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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
6
Orville Wright completed a flight lasting one hour ten minutes fifty seconds at Fort Myer Virginia surpassing previous heavier-than-air records. He also demonstrated controllable flight with an eight shaped pattern and did not stop the motor until landing.
The Protestant Alliance faces a death threat if bigotry appears during the Catholic parade in London. A letter to Henry Fowler, secretary of the alliance, warns that leaders will be punished by death for religious intolerance. The missive also threatens French cabinet members.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John W. Kern will tour the South in October with stops planned in Maryland West Virginia and Delaware during the first week. He will speak in Winston-Salem North Carolina on October 7 as the state fair runs. Kern may also campaign in Georgia and Tennessee as Nominee Gore and George Fred Williams plan northern stumping.
A dispatch from Tabriz reports 2000 Persian troops and two Kurdish companies under Izza Tull Khan marching to aid Ain-Ed-Dowleh were halted ten miles from Tabriz by Satar Khan’s mountain tribesmen. Royalists retreated with Shiral Khan among the wounded. Heavy artillery and rifle fire was heard the night of September 9 but the result was not learned.
Paria Sept 11 Germany will stand alone in opposition to France on the Spanish Morroccan program. The foreign office announced acceptance of the program by all powers except Germany. France will seek reimbursement from Mulai Hafid for French costs in Morocco, counting millions.
In St. Petersburg on September 11 authorities enforce a government ban on formal Tolstoi eightieth birthday celebrations. Reported arrests exceed one thousand but the day passes with less disruption than anticipated.
After eighteen days of blockage due to the August flood, through traffic on the Southern Railway between Jacksonville and Cincinnati via Columbia Union and Asheville was resumed today. The disruption affected nearly forty miles of track and heavy damage was reported along the route. monitor pulverized flour ad included.
Jacksonville reports twelve inches of rain in two days with $6,000 property loss. No lives or injuries. Streets mostly dry after rain stopped, though earlier floods threatened suburbs and cellars filled.
Richmond Virginia September 11 Lee Strother a Black man hanged at Madison Court House for attempted assault on Leola Fry a young white woman gave a full confession stating the crime was his second offense.
Pittsburg beat Cincinnati 2 to 1 Philadelphia defeated Boston 7 to 2 New York won 6 to 1 against Brooklyn St Louis and Chicago tied 8 to 8 standings show New York leading with 80 wins 46 losses Pittsburg 81 50 Chicago 81 51 Philadelphia 69 56 Cincinnati 62 70 Boston 11 75 Brooklyn 44 84 St Louis 44 85
In a doubleheader, Boston lost to New York 2 to 4 and then 5 to 1. Washington edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 with a second game 0 to 7 in favor of Philadelphia.
Brighton Beach Race Track New York September 11 under searchlights before 20000 spectators eleven high powered cars started a 24 hour race around the crescent shaped track at Coney Island. President Roosevelt signaled the start by telephone from Oyster Bay. Robertson led after two hours with 101 miles, rising from sixth to first.
Port Arthur Ontario reports forest fires encircling Port Arthur and Fort Williams as crews and residents battle flames. The blaze stretches across eastern Canada along the Duluth extension with villages threatened and the area from the boundary to Hymers described as ablaze.
Atlanta listeners at the Casino Theatre heard John Temple Graves announced as the Independence party nominee for vice president. The event featured presidential nominee Thomas L. Hisgen, William Randolph Hearst, and a host of prominent party figures on stage, with Graves receiving an ovation as Hearst and Hisgen were saluted.
The navy department will locate the steamer Aeon in the Pacific following a visit by Representative Maynard of Virginia A H Martin and G N Serpel of Norfolk. A daughter of Mr Serpel and her children were aboard the Aeon as passengers.
A short item notes Clinchfield Coal promotion with payment made. The fragment references Monitor Pulverized flour and a retail context at multiple stores.
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