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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
6
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates and advance payment terms for Raleigh readers. Rates are shown for various durations with a focus on prepaid plans. The notice appears in the Beckley West Virginia mail area as periodical matter.
A recent injunction in Minneapolis restrains United Mine Workers of America leaders and striking miners from all strike activity and access to a $15.6 million strike fund. If sustained, the measure could fracture the nationwide strike into isolated local walkouts, potentially ending the action quickly. The government avoids compulsory service objections by this approach, signaling a major shift in addressing industrial unrest.
A nationwide miners strike draws strong public opposition as lawmakers debate labor demands. Critics blame reduced production and winter hardship while urging faster action from the Republican Congress to curb socialist and Bolshevik influences.
Roscoe Cook faces felony charges with case continued to January 29 after recog nizance set at 5000 with Hutchinson and Jim Cook as sureties. Ida Lee found guilty in Beckley. new trial motion delayed to November 11. Claud Hurt found guilty of carrying a pistol. new trial granted. bond set at 500 with M F Hurt as surety. Several indictments noted against Clayton Webb and Beech Dick ens, plus pistol case against George England. England pleaded guilty on appeal to assault and battery. fined 15 dollars plus costs. Farley fined 15.15 for contempt and jailed two days. Maurice Maynor pleaded guilty to assault and battery. fined 50 dollars and costs. pistol charge noted. Ballard Hodge and John Henry Smith cases listed. Town of Lester v Oswald Bolin demurred. warrant quashed. Bolin discharged. Tom Lawson pled guilty to carrying a pistol. fined 50 dollars and six months.
The Monroe Watchman accuses equalization and the board of review of dereliction, noting that property assessments have fallen despite rapidly rising values. While salaries and county expenses rise, funds for maintenance and roads are insufficient, charging the assessor and board with playing politics.
A paper famine hits the nation as Cincinnati and Richmond cannot fill orders. Publishers face difficulty getting orders accepted, with prices rising another 40 percent. The core question remains whether paper can be obtained at all.
Federal troops in Beckley are accepted by all sides as a guarantee that workers rights and mine operators rights are equal before veterans of St Mihiel and the Argonne woods, ensuring no abridgment of any party’s rights during the strike.
Two other indictments against Law on were nollced in the latest court dispatches. The record lists the charges and defendants, with proceedings continuing as scheduled.
A series of marriage notices records licenses granted to pairs in various towns. Among them are David Gaines 39 of Metalton and Hattie Cregg 35 of Lester. Henry Hall 30 and Lula Crider 23. Garner Daniel 25 and Harriet Sarratt 50. Alfred Snyder 20 and Georgia Bowden 20. John Mitchell 61 of Bedford County Virginia and Alice Cotton 44 of Beckley. Melvin Wyle 19 and Opal Winden 18. Nevel Richmond 590 and Rutha Adkins 47. George Brown 21 and Dattie Dixon 22. Eldridge Williams 33 and Lyda Williams 24. Charley Feazell 42 and Gracie Massey 25.
David Tomblin was killed and Charles Spry wounded in a Hart's Creek clash in Logan county Friday. The feud traces to Spry's acquittal on a murder charge against Prohibition Officer William Farley, brother of Gordon Farley who pursued Spry. Farley was jailed then freed on $10,000 bond and plans to stay in Logan.
Slab Fork West Virginia yesterday hosted the wedding of Miss Caroline Caperton of Charleston to Dr. MacRae Banks of Raleigh. Attending were Mesdames W Massie Warrick W G Caperton and F L Banks with Mr W G Caperton and Dr F L Banks. Visitors and local residents, including Ethelle Warren, O H Carper and Nannie Osborne, were noted as well as Nannie Osborne resigning from Slab Fork Coal Co to teach locally.
Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium has reached his 18th birthday and becomes eligible for a Senate seat though he will not participate in deliberations until he is 25. A residence is to be established in the palace previously occupied by his father as heir to the throne.
Guidance on treating silk garments with fruit stains notes that ammonia can restore the fabric color. Apply carefully to affected area, test on inconspicuous spot, and rinse thoroughly to avoid residue and damage.
Tax collection in 1919 set for Town District Raleigh Glen White Wright Riley Oswald Price Hill Dittsville Cranberry Skelton Sprague Slab Fork District Winding Gulf McAlspin Stotesbury Tams Hellen Amigo Rhodell Carling Vanwood Resaco Lilly Brook Odd Slab Fork Richmond District Pluto Brookland Tuck Richmonds Abraham Pear Shady Spring District Royal Grandview Table Rock Crow Glen Morgan Oxley Blue Jay Shady Spring Ghent Fireco Sullivan dates. Payments made on listed dates receive 24 percent discount. Sheriff W L Foster notes tickets available continuously in Beckley Mabscott office. pay before month end.
Stotesbury West Virginia prepares for a large Armistice Day celebration featuring a nine foot stone monument weighing about ten tons. The bronze plaque will list names of Stotesbury and Glen White residents who served, plus the three dozen local men who sacrificed their lives in France. Recent rain slowed concrete sidewalks and paving, but several hundred feet are finished and in use.
Special election held last Friday ratified a road bond issue of 147000 dollars by a large majority. County court is canvassing the returns and will publish definite figures next week.
The annual Red Cross roll call for re-enlistment of members was postponed in Raleigh County due to the coal strike. The local campaign is expected to occur during the first week of December.
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