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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
6
An earthquake in Guerrero state rattled Chilapa a town of 15 000 residents. Shocks were followed by fires starting in about a dozen spots amid collapsed buildings and a large blaze swept the town.
London Chronicle recalls cases where volunteers sought to take the condemned’s place at Newgate. A man offered £200 to be hanged for Dr Dodd’s execution, proved sane and was discharged. Another sought no payment to replace a scholar who murdered his wife. Five volunteers for Elizabeth Fenning’s fate were ignored as she was executed.
The Washington Herald describes two veneering methods sawing and slicing. Logs thirteen feet long are cooked in hot water to soften then cut into one twentieth inch thick slabs or sliced to full log length. Slabs bend without breaking, kept uniform by machinery, then steamed for about twenty four hours before market. Some oak logs reveal ages of 250 to 400 years by rings.
A description of the opah or kingfish found off England’s coasts. The fish reaches 30 to 100 pounds and resembles a sunfish in shape. It has large red eyes with bright scarlet irises, green gill covers, and flashing red and green body hues with silver sheen and white spots. The fins are large and sword shaped in vivid red.
The text traces London Lyndia and Londinium as ancient Celtic and Roman towns, noting Paris as Lutetia in Caesar’s writings. It explains Lutetia evolving to Paris by the fourth century and Paris becoming a seat of government under Clovis in the sixth century, while London remains the older city.
In Anderson Indiana on March 27 Nathan B. Hawkins of Portland was nominated on the 761st ballot after a deadlock lasting 713 ballots and a twenty two hour voting session to close the 8th district Republican congressional convention.
Boston reports Governor Curtis Guild shows steady improvement after a critical illness phase. Family and friends remain hopeful as gains, though modest, offer encouragement.
A mother sends Alfred to dancing school and he returns cheerful saying dancing is easy just keep turning around and wiping your feet. The item ends with an ad line about sweet peas in bulk and a 3 26 21 date. It also promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for piles sold by druggists.
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