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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
1
A young woman is found dead, with authorities treating the death as a possible self-inflicted act. Investigators are outlining the sequence of events and seeking clues at the scene. No further details are released pending autopsy results.
Charleston reports Miss Molna Lamont, a teen from Boone County near Madison, found dead in woodland after leaving home Saturday. Coroner’s jury rules suicide or poisoning suspected. rumors link a jealous lover and looming marriage. Lamont, daughter of Clemmens Lamont, owned a prominent stock farm. The community remains puzzled as investigators seek motive.
Washington report in Wheeling Sunday Register suggests Republicans plan new regime in West Virginia without Gov Glasscock. Scotty and Stephen expect organ izing before next election to protect Senate seats and wealth interests, while the Elkins and Scott factions face renewed pressure and potential backroom deals.
Mercer county court began steps for a new road from this city to Burke's Garden Virginia. Viewers W A Coffman J W Ruff Wry McCarth e and G A Hirey were appointed to survey the Mercer county section and line. The county court will consider only the small portion in Mercer as others push for broader construction by public funds. Local citizens urge the project to open markets for Miand and Tazewell counties and improve trucking routes through Clowrfork Cove Creek and other valleys.
Chicago June 28 death toll rises to one with twenty six seriously hurt from a dynamite bomb blast that wrecked three streets. The explosion disrupted telephone service for hours and caused property damage likely exceeding $100 000 as authorities investigate motive and suspects.
Washington June 28 The Senate met at ten o clock Cotton bag tax and binding twine placed on the free list A six dollar per ton duty on cotton tee adopted with a proviso and drawback feature Stone amendment to strike structural steel aid from the free list defeated Aldrich amendment placed six per ton on structural steel valued at 15 per ton or less and above 18 at 8 per ton adopted House met at noon Crum packer presented conference report on the census bill adopted State department reports the plague disappeared from La Guayra Bartholdi introduced a concurrent resolution for two commissions permanent international court of arbitral justice and commission for imitation of armaments Debate on the corporation tax amendment extends beyond expected time adjournment likely before August Attorney General Wichereham conferred with Poot on constitutional amendment authorizing income tax to be introduced by Aldrich after vote on corporation tax amendment
Fire swept the Gail McQuaide Company factory in New York on June 28 causing about 500000 dollars in damage and sending hundreds of workers, mostly girls, into a panic. Several firemen were overwhelmed by the heat but none were seriously injured.
Alfred Stexford of Davenport, near here, shot his wife who had left him two weeks earlier and then died by suicide. Police say motive was revenge in the June incident reported from Norwich New York.
Columbia South Carolina June 24 A L Royster chief clerk to Superintendent Williams of the Southern Railway drowned when his boat capsized in the canal Nashville Tennessee June 28 The 1th annual convention of the National Fertilizer Association will be held in Atlantic City New Jersey July 6 and 7 The headquarters will be at the Hotel Cha lf onts Secretary WG Sadler of the association resides in the city Jones returned today from Maybeury and Switchback where he had been supplying for Dr FE FP Peters
A major Pittsburg traction strike halts about 1500 cars across the system, with 3000 workers involved. The stoppage affects Bellevue, Avalon, McKeesport, Homestead, and other towns as divisions refuse to operate trains. Wages are not the issue, but disputes over Sunday runs and suspensions threaten a drawn out tie up amid baseball park openings and July celebrations.
A New York widow, Mrs Barela, whose husband was slain a year ago, has been implicated in the murder of Domenic Verengia. Barela testified to police after a suspect failed to act, and she now faces questions about her alleged role in the crime.
Reports from London and Freystrop describe a sensational murder attempt connected to an anarchist threat during Major General Beckman's visit to Stockholm and the implied fallout from the czar's Stockholm trip. A separate village tale recalls Eleanor of Castile and a heroic infant nurse who saved a sister by taking poison.
A Raleigh man named Pack disappeared after an incident near Herbeston on the Payette border. Local reports describe Pack leaving home about ten days ago with a companion, and witnesses recall a confrontation involving a horse and a car boat in a complex sequence ending with no clear clues.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered phrases about preachers and a spike but provides no coherent event, date, or location. The readable bits mention preaching and a possible appointment, with many garbled words rendering a clear summary impossible.
The readable text shows a fragmented excerpt with garbled phrases about a man and a wife and a referenced motion or fee. No clear event or identities emerge to form a solid news item. The readable parts do not provide a coherent or verifiable story.
Alfred Meland defeated a field at Quitman Georgia in an event weighing thirty nine pounds to claim the title.
In New York on June 28 the defense and witnesses clash in the Brandenburg case. The magazine writer is charged with linking Grover Cleveland to a campaign article. Mrs Cleveland labels the claim forgery as she testifies amid defense questions.
The nation faces a shift in policy as Australia moves away from a restrictive dingo stance amid disputes over maritime and defense commitments. Public opinion splits between a hard line and a more moderate approach as leaders weigh future security and cultural considerations.
A damaged OCR fragment from Voreka Springs Arkansas notes a June event to live a year on a wagon to benefit Mr. Virberra Hatth, with vague details about a charity effort and participants.
A fragment from a West Virginia notice discusses a new law restricting the sale and possession of wild birds and bird parts. It notes penalties of 10 to 20 dollars and lists which birds may be killed, with humorous asides about milliners and fashion trends.
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