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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
1
A simple funeral service marked the rites for a Christian Science leader with no music or flowers, reflecting sober observance and respectful farewell. The ceremony emphasized quiet dignity and spiritual focus.
Boston dispatch notes funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker G Addy with simple rites at Mt. Auburn. Bluefield leaders pledge strict enforcement against gambling dens, urging citizen assistance and evidence for grand jury action. Officials state saloon license promises require affidavit of no gambling and threaten license revocation and criminal penalties.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed express rate hikes on liquor shipments today. The rates would have taken effect December 15, with the suspension running to April 4, 1911, while an inquiry determines reasonableness. Virginia and North Carolina dealers filed the complaint, noting Southern Express and other firms may raise charges across Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, potentially exceeding 100000 dollars annually.
The Pressed Steel Car Company received a large order from Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 600 steel underframe box cars of forty ton capacity and 600 steel gondolas with delivery by mid January. Pittsboro Railway company also granted an order for forty all steel passenger coaches for interurban lines. In Minneapolis two thousand scientists are expected for the annual meeting of the AAAS and related bodies.
New York auction reveals Bruce estate properties including 60 year old terminus of the New York and Harlem stage and sites of old theatres. The sale covers historic stops on 126th Street to Park Row and the Broadway Tabernacle site where abolitionist Wendell Phillips spoke.
Jean Manford sustained a severe back sprain when a coaster struck her while coasting near her Tyler Street home last night. Police and medics responded quickly, transport to the hospital for treatment reported.
Washington debate on cold storage and its effect on prices continues in the current session. A Senate committee report echoes Dr. Harvey Wiley's call for uniform food inspection and regulated storage to curb price manipulation and prevent nutrient loss in perishables.
New York City reports reveal Ivans treasurer of the Metropolitan Turf Association testified before a legislative investigating committee that all ledgers and check books relating to money transactions were destroyed in April 1908 as part of a broader alleged scheme. Evans said he ordered the destruction and attached little importance to the missing records as details emerge from the inquiry. Taft accepts invite to address National Taft Companions banquet on January 12 with the association planning its annual convention January 11 and 12 in the city.
Dr J Plcara a Lebanon Virginia resident practicing dentistry in Norfolk was arrested by Richmond detectives on charges of practicing without a license. He was visiting family at Lebanon at the time. A partner brother Shears is reportedly also wanted.
Hearing in New Orleans before the Interstate Commerce Commission examines tap lines or short haul connections. Railroads and shippers nationwide seek clarity on whether these lines are common carriers or purely privateCommerce. The commission questions divisions of freight rates and rebates, with cancellations being investigated to determine tap lines’ status. Contested cases involve New Orleans, Topeka, Santa Fe, and others, highlighting ownership by larger firms and regional mining districts.
London December 8 polling in forty divisions shows Unionists leading with 180 seats, Liberals 124, Labour 24, Nationalists 35, Independent Unionists remaining. Unions displayed strong support in today’s voting, with tally counts updating as votes were counted.
Washington dispatch notes that insurgents and semi insur gents plot to deny Joseph G Clark the minority leadership. Mann of Illinois and Walter J Smith of Iowa touted for leadership roles as Champ Clark is eyed for speaker, with possible Socialist influence from Berger of Milwaukee.
A large incendiary blaze last night in Washington NC destroyed Capt. John W Harper’s hotel and pavilion at Carolina Beach. The fire caused extensive damage with insurance values cited. no injuries or residents were on site and investigators consider the fire intentional. The hotel is to be rebuilt.
Turkey Wilton, alias Wilton, a city resident and former Kirbull tutor, was jailed on the charge of breaking into a tax car at the Norfolk & Western yard in Muelieth. He was taken to the county jail this afternoon to await grand jury action after his arrest yesterday.
Paris reports the Sultan of Mantut and over 700 of his followers slain in dawn fighting with French troops in the West African protectorate. The clash, ongoing despite mounting casualties, showed primitive tactics failing against modern firearms and artillery as tribesmen fell to French onslaughts and steel weaponry.
Davie fireman on the Norfolk and Western sustained a head injury from falling ice in the Milestone tunnel. The ice likely fell from the roof as exhaust from the engine loosened it. He was between engine and tender when struck and transported to Bluefield for medical treatment. The injuries are not considered serious.
Seventeen of the fifty six aboard were rescued by boats from the British steamer Rook after the Blackburn was rammed and sank swiftly today near London. One crewman reported the steamer’s rapid loss and that many jumped overboard as the vessel went down.
New York December eight. According to a press bureau briefing the current month’s dividend and interest disbursements will surpass December last year by about 15 million dollars. The total allocated is 110 million with 68.1 million in dividend payments, versus 42.5 million in 1909 and 6 million in 1908. Forest payments total 47 million, down from 47.4 million last year and 40,000 in 1908.
A movement in Wenthero Massachusetts marks the birth anniversary of Eli Whitney the cotton gin inventor. Locals request observers in the cotton industry nationwide observe the day as a holiday.
Local election notice outlines a two vote plan with a Friday cutoff, noting candidates and the process for a revised schedule. The disputed system causes confusion among readers while listing wards and polling details.
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