Flat Top Coal Land Deal Reported by Philadelphia Press
The United Steel Corporation negotiates to purchase the Flat Top Coal Land Association holdings spanning Pocahontas to Gray. A ten million dollar price is reported with $50,000 deposited as good faith.
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Philadelphia
Flat Top Coal Land Association
United Steel Corporation
Pocahontas
Gray
Steel Corporation
Fiat Top Coal Land Association
West Virginia
Virginia
Flat
E. W. Clark
E W. Clark
Clarence M. Clark
George C. Thomas
W. Colton, Jr
City
W. Divian
W. B. Campbell
London
James Richardson
Providence
Mr. Clark
W. J. Bryan Coming to Pocahontas July 2
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will lecture at Pocahontas on the evening of July 2 under Y M A auspices. Special trains will run to facilitate attendance as Bryan’s appearance is announced as a sure fact. Try Bluefield Mercantile ice warm weather suits at $3.
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Wa. J. Bryan
Pocahontas
Bryan
Bluefield Mercantile Ice
Personal Notes and Briefs From the City
William Hicks returns from Beaumont Texas and many residents viewed flood work. Banquet for Judge Jackson June 28 in Charleston with Judge Keller speaking. Mrs Eula Payne plans a Bluefield W Va visit to sister Mrs Turner. Rev Norman F Marshall to preach Episcopal Church Sunday 11 am. Train No 3 disturbance near Ingleside. conductor John Wall restrained by police after a passenger knife threat.
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Wm. Hicks
Beaumont
Texas
Yeserday
Judge Jackson
Charleston
Keller
Charles
Eula Payne
Bluefield
W. Vaz
Turner
Norman F. Marshall
Episcopal Church
Ingleside
John Wall
Maddux Dies Suddenly at Richmond Poker Party
H C C Maddux known as Cab and a popular eastern traveler collapsed after declaring he would not play poker for a long time. He died of apoplexy at a Richmond, Virginia gathering Sunday evening. He once owned a fine string of race horses and had ties to Tazewell fairs.
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H. CC. Maddux
East
Mr. Maddux
Cab
Tazewell Fair
May Be One For You Uncalled Letters at Bluefield Post Office
List of uncalled letters for week ending June 22 at Bluefield Post Office includes gentlemen and ladies names such as Dewis W Clark G E Dennis Edward Gunnery H Hopkins Hoback Eugene Nuby Willie Palm P B Smith G G Taylor Joseph Terrill and an array of ladies. When calling for above please say advertised.
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Bluefield Postoffic
Dewis W Clark
Rosa Rose
Alice Samples
Cora Smith
Bertha Thomas
Elk Horn Flood Photos Noted by Atkins at West End Tower
Atkins has taken all the Elk Horn flood pictures and they are fine including North Fork Junction Keystone Eckman Elk Ridge and many others. Call on him at west end tower Bluefield 6251. Tickets for Dr Steele's lectures at White's drug store 50c. Headache often results from ordered condition of the etc. A dose of Chamberisio's Stomach Tablets will correct these and cure the headache.
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Atkins
Elkhorn
North Fork Junction
Keystone
Eckman
Elk Ridge
West End Tower
Bluefield
Dr Steele
Chamberisio
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed By Druggists
A druggist in Van Etten New York reports five years of complete satisfaction with Chamberlains Cough Remedy for himself, his customers, and his family. He notes its effectiveness for ordinary coughs colds and post grippe coughs and says he always uses it. Available from H N White druggist.
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J. Goldsmith
van Ellen
N. Y
H. N. White
Flood Disaster Update Reports Low Fatalities and Ongoing Reconstruction
Reports from the flood region say fatalities will not exceed fifty as coal properties suffer uncertain damage. Railways work to reopen lines, with Pocahontas Mill Creek Coaldale and Delta collieries loading coal while track damage limits shipments. Officials expect Turkey Gap and Houston to resume operations soon.
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Pocahontas
Relief Work Mobilizes in Elkhorn District Aid Effort
Col John D Hewitt of Bramwell is authorized to take full charge of relief operations in the Elkhorn district. The Bramwell military company is ordered to assist and many tents have been ordered. If railroad communication fails, other means will be used to deliver aid and provisions to the destitute amid widespread stock damage in coal companies stores.
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John D. Hewitt
Bramwell
Secretary of State
Elkhorn
Bramwell Military Company
Western Mail Delayed Frustrates Town Residents
Town residents protest a delay in the western mail after no deliveries from the west since Friday. They urge authorities to reroute through Huntington and the O and O railway, arguing the stoppage causes more loss than mere annoyance and is not unavoidable.
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Elkhorn
Huntington
Flood Claims Four More Victims From Virginia Areas
The flood claimed Dug Gaines and his wife from North Fork and Al Beverly and his wife of Powhatan. Gaines hailed from Pulaski County and Beverly from Washington County, Virginia.
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Dug Gaines
North Fork
Beverly
Powhatan
Gaines
Pulaski County
Washington County
Arnica Salve Cures Severe Burns After Explosion
A local report from Kirkman Indiana describes a terrible explosion burning a woman. N E Palmer notes the doctors could not heal the sore but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. The ad claims it also treats corns sores boils piles and other skin diseases at 25 cents.
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N. E. Palmer
Kirkman
Bucklen
Dr Steele Heads South Backed Orator in Sale
Don’t miss hearing Dr Steele, the foremost orator of the south. Tickets for sale at White's drug store.
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Dr. Steele
White
Flood delivers driftwood and looting amid river disaster
Reported flood damage along Tug River from Welch to Maybeury includes destroyed bridges, looting with swift punishments, and corpses washed from coffins. Passenger trains delayed, supply trains aim to reach Vivian to ease shortages as Roanoke shops shut pending line repairs.
Electric Light Car Aids Flood Area Recovery at Vivian
The repair force and army of workers progress steadily after the flood. A train is expected to reach the east end of Vivian yards today. An electric light car from Cumberland Valley, with twin dynamos and tripods for 24 lamps, will illuminate a large area within two tours. Four support cars carry the light crew.
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Vivian Yards
Cumberland Valley
Bluefield Mercantile Co Promotes New Suits and Beers
The advertisement touts The Bluefield Mercantile Co offering ready made suits and a beer lineup. It promises special trains to Pocahontas and a day of enjoyment. Hester's and Hoster's beers are endorsed for health benefits.
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The
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Train trip ends in fatalities and delays across towns
Balti more and Ohio train No. 3 faced a chaotic journey with an overturned engine and the engineer killed at Jersey City. In Rowlesburg a young boy named Arts thur Paling was struck and killed. A flock of sheep near Wilsonburg caused six fatalities, and engine breakdowns caused replacements. A freight wreck at Torch Ohio led to a three hour layover.
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Grafton
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Jersey City
Rowlesburg
Wilsonburg
Petroleum
Torch
Rail Line Cleared Efforts Underway After Flood Damage
An official of the railroad reports slides are small and the line west to Davy will be cleared soon. Supt Conners and a large Scioto division force repair tracks from the extreme west to Panther with work extending east toward Panther. Trainmaster Johnson leads crews between Vivian and Davy. full clearance expected within three days.
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Davy
J. B. Conners
Scioto
Crear
Panther
Johnson
Vivian
Seven Years in Bed to Walking After Electric Bitters
Mrs. L. Pease of Lawrence Kansas credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring her ability to walk after years in bed due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and general debility. The ad touts relief from headache backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness and promises guaranteed satisfaction at 50 cents.
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L. Pease
Lawrence, Kan
Epelle
For Sale Cheap Grand Square Piano in Bluefield
Piano offered at low price in good condition with easy payments. Will rent to a Bluefield resident. Apply to J. B. Jenkins at Wm. Hicks & Company Bluefield West Virginia.
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Bluefield
J. B. Jenkins
Wm. Hicks & Company
W. Va
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Ting
Deal
Clark
United States Steel Corporation
Connellsville
W. J. Bryan Coming
Maddux
Elk Horn
Metropolitan
Fl Ld
Turkey Gap
Houston
Bramwell Company
Western Mail
Anoth
Jolliffe
Organization
Rock
Welch
Tug River
Clinch Valley Division
Norton
Roanoke
Yellow Journalism
toJie
Coopers
Maybeury
Miracul
Barr
Atlantic Coast Line
Clausen
Jno
D. Hewitt
Col. Hewitt
Geo. A. Shirey
Army OF Hands
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Hester
Hoster
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