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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
3
Od ward O'Reilly editor of the Light Gazette plans a cross country ride from San Antonio to Washington over 2000 miles to deliver a personal invitation to President Taft for a Texan visit.
Kalamazoo Mich July 28 Jack Johnson the colored boxer faced repeated refusals to lodgings at city hotels all of which were full.
Youngstown Ohio July 28 The Youngstown Sheeting Tube Company has entered into a profit sharing arrangement with the employer of its mills by which 200000 or more will be distributed annually.
New York July 28 The Mercantile Crop Reporting Company has been organized to compete with the government department of agriculture in furnishing cotton statistics. Theodore Prica is the secretary of the new organization.
Aged city resident Squire Henry F Hunt was declared insane and will be sent to the Spencer Insane asylum once arrangements are made. He reports hallucinations of murder at his home and claims several people have been killed. Dr B M Bagley testified yesterday about his mental condition. Hunt, from Cedar Bluff, invested in real estate and is fairly well to do. Washington July 28 Leaders plan to push tariff bill to Senate by Monday. Capt B T Spencer, previously bedridden with rheumatism, can now go out.
A new store called New York Bargain House is planned for August 10 in the Crockett building on Blueflelt Avenue. Greenwood will own and operate it and promises up-to-date stock. Local residents and travelers are noted in the brief as visiting or passing through, with several named individuals mentioned in relation to social and professional movements.
Williamson society notes list numerous visitors and residents in town. Names include H. P. Wilson of Williamson, Lambert of Raven, BF T. Williams of Limestone Tennessee, real estate man J. L. Dingus of St Paul, and several locals visiting friends in Bristol, Welch, Roanoke, and other nearby towns.
A local ad promotes a simple meal option with salad and dressing varieties. It highlights CRUIKSHANK'S AVON WISE, WORKERS DRESSING, OSCAITS BALOK, olives, and a selection of oil and flavor items, with prices around $1.00 per item.
In Norfolk the score was Norfolk 1 Lynchburg 2 while Roanoke beat Richmond 5 to 6. Danville narrowly defeated Portsmouth 4 to 0 with other partial figures listed. today Lynchburg visits Norfolk and Richmond plays Danville with Portsmouth hosting Danville.
In the AMERICAN LEAGUE box, Washington defeats Philadelphia 7 to 6 in the first game and 2 to 0 in the second. Cleveland beats Detroit 3 to 1. New York blanks Boston 6 to 0. A garbled line references Detroit and Philadelphia with unclear figures, plus scattered digits for Chicago and St. Louis.
National League scores show Roston defeating New York 4 to 2 in the first game and New York winning 1 to 0 in the second. Philadelphia crushed Brooklyn 7 to 0 in a separate match. In another, Philadelphia won 3 to 2 over Brooklyn in the second clash. Musburg edged Clnelmatic 5 to 1 while St Louis and Chicago played to a 4 to 4 tie halted in the twelfth due to a faulted condition noted as “tarkaces in twelfth.”
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It claims F J Cheney Co of Toledo makes the remedy and features testimonials from Walding Kinnan and Marven Wholesale Druggesta endorsing Cheney’s honor and business ability. The copy notes blooded mucous surface treatment and lists price per bottle with druggists selling Hall’s family pills for constipation.
An excursion service announces a popular trip from Norfolk to Richmond and back, with a morning departure at 7:00 A.M. Fares are listed as 8 dollars to Norfolk and 6.50 dollars to other stops, with several stations and timing details noted.
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