16 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
1
A Bluefield physician reports twelve deaths from the Peccahontas mine disaster as of Thursday evening, with nine confirmed bodies recovered and others entombed. Rescue teams faced gas as they searched openings and faced missteps in air shaft locations that cost lives.
Wyatt Harless who killed Maude Pauley at Brownston on August 1 and later shot himself died last night in Charleston at the city hospital. He had been on trial before the criminal court but his illness postponed proceedings. The death was due to complications from an abscess linked to his self-inflicted wound.
Washington reports indicate Miss Stone was liberated tonight after captors received sixty thousand dollars. Consul General Dickinson signed an agreement not to punish the brigands, with Hay and Secretary of State involved. Mme Tsilku, detained as a companion, was expected to be freed as well.
J J Sperry of Welch West Virginia a coal mine owner plans to purchase Westbrook the Ginter era country home three miles from Richmond. The price is said to be between 250000 and 300000 with terms settled by real estate agent Douglas E Taylor. Sperry and family intend Richmond as their future home and prospect of wealth places him among the state's leading capitalists.
New York November 15. It was learned today that two straw men were chosen for directors and later replaced by Lord Strathcona of the Canadian Pacific and another foreign interest. Securities will be increased to allow acquisition of additional lines as needed.
An individual promotes a free book on opium and whiskey habits to every man and woman in the United States. They provide an Atlanta Georgia mailing address Box 387 for requests.
Frat Top Grocery Co with Bluetielu West Virginia announces 10 gross of assorted toilet soaps at factory prices for jobbers. Offers include Castile and medicated soaps with samples available before holiday orders.
Upper floors with 28 rooms suitable for hotel or boarding house. Steam heat and all modern improvements. Apply to Bluefield Mercantile Co at 14th Street.
Fire swept Morton's hotels in West Branch Michigan destroying two livery stables two residences a grocery and a photo gallery. Losses are covered by insurance and no injuries are reported.
New York November 15 Seth Low named Geon L Rives as corporation counsel to replace John Whalen Rives is a reform minded official with strong municipal expertise and known for devotion to reform ideas.
The New National Bank in Spring Lake New Jersey was robbed early this morning. The safe was blown open and over five thousand dollars taken.
Classified notice seeking a servant girl of any race to apply at 187 Princeton Avenue. No other details provided.
Desirable furnished room available apply to Mrs ER Morris at the peat division office.
A letter from Henterton Texas praises Remon s Poly we Tonite P tes and Lever Polis and Poale Pellets for wife health improving after long ailments. The note appears with other sales pitches as a local fragment.
The clipping touts cure claims for Luxa ive Bromo Quinine tablets with a refund promise and includes a front rooms for rent notice. It also advertises Fitz You cigars and Electric Bitters claims a dramatic health transformation by a blacksmith from Tiijen Lac.
Four 8 foot show cases in good condition priced at 500 dollars each one half regular price. Apply at once to M Rosenberg 237 Princeton Avenue.
Fragmentary ad copy touts a medical draught claiming to cure fever eruptions corns piles and various skin conditions. It lists a Vermont address Waitou Putusi and mentions a pharmacist or divisionist offering the remedy for 26 cents. The garbled text suggests a broad patent medicine pitch with bold claims.
Langdon’s bakery in this country showcases bread varieties including white, lent, rye, and graham. A. S. Meador & Vo.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Browo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day with a promise of no cure no pay and a 25 cent price. The copy markets the product as a fast remedy and notes its availability at local stores.
Bluefield residents raid railroad coal cars as winter drives theft. Women and children aid the scheme, with officers vowing tighter patrols and arrests but the practice persists, fueled by fuel-poor families and cheaper theft over payment.
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