Pythians Trek to Princeton and Local Happenings
Local news notes Captain D H Barger’s view on the year. Knights of Pythias travel to Princeton for a banquet and smoker. Miss Sara Archer Swanson to wed Frank Beverly at Restmore on June 27. Altamont Newsstand to reopen under new management. Fire scare on Raleigh street ends as chimney problem. Mrs. R K Page dies after tumor surgery. John R Dillard thanks supporters. Bluefield death details and other small items.
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Pythians
Princeton
Knights of Pythias
W .Virginia
Altamont
John Godbey
Dave Schien
H. A. Barnes
Setien
Florida
Deputy Sheriff Chas Hunt Shot in Virginia Encounter
News from Swords Creek in Russell County Virginia reports Deputy Sheriff Charles Hunt seriously wounded in a gun battle near town. About fifty shots fired as William Bostie fled. D T Johnson and A W Davis also involved, with witnesses giving chase after the escape.
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Swords Creek
Russ
Charles Hunt
William Bostie
Hunt
D. T. Johnson
Bostic
A. W. Davis
Bland Street Leads Sunday School Attendance
Sunday totals reach 1886 across city churches with Bland Street Methodist reporting the highest turnout at 336. Other congregations include First Baptist 269 Grace Methodist 178 Calvary Baptist 98 Church of the Brethren 44 Christ Episcopal 38 Lutheran 27 and Salvation Army 27.
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Mand Street Methodist
Bland Street Methodist
First Baptist
Grace Methodist
Vege
Christian
Eny
Presbyterian
Evecare
Calvary Baptist O
Church of the Brethren
Christ Episcopal
Lutheran
Catholic
Ees
Cyte Cevese
Salvation Army
Reward Increased in Roanoke World for Carroll Fugitive
Roanoke World reports a reward raise offered by Doc Baldwin Felta Detective Agency acting under US Attorney General orders through US Marshal William F E Logan of Greensboro NC. The bounty targets Sime Allen, described as a Carroll enemy and outlaw, now set at 2000 dollars. A related convict named Quvither Mann of Virginia has also faced punishment.
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Roanoke World
Doc Baldwin-Felta Deective Agency
United States
William FE. Logan
Greenaboro
N. C
Uniteed States
Sima Allen
Carroll
Quvither Mann
Virginia
Allen
Appeal Grants New Trial After Penitentiary Sentence
A defendant previously under a penitentiary sentence has been granted a new trial on appeal. He remained on bail set at five thousand dollars, which he forfeited, and federal authorities will pursue collection thereafter.
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Fedip
Welch Notes Reflect Local Visits and Events
Wise-Loln Canteferry returned from vacation to resume her stenographer duties at G. Walker & Co. Judge Sanders of Bluefield spent Monday in Welch. The Miriam band will host an ice cream social on the courthouse lawn Wednesday. Miss Rose Quisenberry returns to Welch for the summer after a year in Detroit. The Williamson baseball team defeated Welch 9 to 7 on Sunday. Miss Clara Edmunds of Bluefield accepted a position as stenographer at the county clerk's office. Several locals returned from Wytheville College for the summer. A painful accident injured a worker unloading machinery, now on crutches. The colored school house and Ellen Vaden's residence were destroyed by fire. Samnet Borwitt and Miss Mary Butcher wed in a Sunday ceremony. The Sheesley Carnival Co. left for Gary after tents were moved Saturday night.
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Wise-Loln
Canteferry
Latvon
Kilsinger
Eo G. Walker & Co
Judge Sanders
Bluefield
Welch
Miriam Band
Presbyterian Church
Court House
W.c.morgan
Vivian
J. T. Crowe
Bramwell
Rose Quisenberry
Detroit
Mich
Elsa Hamilton
Petie” Pugh
Williamson
Clara Edmunds
Callie
Madeline
Vivian Williams
Wytheville College
Moses
Charlie
Barry Hoe
R. Ay
Brinkley
Kimball
Ellen Vaden
Wader
Samnet Borwitt
Berwind
Mary Butcher
Kentucky
Co W. Dean
Barah Brewster
Dry Fork
Trainman Loses Leg In Northfork Hollow Accident
Clarence Owens, brakeman for Nortons and Western, lost his right leg below the knee when a car backed over him while coupling a train in Northfork Hollow. He was taken to Binefield Sanitarium after arriving by train No. 16, with details of the incident still unclear. The notice also includes local ads for plants and florists.
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Clarence Owens
Nortons
Western
Northfork Hollow
J. ©. Owens
Vivian
Clarence
Owens
Binefield Sanitarium
Mason intruders target local lodge. tensions rise
A group labeled as Masons and colored residents confront men who tried to install a lodge in a city. arrests and mayoral proceedings follow a late night event at Theophilus Perry’s home. The affair drew wide attention among local colored residents and prominent figures.
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Elork
AtpLer
Maine
Chace
Fresvaga
Adte Tahor
Dave Willia
Saw McKnigh
Hos
Darity Dareaes
Drea
Peery
Fforty
Thornton
Feeline
Theophilus Perry
Eelty Hall
Norfolk and Western Surgeons Tour Heads to Columbus
A party of about a dozen doctors and their wives from east of Bluefield stopped for dinner at the Mars hotel in Columbus en route to open the Norfolk and Western Surgeons Association annual meeting. They were guests of the railway, traveling in clean Pullman cars with Dr. W. H. St. Clair and family joining them. The group includes A. C. Needles and W. J. Battie Jr. and plans a Cedar Point outing after four hours in Columbus.
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Bluefield
Mars Hotel
Norfolk and Western
Fluefield
Columbus
Norfolk and Western Surgeons’ Association
Cedar Point
Ohio
Sandukeky
W. H. St. Clair
Bluefield Letter List Authors and Contacts Displayed
A garbled Bluefield page lists numerous names and initials as attendees or correspondents. The fragmentary text names individuals such as George Jee Hioek W. OR and Clifford Shee Brooks, with multiple Clark, Fisher and Miller variants, hinting at a society or club roster.
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Bluefield
Wank Acey
George Jee Hioek
W. OR. Wiles
Reot
H. Davis
Chas
K. Doyle
Clarente Boak
H.C. Dankle
Walter Duncan
Elis
Arthur Elkins
Marion
Farmer
Futher Farmer
Mr. Fortes
X French
Arch Gillespie
Cen
Harvey Nowlin
T. J. Neel
Clarence G. Peoples
J. W. Price
Wil Pret
Liher Riggtan
Jonte
Shane Clifton Scruggs
Giants at Chicago Standouts From West Virginia Convention Visit
Chicago reporters note the large West Virginia guards bound for the Democratic convention in Baltimore. Sheriff Sprinkle of McDowell and Dr. Hatfield join Col. J. J. Jones and Judge Maynard, all over six feet tall, with Mercer and McDowell counties sending several prominent giants.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Windy City
Padlawan
Sheriff Sprinkle
McDowell County
Mercer
McDowell Counties
H. D. Hatfeld
Sherif Sprinkle
Col
J. J. Jones
Colorado Coal Production Decreases in 1911
Washington reports Colorado's 1911 coal output at 10,157,383 short tons valued at $14,747,764, down 1,816,307 tons and 13 percent from 1910 figures. The state, though a major western producer, trails Pennsylvania and shows reduced mine activity with 14,203 mines operating on about 236 days each.
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Washington
Colorado
Mississippi River
Pennsylvania
Great
Tdbe
Colo
Colorado Coal Output 1911 Stat Source Discrepancies
The state coal mining inspector reports 1911 production of 10 075 861 short tons. The geographic survey lists 10 157 883 tons, a difference of 81 522 tons likely from emissions and non inspected output. Colorado mines under 5 000 tons produced 84 986 tons. The two statistics align closely overall.
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Colorado
Bishop Blames His Hair
Father William J. Dalton retells a story of a locally famed bishop whose bushy hair and silk hat mark him as a traveling cleric. In a Kansas town a porter warns the bishop about a crosier case left in the car, humorously noting the porter’s caution against misplaced baggage.
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William J. Dalton
Annunciation Church
Kankas'City
Gloomy Views on English Clubs by an American Visitor
Alfred Gwynte Vanderbilt described English clubs as sad and depressing. He criticized Pall Mall St James Street and Piccadilly for their stiff dignity and somber air, noting it affected American visitors and even referencing a king’s death as a somber backdrop.
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Phylith
Alfred Gwynte Vanderbilt
Iiher
New’ York
Hg Anid
Pall Mall
St. James’ Street
Piccadilly
White
Probable Bread Winner Henry Discusses Affairs in Washington
In Washington, Representative Henry of Texas spoke about a wealthy yet impecunious nobleman engaged to a Chicago girl. An exchange revealed a boast by the man’s mother about a tea time match and the woman’s efforts in domestic tasks.
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Representative Henry
Texas
Dingrer
Washington
Chicago
Henry
Women and Men Debate Worth of Feeble-Minded Care
A Toronto paper reports on a heated exchange between a wife and husband about the role of women in caring for the feeble minded. The wife defends traditional duties while the husband questions the value of such labor.
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Trvea
Toronto
Dearc
Canadian Courier
Portraits of lines and age blur in photographs
A fragment notes a woman named Doreteas She-Well reached an age where she does not look well in photography. The lines imply aging and changing appearance as a subject in portraits.
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Roline
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