Horses Arrive For Bluefield Graham Fair Meets Big Race Card
The first shipment of running horses reaches Bluefield for the spring fair and race meet at the Bluefield Graham fair grounds. Abingdon trainer Y Booker brings Eva M Peppermint and Wauseone. Hale Eyelet debuts after a 2 17 4 pace. Edge Hill stock farm’s Hale Eyelet, Roy Green, Hals Eyelet and Golden Frisco are also listed. Baseball games vie for attention with Princeton and Dupont teams slated among the three day program, starting at 1 pm and races at 2 30 pm.
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Bluefield-Graham Fairgrounds
Bluefield
Y. Booker
Abingdon
Eva M. Peppermint
Wauseone
Arch Thompson
Tazewell
H. J. Jamison
Shawnville
Edge Hill ‘Tock Farm
Roy Green
Hals Eyelet
Golden Frisco
Hale Eyelet
Princeton
Graham
Nemours
Dupont Company
Dupont
Progressives and Republicans Forge Common Cause
A political pamphlet accuses the administration of failing to stop disorder in Mexico and urges unyielding support for the government. The speaker criticizes Democratic policy, warns of peril after the war, and urges making the Republican Party the national instrument of progress.
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Mexican Republic
United States
United
Ita
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Local Personal News Highlights From City
Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph W Smith a daughter. Mr and Mrs Herbert Markle left for Boston. Dr F Pierce of Tazewell visits for professional business. Mrs W E Francis of Princeton shopped in the city. Mrs John S Godbey travels to Dayton Ohio to visit relatives. Miss Mary Stuart Riffe guest of Mrs Russell Ritz Adams Street. Joe Bailey heads to Charleston for several days on business. George Faupel of Pennsylvania visits sister Mrs Fred W Udy Fourth Street. Miss Bertha Hurd of Coeburn returns home from visit to Mrs CC Mead. Mrs Little and daughters Hulalia and Ruby shop in city. Miss Hoa Sue Sutherland of Galax Va visiting Mrs Fred Sutherland Princeton Avenue. John W Williams of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co on business trip to Welch. Miss Mary Dietrich leaves for Chaney Montana for weeks with relatives. Miss Mary Moore of Tazewell guests of Miss W L Mustard. Charley Garden assistant yard master at Dante Va visits mother on Highland Avenue. Rev Thomas Priddy of Radford and Mr Sterchi of Knoxville visit Mrs John A Udy and daughter Maud J Udy. Maud J Udy left for Charleston to visit daughter Mrs John H Powell. M B Postlethwaite returns from Roanoke after treatment. Latham C Squire of East Orange N J, student at University of Virginia, leaves for home. W Bromley, powder plant superintendent at Nemours, in city then to Huntington to visit family. Dr and Mrs J I Buckley depart for Windale Va to attend golden wedding.
Railway executives listed in a transportation company ledger
A partial roster of railway and railroad executives is shown, naming Elisha Lee as chairman and several general managers and vice-presidents across Atlantic Cover Life Reir v7 Baldwin Central of Georgia New York New Haven Hartford Southern Railway Wabash and New York Central.
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Elisha Lee
P.R. Albright
Gee’ S
Mosagen Atlantic
Baldwin
Gen
Meneger
Central of Georgia Railway
L. Bardo
Geen
Menager
New York
New Haven
Hartford
H. Coapman
Soethere Railway
B. Cotter
Wabesh Railway
B. Crowley
New York Central Railroad
Bishop Gravatt Leaves Washington After Stay in City
Bishop Gravatt of Charles Town, staying several days in the city, departed for Washington last night. Mr and Mrs D R Albright returned from a two week visit to their daughter Mrs Guy Nance at Paducah Ky and other relatives in Cincinnati. Fred Sarver departed for Norfolk last night to spend several days. On his re-
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Bishop Gravatt
Charles Town
City
Washington
D. R. Albright
Guy Nance
Paducah
Cincinnati
Fred Sarver
Norfolk
How To Be Slim Without Starving
A 1900s style weight loss pitch advises readers to visit a pharmacy to buy Oil of Korean capsules. It claims taking one after each meal and one before bed will remove fat from any body part, urging weekly weigh-ins and promising a cheap, harmless, effective remedy.
Return Home Visits and Local Social Mint
The narrative notes a family return home after a two week visit period. Miss Callie Bennett of Roanoke visited Miss Lil lian Shrewsbury on Oakhurst avenue and planned a Welch trip to see friends. Mr and Mrs W L Becker of Roanoke concluded a city visit with relatives and returned home. Isaac Udy, after postgraduate work at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, has moved to Detroit to work for Chalmers Automobile Manufacturing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Udy
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Detroit, Mich
Chalmers Automobile Manufacturing Co
Local Lewis-Oliver Players Stage Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Lewis-Oliver troupe presented Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Liks' opera house to a pleased audience. Jack Lewis starred as Uncle Tom with versatile portrayal, Miss Grandin drew laughs as Topsy, Miss Morgan played two parts well, and Lanky Taylor offered a solid Lawyer Marks performance. The play will be repeated tonight and tomorrow night.
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Lewis-Oliver
Liks’ Opera House
Jack Lewis
Uncle Tom
Miss Grandin
Topsy
Miss Morgan
Lanky Taylor
Lawyer Marks
Sweden’s peat fields estimated at nearly ten million acres
A report estimates Sweden’s peat fields cover about 9.9 million acres. The figure highlights extensive peatland areas across the country, underscoring their potential impact on land use and carbon storage.
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Sweden
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Alice Nielsen
Metropolitan
Boston Opera
Miss Nielsen
William Reddick
Warl Wirk-Smith
James E. Mayer
O. Box
Dwinell- Wright
Edical College
Tlio TN
Stuart McGuire
Dean No Eost
J. K. McCauley
East Clay Street
Richmond
A. C. Tedford
PHOND
Bluefield, W. Va
American School
Osteopathy
Kirkaville
Kelly & Moyer Building
W. Va
Bluefield Normal and Business College
W. H., Cunningham
Bluefield Avenue
Tyler Street
P. O
West Virginia
Armature
Electrical Contractors
Armature Winding and Power Rouse
A. L. Smith
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
CC. W. Mead
Hoa Sue Sutherland
Galax, Va
Fred Sutherland
Princeton Avenue
John W. Williams
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Welch
Mary Dietrich
Chaney, Mont
Mary Moore
W. L. Mustard
Charley Garden
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Dante, Va
Highland Avenue
Thomas Priddy
Radford
Sterchi
Knoxville, Tenn
John A. Udy
Maud J. Udy
John H. Powell
M. B. Postlethwaite
Roanoke
Postlethwaite
Latham C. Squire
East Orange
N. J
University of Virginia
Robert Barnes
W. Bromley
Huntington
J. l. Buckley
Windale
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
Train Service Brotherhoods
National Conference Committee of the Railways
G. H. Emerson
Great Northern Railway
C. H. Ewing
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
W. Gricr
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Greig
A.st
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
C. W. Kouns
N. D. Maher
Norfolk & Western Railway
James Russell
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
A.M. Schoyer
Pennsylvania Lines
L. Seddon
Seaboard Air Line Railway
A. 3. Stone
Erie Railroad
G.S. Waid
Sunset Central Lines
Plant Wood’s
Wood
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Callie Bennett
Lillian Shrewsbury
Oakhurst Avenue
W. L. Becker
Opera House
Telegraph
South Ptand Street
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