Bluefield Seeks Rate Increase for Water Works
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company petitions the Public Service Commission for higher water rates in Bluefield and a boosted public fire protection allowance from 20000 to 50000 dollars. The filing notes the company has not earned eight percent on its valuation as of 1920 and cites substantial plant improvements and a requested property revaluation. No hearing date is set.
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Bluefeld
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
Public Service Commission
Ada~tion
Poling awarded $200 judgment against Charleston city
Circuit court jury awards Poling $200 in his suit against the city of Charleston over damages to his residence on Piedmont Road. The plaintiff sought $1,500 claiming the city failed to properly repair the damaged property.
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B.on. Poling
Charleston
Piedmont Road
New Plant May Be Located Near Here
Real estate men indicate a manufacturing plant may rise 3 1/2 miles above the city on the Malden road after Charles A and G H Cabell bought 648 feet of bottom land along the New York Central railroad at the mouth of Brooks hollow. The land fronts 448 feet with adjoining 60 and 100 foot lots bought by Cabell relatives and associates from local sellers. The tract lies between the railroad and Midland trail, near river frontage and shipping facilities, with a five year lease by Kanawha county court recently served. the site is not connected to nearby developments Washington Helenis and Sherwood Forest. John A Thayer arranged the sales.
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Malden Road
Charles A
G. H. Cabell
New York Central
Brooks Hollow
C. A. Cabell
I. W. Woodward
G. S. Cabell
Morriy Gardner
Mary M. Cline
Roat Coal Land Company
Rosin Coal Land Company
Brooks
Washington Helenis
Sherwood Forest
Tt Ie
Kanawha
John A. Thayer
Evolution poem tale tied to Charleston memories
Langdon Smith’s long celebrated poem Evolution is revived in Charleston scrapbooks amid the Dayton Tennessee trial chatter. The piece traces life from tadpole to human, recounting battles and eras with vivid imagery and archaic verse, noting Smith’s war correspondence and Cuba travels.
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Harry Flournoy
Langdon Smith
Charleston
Louisville
Marie Antoinette Wright
Spain
Cuba
New York Herald
State Education Inequality and Funding Reform Proposal
A pamphlet by FH. L. Bowman and J. V. Cavins from the state Department outlines a bill creating a State Distribution Fund and shifting educational taxing to counties. It includes graphs on wealth versus school population, argues current aid is insufficient, and proposes a plan to equalize educational burden across counties.
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FH. L. Bowman
J. V. Cavins
Statistical Division
State Headd of Education
Department
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Bluefield
Bluefield Company
W. Q. Watters
Piedmont and
Elizabeth Streets
Highland Drive
Capitol
Moore's
Poling
Cabells
A. S. Boggs
Capitol Street
Elney
San Juan
Hans
Cambrian Fen
Jor
Jana
Enxina
Erant
Jelmoanteo's
Devon
Eldoa
Euvoa
Coyle and
Richardson
Heminway
Rollin
Helm’s
The
Howard C. Smith Detective Bureau and Collection Agency
Fatah
Charleston Merchant Police and Protective Association
Howard
Crvereqeeel
Belgrade
Sebtare
Peadensees
China Department
Casencneess
Homaid
West Bend
Akilleta
Mirro Aluminum
A. W. Krueger
Micro Factory
Conquest
Lewis, Hubbard # Co
Imperator
Hazelwood
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