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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1908

Page

4

Advance. No. 141. No. 1414

Advance prices listed as $1.00 and $2.00 with a 4.00 unit and 10 cents noted. The text appears as a header or catalog line from an old issue, lacking full context but indicating pricing or issue numbers.

Southern state counts Hearn for collector post

A Southern district rally backs Hon Andrew J Hearn of the city for collector of internal revenue. He is a Republican leader and businessman whose regional ties bolster GOP prospects. Also notes Taft on a rules committee shift and assorted humorous colonial quips.

Andrew J. Hearn Republican Party

State iron works at Rusk Texas ends in loss

The Pittsburg Dispatch says Texas built blast furnaces at Rusk to curb steel trusts. The state spent about $1,000,000 on the project, used convict labor, and after years of operation the furnaces failed to operate profitably and were shut down.

Rusk Texas Pittsburg Dispatch Iron and Steel Trust

Iron ore control and its impact on Texas industry

The piece argues that securing ore is essential to steel production and questions management that builds plants without reliable raw material supply. It notes the steel corporation supplies northern furnaces while Texas output remains small, suggesting political methods may have crushed a minor rival and that convict labor could raise costs.

Steel Corporation Texas Pittsburg

Spokane to Crown the Apple as King of Fruits

Spokane expects a worldwide apple pageant starting December 7 with a five minute city demonstration to signal the opening of the National Apple Show. Entries arrive from 87 states provinces and countries. 5 million apples on display. festivities include demonstrations by domestic science departments and notable pomologists.

Spokane Wash Roosevelt Telgraph Executive Festival Hall Arthur W. Jones Club of Union Canada England Germany France Wales Scotland Denmark Japan Washington Oregon State Colleges

Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with reward

An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a product from Fr J Cheney & Co Toledo with endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists. It claims the cure targets blood and mucous surfaces and includes a note on testimonials and pricing at 75 cents per bottle.

Hall Fr. J. Cheney & CO Toledo F. J. Cheney Hig Walding, Kinnan & Marvin O. Hall

Kinzer's Monday Sales Begin November 30

Kinzer announces start of Monday sales beginning November 30, with early deals and promotions highlighted for customers.

Watched Fifteen Years Watchful Praise for Arica Salve

A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine touts Buecklen's Arica Salve noting it cured sores boils ulcers and burns and saved doctor bills. Available at drug stores for 25 cents. Also announces Kinger's Monday Sales starting November 30.

Buecklen A. F. Hardy East Wilton Maine

Local notices and ads fragment

W I Coffman Coke Co and W H Coffman offer silica sand and crushed stone with phone 108 and limited hours daily. Kinzer's Monday Sales start Nov 30. Mary Emerson in The Making of Maddalena at Elkg Opera House Saturday night with seats at The White Pharmacy. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup marketed as gentle, opiate free, child friendly.

W. I. Coffman Coke Company W. H. Coffman Mary Emerson Maddalena Elkg Opera House White Pharmacy

William Tell flour guarantee and clean safety claim

The passage asserts that the flour named William Tell is the safe and absolutely clean product, promising full reward and success for the user’s skill. It emphasizes the maker’s guarantee of safety and quality of the flour.

Prank Butt Duo On Way To Roopital Saloon Fight

Report notes a saloon brawl origin unclear as Butt, a Bramwell painter, is described as a married man survived by a wife and children. The story references the Butt duo en route to Roopital and mentions continued coverage from Kirst Page.

Butt Bramwell Witt Hrothers

Bail Sought After Provocation Claims

The report notes that bail will be applied for tomorrow following claims of extreme provocation. No additional details are provided regarding the case, parties, or jurisdiction.

Sam Davis Remembered on Confederate Scout Anniversary

Nashville California? The ceremony marks the forty fifth anniversary of Sam Davis’s execution after being captured with papers revealing Federal positions. Davis refused to betray comrades and chose death over treachery, as a statue by George Julian Zolnay honors him on Capitol Hill in Tennessee.

Nashville Tenn Sam Davis Pulaski Dodge Davig

Tragedy in Pocahontas Endangers Lawson Motorman Involved

In Pocahontas a street car motorman Jas T Lawson is linked to a fatal shooting of Bailey ally Butt who died and Police Justice Owens wounded by a stray bullet. Detective Slater confronted Lawson in the street and fired injuring him. Slater also struck Lawson’s arm. Lawson, born in Tazewell, is jailed as his wife and grandmother cope with sorrow while locals defend his temperate reputation. The motive remains unclear pending trial.

Tazewell Pocahontas Jas. T. Lawson Lawson Butt Owens Daily Telegraph Harry Matz Bailey Mr. Butt Slater

Octogenarian Victim of Confidence Game in Indianapolis

William B. Cunningham an 83 year old retired farmer was swindled of 3000 dollars by confidence men who gained trust near his home. The con men produced a fake prize from Andrew Carnegie and pressured him to invest another 3000 dollars to release the prize. The money and supposed prize were placed in a tin box at Indiana National Bank before the scammer vanished. A note in the box called Cunningham an old fool and urged silence.

Indianapolis William B. Cunningham Cunningham West Vermont Street Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Indiana National Bank

Ponting Steamer Sinks in Storm Near San Fernandino

The coastal steamer Ponting carrying many laborers from Narvacan to Ricefields struck a rock and sank during a storm off San Fernandino in Union province. About a hundred passengers and crew were lost or missing, with rescue efforts ongoing.

Manila Ponting Narvacan Pangasinan San Fernandino Union

Rescue Effort After Sinking of Vizcaya Steamer

After the Vizcaya steamer disaster a 55 person rescue succeeded while a newly formed constabulary patrol recovered fifteen bodies and more victims were reported ashore.

Vizcaya

Withdrawal of Troops in Western Kentucky Begins

Withdrawal of troops from western Kentucky started today with the first camp at Hickman abandoned after a family was murdered. Soldiers leave Trigg county this afternoon and crews at Princeton Gracey Cobb and other camps will break camp tomorrow as the retreat continues. Kinzer's Monday sales begin November 30. 11-22-tf. DeWitt's Little Early Rivers and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised with Nov. 30 start dates and druggist availability.

Hopkinsville Kentucky Hickman Trigg County Princeton Gracey Cobb Kinzer

DeWitt’s Carburized Witch Hazel Salve Ad

Healing cooling cleansing salve for piles advertised by DeWitt. Sold by all druggists in Daily Telegraph want ads promising results.

Daily Telegraph DeWitt

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