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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1908

Page

4

Advance Notice Fragment in Classified Currency Style

A compact advance line shows monetary figures and stamp numbers including 1.00 62.00 4.00 and 10 cents with reference to No. 14 and No. 14L in an old newspaper classified-like snippet.

State and Local Officials Listing

A historical roster lists key public roles including President James Sherman Governor Wm Glasscock Secretary of State Stuart Reed Auditor J B Durst Treasurer H L Lone Attorney General W G Conley State Superintendent M P Shawkey and other statewide and local officials such as Congress member Jas A Hughes Judges E Robinson W N Miller L J Williams State Senate A W Holmes Sheriff J J Ellison House of Delegates W P Hawley R C Lilly Prosecuting Attorney A M Sutton Clerks W B Honaker E L Bowman Commissioner Davis Thorn Assessor Geo P Hylton Surveyor Forest Walker Justices E P Godbey J L Kersey Board of Education G A Shirey and Constables W H Pennington F C Haley.

J Fident Wm. H. Taft James Sherman Glasscock Stuart F. Reed J. 8. Durst H. L. Lone W. G. Conley M. P. Shawkey Congress Jas. A. Hughes Court of Appeals Tir E. Robinson W. N. Miller Ll. J. Williams State Senate A. W Board of Education G. A. Shirey W. H. Pennington F. C. Haley

Election forecasts and political strife in Cuba and Kentucky news

A weather cools and frost stalls. Cuba anticipates a real fall election amid rioting. Kentucky reports a feudist killed by a railroad. Bryan speeches show large vote margins. Prohibition nominee Brooks withdraws and urges votes for the Democratic candidate. The Princeton Reformer promoters’ identity sought to calm gaiety. Officials plan responses once names are known.

Cuba

Bryan and Labor in a Stir Over Democratic Ties

The Labor World accuses Bryan and Haskell of a long standing alliance with the Standard Oil Company while denouncing their anti trust stance. It claims United States Senator Foraker joins the scheme and suggests Gompers may be misled or pandering to gain favors in a money focused political policy.

Bryan Democratic Party For Labor Haskell Bittercrest W. J. Bryan Standard Oil Company United States Foraker Roosevelt Taft Gompers American of Labor

Bryan Urged to Answer Labor Questions in Democratic Drift

A letter challenges Bryan to condemn Alabama governor Comers labor actions and Mississippi strikes. It cites Haskell and the Muskogee Citizens Alliance, urging repudiation of anti union efforts and removal of Haskell as treasurer. The piece questions Bryan’s true labor stance and warns union voters.

Bing Bryan Chanler New York Wall Street Congress Glass Workers’ Union American Federation of Labor Alabama Comers Mississippi Vicksburg Chain Sang Democratic Party Haskell Muskogee Citizens’ Aliance Citizens’ Alliances Messrs. Party and Post America Citizens’ Alliance of Muskogee Business Men's Alliance

Grandson of Gen Pickens Appears in New Play The Traitor

Arthur J Pickens plays Isaac A Postle a sanctified colored man in Reconstruction era drama The Traitor by Channing Pollock and Thomas Dixon Jr The Traitor features a grandson of a Revolutionary era General Pickens and integrates family lineage into the production

Isaac Thomas Dixon, Jr Arthur J. Pickens Isaac A. Postle Channing Pollock General Pickens Famo Father

Train schedules and connections for Roanoke and beyond travel

Norfolk and Western Railway issues multiple daily departures from Roanoke including Pullman sleepers to New York and Philadelphia, with connections to Norfolk Lynchburg Richmond Columbus and western points. Timetables list 8:20 9:20 10:12 and 8:15 8:25 a m and p m departures plus service to Clinch Valley and Welch segments.

Roanoke Norfolk Shenandoah Pullman New York Hagertown Richmond Pullman Sleeper Lynchburg Shenandoah Valley Philadelphia Gary Bluefield Kenova Columbus Cincinnati Tazewell Norton Clinch Valley Division Welch Williamson Norfolk and Western Railway W. B. Bevill Virginia

Real Estate Sale Noted as Path to Fortune

A listing today promotes a single property as the key to wealth, urging buyers to seize the opportunity and invest in the parcel seen as a potential fortune catalyst. The ad frames the purchase as a pivotal move toward financial gain.

The Traitor and Classmates to Star Norman Heackett

A historical column notes Amos J. Pickens’s Civil War service and eye loss at Antietam, and Arthur J. Plekens’s South tour in a new stage role. It mentions Norman Heackett and Jules Murry’s Opera House engagement on October 27 with Classmates, plus an advertisement for Mall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Pills.

Elizabeth Roth Alabama North Carolina Amos J. Pickens Antietam Arthur J. Plekens North Caroling Ohio Plekens South Norman Heackett Jules Murry Thesdeay

Cheney Firm Pledges Payment for Each Case

Frank J. Cheney of Toledo declares he is senior partner of F J Cheney and Co and that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case in Lucas County Ohio Toledo

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co

Wordy letter touts Electric Bitters as cure all

P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago writes his feeble mother gained strength, better sleep, and overall health from Electric Bitters. He urges others to try the tonic, claiming quick relief for stomach liver and kidney complaints and noting a guarantee with drug store sales.

P. J. Daly Congress St Chicago

Bucklen's Ayula Salve Rated a Sure-Enough Knocker

A resident of Reidsville North Carolina praises Bucklen's Ayula Salve as a sure-enough knocker for ulcers noting a severe leg sore he treated last summer with the remedy and claims it cured the problem.

J. C. Goodwin Reidsville N. C

Salve Promises Fast Relief for Piles and Burns

Old time advert claims a salve quickly cured piles sores and burns with minimal scarring under 4 percent. Available at all drug stores.

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