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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1908
Page
4
Coke ovens revived as demand grows in Bluefield area
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes that several coke ovens once idle are now reopening as coke and coal shipments are expected to rise. A visitor reports increasing aggression from revolver toters, with people checking for shootings after tire bursts near autos.
Tennessee Fuss Over Carmack Slaying and Pardoning Powers
Widespread anger in Tennessee after the Carmack killing leads to plans to prosecute the slayer. Accusations target Governor Patterson as in league with the Coopers, raising fears of pardons for favored friends. Comparisons are made to a Kentucky case against Governor Taylor. The piece questions whether court rulings on unpaid public improvements affect bond issuance for fire protection and city hall upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carmack
Patterson
Coopers
Gobel
Kentucky
Taylor
Tennessee
Bristol Evening News Publishes 24 Page Trade Edition
A Bristol edition extols the city as a trading center, reviewing business, industries, and location while forecasting growth. It commends Hristo and the Evening Bat for civic enterprise. The piece questions Paria tax collection on visitors and notes burdock’s claimed neuralgia cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Evening News
Hristo
Fire wagon purchase prompts supervisor debate
The afternoon contemporary discusses the push to buy an additional fire wagon. The Daily Telegraph supports increased fire fighting capacity and notes political tension with a Republican majority on the board. A mass meeting formed a committee to study enhanced protection, sparked by Pulaski Street rago and emergent fire evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Board of Supervisors
Foutz
Pulaski Street Tv
City Plans Fire Station and Pulaski Street Lot Purchase
A committee negotiated for a lot bought by Foutz as a central fire station site near the courthouse with a possible rail yard substation. The group urged a $3,900 purchase price and a lease clause allowing future buyout for $2,000, while the council proposed a 15 year lease without purchase options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker
Crenshaw
Foutz
Court House
Mercer and
Pulaski Streets
Pulaski Street
Central Station
Norfolk and Western Railway
Board of Supervisors
Speiden
Columbus
Spader
Doke
William Tell Flour Praised for Pure Buckeye State Quality
The ad promotes absolutely clean flour with six grain cleanings and a machinery built process that preserves natural richness. Bags and barrels are filled and sealed by machines, guaranteeing consistent quality. The message urges readers to ask their grocer for the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Fragmented Text on City Apparat and Protection Financing
The readable fragment discusses a city attempting to fund protection services and the role of local animals or groups in a scheme. It hints at an online presentation and calls for adequate protection without lengthy commentary.
Prohibition Focus at Three Bland Street Addresses
At Bland Street Church 11 a m 3 30 p m and Presbyterian Church 7 20 p m Mr Alvord will speak on Why We Have Legal Right to Prohibit the Liquor Traffic He predicts the recently elected legislature will pass a local option law and submit a prohibition amendment to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street
Presbyterian Church
Legnl
Alvord
Winding Gulf route spurs big rail and coal activity
Regular trains push toward the county seat as the Winding Gulf line advances. Work includes twenty four miles of grading and track laying and a four mile branch to Glen White Coal Company near Lester. Princeton prepares a large turntable and water tank as coal firms boost output on the Virginian railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf
Cayandotte
Gulf
Lester
Glen-White Coal Company
Princeton
Virginian
Loop Creek
Lisk Fork Coal Company
Merberten Colories
Walls to Get Torn Down At New High School
The board of education with Judge Joseph M. Sanders approved Mills & Pruitt to furnish plans for the new high school. Tests found inferior sand and cement in many walls, leading to tearing down and rebuilding with proper materials while concrete walls remain satisfactory. M. H. Pedigo will supervise construction to ensure adherence to specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Joseph M. Sanders
W. T. Mills
Mills & Pruitt
Columbus
M. H. Pedigo
Walla
Enesston
Eny
Coke Ovens Fired Up In Regional Plants
Iron industry updates report coke ovens at Eckwoo Shawnee Erloran and Shawnee returning to operation after idle periods. Plant fires rekindle production as workers resume shifts and local mills anticipate steady coke supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erloran
Shawnee
Keira
Cuban Election In Cuba Prompts Liberal Victory
At the close of a high spirited election with orderly conduct Gen Jose E Miguel Gomez and Alfredo Zayas appear chosen president and vice president of the Cuban republic with Liberal majorities in the senate and house. Official results likely delayed as returns come in slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Favana
Jose E. Miguel Comez
Alfredo Zayas
Republ
Senate
House
Pythians Cancel Address Visit by Virginia Official
A telegram to Bluefeld Lodge No. 153 states Virgil A. Lewis cannot attend the planned oration due to other engagements. Invitations for an open meeting are canceled while a secret session at 7 30 p m remains open to Knights and visiting members. Lewis will visit Bluefield later to deliver an address to the Knights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythias
Virgil A. Lewis
Prand
Bluefeld Lodge No. 153
Ladleg
Order
Reewar
Mr. Lewies
Bluefield
The
Pythiens
Quenches Forest Fires With Snowy Break In Virginia
Northern Virginia sees daylong snow ending days of wildfire risk in the mountains west of Winchester. The fresh covering brings welcome relief from long burning forest fires as residents note improved conditions. A local department promotes fur and jewelry items while unrelated ads for medicines and charms fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchster
Virginia
Anti-Saloon League Head Tours City With Three Addresses
Theodore Alvord, superintendent of the West Virginia Anti Saloon League, arrives in the city to deliver three speeches today. He is slated to speak at the Christian Church and participate in local anti liquor advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Alvord
Alvord
West Virginia AntiSaloon League
The
Christian Church
Czar's Uncle Dead in Paris
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, an uncle of Emperor Nicholas, died in Paris of pneumonia after retirement as Russian minister of marine. He had lived in Paris nearly continually.
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Grand Duke
Alexis
Russia
Paris
Nicholas
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