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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
3
Bluefield area page lists coal prices Pocahontas and Beulah bundles, barbecued meats and Brunswick stews, a bankrupt sale at The Kiddie Shoppe, barber shop moves, distribution of Christmas goods, and local notices. Also reports theft, a car ownership dispute, a fatal shooting in Bandy Virginia, and funeral arrangements for Matthew Hancock.
A blaze in Nolan Wednesday night destroyed six houses and damaged the Norfolk and Western depot and a section foreman's house. Quick intervention by N and W railroad officials and Williamson staff saved the town. By 9 p.m. fire units from Williamson and water-equipped locomotives arrived, and Bluefield offices were alerted.
T L Cox T F Cox and Bob Petrey of Elgood faced a grand jury hearing on liquor manufacturing charges. Federal agents raided a still tied to all three. Petrey was brought to Bluefield. Each man is held on $2000 bond for the January term.
Lawrence Kan based Haskell Institute football team to be under new management next season as coaches K B Hanley and Hanley say this will be their last year at the Indian school. No action yet on resignations.
Figures from the Bureau of Coal Economics and the National Coal Association show U S bituminous coal output for the week ending November 28 at 11 460 000 net tons. A partial stoppage on Thanksgiving and a rise in load affected production with about 20 000 cars noted and mines operating at roughly 26 percent of capacity.
The government’s suit to cancel patents and trade marks for Cheatoalidation Inc. was attacked in a Supreme Court brief filed today by defense counsel. The filing names John W. Davis and Moore Field Storey. It criticizes Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and custodian Thomas W. Miller, who have since resigned, for initiating the suit.
Welch West Virginia December 2 police search for Howard Beavers charged with murder of 23 year old Preston Green shot to death near Brown's Creek Meell ae line two men had quarrelled at a school house Beavers reportedly seen nearby armed with a rifle and two pistols.
New York December reports that a 100000000 bond issue for the German Railways could be sold in the United States early next year to aid reparations. Negotiations cannot begin until authorized by the reparations commission, officials say.
New York Dec 2 Purchase of the Kaufman Baer department store of Pittsburg Pa was announced tonight by Gimbel Brothers which now operates five of the country's largest department stores With the store Gimbel Brothers also the broadcasting station WCAE and three stations that the firm now operates.
The women's self government association at the University of Missouri says disorderly singing and drinking by students have become common. The group passed a resolution asking comrades to ostracize students of either sex who indulge.
Washington December 2. A bill prepared by a committee of the national association of state commissions proposes regulation of Interstate motor traffic by state public utility commissions for introduction in congress.
Ithaca NY December reports claim Gill Doble planned retirement from Cornell football and possible move to Oregon. He denied leaving Cornell and affirmed he would fulfill his seven year contract.
Dec 2 A Davis announces control of the Letter Stores forming a $5,000,000 corporation. The firm plans parking space for automobiles on the store premises.
The Fleet Corporation invited bids today for the sale of the South African service operated by A. H. Bull & Company. The line runs five freighters out of New York and bids are returnable December 7.
A self help rupture treatment claims miraculous results for all ages and severities. Readers are urged to send name and address to W A Collings Inc for a free trial of the strengthening preparation promising to free them from trusses and enable work as if never ruptured.
Fifty one railroads in the United States and Canada use motor trucks to supplement their service. Ten roads operate bus routes parallel to rail lines and eight replace local passenger trains. Twenty railroads own over 219 motor buses. most carried passengers on highways in the last year.
A man named Barn Coviteh, thirty, left 1600 with two newly found friends while visiting a drug store in Pittsburg. Police search for those companions and determine if they planned an investment with his brother in Mas Pa.
The first shipment from Germany reaches Boston on the steamship Rotterdam. It sails with 4,000 tons of Westphalian anthracite briquettes, reported as the port’s notable early import.
William L. Moyer, a Civil War veteran, died in Fairmont West Virginia tonight. The event marks the end of a long life of service and local involvement.
A garbled OCR snippet reflects on newspaper work and humor with references to Henry Ford, Harry Heilmann, and a list of topics. The piece mentions debris, scrappers, and a voice claiming fame in sports terms.
An old advertisement touts Musterole as fast neuralgia relief. It claims the ointment uses oil of mustard yet avoids the old plaster burn while offering targeted facial application for head pains.
Fragmentary report mentions Red Grange and promoters, cheerleaders, a mall order tournament, and a political figure. The passage is garbled with stray phrases about readers, postage stamps, and a woman in Chicago. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
Debates in the Reichstag hinge on a Communist bill to compensate former ruling princes and redistribute former rulers' estates. Scheidemann cites mass destitution, bankruptcy, and crises while warning against paying princes for misery. The Prussian ministry moves to advance the Hohenzollern settlement bill pending further talks.
Washington December 2 Four railroads were ordered by the state commerce commission to reduce rates by February 10 on fresh meats moving eastward from western packing houses. The charge for 100 pounds from Chicago to New York was cut from 87 cents to 63 cents, with other packing points similarly trimmed. The commission also found current rates on cured meats and hides from western centers to eastern territory generally justified.
Charleston West Virginia December 2 The jury in the case of Gus J Simmons a prohibition officer Captain J R Brockus of the state box and Sergeant C M Arbogast of the state police on charges revisned the killing of Bee Lilly eigh county April 1 while they were trying to arrest him for operating a moonshine still was dis-
Douglas Fairbanks and his wife M Pick ford applied at federal offices in Los Angeles for passports to Great Britain France Germany Japan China and other nations. They plan an international tour beginning in January with Fairbanks aged thirty two.
A tugboat crew chased several pets that escaped from a vessel hit by heavy seas. The animals were seen roaming near the harbor as rescuers worked to secure the area.
Senator Moses from New Hampshire, a Republican leader in the league of nations fight, declares the world court issue is just a renewal of the league controversy. He spoke on the renewal league issue during a December news briefing.
Plans for the merger of the Chandler Motor Car Company and the Cleveland Automobile Company were reported in Cleveland and New York banking circles today.
London disputes between two motion picture firms about who will show the film record of the Locarno treaty signing in America. The clash centers on rights and access to the footage.
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