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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
6
Alexandra Day, an annual observance honoring Queen Alexandra, was widely celebrated in the United Kingdom with two thirds of Londoners seen bearing Queen Alexandra's favorite flower, the wild pink and white rose, on the streets of London.
Charlevoix Michigan hosts the National Association of Transportation and Car Accountants Officers gathering as railroad men arrive from across the country. Experts will address topics of general interest and reforms for railroad accounting efficiency will be discussed.
The article notes a shift to retort or by product coke ovens since 1894 with a 1913 total of 5,061 units producing 148,489 tons. Modern ovens hold about sixteen tons, coke in 16 to 18 hours, enabling 1,000 tons daily with larger crews. By product recovery improves ammonia production and gas output, supplying 40 to 50 million cubic feet daily for lighting in many cities including Soscon Baltimore Dulute South Chicago Milwaukee Indianapolis.
Denver June 25 Six thousand gymnasts will contend in the Turnfest the North American Gymnastic Union event opening today in Denver and running into next week. The business district is decorated with flags and bunting in U S and Germany colors as crowds of visitors arrive in the metropolis.
An advertisement touts 8 8 8 S. B. as a universal cure for skin diseases and blood disorders. It claims the remedy acts directly in the blood, expelling impurities, boosting liver function, and curing conditions like eczema lupus and psoriasis. The Swift Specific Co offers free personal advice from Atlanta based experts and a $1 bottle for purchase.
The meet will host over 6,000 active turners for athletic contests and gymnastic exhibitions in the newly finished stadium. Evening pageants will feature floats, costumed participants, and electrical effects. After the event visitors will tour Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, Royal Gorge, Glenwood Springs, and other resorts, with many Eastern guests traveling to the Pacific coast before returning home.
Fire tore through a fine residence owned by Auburn Coal and Coke Co and occupied by W A Young Matewan manager. The blaze started around 3 pm and destroyed $4000 worth of household goods though insured for $2000 with Citizens Underwriting Agency. Mr Young a former Bluefielder lost most of his belongings. The cause remains unknown.
The seventh annual meeting of the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Society will be held July 8 9 and 10 at White Sulphur Springs. Prominent members expected include John Ari Lloyd of Cincinnati and Dr J H Beal of Scio Ohio.
Nearly four hundred guests attended the St John the Baptist observance by O'Brien Lodge No. 101 A F and A M at Riverview Park Williamson June 25. The banquet, Eastern Star ladies in charge, featured toastmaster Charles H Jones and speakers Judge James Damron Prof C R Murray W T Workman and Wells Goodykoontz. A notable recitation by Miss Pearl Harmon drew applause.
The Bluefield Civic Club invites the city’s ladies to visit the Merchants Rest Room on Higginbotham avenue near Princeton avenue. The room offers a public telephone parcel room reading and writing materials a maid in attendance and a free dressing room. The club hopes one visit will lead to another. Personal notes list visitors including Mr and Mrs Walter Speed Glen Alum and William Leckie Welch among others.
A Raleigh county resident said a broad strike was possible but likely localized to Chesapeake and Ohio branch lines around Oak Hill Mabscott and Beckley Slope. He noted miners gathered en route with tents and provisions awaiting a July 1 mandate after a Saturday Oak Hill convention, while Virginia fields remained likely unaffected.
The vaudeville bill announced today features Dan Maley and Mildred Wood a charming team bringing a mix of songs and tricks to the program. Keith's show promises variety with a dash of novelty and skill in the current lineup for this week.
The program features Sylvester the great with sleight of hand illusion, Richards and Prant performing a one handed balance act, plus a photo play lineup headlined by a Morgan obituary and other current events. A heart interest drama When all was Dark and a western Pure Gold and Dross follow. The Rex Co promises a cool, comfortable venue with matinees for ladies and children, and a dollar show for a dime.
The completed Masonic Temple will be open for public viewing all day with elevator access to all floors. Furnishings are delayed until late August as custom pieces are produced for the lodge room. The third floor hosts a banquet hall and reception room, the second floor houses the Brotherhood of Lucrative Engineers lodge and offices, with Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M moving from the old to the new lodge tonight and Friday.
The 80 year old Mrs Elizabeth O Leary died at her son's Wilder Virginia home Tuesday night. Her remains were brought to Bluefield and taken to the home of her son in law R P Jess on Bluefield avenue. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at 9 this morning with interment in Walnut Grove cemetery.
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