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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
2
Local notices advertise coal pricing at 7.26 per ton Genuine Red Ash coal and other fuels. Christmas trees cedars and fresh fruits arriving for sale. Public auctions for jewelry and gifts scheduled. barbecues and dances promoted with community events and charity sales.
William J. Rinker alias Vernon Lowry, jailed for highway robbery, confessed to local and railroad police that he robbed two registered mail pouches. One in 1919 near Council Bluffs Iowa and another in November 1925 in Charlotte North Carolina. He is said to have used a blind fold to steal cash and secured $400. He will likely be held for federal authorities.
Contractors in charge of the Ramsey Street school excavation have placed a steam shovel and aim to have it in operation today. The project has faced delays due to repairs and movement, with teams hoping to resume work on the retaining wall and concrete later this week.
Maintenance workers at the B 8k house Coal Company colliery in Shickshinny Pennsylvania walk out protesting disputes with officials. They ring pickets around the mine and refuse to return until the issue is resolved. Unclear if the miners union sanctioned the move.
T Noonan president of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg and senior Pocahontas Fuel Co officials visit principal mining plants. The group plans to tour Pocahontas operations and travel to Roanoke on train No 2. They recently toured Lambert's Point coaling piers and oversee Norfolk and Western operations.
Michael Enright, brother of New York official Richard Enright, was taken into custody near Campbell in connection with the murder of a Timothy farm laborer. The district attorney said the investigation warrants a first degree murder charge and indicated officials believe the fatal blow came from an axe.
The Bureau of Coal and the National Coal Board report the week ended December 6 produced about 12,897,000 net tons of bituminous coal, far above the prior week. At an annual rate of roughly 670,000,000 net tons, this exceeds annual consumption of all coal types. Previous weeks, November 21 and November 28, yielded 12,596,000 and 11,600,000 net tons respectively.
Hartford Conn December 10 Writs are being served on scores of persons on record as stockholders in an action by the federal government against the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Northwestern Telegraph Company to collect income taxes. The stockholders named may be added as defendants as the case moves forward. The Northwestern Telegraph Company operates about ten thousand miles of wire in western states.
Neal Lawson was fined ten dollars in the city police court on a warrant charging reckless driving. He reportedly operated a truck on Bluefield avenue yesterday and struck a horse owned by William Peace, which died from injuries. The incident prompted police action and a subsequent court appearance.
Mrs. Ferne Shumate returned home after visiting Mrs. J L Williams. W Clarke recuperating at home after Wednesday operation. Mrs. B Pearl Cromer departed for Grove Hill Virginia to attend her mother’s needs. Mollie Bay listed among local names in this personals snippet.
Counsel for both sides in a libel suit involve noted parties as the case proceeds in Denver. The report notes active representation for plaintiffs and defendants with court filings and arguments shaping the next steps.
Federal court trial resumes as plaintiff rests its case over a Denver Post editorial printed March 10, 1922. The suit seeks damages alleging the article accused the defendant of contributing $11 to Germany’s treasury during World War I and of relations with former German Ambassador von ....
Teheran reports Persia’s Resta Khan will be enthroned as shah on December 14 after deposing Ahmed Kajar in October. Once a Cossack trooper, he rose from modest beginnings to dictator directing national strategy and statecraft since 1927 when he led a revolt that toppled the government.
In Fairmont West Virginia on December 10 a contingent of fifty striking workers and their wives and daughters were found in contempt of court for violating an injunction. Judge Meredith ordered ten days in county jail or a fine of 50 dollars for each man and separately fined Pat Buckley and Van A Bittner for telegrams to federal authorities with a 60 dollar penalty. The women faced fines of one dollar and court costs.
White Plains New York December 10 The grand jury investigating alleged jury tampering in the Rhinelander annulment adjourned without action District Attorney Rowland of Westchester county said he would summon additional witnesses and reconvene next week to reveal whom he would agree a happens The Rhinelander case will be affected there will be no trial and the verdict cannot be set aside on this count
December wheat touched 1.80 and closed at 1.72 percent, May at 1.67 as grain prices rose early and slid late. Corn oats and rye declined through the day, marking a volatile session on the market.
Burwash December 10 Kipling’s condition was announced as unchanged for the twelfth day of the illness bronchopneumonia. His strength is said to have been fairly well maintained.
Fairmont West Virginia reports a new daily coal production record as pay day nears Saturday. Northern West Virginia mines push output to unprecedented levels amid robust demand and renewed activity in the sector.
Brackett Statistical Service reports yesterday and today Northern West Virginia coal mines ran at top speed with 229 nonunion mines loading 2,049 cars totaling 102,450 tons and fourteen union mines adding 278 cars or 13,900 tons. Operators expect Saturday pay to be the largest in over a year in the field.
Patrolmen Salley and Wilson responded to a break in at Pedigo Company store on Bakene Street. The suspect Strompstead was arrested after being found behind a bar with a revolver, carrying a hare foot omen, and police planned a broad probe of names in a notebook found on him.
Early this morning a blaze at G Toney’s Reid street residence started in a basement coal and wood pile. The fire, confined to the furnace room, threatened serious damage but was brought under control with firefighters aided by smoke masks. L G Toney lay in bed directing efforts as an invalid. The blaze began around 1 30 o clock and its cost remains undetermined.
A lightless wagon driven by Mr Carico collided with another vehicle on a Virginia road. Carico sustained injuries, while the other occupants escaped unharmed with minor scratches.
In St Petersburg Florida room 425 at the Sereno Hotel was raided by Pinellas county officers after war whiskey was seized. Officers accuse James B Goad executive vice president of the local chamber of commerce of organizing the gathering. Bankers threaten a 1 million dollar bond to free him while Goad denies knowledge or presence in the room. Missouri proposal aims to form a US Inland Waterways Corporation for river and coastwise improvements from Pittsburgh to Cairo and related projects.
Morgantown W Va Dec 10 A laborer named Joe Raymond drowned at the Cheat River dam weeks ago and his body was recovered about 200 yards below the dam after the river bed filled. Coroner S A Baits notified and ordered burial at Point Marion. Closing dam gates halted water and many fish surfaced with weights from ten to fifteen pounds and one thirty four inch large fish served at the dam area.
Washington column reports a large appropriation bill allocating 82,090,000 dollars for waterways projects. The note highlights federal funding emphasis and the scale of the investment affecting infrastructure and commerce.
Turkish Foreign Minister Twefk Bu Bey said Turkey would not accept any Mosul settlement at the present council session. He warned Turkey would not join arbitration under the World Court and would not participate in council deliberations on Mosul, signaling a strong threat from Munir Bey in Switzerland.
A court ruling notes the empowered decision maker remains in Geneva to explore a reasonable mediation proposal rather than immediate departure. The stance indicates a potential binding final decision pending negotiations.
A faded rose in an ivory cigarette case linked to Amelia Bingham and a theft at her home. Robbers bound Bingham as they looted a safe containing $20,000 in jewels and personal items, while detectives pursued a $10,000 necklace misplaced after Mrs. Vanderbilts tea visit.
Dublin December 10 A four days debate ends with the Dail Eireann approving the London boundary agreement by a 71 to 20 vote. Cosgrave says the government has won good will from Northern Ireland and the house will sit tonight until a decision is reached. His remarks were applauded.
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