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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1925
Page
5
The Alderson plan to build a 600 acre prison site and relocate a major facility draws local attention. It promises thousands of jobs, reshaping the town of Alderson and boosting regional activity amid broader debates on labor and governance.
The article extols the telephone as the era’s premier social and business tool, noting 15 million U.S. phones and global leadership in adoption. It cites 1923 European phone growth, regional totals like Chicago surpassing France, and per capita U.S. usage, then shifts to praise for insurance agents while critiquing public resistance to buying.
Thousands in white robes marched through downtown Washington from the Capitol to the Treasury as rain threatened the event and amid police precautions. The parade drew groups from many states, with estimates near 60,000. A memorial service and other ceremonies were planned for the following day.
An old man, Jacob Maurer, father of Joseph Maurer, arrives at the Chicago detective bureau seeking the clothes worn by his son the night he was slain. Maurer says he wants the garments to wear, has been out of work, and has devoted time to the case as Russell T. Scott leaves Chicago for Chester asylum after another death sentence stay. Scott departs heavily shackled. if he regains sanity, he returns to Cook county Sheriff, with the death penalty to be carried out. The scene marks a tense moment in Chicago’s long, bitter struggle over the case and Scott’s fate.
The will of the late Bryan, opened by Judge W F Blanton in Miami Florida, names Mary Baird Bryan as executrix and outlines distributions to wife Ruth Bryan Owen Grace Bryan Hargreaves William Jennings Bryan Jr. and distant relatives. The estate is valued as likely over a half million though exact total is not stated.
Liberty Missouri August report says Clay County Prosecutor Raymond W Cummins announced a special jury will probe the Excelsior Springs lynching of a Black man. The attorney general may assist. local officials blamed outsiders while the police chief claimed to hand the case to authorities before the lynching.
Eight thousand British Free Masons attended a banquet at Olympia in London described as the world's largest. Two thousand waitresses served the guests, many brought from the provinces, to handle the crowd at the Madison Square Garden of London.
French aviators Broughin and Landry average long nonstop flight from 5:30 am to 10 pm covering 2,546.1 miles on a 62 mile Etampes Chartres course. They beat the 2,485 mile Dayton record and held 40 12 hours in the air, surpassing the prior duration mark of 37 hours 59 minutes. American onlookers join crowds near Etampes and Chartres watching the trial.
Secretary Hoover visits Swampscott to discuss Coolidge invitation and the Los Angeles airship plan. He and President Coolidge consider a private commercial operation proposal from Hammond Satterlee and Hardesty to run transcontinental passenger and freight service between New York and Chicago and beyond.
Washington reports Bowdoin and Peary remained anchored as three MacMillan Arctic expedition planes rode out three squalls. A. A. Collins forwarded latest messages noting No. 1 engine work completed and auks feeding at sea. Navy pigeons released for first time joined the flight.
French troops seized Amergong, a Moroccan stronghold 25 miles southeast of Fez, at bayonet point. The victory shakes loyalty among tribes including the Tsouls, once feared as Morocco’s fiercest warriors, who saw Amergon as a fortress and witchcraft center.
Thirteen youths aged nine to fourteen drowned at Hardelot beach near Boulogne after a giant wave swept them to sea. Five children remain missing as four priests aided in rescue efforts. the group’s vacation party from Boulogne continues search for others missing.
John Temple Graves, famed southern writer and editor, died in Washington after weeks of illness. His body was en route to Atlanta for funeral services Monday. Graves, 69, born in South Carolina, was a noted orator, author, and advocate of Christian faith amid controversy over evolution. He leaves a widow and five children.
Unofficial recount figures show Daniel F. Steck leading Brookhart by 291 votes in Iowa. The day featured a Lee County ballot challenge by Brookhart allies over a allegedly lank ballot portion and potential ripple effects if allowed in other counties.
Navy and Marine pilots will race at Mitchell Field October 8 and 10 for the Liberty and Pulitzer trophies, with entries from the Army and Navy. Key pilots include Lt J G Williams and Lt G T Cuddihy of Anacostia, plus Lt H J Horton of Quantico, and three DH-4B airplanes with Liberty engines. The Schneider Cup meets follow at Bay Shore Park, Maryland, October 24, under NAA and FIA rules.
A Wyoming group led by Dr. BV McDermott pursues a death sentence reprieve for Walter R. Simmons, slated for execution in Lincoln. They argue Frank Pahl was killed by one of two halfbreed Indians, with one serving a manslaughter term whose location is undisclosed.
Claude Benson, a Taylor county prisoner, escaped from the state penitentiary in Moundville while painting cars outside the walls. With Warden Smith absent, his capture near Clarksburg was reported today. He faces return to serve three years and four months.
Plans to build a 14 million dollar medical center at the University of Pittsburgh were announced by university medical committees. Agreements with hospitals including Presbyterian, Children's, and Elisabeth Steel will support the project, with a 2 million dollar medical unit planned as part of the central facility.
Atlantic City August 8 In stalemate like conditions negotiators for anthracite operators and United Mine Workers keep discussions alive through formal letters. Samuel Warriner chairman of the operators conference and John L. Lewis in separate correspondence convert bargaining into a record of the talks with hopes for a united front and public view.
Washington reports a sweeping expansion of customs and prohibition forces along the U S Canadian border from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Detroit patrols will grow under Collector Ferguson with 30 to 50 additional men and boats as needed to curb rum running.
Seven independent steel firms in Gary and the eastern steel districts combining to form a single operation with plants in Gary. The merger, valued at about 20 million dollars, follows fierce Western market competition and the end of the Pittsburgh plus plan. C. W. Thom leads the local Union Drawn Steel plant involved in the announcement.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes concluded a two day stay in Lincoln Nebraska where he spoke to former citizens on senate rules and the new estate cartter. He departed for Chicago this afternoon and is due to arrive Sunday morning.
President Coolidge climbed aboard the frigate Constitution at the Boston navy yard for a half hour inspection. He studied war records noting the ship's 40 engagements and its bombardment of Tripoli and actions against the Guerriere in 1814.
Edward W. Browning, a New York real estate operator, plans legal steps to void his adoption of Mary Louise Spas after her mother testified she is twenty one. Browning argues the girl misrepresented her age and safety measures are arranged as surrogate proceedings proceed next week.
A $500 reward was posted for the capture of those responsible for arson that destroyed two large coal tipples in the Pomeroy mining district. Loss estimated at $135,000 as fires were started with oil-saturated cotton. Guards at Vulcan Coal Company fought a crowd of visitors while another mine was destroyed. No injuries. Local mines have been idle due to 1917 wage disputes. some resumed under the same scale. Authorities warn they are ready for any emergency.
Six armed men in an automobile intercepted a United States mail truck on the Embarcadero and forced it to stop. They seized eight mail pouches and fled toward the Ferry Building, vanishing into traffic. The driver remained unharmed as bystanders watched the rapid robbery unfold.
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