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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
2
Social news and community notes gathered by telegraph reporters highlight local residents exchanges, visits, and small events in Braham. The column traces everyday life, courting, departures, and neighborhood chatter.
Rain postpones a Rexall baseball game against Pocahontas in Gratam. Town items note a potential tie decided by drawing lots, Graham College preparations for a new catalogue, and local travelers returning from business trips. Residents plan socials ahead of vacation season and improvements on homes and local businesses report changes and visits from regional figures.
Mrs Edward Cooper entertained at her Bramwell home on Friday night for guests Miss Thomas of Washington DC and Miss Paxton of Bluefield. A guessing contest with prizes, music and refreshments followed, with many locals present. Several residents were noted as visiting or returning from recent trips and events in nearby towns. The piece mentions infrastructure plans including enlarging water mains and a new bridge near the Miners Hospital.
Welch town council, at a recent meeting, decided to ask residents to vote on a bond issue of 25000 dollars. Proceeds would fund street paving and installation of an up to date sewerage system.
Readers are told many homes lack Stieff pianos and that honest representation wins sales. The ad stresses customers favor quality and reliability over smooth pitches, claiming genuine value keeps buyers satisfied and returns minimal.
The House voted to approve the Employers Liability Act with one dissent and the Senate approved it unanimously. The law limits coverage to interstate railroad employees, abolishes the fellow servant rule and reduces contributory negligence barriers. It removes the assumption of risk when statutes protecting workers are violated and allows two years for actions. The act aims to equalize rights for railroad workers and reduce railroad fatalities and injuries.
A late 19th and early 20th century recap notes Miss Ethel Roosevelt and several royals who have driven locomotives or acted as fireman. It mentions the duchess of Fife on the London Brighton and South Coast engine in 1902, the duke of Connaught in Egypt, the khedive's morning engine firing, the duke of Sutherland on a private line, the marquis of Downshire with a Hillsborough castle track, the marchioness of Tweedale at the Forth bridge opening, and Lady Minto crossing the Rocky mountains on a cow-catcher.
Engineers believe in psychic manifestations and ghosts, with many recounting sightings. A western railroad engineer reportedly heard his wife warn of a washed out bridge just before an urgent stop, while elsewhere her daughter and another sister woke with a matching shout. The tale sits beside spiritualist notes in the Rio Grande Western region.
In 1907 Russia added 1167 miles of railroad, a 3 percent rise, totaling 40438 miles. State ownership reached 67 percent of the network. At year end 1600 miles were under construction, including a 118 mile Transcaspian branch toward the Persian border.
A recent German estimate puts global railroad length at 563771 miles. The increase last year was smaller than the rise of the previous six years.
A buyer is set to acquire a parcel today described as the cornerstone of a forthcoming fortune. The ad emphasizes immediate purchase and strategic value of the plot for investment and development.
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