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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Odessa and Odensa detail a nationwide terror with hundreds killed as troops suppress rioters. The Kniaz Potemkin mutinous fleet threatens bombardment while mutineers burn warehouses and ships. General Marmusoff is reported murdered at Lodz.
In New London Connecticut on June 29 Harvard won the varsity four-oared race in a close finish over Yale. Yale led early but Harvard pulled even and won by about a length. At Gales Ferry Yale topped the varsity eight on the Thames course with a 22 33 25 time, Harvard took the two mile four oared race in 11 22, and Harvard defeated in the freshman eight with a 9 70 clocking.
In Madison Georgia on June 29 Hoke Smith of Atlanta secretary of the interior in Cleveland's second administration opened his campaign for governor. He opposes Clark Howell editor of the Atlanta Constitution.
In Prescott Michigan on June 29 Gerge Linton of Logan township married Miss Maud J Love. The groom is just shy of ninety eight and this is his second marriage. The bride, a schoolteacher, is thirty five and has saved most of her pay from sixteen years of teaching. She will gain six daughters who are grandmothers, making her the youngest great grandmother. The event marks the twentieth aged groom youthful bride wedding in the area.
In Watkinsville near Athens, a mob of about one hundred broke the jail gates after midnight and hanged a white man along with eight Black inmates for the double murder of an elderly white couple and an attempted assault. The lynchers were town leaders, all armed and masked, with ropes. One Black man faced charges of assaulting Mrs. Weldon Delley.
President Roosevelt reached Oyster Bay aboard the yacht Sylph after a Bridgeport stop. In Bridgeport he addressed 265,000 people, praised unity, and spoke of solving the nation's grave problems while campaigning for continued government and good relations among Americans. He then returned to the yacht Sylph amid cheers.
The report of the commissioner of patents for the year 1904 surveys diverse subjects in patents with mechanical devices common and trade marks noted. It discusses patent law work in Washington firms and the transfer market for ideas, noting fewer patents granted in the South and statistics from South Carolina.
A report notes Alaska has the fewest patent awards with only seventy granted to its residents, versus Mississippi and North Carolina showing the next lowest rates. Connecticut leads with 828 patents, followed by the District of Columbia and New York, which issued 4,502 patents.
Richmond, June 29. Eating bread containing arsenic nearly proved fatal to the Elliott family. After breakfast all but a daughter fell ill. the poison saved them, and all are expected to recover. An investigation found a large amount of arsenic in the flour used for the bread. No clue to the poisoner.
The executive committee of the Royal Arcanum issued a statement announcing rate increases, despite opposition from longtime members across the country.
The Mercantile Distillery the country’s largest facility was destroyed by a fire in the afternoon. President Fred B. Smith indicates the firm is seeking investors as eastern capitalists show interest.
Notice to all claimants against CHAS W FREEMAN as trustee for the late R E Frosman to present claims for payment and settlement of accounts. Also a catalog blurb for fresh celery at Baldwin Baldwin No 9 Princeton Avenue with a stray street dialogue in the text.
Readers learn of produce availability at Baldwin and Baldwin located at No. 9 Prince Street. The notice highlights fresh vegetables and country goods as part of the shop’s offerings.
Washington reports that Russia and Japan agreed to keep peace commission talks in Washington absolutely secret. Japan demands no public disclosure of concessions, with no hints from plenipotentiaries or governments. Only after treaty signatures will details emerge, marking a strict secrecy during the negotiations.
Danville Pa June 29 A Limestone township farmer John Sess is jailed without bail after his dying wife Mrs Lees confessed that he killed their 10 day old baby by squeezing its head and allowing blood to flow. She also claimed two years ago he killed their firstborn in the same manner and forbade her touching it.
In Winchester Virginia an opinion on record holds that a wealthy wife who managed her husband Noah Solenberger’s property can be required to compensate him. The Solenberger case allows creditors to seek payment from the wife to satisfy debts owed by the insolvent husband and his business holdings.
A Pennsy ravia flyer on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad jumped the track this morning near Atwater. One person was killed and fifteen injured in the derailment. Authorities investigate the cause as rescue crews work at the scene.
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