Miners and Operators To Meet Monday Next
United Mine Workers of District 17 call for locals to elect delegates for a wage conference at the Hotel Frederick in Huntington at 2 p m on March 30. A joint session with operators follows April 1 to set a wage for the coming year. about 90 delegates expected from Kanawha Valley Fairmont district and eastern Kentucky. Tom L. Lewis, newly elected UMW president from Ohio, may attend.
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United Mine Workers of District 17
Frederick
Huntington
Kanawha
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Kanawha Valley
Fairmont
Kentucky
Tom L. Lewis
Ohio
Personal Paragraphs Highlight Local Visitors and Travel
A series of short notes lists arrivals and departures around Bluefield. L. A. Martin of Wytheville, Rev. J. B. Wolfe of Gary, and Mayor W. R. Graham of Pocahontas visit the city. Others include coalman W. H. Thomas, Mrs. Donahue en route to Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Harriet Crawford returning from Norfolk. Capt. Baldwin returns to work after illness.
Welcome Factory Sale Promises Low Prices on Spring Clothes
A promotional note invites shoppers to promise to pay and claim fashionable Spring garments. It claims a factory makes items and stores distribute them, allowing cashless purchases at low prices. The message emphasizes no cash payment is required and welcomes customers.
Elks Elect Officers at Bluefield Lodge No 269 Election
Bluefield lodge No. 269 of the Elks held its annual election with contests for exalted ruler secretary leading knight and royal knight. Newly elected: Exalted Ruler Judge Joseph M Sanders Esteemed Leading Knight John R Dillard Esteemed Loyal Knight J D McCue Esteemed Lecturing Knight R W Lacey Secretary Norman McDowell Treasurer P J Kelly Trustee J D Harrison Tiler W A Hancock Representative to Grand Lodge J Emmet Jones alternate William McCarthy.
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Bluefield Lodge
B. P.O
Joseph M Sanders
John R. Dillard
J. D. McCue
R. W. Lacey
Norman McDowell
P. J. Kelly
J. D. Harrison
W. A. Hancock
Grand Lodge
J. Emmet Jones
Wm, McCarthy
County Conventions and Notable Incongruities
Calhoun County delegates instructed for Echerr at state convention. Cabell County backs J A Hughes for Congress and W I White for district delegate to Chicago with Isaac T Mann for state delegate to Chicago. Swisher leads with 91 votes overall, Scherr 14, Hearne 7. total 91 Swisher, 14 Scherr, 7 Hearne. A brisk anecdote about damp newspapers reveals a street humor moment. The piece notes the origins of the Order of Saint Patrick dated to 1783 and contrasts it with the ancient Thistle order revived in 1687, highlighting color symbolism in their bands and sashes.
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Calhoun County
Echerr
Cabell County
J. A. Hughes
Congress
W. I’. Ite
Chicago
Isaac T. Mann
Kanawha
Swisher
Clay Swisher
Barbour—Swisher
Wirt—Scherr
Hearne
Cordridge
Scherr
Upshur—Swisher
Tyler—Swisher
Roane
Calhoun
Order of St. Patrick
London
George HL
Order of the Thistle
James III
St. Patrick's
Irish Guards
Scotland
Brin
Death of Mrs Hancock in Roanoke at 26
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hancock wife of L W Hancock died early yesterday morning at her home in Roanoke aged 26 after long illness. She was a member of the First Baptist church of Roanoke and funeral services will be held there this afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev T Clagett Skinner. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery. She was born in Bedford county and was daughter of Wye and Mrs Charles L Mansfield now residents of Roanoke. Sister in law of W A Hancock who left for Roanoke to attend the funeral.
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Mary Elizabeth Hancock
L. W Jhancock
Revanoke
Fairview Cemetery
Hancoeck
Bedford County
Wye
Charles L. Mansfield
Roanoke
W. A. Hancock
English Red Tape and the English Cannon
A London Sketch quips that England’s gun tech may be sold abroad due to official apathy. Whitworth refused Napoleon III's life wage to build cannons for France. A hill fighting gun failed after being dropped down a precipice, ruining its internals and delaying India’s modernization.
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England
Whitworth
Napoleon III
Arts
War Office
India
Army of India
London
What She Was Trying to Accomplish
A three year-old girl Jeannette pokes a biscuit with a knife at breakfast. Her mother cautions to avoid cutting her hand while Jeannette explains she is trying to loosen the biscuit that is very tight.
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Jeannette
New York Times
Debate Team Attacker Quips on Women Alumni
A New York Tribune fragment reports a Columbia alumnus insulting a debate team member by saying you would not like to debate with a woman. A Cornell alumnus responds that he has married five years and does not mind it now.
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Columbia
Cornell
New York Tribune
Pride of the West bulb and flower bulk sale notice
A brief auction style notice promoting bulk sales of bulbs and flowers including nasturtiums and sweet peas at East Hud Pharmacy under product codes S-26-21 and S-26-18. Indicates availability for purchase by customers.
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East Hud
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Ville Seller Praised
John Riba of Vining Indiana says LT has sold DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Ville for about a year with better satisfaction than any pill he ever sold. He reports using them himself with good results. Sold by all druggists.
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John Riba
Vining, In
DeWitt
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Pocahontas
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The
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