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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
4
The article notes Chinese men marrying white teachers and describes Ling’s apparent devoutness contrasted by a room filled with suggestive pictures and worn by mission workers. It questions women workers' involvement and suggests restricting female staff in Chinese missions due to perceived hypocrisy.
The Calhoun case ended with a hung jury after five months, three spent selecting a jury. Critics blame delays and lawyers wrangling, noting the trial overran and jurors viewed the proceedings as political. Despite some jurors’ belief in Calhoun’s guilt, many doubted witness testimony.
Indignation over the Elvie Sigel murder fuels talk of new laws to curb missionary work by Celestials in New York. Reports claim Chinese men used so called missionary enticement to gain access to young women, with sensational tales in Wheeling Register and New York papers.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes Judge W. R. Bennett of the Eleventh circuit has been granted a pistol license amid controversy. It cites his petition reason that dangerous men threaten his life due to his decrees, questions whether such self defense justifies arming a judge and urges lawful protects rather than personal encounters.
The Gould and Vanderbilt families face public scrutiny after recent New York hearings. Helen Gould is lauded, whileHoward Gould’s suit against his actress wife unfolds. Alfred Vanderbilt’s scandal in England and Elsie French's separation echo in press comment. Consuelo Vanderbilt’s life blighted by an English duke’s infidelity. Vanderbilt tensions with his wife and the Belmont partnership troubled by distant civility. The Kansas City Journal questions tariff revisions amid evolving party stances.
Notice that the board of review and equalization in Mercer County will convene at the courthouse on the Sunday of July 1909 and continue up to twenty five days to hear complaints on property assessments. The board may reduce or raise values as needed. uncontested assessments become final after adjournment. Dated June 15, 1909. LL Bowman, Clerk of County Court and ex officio clerk of the board.
Union Park offers vaudeville and moving pictures from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Enjoy tee cream, soft drinks, and the penny arcade in the pavilion for evening entertainment.
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