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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
6
A parade of local residents and guests with travels to Atlantic City Lynchburg Asheville Philadelphia Montgomery County and North Carolina. Notables include Gov Smythe Dr Spangler and Atty Davis Thorn visiting for business and family members visiting relatives in several towns.
Cincinnati loses to Pittsburg 1 to 3. Chicago defeats St Louis 5 to 0. In a rematch Chicago beats St Louis 8 to 2. Philadelphia over Brooklyn 7 to 5. Philadelphia again tops Brooklyn 6 to 1.
Col Henry M Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey won on the first ballot with 454 votes to 254 for Vansant and Dickason. Other officers include J Kent senior vice commander C C Royce junior vice commander J F Spencer chaplain J Lane Tannahill surgeon. Next encampment site to be announced. Woman's Relief Corps names Mrs W L Gillman president.
The forest fire threatening Big Tree Grove in Senora County has been contained and the famed trees are deemed safe though damaged. Early fall rains are hoped to spare the giants from lasting harm. In Paris a New Yorker’s wife, Mrs Myriam F Colfelt, attempted suicide at the Columbian Hotel firing three shots. prognosis poor. Her husband T H Colfelt is touring Southern France with their son. In Washington the First National Bank of Niles Ohio was closed by its directors on grounds of insolvency.
The fifth annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans in Boston ends after a sensational session over officer elections. On the first ballot Capt. Charles A. Simmons of Rochester was elected commander in chief by one vote over Capt. Charles R. Newton of Hartford. Five ballots were cast with uncounted votes later revealed. Newton won on the second ballot with 182 votes to 173 for Simmons. Other officers were chosen.
Chester Jordan aged 29 of Somerville is arrested on murder charges over the death of his wife Hanoran Jordan 23 found decapitated and dismembered in a trunk at 5 Hancock Street Boston The body was placed in the trunk before a steamer trip to New York and the Harvard voyage was delayed by an accident Jordan a stage actor and his wife both connected to the theatre admitted the crime police report.
Ada Ohio September 3. Prof Aaron B Watkins received official notice of his nomination as the Prohibition party candidate for vice president. The announcement took place at Brown Auditorium Northwestern University as locals honored the esteemed townsman.
In Louisville, a theatre producer boasts about drawing positive citizen endorsements while a critic counsels orchestrated denunciations. The Courier Journal highlights the clash as it weighs public reaction and media strategy.
A London Sketch notes a married man who never pays a bill twice due to lost receipts while a bachelor is marked as unscientific and prey to thieves. A pupil quips about unexpected outcomes as a teacher laments lessons. The Daily Telegraph want ads claim results.
The longtime verger of Rochester cathedral and model for Mr. Tope in Edwin Drood was fondly recalled by the late Dean Hole. On his birthday anniversary they joked about family and miles between siblings, highlighting Miles as the eldest of twelve.
A Kansas City Newsbook excerpt presents a court rebuke over an attorney who took retainers from both spouses in a divorce. The attorney explains he represented the husband first and then added the wife to ensure fair access to skilled legal talent. The judge expresses no impropriety in the arrangement.
In a Cleveland Leader quote Maude explains her view of men. She says she expects them to be fools but hides that expectation so neither she nor they are disappointed.
Dialogue wise, a man’s failure to speak up is the true bore. The axiom suggests quiet talk can dull interest as much as verbose speech.
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