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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
1
In Hazleton Pennsylvania a group of anthracite workers and a citizens no strike committee propose resuming talks with operators to avoid wage and cost demands. Operators refuse to concede and insist on keeping production costs down.
The Massachusetts public will test 1000 tons of smokeless low volatile bituminous coal from West Virginia in state institutions. The governor directs the state commission of administration and finance to conduct a thorough trial and report results to the public. The move stems from a New England governors coal conference urging reduced reliance on anthracite.
Gunmen strike in multiple cities as Hip Sing and On Leong tongs renew warfare after a six month armistice. In Boston Yee Yip wounded. Ho Kee slain in New York Chinatown funeral follows. Police fear a broader plot as attacks ripple nationwide halting normal city life.
In a August letter to U S Senator Copeland Mayor Hylan attacks Governor Smith for alleged ties to traction interests and accuses state Senator James J Walker of complicity with transit deals. He pledges to expose Walker’s transit record and past dealings with New York and Brooklyn Transit Company while signaling support for a broader political showdown.
Robinson North Dakota August 25 residents believed a bonanza when the town pump began pouring gasoline. Autoists filled tanks free of charge as fuel proved as good as station gasoline. A nearby garage later found its storage tank empty from a leaking tank.
Allied troops turn Ruhr over to Germany ending four years of occupation to pay reparations. No disturbances or public reaction noted as emotional partings occur between Allied soldiers and German sweethearts in Dusseldorf. Security police await entry as bands play and troops march to the Belgian zone for entrainment.
Homer L. Yeich, city commissioner, charged before the citizens' board with official misconduct incompetency and neglect of duty after serving less than three months of a three year term. Trial set for September 7. Accuser W F Saunders, superintendent of streets, alleges a $200 check passed between the Yeich and Saunders families and a conspiracy with brother in law Claude Rutherford to undermine the complainant.
The Chicago Daily News will carry on under its present style and management per Victor Freemont Lawson's will. The Illinois Merchants Trust Company acts as executor with power over disposal. Bequests total about 4.775 million dollars with 2.55 million to charities. Melville E. Stone receives a 200000 dollar bequest.
Harry Greb underwent surgery at West Penn Hospital today to remove a piece of glass from a car crash injury. He said the operation was minor and he is improving daily after two broken ribs and facial cuts from the skid and overturn nearby. he hopes to leave in about two weeks.
Bellaire Ohio Aug 25 Jack Renault of Canada heavy weight defeated Marine Tolliver of Wheeling West Virginia in ten rounds at Riverview Park in the Ohio Valley Athletic Club outdoor show Renault floored Tolliver twice in the first round and four times in the eighth Tolliver endured the punishment to go the full ten rounds.
Buckeye Lake Ohio August 25 The Ku Klux Klan must revert to secrecy to achieve its aims Glenn Carter Nebraska grand dragon told the national meeting here He urged unmasked public appearance be stopped to avoid deterring potential members Ohio remains a strong Klan state with recent unmasked public appearances discussed as a policy may be decided before the meeting ends The order will tighten accountability for funds and officials and Dr Hiram Evans urged a return to civic duty and social respectability The Klan is described as no longer a growing child but an adult and will push Protestant ministers cooperation tomorrow focuses on grain interest and religious work.
Patrick Donahue sixty one inmate of St Josephs Home for the Aged was declared dead today after collapsing in the street near the home. Dr Holt of New York certified death and the body was sent to the station. Dr Donlin warned undertaker not to embalm before burial. Donahue had previously appeared dead twelve years ago and revived at Fordham Morgue.
President Coolidge argues the United States should grant France and Italy more liberal debt terms based on their ability to pay. He says settlements must adapt standard to each nation, not merely mirror Britain or Belgium. He also disputes fiscal cutback protests as propaganda and predicts a return to Washington around the first day of September.
A late midnight crash on the Grundy road near Matney, Welch hospital, leaves Dr Burton Osborne Wirf 33 and Wilson Lambert 43 dead. Injured G K Bane 27 and G W Mullens 43, with Bane’s skull crushed and Mullens badly bruised. The party had attended the John Robinson circus in Bluefield and were returning to Grundy when the Chrysler plunged over a bridge embankment. Mrs Mullens and Mrs Wire aided the victims until help arrived. Dr Dave Hatfield carried them to Welch.
City board discussed paving an alley serving East End school and building sidewalks on Commerce street north side. A cost split was set with the contractor and Board of Education covering respective sections. Several property owners urged concrete walks while others favored temporary cinder paths and phased work.
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