Boy Falls From Second Story Window Narrow Escape
Charley Hale five year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Hale of between Graham and Falls Mills tumbled from a second story window during sleep in the heat of the night. He fell about fifteen feet to the ground and escaped without injury aside from a soiled night gown. The incident occurred Thursday night while he slept with a hired man in an upstairs room. Mrs Hale woke to a commotion and found her son outside the house unharmed, a miraculous escape amid the darkness.
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Charley
Joe Hale
Graham
Falls Mills
Permanent injunction on Clear Fork road case upheld
Judge Ful ton Kegley in Giles County circuit court made the Clear Park Graham road injunction permanent. The decision centered on the term in the good roads bond issue order. the 3.5 mile stretch near the St Clair residence was deemed outside the order, leaving questions about further expenditures and potential appeals to the court of appeals. The case involves bond funds and proof of legal points raised by local attorneys and residents across Tazewell County and Bluestone area.
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Graham Daily News
Clear Park
Graham Road
Fulton Kegley
Circuit Court
Giles County
Pearsvburg
Hon. A. St. Clair
Fincistle
Hon
A. St. Clair
Clear Fork
Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals
Martin Wiliams
J. W. Hicks
George W. St. Clair
Barnes Gillespie
Taft
Lurton
Supreme Court
United States
Tennessee
Kegley
Tazewell
St. Clair
Republicans Call Mass Meeting for Tazewell July 9
Col W G O'Brien secretary of the Tazewell county Republican committee calls a mass meeting at Taze well on July 9 to send delegates to the Richlands convention on July 26 where a candidate will be chosen to represent Tazewell and Buchannan in the Virginia House of Delegates. The two counties will meet to select the nominee for the legislature and the campaign will be a open fight in Richlands. Some Bull Moosers back Governor hopeful Stuart due to tariff views, possibly pitting him against himself in the Democratic primary and general election. Stuart in 1910 favored a protective tariff to offset domestic costs.
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W. G. O'Brien
Tavewell County
Republican Committee
Tazewell
Richlands
Buchannn
Virginia House of Delegates
Richmond
Virginia
Stuart
Russell County
W C T U asks candidates on liquor question in Pocahontas
Tazewell W C T U adopts resolutions urging all fall legislative candidates to state if they favor submission of the liquor issue to a state vote and whether they support a bill to amend Pocahontas charter to remove town council control over liquor licenses. The group seeks publication of the resolutions in regional papers.
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Tazewell
Puccawan
Pocahontas
Graham
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Old Soldiers Special to Gettysburg Train Through Graham
The old soldiers Gettysburg special train will pass Graham Monday at 7 AM en route to the Civil War reunion at Gettysburg. Tazewell county veterans will ride. David Church, a former resident, travels with them and recalls surviving multiple battles. He claims to have ridden five horses carrying dispatches and was wounded several times. A large Tazewell delegation joins the trip.
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Gettysburg
Graham
Tazewell County
W. Smith
David Church
Western horse sale offers youths dream of Cowboys life
A carload of unbroken western horses is to be sold here Thursday as a chance for Graham youths who enjoy cowboy life to get a taste of the deal. The event promises a practical touch of the cowboy experience for interested buyers and riders.
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Graham
Notice of Sale by Trustee in Buchanan Grocery Case
In the Southern District of West Virginia bankruptcy, Buchanan Grocery Co No 393, Bluefield, June 24 1913. Trustee I A F Kingdon will sell June 5 1913 at Bluefield WV premises at 10am cash. Bids on stock, fixtures, or items as most advantageous to creditors.
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United States District Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Buchanan Grocery Co
Bluefield
H. B. Lee
W. Va
I. A. F. Kingdon
Bluefield Avenue
Notice For Bids For Sewer Construction
City of Bluefield West Virginia invites sealed bids by July 25 1913 for a sanitary sewer line from the west end through Graham Virginia to Bluestone River a 6500 feet run with 15 inch pipe cement joints and plans and specs by the city engineer Also bids for excavation. The board reserves right to accept or reject all bids. J T Akers Auditor.
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Board of Affairs
Bluefield
West Virginia
Graham
Virginia
Bluestone
City OF
J. T. Akers
Graham to Host Permanent Stock Sale Day
A large stock sale near Graham drew bidders from Priveeton and surrounding miles as cattle from Jersey milking herds sold at auction. W L Coen of Oakhill displayed patent mail crane adjuster and patent cross tie clamp tied to inventor R L Light of Charleston, with railroad men praising the innovations.
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W. L. Coen
Oakhill
Graham
R. L. Light
Charileston
Messrs. Coen
Tazewell District Conference Meets at Grundy Va
The Tazewell district conference of the Methodist Church will meet at Grundy Virginia on Wednesday. The pastor Rev A B Hunter and several ministers and laymen will leave Tuesday on No 3 for the conference. Rev D H Carr will fill the Methodist pulpit July 6.
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Tazewell District
the Methodist Church
Episcopal services at St Marys Church announced
Evening services at St Marys Episcopal Church will be held at o clock. Rev Guthrie Pilblade of Bluefield will conduct. Sunday school at :45 am RB Williamson acting superintendent. The Bluefield congregation is cordialy invited to attend.
Graham Wins Tennis Match Over Northfork
Graham won four of five sets against Northfork yesterday with scores 8-6 5 6-2 6-3. Northfork was represented by Messrs. Earnest and Frame.
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Graham
Northfork
Messrs
Earnest and
Frame
Graham Citizens Endorse County Bond Plan For Good Roads
The Graham town council faces adopting an automobile ordinance amid debate over funding roads. Citizens explain that Virginia law allows county bonds for highways and Graham residents supported a $625,000 county bond issue, vaikka they aided campaigns and meetings to promote permanent road improvements.
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Graham
Tazewell
Virginia
Tazewell County
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad promise in 1886 Toledo notice
Frank J. Cheney a senior member of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio swears their firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason cites sworn statement December 6 1886 with testimonials and sale by druggists.
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State of
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
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J. C. Nelson
Bank OF Graham
Tazewell Republican
Clinch Valley News
Sandy Valley News
Graham Banner
John Hawkins
OLD Soldiers
Arthur F. Kingdon
Tb Hak Schleben
Jersey
Priveeton
Dinefield
T Bluefield
Kodak
Bluefield Lodge
Masonic Hall
Lazarus Building
Princeton Avenue
J. E. Mayer
Law & Commerce Building
Lilburn E. Ward
Fice
Bloch Co
Tore. Pocanontar
Charles ST. Clair
Matz Hotel
Princeton Ave
Chichester
Summit City Shoe Company
West Va
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