Bluefield Voters Decide Bond Issue Under New Law
Bluefield voters cast ballots today on issuing bonds for public improvements under a new 1907 law. Polls open 4 25 a m to 7 26 p m at Ward facilities across the city with one ballot per ticket showing a square for cross marks to indicate votes for or against the bond.
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First Ward
Bluefield Avenue
Martin
Mercer Street
City Hall
Raleigh Street
Colored Church
Anderson Storehouse
Jones
Bland Street
Sixth Ward
Obenshain & Bailey's
Seventh Ward
Hefner
Pulaski Street
Eighth Ward
Allen Street
Bluefield
Easley Rules WV City Tax Levy at Forty Cents
D M Easley states that West Virginia's 1907 act fixes the maximum city levy at forty cents per hundred dollars with a ten cent addition only to pay debts. Any higher rate requires a public vote. The opinion comes from the Bluefield Graham Chamber of Commerce in Bluefield West Virginia dated June 19 1907.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Bluefield-Graham Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
D. M. Easley
Remains of W. R. Dudley Taken to Belspring
W R Dudley died suddenly of heart disease in Williamson on Tuesday morning at 7. His remains were transported to Belspring Virginia for interment today, accompanied by his two sons from Welch. Dudley lived in the coal fields and once resided at Keystone. He married Miss Thomas of Pulaski Virginia, sister of prominent Keystone merchants J Ford Thomas and others who later ran Keystone stores. Thomas later served as Keystone mayor. He was divorced and Mrs Dudley later married H C Fink, a justice of the peace in McDowell County.
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W. R. Dudley
Williamson
W. R
F. F
Welch
Bluefield
Belsprings
Dudley
Keystone
Thomas
L. H. Thomas
Handled Lemon Confusion Sparks Blue Ribbon Demand
A grocer issues ordinary lemon extract to housekeepers causing complaints about quality. Shoppers insist on Blue Ribbon lemon extract claiming it is the finest and purest option available.
Bomb evidence in Haywood trial reveals Miners Magazine pieces
In Boise on June 19 the state presented proof of the Goddard bomb and other Miners Magazine articles as evidence. Justice Goddard described finding the bomb components after Orchard’s confession and noted the secrecy surrounding the Haywood defense.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Boise
Idaho
Goddard
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
Miner’s Magazine
Western Federation of Miners
Luther M. Goddard
Orchard
Denver
Bulkeley Wells
Haywood
Munder
Eteunenberg
Martial Law Tightens in South of France Vineyards
Paris reports martial law in the south as Marecelin Albert and other wine growers leaders flee Montpelier and Narbonne. Sir troops raid central committees and guard Ferroul’s house while women wine workers stand watch as authorities pursue fugitives.
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Paris
M. Ferroul
Narbonne
Marecelin Albert
France
Montpelier
Cuirrassers
Agellieres
Central Committee of Wine Growers
Marcelin Albert
Executive Board Approves Telegraphers Strike
The Commercial Telegraphers' Union general executive board has approved a strike against Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Deputy President Konenkamp announced the move with the strike date to be set by President Small, likely within a week to ten days. He noted a tax of one day’s pay per week has been levied on all members.
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New York
The
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Konenkamp
Small
Interstate inquiry into Hamburg American Pool Monoply
The inter state commerce commission will institute a probe into the Hamburg American Packet Co. charged by Peter Wright & Sons and Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. and Cosmopolitan Lines. The case alleges pooling and monopolistic restraint of trade, described as an unprecedented and stupendous inquiry.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hamburg- American Packet Co
Peter Wright & Sons
Philadelphia Cosmopolitan Shipping Co
Cosmop Tan Lines
Baseball Scores From Virginia and National Leagues
In Virginia League action Danville beat Roanoke 2 0 while Lynchburg shut out Ports mouth 2 0 Norfolk Richmond Norfolk game postponed due to rain. National League Cincinnati edged New York 3 2. Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 2. Chicago 4 Boston 5. St Louis 12 Brooklyn 4. American League Boston 2 Chicago 8. Washington 1 Cleveland 0. New York 0 St Louis 9.
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Lynchburg
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
West Virginia Weather Turns Cooler After Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms move through West Virginia bringing cooler air and a cloudier forecast into Thursday and Friday. Showers may linger with a cooler high in the upper 60s to low 70s, while winds ease.
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West Virginde
Mutiny Suppressed After Bloody Fight in Kiev
Details of a mutiny by sappers in Kiev show a violent suppression after a midnight takeover. About 70 were killed or wounded, Captain Akuloff died in the initial volley, with hundreds captured and the city placed under military control. Moscow workmen are becoming restless.
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St. Petersburg
Kiev
Akuloff
Moscow
Seven Preventable Diseases Cause of 20 987 Deaths
Harrisburg June 19 seven preventable diseases caused 20 987 deaths in Pennsylvania in 1906. Tuberculosis led with 10 632 victims followed by typhoid fever 4 039 diphtheria 2 484 whooping cough 1 683 measles 1 583 scarlet fever 525 and malarial fever 85. cholera infantum killed 1 901 infants under two.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dixon
Department of Health
Great Paris Sale Set for Saturday Morning at 9 30
On Friday the Paris store will close all day and night and reopen Saturday at 9 30 for a major sale. About 20 staff will mark down goods and have items ready when the door opens at 9 30 sharp.
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Paris
Wanted Five Clothing and Gents Furnishings Salesmen
The Leader announces D Rosenaur & Co seeks five experienced salesmen in clothing and gents furnishing. No further details available.
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D. Rosenaur & Co
Annual stockholders meeting notice for Bluefield Ice and Cold Storage Co
The Bluefield Ice and Cold Storage Company invites its stockholders to meet at its Bluefield office on July 19, 1907 at 3 p m to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business as may come before the meeting. RE. B. Woodyard, Secretary.
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Bluefield Ice and Cold Storage Company
Bluefield
RE. B. Woodyard
Canteloupe Relish Tip Boosts Sublette Barnes Breakfast
An odd note praises iced cantaloupe as the relish for breakfast and mentions Sublette & Barnes with a 1981 dating. The fragment suggests a local slogan or ad line without further context. The entities Sublette, Barnes, and 1981 anchor the piece.
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Sublette & Barnes
Willson Nominated by Acclamation for Kentucky Governor
Louisville June 19 Augustus E Willson of Louisville was nominated by acclamation as the Republican candidate for Kentucky governor with no opposition The convention endorsed Roosevelt policy amid a heated clash between Fairbanks and Taft factions W H Cox was chosen lieutenant governor James Breathitt attorney general S P James auditor and S Farley treasurer named with light opposition
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Louisville
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky
Willson
Fairbanks
Taft
Roosevelt
Committee On Resolutions
Tad
W. H. Cox
Mayeville
James Breathitt
Hopkinsville
P. James
Harrodsburg
Chatman S. Farley
Paducah
Commencement News From Various Universities June 19
Notices from Brown Ohio State Indiana Lafayette and Penn announce 129th Brown exercises 75th Lafayette etc. Governors and speakers honored. George Longworth plans Yellowstone trip. McKinley Memorial plans include dedication and possible donation of the McKinley homestead.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
Van Riper Testifying in Holmes Cotton Report Case
In Washington on June 19 L C Van Riper continued cross examination in the Edwin B Holmes Jr trial. He said it was important to know the purport of the December census report on the 1904 cotton crop before disclosure.
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Washington, D. C
Edwin 8. Holmes, Jr
L. C. van Riper
Census Bureau
Report on Peckham and Peckham's Threats Dismissed
In testimony Van Riper recounts that Holmes sent Director North who promised to confirm agriculture department figures. He says he has not seen Peckham since June 1904 and that their relations were friendly. He states Peckham did not threaten to kill him.
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Holmes
Sen
North
Agricultural Department
van Riper
Peckham
Murder in Garden Kills Wealthy Pelham Man
Julius T. Rosenheimer, rich Pelham resident and London Needle Co. president, was slain in his garden at The Roses after dinner. Two assailants sprang from bushes and struck him with a heavy short handled sledge, then fled with money and a gold watch while Mrs. Rosenheimer, nearby, collapsed. Police from Pelham and Mount Vernon investigated but found no weapon.
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New York
Julius T. Rosenheimer
Pelham
London Needle Company
Rosenheimer
Lost fortune in a day sparks suicide attempt in Bronx
Thomas Walters fifty four of 146 Willis Avenue Bronx slashed both wrists in Lincoln Hospital after the Wall Street panic wiped out his fortune of at least 150000. Previously a wholesale liquor dealer on 188th Street he invested heavily and was forced to cover losses from the crash. A prior suicide attempt within a month failed.
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New York
Wall Street
Thomas Walters
Willis Avenue
The
Bronx
Walters
Lincoln Hospital
188Th Street
Their Love Hopeless They Died Together
In Belleville on June 19 the bodies of James Bullock 23 and Miss Cora Miller 22 were found on Triangle Lake shore with forehead bullets. A note signed by both says they loved each other but their love was hopeless and they chose to die together. A bloodstained razor was nearby.
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Belleville
Triangle Lake
James Bullock
Cora Miller
Bullock
Miller
Surprise by American Delegate at Peace Conference
The Hague June 19 The second day session opened with General Horace Porter reserving the United States right to present armaments limitation and to raise the issue of collection of contractual debts by force.
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The
Hague
Jume
Horace Porter
United States
Roosevelt the Issue, Chairman New Says
Kansas City June 19 Harry S New chairman of the Republican National Committee said at a banquet that the country is not returning to silver and a new issue must be found. The issue will be Theodore Roosevelt and any man announcing for 1908 must be a Roosevelt supporter.
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Kansas City
Principals to Marriage Wore Bandages on Wounds
Washington June 19. The wedding of Miss Maud Vera Hanna daughter of the late Joseph H Hanna of Cincinnati and Capt. Horace Fairfax Marseby Browne of the British army occurred today despite both principals wearing bandages from a recent automobile accident.
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Washington
Maud Vera Hanna
Joseph H. Hanna
Cincinnati
Horace Fairfax Marseby Browne
West Virginia Officials Cleared in Civil Service Inquiry
Attorney General Bonaparte found no wrongdoing after federal officials including Elliott Northcott and others were questioned over political activity while serving on the Republican state committee. Northcott argued passive committee status. officials anticipate written responses to civil service letters.
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Washington
Henry Wise
Grafton
W. Va
Civil Service Commission
Wise
West Virginia
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
U. S
Charles D. Elliott
Parkersburg
Internal Revenue
Clarksburg
Hugh Ike Shett
Bluefield
Republican State Committee
Civil Service Commissioners
Commission
Northcott
United States
Department of Justice
Bonaparte Aeking
Scott
Bikins
State Committee of
Bonaparte
Denham
Sam Matthews
Marshal Elliott
Rejected Suitor Found Dead in Family Cemetery
In Marvell Arkansas Christen Jansen shot himself in the brain after his marriage proposal to Lulu Jones was declined. His body was found on a freshly dug grave in the Jones family cemetery following an inquest that returned a verdict of death by his own hand. A brother had committed suicide years earlier.
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Marvell
Ark
Christen Jansen
Lulu Jones
Jansen
Jones Plantation
Telegraphers to Strike Within Next Ten Days
The Commercial Telegraphers Union says a strike will be ordered within a week or ten days unless Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies address their demands. Announcement made in New York on June 19.
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New York
Postal Telegraph Companies
Comm . Telegraphers Union
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Remington’s
Smith's
Bluefeld Typewriter Company
Belspring
MT. Vernon
Flat
National Bank
L. E. Tierne
W.W. Thomas
R. E. BoLuina
Cahhier
W. B. Hicks
Princeton Avenue
Las
IR. L. Speas
Judge Goddard
Danville
Roanoke
Stockholders Meeting
Columbus
Ohio State University
Bloomington
Ind
Henry Watterson
Indiana University
Easton
Hughes
Tory
Lafayette College
Anthony Matre
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Federation
Indianapolis
Beatrice Gunsaulus
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Nott Merriman
Episcopal
Long Island
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Music
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Nicholas Longworth
Yellowstone National Park
Hawaiian Islands
Yellowstone National Reservation
Canton
McKinley National Memorial Association
Justice Day
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