Endurance trip plans and local notices in Bluefield
Salem resident Thomas Cooper eyes repeating the Atlanta to New Orleans endurance run after his Corbin car drew praise. Nearby, Mrs. H. L. Moore and sister visit Huntington to see recovering family, while funeral rites are held for Mrs. C. C. Maynard. State Bankers meet in Bluefield as news updates cover local incidents, court verdicts, and daily city moves.
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Thomas Cooper
Salem
Cooper
New York
New Orleans
Mr Peltz
New York Herald
Major Coen
Atlanta
Montreal
Personal notes on several regional visitors
J B Lamanea left last night for Welch. Howard Myers from Brapwell and D J F Strother of Welch were in the city yesterday. T W Kirkbridge of Roanoke and Mrs F J Brown and Mrs B A Heller left yesterday for Atlantic City and Philadelphia respectively. Dc W Elliott of Northfork and R Y Luther of Vivian visited yesterday. Thomas Crockett headed to Columbus on business. Yward Cooper of Bramwell and Col L B Tierney of Powhatan were in town yesterday. Pr J Newbold of Bramwell and James A Henchey of Welch were visitors. Jairus Collins and daughter Virginia of Cromwell visited. R M Garrett returned from Roanoke with real estate holdings. S J Patterson of Dayton left for his mines. Capt RC Fleshman returned from Kernersville NC after a family matter.
Dead body found on track near Jed amid possible murder
An early morning Tug Fork train halted after discovering a dead man on the track near Jed. Authorities suspect homicide staged to look like a train strike, noting head and body wounds and likely night-time murder before trains passed. No suspect identified.
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Jed
Nis
Keystone
Senator Scott Leads Backed by Several Counties
The table omits Wetzel Pendleton and Randolph counties which have endorsed Senator Scott yet typically nominate Democratic delegations. Monroe and Lewis are carried by Hubbard and send Democratic delegates to the legislature.
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Wetzel
Pendleton
Randolph
Scott
Monroe and
Lewis
Hubbard
Roanoke Bank Trust Formed By Local Men
Local Roanoke residents organize The Colonial Bank and Trust Company, a new financial institution aimed at serving the community. Prominent local men participate in the venture and anticipate early support from townspeople.
Roanoke Bank Takeover Ties To New Colonial Bank Venture
Affiliated with Fidelity Banking and Trusty Company officials yesterday took over the First Union Savings Bank at Roanoke. The new concern, recently incorporated, will also absorb the American Savings Bank of Roanoke on July first. Prominent figures linked to the Colonial Bank and Trust Company include S. M. Smith, KEW Mollohan, KE Bolling, D. N. Morgan, Geo. F. Randolph, Charles T. Crane, Carter Q Osborn, E. L. Long, Ki L Heidenreich. T. H. Cooper of Salem to be president. BE. W. McInahan and S. M. Smith listed in official posts.
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First Union Savings Bank
Roanoke
M New Concern
American Savings Bank of
Colonial Bank and Trust Company
S. M. Smith
KE. W. Mollahan
Washington
Tt. KE. Bolling
Baltimore
D. N. Morgan
United States
Geo. F. Randloph
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charles T. Crane
Carter
Q Osborne
Farmers and Merchants National Park
E.L. Long
West Virginia
Ki. L. Heidenrich
New York Central Lines
T. H. Cooper
Salem
BE. W. MclNahan
Married on Cow Ponies at Griffith Park
In Griffith park Los Angeles on June 22 Miss Evelyn Baker and George Morse members of the Out West Club were married on horseback before about two hundred friends. The ceremony by Rev. John Monroe was performed on the spot where Pio Pico first married in California, with all participants in riding costumes mounted on cow ponies.
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Los Angeles
Evelyn Baker
George Morse
Out West Club
Griffith Park
John Monroe
Pio Bico
California
Boycott of Divorcees Promoted to Curb Them
St. Louis report argues social pressure can discourage divorce by stigmatizing divorced individuals and making the act socially costly, urging communities to condemn separation to reduce divorce rates.
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St. Louis
Social boycott urged by Rev William Smit over divorce suit
The Rev William Smit advocates a social boycott targeting all parties involved in a divorce suit, citing trivial grounds as the reason for collective shunning. The call frames the dispute as a moral issue affecting the community’s fabric.
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William Smit
Aviation Meet Opens at Minnesota State Fair Grounds
The Twin City aviation meet in St Paul opens at the state fair grounds and runs through the week. A premier event features a race between three speed champions: Glenn Curtiss with a new model biplane, Barney Oldfield with his 200 Benz, and Minor Heir the world’s fastest harness horse since Dan Patch.
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St. Paul
Minn
Twin City Aviation Meet
State Fair Grounds
Rac ‘Ne
Glenn H. Curtiss
Barney Oldfield
Dan Pateh
Oldfield
Curtiss
High Handshake Replaced by Waistline Greeting in Newport
Newport society abandons the high handshake. The new greeting is a brief, waist level hand clasp with a quick, modest hold, signaling a shift in the fashionable custom on June 22.
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Newport
Halifax Marks 161st Anniversary Of City Founding
Halifax observed a public holiday to celebrate the 161st anniversary of the city’s founding. The program included school exercises, concerts, and a variety of sporting events such as baseball and cricket contests.
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Halifax
N. S
Farmer's Wife Credits Cardui For Rebuilding Strength
Durham woman Mrs. J. M. Sheerd says she could not stand on her feet four months ago but after taking Cardui, the woman’s tonic, she now does most of her work. She urges other women with womanly trouble to treat themselves at home with Cardui, claiming it is safe and vegetable-based. She directs readers to ask their druggist and to write for instructions from the Ladies’ Advisory Medicine Co. in Chattanooga.
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Durham
N. C
J. M. Sheerd
Cardui
Cardus
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