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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
4
Shipping advertises cash in advance and furnished office spaces with daily notices. The page lists a printing company in Bluen phar West Virginia and a date of December 4 1915. The legibility is incomplete but indicates a newspaper ad card format.
A compact collection of aphorisms on justice and self-reflection. It contrasts extreme injustice with the idea of moral armor, notes the reciprocal harm of injury, and reflects on effort and leisure shaping human capability.
The piece summarizes President Wilson’s joint address urging national preparedness for war, emphasizing army and navy expansion, political implications, and the need to curb internal foes aiding foreign nations. It notes public response and press role in shaping debate.
Business and coal men foresee a strong season as Gary needs five hundred extra workers to boost output. Mines statewide face manpower shortages, and transferring labor to Gary could reduce other collieries’ production. A Gary surge would advertise the region and lift coal shipping once operations begin.
A citizen was awarded damages by a jury for cursing another and a man previously attacked was granted damages for fist fighting. The piece laments rising harsh language and violence and warns that courts must change to curb such conduct.
The piece rails against evolving statutes like the Johnson pistol law and Bluet enforcement, arguing they curb liberties during degenerate days. It calls for dyes amid a national shortage impacting coal mine operators and potential investors seeking lucrative ventures, predicting a looming color famine as solid colors become scarce.
A nationwide scheme by whiskey dealers uses imitation glass pistols filled with liquid to attract customers. The harmless guns fire no real shots, yet the visible display aims to spark interest and boost sales, raising safety and deception concerns as readers recall past tragedies linked to similar devices.
Definite plans were adopted by the Conference of Cotton States Bankers in New Orleans to advance the south’s agricultural and commercial interests. The resolutions pledge support for farmers in marketing and financing the 1916 cotton crop and future crops and aim to promote a selling season that lasts year round.
Reports from Constantinople relay that Allied positions on the Gallipoli peninsula are deteriorating as winter storms hinder supply lines and drinking water worsens conditions. Jubilation grows in Constantinople over Turkish successes in Mesopotamia against British forces.
An unconfirmed telegram from Frankfort via Amsterdam says a Bulgarian infantry regiment mutinied and refused orders to march to Gallipoli to fight Turks. It claims 300 mutineers were shot after the refusal.
Paris December 7 reports another general council meeting of the entente allies held today. Representatives from France Great Britain Russia Italy Belgium and Serbia attended the session presided over by General Joffre French commander in chief. Not all subjects from yesterday's talks were fully discussed.
Antoni F. Mente a young Austrian said he was only a chemistry student and had no criminal purpose in the experiments after police found explosives and chlorine gas in his rooms yesterday.
An advertising feature touts Pope's Diapepsin as a quick harmless remedy for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the product digests food in minutes, stabilizes the stomach, and costs fifty cents for a large case at drug stores.
Pope Benedict says war harms the holy see and liberty to govern the church. He notes ambassadors left Vatican to protect dignity, while officials in Italy claim ambassadors from central empires left Rome of their own free will and without coercion. The note stresses the pontiff's dependence on civil authorities.
Charles Etchison, who reportedly signed a confession as an accomplice to Frederick T. Price in the murder of Price's wife on November 28, 1914, accompanied officers to the cliff site where Mrs Price was said to be thrown. Both men are under indictment for murder. Price maintains his innocence and previously sued Minneapolis for 7500 dollars over unsafe roadside conditions.
Berlin reports Lang the Christus in Oberammergau is alive and well and has not been at the front. German headquarters claim capture of 250 metres of French trench in Champagne east of Anberive with about sixty prisoners taken. Eastern front situation unchanged.
Vienna announces the French submarine Fresnel was destroyed by an Austrian warship near San Giovanni e di Nedua. Two officers and twenty five crew members were captured.
A fire at Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts early today destroyed the Thompson Chemical Laboratory. The estimated damage runs to about $100000 with chemistry department figures Krainerd Mears assistant professor and Cornelius among those affected.
Kentucky former governor James B McCreary, who led the state for four years, commuted five death sentences to life and pardoned 511 cases. The tally, covering offenses from pistol carrying to manslaughter, fell behind his predecessor’s record as McCreary executed pardons in five batches yesterday.
War news outlines German moves in Mesopotamia and the Suez region. Greek steamer incident involving a British attache Colonel Napier is noted. Von der Goltz likely to lead Turkish forces. mutiny reports from Gallipoli surface. Paris hosts a war council led by General Joffre. Russian Duma and council of the empire postponed due to budget prep.
The defense in the trial of eleven former directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad began presenting evidence to show that Massachusetts and other New England state authorities approved each railroad acquisition. The strategy aimed to prove no criminal intent given knowledge of official approval.
Athens announces a conference with Greek military authorities and Entente military representatives to review Greece’s obligations under Allied demands. Premier Skouloudis emphasizes Greece's two aims: defend sovereignty and maintain neutrality despite pressures and inducements. Separately in Chicago Jane Addams remains hospitalized after a kidney hemorrhage. Dr. Herrick says no operation is planned and recovery time is uncertain.
Emperor Nicholas issues a decree postponing indefinitely the opening of the duma and council of the empire. The delay follows the failure of budget committees to complete budget preparations.
Paris reports there were no major developments overnight with only spirited cannonading in Champagne and a local engagement near a forward position south of Saint Souplet.
The White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy sell Mio na with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve indigestion. They promise a full refund and report quick relief from the first doses, claiming consistent success and a strong merit to the remedy.
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