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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
1
The Norfolk and Western plans a convertible bond issue totaling 34 million dollars. It expects to issue only part of the bonds after stockholder approval. The railway earned over fixed charges and dividends 3.7 million last year and allocated 3.71 million to betterments, equipment, and surplus.
Hong Kong dispatch reports revised disaster estimates after Tuesday’s typhoon show the storm’s devastation far broader than initial figures. Officials say casualties and damage are mounting as inquiries continue.
A fierce typhoon swept the coast for miles and left about five thousand dead in its latest tally. Hong Kong city endured another hurricane last night from midnight to shortly after daybreak with wide damage reported.
Cumberland Md Sept 20 Mrs Mabel Reid aged twenty says she was married to Carter Reid and from Roanoke Va she has a warrant against Edward Clark proprietor of a negro resort and others for keeping her a prisoner for immoral purposes The case came up for hearing this afternoon but the prisoners pleaded jury trial Mrs Reid refuses to state why she came here or anything about her people
Meridian Mississippi September 20. A Jasper county grand jury investigated Bainbridge Barnett colored for assassinating Oscar Keller a young white boy. Barnett claimed as a member of the Woodmen of America he believed non members could be murdered and said he made threats against white people.
Secretary Taft appears perturbed as reports say Guerra marches toward Havana to join Castillo with about nine thousand insurgents. The Palma government loses popularity while protests grow and violence rises amid Cuban turmoil. State department sources say insurgents blocked a train at Cienfuegos and burned mail sacks.
Chicago Sept. 20 Mayor Dunne declines to vote for his father Patrick W. Dunne who seeks the county treasurer seat on the Independence League ticket The son cites that his father’s socialist leaning is too radical for his support The mayor says his opinions are not radical enough to win his father’s backing
Clarence Charlton of Hinton West Virginia was killed instantly while squirrel hunting ten miles south of Hinton when a rifle leaned against a tree fell over and discharged. A dog chased a squirrel near him causing the misfire and the bullet struck just below the right ear exiting the head.
Richmond Virginia September 20 The National Pocahontas Memorial Association has been granted the privilege to erect the Jamestown monument to Pocahontas by the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities which owns Jamestown Island The association has ordered William Ordway Partridge of New York to craft the statue Gov Warfield honorary state regent has ordered a special Pocahontas stamp issued by the movement.
Chicago reports a general movement by railroad mechanics to demand higher wages. The action began in Oelwein Iowa yesterday with boiler makers leading the drive as part of the nationwide union plan.
The Chicago Great Western machinists and blacksmiths threaten a general walkout after wage demands and contract expirations. Officials warn the broader mechanical workforce may join if demands are unmet, linking to a wider railroad wage movement but not directly to the Wabash strike.
In Tazewell Virginia on September 20 a surprise wedding occurred at North Tazewell as Miss Hanna Reynolds daughter of Charles P Reynolds wed Dr Carl Greever son of Dr C W Greever The couple will spend a few weeks in Raven county then the winter in Baltimore where Dr Greever will attend college
London Sept. 20 Ten killed and sixteen injured is the latest casualty estimate from the wreck of the Scotch Express on the Great Northern Railway at Grantham. Officials expect the death toll to rise as wreckage is searched.
Washington reports with their political campaign ended the executive council of the American Federation of Labor adjourned today and will attack kept secret. The motion and context remain unclear as the organization pursues its next steps.
President Roosevelt approves and supports forming a Peoples Lobby in Washington to act as watchdog for the public. The plan includes hiring scouts to monitor hearings, expose bureaucratic abuses, and keep the press informed to educate citizens on Congress's conduct.
The cruiser Charleston with Secretary Root and party aboard arrived today at Panama. All are well. Governor Mageen and American Minister Tarrett dined aboard with Secretary Root. Mr Root to land formally tomorrow and proceed to Colon Saturday.
Victoria B C September 20 claim 15 reported by Yokohama paper via Orient advices. Embezzled funds meant for starving Japanese linked to a foreign paper report. details scarce and unconfirmed.
Cap Hatfield, long a figure in the Hatfield McCoy feud, is dying in Mingo county after being shot twice by his younger brother Dr. Elias R. Hatfield near Wharncliffe. The doctor, a Louisville Medical College graduate, surrendered claiming self defense. Cap Hatfield, aged beyond middle life, remains gravely ill while the feud’s history weighs on the region.
The Eastern World a German owned paper in Yokohama claims three prefects in north Japan are jailed for embezzling famine funds. It reports part of the money will finance a public garden in Morioka Japan.
In a pursuit spanning states from Kentucky to Utah, Frank Finley and Kenner Finley were shot and killed at Herman’s home near prison while trying to arrest Herman, the suspect in the murder of Jerry Davis. Herman, a former Martin Kentucky resident, killed Davis last year over a dispute with a woman and fled. Authorities tracked him across the country, finally locating him in Raleigh County. After handcuffing him, Herman drew a revolver and killed the two men before disappearing. The murdered men were buried in Martin, Kentucky.
Berlin reports Grand Duke George II of Saxe Meiningen marking the fortieth anniversary of his accession to the throne as he turns eighty, noted for learning bravery and patriotism. He aligned against Austria in 1866 and led Meiningen troops in the Franco Prussian War. He has married three times, his current wife Helene Lange. His son, hereditary Prince Bernard, is married to Princess Charlotte of Prussia.
Duluth Minnesota reports Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth will chaperon a party of young ladies on a heartivant near Povey on the Western Mesaba Range in late September or early October. John C Greenwagh, supervisor of United States Steel Corporation mines, urged the president to visit Northern Minnesota for bear hunting. his daughter is said to go in place of the president while her husband campaigns in Ohio.
General James P. Smith is inaugurated as governor in Manila. The ceremony featured a military display and escort by army veterans from the palace to city hall. Officials, consuls, and thousands of citizens packed the governor's residence and surrounding streets in a formal public event.
John H. McGraw a West Virginia Democrat testing oil near Grafton struck a third gasser on the Morrow farm. The well flows a million feet daily, with three wells producing about 8 million feet total, enough to supply Grafton and nearby counties.
President hosts Congressman Parrons head of New York county Republican committee and Senator and Mrs Knox of Pennsylvania at Oyster Bay in the evening reception.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows closes St Paul as the next annual horace proseetni. An invitation was received from Jamertown Virginia.
Oakland City Ga September 20. Mrs John A Kimball says an unknown black man robbed and assaulted her this afternoon. Three posses are in pursuit, aided by local residents and police. The case draws attention to rising crime in the area as authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
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