System Meetings of Conductors Become Annual Events
Visiting Roanoke Radford and Crewe delegates join the first annual system meeting ending with a tour train excursion from the city to Laeger and Cedar Bluff. The trip featured the Elk Horn tunnel electrification viewings and a stop at Blue Sulphur Springs. Conductor W J Hutton marked sixteenth anniversary on the trip as the train returned to Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Peters
Roanoke
W. R. MacGivins
T. J. Northcross
Radford
J. L. Limeberry
Ple Marshall
Victoria
J. D. Steele
D. Evans
W. J. Hutton
Laeger
Pocahontas
Elkhorn
Bluefield
Jaeger
Vivian
Cedar Bluff
Summit
Blue Sulphur Springs
Clinch Valley
W. J .Hutton
Miners Vote Again on Arbitration Deal In Kanawha
Miners in Kanawha district will vote again on a second arbitration proposal after last week's ballot was rejected amid alleged illegalities and nineteen locals' votes were invalidated. A Kelly Creek delegation visited union officials and urged work but officials pressed to complete the new vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Kelly Creek
Public Service Commission to hear sleeping car dispute
Charleston West Virginia June 29 The public service commission has set July 2 for a hearing on complaints against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company arising from the discontinuance of sleeping car service between Charleston and Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Bluefield
Breathitt County Feud Trial Moves Forward in Winchester
In Winchester Kentucky on June 29 the Clark circuit court prepared to try Thomas Davidson for complicity in the murder of Edward Callahan former Breathitt county sheriff. Davidson is among about twenty defendants in the Callahan murder case, with many already tried and some convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breathitt County
Winchester
Thomas Davidson
Edward Callahan
Clark
Davidson
Callahan
Convention of Homeopathists Opens in Atlantic City
A thousand or more homeopathic physicians from the United States and Canada gathered in Atlantic City for the seventieth annual convention of the American Institute of Homeopathy the country's oldest medical organization. Committee reports and preliminaries were handled today. regular sessions start tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Canada
American Institute of Homeopathy
Catholic Educators Open Eleventh Convention in Atlantic City
The eleventh annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association opened in Atlantic City with a pontifical mass at St. Nicholas Church. Among the participants are presidents and professors from Catholic colleges and other educators and clergy involved in Catholic education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
St. Nicholas’ Church
The
Catholic Educational Association
General Evans Speech Triggers Official Inquiry
Brigadier General Evans' address at Governor's Island on Saturday night drew criticism as he invoked the Monroe doctrine and allegedly called the United States the most meddlesome nation. President Wilson ordered Secretary Gaitskell to obtain an explanation from the general.
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Evans
Washington
Governor's Island
United States
Wilson
GaitWwon
President Wilson sends condolence to Austro Hungary emperor
President Wilson dispatched a cablegram of condolence to the emperor of Austria Hungary following the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand. The action reflects the United States response to the crisis in Europe amid growing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Austria- Hungary
Relief from Rheumatism With Chamberlain’s Liniment
A Canastota New York man suffered severe rheumatic pains for a long time. After trying Chamberlain's Liniment, one application brought relief and a few days treatment cured him. The liniment is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Capparelli
Canastota
N. Y
Chamberlain
Gets-It Promises Easy Corn Relief For All
Ad promotes Gets-It corn cure as the top seller, claiming a simple painless method that ends trouble and fuss in treating corns. Partners the product with quick results and broad appeal.
Saloons Close Stocks by Noon as Bluefield Goes Dry
Bluefield rapidly shuts saloons to meet a noon deadline as the city goes dry. Saloons vacate fixtures and stock, shipping remaining goods to Pocahontas while other businesses move in. Secret service personnel assist in removing whiskey signs to enforce the dry law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Secret Service
Fourth of July Celebration Fund Drive in Bluefield
The municipal committee in Bluefield met to plan the upcoming Fourth of July celebration and requests citizen donations of about 500 in cash. Subscriptions may be sent to newspaper offices or to treasurer Geo. S. Strader. Donations will be published daily starting Wednesday. The event will feature speeches parade sham battle two ball games and more as organizers aim to make it the greatest celebration yet.
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Peopl
Bluefield
Geo
Strader
Committee On Arrangement
Bluefield Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Eagles
Hlad
HH. P. Dodd
J. H. Wright
Beaver Lodge
Fourth at Por Tip Top Mineral Springs Grand Ball
A grand ball will be held in the dance pavilion on July 3 and 4 at Tip Top Mineral Springs. Prof Bellaza oversees the event to ensure a pleasant evening with games such as baseball bowling pool and sack racing. J M Bruster, proprietor, invites all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip Top Mineral Springs
Bellaza
J. M. Bruster
Just What She Needed Healing with Chamberlain’s Tablets
An Ohio woman with two years of stomach trouble and constipation reports relief after using Chamberlain’s Tablets. She says neighbors praised them, she bought a bottle, and a few days’ treatment convinced her they were exactly what she needed. Sold by all dealers.
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Rachel Cribley
Beaver Dam
Ohio
Chamberlain
Local residents visit city and return from travels
Miss Steele of Tazewel, Mrs J A B Bruce, and many others travel to the city visiting friends and relatives in Poca hontas, Lebanon, Finney, Russell and Williamson. Several residents return from hospitals, vacations, or trips to New York and Vermont with updates on health and travel.
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Steele
Tazewel
James
Browning
Pocahontas
Marty Jarrett
Davy
Gorden Vannel
Pulasai
Friends
K. Lynen
Lebanon
Bluefield
J. A. KB. Bruce
Columbus
Margaret Smithdeal
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Wolfe
J. H. Cook
St. Luke's Hospital
L. EK. Hunt
Finney
J. B. Settle
Fincastle
Boone and Son
Fayette
Altamont
Charles Pruett
Russell
McCorkle
Raven Fuel Company
Red Ash
May Wiles
Williamson
Mercer Healing Springs
Don Godbey
Hale Spring
Tate Springs
Fenn
Bennie Baker
Clyde Sarver
Bert Philps
Minerva Nicholson
Eccles
J. M. Robinson
Honaker
Robert Barnes
Marjorie
Wheeling, Huntington
Chareston
J. R. Carter
Park Street
Nemours
Yeserday
J. R. Belton
J. F. Fox
New York
Atlantic City
American Medical Association
W. W. Hicks
Luther Neel
Tazewell
Elizabeth Kendrick
Henry Kendrick
Ramsey Street
Henry F. Warden
Pocahontas Coke Company
Lake Champlain
Vermont
One Loophole Found in West Virginia Prohibition Law
Attorneys report a small loophole in the new West Virginia prohibition law effective midnight tonight. Officials say express shipments may be delivered at the consignee’s door and signed for in the driver’s book, rather than in person at the express office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Not act as liquor agent under federal law shipments
The passage notes that one must not act as an agent for liquor or receive payments or orders for liquor. It also mentions federal law requiring interstate shipments to West Virginia to bear the consignee name the goods nature and the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Children Burned In Gasoline Fire At Lebanon Va Home
Mrs Whitt Monk widow left three children alone at their country home near Lebanon Virginia. During her absence a child ignited gasoline with a match causing an explosion and fire. Two girls escaped but a boy suffered severe clothing burns.
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Lebanon
Mrs Rush F Blackwell Dead In Bluefield
Mrs Rush F Blackwell dies at St Luke s after five days illness of diabetes at 36 years 8 months She leaves a husband a daughter who died two days earlier her mother Mrs J B Mowals and three sisters and three brothers Interment at Walnut Grove cemetery with services at her 330 Bluefield avenue home conducted by Rev Harry Mabie and Rev S W Moore
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Rush F. Blackwell
St. Luke’s Hospital
Blackwell
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Janie Mowals
J. B. Mowals
William A. L
Alex. Mowals
G. C. Blackwell
J. L. Lambert
Emma Mowals
Bluefield Avenue
Roadway Construction Delays Route Between Bluefield and Princeton
The old road from Bluefield to Princeton is heavily torn up for a new highway project. Officials say traffic will be obstructed as little as possible and a year may pass before the present road remains unchanged. Automobiles are not expected to halt during most of the construction.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Cousty Seat
Drought Forces Cattlemen to Ship Stock From Monroe County
The Monroe county drought has dried pastures in the blue grass region causing big cattle raisers to consider shipping cattle out of the county. Farmers fear a severe year with short crops and thousands of dollars in losses to cattle dealers, according to visitors reporting from various county sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Suicide by German boarder in Maryland boarding house
Martin Polk aged forty five, a German bachelor, shot himself at a boarding house near Meyersdale Maryland after a spree. He was found with a bullet hole in his temple and a revolver nearby a cigar was stuck in his throat at the time of firing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Martin Polk
Meyersdale
Adler i ka promoted for stomach relief at Mastin's
Bluefield readers learn Adler i ka a simple mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients can relieve sour stomach and constipation. A single dose is said to rapidly drain old foul matter from the body at T Frank Mastin's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
T. Frank Mastin
Adv
British subjects urged to leave Mexico City amid unrest
June 29 report from Mexico City says Sir Lionel Carden advised British subjects to depart temporarily due to worsening fuel shortages affecting trains. He urged women and children to go, stating safety over possible border departures, while noting no orders to the Irish colony. Washington coverage links action to ongoing Mexican mediation failures and Huerta versus Carranza tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Lionel Carden
Lionel
Washington
Mexco
Oth
Niagara Falls
Carranza
Huerta
Edward Cook to Die by Hanging in Halifax Jail
Preparations proceed in Halifax for the hanging of Edward Cook scheduled for tomorrow. He is to die for the murder of Charles Assaff a Syrian pedlar at Sheet Harbor last December.
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Halifax
N.S
Edward Cook
Cook
Charles Assaff
Sheet Harbor
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