Notable June 20 History Highlights Across Centuries
A compilation lists events and births on June 20 including executions in 1649 and political milestones such as Richard Brandon and Daniel McCook. It notes Joshua Clayton born in 1744 and Richard Wellesley born in 1760 with later roles in India and Ohio. The entry covers Lizzie Borden's 1893 acquittal and Victoria’s jubilees, plus Francis E. Warren’s Wyoming career and irrigation advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brandon
Charles I
Joshua Clayton
Delaware
Richard Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
India
Daniel McCook
McCooks
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Emanuel Joseph Sieyes
Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
United States Senate
Massachusetts
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Congress
Senate
Territorial
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
United States
Oklahoma
Wedding of Grace Collins and John Fauntleroy Meil in Colon
A large gathering of American civil and military officials attended the wedding of Grace Collins daughter of Judge Lorin C. Collins and Captain John Fauntleroy Meil United States Navy in Christ Church Colon. Arch bishop Hendricks officiated. Mrs Edward Hudson matron of honor and bridesmaids Gladys and Helen Squires. Rear Admiral Rousseau was best man. A reception followed at the Collins home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Grace Collins
Lorin C. Collins
John Fauntleroy Meil
United States Navy
Collins
Supreme Court of
Panama Canal Zone
Chicago
Christ Church
Archbishop Hendricks
Edward Hudson
Gladys
Helen Squires
Rousseau
Collins Home
Public urged to daylight purchase. stores sign closing pact
The Retail Clerks International Protective Association seeks shorter hours for sales staff and asks merchants to close at 7 pm on Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri and 10 pm on Sat night and pay day evenings. Dozens of Bluefield stores sign the contract and pledge to close accordingly. The union urges the public, especially workers and families, to patronize these retailers for fair treatment and better hours. The Local 168 secretary notes the group will relax the 10 pm Saturday closing clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Protective Association
Charles J. Kinzer
R. W. Ketehhem
Bluefield Merchandise Exchange
Flat Top Furniture Company
Carter Furniture Co
Phelps Furniture Co
Clark & Co
Stovall
Phelps & Shirey
Hetherington, Carter & Company
Bluefield
Shepherd & Lilly
Eureka Hardware Company
Fowler-Richardson Hardware Co
J. A. B. Bruce, Hutcherson & Co
E. B. Lazen
Shelton & Jordan, Thornton Clothing Co
Pedigo
J. L. Horton
B. Sameth
The
Paris
Jopling Grocery Company
Sublette & Barnes
Stafford
F. Mebane
W. J. Ford & Co
White & Brown
City Grocery Company
BE. Bond
Samuel Turk
J. M. Wilson & Co
Obenshain & Bailey
C. A. Meador Company
B. J. McGubloch Company
Brown & Stafford
Mewris Rosenberg
Peoples
Ideal Shoe
W. H. Harry & Co
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
J. T. Hall
Jocal
Wildcat frozen to rail in West Virginia tale
A West Virginia correspondent in Forest and Stream recounts a wildcat found with a foot frozen to an iron railroad rail during three below zero weather. The animal swam the Greenbrier River and was killed near the rails after a man attacked it with a stone and club. The report sparked debate on the cat’s fate and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
Sun
West Virginia
Forest and Stream
Greenbrier
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed by Ark Reader
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas reports Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming it cured consumption in early stages. He asserts no one using the product is unsatisfied and notes G. H. Wade sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
G. H. Wade
Pope
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Foster Named Principal At Concord Normal Athens
At a state norma schools board meeting in Clarksburg the Concord Normal at Athens announced its faculty. Principal is F A Foster with first assistant Blanche Bitner and staff including J F Holroyd EB Meredith Callie Curtis Maude Jefferson. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised as treatment for backache kidney issues and urinary troubles priced at 25 cents for a week’s course sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents of
State Norma Schools
Clarksburg
Concord Normal At
Athens
F. A. Foster
Blanche Bitner
J. F. Holroyd
Fate EB. Meredith
Callie Curtis
Maude Jefferson
DeWitt
Also Mentioned on This Page
McCall
W. G. Ferrell
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Puvaskt Strewr
Graham Land & Improvement Company
Graham
Henry Froehling
Richmond
Walter Graham
B. F. Stafford
Harrison Ridg
Philadelphia
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
WM. McCarthy
Eng
R & Supt
C.G. Betelle
Cashier
Aluminum
Pure Food Commissioners
Sel-O
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Jamestown Exposition
Citizens’ National Bank of Merchants’ Bank
Cincinnati
Pullman Company
RE. C. Brown
F. CG. R
Ramsey Street
A. S. Booker & Co
P. O. Box
Union Clothing Company
Apply Union News Co
MT. Vernon
West End
Thornton Building
Care Telegraph
South Bluefield
Highland Avenue
W. Va
D. B. Baldwin
Underwood
L. C. Smith
Oliver
Smith-Premier
Remingtons
Banner Agency
Capitol
Virginia Streets
Charleston
Shannon
W. H. Coffman Coke Company
Banks & Rosenheim
American Bridge Co
Mateeka
John H. Shields
Welch
W. Wa
Hotel
Altamont
South Bland Street
Mack Campbell
U. S. Army
Blueflels
Ganal
Wilds
W. Price
Charles & Wingate
John L. Crockett
Concord Normal School
Scrofula
South Bend
South Bend Watch
Ind
Ghas. J. Kinzer
the Jeweler
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Ginger
Snap
Bluefield Breiwng CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
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