Remains of Young Man Buried at Nemours After Indiana Death
Remains of Harve Bolt, twenty, who died in a powder mill explosion in Indiana, reached Nemours on No. 16 and were buried yesterday in the cemetery on Mrs. Davidson's property. Bolt, son of Mrs. John Ott, had left Nemours for Indiana three weeks earlier. The incident reportedly killed several workers, with Bolt killed by accident. he was well known in Nemours and Flat To Yard.
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Harve Golt
Indiana
Nemours
Bolt
A. ©. Davidson
Pont Powter Company
Lewis Leete
West Huntington
Grace Leete
John Edmond Ryan
Williamson
T. F. Searcy
Helen Tufts
Huntington
Leete
Marshall College
Ryan
West Virginia
Lewis W. Leete
Lelia
Grace
Hogan and Nelson Advertise Medical and Accounting Services
Dr C H Hogan physician and surgeon lists office opposite the First National Bank and residence at Hotel Sutphin. J C Nelson Graham a public accountant and systematizer advertises services.
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First National Bank
Sutphin
Graham
A. Public Accountant SD Systematizer
Local residents visit during Bluefield shopping trip
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graham were in Bluefield yesterday afternoon for shopping and a school convention in session this week. Mrs. T. G. Carson of Sparta North Carolina, en route to Salem, stayed Wednesday night as the guest of her cousin Mrs. J. R. Anderson.
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Walter Graham
Bluefield
T. G. Carson
Sparta
N. C
Salem
J. R. Anderson
Moonlight Ride Sparks Town Gossip and Visits
A group of local youths enjoyed a moonlight ride in an updated covered wagon to Moore's church for a hag luncheon. Residents Emma Yates and Lillia Hensley just returned from Yellow Sulphur Springs, while Virginia Haller visited Coop er. Visitors from surrounding towns included Richard Peery, Abe Witt, J. H. Pitty, and W. K. Ross. Frank Ward reported a missing bicycle borrowed overnight.
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Moore's
Emma Yates
Lillia Hensley
Yellow Sulphu Springs
Virginia Haller
Cooper
Katie Litchford Harman
M. R. Litchford
Richard Peery
Tazewell
Geo. W. St. Clair
Crockett
Mr. Pobst
Abe Witt
Bramwell
J. H. Pitty
Holden
W. Va
Convicts at Moundsville Penitentiary Eat Large Daily Meals
The article notes a high daily food intake for 1,275 prisoners at Moundsville Penitentiary, with meals cooked by about ten cooks in a central kitchen. Guards supervise dining, and prisoners submit knives and forks to a barrel. large loaves, coffee, potatoes, and crops from the prison farm sustain the diet.
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Moundsville Penitentiary
Art Leavenworth
Oach
Hach
New York Debates Farm for Drunkards
A proposed $500000 inebriety farm for New York aims to reclaim roughly 20 000 drunkards arrested annually. The plan, authorized by a long standing law, would create a five member board including two physicians to run a hospital and industrial colony as an alternative to current costly and ineffective handling.
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New York
Blackwell's Island
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
Corrections
Unclear text on method adoption for social reform
The passage notes a method yielding results warrants extension and mentions use in England Germany and other countries. It cites adoption in Massachusetts Iowa and Minnesota with special institutions. It estimates New York will need at least 100 acres for an inebriate farm.
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England
Germany
Massachusetts
Iowa
Minnesota
New York
Clinchfield Route Jointly Leased By Major Lines
A Sparta meeting produced a joint lease arrangement where the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad will be leased by Chesapeake and Ohio and Seaboard Air Line. Through trains from Chicago to Gulf points via C and O and Seaboard. The Clinchfield will extend forty miles to Elkhorn City connecting with C and O. The Seaboard already connects at Boston NC. Attendees included Warfield Vanderlip and other railroad officials.
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Spartansburg
Carolina, Clinchfield
Elkhorn City
Chesapeake and Ohio
Seaboard Air Line
Clinchfield Road
Bostock
N. C
Spartanburg
Edwin Hawley
John B. Dennis
George W. Stevens
Frank Trumbull
Davies Warfield
Caples
Frank A. Vanderlip
The
National City Bank
New York
Clinchfield
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard
Middle West
Cumberland Corporation
Peon
Clinchfield Railroad
Buying a Vase and a Notable Real Estate Coup
A London tale recounts Charlies Wertheimer recalling his clever move. He used a local directory to locate a Brighton mansion owner through an alias, offered to buy the house with contents, and paid £18,000 for twenty two years unexpired tenancy. He then added £1,000 and later sold the vase case for £55,000, a decisive coup.
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Charlies Wertheimer
Brighton Square
Hamilton
Brighton
London
Whistler the Fighter as Seen by Menpes
Mor timer Menpes recalls Whistler as a quick tempered yet refined fighter. He notes Whistler’s sharp cane taps and rapid demonstrations after insults, plus a notorious face wash incident before retelling his adventures in the smoking room. A critic who angered him vanished before the mage’s march.
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Whistler
Mortimer Menpes
Menpes
Free ZEMO samples at East End and Bluefield Pharmacies
Advertises free samples of ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP for eczema pimples dandruff and scalp diseases. Claims prompt relief and cure for all ages including infants. Encourages visitors to stop in at East End Pharmacy or Bluefield Pharmacy.
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East End
Bluefield
Savor’s Pure Flavoring Extracts Priced to Move
Local grocers stock S AV ERS pure flavoring extracts at 10 and 25 cents a bottle with bold claims of unequal quality and wide availability.
Free medical tip and Bluejay feature in local column
A rural column notes a children's health tip endorsing Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for mild intestinal trouble. It also shares a playful piece on the bluejay, describing its appearance and behavior, and urges readers to seek medical advice or request a free sample via Dr Caldwell at Monticello.
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Freeport
J. R. Whiting
Lena
Lo. Caldwell
The Fountain and the Work of a Child
A child questions a fountain about playing and work. The fountain insists it works all day while its playfulness continues, inviting the child to find joy in work. The spray of water laughs as it darts aside, while the child departs.
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Homer Anderson
Homer
Roanoke
The Champion Speller and Circus Oddity Reported
Laura Robinson, twelve, of Blackwell Oklahoma, wins the state spelling bee at Chickasha amid a multi county field, with the event spanning from 4 30 pm to 2 am and a medal awarded to the winner. A new animal appears in Cirrus shows described as a cantehill from Australia, deer like with rabbit features.
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Laura Robinson
Blackwell
Oklo
Chickasha
State Board of Education
America
Australia
Black Snow Reappears in Switzerland Amid Insect Infestation
A recent snowstorm in Switzerland brought black snow caused by swarms of tiny insects. Residents were not greatly surprised, having witnessed similar darkness before as insects coated the crystals thickly, masking the white surface.
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Switzerland
Huntington Wedding Solemnizes Grace Leete and John Edmund Ryan
A June Huntington Herald-Dispatch report notes the marriage of Grace Leete to John Edmund Ryan of Williamson amid a lovely ceremony in Huntington. The couple joins families and begins married life with community support at their side.
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Mixs
Grace Leete
John Edmund Ryan
Williamson
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Welch Coal Company Special Meeting Notice
A special meeting of the Welch Coal Company will be held at their Creamwell office in West Virginia on Tuesday July 11 1911 at 1 PM. Respectfully J J How President A Toy Secretary 6 16 40.
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Welch Coal Company
Creamwell
W. Va
J. J. How
A. Toy
Notice to Bond Holders Bluestone Traction Company
Notice to Edwin Mann and all bond holders of Bluestone Traction Company that the company intends to redeem all outstanding bonds on July 1, 1911. Bonds secured by a mortgage dated July 1, 1906 in Tazewell County Virginia and Mercer County West Virginia must be presented to W. F. Bane, trustee, at Bluefield West Virginia for redemption. No interest accrues after July 1, 1911. Signed W. C. Pollock Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.
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Edwin Mann
Bluestone Traction Company, & Corporation
Tazewell County
Virginia
Mercer County
West Virginia
W. F. Bane
Bluefield
Bluestone Traction Company
W. C. Pollock
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Graham Daily News
Telegraph
Warve Bolt
Breneht
Tibbs
Kent Tibbs
Daily Telegraph
Kelster
Gertrude Keister
Emily Graham
Nina Nod
Coozy Saunders
Julio Saunders
Jean Davidson
Ula Garland
Eva Palmer
Pet Fay
Bessie Milburn
John Gordon
Verteley Gillespie
Alex Greever
Bane Witten
Jack Graham
Joe Davidson
Carl Early
Eugene Thompson
Sydney Sanders
Harry Walters
Tot Davidson
John Milburn
Craig Nelson
A. H. Mitchell
W. R. Dodd
FE. M. Barbee
C.E. Wagner
Hoehler & Cummings
Toledo
Ohio
O. A. Metcalf
Suh
Rev. Sarver
John Sarver
John
J. C. Campbell
Gilliam
Arlington
Shawnee
W. T. Baker
Lavenia Craft
H. C. Spangler
J. M. Reavers
Squire Bruce
Ruys
W. J. Cole
Newman & Wade
Mr. Cole
Walter Painter
C. H. Hogan
J C. Nelson
Bank of Graham
Ite
McCulloch
W.va
C. A. Bradshaw
S & Treas
John M. Wirgman
Philadelphia, Pa
WM. McCarthy
Cincinnati
Res Cincinnati Dentists
DR. Compton
Over Grand Leader Store
East End Drug Company
American Tailors
Pogahontas
Clichfield
Chesapeake and Ohio and
Seaboard Air Line Take
Wertheimer
Whistler the Fighter
Pruggists
Conundrums
Eve
Adam
Bluefield Pharmacy
John Edmond Ryan Tueeday
Bluestone
Bluefield Undertaking
W. 8. Crockett
Public Ambulance
N. & W. Railway Co
Ebedical College OF
Christopher Tompkins
Insu AG
Bluefpieldw.va
Sup
Ange
Citizens
Agency General Insurance
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