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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1916

Page

18

Horses Arrive for Bluefield Graham Spring Race Meet

First shipment of running horses arrives for the Bluefield Graham fair grounds spring race meet. Notable entrants include Eva M Peppermint Wallse one owned by G Y Booker and Hale Lye Jet a grey mare with a 2 17 ¼ pacing record. Baseball games also featured with Bluefield vs Princeton and Graham vs Dupont across a three day program.

Bluefield-Graham Fairgrounds Bluefield G. Y. Booker Abingdon Eva M. Peppermint Wallseone Arch Thompson Tazewell H. J. Jamison Shawnville Edge Hill Stock Farm Roy Green Hals Hyelet Golden Frisco Hale Lye- Jet Princeton Graham Nemours Dupont Company Dupont

Births and departures among local residents

Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph W Smith a daughter. Mr and Mrs Herbert Markle left for Boston. Dr F Pierce of Tazewell is in the city. Mrs W E Francis of Princeton shopped here. Mrs John S Godbey left for Dayton to visit relatives. Miss Mary Stuart Riffe of Hinton is guest of Mrs Russell Ritz. Joe Bailey left for Charleston on business. George Faupel of Pennsylvania visits his sister Mrs Fred W Udy. Miss Bertha Hurd of Coeburn returned home. Mrs Little and daughters shopped in the city. Miss Eva Sue Sutherland of Galax is visiting Mrs Sutherland. John W Williams of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co left for Welch. Miss Mary Dietrich leaves for Chaney Mont. Miss Mary Moore leaves for home after visiting Mrs W L Mustard. Charley Garden, yard master for the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, visits his mother. Rev Thomas Priddy of Radford and Mr Sterehi visit. Miss Maud I Udy leaves for Charleston to visit her daughter. M B Postlethwaite returns from Roanoke after treatment. Latham C Squire of Mast Orange N J, a UVA student, leaves for home. W Bromley, powder plant superintendent at Nemours, leaves for Huntington. Dr and Mrs J bs Buckley leave for Windale to attend golden wedding. Bishop Gravatt of Charles Town leaves for Washington. Mr and Mrs D R Albright return from two weeks visiting daughter in Paducah and relatives in Cincinnati. Fred Sarver leaves for Norfolk for several days.

Weight loss remedy touted by White Pharmacy ad

An advertisement promotes Oil of Korean capsules as a safe fast weight loss method. It advises taking one capsule after each meal and before bed, weighing weekly, and claims the approach removes excess fat without harming the body.

Progressives and Republicans Unite for Common Cause

The text criticizes the administration for Mexican policy failures and unpreparedness amid peril. It argues for unreserved citizen support while condemning the current course, and urges making the Republican Party the instrument of national progress in the upcoming election.

Mexican Republic United States United Democratic Party Republican Party

Railway executives listed in staggered OCR fragment

A partial OCR reads names and titles of railway executives including Glisha Lee, P R Albright, L W Baldwin, B H Coapman, G B Cotter, P B Crowley and others aboard various railroads like Atlantic Coast Line Central of Georgia and New York Central. The text appears to be a caption or roster with misread spellings and incomplete lines.

Train Service Brotherhoods New York Glisha Lee P. R. Albright Gee's M Atlantic Coast Line L. W. Baldwin Menege Central of Georgie Railway CGC L. Bardo Mesager New Hevee & Hartford Railread B. H. Coapman Soetbere Railway G. B. Cotter Gen'l Maneger Abesh Railway P. B. Crowley Asat New York Central Railroad

Local Visitors and Travel Notes Highlight Report

Miss Callie Bennett of Roanoke visited Miss Lil lian Shrewsbury on Oakhurst avenue and left for Welch for a few days with friends. Mr and Mrs W L Becker of Roanoke returned home after visiting Becker's brother T H Becker and daughter Mrs Fred Petty. Isaac Udy, fresh from postgraduate study at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, has moved to Detroit to join Chalmers Automobile Manufacturing Co.

Callie Bennett Roanoke Lillian Shrewsbury Oakhurst Avenue Welch Isaac Udy Blacksburg Virginia Polytechnic Institute Detroit, Mich Chalmers Automobile Manufacturing Co

Local cast stages Uncle Tom's Cabin in Elks hall

Local players presented Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Elks opera house to a pleased audience. Jack Lewis portrayed Uncle Tom with strong characterization while Miss Grandin drew laughs as Topsy. Miss Morgan played two parts and did them well. Lanky Taylor depicted Lawyer Marks in fine form. Show to be repeated tonight and tomorrow night. Sweden's peat fields are estimated to cover nearly 900000 acres. Telegraph Want Ads are Pullers.

Lewis-Oliver Elks’ Opera House Jack Lewis Uncle Tom Miss Grandin Topsy Miss Morgan Lanky Taylor Lawyer Marks

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Redpath Alice Nielsen Metropolitan Boston Opera Miss Nielsen William Reddick Karl Wirk-Smith James E. Mayer O. Box Wright CO Thite Rey Oasted Rest” ‘Rocer P Fance Ana Vircinia Steert McGuire Deanine Complet Erasve Mattelsts Desencey Toki JR McCauley East Clay Street Richmond A. C. Tedford PHOND Bluefield, W. Va American School Osteopathy Kirksville, Mo Kelly & Moyer Building W. Va Bluefield Normal and Business College W. H. Cunningham Bluefield Avenue Tyler Street P. O West Virginia Armature Company Electrical Contractors Armature Winding and Power Rouse L. Smith Mum Ralph’ W Smith Herbert Markle Boston Dr. F. Pierce W. E. Francis John S. Godbey Dayton Ohio Mary Stuart Riffe Hinton Russell Ritz Adams Street Joe Bailey Charleston George Faupel Pennsylvania Mrs Fred W. Udy Fourth Street Bertha Hurd Coeburn Mrs. Little Eulalia and Ruby Bramwell City Eva Sue Sutherland Galax, Va Fred Sutherland Princeton Avenue John W. Williams The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Mary Dietrich Chaney, Mont Mary Moore Charley Garden Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad Dante, Va Highland Avenue Thomas Priddy Radford Sterehi Knoxville, Tenn John A. Udy Maud I. Udy John H. Powell M. B. Postlethwaite Latham C. Squire Mast Orange N. J University of Virginia Robert Barnes W. Bromley Huntington Buckley Mrs. W. M. Fortune Bishop Gravatt Charles Town Washington D. R. Albright Guy Nance Paducah Cincinnati Fred Sarver Norfolk Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Congress Railroads National Conference Committee of the Railways G. H. Emerson Gee’l Maseger Great Northern Railway C. H. Ewing Philadelphia & Reading Railway B. W. Gricr Chesapeake & Ohio Railway A. S. Greig St. Louis See Francisco Railroad C. W. Kouns Geni Maneter Atchises, Toocke & Ssata Fe Railway H.W. McMaster Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad N. D. Maher Norfolk & Western Railway James Russell Denver & Rio Grande Railroad A.M. Schoyer Prome Pennsylvania Lines L. Seddon Seaboard Air Line Railway A. 3. Stone Erie Railroad G.S. Waid Sunset Central Plant Wood’s T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen Richmond, Va W. L. Becker Sweden Telegraph Suit You Tailoring Company
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