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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
2
In Russell County Virginia a three day old infant died from a blow to the breast and intestines. A coroner’s jury charged the father Naff Vincell with murder after he fled the county. The community around Belfast Mills is outraged and vows swift action if he is captured.
Fire at the Empire Coal Land Corporation power plant near Richlands Va origin unknown. Two generators totaling 500 horsepower and boilers were destroyed beyond repair. The Richlands Coal Company plant, recently shut, may be used until the burned facility is replaced.
An unidentified man leaped into the Niagara River from Sister Island this morning and was swept over Horseshoe Falls. Local authorities conducted a search as rescue units followed the river flow and riverbank clues for any signs of the missing swimmer.
Keystone baseball club meets the Eagles on the tower grounds this afternoon at 3 30 for the season’s baseball event. Keystone is billed as the strongest club and will provide a hot contest against the Eagles.
A number of coal cars derailed near Laeger Thursday night with no injuries reported. Emergency crews inspected the scene and cleared the area as investigators began examining the cause of the railroad incident.
Victor J. Gans a brakeman on the Kenova division sustained painful injuries Thursday afternoon in an accident described from the scrambled OCR text. No further developments are provided in readable portions.
Leonard Guy and Thomas Little of Switchback visited the city yesterday. Several residents and guests were in town for visits and events including Miss Pritchard of Bramwell, Dr and Mrs Brady of Edgertown, Mrs Geo A Thompson, Mrs O M Deverle and children, Miss Alice Shirey, Little Mary Mann, Mrs McGinnis Hatfield, Mrs R F Baker, Miss Waida Howard and Miss Ola Howard of Floyd Virginia, Miss Jenni Sullivan, Miss Nelie Meibiany, Miss Leola Wygal, and the Misses Greer and Mrs M B Wutsler of St Paul en route to Pocahontas for a German Club event.
The Chattanooga Tradesman reports several new ventures: in Virginia Altavista a cotton mill Danville a 5 million building and loan company Norfolk a 48000 realty company plus 50000 land and timber company coal and wood Roanoke a 25000 lumber company Suffolk Hardware company and a cigar factory In West Virginia Clarksburg a 10000 dry cleaning company Philipps Laundry Poca a canning factory Riversville 3 million Welch 500000 mines and railroad.
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