Then & Now Pride edition compares 1900 to today
The Daily Telegraph presents a 2000 Pride edition titled Then & Now, examining life in Four Seasons Country by contrasting headlines from 1900 with current issues across eight sections News Sports Lifestyles Business Health Government Education and Advertising. It reproduces a 1900 edition on page 2 of each section.
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Daily Telegraph
Then & Now
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
West Virginia
Virginia
Odd Virginia Laws Stated as Still On Books
Tazewell County Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee cites Virginia Code provisions as obsolete, noting spitting in public, leaving a dead animal in the road, adultery, fornication, criminal slander, and cohabitation laws. Judge Mullins enforces probation with cohabitation rules. Mercer County's Bill Sadler agrees adultery is illegal in West Virginia.
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Virginia
Tazewell County
Dennis Lee
West Virginia
Lee
Don Mullins
Mullins
Mercer County
Bill Sadler
Dennis
Shelter to resume intake after euthanasia drug arrival
Mercer County Animal Shelter plans to accept dogs and cats again starting Tuesday as euthanol arrives, easing weeks of full capacity and numerous complaints. Spokesperson Kathy Kish urged donations of dog and cat food to support reopening and hoped for more adoptions amid community calls to Daily Telegraph. A memorial service will honor Kitty Wooldridge, with a pet cemetery dedication at the shelter.
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Princeton
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Kathy Kish
Mercer County Humane Society
Kish
Mercer County
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Humane Society
County Commission
John P Anderson
Kitty Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Autumn Jamboree Draws Thousands to Graham Park
BLUEFIELD Va. Thousands attended the 21st Annual Autumn Jamboree at Graham Recreation Park in Bluefield. Town Manager J C Higginbotham noted steady crowds and a higher count than last year. Organizers expected larger crowds Saturday evening with Vic Sorrell and the Collegians performing.
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Bluefield
Graham Recreation Park
J.C. Higginbotham
Vic Sorrell
The
Collegians
Italian Heritage Festival Immigrant's long American journey
Stephano Colosi arrived in 1920 with plans to enrich and return home to Italy near Reggio di Calabria. He initially spoke no English at Ellis Island and found work in coal regions after joining his brother in a move via Algoma. He later worked for U.S. Steel Gary 2 Wilco as a section foreman, earning praise for his safety record before returning to marry Palma Romeo Colosi.
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Stephano Colosi
New World
Italy
Reggio di Calabria
Colosi
Ellis Island
Algoma
Santa
Joe Colosi
United States
West Virginia
Virginia
Geographi
Cal
Santa Stephano Colosi
U.S. Steel
Gary
Wilco
Palma Romeo Colosi
Palma Colosi
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