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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
2
The Hip venue announces weekly matinees featuring Mind Reading and Mental Telepathy acts on Tuesday and Wednesday plus a Wednesday Special Matinee for children. Doors open 2 30 pm with 5 and 10 cent admissions.
W G Gann foreman at W M Ritter Lumber Co Lower Elk was struck with a hammer by O C Daugherty inspector after a quarrel over a personal quart. Gann died within minutes from the blow though officials say heart disease contributed. Daugherty fled. Gann’s body moved to Cincinnati where his family resides. Daugherty is reportedly from Pikeville Kentucky and authorities pursue him.
Trade notes report irregular weather yet slight improvement in retail activity. Re-orders from wholesalers dull but optimism grows for fall and winter, with printer cotton model demand and building activity edging up. Metallurgy and mining echoed broader market shifts as buyers eye upcoming waves of production and costs.
A garbled notice from a West Virginia firm reports an election event involving Purenaeing Company and W. W. Keely, with unclear names and dates. The fragment hints at a corporate or public process, referencing Purp and a transfer or appointment, but most specifics are unreadable.
An old time tale unfolds with Tom Biglow and Abe Hitching planning a staged duel over a woman named in Arizona. A surgeon is hired, a dawn flight is staged, but a bridal couple arrives to halt the battle. The rivals apologize and shake hands as dawn breaks.
Edwin A Nye argues high heels cause slips leading to court defeats for women. He cites New Jersey cases where contributory negligence dismissed damages against streetcar firms. He mocks women's fashion, notes health risks, and ends by urging practicality in shopping for Monitor Pulverized flour.
Mr. Bryan rebuts Roosevelt’s beating for brute force arguing Tolstoi elevates love over force and that nations are warned by original Christian teaching. He cites Jesus’ rebuke of using fire and the sword and contrasts Tolstoi’s golden rule with Roosevelt’s policy of intimidation.
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