City reassessment talks hinge on extending Bluefield lines
Citizens discuss Virginia Side expansion, health concerns from lack of sewer system, and finances at a mass meeting. Reassessment efforts by R. B. Baldwin and C. T. Benbow reveal unlisted properties. debates over tax bases, bond-needed funds, and city hall plans continue.
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Shelby Heights
Dudley Land Company
Virginia
R. B. Baldwin
C. T. Benbow
Mr. Baldwin
Baldwin
Patty
N. Hufford
H. B. Frazier
W. J. Osyrne
Osborne
Dudley
Shufflebarger
Benbow
L. J. Barbee
G. A. Reynolds
Colored man beaten at rail worksite near Bluefield
James Lyte, a colored railroad worker, was struck on the head yesterday morning west of here and severely injured. The assailant named Sleepy, a fellow worker, fled toward Falls Mills after the fight as others sought the law. A separate note reports a lost silver-handled umbrella on a streetcar about twelve days prior. contact 663 for rewards. A family reunion occurred Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Catron with many relatives attending.
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James Lyte
Here
White
Sleepy
Bluefield
Ed White
Falls Mills
J. E. Catron
Pershing Not Considered As Senator of Missouri
Kansas City dispatch from Jefferson City reports Governor Baker stating General John J. Pershing is not a candidate for the Missouri Senate vacancy caused by Selden P. Spencer his citizenship in Missouri and not Nebraska. Baker says an appointee has been chosen but will not be announced until after Spencer’s funeral in St. Louis on Wednesday.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Jefferson City
A. Baker
John J. Pershing
Selden P. Spencer
United States
Missouri
Pershing
Nebraska
Baker
J. Baker
Spencer
St. Louis
Family of M. M. Matthews Attends Food Feast
Attendees enjoyed a great feast with the Matthews family traveling from Huntington on Saturday to join the event.
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M. M. Matthews
Huntington
Erecting a new bungalow on Fairview street
D C Cooley begins erection of a handsome bungalow on Fairview street in a rapidly developing section. Cooley is employed by the Norfolk and Western. Also listed: for rent a three room flat with bath on Walnut street Bluefield Virginia Mrs J H Leedy.
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D. C. Cooley
Fairview Street
Mr. Cooley
The
Norfolk and Western
Bath
Walnut Street
Bluefield
Mra
J. H. Leedy
Virginia Side Personalities Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Northfolk President Leedy buys Howard Neel property on Fairmont Street and plans to move his family. Mrs. Earl H. Cook of Wytheville visits daughter, with her husband returning home after accompanying her. Elizabeth Matthews of Huntington leaves for home after visiting Mrs. Glenn Dudley. The Verands depart Bluefield for Welch to settle there. Also noted are a birth, recent Roanoke visit for a wedding, J. S. Dudley’s business trip, Spracher’s illness, K B. Thomas’s ear trouble, and Attorney W. L. Sexton recovering from a cold.
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Virginia Side
Leedy
Northfork
Howard Neelove
Fairmont Street
Earl H. Cook
Wytheville
Ward Martin
Cook
Elizabeth Matthews
Huntington
W. Va
Glenn Dudley
N. L. Verand
Bluefield
Welch
Lovers Lane
Foster Thompson, & Son
Reese Anderson
Roanoke
Lena May Anderson
Curtis Ayers
Frank Anderson
J. S. Dudley
Danville
Lynchburg
J. T. Spracher
K B. Thomas
Mrs. Thomas
TWO LAWYERS JAILED IN DIVORCE MILL CASE
Providence. R. I. May 11. Two Providence attorneys were jailed tonight on bail of 40000 and 50000 after the Providence county grand jury returned twenty five indictments relating to a divorce mill operating outside Rhode Island. Leonard W. Horton master in chancery faced seventeen indictments including conspiracy. Francis Dougherty his partner faced nine including forgery and subordination of perjury.
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Providence
Providence County Grand Jury
Anlee
Rhode Island
Leonard W. Horton
Francis Dougherty
Horton
Doughlerty
Civil Liberties Guarantee Sought Over WV Coal Strike
A telegram from the American Federation demands executive protection of civil liberties in northern West Virginia where the United Mine Workers organize coal workers, addressed to Governor Howard M. Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Howard M. Gore
Union miners protest as reporter jailed near non-union mine
The Civil Liberties Union relayed a report by New York newspaperman McAlister Coleman that he was arrested near a non-union mine and imprisoned in a jail where about 200 union miners were held. Charges of intimidation by mine owners opposed the union campaign, and Governor Gore was urged to protect peaceful picketing by union workers.
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Civil Liberties Union
McAlister Coleman
New York
Colemand
Gore
Social and Personal Notes From Bluefield Area
Numerous local residents and visitors are listed with travel, illness, and social calls. Names include Mrs. R. C. Wheeler of Maben, Miss Elsie Lawrence, Clarence Hill, Mrs. Floyd Vandyke in Tazewell, and many others from Bluefield, Welch, Pocahontas, and surrounding towns. Multiple Shrine ceremonial attendees, hospital visits, and family visits across Virginia and West Virginia are noted.
Weekend Visits and Travels Across Radford and Nearby Towns
Bristol residents visited relatives Sunday in Radford and other nearby towns. Jr. and Mrs. Mitchell and their son traveled to Radford for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick and children Ralph and Kathleen, of Northfork, stayed with Mrs. Hamrick’s parents, the Cundiffs. Willie Woodward returned from Saltville Virginia. Mrs. Willis, visiting her daughter Peters, has gone back to Bland Virginia. Frye went to Saltville to visit his uncle Henderson. Mrs. Griffith, recently ill with influenza, underwent surgery conducted by Dr Blaydes for a car problem. Tallent and Duggina families visited relatives in East Radford and Williamson. Mrs Groseclose and daughter Shirley visiting friends at Mateaka.
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Bristol
B. P. Mitchell
Radford
D. B. Hamrick
Ralph
Kathleen
Northfork
Bland, Va
J. P. Frye
Saltville
Max Henderson
Walter Griffith
J. EB. Blaydes
W. M. Tallent
East Radford
J. B. Frye
Princeton Avenue
W. F. Duggina
Willow Street
R. H. Baker
Williamson
8. B. Groseclose
Shirley
Mateaka
Pepgen touted by Goodykoontz Drug Co for healthier blood
Bluefield parents share testimonial from N and W conductor G W Parks about Pepgen, claiming it rebuilt energy and appetite in two sickly children. The ad describes Pepgen as a tonic and blood purifier from multiple roots and fruits, with simple home tests for malnutrition and blood health. It urges readers to buy Pepgen at Goodykoontz Drug Co and at nearby stores, warning against imitations.
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Bluefield
G. W. Parks
N. and W
Pepgen
Parks
Augusta St
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Fourteen Innings Give Phillies Win Over Chicago
In a marathon game, Philadelphia defeats Chicago 6 to 6 in fourteen innings. Key contributors include Simmons and Sheeley for Philadelphia, Davis and Sheeley for Chicago, with Thurston and Groves handling the mound duties.
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Philadelphia
AB. R. H. O. A. E. de Bocctaune
Wem
Simmons
Phen
BOS Sia
Pope
Medeccan
Baumgartner
Casoe
Chicago
ABR
H. O. A. EL. Mostil
Pket i Davis
Thurston
Cochrane
Davis
Sheeley
Collins
Galloway
Miller
Perkins
Schalk
Groves
Losin
Nallin
Connolly
Yankees Rally To Down Tigers In High-Scoring Affair
New York pounded three Detroit pitchers for nine runs while Tigers used four hurlers as they totaled thirteen safeties in a 9 to 7 victory. Detroit built a lead with two runs in the first and two more in the sixth, but the Yankees answered with scattered bursts to hold on for the win.
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YANKS
Tigers
Detroit
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
New York
Pennock
Shawkey
Ferguson
Schang
Davis
Cole
Holloway
Stoner
Bassler
Indians
Senators
Cleveland
Mogridge
Peck
Washington
Karr
Jamieson
Lutze
Speaker
J. Sewell
R. H. E. Washington
Russell
Ogden
Marberry
Ruel
Tate
L. Sewell
Coolidge to Lead in Tribute for Gen Miles
President Coolidge will lead a national tribute to Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles. Veterans from Civil War, Indian campaigns, Spanish War, and World War I join a procession from St Johns Church to Arlington Cemetery with Episcopal services and rifle volleys. The president will follow in the family section after the caisson.
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Washington
Coolidge
Nelson A. Miles
St. John's Church
Arlington Cemetery
Musoleum
Army
Navy
International League scores and doubleheader note
Reading beat Jersey City 6 to 4 in Jersey City. Buffalo defeated Syracuse 7 to 4. Toronto won 8 to 7 against Rochester. Providence and Baltimore played yesterday as part of a double header.
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Reading
Jersey City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Toronto
Rochester
Fifteen year old to die in electric chair
William Cavalier, fifteen, sentenced to death in the electric chair for the murder of his elderly grandmother in Pottsville Pennsylvania. Judge K H Koch presided at the quarter session court.
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Pottsville
William Cavalier
K. H. Koch
Sesviene
Sunday Great Day in Trinity Revival
The Trinity Methodist revival on Sunday drew hundreds as Dr. Coale led morning services with 150 professions and 54 church additions. A 3 pm sermon on "Chickens come home to roost" drew more than thirty to Christ, with major youth and evening services echoing strong support and further conversions.
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Trinity Metodist Church
Sunday School
Coale
Trinity
Dr. Coale
Bluefield
Jesus
Richardson
Exchange Power in Emergencies Across Southern States
A Roanoke Times report describes a vast super power network linking Niagara Falls to Houston via fourteen states. The plan ties Electric Bond and Share properties, Appalachian Power and others into a regional grid with power exchanges in emergencies and new transmission lines already under construction.
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New York
Roanoke Times
Niagara Falls
Houston
Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Roanoke
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Electric Power and Light Company
American Power and Light
National Power and Light
Southeastern Power and Light
American Gas and Electric
Carolina Power and Light
Lehigh Power Securities
Buffalo
Niagara and Eastern
Electric Bond and Share Company
Southern Power and Light Company
Southern Company
Little Rock Ark
Memphis
Muscle Shoals
Jackson
Miss
Appalachian Power Company
American Gas and Electric Company
Wesleyan loses fourth straight to Clarweburg in league game
West Virginia Wesleyan College was defeated 15 to 3 by Clarweburg of the Middle Atlantic League in Buchanan. The loss extended Wesleyan’s skid to four games as the team poor defense and costly errors aided the visitors’ strong hitting.
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Buchanan
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Clarweburg
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Gains Fame in Buffalo
A historic note recounts Dr. Pierce rising to fame in Pennsylvania and beyond as a renowned medical consultant. He settled in Buffalo New York and produced Favorite Prescription, touted as a tonic for women’s ailments. Thousands testified to relief from nervousness dizziness weakness and other sex related distress. Trial tablet package offered for 10c with free confidential medical advice.
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Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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Bluefield, VA
R. C. Wheeler
Maben
Wheeler
Elsie Lawrence
Clarence Hill
Floyd Vandyke
Tazewell
R. L. Sutherland
Louise
Pocahontas
J. P. Sutherland
Robert Carroll
Nancye Wingfield
Dave Ratcliffe
Bob Roberts
French Bailey
Alex Hollman
Kate Blanton
Freeman
Joyce
Baltimore
Belva Bralley
Grace Hospital
Ivanhoe
D. W. Lafon
H. G. Cooper
Prince Eades
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jack Doyle
Burt
N and W
J. F. Hearn
Raven
J. D. Abshire
Washington Street
Omer Williams
Pembroke
Sue Payne Stewart
B. H. Lineback
Harry Ross
Rosella Smith
Lebanon
Margaret McCall
J. R. Wolfe
W. G. Ferrell
J. T. Gollehon
Nebo
B. T. Beatty
Harriet Smith
A. L
F. E. Smith
G. C. Dunn
G. O. Moore
St. Luke's Hospital
L. L. Leedy
Groseclose
Charles Leedy
W. R. Hudson
Cincinnati
H. D. Wiliams
Bland Street
Gertrude Steele
Evelyn Cofer
Faraday
W .E. Walls
Oakvale
A. B. Janudolo
Jaeger
Mire
Ida Lynch
Springfield
Courtney Tanner
Giles Street
Ernest Leedy
Kate Dunn
Peterstown
P. A. Dunn
Carroll Street
W. N. Surface
Henry
Norton
Ben Bird
Princeton
Elizabeth Kidd
Coal Creek
John W. Kidd
O. W. King
Matoaka
Lillian Still
Ramsey School
B. F. Snead
Anna Belle and
Gil
RED
Browns
van Gilder
Wingerd
Grant
Danforth
Stauffer
Rego
Dixon
International League
Papa
Kentucky-West Virginia Power Company
Sytem
Warlick Furniture Co
Legion
Pocahontas, Virginia
Lou Davidson
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