John Brown Breaks Jail After Norfolk & Western Theft
John Brown of Bluefield and the Tabor boys were convicted of breaking into Norfolk & Western cars at Kenova. Brown escaped from Wayne jail Monday night and is now at large. Police search continues. Daughters of the Confederacy invite all members to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. P. J. Kelly en masse.
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John Brown
Tabor Boys
Norfolk & Western
Kenova
Wayne
Brown
Bluefield
the Daughters of the Confederacy
P. J. Kelly
Engagement of Miss Ica Catzen and Sam Sonnenberg
Mrs L Kaufman of Northfork announces the engagement of her sister Miss Ica Catzen to Mr Sam Sonnenberg of Keystone.
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L. Kaufman
Northfork
Ica Catzen
Sam Sonnenberg
Keystone
Confederate reunion tickets sought for Birmingham event
All Confederate Veterans attending the June 9 to 11 reunion in Birmingham Alabama are asked to notify W R Stuart at Bluefield West Virginia so tickets can be ordered. Round trip tickets cost 11 35 good until June 20th by order of R H Bailey Colonel commanding.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. R. Stuart
Giles Street
Bluefield
W. Va
R. H. Bailey
Corner stone ceremony for Bluefield school to unite city groups
The community plans a formal corner stone laying for the new Bluefield school built with public funds. A Masonic ritual is anticipated and all local labor and fraternal groups are urged to participate. The Bluefield Pressing Club has moved to larger quarters beneath the Elks opera house on Higginbotham Avenue.
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Hica
Bluefield Pressing Club
Elks Opera House
Higginbotham Avenue
Pearson
Modern Pressing Company Seeks 25 New Members
The Modern Pressing Company, now owned by Messrs Jenks and Land, has doubled business and moved to larger quarters. Plans to press men’s clothes for $1.00 per month are popular. The firm invites 25 more members before closing the books.
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Messrs. Jenks and Land
Professor Van Cleve Sets Audition Hours at Blond Street Church
Professor J B Van Cleve teacher and director of music will host voice testing at Blond Street Methodist Church studio from 10 to 12 in the morning and 2 to ? in the afternoon. No charge will be made for testing voices.
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J. 8. van Cleve
Blond Street Methodist Church
Court session gaps as Richards case seen in Tazewell circuit
In Tazewell circuit court the Hill Richards administrators versus Pocahontas Coal Company case opened with over a hundred witnesses yet to be examined and a verdict expected after several days. The Netz Sisters wowed Bluefield at the Christian church with harmonious singing moving the audience to praise. Bramwell baseball team visited Bluefield on the way home from Princeton, losing 16 to 2 in the first game and 4 to 0 in the second while Bluefield and Bramwell discussed a future game.
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Hill Richards
Pocéahontas Collicrles Company
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
Nets Eiders
Bluefield
Christian Church
Netz
Agewin
Binefield
Bramwell
Princeton
Bramwell Boys
Hensley
Graham College
Blnefield Tigers
Funeral services for Mrs. P. J. Kelly at Sacred Heart
The funeral was held at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10 o'clock with Rev. Father Olivier presiding. Hundreds from Bluefield and relatives from the region attended before interment at Maple Park cemetery. Relatives listed include Mrs. Jno Well Shenandoah Penn Mrs. P. J. Conway Miss Nellie Conway Philadelphia Penn Mr. A. H. Gibboney Wytheville Va Mrs. J. O. D. Copenhaver Graham Miss Nettie Witten Wm. A Barnes and W. L. Moore of Tazewell.
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P. J. Kelly
Church of the Sacred Heart
Father Olivier
Bluefield
Maple Park Cemetery
Daily Telegraph
Jno
Well
Shenandoah
Penn
P. J. Conway
Nellie Conway
Philadelphia
A. H. Gibboney
Wytheville
J. O. D. Copenhaver
Graham
Nettie Witten
Wm. A Barnes
W. L. Moore
Tazewell
Personal Parades of Visitors Arrive in Bluefield
A string of visitors arrive in Bluefield and surrounding towns including Jon Osborne of Union C K Clark Welch D J McDonald Oakvale W R Simmons Welch J French Narrows G C Reetor Tazewell J T Northcross Radford Mr and Mrs J G Stone Norton Mrs G I Schererts Roanoke and others. F M Binford and spouse return from Georgia while en route to Salem Virginia
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J. G. Stone
Norton
Bluefield
Local residents visit Cedar Town and nearby towns
Mrs J E Good hosts guest in Cedar Town Georgia. Rev Octavio Neyroz visits city from Maybenry. Miss Bessie McCulloch returns from Abingdon Martha Washington College. Mrs C B Hancock returns from Virginia for mother's illness. Kw Oliver of Raleigh NY departs after real estate work. Dora Meek stops in on way home from Abingdon. John Marsh heads to Blacksburg to resign from VPI. Miss Josie Lowder returns from Tazewell. Harvey King visiting after ten years in Washington naval factory. Bertha Bond and Ashley Greear stopover en route home from Martha Washington College. George Barrow party reports ninety bass and trout catch on Clear Fork. Mrs W B Steele and Miss Virginia Steele travel via Bluefield from Abingdon.
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Dora Meek
Burke's Garden
City
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
Bertha Bond
Charleston
Ashley Greear
St. Paul
W. B. Steele
Miss Virginia Steele
Pounding Mill
Bluefield
Miss Steele
Militia company seeks captain amid coal field towns
A meeting in the Bailey building tonight aims to perfect a state militia company. A three member committee will pick a captain and present candidates to the governor for appointment, hoping to expand to other coal field towns along the Norfolk Western line to provide protection.
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Bailey
B. W. Smith
J. P. Martin
R. L. Taylor
Bluefield
Kramwell
Northfork
Keystone
Welch
Norfolk & Western
Daring Sell Ringers in Seville Mayhem on Cathedral Bells
A tourist recounts a Seville custom where young men climb cathedral bells on fete days. They ride and swing the bells to create loud uproar as ringers push noise by hanging from bells and parading in varied, daring poses atop the clappers and rims.
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Seville
Giralda
The Egyptian Mummy Practice and Belief in Preservation
Egyptian scholars note that ancient Egyptians viewed perfect body preservation as essential for resurrection. They taught that a living man comprised body soul intelligence and Ka, which were separated by death and must reunite for eternity after a long underworld probation. Embalming guarded the body against corruption during this interval.
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Earth
Glue on a Chair Sparks Government Office Pranks
A government department head endures a long seated prank by a friend who sits him down and glues the chair. The official reacts by promising to uncover the prankster and deduct pay, amid a comical scene described in the Argonaut's account.
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Jimmie
Steve
Iris
Sweating counterfeit coins with cyanide and electricity
The London Tit-Bits summary explains sweating as a counterfeit technique using a rubber mold a gold coin and cyanide bath with an electric current to detach metal. Weighing coins detects shortages. criminals once used it but now it is a poor business.
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HH. TL
Adam
London
Lost waist found in sixth floor dwellers tale
A flat dweller recalls hanging a pretty waist on a kitchen window line, losing it for two days, and with the janitress and janitor searching the coal area. They find the waist in a chiffonier drawer the next day and discuss telling the janitress.
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New York Press
Cartoonists chase a hopeful candidate in London tale
In a London tale the husband advises his wife Mary to enter politics with warning that cartoonists will portray her badly. He imagines mischief about hair, hat, gowns, and a sealskin cloak while she contemplates remaining home to keep their house happy.
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London
William
London Tetler
Spoiled Musicians Question Marriage Says Rubinstein
The article notes Rubinstein’s disapproval of musicians marrying and his final lament about Russian ladies, asking what their studies were for as many musicians are blamed for choosing art life over personal happiness. It reflects on a London Musical World remark about the lack of great lady composers.
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Rubinstein
London
A Nice Polite Man in Town This Week
A Kansas City News book quotes a girl seeking an invitation to the theater and Mr. Grouch dismissing the week's supposed good things. The exchange hints at social tensions and local culture in a small town.
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Mr. Grouch
Kansas City
Engagement Ring Noticed by Six Girls
Maude feared the ring would go unseen but six girls recognized it at once, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer account. The moment underscores how a single symbol can draw sharp attention in a social setting.
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Maude
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Union
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D. J. McDonald
Oakvale
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Narrows
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Maybeury
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Georgia
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Maybenry
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C. B. Hancock
Charlotte County
Virginia
Kw. T. Oliver
Raleigh, N. Y
John Marsh
Blacksburg, Va
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Josie Lowder
Harvey King
Naval Gun Factory
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