Wilson Spring property burns in 11:50 p.m. blaze
Fire destroys the W. A. Gardner Wilson Spring property, a two story log house near the city. Storekeeper C A Mitchell was away at work. M L Gillespie escaped by leaping from a second story window with minor injuries after awake to engulfing smoke. Building and contents fully destroyed. Mitchell had $600 household insurance, house uninsured. recent purchase by Norfolk and Western agent at Elkhorn.
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W. A. Gardner
Wilson
A. Mitchell
Norfolk Ata Western
Mitcell
M. L Gillespie
Gillespie
Mitchell
Norfolk and Western
Elkhorn
John L
W. 8. Crockett
World Wide Observance of Week of Prayer for Youth
Since 1866 the Young Men's Christian Associations began a week of prayer starting on the second Sunday in November. Later, World associations joined, and now the observance aims to deepen spiritual life and service to Christ. The Bluefield Association holds nightly meetings this week with strong attendance.
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Young Mens’s
Christan Associations
United States
Jada
Wren
Assasions
Bluefield Asso- Gation
Marriage of Miss Janie Henri Gibbney to Ira Rhode
Wedding cards announce the marriage of Miss Janie Henri Gibbney to Mr. Ira Jacob Rhode at St John s Episcopal Church Wytheville Virginia on Wednesday November 26 The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Madison Gibbney and has many friends in Bluefield and visits her sister Mrs Frank Leach Mr Rhode is cashier of the Bank of Welch The Telegraph offers congratulations in advance
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James Madison Gibbney
Janie Henri
Ira Jacob Rhode
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Wytheville
Miss Gibboney
Bluefield
Wade
Frank Leach
Rhodes
Ashier
Bank of Welch
Murderer hunted after schoolgirl slaying in Limon
In Limon a man named Porter John is arrested in Denver and deemed the suspect in the murder of Louie Feast, a local schoolgirl. A large kerosene vat and soaked kindling were reported as part of the investigation, with authorities seeking the suspect’s whereabouts.
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Denver
Limon
Rvegro Y
Louie Feast
Porter John
Simon Ane
British Steamship Knight Errant Sails With Pocahontas Coal
Norfolk reports the British steam ship Knight Errant departed for Manila carrying eleven thousand tons of Pocahontas coal for the American fleet. The cargo is among the largest on record and eighty eight thousand dollars in freight was paid.
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Norfolk
Knight Errant
Manila
Forest fire devastates Broking's Mill in Fredalbera Park
A blaze in Fredalbera Park destroyed Broking's Mill and over ten million feet of lumber. The fire could be seen sixty miles away with damages estimated at four hundred thousand dollars. A second report notes the Wilson line steamer Christina ran ashore at With ernsea and required tugs for assistance after a rock et incident.
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Fredalbera Park
Hull
Wilson Line
Christina
Withernsea
Blizzard in Chicago Approaches Storm Town
The storm neared Chicago with heavy snowfall and a northwest gale driving the snow. Residents braced for worsening conditions as the blizzard gathered over the area.
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Chicago
Condition Unchanged for Senator Davis in St Paul Report
St Paul Minnesota bulletin notes No 183 that Senator Davis remains in unchanged condition. Last night he was reported comfortable and in stable care.
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St. Paul, Minn
Davis
Usual Winter Trouble on Roads and Mud Holes
Editor complains winter roads worsen and persist as mud holes. Calls for proper road construction and maintenance to stop wasting thousands of dollars and deliver real benefits this season and beyond.
Pulpit Wheels and Elusive Pitches in Daily Telegraph Ad
An OCR fragment advertises DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, promoting fake pills and urging caution against counterfeiters. It mentions a lost purse and rewards, plus generic promo lines about livers, conviviality, and appetite remedies.
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de Witt
DeWitt’s
DeWitt
No Right to Ugliness Promises Beauty From Health
An old advertisement touts Frederick Bitters as the cure for weak health and skin blemishes. It claims consumption or kidney trouble ruin complexion and promises purified blood, strong nerves, bright eyes, and velvet skin. Ends with a price of 50 cents at drug stores.
County and State Political Gossip and Aspirations
County and state political gossip notes Tom Davis as a Democratic Senate candidate and discusses succession for county and circuit clerks. It mentions Elkins’s renomination odds, Harvey W. Harmer as a Senate pick, and questions about future governor appointments and voting reforms. It also covers party aides and the Lewis county land gusher sale and its owners’ windfall.
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Andrew Edmiston
Democratic State Executive Committee
Matt N. Holt
Lewis County
Future of democracy in perilous party realignment
Articles discuss the Democratic Party’s possible reorganization after Bryan’s era. Southern influence grows while Western control fades. Divisions may yield a three party system with shifts on silver tariffs and central power. Some fear southern shifts may resist low tariffs and silver while core Bryan supporters remain.
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Bryan
Kansas City
McKinley
Political rhetoric fragment on party alignment
The text conveys a partisan comparison stating allegiance is closer to one party than the other and suggests regeneration or change beyond traditional party lines. It reads as a brief partisan opinion fragment without clear events or figures.
Mrs Potter Attacked By Burglar At Lake Shore Home
Mrs Oria W Potter wife of a steel magnate was struck by a burglar at her Chicago Lake Shore residence after an attempted chloroform attack. She lies near death under a physician care. Police search for the burglar who used steel knuckles.
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Chicvago
Oria W. Potter
Lake Shore
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Gentle Relief
An old ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe laxative for headache and constipation. The copy warns against dangerous DIY explosives and advises avoiding home remedies with harsh chemicals. Pills are priced at 25 cents at drug stores.
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Dr. King
Church Federation Convention Opens in Syracuse
A two day session began in Syracuse marking a new concerted effort by the Congressional State Association of New York to form a federation alliance of evangelical churches. Baptist and Methodist Episcopal conferences along with Presbyterian and Reformed bodies join in seeking greater cooperation in church work. Rev. EB Sanford assisted in rallying church cooperation.
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Syracuse
Sional State Association of
New York
Hbodies
New York State
National Committee On Federation of Churches
EB. Sanford
D. D
Gale Bites English Channel Wrecks Ship Captain Safe
A fierce gale in the English Channel wrecked several vessels including the Hildesgarde bound for Shields with no fatalities. The Ketch and Georgina were lost on Mayling Island and others drowned. Various local ads follow about engines beer cigars and patent medicines.
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Hildesgarde
Shields
Mayling Island
Alloy Board
Taxpayers urged to pay taxes and debts promptly
Notice to taxpayers and deputies calling attention to due taxes and executions requiring immediate payment. Also advertising groceries from Malaga and Meador & Co with a political note and a health claim for a cure, mentioning Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Russians drown twelve thousand Chinese in Amur river
A Belgian traveler reports in London that Russians drowned about 12 000 Chinese along the Amur river between Blagovatchon and nearby villages. He describes mass killings, corpses tangled by hair, and river banks strewn with dead and putrid sights witnessed over three days.
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London
Manchuria
Amoor
Queen Draga of Servia Dies in Paris Telegraph
Paris telegram reports Queen Draga of Servia has died. The marriage to King Alexander reportedly created a sensation in Belgrade and across Europe several months earlier.
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Alexander of
Servia
Paris
Reecho de Paris
Baysaw
Drega
Alexander
Widow of Jesse James Dies in Kansas City
Mrs Zeralda James widow of famed bandit Jesse James dies at her home in Kansas City on a November 13. The report notes she lived in the southwest and passed away peacefully.
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Kansas City
Zeralda James
Jesse James
Mayor Clark Faces Election Violation Hearing
Sacramento November 13 The Supreme Court opened the case to oust Mayor Clark over alleged violations of purity of election laws for failure to report campaign expenditures. As a primary proceeding the court will render a decision immediately.
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Scramento
Supreme Court
Clark
Imedia Ely
Army prizes for Hindustan study in Tashkand garrison
Army authorities in Tashkand are urging officers to study Hindustan with monetary rewards offered for the most progress in the language.
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St. Petersburg
Hindustan
Tashkand
Costly Mistake Shoots Hunter in Adirondacks
Ogdensburg New York Nov 13 Peter Sheffield of Duane Franklin County was shot and killed while hunting in the Adirondacks by an unknown hunter who mistook him for a deer.
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Ogdensburg
New York
Peter Shefield
Duane
Franklin County
Adirondacks
Sheffield
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Catarrh Cure
An ad claims estarrh and ood can be treated by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It asserts purifying the blood with the remedy rebuilds delicate tissue and permanently removes catarrh by expelling tainted matter from the blood. It ends by urging readers to buy Hood's Pills as well.
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Hood
Hova
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Clarksburg
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the Baptist
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