Numerous Society Leaves and Visits Reported in Bluefield
A string of residents travel for family visits shopping and medical matters. Mrs H W Fuller heads to New York while Mrs R M Wilson plans several days in New York. Others depart for Roanoke Charleston Cincinnati Norfolk Pocahontas Bristol and Baltimore for relatives, business, and health reasons.
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Bristol
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Norfolk
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Bride
Petersburg
T. R. Potts
Carolina Avenue
Cincinnati
Columbus
Proposals for Road Construction in Mercer County
Bids will be received by the county for grading and constructing a three mile road from Earns Store through Simmons Creek to the Blue Stone road. Bids due noon August 13 1912 filed with the county court clerk. Plans may be inspected at Mercer County Court Office or the undersigned and H W Freeman residence in Well. Right to reject bids reserved.
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Rock District
Earn’s Store
Simmons Creek
Mercer Unty
West Virginia
Fh W. Freeman
Well
Mercer County
West Virnla
Bluefield Loses First Home Game In Close Season Opener
Bluefield drops the season debut 2 to 1 at home after Burton and Baldwin are missing. Pulaski scores in the second. Bluefield ties in the fifth, but two Pulaski baserunners score on errors and Vass pitches well for Pulaski. Cefalu and Kee make key plays for Bluefield. Looney commits three errors as field conditions slow play.
Man weights two hundred pounds admits housework duties
Isaac Danielson, 35, weighing 200 pounds, tells Municipal Judge Salverly his job is housework. His wife, a milliner, works while he stays home. She reports he bought liquor with fifty cents meant for bread, but she chooses to take him back rather than jail him. The court releases him.
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Chicago
Isaac Danielson
Salverly
Explosion Probe Ends as Commission Stands by Report
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission will not pursue further inquiry into the San Antonio boiler explosion. Secretary Marble says John F. Ensign found the blast caused by excessive steam pressure due to an employee tightening a safety valve screw, exceeding the boiler’s capacity. The commission will uphold Ensign's findings.
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Harriman Lines
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Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Fin‘sign
Pulaski Dominates Local Team In Battery and Field
Pulaski outclassed the local club both at bat and in the field. Prince quickly retrieved balls from the field and cut a three-base hit to two bases. Cefalu made a sharp ninth inning assist throwing on the run after a pickup. Harman, Bluefield’s new catcher, hit long drives to right and center. Vases pitched well, Looney shifted positions, and Mc Smith from Pulaski was noted as a hard worker. Bluefield’s Carper impressed despite a bases on balls inning. Vass starred on base play, Carter may pitch today, and the Anderson brothers were active. Both teams scheduled to play again today and Saturday.
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Anderson
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Crow
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Ees
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Hite
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Otters
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Anderson Brothers
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Potte
Bluefield League Bid Arising in Mountain States Circuit
Telegram reports Bluefield could gain a Virginia league berth next year in a six club circuit with Norfolk Richmond Petersbu Lynchburg Roanoke and Bluefield. Supporters fear a deficit in the Mountain State league unless Bluefield draws larger crowds and better pay.
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Newport News
Portsmouth
State Pride
Unsettled West Virginia and Virginia Weekend Weather
Unsettled weather in West Virginia and Virginia with showers likely Friday and Saturday. Temperatures expected to remain steady with cloudy skies and variable winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
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Miss Hazel Hatfield Returns From Cincinnati In Mt Notre Dame Year
Miss Hazel Hatfield, daughter of Dr H D Hatfield the Republican nominee for governor, returns from Mt Notre Dame Academy Cincinnati where she studied for the third year. She excels in music and art and may enter a statewide role as leading lady. She plans a month at home then a summer resort before resuming studies.
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Cincinnati
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H. D. Hatfield
Hatfield
Walter Chambers
Jonesboro
Tenn
Thomas
Misses Masie
Lena Thomas
Chick” Williams
Hull
Morris Watts
Floyd Cunningham
Keystone
Dailey
Lyric Theatre
Bluefield
Dayton
Judge Allen
Isieter
Janie Allen
H. C. Martin
Vivian
H.D. Hatfield
Welch
West Virginia
Hatfield party hosts banquet after Republican victory
The article notes Dr. Hatfield's Republican nomination victory and honors from supporters. A statewide banquet drew prominent figures from all sections as Mrs. W. D. Ord Jr. visits Landgraft and Miss Elizabeth Payne travels to Eckman for stenographic work for Dr. Hatfield.
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W. D. Ord, Jr
Landgraft
Elizabeth Payne
Welch
Eckman
H. D. Hatfield
Navy Secretary Faces Multimillion Fine Over Unfunded Pay
Washington reports Acting Secretary Winthrop warned he may shut U S Navy yards next week if Congress does not pass an emergency naval appropriation. Law forbids unpaid government work and could bring fines or imprisonment. Speaker Clark sought Rep Fitzgerald by phone to locate him in Baltimore. President Taft to ask Congress for emergency funds to cover payroll.
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United States Navy
Imazmuch
Congress
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Fitzgerald
Taft
Robs Blind Senator in Baltimore Robbery at Convention
United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma, a blind statesman, had all his money and purchased items stolen from his hotel room in Baltimore during a convention. Jewelry belonging to him and his wife, valued well over a thousand dollars, disappeared along with the cash. Police are investigating, noting the thief targeted a blind man.
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United States
Gore
Oklahoma
Senator Gore
Lenaor Gore
Georgia Legislature Debates Beer Ban and Wild Cat Schemes
Atlanta June 27. The Georgia legislature opened its fifty day session with the Tippings bill to ban beverages over half a percent alcohol. The measure aims to curb beer traffic and protect the public from wild cat investment schemes and related schemes.
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Georgia
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