Two Arrests Reported and Local Notices Dominate City News
Police arrest an Italian suspect named Paul Gaswell in connection with an offense unknown to local officers and await transfer to McDowell authorities. The canvas includes wedding news, travel plans, bankruptcy proceedings, railroad notes, and municipal adjournments, with several locals and visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Walie Booth
Paul Gaswell
Fficer
J. T. Johnson
Huger
New York
Princess Program Spotlight Couples On Horseback
The Princess today features a segment titled Married on Horse back with a performance by Master Kines introducing a new song by Master Kines. The program promises a blend of royal themes and musical novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Kines
Personal Visitors and Local Travelers
G T Granklin from Rock and J W W Gadd from Princeton were in the city yesterday along with several others. P W Earley of Cedar Bluff and C E Harman of Keystone visited Bluefield yesterday. Dr G T Epling of Keystone, J M Myers of Bramwell, J A Henchey of Welch, Col L E Tierney of Powhatan, J M West of Welch and Mr and Mrs H S Brown of Bramwell were all in the city yesterday. F M Peters of the board of affairs left on an eastern trip. May Baldwin and Lydie Baldwin depart for Johnson City Tennessee this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.S. Brown
Bramwell
City
F. M. Peters
Board of Affairs
County court refusal to grant saloon licenses sparks mixed sentiment
Citizens split along dry and wet lines over the county court decision to deny licenses. Dry voters praise the ruling and fear revenue loss from future licenses, while wets warn of economic harm and urge a fair trial. Court adjourns with rumors of further action. no change in stance expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wet
Anothe Fort
Freeman
City to address dumping ground nuisance and road rights
Pr Crockett head of health board and Prosecuting Attorney Pendleton with assistant Ross plan a conference with the board of affairs about the city dump near the new county road. The site is city property bought for the purpose and abatement steps follow, with county court adjournment ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Crockett
Board of Health
Pendleton
Ross
Board of Affairs
Folowing Action Wa Aken
W. H. Coffman
Bluefield Road Right of Way Donation Dictated by County Court
Mercer county officials considered locating a road to Stony Ridge and proposed donating a strip of land through the city dump area as right of way. The 1907 plan conditioned county ownership of the dump land in exchange, but no recording exists and the matter remains unsettled. The proposal suggests the county cover the embankment about 100 feet from the road with lime and clay while the city keeps using the dump and covers it during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Bluefield
Stony Ridge
Board of Suervisory
Board ‘of Supervisors
Nation
Mercer
Couny
Development in Raleigh Given Impetus
A new deal accelerates Raleigh county growth as Wood Peck Company leases lands of Bumgardner Lilly and Ellison on Piney river. The firm, already amid development, opens a five foot vein of Beckley coal near Sullivan and nears reaching a tipple at grade. Railroad access is 600 feet away as completion nears.
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Raleigh County
Messrs. J. L. Bumgardner
P. C. Lilly
E. L. Ellison
Piney River
Sullivan
Wood Peck Company
Ouf
New mine and saw mill planned for regional development
The project envisions shipments from a new coal mine and a saw mill to process timber on the tract. Workers peel tanbark while large stands of original growth timber and underlying coal underlie the venture, boosting county industrial importance and employment opportunities.
Automobile Parade In Bluefield Grows With Pride
Bluefield shows a budding automotive scene with three new cars joining three existing ones and a seventh awaiting its owner in an eastern city. Hinton lags with about twenty streets in which machines maneuver as trains arrive, prompting views of a bustling motor town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Hinton
Byt
Montgomery Ias
Thomas Jefferson The Peer in His Day
Jefferson earns acclaim as a leading figure of his era, portrayed as a peer in refinement and influence. The article weighs his impact on politics, science, and agriculture, citing his wheat cultivation pursuits and stature among contemporaries.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Cardui tone praised by strong Lenoir woman
Mrs. Kate Waters of Lenoir North Carolina reports she is not tired after a two week wash and feels stronger thanks to Cardui the woman’s tonic. She says it built her up and gives credit to the ad vice she received. The ad promotes Cardui as a vegetable tonic to aid weak women and suggests it has helped thousands over the past fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir, N. C
Kate Waters
Lenoir, N.C
Cardui
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the Health CO
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Thurman
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Bluefield Transfer Co., Incorporated
Oolice
W. Caldwell
Inomas E. Peery
N. & W. Railway
Bluefeld
W. VA
Tazewell
J. B. Boyer
Democratic County Committee
Boyer
Messrs
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Slowe
Bass
Europe
Father Olivier
Father Chilsenen
Gary
Rome
Father Gilsener
Carolina Avenue
Pearl Nash
Gilbert M. Fortune
H. S. Mabie
Baig Place
Jamaica Island
G. L. Owens
Jamacca
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Naugatuck
Big Sandy
Norfolk and Western
W. N. Doak
C. C. Horn
Order of Railway Conductors
Roanoke
Tennessee
W. C. Gaither
Mountain City, Tenn
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American Coal Co
Eagles
Bluefield Aerte No. 875
F. QO. EB
Bluete Drs and Nation
Consolidated Fuel Company
Cephas Coal Company
No. 3
Pocahontas Coal Sales Company
Pocaiontas
Richlands
J.T. Sexton
Sexton
Tom Brown
Lynchburg
Usua
Way Chuck
Merry Widow
P. J. McElrath
8. R. McDowell
KE. A. Williams
D. J. F. Strother
Welch
H. E. Harman
Widemouth
J. A. Helsel
R. J. Hallaway
Princeton
Wich
Lula Johnson
Trigg, Va
Roy Biggs
Marion Tabor
R. B. Ferguson
Iron Lithia Springs
Tip Top
W. C. Miller
Join Roberts
Pocahontas
Clinch Valley
New Discou
Roe Handy Shuron
Henry Rodgin Co
Princeton Avenue
Sublette & Barnes
G. T. Granklin
Rock
J. W W. Gadd
P. W. Earley
Cedar Bluff
N. Worley
Roanox
C. E. Harman
Keystone
G. T. Epling
J. M. Myers
J. A. Henchey
Col. L. E. Tierney
Powhatan
J. M. West
May Baldwin
Lydie Baldwin
Jeonson City
Tean
Wall
Roa
Hanna
Eureka Hardware CO
W. V. Reynolds & Shor
W. V
Randolph & Mittendorf
Raleigh
Montgomery
Musbool
S. P. Harrison
Bluefield Ave
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