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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
The Shinbriad camp meeting outlines schedule and routes with talks by speakers from Kentucky and Virginia. The event plans to halt trains for access and promises a holy gathering with meals and lodging on the grounds near Cooper and Hilluwell.
The readable fragments mention preaching to a group and reference individuals such as Winans and Mika. A white mare is described and there is a general note about people or animals, but details are unclear due to the damaged OCR. The passage lacks a coherent event or outcome.
Washington June 11 President Taft may send a special message to Congress later this month urging an amendment to the tariff bill to levy a tax on the net incomes of large corporations. Washington June 11 the department of agriculture denied charges of improper cattle inspection at the St Louis beef plant.
Better every day, railroads report sharp increases in freight and passenger traffic. Load handling grows heavier, causing delays but overall business for Norfolk and Western and Wir sintut railways expands. Hiring rises as more workers are employed and the uptrend shows no end in sight.
A fierce wind gust toppled a Kansas City Missouri and Orient Railroad train near Know City Texas injuring several and killing one man. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as weather battered the area with a violent gale.
Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the French cruiser Jules Ferry which has been cruising in Turkish waters. The vessel’s exact status is unknown as tensions rise near the region.
New York June 11 the full reorganization committee of the Seaboard Air Line Railway approved the plan of reorganization promulgated recently by a sub committee.
A local notice promotes cooling meals on hot days with ready to serve brands. Included items are loaf cake Boston bread and crackers, hinting at convenient supper options during heat.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist church invites attendance at a strawberry and cake festival on Saturday June 12 at the building formerly Georgia Lumber Co on Bluefield avenue opposite Fairyland. 25c heavy China mattings offered at 18c at TURKS.
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