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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
1
The Bluefield Evening Leader audit dated December 24, 1910, confirms vote tallies from October 24 to December 24. Dr E H Thompson wins the first prize a 1911 Hudson Touring Car, Hazel Becker second prize a $150 bedroom suite, and Dorothy Shirey third prize either a diamond ring or gold watch.
London December 24. Aviator Cecil Grace who vanished after crossing the English Channel twice has not been found. He took off from the English side in the dark and no trace has been seen since. It is feared he may have sailed out over the North Sea and perished. Warships, small craft, and wireless signals have hunted for him since yesterday morning.
Arthur Watson, colored, faced a preliminary hearing before Squire Godbey on the charge of criminally assaulting Marty Lou Jordan, a colored twelve year old, last night. Watson was arrested by Chief Postlewalte and Officer Booth after the girl testified to the assault, and he was moved to Princeton to await grand jury action. The trial date or grand jury decision was not announced. The second item reports a pastor recipient of holiday generosity as a Christmas offering from the church and community, with a large round of kind gifts and a reception in the parsonage hall.
Twenty workmen were injured when an abandoned old mine beneath the Zeahnizer Brothers & Skin foundry in Washington Pennsylvania caved in beneath the factory yard. The mine, long forgotten, dated back fifty years and caused about 10600 in damage.
Dr H C Mabie of Boston, long engaged in Baptist missionary work in the Orient, is in the city to visit his ill wife who is staying with her son Rev Harry Mabie, pastor of the First Baptist church. Mabie senior recently lectured at colleges in Ottawa and Lawrence Kansas and in Kansas City and St. Louis. He spoke at the Baptist church and is noted as a prominent minister in his denomination.
At the regu lar meeting of the Board of Affairs J. W. Matherford was appointed a police officer and began duties immediately. An order told the chief to notify tenants in frame failures on the Red Lot that the city would tear down the buildings after the first of the year once vacated. The structures were deemed nuisances due to their fire hazards and general condition.
Eight passengers burned to death in a head on collision of a passenger train with two locomotives near New Castle on Tyne. Forty seven were injured as the wrecked train traveled at high speed in Dew. 24.
William Jones, deputy sheriff of Floyd County, Ga, arrived in Bluefield with Smiley Han, jailed on various charges. Jones praised Bluefield's size, activity, and hospitality, refuting rumors of a rough town. Han faces burglary and jail breaking charges. theft involved a thousand dollars in goods and tracking by bloodhounds. The pair were en route after the arrest in Floyd County.
New Orleans December 24 The first big international aviation meet in the extreme south opened today with spectacular display by John B Moissant. The meet will last nine days and attract entrants from several nations.
Upper Mudualry Ohio Dec 2 Five died and one fatally hurt in a collision between two passenger trains on the Pennsylvania railroad. More than forty injured. Both engines demolished. One track blocked by a freight wreck. One train stopped at a small station. the other struck at full speed. Several injured simply hurt though no further fatalities are expected. many faces crippled for life.
A two year old named Cleveland Hubbard was found dead on Powell's Mountain in Scott County Virginia. Hunters Join Souther and Howard Neely found the body several miles from a cabin after dogs led them there. The coroner ruled death from unknown causes with a majority suggesting murder and robbery. the body was buried.
New York December 24 Wall Street firms plan lean year end bonuses for 1920 employees with only a few bank and trust companies maintaining larger allocations. The Stock Exchange set 15000 as a standard previous year but current plans fall short. Steel trust and Standard Oil expected smaller gifts while Salvation Army and other institutions see many aid applications as dinners and charity events proceed. Judge and Mrs Rhea of Richmond visit Goodykoontz family members in nearby towns.
In a holiday note the Leader announces no newspaper on Monday due to Christmas falling on Sunday. The editors thank subscribers and wish everyone a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year.
The December issue publishes Out of the Wilderness by Mrs Minnie Reid French of Bluefield wife of Senator Kiect D French. The tale covers early New River Valley settlement and Indian wars, praising the author s literary skill and setting in Virginia during perilous colonial times.
Smyth county treasurer L Anderson was found guilty after a weeklong trial alleging negligence in duties. Judge Hutton will issue a decision next Friday as to removal from office amid claims of illegal registrations affecting Smyth county’s Republican majority.
New York December 24 reports say the Randleman Manufacturing Company and Naomi Falls Manufacturing Company of Randleman N C have failed and receivers have been appointed. Private dispatches indicate a low cotton milling market and total indebtedness estimated near $800 000.
Nek Orton and Mee Si headline a major aviation gathering in New Orleans at City Park. Competitors race for a $1000 prize and various special prizes amid a festive Crescent City showcase. Miss Stella Turner visits Roanoke for holidays with her parents.
Pensions rules effective Jan 1 1911 for employees in service or retirees. Compulsory retirement ages set at 70 for men and 60 for women. retirement at request optional for both genders with age limits. Permanent total incapacity pensions also provided. Benefits computed as 1 percent per year of last ten years pay, max 100 dollars, min 12 dollars per month. Provisions cover reporting, approvals, and eligibility, with procedures for both compulsory and voluntary retirements and for disability pensions.
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