City Council Recesses After Adjourned Session
City council met in adjourned session with six members present and approved ordinances on street permits garbage can protection drayman fees and police regulation. Bid planning for a Gamewell fire alarm system and bids from Star Electric were discussed. Building and street improvements were authorized with several permits and new street lights ordered. A petition to open an alley along Marshall Beasley and Lawson streets was referred to the street committee. The council adjourned after considering street fines and sewer work.
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Board of Supervisors
Drayman
Gamewell
Star Electric Company
D. E. Cawley
Wilson Street
J. EB. Martin
Frederick Street
Lawson and
Mercer Streets
Marshall, Beasley and
Lawson Streets
City Recorder
Te Council
M. K. Harman
West End
Coral Beads and Beliefs Travel the World
A dealer presents two coral strings the dark dull variety worth 10 cents and pink translucent beads valued at 500 dollars. Dark beads adorn Indian funerary beaded cords, large blood red beads please African buyers, coral hands with a V gesture appeal to Italy, while the beads circulate globally for protection and ritual use.
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India
Africa
Italy
Buffalo Express
Marlow Transgresses Mother’s Rule and Plans Bold Return
A three year old boy disobeys his mother by crossing toward a friend named Willie Burr to play. The mother confiscates the boy’s permission and warns of a spanking. He returns, telling Willie he will be spanked then promises to come back.
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Marlow
Willie Burr
Willie
Wilson Evaporated Milk Conforms to All State Laws
Wilson Evaporated Milk meets requirements of all pure food laws in every state. The product is described as the essence of purity and is available at all stores.
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Wilson
Daily Telegraph Want Ads Bring Results
Daily Telegraph readers are urged to place want ads today to reach local buyers and sellers. Classifieds promise quick responses and wide exposure across the community.
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Daily Telegraph
Turkeys Promise to Be Plentiful This Thanksgiving
An abundance of plump turkeys and other seasonal foods is reported for the upcoming Thanksgiving. Dry summer and late fall boosted turkey fattening, with abundant birds expected in cities over the next three weeks. Prices are forecast to be lower than last year, with cranberries pumpkins mince pies and other delicacies in plentiful supply.
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Piuefield
Confederate Daughters Hold Annual Convention in Atlanta
Several hundred delegates from states forming the Confederacy attend the United Daughters of the Confederacy annual general convention in Atlanta Georgia. The gathering opens with a welcome from Mrs Cornelia Branch Stone and includes social events such as a Cold Springs barbecue and a visit to the Old Soldiers' Home.
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Atlanta
Confederacy
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Cable Concert Hall
Cornelia Branch Stone
Georgia
Association
Cold Springs
Indicted for Burglary at J. P. Leckey Store Fancy Hill
Solomon Reilly, a 10 year old Savannah boy, convicted of murder in Poter near Savannah. He received a life sentence for killing Mrs. Wilbur Torrence after being discharged by her. Reilly said she had no right to fire him. His sister is on trial for the same burglary offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Leckey
Fancy Hill
Laura Newell
Savannah
Solomon Reilly
Wilbur Torrence
Poter
Advisers Faulted in Interview on Emperor's Plight
In Berlin the Reichstag debate on the emperor's interview hears Baron Camp blame his advisers for shielding the truth since Bismark era. He says the sovereign’s troubles come from incorrect counsel rather than faults of the ruler himself.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Baron Camp
Bismark
Elopers Seek Cash to Finish 1000 Mile Trip
The eloping couple at 1000 miles from home exchange coded notes as funds dwindle. The bride asks to wire her father an elopement announcement while the groom jokes about military style initials and asks for rush money. The exchange hints at a plea for cash to continue.
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Chicago News
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W. B. Nuform
Grace
W. B. Reduse
la Vida
E. S
Bluefield
Remington
Edison
Globe-Wernicke
Waterman’s
Victor
Flat Top Book and Stationery Company
New Book Store
Opera House
Bland Street
Mercer Co
Bluefield Brewing Co
Bluefield, W. Va
White Pharmacy
Stuart Street
W. Va
Foland
Bland St. Church
Ecra
Novia
Cooper, Glastonbury
Peter Wright
England
Dr. Ruff
Stuttgartt
Ramie
Dr. Deimel
Dr. Jaeger
Dent, Perrin, D. & B
Metropolitan Men’s Furnishing CO
Elks’ Building
Confederate Daughters
Lexington
Mary Irvine
Rockbridge
Just
Princeton Ave
Samuel Turk
Bluefield West
Mallory
Schioss Brothers
Shumate Clothing Co
Telegraph
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