginia Prohibition convention opened in Clarksburg and appointed committees before adjourning to nominate the state ticket tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. V
West Virginia
Touching the hand of a death by own action
The article recalls old superstitions about cures through contact with the hand of someone who died by self harm or through a criminal execution. It notes beliefs in Cornwall and Devonshire and mentions a former Northampton practice and a coffin relic. It ends with an advertisement for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Solve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cornwall
Robert Hunt
West of England
Newgate
Northampton
DeWitt's
Bankrupts Petition for Discharge in West Virginia Court
Mrs. G. W. Warner of Bramwell Mercer County seeks a full discharge from debts under bankruptcy law. A hearing is set for July 6 1908 in Bluefield before Judge Benjamin F Meer with notice to creditors by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
Charles Wheby
Bluefield
Mercer
Charles Wheley
Mercer County
Jane
G. J. Holbrook
G. W. Warner
Benjamin VP. Kelier
GW. Warner
Bramwell
Acta of Congress
Southern District of
Thefield
Cluefield Telegraph
Benjamin Fr. Meer
Eald District
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THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Graham Daily News
Mrs. Lawrence Alexander
DIXIE
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy, N.Y
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman, Gregg and Kimball
Underwood, Rpemington and
Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield, W. VA
Tion
William Mitchell, Sr
C. A. Neikirk
Pikeville
Mr. Neikirk
C. A. Worley
Annie
Henry M. Smythe
North Tazewell
Eva Ballard
Peterstown
Ola Burton
Lee Loong
Salem
J. E. Townes
Lena Vines
Greenville
Toney-Keister
Daily Telegraph
Geo. F. Richardson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Scherr
L. M. Wade
Braxton County
Mr. Wade
C. N. Snodgrass
Wale
Mary Aaron
Jennie Aaron
Lillian Marks
Sadie Millner
Gilbert Rosenaar
Henry Rodgin
Morris Legum
Manhattan
Keystone
Richard Carle
New York Theatre
Carle
New York Sunday World
Sunday World
Geo. N. Speiden
Fragon
Willa
Ruby Norris
Raleigh, N. C
Misses Haven
Annie Strader
Bane, Va
South Bluefield
H. B. Shelton
Eva and
Kate
Pearisburg
Joseph Block
Baltimore
C. N. Moomaw
Smokeless Coal and Coke Company
Jessie Bosang
Miss Stone
Virginia Arters
Rosa Kwass
Vinn'e Adkins
A. C. Davis
Summers County
Thomas Priddy
Eggleston, Va
M. S. Johnston
L. J. Johnston
Miss Ruth
Wggleston, Va
M. S
L. 8. Gillespie
T. D. Cover
Hensley
Ewing Lawson
Ernest Freeman
D. W. Brown
Williamson
E. E. Carter
Last Light
Charleston
H. FE. Christie
A. M. Spangler
Pageton
Albert Tierney
Ashland
W. Pexp
B. F. Tipton
Northfork
Joe Matz
D. H. Barger
Hiawatha
Daniel Dawson
Beneck
George Elliot
Baseball
Bankers
Curtis and Morse
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Kelley & Moyers Building
Thomas E. Peery, M. D
Specialists
W. VA
N. & W. Railway
Prohibition
Chitksburg
Hamberlaing
Altamont
B. M. Cohen
Netlee
Anwin M Kratlicy
E. L. Bowman
Hotel Dennis
Atlantic City, N. J
Ocean
Walter J. Buzby
Prop
W. M. Seay & Son
General Contractors
LynchBurg and
Fowler-Richardson Company
R. L. Morris
Princeton Real Estate Agency
Princeton, W. Va
R. K. Thornton, W. A. Brown
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