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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
1
Washington gossip centers on Representative Thayer and the Olney presidential bid failing to gain Tammany support. The Buffalo press debates Gen Miles's politics with Miles urged as a potential Democratic candidate but unlikely to be nominated.
In the National and American Leagues yesterday New York 0 Chicago 1 Boston 2 Pittsburgh Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 11 American Cleveland 5 Boston 4. Also notice of business relocation to 54 Bland Street by Flat Top Installment Co and ad for Milk Flakes powdered milk from Cramp & Stafford.
An old warning emphasizes keeping Dr Thomas Electric Oil at home to handle sudden ailments, implying reliability and readiness for unexpected health moments.
Washington reports indicate last year’s railroad business rose sharply and projections show another surge in the coming year. Observers warn big systems may dominate transport, with fears about land prices rates and government control affecting settlement and growth.
The Virginia Court of Appeals upholds the validity of the new State Constitution in Taylor vs. the Commonwealth. The ruling notes acceptance by Legislature officers and people, overruling the Underwood Constitution, while declining to rule on the 1902 constitutional convention's power to promulgate.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on June 18 nearly a thousand ballots were used without choosing a police chief. With the time limit passed, it appears Will Smith will serve another two years. Some opposition centers on F S Smith for not voting Republican, while he joined Democratic members to back Democrat Pat Oliver.
In eastern Tazewell County near Falls Mills a reported wild man has eluded capture after three weeks of roaming Charley Graham's farm area. He is described as very large with light hair and wild eyes, heavily armed, visiting homes at night and taking food, while a local citizen regiment pursued him.
St. Petersburg June 18 an official Gazette note recognizes Peter Karageorgevitch as King of Servia and welcomes his accession. It states he must avenge the assassination of the King and Queen and will know how to punish the regicides, without punishing the Servian nation or army.
A three story box factory on Bowery at 49 collapsed at noon. Many female workers were trapped as floors fell into the basement. A dozen mangled bodies have been removed and police fear more deaths.
London reports a lyddite factory blast at Walwich arsenal at 9 am. Fourteen workers were killed and twenty injured as a shell in the shell room exploded tearing men apart. Relatives gathered at gates seeking news of missing employees as wreckage blocked access.
Richmond, June 18 Rev Richard Wells a negro preacher who clashed with John Jasper over the phrase the an do move is dead The controversy stirred dissension among the colored people and Jasper long opposed Wells but both remained in their pulpits for years after the dispute with lingering cordialities.
William King of Bells Valley died and Edward Byrd was badly hurt when a blast at Portland Cement Works near Craigaville in Staunton county exploded after lightning struck the blasting wire. Both men were Black.
Dr L N Love a noted surgeon and medical editor died suddenly of apoplexy aboard the White Star liner Aurania as it neared New York harbor. The body was taken to his home on West Sixty ninth Street. He had been abroad with Mrs George Law, whom he recently operated on for appendicitis. He leaves a widow and two children.
Lonis T. Decerouss, Camden postmaster, vanished yesterday. Philadelphia postal inspectors report muddied post office records and his wife Mrs Decerouss is severely distressed. Police seek search for the husband though no arrest order has been issued.
Hugh Sweeney of 230 Omega Street was arrested for drunkenness. His dog trotted to the patrol wagon and followed to the station house where it entered a cell with Sweeney. Officers and two policemen finally coaxed the dog away.
London June 18 The planned June 22 royal review of English troops at Aldershot was postponed and rescheduled for July 8 to honor visiting French President Loubet. The delay had stirred concern over the king's health and death.
Paris reports the Russian plenipotentiary at the Vatican has been directed to issue daily bulletins on the Pope's condition, described as precarious. A separate note advertises L Hester Prewing Company's malt liquors, claimed to be brewed under Ohio's pure food law and free from adulteration.
The Sheppard College scene in Sheppardstown centers on a clash involving Prof. E F Goodwin and music teacher Miss Salome Wingate. After Goodwin demanded Wingate’s resignation over a Baltimore letter, a board inquiry followed, with students and faculty split. Governor White authorized cadet protection and ordered safety measures as an investigation proceeds.
Reading shows a rental notice for a store room with three living rooms available at The Paris. Details are sparse but indicate space for lease and a contact or location reference.
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