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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1908
Page
8
The K. of P. band from Bluefield played and marched with the old Confederate veterans. About three to four thousand attended the Princeton reunion, with coverage noting strong turnout and festive pageantry.
Richmond wins 5 to 2 in the first game with Roanoke. Second games see Roanoke 0 Richmond 1, Lynchburg 4 Portsmouth 2. Lynchburg 2 Portsmouth 1 in game two. Danville dominates Norfolk 38 to 2 in the first game and 2 to 0 in the second game.
In a set of extended contests the New York and Brooklyn games both ended 6 to 3 and 4 to 3 after eleven innings. Philadelphia edged Boston 3 to 1 in twelve innings while St. Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 7 in extra innings.
In an 11 inning day, Cleveland defeated St. Louis 5 to 4 while Boston lost 0 to 1 at New York. Detroit fell to Chicago 1 to 2. Washington beat Philadelphia 5 to 4.
Robbers left no clue and fled as townsfolk and visitors fill the city for the upcoming Tazewell fair starting Tuesday. Organizers expect high purses to lure a top field of fast horses and a strong turnout in the races.
Congressman C C Bascomb Slemp, from Virginia's Ninth District, defended his use of the franking privilege after Roanoke and other papers questioned his speeches. An excerpt from the Lynchburg News supported Slemp, noting the privilege allows free distribution of public documents and that campaigns often employ it.
The Tip Top postoffice ten miles east of Tazewell was blown open by dynamite in the early hours, stealing about $319 in cash and stamps before postmaster Jas Gillespie could reach the scene.
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