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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
1
Detroit and Chicago players arrive in strong shape as the baseball world series opens. Chance is expected to start for Chicago while Jennings may use Kilian or Donovan on the mound. A rowdy incident injured Chance but he is listed in condition to play.
After a New York game a blow injured the Chicago leader's throat, leaving him almost whispering tonight. Reulbach, unused to scoring, will start at first base tomorrow if Chance sticks with him, while Killian is slated to pitch and Jennings may choose Donovan for the opener.
The Balkan scene shifts to London as M Iswolsky arrives for talks with Sir Edward Grey on a possible powers conference to resolve outstanding issues. British warships head to the Aegean to monitor events, Turkey allegedly welcomes a calming fleet, while reports of bombardment at Constantinople lack confirmation.
Elaborate preparations have been made for the public welcome to be given to Cardinal Gibbons upon his return from abroad. At the station, addresses will be made by Governor Crothers, Mayor Mahool, and Attorney General Bonaparte. The cardinal will be escorted home by a parade expected to include ten to fifteen thousand men from Catholic parishes in Baltimore and Washington.
Rome Oct 9 The probable retirement of Cardinal Merry del Val from the papal secretary of state post is attributed to representations by American and English prelates. Rampolla is likely to succeed. The article notes the immense diplomatic burden of the office and Merry del Val’s distinguished lineage and talents, with questions about his youth and inexperience as factors.
The text critiques Merry del Val noting his role and high qualifications in diplomacy while highlighting recent events that expose his weaknesses and missteps in handling international discord.
In Galesburg Illinois on October 9 William Jennings Bryan denounced President Roosevelt for aiding Taft's campaign. He argued Taft cannot promise real reform and criticized the Republican party for injustices to labor and the general public. He likened the era to the Lincoln Douglas debates and warned voters of political divisions.
Ernest Robinson aged 24, a Warrenton Rifles member, was located dead in a Casanova thicket near railroad tracks after six weeks missing from his home with brother Walter remaining missing. Walter’s prior disappearances give the family some hope he may still be alive.
Vienna reports official advices say Belgrade situation improving and Servian mental excitement easing. Papers caution Servia to avoid any provocation as Austria Hungary will not tolerate nonsense while river gunboats are dispatched from Budapest as a precaution.
Use the Blue Ribbon brand vanilla or lemon extract for best pudding flavor. Avoid inferior or unknown extracts to ensure a rich, reliable result.
Fresh cut flowers arrive at Crockett's Pharmacy on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Clinchfield the Coal of quality promotes the product line with a brief end of day notice.
A bullet lodged near the spine remains in place this morning but will be probed today. Howard Whittaker is said to be able to rise, with authorities cautioning the public to expect further details as the investigation continues.
An attack near the Hatcher school house left Miss Julia Whittaker shot through the breast with a bullet near her spine. The Miller brothers are suspected. a bystander says the shooting was intentional as Howard Whittaker and another young woman were leaving a country meeting. The victim may be moved to St. Luke's hospital for bullet probing.
Chicago October 9 The association ended its session urging the federal government to open a deep channel from the Lakes to the Gulf with immediate start and rapid completion. The group chose New Orleans as the next convention site and re elected its longtime officers. Two notable actresses drew attention during the meeting.
The Baltimore schooner J. A. Mathewson crew of eight including Captain Hines were rescued after four days in a small open boat following a dismasting voyage in a storm swept ocean. They were brought into port by the steamer Seminole.
Belgrade protests demand the Serbian cabinet’s resignation and King Peter’s abdication unless wartime action is taken against Austria Hungary. Ten thousand Austro Hungarian troops guard the Danube frontier as 150,000 more could enter Serbia within a day. M Iswolsky arrives in London for talks with Sir Edward Grey on summoning Berlin treaty powers to restore Balkan order.
A Budapest telegraph report says Servians killed three Austrian gendarmes on the Bosnian frontier and gunboats bombarded the Servians, but no confirmation is yet received in Vienna.
Berlin hosts a week of airship contests beginning Saturday with eighty six balloons. Noted army aeronauts headline the event, and the main race for the international cup is set for Sunday.
Edward Farr's wife mourns a homicide tied to a dramatic event where a neighbor's home became the scene of a deadly shooting. Tucker Posey intervened, altering the line of the bullet and the fate of the brother-in-law.
At the old Weir farm near Manassas Virginia Edward Fair shot and killed his brother Allen and then turned the gun on his wife but Tucker Posey intervened. Posey wrestled the weapon away and fatally struck Edward Fair, leaving another man wounded after the struggle. The Fair brothers were sons of the late Carter Fair, a prominent county figure.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Judge Taft and President Roosevelt will meet in Washington on October 18 to map campaign strategy. The candidate plans to spend most of Sunday at the White House as part of arranging future campaign work.
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