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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
4
A fragment notes advance pricing items of 1.00 2.00 4.00 and a 0.10 charge. It references a person or entity named Denen amid a staged event with unclear context.
The document presents a roster of officials including President William Howard Taft and Vice President James S. Sherman as well as West Virginia state and county officers. It names Governor William E. Glasscock Secretary of State Stuart F. Reed Auditor J. S. Durst Treasurer E. L. Long Attorney General W. G. Conley State Superintendent M. P. Shawkey Congress Jas A. Hughes and multiple court, county, and education posts with appointed and elected officers. The list includes judges Ira E. Robinson W. N. Miller L. J. Williams Sheriff I. J. Ellison and House of Delegates members W. P. Hawley R. C. Lilly among others.
A Bluefield business leader writes to the Daily Telegraph praising an editorial on Mr. Isaac T. Mann. He defends corporations and tax reforms, urges voters to support the Republican party and its pro industrial policies, and condemns political pressure against business. He notes West Virginia tax cuts under Republicans and predicts consequences if Democrats win.
In the Seventh district A W Holmes a youthful capable candidate earns support for a strong labor aligned representation while Dr Hatfield runs in the Sixth district aiming for a historic victory of about four thousand five hundred votes He is a West Virginian from an old family with long service at the miners hospital without pay underscoring his dedication to state needs and institutions.
The statement argues that a free trade tariff fails to win support from both farmers and factory wage earners, indicating broad discontent with tariff policy among key economic groups.
The Independent Voter notes the Republican candidate touts tax reform integrity benefiting both parties, while the Democratic candidate seeks to erase the reform from statute. It questions which candidate aligns best with the thinking voter's view on state tax policy.
Taft captured Mercer with a reported majority of 1200 as readers vote in a local civic piece. A hint of ceremonial markings shows supporters marking ballots as indicated by the instruction to place an X under the eagle.
All Souls' Church in Washington established 1812 and housed at Fourteenth and L Streets since 1877 is a Unitarian congregation with notable members like John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster reportedly in its history. President Taft joined its members soon after arriving in Washington and attends with Mrs Taft when possible while Mrs Roosevel t attends St Johns across Lafayette Square. The church supports a visiting nurse and upholds liberal Christian principles through the American Unitarian Association.
The piece argues Taft embodies an administrator’s steady, duty bound leadership while Bryan represents a perennial seeker after office. It states the nation seeks a president with administrative experience honesty skill and prudence. It urges a leadershipp profile focused on progress stability and just peaceful pursuit over personal glory.
Advertisement extols William Tell flour from Ansted & Burk Co. Springfield Ohio. It emphasizes high grade Ohio wheat, hermetically sealed storage, six-time cleaning, machine handling, and hygienic bag sewing. It promises superior bread and pastry and urges readers to try it.
The 1894 reference notes churches accepting Jesus teaching and practical love for God and neighbor inviting sympathetic, though differing, believers into working fellowship. It highlights religious inclusivity amid debates on belief and social aims.
In a Sandusky Ohio address on Wednesday September 9 William Howard Taft rejects Bryan’s vague denouncements. Taft states he will devote his energies to constructive recommendations guiding his future presidential course.
The piece portrays Taft's commitment to Roosevelt era policies, calling for clear speedy government enforcement of interstate business law to protect capital and stabilize commerce. It praises his past fairness on labor and property, and his peaceful, fair approach in the Philippines, urging broad support in the upcoming vote.
Advertisement asserts Diapepsin quickly relieves indigestion and sour stomach by supplementing natural digestion. It promises five minute relief from discomfort after meals and a return to a hearty appetite with no belching, headaches, or bad breath.
Rail timetable details trains from Roanoke to New York Philadelphia Norfolk Lynchburg and Richmond with Pullman sleepers cafe dining and parlor cars. Also routes to Bluefield Welch Williamson Tazewell and Clinch Valley division and notices of real estate sale bidding to choose a corner stone fortune.
An old advert explains catarrh as a constitutional ailment best treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood purifying tonic, not a quack medicine, with testimonials offered. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Bluefield merchants vow to credit halt until accounts paid by the 10th, restricting new credit and bankrupt customers.
Creditors of John W Johnston, deceased, are notified that November 28, 1908, at the law office of R C and Bernard McClaugherty in Bluefield WV, is the time and place to present claims and proof for adjudication. A. M Sutton, Commissioner of Accounts, fixes the proceeding and signs the notice.
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