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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
2
R L Morris withdraws his nominating bid for Constable Beaver Pond District to devote full attention to a traveling salesman job with J J Cosby & Bros of Danville Virginia. The move clears the field for other contenders.
West Virginia special officers attend a meeting with speakers including J M Bingham of Huntington on Hoboes and Car Thieves and T L Felts on Qualifications of Special Agents. Services Sunday feature The Widow's Mite and Blood with an open invitation from D P Moss pastor.
The omnibus public building bill passed by the national House provides an appropriation of 90000 for a government building at Big Stone Gap. The note also includes notices of campaign withdrawals for Mercer county offices and local civic events such as a Sunday service at Grace church and a prize skater’s hidden gold piece at the rink.
Reese Edmundson W O Connor and HH C Weller returned from Kristal after attending the obsequies for Roland P Johnson Superintendent K A Bake of the Scote division conductor Joseph Dunn and W O Franklin iron master led about thirty Portsmouth engineers and conductors home. Meagre shooting details reached the city yesterday with R Moore alias Joe Smith an Italian accused of shooting and likely fatally wounding his wife Lina Moore. He fled aboard an eastbound freight. police describe the suspect and are on the lookout as a description is wired to city chiefs.
A parade of visitors and residents appeared in Bluefield yesterday including L P Bailey of Giotto C C Hale of Keystone J K F Steele of Keystone J Q A Farley Goose Creek J L s Litz Coeburn Ernest Hertz Pocahontas W A Lattimore St Paul Judge Felton Wise Mrs Lewis Elkhorn 5 C Adams Elkhorn S W Patterson Vivian M C Clark Honaker Miss Moore Pocahontas J T Fowler D W Shaws Ingleside Mrs R P Hamilton Wise KE L Long Welch candidate for state treasurer M Kwass Pocahontas Aletta Crump Elsa Grown Bramwell H T Sprinkle Welch William Danhauser Pocahontas John R Johnson Chiswensburg Strother Welch.
The city moved street railway tracks from the Oliver property on Southland Street to the west side, leaving a thirty foot wide street. The relocation, likely permanent, could save about 8300 dollars, and warrants for trespass were issued but not served as the tracks were already moved. The case may be dropped, though officials give no definite statement.
W G Ferrell will reopen his dry goods store on Monday with a large stock aimed at higher class buyers. The stock, held up by creditors, will be offered at popular prices and arranged for quick customer access. Ferrell’s long held the city’s best dry goods stock and expects a stronger business than before. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
The record lists major seismic disasters from ancient times to 19th century. It cites Antioch sinking in 115, Port Royal in Jamaica, Sicily damage in 1693, Catalonia fatalities, Lisbon 1755, and Aleppo destruction in 1822 with tens of thousands buried or killed.
A historical note recalls the 1628 Petition of Right as a clash between the Commons and King Charles I. Sir John Eliot moved its acceptance while the Speaker attempted to leave the chair and was seized by Hollis and Valentine to prevent the bill’s loss. Cromwell later remarked on the gravity of the defeat.
Historical view from the Cincinnati Enquirer contrasts past government levies that could not be dodged. It notes birth, burial, marriage, and numerous daily taxes varying by social status, from laborers to dukes, including taxes on servants, dogs, carriages, hearths, windows, and even candles.
A Scottish lunatic confined in an asylum held a fixed belief that every day was Christmas and he feasted on imagined turkey or plum pudding. His actual meals were plain oatmeal porridge served twice daily, yet he praised luxury and declared all his feasts tasted of porridge, inspiring the saying As palatable as the mad man's porridge.
A passage notes the Dead Sea is about forty miles long and eighty miles wide, while the Great Salt Lake is seventy miles long and eighty miles wide with vast historical size estimates. It discusses salinity and solid matter content, and includes a humorous exchange about grammar involving a green reporter and Editor McKelway.
A solemn church funeral moves toward the grave when the old verger halts the clergy at the slope and, bowing, whispers that the corpse's brother wishes to speak to him in confidence.
Passenger asks why the boat pitches, seller hints at a nautical secret but reveals the waves cause the pitch. This exchange appears in a San Francisco Call snippet.
A Suburbanite explains two track wrecks caused delays this morning. The Employer questions both incidents seeking the other involved party. Limited details point to a tense inquiry over safety and timing.
In a heated exchange, Mr Nix challenges the story while Weary-Well defends a nine year jobless claim as gospel, escalating tensions in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer captures the verbal clash with sharp phrasing and emphasis on personal credibility.
Fallon Florist in Roanoke Virginia offers tomato plants in 10 parts by express in baskets for 15e per lot. Order and payment details are provided for Roanoke customers.
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