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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1918
Page
4
Fragmented front page notice lists the Daily Telegraph schedule and rate card, Associated Press branding, and Bluefield postal details. It references business offices, editorial rooms, and a Sunday advance edition with monthly and weekly subscription rates.
A poetic meditation on timing and fate urging readiness to act when destiny offers a window. It calls readers to watch, work, and wait for the right moment to move, balancing chance and effort.
The War Industries Board allotted daily newspaper space based on first six months use, penalizing papers that cut output while rewarding wasteful publishers. Many papers faced reduced issues and losses, amid debates on regulation, paper prices rising, and efforts to conserve newsprint during wartime.
The piece argues over a proposed league of nations led by Congress with President guiding. It warns of potential European interference, Latin American duties, and risks to US power and commerce while urging thorough public discussion and vigilance as weathering political tides shifts policy.
A detailed list of artillery regiments and support units shows divisions ready to entrain for a base port, including field artillery brigades and ambulance trains. The report also notes a clandestine propaganda sticker campaign at Camp Lewis urging the immediate release of political prisoners, with officers unsure of the source but investigating.
The Kentucky Racing Commission here today awarded dates for next spring racing in Kentucky. Lexington runs April to May, Churchill Downs hosts May 10 to May 29, Douglas Park May 24 to June 7, Latonia June 10 to July 5, totaling sixty one racing days in the state.
London reports a naval squadron passed Dardanelles into the Black Sea and anchored off Sebastopol on November 26. Russian ships held by Germans and several German submarines surrendered to allied naval representatives.
Secretary Daniels says no general demobilization of the Marine Corps will occur until peace is secured, though gradual discharges that do not impair the service will be granted.
Dayton report says former President Taft declined any move to become a permanent tribunal for baseball disputes while noting he was willing to arbitrate specific contract exemption questions. He left for Oxford to speak tonight before Cincinnati and Tangiers engagements.
Buffalo banker Stephen Langworthy says he lent 12 000 dollars to Weir which was never repaid, totaling a dispute over a larger alleged debt of 100 000 dollars.
Secretary of War Newton D Baker sent congratulatory telegrams to Mayor K V Babcock praising Pittsburg and its citizens for a splendid record of patriotic achievement during the war. Flight Captain Cannon piloted the airplane that brought the message to Pittsburg after a late flight from Washington.
City of Bluefield presents a financial statement listing resources and bonded debt as of July 1 1918. It shows taxes from capitation personal property estate and utilities, sewer and sidewalk assessments, court fines and miscellaneous items, totaling over 13 thousand dollars in disbursements. Bonded indebtedness totals 200000. State and local officials certify accuracy with notaries and council members attesting on Nov 25 1918.
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