Bondholders meet for reorganization at Virginia company
A 1908 notice in Bluefield Virginia outlines an October 12 gathering to reorganize the company, elect a new board of directors and officers, and handle charter business. The document bears dates and signatures of stockholders from the Normal and Business College. Also advertised is an all round office training course with shorthand, bookkeeping, math, and music offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Normal and Business College
Bluefield
We. Va
Colum
West Virginia coalfields showcased to foreign experts on special train
A West Virginia mining association hosted European and American experts for a 100 mile rail tour through Kanawha and surrounding counties. The voyage surveyed fourteen coal seams while officials noted Belgium’s thinner coal beds. The trip culminated near Matoaka with exchanges and photos as guests prepared to depart.
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West Virginia
M Aning Association
Europe
America
Charleston
Ma Oaka
Norfolk and Western
New River
Pocahontas
Kanawha
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Mercer
Mining Association
M. Victor Watterne
Belgium
Matooka
Matoarea
Gillowe
West Virginia Penitentiary Population Down 28 in September
The West Virginia penitentiary at Moundsville held 1162 prisoners on October 1 after a 28 drop from September. Twelve inmates were received in September, including 11 state court and 1 federal prisoner, while 40 were discharged, with three from Kanawha County among the released. John Brown of the District of Columbia died in custody.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
Dawson
United States
District of Columbia
United States Courts of
John Brown
Kanawha County
Artur Crendall
Bors Meadows
Josh Kidd
News forecast for the next six days in the national campaign
Washington dispatch notes a shift of campaign warfare toward the eastern states New York Pennsylvania and Ohio. The piece lists top party speakers including Vice President Fairbanks Senator Beveridge former Treasury Secretary Leslie Shaw Senator Gore Senator Daniels Senator Borah and Governor Harding slated to tour eastern and middle western cities.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
East
Middle West
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie “. Sian
Gore
Danil
Borah
37A
Wildest Dreams of Founders Week Exceeded in Philadelphia
Philadelphia observers said the founders week celebration surpassed the wildest promoter dreams. The program ran like clockwork from opening to tonight’s final illumination with citizens contributing to success. The day featured automobile racing in Fairmount Park track and field events at the ball park and a national rowing regatta on the Schuylkill. Knights Templar of Pennsylvania held a parade and field exercises.
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Philadelphia
Philadilphia
Greensboro to celebrate centennial with week of events
Greensboro marks its hundredth anniversary with religious and historical services across churches tomorrow. Streets fill with arches and decorations as merchants prepare for a week of carnival features, a fair, a race program, a peace congress, and other gatherings drawing visitors.
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Tarcensuaee
Greensboro
N. cC
Greensbooro
Austrian flags burned as Belgrade skupshtine opens
The Belgrade national assembly session began amid political turmoil with prowar sentiment and the election of Jovano vits to preside. In the theatre square two Austrian flags were burned by a mob signaling the crisis in Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Skupshtine
National Assembly
Jovanovits
Austria-Hungary
Notice of Trustee Sale Under 1907 Deed of Trust
The trustee will sell on November 10, 1908 at 10 a.m. at the Bluefield West Virginia front door described property in Mercer County one quarter mile from a Norfolk and Western culvert. The sale is to satisfy a trust securing $515 with notes totaling $435.75 defaulted. Sale is cash. trustee W B Harry signs.
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A. M. Kitts
Mercer County
West Virginia
Thomas C. Ball
Bluefield
Harry
Marry
R. C
Bernard MecClaugherty
Bluefield Land & Tithe Company
W. BE. Harry
Kodol Digestive Aid Promoted In Local Ad
An old advertisement touts Kodol as a blend of natural digestive juices that digests all kinds of food. It claims the product performs the stomach’s work and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
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