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Newspaper

Bluefield Evening Leader

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1909

Page

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Board of Affairs Deadlock Over Licenses In City

City Board of Affairs failed to agree on Fudge license and a negro restaurant license. Compromise yields $500 damages in Harmon dispute. Debates on saloon and restaurant licenses sent to City Council. Pool room license deferred amid city levy and real estate issues. Public service valuation pegged at about 2.28 million dollars. The next meeting set for Friday the 13th.

FPA Harmon South Bluefeld Fudge Mary Makard Stuart Treat Worley Kuhle Peters Stowers Harry Holt Heense Kahle Miller Gilmore Slreet Railway

Onake Swallowed China Nest EG6 Aston WV Aug 10

Georen W. Mitchell of Aus recently swallowed a snake nest in his new house back soake feet deep. Something alive stirred amid the stake tide it took lurwer. He entered the enake obog after De Vdd dina etied Mt ane a ferrin beet.

Aston W.va Georen W. Mitchell Aus

Wrights Go to Europe Travel Notice

Fragmentary item reports the Wrights planning an European trip with mentions of Orville Wright and a Merion location. Unclear dates or firm plans appear amid garbled text.

Wrights Europe

Open Life in Prolific Plot In Welch County Crime

A sensational report from Welch West Virginia details a historic crime in which a thirteen year old boy was implicated in a troubling murder. The verdict was delivered yesterday afternoon after a one hour jury deliberation. The accused faced a complicated trial framed by a stern community and deep local tensions.

Mena Bioolnig Palaine Shale County Enly

Wayne Court Begins Today in Wayne County

The Wayne County Circuit Court starts proceedings today with various cases listed. Local officials expect jury selection and preliminary hearings to proceed, with multiple defendants anticipated for the term.

Wayne Court

Kner Still Confident in Election Amid Early Returns

Judge Manns notes confidence as results show Brown leading by about 1,045 votes with Coombs and Koiner reporting via own tallies. Koiner asserts a slight Democratic majority amid disputed figures, while Kolner stresses caution on future outcomes and insists he will not concede.

Rishmond Mide Brown Koiner i Rahmoud W. Koiner Coumiseinion of Agriculture Kolner Uture Kolter Kolin

BONDSMEN WILL PAY THE FREVIGHT IN KENTUCKY NOTICE

Rantottobule Kentucky August 10 Mor ton Cures who ha e dehieved all un Caviable notoristy because of this com meicn with the legal sale of whigkey Wong the Tie river section se aHld to have chipped out pending the approach of ia vnal upon a hharse of Miing Nayor in the neigh borhont of Chattoray lately He wae under hong far hie ape pearnte before the Mingo Obrontt Cour and the report says the bord will be forfeit

Rantottobule Morton Whigkey Wong Tie River Miing Nayor Chattoray Mingo Obrontt Cour

Mystery in Roetietier After Body Found Near Jail

Authorities investigate the death of Annie Seimaker as a possible murder. The body was found near a state cariety in Roetietier New York. Investigators probe two days of limi and search for leads including a suspect named Mimi Sata maker IV and Catherine Kenned y in connection with the case. The scene shows signs of a struggle.

Roetietier N.Y Annie Seimaker Mimi Catherine Kennedy

Contested Meeting and Legal Notices Shown at Virginia Town

A fragmentary notice from Meistal Virginia records an upcoming public meeting and legal proceedings. It references Luna Werhy, Leeman, and a scheduled 2 40 Wednesday afternoon session, with various parties named in a murky OCR passage.

Wage earners prospering in August report

The Newark Labor Bulletin summarizes rising prosperity and shows unemployment in March 1908 at 18.7 percent, highest on record since 1896, with 21.1 per thousand workers idle at year end. Chief Statistician Lloyd W. Hate notes the figures come from the Batten bulletin's year.

Newark Mutletin Eliee Sratinhlenn Lotned W. Hate Newort

Kentucky Mob Lynches Negro Near Cuiz Farm

Reported mob violence in Kentucky targets a Black man living near Cuiz. Warnings spread as townspeople allege an attack, and a confrontation leads to a deadly outcome before authorities intervene.

Kentucky

Sermon for Odd Fellows at Hurley Meeting

Fragmented text presents a sermon intended for Odd Fellows with garbled names and terms. The readable portions imply a religious talk about guidance, virtue, and social duties, but concrete details, dates, or locations are unclear. The piece reads like OCR noise from a frayed page.

West Virginia Boundary O K West Virginia Boundary O K

Two near fatal accidents occurred at the Thacker mine and a Little Thacker rail sand project. A Hungarian miner at No 3 Thacker mine was badly burned by a dynamite explosion. another miner was injured by a wire accident in the railway work.

Thacker Yeatentay Thacker Mine

Kenova May Bet Mills Transfer Rumor Swirls

Rumors say the Die Sheet Mille plant may move to Kenova after negotiations between the plant owners and Kenova developers. Reported conditions include a $45,000 cash payment and additional security for a transfer, with ground break at Virginny Polit event cited as source.

Kenoviy Wo Vane Kenova Big Phiant Kenovea Lieransfe

Sensation in Sutton Case Rocks City Court

A chaotic scene unfolds as witnesses Spar, Sutton, and others flood the Sutton case in Kenton City. Courtroom tension peaks during testimony and conflicting clues raise questions about the alleged crime and the involved defendants.

Gannett debunks U S geological war claim

A mocked Washington report claims a survey by Gannett, chief geographer, asserting a forged link between West and Virginia. The piece denounces the report as a newspaper joke with no factual basis and alleges no graphic survey was conducted.

Washington, D.C Gantett United States Geological War Duefield West Virginie Bee Gannett

Castle Release Shocks Wall Street Grimoire

New York August 10 Mirw Cagtie era while aotrese California dented William Croiz fountain pen and wounded the lawyer when a coffee revolver was fired in the Wall Street area. A major disturbance led to multiple arraignments as court heard testimonies about the incident and related events involving Henry Harrison Scott and David M Hint.

New York Cagtie California Willian Croiz Allor Ecorryln Caatle Henry Harrison Scott Uy A David M Hint Avenue Brooklyn Chetio Morrow

Telegraphic Tidbits From Global Dispatches

Ambiguous telegraph notices from Halifax London and Calcutta report brief international items. The text mentions parliamentary sessions, sailing events, a drowning incident, and distant Sweden Stockholm and India alerts with dated references and scattered names.

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