22 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1899
Page
1
Manila report shows General Antonio Luna ousted after clashes with Aguinaldo and Lagarda’s beheading as the rebel government faces harsh odds. Pantaleon Garcia named Luna’s successor. Luna retires to Pampanga to edit a newspaper.
The Buffalo cruiser sailed for New York today while Col DuBoce leads a California infantry battalion from Negros Island. General Otis orders utmost vigilance to protect property from burning or looting and vows punishment with the utmost severity.
Agoncillo and other Aguinaldo staff members are in Paris to confer with the Filipino junta there. Neither body has news from the Philippines for eight days, and they fear American forces have cut their communications with Manila.
The headless body of 62 year old Miss Dora Hoffman of Baltimore is identified among Windsor hotel ruins. Workmen found the body amid charred debris and the severed head nearby. Additional remains and body parts, including a leg bone and ribs, were found near the elevator shaft. Suspicion of further victims. A Barret of Lonidon noted. a running traveling clock was in a valise with the body.
London March 21 The annual Oxford versus Cambridge boat race runs Saturday over the Thomas course. Public interest runs high as crews prepare with strong practice and rivalry expected to be intense.
Washington reports no truth to London claims that six U S Supreme Court justices and bar leaders sent a petition to the Queen via the Home Secretary asking for Mrs Maybrick’s release. The London story said a Medico Legal Society committee signed the petition, citing the Lord Chief Justice’s view of wrongful imprisonment.
The annual session of the state council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics opens in San Jose with State Councilor H. M. Bellinger presiding. Delegates from all thirty councils attend as the council weighs recognizing a women auxiliary and possible consolidation of two coast organizations. The secretary urges stronger California membership after a year of decline.
Mrs Catherine E Movie of Huntington West Virginia reports severe headaches rheumatism and stomach cramps prior to using Hood's Sarsaparilla She claims health improved and weight increased after taking the tonic Hood's Pills are also recommended to prevent distress after meals noting they don’t gripe
Public auction begins March 24 offering dress goods trimming linings notions hosiery ladies and children's shoes and other goods to be sold at reduced prices until the 24th. Stock will be sold at J L Horton s store No 18 Bland street under B F Fall management.
An Ada artist Akins creates fine views of a wreck scene. The prompt invites viewers to call on him for more such works as Osly MWevnte appears in the text.
Multiple cities report disruptions as a two day blizzard halts vessel movements and suspends railroad service. Other brief items note Nance Guilford's trial in Bridgeport, a Jamaica Kingston dispatch on Sherman, a derailment in Wilkesbarre, and theft at Medway Savings Bank.
Joe Wright, labeled the Negro murderer, will be hanged in the Chestertown jail yard Friday. The execution follows a death sentence for killing a man about years ago while intoxicated. Wright hopes his mother will visit before the dawn hanging. The scaffold goes up Thursday with the hanging scheduled between sunrise and noon.
An advertised remedy claims to treat coughs colds croup whooping cough and influenza with widespread success. Testimonials describe relief from persistent coughing severe colds and dangerous croup attacks, noting life saving outcomes for children. Sold by H N White.
A jury of Crenshaw’s customers condemn his store for selling goods cheaper than rivals and pledge to buy all spring items there. The notice claims Crenshaw carries groceries clothing dry goods and more and urges readers to call Seiler.
A fragmented notice mentions Georgia Lumber Co and Bloefeld with unclear details and potential mediation terms. The readable bits point to a commercial matter requiring further clarification from the cited entities.
Charleston dispatch notes a flurry of Republican and Democratic hopefuls for West Virginia governor as Governor Atkinson nears the end of his term. Names include M. O. Dawson, Gen. Geo. W. Curtin, M. A. Kendal, J. H. Gaines, Col. R. East, Oliver S. Marabail, Col. Thomas B. Davis, Owen S. McKinney, Col. Clarence L. Smith, Judge W. G. Bennett, and Judge David B. Johnston, with factions in Fayette Kanawha and northern counties weighing a future race.
An American engineer officer claims to have located the keyboard remains of the Maine explosion in Havana harbor. Capt T L Huston of the volunteer engineers, from Cincinnati, allegedly found a wooden box with a gutta percha tube and copper wires in the sunroom of the Cuartel De Fuerza, supporting a theory that the blast originated there.
Havana March 2 Captain T L Huston of the Volunteer Engineers says a Cincinnati paper erred in naming him as linked to the Maine explosion. he denies authorization and cites a cable route from Fuerste prison to Habana harbor with a single wire telegraph for suspected use, though no link to the blast is proven.
Charleston reports Frank Dixon arrested in Huntington for assault related to a deadly Chesapeake and Ohio wreck near the city. A young girl and several others reportedly died as authorities pursue charges tied to the disaster. Huff Andrews & Thom handle the case as investigations unfold with claims of large payments.
The message urges all parties who are indebted to come forward and settle promptly. A note from Kusp'ty MKS Stevenson in Missouri expresses hope for continued business relations and credits friends for overdue account settlements.
Two illosues for sale describe a 7 room house with a large lot and a smaller room house with frontage on two streets. The notices mention terms and contacts D. B. Baldwin or W. Dourwar and a large waterproof tent with a cap price appealing to quick takers.
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