This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
6
Chicago hosts the eighth annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association with presidents professors clergy and lay members from Catholic colleges across the nation. The agenda centers on Carnegie Foundation relations seminary roles and study courses in Catholic high schools.
The Virginia Military Institute held its graduation exercises in Lexington Virginia with a larger crowd. Major General Leonard Wood chief of staff of the army delivered the commencement address to the graduates.
In Berlin on June 26 a banquet by the American Chamber of Commerce will honor retiring American ambassador Dr. David Jayne Hill. The event, to be held tomorrow night at the Hotel Adlon, will seat 200 guests including German officials, university leaders and leading members of the American colony in Berlin.
A. L. Pearson an attorney and Union Realty president and Samuel M. Carnahan a clerk for Holmes Wardrop & Co were arrested in Pittsburg charged with stealing bonds worth 10000 dollars from the brokerage. Each man jailed in default of 12000 bail.
Ardent missionaries in un clad Africa outfits natives with clothes for modesty and Christianity. On Sunday the village crowds the church with bundles of new garments. A chief shouts The sun The sun and the tribe unwraps and dons the outfits, explaining ornaments would be spoiled by the rasp.
A bacteriologist from the University of Pennsylvania warns that eradicating rats and marmots could end bubonic plague, but killing off all such pests is impractical. He notes a rat litter size could yield 25 000 offspring annually, urging philanthropic support to exterminate pests and prevent a future epidemic.
Lost item description lists a Waterman fountain pen with an engraved gold band V C H and a matching pen-knife with two blades and silver handles. Reward offered. Contact V C Hill by Tuesday or Thursday or Sunday.
Lemon and vanilla extracts praised by housekeepers and cooks as best quality. Prices listed 10 cents and 26 cents. Franklin's suit club offers home made erm suits made at home dated 6 25 31.
Postoffice inspector Neely recovers a large batch of letters stolen from the Graham depot Friday night. The mails were rifled and rain soaked. The Bluefield postoffice works to sort and deliver the letters as checks surfaced among the contents, suggesting the thief sought money but left many items behind.
Elks of Virginia vow to oppose the removal of the National Home. A meeting in Richmond is planned to consider the relocation issue and coordinate a determined defense against the move. The action is framed as a key local issue affecting the organization and community interests.
Miss Mabel M. Manion of Kalamazoo shows a photo of Carl Simpson, a Chicago drummer who vanished in Bluefield on April 27 and is believed killed by three African American men in the east end. Police and firm representatives pursued leads, with three men jailed for unrelated assault while the search for Simpson continued.
Fred Holmes a colored youth charged with stealing Con ductor McDildas watch last Saturday is held to the grand jury after a hearing before Justice Godbey. He may be indicted and sent to the reform school where officials say unruly behavior could push him to the penitentiary. Spectators watched as police considered using a fire hose to flush him out from under a house.
An excursion train from Gap Mills in Monroe county will arrive in Bluefield Saturday around noon with picnic crowds from three Monroe Sunday schools. Dr. B H Thompson promotes Bluefield, promising a park picnic and auto ride from the station to Union Park for dinner.
Sam Bohn a coal miner, white, is critically injured after being stabbed by George Harper a six year old colored boy in Coaldale. Bohn hospitalized in Welch with life threatening abdominal wound after claim of torment over ice cream debt. Boy’s youth limits punishment. rare WV case of a six year old inflicting fatal injury on an adult.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.