Miners Strike Sparks Thacker Field Tension and Sheriff Refusal
Reports from Matewan describe 2000 miners on strike demanding union recognition near Thacker and Lick Fork. Sheriff Hatfield's posse declined to enforce a nonunion ban, guards are posted at six levy sites, and injunctions limit mine trespass as authorities anticipate possible militia action.
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Lick Fork
Jackson
Seveal Hundred
Norfolk and Western
Thacker
Judge Jackson
Marshal Stofford
Welch
Felts
Norfolk and Western Company
Williamson
The Judeship of Good Taste in Beer Endorsed
A fragment praising discerning tasters who favor Acme's Famous Beer as a reliable choice. The piece argues that those who appreciate fine foods and beverages are solid judges of beer and should follow their lead to avoid error.
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Acser
Quinine and whisky cure misadventure in Dublin tale
A Philadelphia physician prescribes quinine and whisky to a sick couple, urging both to take it every three hours. The husband claims the wife finished all the quinine while he kept up the whisky, leaving him “busy” with pills and her in bed. A London Standard joke about a pulpit candidate follows.
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Philadelphia
Father Learns Daughter’s Lockout by Telephone Prank
Two sisters on St Paul street were locked out after theater night. Their father, sleeping, woke to a telephone call from a neighbor who relayed the daughters plea. He sprang up and opened the door, all unfolding as a humorous late night prank reported by the Baltimore Sun.
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St. Paul Street
Papa
Central
Baltimore Sun
Didn't Marry for Money and Other Local Notices
A Boston man boasts about marrying a rich young woman now cured by Dr King s New Life Pills praised as a cure for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and all liver and stomach troubles. Also public auction notice for the entire livery outfit at Bluefield Livery Stables Bland Street on June 27 at 10 am with four months credit. Burleson & Poston advertise Be wary of inferior beers and ask for Hoster.
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Boston
Dr. King
Lvery
Bluefield
Bland Street
Tds
Burleson & Poston
Tansil Punch Marketed As Spring Fever Preventative
A morning sales pitch describes Tansil Punch as a fine smoke for hot weather and an excellent preventive of spring fever. The copy claims it makes you happy and contented and urges readers to buy from Flat Top Grocery Company distributors and other dealers.
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Flat Top Grocery Company
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B.S. Pedigo, Winnecton Ave
Bluefield, W
Bink
Pedigo & Co
Pocahontas, VA
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Star Sign
Studebaker
Harris Mnoze
Postoffice
C. B. Rouss
Pricas
Tte Miller Supply Co
Blufield
W. Va
Huntington, W. Va
W. R. Wertz
Thacker Field
Thacker Coal Fields
Matewan
Teleoram
Hatfield
White
Mingo County
A. C .Hutford
Kentucky
Winchesters
Archbishop Tait
Dean Stanley
London Standard
L Greever Barnes Gillespie Greever & Gillespie
Lawyers
Tazewell
Virginia
Hoster
W. Miller, D. DS
Bluefield, W. VA
J.D McAr
White & Peery Building
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Thomas E. Peery, M. D
W Va
N. & W. Railway
Crockett, F. D
Star Steam Laundry
Raleigh Street
K. HK. Carter
K. Ts Christian
Igor
M.sution
Ace
Bluefield W. Va
Hawkins
Stewart
Wr Hicks & CO
Patton
B. M. Cohen
Prop
S. F. Ginther
Granam, Va
John Harper
Saver
Green Groceries
Josgeatfongi
J. N. Echols & Co
Princeton Avenue
Meadow-Land Corner
B. T. Edwards
Maple Park Cemetery
IDEAL
G. M McCulloch
Lee
Treas
Toe
J. Baker’s Saloon
Bluefield Ave
Hicks & CO
Princeton
A. M.sutton
Chancery
Old Henry
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