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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
6
Postmaster General Mitel cork under fire in cabinet row
Washington despatches say Postmaster General Mitel cork fights for his political life as opposition mobilizes to force resignation from Taft’s Cabinet and GOP chairmanship. Rumors accuse him of using patronage to push a personal political machine harming party interests. Several local and distant residents are noted in brief society items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank I. Mitel Cork
Washington
Taft
Republican National Committee
Hitchcock
Republican Party
Notice to Merc County taxpayers on Board of Review session
The Board of Review and Equalization for ward County will convene at the courthouse on the 5th day of July and continue up to twenty five assessments. Taxpayers may request reductions or increases and any unchallenged assessment becomes final. Official notice dated June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County
B. I. Bowman
Clerk County
Painful Confusion Over Education Sparks Child’s Fear
A fiveyearold girl reacts with violent weeping and a sharp refusal to education. She asserts that schooling means pain, claiming adults will cause harm with a knife to her arm. The fragment hints at parental warnings and distress surrounding schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haris
Delluvator
Nations court advocates outline at global meeting
Representatives from the United States and a dozen nations attended a world commerce congress with about 200 commercial associations. A permanent committee aims to stabilize finances. subscriptions from chambers of commerce support the event with delegates from Belgium, France, and other countries. The biennial sessions discuss questions of business and public service, guiding international economic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Australia
Belgium
France
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Hungary
Switzerland
Chambers of Commer
Hearty
Enel
Eitie Blt
Lee Congress
Louis Catlon Legrand
Federation of Commercial and Hrllateral Asse Hon
International Congress
Dalons
Rourke
Vidin
Epworthers in Session Amid Unclear Roving Report
Fragmentary OCR text from Epworth proceedings shows unclear names and event references. The readable snippet mentions a meeting or session with possible attendees and unspecified topics, but lacks concrete actions or outcomes to confirm.
Colored Lodge Meeting Report in Milner Hall
Fragmentary notes describe a lodge gathering with members and speakers. Details are unclear due to corrupted text but reference to a talk by Fern Miter and attendance by several locals in a parade or ceremony setting.
The World Tongue and Curious Travel Puzzles
A fragmented piece discusses English as a world tongue seen in travel hubs from Jerusalem to Cairo and Damascus, with rugged anecdotes of language barriers and street encounters. It shifts to a tale about a French captive labeled Mentron de Mentron, recounting a dinner event where a captain mocks him and a pistol threat arises amid humor and peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibet
Pietra del Pueso
Prince and Spal
Ehlet
Nerely
Dayton
Constantinople
Beirut
Jerusalem
Damascus
Satara
Cleveland
Wn Banguet Wessel
Mentron
Miamond
Oriel
Rentlenon
Bay Rum Manufacture From Mw Artid Innes Virhente
The account describes a Bay Rum process with vessels and steps, noting heating and distillation as part of production. It mentions pine resin, metal pans, water cooling, and a final condensing stage. Several archaic terms suggest a 19th century craft method and tools such as copper stills and vats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driny
River Poem Fragment Inspires Wary Poet
A fragmented river poem fragment surfaces with tentative imagery of weather and journey. The limited readable lines hint at a wary voice addressing a brewer and a vow amid wetness and river imagery.
Duel Stopper Stuns Maynard and Gardes Peace
A staged duel between poet Maynard and French satirist Regnier nearly ended in tragedy when Maynard hesitated and his patron Comte de Clermont-Lodeye concealed himself in the bushes. The intervention halted the affair after a tense standoff, leaving Maynard relieved yet wary of relying on others in perilous encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Repnter
Louis Nil
Comte de Clermont-Lodeye
Regnier
New York Post
Meteoric Dust Shower Across Our Skies
A historical note discusses meteoric dust bombardment, its invisible continuous shower, and the tiny fraction visible to the naked eye. It explains meteor origins and entry dynamics, covering particle sizes, atmospheric interaction, and the protective atmospheric envelope. The piece blends scientific speculation with early observational concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Neel
Hope Mikes
Cartowes
Counting a Score and Its Origins in Tally Sticks
The article explains how twenty, a score, derives from counting a whole man with ten fingers and toes and from tally sticks. It traces etymology to taille and notes medieval counting methods using notched sticks, with receipts and exchequer records tied to these tallies.
Ridiculous Fox Tomb and Sobering War Memorials at Westminster Abbey
The Cornhill Magazine describes Fox's tomb as one of the most ridiculous features in Westminster Abbey while noting solemn military effigies and ceremonial carvings. It cites depictions of Wolfe with his regimental uniform and Victory awarding a crown, alongside tropical tributes from the East India Company to soldiers like Sir Coote, criticizing such displays as in poor taste and suggesting removal to the stonemason's yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Fox
Abbey
Wolfe
William Wilt
Sir Clondesley
Iyat India Company
Sir Coote
Cornhill Magazine
Pausanias Death via Self-Administered Poison in Temple
Pausanias the Greek general died by self administered poison while fleeing guards. He sought sanctuary in a temple but guards besieged the sanctuary and finally forced entry. His final words and surrender are noted in a fragmentary account with uncertain details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pausanias
Bin
Trenton
Tin
Reuve Kita
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